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Chadbourne & Parke LLP

Chadbourne Represented Heartland Food in $155 Million Sale of 249 Burger King Restaurants in Four States
Chadbourne & Parke LLP represented Heartland Food Corp., Burger King's second largest franchisee, in the sale of 249 restaurants in four states to GSO Capital Partners, a major New York hedge fund.

Heartland, a Core Value Partners portfolio company, purchased the outlets starting in late 2003 from AmeriKing during that company's Chapter 11 proceedings with Chadbourne acting as Heartland's counsel.

The deal to sell the restaurants closed on December 28, 2006. GSO purchased the outlets for $155 million in cash.

Working on the deal for Chadbourne were New York partners Talbert Navia, Alejandro San Miguel, Allen Miller, Barry Dinaburg, Lauren Kelly, George Zeitlin, and Marjorie Glover; DC partner Andrew Giaccia; counsel Tom Charbonneau; and associates Martin Stalman, Jennifer Kang, Elizabeth Miller and Erez Tucner.

The restaurants are located in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and North Carolina.

01-29-2007

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Willkie, Farr & Gallagher, LLP

Willkie Represents Warburg Pincus in Siemen’s $3.5 Billion Software Acquisition
It was announced that Munich-based Siemens AG has entered a $3.5 billion agreement to acquire U.S. software group UGS Corp. from Willkie client Warburg Pincus and its co-owners Bain Capital LLC and Silver Lake Partners. Siemens will pay $2.1 billion in cash and absorb $1.4 billion in debt to buy Plano, Texas-based UGS, a worldwide leading provider of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software and services. UGS has a global workforce of 7,300 and more than 46,000 customers in 62 countries. The activities of UGS are to be assigned to the Siemens Automation and Drives Group, which will become the first supplier for the manufacturing industries to provide an end-to-end software and hardware portfolio encompassing the complete lifecycle of products and production facilities. The deal was handled by partner Gordon Caplan.

01-29-2007

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White & Case, LLP

White & Case Builds on Leading Role in Latin American Arbitration with Promotion of Jonathan C. Hamilton
Global law firm White & Case announced the promotion of Jonathan C. Hamilton to partner in its International Arbitration Practice Group based in Washington, DC, effective January 1, 2007. The promotion demonstrates a commitment to maintain the Firm's leading presence in Latin American arbitration matters.

"The demand for our Group's services continues to grow worldwide, including throughout Latin America. Jonathan's international experience and linguistic ability is a match for that demand," said Paul D. Friedland, global co-head of the White & Case International Arbitration Practice Group.

Hamilton has represented a wide array of companies doing business in and out of Latin America as well as sovereign states. He started his career in the Firm's New York office, was based for several years in the Mexico City office and also worked as a visiting associate with a leading firm in Peru. He has experience on matters relating to more than 15 jurisdictions in Latin America and is currently engaged on disputes relating to Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru, including the representation of more than 170,000 Italian holders of Argentine sovereign bonds in an ICSID arbitration against Argentina. He has experience in ICSID, ICC and AAA arbitration and related litigation, as well as corporate matters related to Latin America.

Hamilton serves on the Board of Advisors of the Latin American Arbitration Review and the Latin America Energy Advisor. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Virginia Journal of International Law.

"We have experienced strong, uninterrupted annual growth in Latin American arbitration for years. Jonathan has lived and practiced in the region and is central to our provision of integrated services across practice areas and offices," said Alexis E. Rovzar, head of the Firm's Latin American Practice Group. The Firm previously was named Latin American Law Firm of the Year by PLC Which Lawyer? and has offices in Brazil and Mexico, where partner Thomas S. Heather has noteworthy experience in commercial arbitration and mediation.

The International Arbitration Practice Group of White & Case consists of more than 130 international arbitration practitioners, of which 28 are partners who principally focus on arbitration and over two dozen are fluent in Spanish, in Hong Kong, London, New York, Paris, Stockholm and Washington, D.C., with significant practices in Moscow and Tokyo and in close coordination with the Firm's offices in Mexico City, Miami and São Paulo.

01-29-2007

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White & Case, LLP

White & Case Strengthens Latin America Practice
Effective January 1, 2007, global law firm White & Case LLP boosted its Latin America capabilities by naming three new partners to its Corporate Practice - Tomer Pinkusiewicz and John R. Vetterli in New York and Juan Antonio Martín in Mexico City.

Alexis Rovzar, head of the Firm's Latin America Practice, said: "Between representing global financial institutions, acting for Latin American companies that are raising capital or expanding internationally and advising companies that are active in the region, the marketplace is increasingly demanding. That is why we think it is important to further expand the capabilities of our practice."

New York

* Tomer Pinkusiewicz is active in project finance, lending and capital markets transactions, primarily involving Latin American companies. He represents issuers and underwriters in a full range of transactions, including public offerings, Rule 144A and Regulation S offerings and private placements. Recently, he has specialized in hybrid securities and project finance deals, particularly in Argentina. Pinkusiewicz speaks Spanish, Hebrew and has a strong knowledge of French.

* John R. Vetterli represents issuers and underwriters in a full range of equity and debt securities transactions, including global and domestic registered public offerings, Rule 144A/ Regulation S offerings and private placements. He has extensive experience in capital markets transactions involving Latin American issuers, as well as in tender offers and liability management transactions. Recently, he has represented issuers, selling shareholders and underwriters in IPOs by Brazilian issuers. Vetterli is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.

