On October 1, 2012, Gazprom announced that the Russian energy company had signed a landmark deal to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to GAIL (India) Limited. This marks the first long-term sale of LNG by Gazprom — through its subsidiary Gazprom Marketing and Trading Singapore (GMTS) — into the Indian market.
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King & Wood Mallesons Acts on Origin Energy’s Landmark $2.4 Billion Debt Raising
King & Wood Mallesons has acted for a syndicate of 38 banks on Origin Energy’s landmark $2.4 billion debt raising, which signed on 4 October 2012. The mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners were ANZ, CBA and NAB.
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King & Wood Mallesons has acted for QR National Limited on its proposed Selective Share Buy-back.
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Stephenson Harwood – New Aviation Finance Partner in Singapore
International law firm Stephenson Harwood has appointed Saugata Mukherjee as a partner in its aviation and structured finance practice in Singapore. Saugata’s previous experience includes working in Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s London office as a senior associate in the structured and asset finance group and also as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs in London.
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King & Spalding Advises Samba Financial Group on SAR717 Million Financing
King & Spalding represented Samba Financial Group as the lead arranger on a SAR517 million (USD137.9 million) Shari’ah-compliant acquisition financing, with the facility increased by a further SAR200 million (USD53.3 million) on September 30, 2012.
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Ashurst Advises Drillsearch on $118 Million Offer for Acer
Morgan Lewis Continues London Office Growth with Labour & Employment Partner Hire
Morgan Lewis today announced that Nick Thomas—an employment lawyer with skills in contentious and transactional matters—has joined the firm as a partner in its Labour and Employment practice. Nick was most recently a partner at Pinsent Masons.
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Milbank Represents Underwriters In $844 Million EETC Offering By Continental Airlines
International law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, led by Global Securities partner Arnold Peinado and Transportation and Space partner Elihu Robertson, acted as US counsel to the underwriters in a $844 million public offering of enhanced equipment trust certificates (“EETCs”) by Continental Airlines, Inc.
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Olswang Pulls a Hat Trick with New Tech Partner
Quarles and Brady Hires David Johnson
David Johnson was recruited to the Phoenix office of Quarles and Brady. The partner brings more than two decades of experience to the firm’s real estate practice group in acquisitions, development, finance and leasing.
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