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North America Legal Chronicle

Anderson News, L.L.C. v. American Media Inc.

August 17, 2018 Ambrogio Visconti

The Second Circuit has affirmed a grant of summary judgment in favor of Dechert client Curtis Circulation Company, the nation’s largest national distributor of single-copy magazines, and several other media-related defendants in a nearly decade-old case alleging an unlawful conspiracy in the magazine industry. Plaintiff Anderson News was one of the nation’s largest magazine wholesalers. […]

Europe Legal Chronicle

$2 Billion Revolving Credit Agreement for The Sherwin-Williams Company

August 17, 2018 Paolo Bossi

Davis Polk advised the joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners and the administrative agent in connection with a $2 billion unsecured revolving facility to be provided to The Sherwin-Williams Company. The facility will be used for general corporate purposes, including the financing of working capital requirements. Citicorp USA, Inc. acted as as administrative agent and […]

Asia & Pacific Legal Chronicle

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. A$625 Million Senior Notes Offering

August 16, 2018 Michael Patrini

Davis Polk advised the joint lead managers in connection with Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.’s debut SEC-registered takedown offering of Australian dollar-denominated senior notes, which consisted of A$275 million aggregate principal amount of 3.752% senior notes due 2023 and A$350 million aggregate principal amount of floating-rate senior notes due 2023. Mizuho Securities, ANZ, Citigroup and National […]

Latin America Legal Chronicle

RodoNorte – Concessionária de Rodovias Integradas S.A.’s $40.4 Million Notes Offering

August 15, 2018 Ambrogio Visconti.

Pinheiro Neto advised on the transaction RodoNorte – Concessionária de Rodovias Integradas S.A. executed its offering of $40.4 million 112,50% notes due 2021. Banco Bradesco BBI S.A. acted as lead manager on the offering. Rodonorte Concessionaria de Rodovias Integradas SA provides various road and transportation operations services. The Company offers road repairs, maintenance, and expansions […]

Middle East Legal Chronicle

JSC National Company KazMunayGas’s $3.25 billion Eurobonds Offering

June 21, 2018 Michael Patrini.

Dechert advised on the transaction Dechert advised JSC National Company KazMunayGas (“KMG”), the Kazakhstan state-owned oil and gas company, on its issuance of an aggregate of US$3.25 billion Eurobonds under its US$10.5 billion Global Medium Term Notes Programme established by KMG and its finance subsidiary KazMunaiGaz Finance Sub B.V (“KMG Finance”). The Eurobonds, which are […]

Record-breaking year for Tour de Law

October 28, 2015

This year’s Tour de Law cycle event has raised a record £100,000 for Breast Cancer Care. This total is 45% more than the previous record, set last year, of £68,720.68. Simmons & Simmons were announced as the champions in the annual Tour de Law legal cycling challenge for Breast Cancer Care, on Friday morning.

Private equity is still growing, although the euphoria of 2014 has died down somewhat

On the path of the bond market: is there a bear, a bull…or what else at the end of the road?

When the rule is a third wheel

October 20, 2017

Many indicators show that Italian crisis seems to be behind us now. An increasing number of brands, in the retail field, are now carefully scrutinizing street storefronts (even in “secondary” cities); this is also the result of a general lackluster performance of shopping malls located in certain parts of the USA. Add to this the […]

Do shops located in malls dream of their own goodwill?

Italians launched a new tax regime to attract high-net-worth individuals and a fast track visa for investor

LIBOR – What did the Bank of England really know?

Germany steps up liability of institutional investors for cartel infringements of their portfolio companies

Lefèvre Pelletier & associés (LPA) and CGR Legal announce their merger

January 27, 2016

By combining their two teams, the merger will bring their lawyers headcount to 160 and gross a 44 Million euros in revenue. LPA CGR becomes one of the top 10 French practices in turnover and number of lawyers, and one of the few widely settled abroad. Main features: 160 lawyers including 40 partners – 7 […]

Allakos’s $134 Million Initial Public Offering

Anderson News, L.L.C. v. American Media Inc.

Encore Capital Europe Finance Limited $172.5 Million 4.50% Exchangeable Senior Notes Offering

Alta Cordillera, S.A.’s Credit Facility

Punta del Cobre S.A.’s Merge with Pacífico V Región S.A.

RodoNorte – Concessionária de Rodovias Integradas S.A.’s $40.4 Million Notes Offering

$2 Billion Revolving Credit Agreement for The Sherwin-Williams Company

Wealthcap’s Acquisition of Das Leuchtenberg Office Building

NPB Neue Privat Bank AG’s Non-Prosecution Agreement with the Department of Justice Regarding Servicing of Accounts for U.S. Taxpayers

Mainstream Renewable Power’s Financing of two wind projects in the Northern Cape and Western Cape provinces in South Africa

Société d’Aménagement Zenata (SAZ)’s Agreement with the Saudi German Hospital Group

Cellulant Corporation’s series C equity capital raising

JSC National Company KazMunayGas’s $3.25 billion Eurobonds Offering

Cromwell Property Group’s signing a strategic partnership with Linkcity

Fiba Emeklilik ve Hayat A.Ş’s Acquisition of Groupama’s private pension portfolio

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. A$625 Million Senior Notes Offering

51 Credit Card’s $130.0 Million Initial Public Offering

Xinjiang Xintai’s $404 Million Partial Offer to Acquire AAG Energy

When the rule is a third wheel

Do shops located in malls dream of their own goodwill?

Italians launched a new tax regime to attract high-net-worth individuals and a fast track visa for investor

Lefèvre Pelletier & associés (LPA) and CGR Legal announce their merger

Record-breaking year for Tour de Law

Private equity is still growing, although the euphoria of 2014 has died down somewhat

On the path of the bond market: is there a bear, a bull…or what else at the end of the road?

Record-breaking year for Tour de Law

Private equity is still growing, although the euphoria of 2014 has died down somewhat

On the path of the bond market: is there a bear, a bull…or what else at the end of the road?

When the rule is a third wheel

Do shops located in malls dream of their own goodwill?

Italians launched a new tax regime to attract high-net-worth individuals and a fast track visa for investor

LIBOR – What did the Bank of England really know?

Germany steps up liability of institutional investors for cartel infringements of their portfolio companies

Lefèvre Pelletier & associés (LPA) and CGR Legal announce their merger