Cravath represented Bacardi Limited in connection with its $2.6 billion 144A/Reg. S notes offering. Bacardi Limited is the largest privately held spirits company in the world. Proceeds of the offering will be used to finance the acquisition of Patron Spirits International AG and for general corporate purposes. The transaction closed on April 30, 2018.
DWF has announced further growth of its financial service sector group with the appointment of partner Martin Puglsey alongside the launch of a new banking practice in the UAE with the appointment of partner Umera Ali.
Highly Regarded Trio Adds Expertise In Advising Senior Executives and Professionals To Growing Team
Law firm Irwin Mitchell has announced a significant boost to its Employment team with the appointment of three partners from Bindmans.
The appointment of Shah Qureshi, Shazia Khan and Emilie Cole takes the total number of employment partners in Irwin Mitchell’s London office to five and the total number across the firm to 10. They are listed in Legal 500 and Chambers Directory as recognised leaders in employment law and professional discipline.
Norton Rose Fulbright has announced that George Baptista, a highly regarded Latin America finance and capital markets lawyer, has joined as a partner in the global law firm’s New York office.
Baptista, who joins from Mayer Brown, focuses his practice on Latin America and has extensive experience working with issuers and underwriters on international securities offerings. He also has experience in corporate, multilateral and infrastructure-related financings in the emerging markets.
Daryl Lansdale, Norton Rose Fulbright’s US Managing Partner, said:
Law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP has strengthened its global private wealth practice with the arrival of partner Kevin Lee, who joins the firm in Hong Kong.
""Kevin is one of the most highly regarded private wealth lawyers in Hong Kong and brings more than 30 years of experience,"" said Voon Keat Lai, Stephenson Harwood's Greater China Managing Partner. ""As a dual-qualified lawyer – in Hong Kong and Canada – Kevin's arrival enhances the depth of our global private wealth practice to encompass Canadian aspects as well as Hong Kong tax advice.""
CMS Poland is developing its banking and finance practice, with the appointment of nine experienced lawyers, including a partner and three counsels, from international law firm Dentons.
The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Michael Lishman will join its new Melbourne Office on August 1, 2018 as a partner in the Firm's M&A Practice. Mr. Lishman joins the Firm from Gresham Partners Limited, a leading Australian investment bank, where he was a Managing Director in its Perth office.
NEW YORK – International law firm McDermott Will & Emery today announced the arrival of Rami Turayhi as a partner in the Firm’s Corporate & Transactional Practice Group in the New York office. Mr. Turayhi will focus on fund formation with an emphasis on the formation of private equity funds.
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery has hired industry-renowned lawyer Timothée Gagnepain as a partner to establish a new department within the Paris office dedicated to Restructuring.
Admitted to the bar in both Paris and New York, Timothée has previously practiced in New York at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, before joining its London, then Paris, offices. He was engaged primarily in leveraged buy-out and refinancing transactions as well as highly complex financial and industrial restructurings.
Cadwalader has announced that Mark Chorazak has joined the firm’s Financial Services Group as a partner in New York.
Cadwalader’s bank regulatory practice advises financial institutions on their interactions with key regulatory agencies, including the Federal Reserve, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Treasury Department, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.