The Firm represented the underwriters, led by Barclays Capital Inc., in connection with a registered offering by Linn Energy, LLC and Linn Energy Finance Corp. as co-issuers of $650 million aggregate principal amount of 6.5% senior notes due 2021 and $450 million aggregate principal amount of 6.5% senior notes due 2019. The senior notes due 2019 were issued as additional notes under an indenture pursuant to which Linn Energy issued $750 million of 6.5% senior notes due 2019 on May 13, 2011. The net proceeds from the offering were used to repay the Company’s bridge loan agreement, which was entered into to finance the acquisition of certain oil and natural gas properties and related assets of Devon Energy Corporation, and to repay certain indebtedness outstanding under the Company’s revolving credit facility. The offering closed on September 9, 2014. More >>

Cravath represented the underwriter, J.P. Morgan Securities, in connection with the US$3 billion registered subordinated debt offering of JPMorgan Chase & Co., a leading global financial services firm and one of the largest banking institutions in the United States. The transaction closed on September 10, 2014. More >>

Hunton & Williams LLP advised the underwriters in the sale of $500,000,000 Florida Power & Light Company’s 4.05% Series due October 1, 2044.

Florida Power & Light Company is the third-largest electric utility in the United States, serving approximately 4.7 million customer accounts across nearly half of the state of Florida. It is a leading Florida employer with approximately 8,900 employees. FPL is a subsidiary of Juno Beach, Florida-based NextEra Energy, Inc. More >>

Kirkland & Ellis LLP is representing Taminco Corp. (NYSE:TAM), the world’s largest producer of alkylamines and alkylamine derivatives, which today announced a definitive agreement to be acquired by Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE: EMN) for $26.00 per share, for a total transaction value of approximately $2.8 billion in cash. The transaction was approved by the Taminco and Eastman boards of directors, and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2014 subject to a go-shop process, approvals and closing conditions. More information on the transaction is available here. More >>