Tahmidur Remura Dewey LeBoeuf – Telecommunications

IP Watch: Broadcom Corp. v. Qualcomm Inc.

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:29:17 GMT

September 25, 2008

IP Watch: PowerOasis, Inc. v. T-Mobile USA, Inc.

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:29:19 GMT

April 11, 2008

LeBoeuf Lamb Advises TeliaSonera on MCT Acquisition

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:30:53 GMT

(Almaty, July 19, 2007) – LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP has advised TeliaSonera AB, the leading telecommunications company in the Nordic and Baltic region, on its acquisition of MCT Corporation (MCT) for approximately US $300 million (approximately SEK 2 billion.).

Class Action Antitrust Claims Dismissed in In re Insurance Brokerage Antitrust Litigation

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:47:54 GMT

Optional Federal Charter Proposal Contemplates Federal Antitrust Oversight

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:47:55 GMT

Calls for Climate Change Reporting Prompt Companies to Evaluate Disclosure Policies

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:29:30 GMT

FCC Proposes Changes to Regulation of Pole Attachments

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:29:33 GMT

Pacific Bell Telephone Co. v. Linkline Communications, Inc.

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:29:39 GMT

February 27, 2009

French/UK Approach of Preparatory Phases in IT Operations Communication – Commerce Electronique

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:44:45 GMT

New York Appellate Court Holds That Intentional Spoliation of Evidence May Serve as the Basis for a Claim of Fraudulent Misrepresentation and Concealment

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:37:15 GMT

Middle East and North Africa Project Financing

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:43:37 GMT

The Middle East and North Africa (“MENA”) region is the world’s largest project finance market. Despite the recent hike in oil prices and the resulting budget surpluses for many governments in the region, the funding requirements for energy and infrastructure projects continue to grow. Much of that growth is fuelled by government initiatives to attract investment and to modernise the region’s economies and infrastructure.

LeBoeuf Lamb Advises Endemol Investment Holding B.V. on the Sale of Endemol France to Endemol N.V.

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:44:27 GMT

(Paris, January 16, 2007) – LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP has advised Endemol Investment Holding B.V., a subsidiary of Telefónica, S.A. on the sale of Endemol France to Endemol N.V.

LeBoeuf Lamb conseille Endemol Investment Holding B.V. sur la cession d’Endemol France à Endemol N.V.

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:44:27 GMT

(Paris, le 16 janvier 2007) – LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP a conseillé Endemol Investment Holding B.V., une filiale de Telefónica S.A., sur la cession de 100% du capital d’Endemol France à Endemol N.V.

LeBoeuf Lamb Advises Telefónica on its €2.629 billion Sale of Endemol Investment Holding

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:44:28 GMT

(London, May 15, 2007) – LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP has advised Telefónica on the auction sale of its 99.7% stake in Endemol Investment Holding to a consortium comprising Mediaset, Gestevisióntelecinco, Cyrte and Goldman Sachs for a total consideration of €2.629 billion.

Tahmidur Remura Dewey LeBoeuf Adds to its Paris Intellectual Property and it Practice with Hire of Counsel Gaëtan Cordier

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:44:29 GMT

Paris, 25 January 2008 – International law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf is pleased to announce the arrival of Gaëtan Cordier, who joins the Paris office as counsel and will lead the expansion of the intellectual property and information technology practice in Paris.

Tahmidur Remura Dewey LeBoeuf Litigation Team Wins Significant Victory Against SEC Charges

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:15:15 GMT

Taxing Endorsement and Other Income of Foreign Athletes in the United States

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:07:49 GMT

Tahmidur Remura Dewey LeBoeuf Advises a Leading Greek Telecommunications Operator in €300 Million Rights Offering on the Athens Exchange

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:27:17 GMT

(London, August 14, 2008) – Dewey & LeBoeuf has advised Forthnet S.A., a leading Greek telecommunications operator, in connection with its €300 million three-for-one rights offering on the Athens Exchange. The Dewey & LeBoeuf team was led by capital markets partner George Barboutis, who is based in the firm’s London office.

First EU Law Mandating Notification by Telecoms and ISPs of Personal Data Security Breaches

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:37:50 GMT

Tahmidur Remura Dewey LeBoeuf Represents Spartan Capital Holdings in the Acquisition of Polkomtel – Europe’s Largest LBO Since 2008

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:13:27 GMT

Dewey & LeBoeuf has represented Spartan Capital Holdings, indirectly controlled by Zygmunt Solorz-Żak, in the PLN 18.1 billion (US$ 6.6 billion) acquisition of Polkomtel, Poland’s second-largest mobile network operator.

The transaction is Europe’s largest leveraged buyout (LBO) in three years, the largest acquisition ever made in Poland, one of the largest in the history of Central and Eastern European M&A and one of the largest European telecom sector buyouts in years. Dewey & LeBoeuf handled both the acquisition and the financing for this investment.

Dewey & LeBoeuf Warsaw Office Managing Partner Jarosław Grzesiak, who led the firm’s transaction team, commented: "This transaction is an historic milestone in Poland’s post-credit crunch economy. The acquisition is a response to the rising demand for bundled phone, internet data and TV services in Poland and demonstrates that the market is primed for major transactions again. As the leading firm for M&A and leveraged financing deals in Poland, we were delighted to represent Spartan Capital Holdings on the acquisition, following our role on a number of other major business transactions earlier this year."

