International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Alibaba Group, the largest e-commerce company in China, on the financing of a major repurchase of shares from Yahoo! and on the restructuring of its relationship with Yahoo! in transactions valued at approximately US$7.6 billion.
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Mayer Brown JSM today announced that it has advised Trade and Development Bank of Mongolia LLC (TDB) on its recent issuance of US$300 million senior notes due 2015.
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The Firm recently represented Team Health Holdings, Inc. (“TeamHealth”) and Ensemble Parent LLC (an affiliate of The Blackstone Group) in the sale by Ensemble Parent LLC of 8,000,000 shares of TeamHealth common stock, resulting in gross proceeds of $223,360,000. After giving effect to the offering, Ensemble Parent LLC owns approximately 27.4% of TeamHealth’s common stock. BofA Merrill Lynch acted as underwriter for the offering.
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Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised MGPA on the establishment of Australian operations and on its first acquisition, a commercial office tower in Sydney’s CBD.
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Laurence S. Rickles has joined the White Plains, New York office of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC as a Member of the firm’s widely-recognized Intellectual Property practice. He concentrates his practice on trademark, copyright, domain name and social media matters including clearance, prosecution, litigation, due diligence, licensing, training, counseling and portfolio management.
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The financial services group RHJ International S.A. (“RHJI”), listed on the Euronext Brussels, and Deutsche Bank agreed on the acquisition of BHF-Bank AG (“BHF”) by Kleinwort Benson Group Limited, London (“Kleinwort Benson”), a 100% owned subsidiary of RHJI. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals. RHJI was advised by the international law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP regarding all corporate, tax, antitrust and finance law aspects of the transaction.
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Shearman & Sterling represented Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. as joint lead arrangers and joint book managers in connection with a $10 billion 364-day credit facility for Johnson & Johnson.
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William L. Rosoff has joined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP as an international corporate transactions partner in the firm’s Beijing office. Mr. Rosoff will serve as partner in charge of the office, replacing Spencer Griffith, who will maintain his strong China trade practice from Akin Gump’s Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Rosoff’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, as well as general corporate, infrastructure and China-related matters.
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Allen & Overy announced today that Kent Rowey and Dolly Mirchandani will be joining its New York office as partners in its market leading Global Energy & Infrastructure practice.
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