Herbert Smith and Freehills Announce New York Office Opening and Confirm Further Hires

International law firms and merger partners Herbert Smith LLP and Freehills announced today the official office opening in New York. The office opens for business today, 4 September 2012, and will initially operate as Herbert Smith New York. On 1 October 2012, the official launch date of the new firm Herbert Smith Freehills, it will become part of the Herbert Smith Freehills’ international network.

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Davis Polk – Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings $1 Billion Senior Notes Offering

Davis Polk advised Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as underwriters on a public offering by Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp) of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 2.20% senior notes due 2017 and $500 million aggregate principal amount of 3.75% senior notes due 2022.

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Simpson Thacher Represents Lightyear Capital in Acquisition of Flagstone RE by Validus Holdings

Simpson Thacher is representing Lightyear Capital in connection with the acquisition of Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Ltd. by Validus Holdings Ltd. Under the terms of the transaction, Flagstone shareholders will receive 0.1935 Validus voting common shares and $2.00 in cash for each Flagstone share. The transaction represents an aggregate equity value of $623.2 million. Funds associated with Lightyear Capital own 8.5% of the outstanding Flagstone shares and have entered into a voting agreement with Validus to vote in support of the transaction.

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Paul Hastings Advises Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, and Jefferies in

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm is representing Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. and Jefferies and its affiliates in connection with financing petrochemical provider TPC Group Inc.’s (Nasdaq:TPCG) $850 million merger by First Reserve Corporation, a leading global investment firm dedicated to the energy industry, and SK Capital Partners, a U.S. based private investment firm focused on the chemicals sector.

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Shearman & Sterling Advises on Penske’s Senior Subordinated Notes Offering

Shearman & Sterling represented Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representative of the several initial purchasers, in connection with Penske Automotive Group, Inc.’s offering of $550,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2022. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated also acted as dealer manager in the concurrent tender offer for any and all of the outstanding $375,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Penske’s 7.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016. The proceeds from the notes offering were used, in part, to fund the tender offer and in part to repay amounts outstanding under Penske’s U.S. revolving credit facility.

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