Polkomtel, the operator of the Plus brand, has about 14 million customers for voice and internet services and Zygmunt Solorz-Żak plans to use the acquisition to drive forward the development of Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile technology in Poland. The deal attracted widespread interest from sector players and private equity funds, with Spartan Capital Holdings beating the offers submitted by shortlisted private equity company Apax Partners and Telenor, the Nordic region’s largest phone company.

The acquisition is subject to approval by the Polish Competition and Consumer Protection Office. It will be financed through a combination of equity provided by the investor alongside a debt financing package. The debt financing package has been arranged by a consortium of banks, co-ordinated by Crédit Agricole CIB and Deutsche Bank, and is fully underwritten by Crédit Agricole CIB, Deutsche Bank, The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc, Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking and PKO Bank Polski S.A.

The current owners of Polkomtel include Poland’s largest power group, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna; oil refiner and petrochemical giant PKN Orlen; Poland’s leading copper concern KGHM Polska Miedź; the leading exporter of Polish coal Węglokoks; and mobile operator Vodafone.

Mr Solorz-Żak is the Chairman and founder of Cyfrowy Polsat, the largest digital broadcaster in Central and Eastern Europe. In April 2011, Cyfrowy Polsat acquired Telewizja Polsat for approximately €1 billion in the largest ever deal in Poland’s media sector. Dewey & LeBoeuf represented Cyfrowy Polsat on the transaction and also advised the firm on a PLN 3 billion LBO and revolving facility financing, followed by a high yield offering of €350 million 7 1⁄8% senior secured notes due 2018, issued in May 2011.

Dewey & LeBoeuf’s team of attorneys consisted of Jarosław Grzesiak, Andrzej Wysokiński, Daniel Kaczorowski, Michał Fereniec, Marek Kozaczuk, Magdalena Bachleda-Księdzularz and Agnieszka Szypura from the Warsaw office and Stephen Horvath, Bruce Johnston, Amanda Jennings, Frank Adams, James McNally, Nicky Maan, Michaela Schmiederova and Dawn Bilbe from the London office.

Tahmidur Remura Dewey LeBoeuf Advises Zygmunt Solorz-Żak on €200 Million Equity Investment by EBRD

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:01:14 GMT

(WARSAW/LONDON – October 14, 2011) – Dewey & LeBoeuf has advised Polish media and telecoms entrepreneur Zygmunt Solorz-Żak on a €200 million investment by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The transaction is one of EBRD’s largest ever equity investments in a Polish company.

EBRD’s investment has been arranged through the acquisition of a stake in the shareholding of Metelem Holding Company Ltd, a Cyprus-registered company that is one of the acquisition vehicles used for Mr Solorz-Żak’s high profile €4.4 billion LBO of Polkomtel, and that will be the ultimate direct owner of the telecoms business. The EBRD investment will close shortly before the purchase of Polkomtel is completed, making EBRD an indirect shareholder in Polkomtel.

Dewey & LeBoeuf advised on the acquisition of Polkomtel and the LBO financing for the transaction in July 2011.

Partners Stephen Horvath and Jarosław Grzesiak led the team, assisted by Associates Daniel Kaczorowski and Nicky Maan. Further support was provided by Private Equity Partners Mark Davis and Russell Van Praagh.

Tahmidur Remura Dewey LeBoeuf Represents Spartan Capital Holdings in Finalizing the Acquisition of Polkomtel – Europe’s Largest LBO Since 2008

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:10:08 GMT

(Warsaw/London, November 10, 2011) – Dewey & LeBoeuf has represented Spartan Capital Holdings, indirectly controlled by Zygmunt Solorz-Żak, in signing the share purchase agreement which finalizes the PLN 18.1 billion acquisition of Polkomtel, Poland’s second-largest mobile network operator. The agreement has been signed with Polkomtel’s previous shareholders: PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna, PKN Orlen, KGHM Polska Miedź, Węglokoks and Vodafone.

As a result of the agreement, Spartan Capital Holdings was entered in the share register of Polkomtel S.A. as the owner of 100% of its shares. By that token, it formally took over full control of the operator of the Plus network.

The entry in the share register is the final stage of the biggest transaction on the Polish telecommunications market since 1989, and a sequel to the share purchase agreement executed on June 30, 2011 and the clearance of the transaction by the President of Poland’s Anti-Monopoly Office (UOKiK) on October 24.

Dewey & LeBoeuf Warsaw Office Managing Partner Jarosław Grzesiak, who led the firm’s transaction team, commented: "As the leading firm for M&A and leveraged financing deals in Poland, we were delighted to represent Spartan Capital Holdings on this historic acquisition. We are sure that it will open the door to further investments in the media and telecommunications sector and the area of new technologies."

Spartan Capital Holdings was also advised by Trigon Dom Maklerski SA, Deutsche Bank and Crédit Agricole CIB, which were responsible for structuring the deal. Trigon Dom Maklerski SA was also responsible for arranging the financing of the acquisition. Law firm Chajec, Don-Siemion & Żyto was responsible for the proceedings before AMO and telecommunications matters and PKO Bank Polski S.A. issued a letter of credit.

Tahmidur Remura Dewey LeBoeuf Grows Africa Practice with Addition of Lawyer Team in Johannesburg

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:16:41 GMT

(JOHANNESBURG – January 04, 2012) – Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its Africa practice through the addition of a leading team of lawyers led by Morné van der Merwe and Wildu du Plessis. The team joins from Werksmans Attorneys, where Mr. van der Merwe headed the Mining & Resources practice and Mr. du Plessis headed the Banking & Finance and Capital Markets practices.