14 July – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Skadden is representing PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc. in its acquisition by UnitedHealth Group Incorporated. The deal is reportedly valued at $8.1 billion.

Brothel owners face expanded charges for financial violations, including money laundering LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury handed down indictments today charging 24 persons for their role in a sophisticated human smuggling scheme that allegedly brought hundreds of South Korean women into the United States to work as prostitutes. Named in the two multi-count

14 July – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Allen & Overy today announces its results for the year ended 30 April 2005. This is the first time that Allen & Overy has made a public announcement of its results and this change follows the transfer of most of the business of the general

Hong Kong – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – International law firm Clifford Chance has advised the EMEAP Group* and State Street Global Advisers on the launch of the US$1 billion+ ABF Pan-Asia Bond Index Fund (the PAIF) in the first exchange-traded Asian bond fund in Asia. The PAIF is also the first Exchange

NEW YORK, July 14, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – In the largest gas-pipeline M&A transaction of 2005, a national team of Bingham McCutchen attorneys represented AIG Highstar Capital, L.P. in an $829 million transaction. A private equity fund sponsored by American International Group, Inc. (AIG), AIG Highstar has agreed to sell

14 July – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Allen & Overy advised UBS Limited as underwriters on the Euro 1.25 billion rights issue by Agricultural Bank of Greece (ATEbank). The Greek Government, which has a majority shareholding in the bank, subscribed for its full entitlement of 527.6 million shares, whilst UBS underwrote the

Washington, D.C. July 14, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The international law firm Holland & Knight LLP has announced that members of the firm’s Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) and Federal Practice teams, Peter Murphy, Steven Gordon and Michael Galano are serving as counsel to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the

14 July – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Osborne Clarke has advised 3i on the equity financing for its agreement to acquire parking services and traffic management company NCP for £555m Osborne Clarke has advised 3i on the equity financing for its agreement to acquire parking services and traffic management company NCP for

15 July 2005, Hong Kong – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – International law firm Shearman & Sterling LLP advised FAG Kugelfischer GmbH on the sale of its 94.9 percent share in Dürkopp Adler AG to the Chinese SGSB (ShangGong Group). The purchase price is confidential. After having received approval of the appropriate Chinese

14 July – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California announced that Randolph S. Bronte, formerly of Tiburon, was sentenced late yesterday by Judge Charles Breyer to 41 months in prison and ordered to pay a fine of $150,000, and costs of prosecution of