Grupo Empresarial Alimentos Europeos, a privately owned Spanish holding company, has announced its purchase from Banco Sudameris Patagonia de la Argentina of holdings in Química Estrella S.A. (Buenos Aires Stock Exchange symbol QES). The acquisition, priced at slightly less than U.S.$1 million, gives Grupo Empresarial a 40.4% stake in Química Estrella. Química Estrella, a food […]

Baker & McKenzie’s Hong Kong and Taipei offices have been advising Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd (“Fubon”) on its landmark deal to take over Hong Kong-listed International Bank of Asia, Limited (“IBA”). The deal, valued at approximately HK$4.3 billion, involves the acquisition by Fubon of Arab Banking Corporation’s 55 per cent shareholding in IBA, and

ROSLYNN R. MAUSKOPF, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, PASQUALE J. D’AMURO, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, WILLIAM E. KEZER, Inspector-in-Charge, New York Division, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and GLENDA PAPILLION, Acting Special Agent-in-Charge, Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, announced today the

Kilpatrick Stockton LLP today announced the addition of Jerry Smith as a partner in the firm’s Atlanta office. Mr. Smith joins the Corporate Practice Group, where he will focus his practice on tax matters. Mr. Smith has extensive experience in international, federal, state and local taxation of corporations and partnerships. His experience includes transaction planning

The international law firm of Greenberg Traurig LLP announced today that Robert H. Cohen has joined the firm as a Shareholder in the New York office. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Cohen was a partner in the Corporate practice at Morrison, Cohen, Singer & Weinstein, LLP. Cohen offers many years of experience representing issuers, underwriters

The international law firm of Arnold & Porter LLP today announced an expansion of its Brussels office, which opened in summer 2003. Five antitrust/competition lawyers have joined partners Marleen Van Kerckhove, William Baer, Tim Frazer, and Susan Hinchliffe to create a team of nine in Brussels. A reception marking the opening and expansion of the

Royal Bank of Canada today announced that it has reached a settlement in its dispute with Cooperative Centrale Raiffeisen Boerenleenbank, B.A., the large Dutch cooperative bank known as Rabobank. The 18-month-old dispute arose over Rabobank’s refusal to meet its payment obligation under a US$517 million swap transaction between the two banks signed in January 2001.

Baker & McKenzie’s Hong Kong office acted for Principal Financial Group on its purchase of Guoco Group’s wholly owned Dao Heng Asset Management. The deal signifies the first round of progressive industry consolidation within Hong Kong’s pension asset-management industry. Following completion of the deal, Principal is now the sixth-largest pension provider in Hong Kong and

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A. (SDSBS), which won $3 million from Orkin Exterminating, Inc. last September, has filed another complaint against Orkin and its parent company, Rollins, Inc. The complaint, which was filed in the Circuit Court of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit in Broward County, also names Greg Saladino, Orkin’s local Branch Manager.

Kilpatrick Stockton LLP today announced that Mark I. Levy has joined the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office, where he will specialize in U.S. Supreme Court and appellate litigation. With 30 years of relevant experience, Mr. Levy will play a substantial role in developing and expanding Kilpatrick Stockton’s Supreme Court and appellate litigation practice. “Mark’s extensive background,