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Willkie, Farr & Gallagher, LLP

Paris Office Represents Founders of Sophis in Private Equity Investment by Advent International
It was recently announced that global private equity firm Advent International acquired a majority stake in Sophis, a leading provider of financial services software development for capital markets. Hervé Vinciguerra, founder and CEO of Sophis, will retain a significant stake in Sophis and take a Supervisory Board position. Mr. Vinciguerra and his co-founders reinvested a significant portion of their initial stake in the joint venture vehicle with Advent. The transaction was handled by partners Hélène Raffin (tax) and Emmanuel Scialom (corporate), special European counsel Ariane Bertrand-Parigi (tax), and associate Julie Herzog (corporate).

08-03-2007

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Nixon Peabody LLP

Nixon Peabody Represents BlueTie, Inc., in the Patents for Its Award-Winning Featuretisements™ Technology
Pittsford-based BlueTie is the leading provider of hosted e-mail and calendaring solutions for small to mid-sized businesses and service providers worldwide. BlueTie revolutionized the “software as a service” sector in 1999 by introducing the first hosted suite of small business collaboration, and again in 2006 with the launch of Featuretisements— a new way to monetize Web-based applications.

Through Featuretisements, BlueTie provides unobtrusive, on-demand access to business services that simplify everyday tasks. By combining e-mail and calendaring with the Web’s most useful services such as travel planning, e-mail marketing, and business search, users can easily manage a variety of personal and business tasks directly from within their email application. Featuretisements are designed to be an easy, natural extension of users’ normal workflows. There is no banner, text, or other advertising. Moreover, BlueTie’s model is cost-per-action-based. Partners pay only when their services are generating revenue. Additional planned offerings include blogs, dinner reservations, and entertainment ticket purchasing.

Nixon Peabody’s technology and intellectual property partners Gunnar Leinberg and Peter Durant, both in Rochester, advised BlueTie on the patent, trademark, and related intellectual property issues aspects of Featuretisements.

Gunnar Leinberg stated, “BlueTie is a privately held, small business revolutionizing how technology is used by businesses and individuals alike. Nixon Peabody is very pleased to advise and represent this dynamic, entrepreneurial organization and their innovative Web-based delivery of various software applications.”

08-03-2007

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Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP

Milbank Represents Lenders in Structuring the Transaction; Strong Demand Results in Reverse-Flex Pricing
Further expanding its ethanol production capacity in the United States, Abengoa Bioenergy Holdings U.S., Inc., a subsidiary of the Spanish company Abengoa, S.A., has closed a $300 million financing for the construction of two ethanol plants in the Midwestern U.S. The financing was led by WestLB and Banco Santander and a syndicate of other lenders. The international law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, led by partner Dan Bartfeld, represented the lenders in negotiating and structuring the transaction.

Commenting on the transaction, Milbank’s Bartfeld stated, “The deal’s success proves that even in a very challenging financing market, a well structured deal with a strong sponsor can be very well received.”

In addition to Mr. Bartfeld, the Milbank team representing the lenders included associates Sarah Glenn, Rebecca Campbell and Peter Hughes.

About the transaction:
A subsidiary of Spanish company Abengoa, S.A., Abengoa Bioenergy Holdings U.S., Inc. is the fifth largest producer of bioethanol in the United States. Abengoa Bioenergy currently operates four plants in the Midwest with a combined capacity of approximately 198 million gallons per year. The $300 million senior secured financing will support the construction of two additional ethanol plants, each with a capacity of 88 million gallons per year.

The transaction was structured to attract several investor classes, which resulted in a very large oversubscription. The transaction was reverse flexed, achieving the tightest pricing to date for a greenfield ethanol financing.

08-03-2007

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McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton Professional Association

McLane Attorney Dennis Haley Selected as a Member of 2008 Leadership Greater Manchester
Dennis J. Haley, Jr., an attorney with the law firm of McLane Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, P.A., has recently been selected as a member of the 2008 Leadership Greater Manchester class.

Designed to recognize and nurture existing leadership talents from diverse sectors of the local community, Leadership Greater Manchester selects thirty-five professionals from among businesses, government, education, not-for-profit, arts, and religious and community groups to participate in the annual program. This year's class begins meeting this fall.

