Washington, D.C., Oct. 18, 2006 – LAWFUEL – Law Jobs, Law News – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission gave unanimous final approval today to rules changes to its “best price” rule concerning tender offers. The “best price” rule requires that all shareholders are paid the same price in a tender offer. The changes, which […]

Melbourne October 20 2006: LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Blake Dawson Waldron (BDW) advised ANZ on its $215 million structured financing facility for pulpwood MIS operator, Great Southern Plantations Limited (GSP). The transaction, led by ANZ Investment Bank’s Project Finance team and advised on by ANZ Capital Solutions, provides initial funding of $215 million

FRANKFURT – LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Allen & Overy has advised a consortium of banks led by Credit Suisse and Dresdner Kleinwort on the IPO of VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG. The gross proceeds amounted to approximately e264 million. 13,000,000 new shares from a capital increase and in total 5,200,000 shares from existing shareholders

Allegations made in the divorce between Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills reached a new low today as divorce pleadings accused McCartney of various unpleasant actions related to his estranged wife. See: LawFuel.com Hot Files.

Sydney 20 October 2006: LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Blake Dawson Waldron (BDW) is acting for Lihir Gold on its A$350 million acquisition of Ballarat Goldfields NL. Lihir has signed a Merger Implementation Agreement with Ballarat Goldfields by way of a scheme of arrangement. Lihir is offering 5 Lihir shares for every 54 Ballarat

Thursday 19 October 2006 LAWFUEL – Law News Daily – The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has placed a final stop order on a prospectus issued by Greenwood Property Development Fund Limited (Greenwood). Lodged with ASIC on 11 November 2005, Greenwood’s prospectus sought to raise up to $10 million to fund property development in

PITTSBURGH- LAWFUEL – Law News Network –W. Scott Hardy, Esq., a director at Cohen & Grigsby, P.C., has assumed the role President of the W. Edward Sell Chapter of the American Inns of Court (formerly known as the University of Pittsburgh Chapter) for a two-year term. The chapter’s 80 members include members of the judiciary,

Santa Ana, CA – LAWFUEL – Law News Network – A federal grand jury in Santa Ana returned an indictment this morning charging Joseph R. Drezek with willfully making and subscribing to a false United States Income Tax Form 433-A, Collection Information Statement for Wage Earners and Self-Employed Individuals. According to the indictment, on or

SAN DIEGO – LAWFUEL – Legal News Network – October 18, 2006 – Kenneth J. Hines, Special Agent in Charge for the San Diego Field Office announced that Vincent Sennen Garcia, a professional surfer known internationally as “Sunny” Garcia, was sentenced today in federal court in San Diego to three months custody; seven months home

Sara Evans’ former nanny has denied ever having a relationship with country singing divorce sensation Sara Evans, threatening a multimillion dollar lawsuit if the comments are not retracted. Read more at LawFuel.com’s Hot Files. www.lawfuel.com