Steptoe is pleased to announce that Pieter Bekker has joined the firm’s International Arbitration Group as a partner.  Dr. Bekker, who brings 20 years of experience in all aspects of cross-border dispute resolution, is based in the firm’s Brussels office, but will regularly work out of Steptoe’s London, Washington and New York offices.

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Squire Sanders is pleased to announce that Eric W. Cowan and Glynna K. Christian have joined its global legal practice as partners in the Corporate Transactions, Finance & Governance Practice Group.  The new partners will be resident in both the New York and London offices.

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Shearman & Sterling represented American Axle Manufacturing, Inc. (AAM), along with its parent and subsidiary guarantors, in connection with its shelf takedown of $550 million aggregate principal amount of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2022 and in connection with its concurrent tender offer and consent solicitation for all of the outstanding $250 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.25% Senior Notes due 2014.

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Shearman & Sterling represented Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as sole bookrunning manager and representative of the several initial purchasers in connection with HudBay Minerals Inc.’s (“HudBay”) offering of $500,000,000 of its 9.50% Senior Notes due 2020.

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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Bank of America Merrill Lynch as joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner, in connection with the $600 million in financing for independent exploration and producer, Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc.’s (NYSE: MPO) acquisition of Mississippian Lime oil properties in Oklahoma and Kansas from Eagle Energy Production, LLC, an independent energy business engaged in exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas.

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Davis Polk advised UBS Investment Bank, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC as joint book-running managers in connection with an SEC-registered offering by GT Advanced Technologies Inc. (GTAT) of an aggregate principal amount of $220 million of 3% convertible senior notes due 2017, which included $15 million aggregate principal of notes from the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional notes. In addition, Davis Polk advised certain financial institutions, including several affiliates of the underwriters, as counterparties to convertible note hedge and warrant transactions with GTAT in connection with the convertible senior notes offering.

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Davis Polk advised Indeed, Inc. in connection with its acquisition by Recruit Co., Ltd.

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On October 1, 2012, Mondelēz International, Inc., formerly Kraft Foods Inc., announced that it has completed the spin-off of its North American grocery business, Kraft Foods Group, Inc. Cravath represented Kraft Foods in connection with this transaction, which was previously announced on August 4, 2011.

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Cravath represented the initial purchasers, Credit Suisse, Goldman, Sachs & Co., UBS Investment Bank, Wells Fargo Securities, RBC Capital Markets, Macquarie Capital and Nataxis, in connection with the US$540 million second-priority senior secured and senior debt offering of DJO Finance LLC and DJO Finance Corporation. DJO Finance is a global developer, manufacturer and distributor of high-quality medical devices that provide solutions for musculoskeletal health, vascular health and pain management. The transaction closed on October 1, 2012.

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Simpson Thacher recently represented Tesoro Corporation in its issuance and sale of $450,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.250% Senior Notes due 2017 and $475,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.375% Senior Notes due 2022. Tesoro used the proceeds from the offering to fund (i) its tender offers for any and all of its outstanding 6?% Senior Notes due 2015 and any and all of its outstanding 6½% Senior Notes due 2017 and (ii) the redemption of all such existing notes not tendered pursuant to the satisfaction and discharge provisions of the related indentures. The Firm also represented Tesoro in connection with the tender offers and redemptions. The notes offering and the tender offers were consummated on September 27, 2012, and the redemption will be completed on November 1, 2012.

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