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Participating Offices: Hong Kong; London; Menlo Park, CA; New York
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Jones Day, Davis Polk, Cooley, Sheppard: Business of LawBloombergJones Day said it added two new partners, Alejandro Chico and Antonio Gonzalez, to its Mexico City office, marking the fifth new hire for the office this year and bringing the total number of lawyers there to 37. Chico will join the firm's Banking …and more »
Pandit Redux: Ex-Citi Boss Taps Davis Polk for ComebackThe American LawyerDavis Polk & Wardwell is advising former Citigroup boss Vikram Pandit, who was forced out as head of the global banking giant last year, on his return to the financial services industry through his investment in India's JM Financial Group.and more »
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Latham, Davis Polk Lead as Actavis Buys Generic RivalThe American LawyerGeneric drug maker Actavis has agreed to pay $5 billion in stock and assumed $3.5 billion in debt to acquire Irish rival Warner Chilcott. The deal comes less than a month after the collapse of a tentative deal that would have seen Actavis sold to …Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Davis Polk Advises Warner Chilcott on Its …Linex Legal (registration) (press release)Actavis acquires Warner Chilcott for $8.5BThe Deal Pipelineall 114 news articles »
Kasowitz, Eversheds, Davis Polk: Business of Law (Correct)BusinessweekKasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP hired insurance recovery litigators Jerold Oshinsky and Linda Kornfeld from Jenner & Block LLP as partners to open the firm's Los Angeles office. Oshinsky was Jenner's co-chairman of the insurance litigation and …
Davis Polk on $4 Billion CNOOC Bond OfferingThe American LawyerPart of the proceeds from the offering will be used to repay debt, which includes a bridge loan for its $15.1 billion acquisition of Canadian oil sands operator Nexen Inc., a deal that closed in February and on which Davis Polk also advised CNOOC …and more »
Davis Polk, Cadwalader star in Baidu acquisitionLegal Business OnlineDavis Polk & Wardwell is advising Baidu Inc, China's largest search engine, on its $370 million acquisition of Chinese online video firm PPS Net TV (PPS). Late last year, Baidu acquired a majority stake in its online video unit, iQiyi. Once acquired …
The Case for Megabanks FailsNew York Times (blog)On April 30, the law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell issued “Brown-Vitter Bill: Commentary and Analysis,” confronting head-on the proposal from Senators Sherrod Brown, Democrat of Ohio, and David Vitter, Republican of Louisiana, that would require bigger …
Davis Polk, Links lead on CNOOC record bond issueLegal Business OnlineDavis Polk & Wardwell has advised CNOOC Ltd on its $4 billion bond sale, the largest issuance ever by a Chinese company, while Linklaters represented the underwriters. The Chinese energy company issued $750 million 1.125 percent notes due 2016, …
Law firm of the year: Davis Polk & WardwellRisk.netDavis Polk & Wardwell's transactional work during 2012 - when it advised on 2,100 offerings, worth $32 billion, or an average of 40 per week - would have been impressive in any year. But as the firm's clients will tell you, 2012 was not any year. When …
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Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Davis Polk Advises Campbell Soup on Its …Linex Legal (registration) (press release)Davis Polk is advising Campbell Soup Company on its acquisition of Plum Organics, Inc. The closing of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions, is expected in Campbell's fiscal fourth quarter of 2013.Campbell Soup to buy organic baby food companyReutersCampbell to buy US baby food group Plum Organicsjust-food.com (subscription)all 17 news articles »
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