Shearman & Sterling is advising Symphony Technology Group on First Advantage Corporation’s acquisition of the employment and resident screening business of LexisNexis Risk Solutions Inc., a division of Reed Elsevier Group plc. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed (more…)
Davis Polk advised Comcast Corporation on its SEC-registered debt offering of $750 million aggregate principal amount of 2.85% notes due 2023, $1.7 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.25% notes due 2033 and $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.5% notes due 2043. The offering was made through an underwriting syndicate led by Barclays Capital Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., RBS Securities Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC (more…)
DLA Piper represented Eagle View Technologies, Inc. in a merger with Pictometry International that created a combined new company valued at approximately US$400 million. The merger creates an entity that offers comprehensive and robust capabilities in aerial imagery collections, geospatial analytics and 3D measurement technologies (more…)
O’Melveny & Myers LLP represented Kabam, the leader in free-to-play core gaming, in its acquisition of Vancouver-based Exploding Barrel Games. Terms of the deal were not disclosed (more…)
International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced today that five attorneys have joined its Palo Alto office from the well-known bankruptcy law firm, Murray & Murray (more…)
The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced that William Sloan Coats has joined its Silicon Valley office as a shareholder in the Intellectual Property & Technology Practice (more…)
DLA Piper represented US-based Sorteo Games Inc., a leading provider of electronic lottery systems, in an exclusive long-term strategic alliance in Mexico with leading Australian interactive lottery business Jumbo Interactive Ltd (more…)
Shearman & Sterling is advising Cessna Aircraft Company, through its parent, Textron Inc., on its joint venture contracts with subsidiaries of China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Company Ltd., (CAIGA). One joint venture, to be based in Zhuhai, will conduct final assembly of Cessna Citation XLS+ aircraft for the China market. The other joint venture, to be based in Shijiazhuang, will conduct final assembly of Cessna Caravan utility turboprop aircraft for the China market. Formation of the joint venture companies remains subject to various government approvals and customary conditions
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Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it represented Lotte Chemical Corporation (“Lotte”), a member company of the Lotte Group and previously known as Honam Petrochemical, in a significant trade secrets litigation victory in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama Northern Division (more…)
Cooley LLP announced today that it represented BioMarin Pharmaceuticals Inc. in its acquisition of Zacharon Pharmaceuticals, a private biotechnology company based in San Diego. Under the terms of the agreement, BioMarin paid $10 million upfront for 100 percent of Zacharon’s share capital with the potential to make additional payments (more…)
Cooley LLP announced today that it represented Epocrates, Inc. in its $293 million sale to athenahealth, Inc., a provider of electronic health records systems. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2013 (more…)
Duane Morris LLP announced today that it has opened an office in Palo Alto, California, with the addition of prominent IP litigatorKarineh Khachatourian, who will serve as managing partner of the new office. Khachatourian joins the firm from K&L Gates LLP. The move allows Duane Morris to provide more efficient and direct service to clients throughout Silicon Valley and enhances its capabilities in California and nationally (more…)
