Webber Wentzel and Linklaters have advised Absa on the proposed combination of the majority of Barclays African operations with Absa Group in line with their “One Bank in Africa” strategy.
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Pinsent Masons Advises on £600m Infrastructure Deal
The consortium – comprising Galliford Try Investments, Equitix Holdings, Kier Projects Investments and John Graham Holdings – is expected to deliver public sector infrastructure projects in south west Scotland over the next 10 years as a result of the deal.
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Dorsey Adds Experienced Corporate, Fund Formation Partner To New York Office
International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced today that John Kaufmann has joined the Corporate Group in the Firm’s New York office as a Partner. Mr. Kaufmann’s practice focuses on private equity, mezzanine and venture capital fund formation and transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance. His clients include domestic and off-shore private equity and venture capital funds, real estate funds, Small Business Investment Companies, private investors, and companies in a variety of industries.
Tags: Dorsey & Whitney LLP | New YorkIntellectual Property Partner Scott Smith Joins Dorsey & Whitney’s Life Sciences and Healthcare Practice in Palo Alto
International law firm Dorsey & Whitney announced today that Scott Smith, M.D., J.D. has joined the Patent and Life Sciences practice groups in the Firm’s Palo Alto office as a Partner. Mr. Smith brings twelve years of experience as a patent attorney focused on the medical device industry. His clients range from the pre-funded garage stage to venture backed start-ups to publicly traded companies. Having served as a former in-house counsel at several successful medical device companies, Mr. Smith has extensive experience in patent procurement, portfolio management, due diligence preparation, freedom-to-operate and patentability evaluations, and the setup and management of in-house patent programs.
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DLA Piper Advises ERG on the €859 Million Acquisition of Wind Farm Assets Form GDF SUEZ
Francesco Novelli, Senior Partner at DLA Piper, has advised ERG S.p.A., a leading Italian energy company, in relation to the acquisition of IP Maestrale Investments Limited, a Gibraltar company directly controlled by International Power Consolidated Holdings Limited and part of GDF SUEZ Group. The value of the acquisition is €859 million.
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International Wealth Management Partner Glenn Fox Joins Baker & McKenzie
Glenn Fox has joined Baker & McKenzie’s highly regarded Tax Practice as a partner in New York, bringing to the Firm over 20 years experience representing domestic and foreign clients with worldwide assets in estate, trust, tax and tax exempt matters.
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Freshfields Advises Shui On Land on US$500m Senior Perpetual Offering
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Hong Kong-listed leading property developer, Shui On Land Limited, on its issuance of US$500 million senior perpetual capital securities with an annual distribution rate of 10.125 percent.
Tags: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP | Hong KongFreshfields Advises HSBC on US$9.4bn Sale of Its Entire Shareholding in Ping An Insurance
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised HSBC Holdings plc on the sale of its entire shareholding in Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Ltd, representing 15.57% of the issued share capital of Ping An Insurance.
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Cravath – JPMorgan Chase’s Arrangement of $9.5 Billion Financing for Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.’s Acquisition of Plains Exploration & Production Co. and McMoRan Exploration Co.
On December 5, 2012, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (“FCX”), Plains Exploration & Production Company (“PXP”) and McMoRan Exploration Co. (“MMR”) announced that they have signed definitive merger agreements under which FCX will acquire PXP for approximately $6.9 billion in cash and stock. FCX will concurrently acquire MMR for approximately $3.4 billion in cash, or $2.1 billion net of 36 percent of the MMR interests currently owned by FCX and PXP. Cravath represented JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as lead arranger of $9.5 billion in committed financing in connection with these transactions, which are expected to close in the second quarter of 2013.
Tags: Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP | New YorkCravath – Raytheon’s Registered High-Yield Debt Offering
Cravath represented the underwriters, led by Credit Suisse, J.P. Morgan Securities, BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup and UBS Investment Bank, in connection with the US$1.1 billion registered high-yield debt offering of Raytheon Company, a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets throughout the world. The transaction closed on December 4, 2012.
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