Global legal practice Squire Sanders has advised on a €700 million financing and completion of a special purchase agreement between the State of Berlin and RWE AG, Germany’s leading power producer, regarding a 25% stake in Berliner Wasserbetriebe, the Berlin water supply company.

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CMS has advised Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG on its IPO on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and sale of shares by Telefónica S.A which priced today. The gross issue proceeds from the sale of the shares placed amounts to EUR 1,260 million. If the greenshoe option is fully exercised, the gross issue proceeds will increase to up to EUR 1,449 million. This is the largest flotation in Germany within the last five years.

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Osborne Clarke, the international law firm with an annual turnover of €150m, is about to open a new office in Hamburg. The office brings the firm’s sector expertise to a city that is Northern Europe’s most important economic centre and the gateway to Scandinavia, Russia and the Baltic regions.

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Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Dr. Jörn Kassow has joined the firm’s Hamburg office. Kassow has extensive experience practicing in the area of public planning, building and environmental law. He is a leading public law specialist with deep knowledge in a number of business sectors and across a wide range of administrative proceedings.

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Morgan Lewis today announced that Dr. Marcus Herrmann—a high profile M&A and corporate lawyer—has joined the Frankfurt office as a partner. Marcus was most recently a partner at Latham & Watkins, where he was one of the founder partners of the Frankfurt bureau in 2002.

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The global law firm Jones Day is pleased to announce that Dr. Olga Bezzubova has joined the Firm as a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice in the Munich Office beginning on September 1. Prior to joining Jones Day, Dr. Bezzubova was a member of the Biotechnology team at the German IP boutique firm Uexküll & Stolberg. She has extensive experience in all aspects of IP rights with a focus on prosecuting and opposing biotechnology and pharmacology patents before the European and German Patent Offices.

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Jackson Walker successfully represented its client Timberline Knolls, LLC in the sale of substantially all of its assets to Acadia Healthcare Company Inc.

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Simmons & Simmons has expanded its international Corporate & Commercial Group with the appointment of Helmut Kempf as a partner.

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Bird & Bird welcomes Heiko Höfler as partner to its International Regulatory and Administrative Practice Group. Heiko joins the Frankfurt office on 1 October 2012, bringing with him associates Zsófia Petersen and Christine Herkommer.

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DLA Piper has acquired a recognized financial expert for its German Finance & Projects practice in Dr Wolfram Distler. Dr Distler comes to DLA Piper from Linklaters and, as an equity partner with effect from 1 September 2012, will be strengthening the team in Frankfurt headed by practice group leader Frank Schwem.

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