http://www.law360.com/ Latest articles for organization: BNP Paribas Copyright 2009 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US http://www.law360.com/images/headings/logo.gif http://www.law360.com/ http://www.law360.com/articles/134581 French retail giant PPR, the owner of Gucci Group, has begun an initial public offering for African subsidiary CFAO that will raise up to €1 billion ($1.5 billion), according to the company. http://www.law360.com/articles/134581 http://www.law360.com/articles/133599 Independent lenders of bankrupt Station Casinos Inc. are objecting to an extension of the company's exclusivity period, arguing the casino operator is using exclusivity to block plan alternatives it does not like. http://www.law360.com/articles/133599 http://www.law360.com/articles/131522 A federal judge has tossed broker-dealer Advest Inc.'s counterclaim in a suit brought by American Automobile Insurance Co. seeking a declaratory judgment that the insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify Advest in litigation stemming from an employee's kickback scheme. http://www.law360.com/articles/131522 http://www.law360.com/articles/130544 Having reached key settlements with creditors, SemGroup LP has won confirmation of its plan of reorganization following about 15 months in Chapter 11. http://www.law360.com/articles/130544 http://www.law360.com/articles/130438 The SemGroup LP debtors on Monday made progress toward getting their fourth plan of reorganization approved in hearings expected to last into Monday night, a source said. http://www.law360.com/articles/130438 http://www.law360.com/articles/128077 International law firm Denton Wilde Sapte LLP is reportedly launching redundancy consultations in an effort to cut loose more support staff members, after trimming 76 positions earlier in 2009. http://www.law360.com/articles/128077 http://www.law360.com/articles/124254 In advance of a pending merger between the energy companies, Enterprise Products Partners LP has announced an offering of $2 billion in notes intended to swap out existing debt on the books of its acquisition target, pipeline firm Teppco Partners LP. http://www.law360.com/articles/124254 http://www.law360.com/articles/123241 The judge overseeing oil and gas producer Energy Partners Ltd.'s bankruptcy has signed off on a modified version of a second amended joint plan of reorganization after ruling that the company's recent tweaks to the plan were minor in nature and should not affect its earlier confirmation. http://www.law360.com/articles/123241 http://www.law360.com/articles/122235 An affiliate of alternative asset manager Apollo Global Management LLC plans to acquire Texas-based energy company Parallel Petroleum Corp. in a transaction valued at about $483 million, Parallel said Tuesday. http://www.law360.com/articles/122235 http://www.law360.com/articles/120454 Bankrupt natural gas exploration company CDX Gas LLC has reached a settlement with International Coal Group Inc. and its subsidiaries, which earlier had objected to the debtor's disclosure statement on the grounds that it was not specific enough regarding its plan for certain contracts. http://www.law360.com/articles/120454 http://www.law360.com/articles/115898 Bankrupt natural gas exploration company CDX Gas LLC has won approval of its disclosure statement, despite objections from a coal company that the statement did not clearly define how certain contracts would be treated. http://www.law360.com/articles/115898 http://www.law360.com/articles/115430 Italy’s competition watchdog has reportedly extended by three months a probe into whether Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo SpA failed to comply with antitrust procedures in relation to shareholder pacts. http://www.law360.com/articles/115430 http://www.law360.com/articles/114941 Bankrupt oil and gas producer Energy Partners Ltd. has received court approval for a prenegotiated restructuring plan but is still working with lenders to obtain the financing it needs for the plan to take effect. http://www.law360.com/articles/114941 http://www.law360.com/articles/114686 Italy's antitrust enforcer has launched a probe of MasterCard Inc. and eight banks — including the Italian units of Barclays PLC, BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank AG — over suspicions that agreements on interchange fees may run afoul of the European Union's regulations on restrictive business practices. http://www.law360.com/articles/114686 http://www.law360.com/articles/112894 Secured lenders Fortis Capital Corp. and BNP Paribas have objected to a proposed reorganization plan for bankrupt Energy Partners Ltd., claiming the plan does not provide adequate assurance the oil and gas producer would receive $125 million in exit financing and incorrectly indicates secured creditors would be fully repaid. http://www.law360.com/articles/112894 http://www.law360.com/articles/110617 A bankruptcy judge has approved a $29.3 million sale of assets of bankrupt Houston-based natural gas exploration company CDX Gas LLC to EnerVest Energy Institutional Fund LP. http://www.law360.com/articles/110617 http://www.law360.com/articles/109249 A major producer of coal in northern and central Appalachia has objected to CDX Gas LLC's latest disclosure statement, claiming the bankrupt Houston-based natural gas exploration company has not made it clear how certain contracts will be treated. http://www.law360.com/articles/109249 http://www.law360.com/articles/107170 UBS AG has been hit with a suit by California’s fifth-largest bank, which alleges the financial giant tried to secretly offload its exposure to over $2 billion in toxic subprime mortgage assets to a group of unsuspecting financial institutions. http://www.law360.com/articles/107170 http://www.law360.com/articles/105124 In a sign that Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP is looking to step up its presence in U.K. and European markets, the Cleveland-based firm has reportedly been engaged in merger discussions with London’s Denton Wilde Sapte LLP. http://www.law360.com/articles/105124 http://www.law360.com/articles/104656 London-based insurer Amlin PLC announced Wednesday that it would acquire Fortis Corporate Insurance NV from the Netherlands, which took control of the company last year, for €350 million ($495 million). http://www.law360.com/articles/104656