DLA Piper announced today that Jonathan Axelrad has joined the firm’s Corporate and Finance practice as a partner in the San Francisco office.
Axelrad represents emerging growth companies throughout their life cycle. He also represents venture capital and private equity funds that invest in early-stage companies, assisting in financings, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance issues. More >>
Tags: DLA Piper | San FranciscoDavis Polk advised Barclays Capital Inc. as representative of the several initial purchasers in connection with a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $800 million aggregate principal amount by Open Text Corporation (“OpenText”) of its 5.625% senior notes due 2023. The notes are guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of OpenText. Barclays Capital Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Citigroup Global Markets acted as joint bookrunners in the offering. The offering was OpenText’s debut offering in the capital markets. More >>
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Depomed, Inc. (NASDAQ: DEPO) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the U.S. rights to the NUCYNTA franchise from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for $1.05 billion. The NUCYNTA franchise includes NUCYNTA® ER (tapentadol) extended release tablets indicated for the management of pain, and NUCYNTA® (tapentadol), an immediate release version of tapentadol. The deal will make NUCYNTA the flagship asset in Depomed’s growing portfolio of pain and neurology specialty pharmaceuticals. More >>
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Arnall Golden Gregory LLP advised Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II, Inc. in connection with the merger of the REIT with NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. (NYSE: NRF). The merger became effective on December 3, 2014. Arnall Golden Gregory served as lead healthcare regulatory counsel for Griffin-American REIT II in connection with the merger, and has served as Griffin-American’s REIT counsel advising on matters pertaining to REIT assets acquired in various transactions. More >>
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Lori Grifa, a former member of the Christie Administration, will join Archer & Greiner later this month as a partner in the firm’s Hackensack office. She also will serve as a director of Archer & Greiner’s government affairs affiliate, Archer Public Affairs. More >>
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Jackson Walker successfully represented NuStar Energy L.P. in its acquisition of full ownership of a refined products terminal in Linden, N.J., which is located in the New York Harbor. More >>
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Murtha Cullina LLP is pleased to welcome a new Partner, effective January 1, 2015.
Suzanne Brown Walsh is joining Murtha Cullina’s Trusts and Estates Department where she will practice estate planning, particularly for families of children with special needs, and elder law and estate and trust administration. More >>
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The Firm represented BofA Merrill Lynch, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Wells Fargo Securities in the public offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of debt securities of Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation (“BHFC”), guaranteed by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire”), consisting of $400 million aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2017 and $600 million aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2018. The offering closed on January 15, 2015. More >>
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As a significant step in its ongoing strategic growth, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce the firm’s expansion into Florida with the addition of 12 lawyers from Glenn Rasmussen, P.A., in Tampa. They bring with them experience in banking and insolvency, commercial litigation, corporate finance, labor and employment, real estate, and transactions. More >>
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