Goodwin Procter Advises Trulia in $3.5 Billion Sale to Zillow

A team of Goodwin attorneys recently advised Trulia in its $3.5 billion sale to Zillow. The transaction, which is expected to close in 2015, is a stock-for-stock transaction whereby Trulia shareholders will receive 0.444 shares of Class A Common Stock of Zillow for each share of Trulia, and current Zillow Class A and Class B Common Stock shareholders will receive one comparable share of the combined company. The agreement is subject to customary closing conditions.

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North Castle Partners Enters Into Agreement to Sell Ignite Holdings, LLC for $308M

Morrison Cohen client North Castle Partners and its co-investors, along with certain equity holders, entered into a definitive agreement to sell Ignite Holdings, LLC, a leading developer and marketer of reusable, environmentally friendly thermal mugs and hydration bottles primarily sold under the Contigo and Avex brands, to an affiliate of publicly traded Newell Rubbermaid for a purchase price of $308 million.  North Castle is a leading private equity firm focused on investments in consumer-driven companies that promote healthy, active and sustainable lifestyles. Morrison Cohen represented North Castle Partners and Ignite in the transaction.
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Zillow.com Acquires Trulia

Davis Polk is advising J.P. Morgan Securities as financial adviser to Trulia, Inc. in connection with its $3.5 billion acquisition by Zillow, Inc. The transaction, which has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies, is expected to close in 2015.

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Paul Hastings Corporate Team Represents Equinox in Acquisition of Remaining Sports Club/LA Fitness Clubs

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Equinox, a sports and fitness club company, in acquiring assets from Millennium Partners for $110 million.
The purchased assets include the remaining Sports Club/LA fitness clubs in New York, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Boston and Miami, as well as the Reebok Sports Club/NY fitness club on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

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Simpson Thacher Represents Chilean Telecommunications Company, Entel, in US$800 million Offering of Senior Notes

The Firm recently represented Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A. (“Entel”), one of Chile’s largest telecommunications providers, in a Rule 144A / Regulation S offering of US$800 million of 4.750% Senior Notes due 2026. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Santander Investment Securities Inc. acted as representatives of the initial purchasers in the offering, which closed on July 22.

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Alexander Forbes Initial Shares Offering

Davis Polk advised Alexander Forbes Group Holdings Limited in connection with the ZAR 3.2 billion (US$310 million) initial offering of its ordinary shares. The offering consisted of 431,940,542 shares at a price to investors of ZAR 7.50. In addition, the joint bookrunners have an over-allotment option with respect to 64,791,081 ordinary shares of Alexander Forbes.

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Hogan Lovells Advises JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation in Joint Venture with NRG Energy to Build World’s Largest Post-Combustion Carbon Capture-Enhanced Oil Recovery Project

A Hogan Lovells cross-border, cross-practice team made up of lawyers from Denver, Houston, Washington, D.C., and Tokyo, advised JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation (“JX Nippon”) in its formation of a 50/50 joint venture company (“ the Company”) through its wholly owned subsidiary JX Nippon Oil Exploration (EOR) Limited1; and Petra Nova Holdings LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc. (“NRG”).
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