Simpson Thacher recently represented the bank group, led by Union Bank, N.A. and Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, in a $635.9 million construction and term loan financing for two 150-megawatt Alta Wind VI and Alta Wind VIIII wind power projects being developed by Terra-Gen Power LLC in the Tehachapi area of California. The Alta Wind VI and Alta Wind VIII projects are part of Terra Gen’s Alta Wind Energy Center, a 3,000-megawatt initiative considered to be one of the largest U.S. wind development projects.

WilmerHale has advised Yandex, the leading Internet company in Russia, on its $1.4 billion initial public offering and listing on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. Yandex operates the most popular search engine and the most visited website in Russia. This transaction represents the sector’s biggest IPO since Google, Inc. went public in 2004. Yandex’s Class A shares began trading on May 24, 2011, under the symbol “YNDX.”

DLA Piper has advised Goodrich Corporation (“Goodrich”), a leading global supplier of systems and services to the Aerospace and Defence industry, on its acquisition of Mictrotecnica S.r.l (“Microtecnica”) from SSCP Aero Holdings S.C.A for €330 million.

International law firm Eversheds has today (25 May 2011) announced that it has merged (and associated in Saudi Arabia) with Middle Eastern law consortium KSLG in a groundbreaking move that will see the firm treble in size in the region.

The firm recently represented HRT Participações em Petróleo S.A. (“HRT”) in connection with its plan of arrangement with UNX Energy Corp. (“UNX”), pursuant to which HRT acquired all of the outstanding common shares of UNX for CAD$6.17 per share in exchange for Global Depositary Shares representing common shares of HRT. The transaction represents a total enterprise value of approximately CAD$729.8 million (approximately US$746.8 million) for UNX. UNX is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of HRT.

Shearman & Sterling represented the joint book-running managers, BofA Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan, in connection with a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering by Brown Shoe Company, Inc. (the “Company”) of $200 million aggregate principal amount of its 7⅛% Senior Notes due 2019, and the dealer-manager and solicitation agent, BofA Merrill Lynch, in connection with the Company’s concurrent tender offer and consent solicitation for any and all of its 8.75% Senior Notes due 2012 (the “2012 Notes”).

Global law firm White & Case LLP has reinforced its leading position in emerging markets advisory with the closing of Guaranty Trust Bank’s US$500 million Eurobond offering. The transaction is the first debt issue by a Nigerian corporate since the start of the crisis. White & Case advised Guaranty Trust Bank on the transaction, which was sold to US investors under Rule 144A and outside the US in reliance on Regulation S, and is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Davis Polk advised Texas Instruments Incorporated on its SEC-registered debt offering of $3.5 billion aggregate principal amount of notes, consisting of $1 billion of floating-rate notes due 2013, $500 million of 0.875% notes due 2013, $1 billion of 1.375% notes due 2014 and $1 billion of 2.375% notes due 2016. The transaction represents the first debt offering by Texas Instruments in nearly 12 years. The offering was made through an underwriting syndicate led by Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.