McGuireWoods LLP announced today that D. French Slaughter has joined the firm’s Tax and Employee Benefits Department as a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office.
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Krieg DeVault Opens Second Florida Office in Naples
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce the opening of the firm’s newest office in Naples, Florida. This office will support the firm’s growing estate, business succession and tax practices and marks the second Krieg DeVault office location in Florida to open since 2009 (Boca Grande).
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Jackson Lewis Grows Attorney Ranks in Baltimore
Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the country’s largest and fastest-growing workplace law firms, is pleased to announce the addition of three attorneys to its growing Baltimore office. Laura A. Pierson-Scheinberg and Louis J. Cannon, Jr., formerly with Miles & Stockbridge P.C., have joined the firm as Partner and Associate, respectively, and Melanie L. Glickson, formerly with the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland, will join as Of Counsel. With its January 2012 addition of Stephen M. Silvestri, also formerly with Miles & Stockbridge, the firm’s Baltimore office has more than doubled in size since opening in January 2010 with a group of nine attorneys from DLA Piper.
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CMS has appointed derivatives expert Nigel Dickinson from Allen & Overy to further strengthen its Financial Services and Products team.
Paul Hastings Advises BAML in Financing for Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc.’s Acquisition of Mississippian Lime Oil Properties
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Bank of America Merrill Lynch as joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner, in connection with the $600 million in financing for independent exploration and producer, Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc.’s (NYSE: MPO) acquisition of Mississippian Lime oil properties in Oklahoma and Kansas from Eagle Energy Production, LLC, an independent energy business engaged in exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas.
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Davis Polk – GT Advanced Technologies Inc. $220 Million Convertible Senior Notes Offering and Convertible Note Hedge and Warrant Transactions
Davis Polk advised UBS Investment Bank, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC as joint book-running managers in connection with an SEC-registered offering by GT Advanced Technologies Inc. (GTAT) of an aggregate principal amount of $220 million of 3% convertible senior notes due 2017, which included $15 million aggregate principal of notes from the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional notes. In addition, Davis Polk advised certain financial institutions, including several affiliates of the underwriters, as counterparties to convertible note hedge and warrant transactions with GTAT in connection with the convertible senior notes offering.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis Polk Advises Indeed on Its Acquisition by Recruit
Davis Polk advised Indeed, Inc. in connection with its acquisition by Recruit Co., Ltd.
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Norton Rose Grows Environment and Planning Practice with Lateral Hire
International legal practice Norton Rose Australia has today announced the appointment of Gerard Timbs as environment and planning partner in Brisbane. Gerard joins from McInnes Wilson where he led the environment and planning practice.
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Cravath – Kraft Foods Completes Spin-Off of North American Grocery Business
On October 1, 2012, Mondelēz International, Inc., formerly Kraft Foods Inc., announced that it has completed the spin-off of its North American grocery business, Kraft Foods Group, Inc. Cravath represented Kraft Foods in connection with this transaction, which was previously announced on August 4, 2011.
Tags: Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP | New YorkCravath – DJO Finance’s Senior Secured and Senior Debt Offering
Cravath represented the initial purchasers, Credit Suisse, Goldman, Sachs & Co., UBS Investment Bank, Wells Fargo Securities, RBC Capital Markets, Macquarie Capital and Nataxis, in connection with the US$540 million second-priority senior secured and senior debt offering of DJO Finance LLC and DJO Finance Corporation. DJO Finance is a global developer, manufacturer and distributor of high-quality medical devices that provide solutions for musculoskeletal health, vascular health and pain management. The transaction closed on October 1, 2012.
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