Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it received official approval to open an office in Seoul, Korea. The country’s Ministry of Justice approved the application today, and Paul Hastings will immediately file for registration with the Korean Bar Association.
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International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer announces that Michael Lacovara, has joined the firm as a partner in its US litigation practice. Michael’s arrival further strengthens Freshfields’ already formidable roster of lawyers focusing on complex civil litigation in the US.
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Freeborn & Peters LLP is pleased to announce the continued growth of its Bankruptcy, Reorganization and Creditors’ Rights Practice with the addition of Eugene (“Gene”) J. Geekie, Jr., as a senior member of the team and as Chair of the Bankruptcy Litigation Practice.
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Global law firm K&L Gates LLP is advising The Carlyle Group (Carlyle) on the proposed takeover of vwd Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste Aktiengesellschaft (vwd group). On September 18, 2012, Carlyle announced its decision to launch a voluntary takeover offer for all vwd group shares at €2.80 per share.
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On September 24, Willkie client Mueller Industries, Inc. announced that it has repurchased 10,422,859 shares of Mueller common stock owned by Leucadia National Corporation at a negotiated price per share of $41.00, for an aggregate purchase price of over $427 million.
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Simpson Thacher represented Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC as the sole underwriter in connection with a registered secondary offering of 4 million shares of the common stock of RealPage, Inc. The offering closed on September 19, 2012 and resulted in gross proceeds to the selling stockholders of $99 million. Credit Suisse has an option to purchase an additional 600,000 shares from the selling stockholders to cover over-allotments. RealPage, Inc. is a leading provider of on-demand software solutions for the rental housing industry. RealPage’s shares are listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “RP.”
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPThe Firm represented Lightyear Capital LLC (“Lightyear”) in connection with the establishment of its third private equity fund, Lightyear Fund III, L.P. (“Fund III”), with $950 million in capital commitments, surpassing its target of $800 million. Fund III will focus primarily on control investments in North America-based, middle-market companies across the financial services spectrum, including asset management, banking, brokerage, financial technology, insurance, and specialty finance.
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Goodwin Procter advised long-term client TA Associates, a leading global growth private equity firm, on its recently completed buyout of SpeedCast Ltd., a global network and satellite communications service provider, from Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd.
Tags: Goodwin Procter LLP | Hong KongThe law firm of Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP is pleased to announce that Mark L. Josephs is a new partner in the firm’s White Collar & Government Enforcement Practice Group. Residing in the firm’s Boston office, Josephs will focus on complex health care and financial-fraud criminal and civil enforcement cases. He joins Edwards Wildman from the US Department of Justice, where his most recent position was the assistant director of the Consumer Protection Branch.
Emma Maconick, an expert in complex intellectual property licensing and technology transactions, has joined King & Spalding’s Silicon Valley office as a partner in the firm’s corporate group.
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