Global law firm Mayer Brown advised a syndicate of banks on the underwriting and placement of EUR 1 billion Notes issued by Volkswagen Leasing GmbH due September 2015 (issue date: 15 June 2012). The Notes have a fixed interest rate of 1.5 %. The syndicate of banks was composed of Credit Agricole CIB, DZ BANK AG, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities as well as The Royal Bank of Scotland.
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On 1 July, international law firm Pinsent Masons will open its first office in mainland Europe. Based in Munich, Germany, it will consist of a seven partner team specialising in complex transactions, corporate and IT law and dispute resolution.
Tags: Pinsent Masons LLPInternational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) and its subsidiary Horizon Terminals Limited on securing a 10 year Islamic term financing facility for US$100m from Standard Chartered Bank, Emirates NBD and Noor Islamic Bank.
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Corrs Chambers Westgarth is acting for NEC Corporation in relation to the A$227.5 million acquisition of CSG Limited’s Technology Solutions business and associated transitional services.
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Davis Polk advised Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as joint book-running managers and representatives of the underwriters on an SEC-registered offering by Caterpillar Inc. of $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of notes. The notes were issued in three tranches: $500 million principal amount of 0.95% senior notes due 2015, $500 million principal amount of 1.5% senior notes due 2017 and $500 million principal amount of 2.6% senior notes due 2022.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis Polk advised Affymetrix, Inc. (Affymetrix) in connection with its acquisition of eBioscience Holding Company, Inc. (eBioscience) for approximately $315 million in cash. Following the acquisition, eBioscience became a wholly owned subsidiary of Affymetrix. The acquisition was funded, in part, through a new senior secured credit facility and an offering of convertible notes.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPDavis Polk advised BB Securities Ltd., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Itau BBA USA Securities, Inc. and Santander Investment Securities, Inc. as initial purchasers in connection with the reopening by BRF – Brasil Foods S.A. of $250 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.875% notes due 2022, which constitute a further issuance of the 5.875% notes issued on June 6, 2012. The notes were sold in an offering exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Sao PauloShook, Hardy & Bacon announced today that William A. Yoder has rejoined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the Global Product Liability Practice.
Skadden, representing Planned Parenthood pro bono, secured a complete dismissal with prejudice in a False Claims Act case against the nonprofit organization in which potential damages exceeded $600 million.
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Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners have secured the denial of a claim for a major international electronics manufacturer in an Intellectual Property dispute in Russia.
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