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January 28, 2004 · News Paul, Weiss Client Airgas to Buy Unit of BOC Group The Daily Deal Paul, Weiss client Airgas, Inc. announced it signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire most of the assets of the U.S. packaged gas business of BOC Group plc in a transaction valued up to $200 million.

Chadbourne & Parke LLP is representing Houston-based Rockland Capital Energy Investments LLC in a deal by its Rockland Prime Holdings LLC affiliate to purchase a 50% stake in Prime Energy LP from Aquila Corp. Prime Energy owns a 65-megawatt electric generating plant in Elmwood Park, N.J. Chadbourne attorneys working on the deal include Andrea Satty,

Messer Griesheim, a leading producer of industrial and specialty gases, has sold its operations in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States to Air Liquide for the amount of €2.7 bn. At the same time, the owners of Messer Griesheim, Allianz Capital Partners, Goldman Sachs and the Messer Industrie GmbH (MIG) have reached a

Linklaters is acting for MGM MIRAGE, the leading US hotel and gaming resort operator on its £270 million cash bid for Wembley plc, the dog racing and gaming group. The deal is being structured, using a scheme of arrangement, so as to ring fence potential liabilities arising under indictments facing Wembley in the United States.

Stikeman Elliott LLP is proud to represent Air Canada in its historic restructuring, declared Canada’s #1 corporate deal of 2003, and other valued clients involved in eight of Canada’s “Top 10 Corporate Deals of 2003.” According to the January 2004 issue of Lexpert, the restructuring of Canada’s national airline was voted by leading dealmakers to

A 57-year-old Tarzana man who admitted using a defunct company to acquire millions of dollars in credit with no intention of ever repaying the debts has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison. Valery Vasserman was sentenced Monday afternoon by United States District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper. In addition to the prison term, Judge Cooper

Norton Rose, the international law firm, has advised the international healthcare provider, Netcare Healthcare UK Limited, on the first of the Government’s new Diagnostic Treatment Centre (DTC) deals to reach financial close. The agreement involves Netcare providing and operating specialised, mobile opthalmic treatment units, which will travel the length and breadth of the UK to

Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP (“K&L”) is pleased to announce that Jeryl A. Bowers, a leading corporate and securities attorney, has joined K&L’s Los Angeles office as a partner. Mr. Bowers comes to K&L from his previous position as Vice President, Secretary & General Counsel to Medialive International Holdings, Inc. Bowers concentrates his practice in securities,

Loeb & Loeb LLP announced an expansion of its Los Angeles office with the addition of a lateral group from Richman, Mann, Chizever, Phillips & Duboff, effective February 1. Joining as partners are Fredric N. Richman, Gerald M. Chizever, Jerry S. Phillips and Allan B. Duboff. Also joining the firm are counsel Richard L. Mann

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP announced today that Gary L. Bostwick has joined the firm as partner in the Business Trial and Entertainment and Media Practice Groups in Los Angeles. Bostwick has over 25 years of litigation and counseling experience in complex business matters and constitutional law and civil liberties, with specific expertise in