Veteran healthcare attorney Tracy Field, together with attorney Deonys de Cárdenas, has joined Womble Carlyle’s Healthcare Industry Team in Atlanta.
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Shearman & Sterling Represents Nokia on €750 Million Convertible Bond Offering
Shearman & Sterling represented Nokia on its €750 million convertible bond offering which closed on 26 October 2012. The senior unsecured convertible bonds due 2017 are convertible into ordinary shares of Nokia Corporation.
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLPShearman & Sterling Assists Coesia Group in Acquisition of Oystar North America
Shearman & Sterling has advised Italian-headquartered Coesia S.p.A, an industrial machinery and processes company, on its agreement to acquire Oystar North America, Inc. from Oystar International GmbH (a company controlled by German private equity fund, Odewold & Compagnie). The acquisition is subject to customary antitrust approvals.
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CMS Advises on £696 Million Sale of Horizon Nuclear Power
CMS has advised RWE in relation to the sale of Horizon Nuclear Power for £696 million. Horizon Nuclear Power is a UK energy company created to develop a new generation of nuclear power stations. It was formed as a joint venture by E.ON and RWE in 2009, but in March 2012, following a strategic review, the companies announced they would not proceed and would instead look to find a new owner.
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DLA Piper Strengthens Real Estate Practice with the Hire of Two Construction Partners
DLA Piper announces today the hire of two partners, Mark Hilton and Simon Palmer, to join its Real Estate Group as part of the construction and engineering practice, specialising in dispute resolution. They will also work closely with the Litigation & Regulatory Group. Both Mark and Simon join from Addleshaw Goddard where Mark is Head of Contentious Construction. Mark will work out of the London office and Simon will work out of the Sheffield office.
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Jackson Walker Represents U.S. Home Systems in Sale to The Home Depot
Jackson Walker L.L.P. successfully represented its client, U.S. Home Systems, Inc., in its merger with an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of The Home Depot in a deal valued at approximately $93 million, which was approved by stockholders of U.S. Home Systems on Oct. 26, 2012.
Tags: Jackson Walker, LLP | DallasNew Energy for Fasken Martineau: Kirill Zenin and Nuno Frota Join the London Office
Fasken Martineau, a leading international business law and litigation firm, announced that Kirill Zenin and Nuno Frotahave joined the firm’s London office as Partner and Associate, respectively.
Middletons Acts for iiNet on $330 Million Secured Syndicated Financing Involving All of Australia’s Four Major Banks
Middletons special counsel acting on the deal, Chris Scott said, “iiNet is the second largest DSL internet service provider in Australia. We assisted our client, iiNet, in negotiating new terms and conditions for a syndicated debt facility, which was over-subscribed by the ‘big four’ Australian banks. It was iiNet’s first experience of a banking syndicate and the facility is secured over assets in Australia and New Zealand.”
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Cooley Represents OPNET in $1 Billion Acquisition by Riverbed
Cooley LLP announced today that it is advising OPNET Technologies, Inc. in its pending acquisition by Riverbed Technology. Riverbed entered a definitive agreement to acquire OPNET for $43 per share in cash and stock, which represents an equity value of approximately $1 billion.
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Eckert Seamans Welcomes David Franklin to Its Pittsburgh Corporate Practice
The national law firm of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC recently announced that David P. Franklin has joined the Corporate and Business Counseling practice as a Member (partner) in the Pittsburgh office.
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