As a member of McLane's Corporate Department, Dennis focuses on advising clients in matters of entity selection and formation, mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financing, executive and employee compensation, software licensing and distribution agreements.

Dennis graduated cum laude with a B.A in Communications from Boston College in 1991, and his J.D from Boston College Law School in 1996.

Dennis is a member of the American Bar Association and the New Hampshire Bar Association. He is admitted to practice law in New Hampshire, serves on the Board of the Manchester Community Music School and resides in Manchester

08-03-2007

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McAfee & Taft A Professional Corporation

Chambers USA Honors Firm, 19 Attorneys as Leading Lawyers for Business in 2007 Guide
Nineteen McAfee & Taft attorneys – the most of any law firm in Oklahoma – were honored as leading lawyers in their respective practice areas in the recently released 2007 edition of the Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

First-time honorees are Terry R. Barrett (Energy), C. Bruce Crum (Corporate/ Commercial), Myrna S. Latham (Real Estate), Michael F. Lauderdale (Litigation) and C. David Stinson (Energy).

Re-named to the prestigious list are Joseph H. Bocock (Litigation), W. Chris Coleman (Corporate/Commercial), Richard D. Craig (Corporate/Commercial: Tax), Theodore M. Elam (Corporate/M&A), Sam R. Fulkerson (Employment), Gary F. Fuller (Corporate/Commercial: Tax), John N. Hermes (Litigation), Frank D. Hill (Real Estate), John A. Kenney (Litigation), Tony G. Puckett (Employment), Richard A. Riggs (Real Estate), Reid E. Robison (Litigation), N. Martin Stringer (Corporate/Commercial) and Peter T. Van Dyke (Employment).

Chambers USA also ranked McAfee & Taft number one among Oklahoma law firms in the areas of corporate/commercial, labor and employment, energy and natural resources, and real estate law. The firm’s litigation group, which was praised for its efficiency and talent, was also highly ranked.

Researchers with London-based Chambers & Partners Publishing, publishers of the 2007 guide, conducted more than 14,000 interviews of attorneys and clients throughout the United States to identify and rank the nation’s leading business lawyers. The final rankings are based on such factors as technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities most valued by the client.

08-03-2007

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Ice Miller LLP

Christl Glier Joins Ice Miller
Ice Miller LLP is pleased to announce that Christl Glier has joined the Firm as of counsel in the Labor Practice group. Glier's practice focus on immigration and filing employment-based petitions with the Citizenship and Immigration Services on behalf of corporate and individual clients.

Glier earned her bachelor of arts in psychology from Indiana University in 2001. She earned her juris doctorate from the Indiana School of Law in 2004.

Ice Miller's lawyers and business professionals, through their understanding of businesses, industries, and government entities, help simplify the complexities faced by its clients. Ice Miller is committed to helping its clients achieve their legal and business goals. The Firm has offices in Indianapolis, Indiana; Chicago, Illinois; DuPage County, Illinois; and Washington, D.C.

08-03-2007

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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Freshfields advises Hypo Real Estate on merger with DEPFA Bank
Leading international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised German-based Hypo Real Estate Holding AG on its intended merger with Irish DEPFA Bank plc. As a result of the merger, which will be implemented by way of a scheme of arrangement, DEPFA Bank plc will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hypo Real Estate Holding AG. The transaction, which will result in one of the largest German banks in terms of total assets and market capitalisation, is valued at approximately €5.7bn.

Hypo Real Estate Group, headquartered in Munich is a leading international provider of large volume commercial real estate financing. DEPFA Bank plc with registered offices in Dublin is one of the world's leading providers of public finance.

Hypo Real Estate Holding AG will finance the transaction by issuing new shares to the former shareholders of DEPFA and also by way of a cash component. The transaction is subject to shareholder and regulatory approval and is expected to be completed in October 2007.

The Freshfields team was led by Achim Kirchfeld (corporate, Düsseldorf) and included partners Gunnar Schuster (corporate/finance, Frankfurt), Wilfried Schaefer (tax, Frankfurt), Jan Brinkmann (tax, Frankfurt) and Sarah Murphy (US corporate, London) as well as senior associates Markus Stephanblome (corporate, Düsseldorf) and Holger Dietrich (tax, Frankfurt).

08-03-2007

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