MOSCOW, October 19 /PRNewswire/ — Top five Ukrainian law firm Magister & Partners and dispute resolution specialists Legas Legal Solutions have today announced their decision to proceed to a full merger. The merger, which will be effective from 1 Nov., 2006, follows the firms’ decision to form a strategic partnership in July this year, and […]

Paul Hastings Advises Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited and Macquarie Bank Limited on Landmark CMBS US$145 million Deal is the First of its Kind in China Hong Kong (October 19, 2006) – Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker (Paul Hastings), a leading international law firm, has advised Citigroup and Macquarie as joint arrangers of a 3

Hong Kong (October 19, 2006) – LAWFUEL – Legal News, Law Jobs – Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP (Paul Hastings), a leading international law firm, represented ABN AMRO Bank (ABN) and The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), the lead arrangers of financing for the leveraged buyout of Plantation Timber Products (PTP) by funds advised

Washington, D.C., Oct. 18, 2006 – LAWFUEL – Law Jobs, Law News – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission gave unanimous final approval today to rules changes to its “best price” rule concerning tender offers. The “best price” rule requires that all shareholders are paid the same price in a tender offer. The changes, which

Melbourne October 20 2006: LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Blake Dawson Waldron (BDW) advised ANZ on its $215 million structured financing facility for pulpwood MIS operator, Great Southern Plantations Limited (GSP). The transaction, led by ANZ Investment Bank’s Project Finance team and advised on by ANZ Capital Solutions, provides initial funding of $215 million

FRANKFURT – LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Allen & Overy has advised a consortium of banks led by Credit Suisse and Dresdner Kleinwort on the IPO of VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG. The gross proceeds amounted to approximately e264 million. 13,000,000 new shares from a capital increase and in total 5,200,000 shares from existing shareholders

Allegations made in the divorce between Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills reached a new low today as divorce pleadings accused McCartney of various unpleasant actions related to his estranged wife. See: LawFuel.com Hot Files.

Sydney 20 October 2006: LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Blake Dawson Waldron (BDW) is acting for Lihir Gold on its A$350 million acquisition of Ballarat Goldfields NL. Lihir has signed a Merger Implementation Agreement with Ballarat Goldfields by way of a scheme of arrangement. Lihir is offering 5 Lihir shares for every 54 Ballarat

Thursday 19 October 2006 LAWFUEL – Law News Daily – The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has placed a final stop order on a prospectus issued by Greenwood Property Development Fund Limited (Greenwood). Lodged with ASIC on 11 November 2005, Greenwood’s prospectus sought to raise up to $10 million to fund property development in

PITTSBURGH- LAWFUEL – Law News Network –W. Scott Hardy, Esq., a director at Cohen & Grigsby, P.C., has assumed the role President of the W. Edward Sell Chapter of the American Inns of Court (formerly known as the University of Pittsburgh Chapter) for a two-year term. The chapter’s 80 members include members of the judiciary,