Global legal practice Squire Sanders announces that it is launching a new office in Sydney on 1 November, with the appointment of highly regarded cross-border M&A specialist Campbell Davidson who will be joining as partner from Allens. Squire Sanders’ initial Sydney-based team will include new hires Richard Pascoe, of counsel in IP and Technology, from Truman Hoyle (and previously Gilbert & Tobin), Louise Boyce, of counsel in Taxation, from DLA Piper, and Anna Elliott, senior associate in Labour & Employment, from Holding Redlich.
Tags: Squire Patton BoggsMilbank Represents Initial Purchasers in Offerings by Tenet Healthcare Corporation Totaling $800 Million and Related Cash Tender Offer
International law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, led by Securities partners Rod Miller and Paul Denaro, acted as counsel to the initial purchasers in a $500 million offering by Tenet Healthcare Corporation (“Tenet”) of its 4.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2020, and a $300 million offering by Tenet of its Senior Unsecured Notes due 2020, pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S.
Tags: Milbank LLP | New YorkStanley Orszula Joins Quarles & Brady’s Corporate Services Practice Group in Chicago
The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that Stanley F. Orszula has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in the Corporate Services Practice Group.
Tags: Quarles & Brady LLPDavis Polk – KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals Initial Public Offering
Davis Polk advised the underwriters in connection with an initial public offering of 5,060,000 shares of common stock of KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (including 660,000 shares in respect of the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares) at $16.00 per share for gross proceeds of approximately $80.1 million. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Goldman, Sachs & Co. acted as joint book-running managers, Leerink Swann LLC acted as lead co-manager and Lazard Capital Markets LLC acted as co-manager. KYTHERA’s common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “KYTH.”
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell | New YorkDavis Polk Advises Lehman Brothers International Europe in Multi-Billion-Dollar Settlement with Lehman Brothers Inc.
Davis Polk, together with Linklaters and Morgan Lewis, is advising the joint administrators of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (“LBIE”) in connection with the settlement in principle of $38 billion in claims between LBIE and Lehman Brothers Inc (“LBI”). The settlement represents a critical milestone in the Lehman Brothers administration and brings the parties closer to unlocking substantial distributions for creditors who hold tens of billions of dollars in claims.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell | New YorkFormer Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld Joins Mintz Levin, ML Strategies
Former Massachusetts Governor William F. Weld has joined Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. and ML Strategies, LLC, the firm’s government relations and consulting affiliate, as a Member and Principal, respectively. He will be based in Boston.
Tags: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.Mary Patrice Brown Joins O’Melveny
O’Melveny & Myers LLP announced that Mary Patrice Brown, departing Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ), has joined the Firm as a partner. Brown will be a member of the White Collar Defense and Corporate Investigations Practice and will reside in O’Melveny’s Washington, DC, office.
Tags: O'Melveny & Myers, LLPClifford Chance Advises on First Covered Bond in Latin America
Clifford Chance has advised Deutsche Bank as arranger on the establishment by Global Bank, a bank based in Panama, of a USD 500m covered bond programme. The first issue under the programme, a USD200m five year Rule 144A/Regulation S offering, has closed.
Tags: Clifford Chance LLPOrrick Advises Euro Disney Supervisory Board on €1.33 Billion Debt Refinancing
Orrick recently advised Euro Disney’s supervisory board on the refinancing of €1.33 billion of debt. Euro Disney operates Disneyland Paris, Europe’s most popular tourist attraction, which employs over 14,500 cast members and has drawn 250 million visitors since 1992.
Tags: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPSimpson Thacher Represents Credit Suisse and J.P. Morgan in US$347.6 Million Equity Offering by Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura, S.A.B. de C.V.
Simpson Thacher represented Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as initial purchasers, in connection with the equity offering by Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura, S.A.B. de C.V. (“PINFRA”) and certain selling shareholders.
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