Joseph R. Delgado Jr. and Michael S. Haber have joined the Atlanta office of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC. Mr. Delgado and Mr. Haber join as members of the Firm’s Business Department.
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Davis Polk is advising Artio Global Investors Inc.’s Strategic Review Committee of independent directors in connection with Artio Global’s acquisition by Aberdeen Asset Management PLC for $2.75 in cash per share. The transaction, which is expected to close by the end of the second quarter or early in the third quarter of 2013, is subject to customary closing conditions, including U.S. antitrust approval, approval of a majority of Artio Global shareholders and approval of certain Artio Global mutual fund boards and shareholders.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis Polk is advising Bank of America Merrill Lynch, as lead arranger and lead bookrunner of a $1.3 billion senior unsecured bridge facility for Cardinal Health, Inc. in connection with its proposed acquisition of AssuraMed, Inc.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis Polk advised Delphi Corporation in connection with an SEC-registered offering of $800 million aggregate principal amount of its 5% senior notes due 2023. The notes are guaranteed by Delphi Automotive PLC, the parent company of Delphi Corporation, and certain of its subsidiaries. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Incorporated, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Goldman, Sachs & Co. acted as joint book-running managers for the offering. Delphi intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to repay a portion of the term loan indebtedness outstanding under its revolving credit facility, and for general corporate purposes.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis Polk advised the Republic of Guatemala on its Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $700 million aggregate principal amount of 4.875% senior notes due 2028. The sole book-running manager of the offering was HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Silicon ValleyDavis Polk advised Goldman, Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as joint book-running managers and representatives of the underwriters on an SEC-registered public debt offering by Airgas, Inc. of $325 million principal amount of its 1.65% notes due 2018 and $275 million principal amount of its 2.375% notes due 2020.
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Bremen-based wpd group on the financing of the Butendiek offshore wind farm. The overall investment amounts to approximately €1.3 billion. The wind farm is situated in the German North Sea, some 30km west of the island of Sylt, and has 80 Siemens turbines providing a total capacity of 288 MW. The wpd group is project developer and shareholder, besides an investor group consisting of Marguerite Fund, Siemens Project Ventures, Industriens Pension and PKA.
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Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C., a corporate law firm known primarily for representing policyholders in insurance coverage disputes, today announced the opening of a new office in Burlington, Vermont.
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International law firm Pinsent Masons has boosted its Life Sciences group with the appointment of a four-strong Partner team.
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Global law firm Mayer Brown advised a consortium of banks on the issuance und placement of a EUR 500 m Public Sector Pfandbrief of Deutsche Kreditbank AG due 25 January 2018 (issue date 25 January 2013). The Public Sector Pfandbrief has a fixed interest rate of 1.00 per cent. p.a. The syndicate of banks included Barclays Bank PLC, Bayerische Landesbank, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, UniCredit Bank AG and WGZ BANK AG Westdeutsche Genossenschafts-Zentralbank as Joint Lead Managers.
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