Mexico City

* Juan Antonio Martín focuses his practice on securities offerings, financial transactions and M&A, with an emphasis on banking and securities matters. He has participated as issuer's counsel in several securities offerings by Mexican issuers, as well as in acquisitions of Mexican companies by local and foreign investors. Juan Antonio is fluent in English and Spanish.

White & Case's Latin American law practice has an established presence in Mexico City, Monterrey and São Paulo, working with teams in the Firm's New York, Miami and Washington, DC offices. The practice was recognized as one of the top two capital markets practices in Latin America in 2004, 2005 and 2006 by Latin Finance Magazine.

01-29-2007

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White & Case, LLP

Nigerian Private Sector Returns to International Capital Markets
White & Case acted for Nigeria's Guaranty Trust Bank PLC ("GTBank") in its eurobond issue of $350 million 8.5% Senior Notes due 2012; the first international corporate bond issue by a Nigerian business since the early 1990s. Standard Bank acted as Sole Bookrunner and was also Joint Lead Manager, along with Afrinvest (West Africa) Limited. GTBank is one of Nigeria's major commercial banks and its Notes were rated BB- by Standard & Poor's and B+ by Fitch. The proceeds of the issue will be used by GTBank for general banking purposes.

"As the first corporate issue from the country in over ten years, it is of course significant in its own right. Based on our experience of similar 'firsts' in other emerging markets, we would expect to see a number of further issues from Nigerian businesses on the Eurobond market in the next 18 months," commented Stuart Matty, lead White & Case partner working on the transaction. "Nigeria's economy is becoming an increasingly attractive option for investors and I think we're going to see this continue."

The White & Case team advising GTBank on the transaction was led by London-based partner Stuart Matty, working closely with associate Melissa Butler and trainee Imogen Harding. White & Case's European Capital Markets practice has a long track record of innovation, particularly in emerging markets. Recent highlights for the team in include:

* The first bond exchangeable into shares of an Egyptian company;
* The first ever dual issuer structure offering in the European high yield market;
* The first issue of a PIK Note in Central and Eastern Europe;
* The first Rule 144A/Regulation S high yield bond offering to date by a Pakistani corporate issuer, which was also the first international corporate bond issue by a Pakistani corporate issuer since 1994;
* The first ever Kazakhstan Tenge-denominated Eurobond; and
* The first ever hybrid tier one capital issue by a Slovenian bank.

01-29-2007

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Rider & Bennett, L.L.P.

CHRISTINE WEFLEN DISCUSSES EQUINE LAW ON "HORSE SENSE" 2007
Christine Weflen, an Equine Law attorney in Rider Bennett's Business Department, is a guest on "HorseSense" hosted by Don Wick. "HorseSense" is a 3-minute weekday radio program providing practical advice for current and potential horse owners.

Christine's radio spots will air January 29 through February 2, 2007 on 22 radio stations across Minnesota and North Dakota.

01-29-2007

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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Pillsbury Advises Laureate Education Inc. in $3.8B Sale to Investor Group
National law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman counseled the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Laureate Education, Inc. in a $3.8 billion deal to sell Laureate to an investor group led by Laureate’s CEO. Laureate serves 240,000 university students through its leading global network of accredited campus-based and online universities. The transaction was announced on January 28.

The company is expected to be acquired by an investor consortium led by Laureate Education Founder/CEO Douglas L. Becker and including Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR); Citigroup Private Equity; S.A.C. Capital Management, LLC; SPG Partners; Bregal Investments; Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec; Sterling Capital; Makena Capital; Torreal S.A.; and Southern Cross Capital, in an all-cash transaction for $60.50 per share, or an aggregate value of approximately $3.8 billion, including assumption of debt. The deal is the largest acquisition to occur in the for-profit education industry.

“As part of the overall agreement, we worked with the Special Committee to include a ‘go shop’ provision, which allows the Special Committee to solicit, receive and evaluate superior proposals over the next 45 days with cooperation from Mr. Becker and Laureate management. While there are no guarantees that another bidder will make a higher offer, this provision is designed to maximize shareholder value,” said partner Bob Robbins, head of Pillsbury’s Corporate and Securities practice, who led the Laureate team.

The other lawyers include corporate and securities partner Tom Plotz, associates Robert Sherley and Phil Rothenberg and executive compensation and benefits partner Kurt Lawson, all based in Pillsbury’s Washington, DC office.

The transaction is expected to close at the end of the second quarter of 2007, subject to shareholder approval and approval under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act as well as the satisfaction of customary closing conditions for transactions of this type.

Robbins adds that Pillsbury also represented a special board committee of Laureate in 2003 when Laureate, then known as Sylvan Learning Systems, sold its K-12 education business, including Sylvan Learning Centers, to a private equity fund to focus on its higher education business.

The Firm’s Corporate and Securities practice, which includes approximately 225 lawyers, represents clients in domestic and international securities transactions, private equity and venture capital investments, mergers and acquisitions, business and asset dispositions, and recapitalizations.

In addition to corporate and securities matters, Pillsbury advises universities, school districts and other educational entities on a wide range of legal issues, including zoning and campus development; faculty and staffing labor and contracting issues; IP patent disputes and tech transfer; environmental issues, including “green” buildings; outsourcing; ownership and regulations of educational television and radio broadcasting operations.

01-29-2007

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