Pacific Rubiales agrees US$6.5 billion takeover by Alfa and Harbour Energy

Mexican industrial conglomerate Alfa and Harbour Energy, a joint venture between private equity fund EIG Global Energy Partners and Hong Kong based commodity trader Noble Group, has hired Stikeman Elliott LLP and Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP in Toronto, Kirkland & Ellis LLP in New York, Houston, London and Washington, DC and Baker & McKenzie LLP, Baker & McKenzie (Colombia) and Estudio Echecopar member firm of Baker & McKenzie International for its US$6.5 billion takeover of oil producer Pacific Rubiales.