Kimberly Frank, an electricity regulatory attorney who regularly appears before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), has joined McCarter & English’s Environment and Energy Practice Group as a partner. From the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, she will continue to represent clients in a broad array of regulatory matters, including the design of wholesale electric power markets, and in appellate matters arising from agency decisions. More >>
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David R. Sullivan is joining Murtha Cullina’s Business and Finance Department. With more than thirty years of experience, his practice includes all corporate, limited liability company and federal and state taxation matters, including advising clients with respect to business formation, business purchase and sale transactions, financings, tax credits and exit strategies. He represents private companies, banks, tax exempt entities and public agencies. More >>
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Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it advised the placement agents on Ayala Land, Inc.’s (“Ayala Land”) US$356 million (PHP16 billion) top-up placement. More >>
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Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that LaDale K. George has joined the Chicago office as a partner in the firm’s Healthcare industry group. LaDale was previously a partner at Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg.
“LaDale is a highly regarded advisor to innovative healthcare enterprises on regulatory compliance and business transactions,” said David Robbins, head of Perkins Coie’s Healthcare industry group. “His experience over the past 20 years providing strategic counsel to businesses in the healthcare industry and other heavily regulated industries fits well with our national practice and the high level of service our clients expect and receive from us. We are delighted to welcome LaDale to Perkins Coie.” More >>
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Davis Polk advised Toyota Motor Credit Corporation as an issuer in connection with an SEC-registered offering of $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 1.450% medium-term notes, Series B, due 2018 and $500 million aggregate principal amount of floating-rate medium-term notes, Series B, due 2018 under its medium-term notes program. The joint book-running managers were BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC. More >>
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis Polk advised Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and RBS Securities Inc. as joint book-running managers on an SEC-registered offering by General Motors Financial Company, Inc. (“GM Financial”) of $250 million aggregate principal amount of floating-rate senior notes due 2020, $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.150% senior notes due 2020 and $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.000% senior notes due 2025. The notes are guaranteed by AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., the principal U.S. operating subsidiary of GM Financial. More >>
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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that Phillip E. Walker has joined the firm’s Nashville office as a partner and member of the Intellectual Property Practice Group. He was previously a shareholder with the law firm Patterson Intellectual Property Law, P.C. in Nashville. More >>
Tags: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP | NashvilleAmerisourceBergen and MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement for AmerisourceBergen to acquire MWI Veterinary Supply (MWI), the leading animal health distribution company in the United States. Under the terms and conditions of the merger agreement, AmerisourceBergen, through a new wholly owned subsidiary, will make an all‑cash tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of MWI at a price of $190.00 per share, representing a $2.5 billion fully diluted equity value. Cravath represented AmerisourceBergen in connection with this transaction, which is expected to close during the March quarter of 2015. More >>
Tags: New YorkDavis Polk advised FedEx Corporation (“FedEx”) on its SEC-registered offering of $400 million principal amount of 2.300% notes due 2020, $700 million principal amount of 3.200% notes due 2025, $500 million principal amount of 3.900% notes due 2035, $650 million principal amount of 4.100% notes due 2045 and $250 million principal amount of 4.500% notes due 2065. The joint book-running managers of the offering were Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC. More >>
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Frost Brown Todd welcomes new member Jennifer R. Asbrock to its Labor and Employment Practice Group and Louisville office. Asbrock has broad experience representing private and public employers in all areas of labor and employment law, including defending unfair labor practice charges, handling labor arbitrations, managing strikes, bargaining with unions, and litigating discrimination and wrongful discharge cases. She has worked with employers in a variety of business matters, such as creating affirmative action plans and ensuring compliance with various employment laws. She frequently partners with clients to customize and implement in-house training programs to educate employees and supervisors about employment laws and workplace policies. More >>
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