Gilbert + Tobin is advising leading Australasian private equity firm, Pacific Equity Partners Pty Limited (PEP) on the acquisition of Spotless Group Limited (ASX/NZX: SPT, Spotless).
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LeClairRyan – Significant Real Estate Team Added to Firm’s New York Office
In further support of its client-driven business focus, national law firm LeClairRyan has expanded its corporate, litigation and commercial real estate practices with the addition of eight attorneys and two staff members to its New York City office.
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Goulston & Storrs Expands Probate Litigation Practice with the Addition of Leading Probate Litigator, Mark Swirbalus
Goulston & Storrs is pleased to announce that Mark Swirbalus has joined the firm’s Boston office as a Director. Mark joins the firm’s litigation group where he continues to focus his practice primarily in the area of probate litigation.
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Freehills has advised Paladin Energy Limited (Paladin) in relation its recent US$274 million 6%, 5 year Convertible Bond offer.
Morgan Lewis London Labour & Employment is Joined by Leading International Immigration Team
Morgan Lewis has announced that Tracy Evlogidis, a leading international immigration lawyer, has joined the firm as a partner in its London Labour & Employment team following her notice period at her prior firm, where she was head of immigration. She comes to Morgan Lewis with two associates, Nick Hobson and Gemma Goodhead, who worked with her at her previous firm.
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Goodwin Expands Private Equity Practice With Addition of Ilan S. Nissan and Christian C. Nugent in New York
Goodwin Procter, a national Am Law 50 firm, today announced that Ilan S. Nissan and Christian C. Nugent have joined the firm’s Private Equity Practice as partners in its New York office. They will focus on advising private equity funds, hedge funds, alternative asset managers and their portfolio companies on a wide variety of transactions, including leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, growth equity financings, strategic investments, restructurings and dispositions.
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Covington Expands New York Capital Markets Practice
Covington & Burling LLP is pleased to announce that capital markets lawyers Don Murray and Eric Blanchard will join the firm’s corporate practice as partners effective May 1st. They will be resident in the firm’s New York office.
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K&L Gates Welcomes Doha Corporate/Finance Partner
The Doha office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Amjad Hussain as a partner in its corporate and finance practices. He joins K&L Gates from Eversheds LLP, where he managed the operations of the firm’s Doha office.
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Latham & Watkins Advises ETP on US$5.3 Billion Sunoco Acquisition
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE: ETP) and Sunoco, Inc. (NYSE: SUN) have announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement whereby ETP will acquire Sunoco in a unit and cash transaction valued at US$50.13 per share, or a total consideration of approximately US$5.3 billion, based on ETP’s closing price on April 27, 2012. As detailed in the company news release, this combination will create one of the largest and most diversified energy partnerships in the country by expanding ETP’s geographic footprint and strengthening its presence in the transportation, terminalling and logistics of crude oil, NGLs and refined products.
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