DLA Piper advised Coupons.com Incorporated in its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange.
Coupons.com, a leader in digital coupons, operates a platform that connects brands and retailers with consumers through Web, mobile and social channels. Over 2,000 brands from more than 700 consumer packaged goods companies and many of the leading grocery, drug and mass merchandise retailers, use the company’s platform to reach consumers. More >>
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Fredrikson & Byron acted as legal counsel for Medtronic, Inc., the global leader in medical technology headquartered in Minneapolis (NYSE: MDT), in its public offering of $250 million principal amount of its 0.875% Senior Notes due 2017, $250 million principal amount of its floating rate Senior Notes due 2017, $850 million principal amount of its 3.625% Senior Notes due 2024, and $650 million principal amount of its 4.625% Senior Notes due 2044. More >>
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International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Hispania Activos Inmobiliarios, S.A. on its €500m initial public offering on the Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia stock exchanges.
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Shearman & Sterling advised Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., Jefferies Finance LLC and MerchCap Capital Markets LLC as lead arrangers in connection with a $665 million financing, including a $520 million first lien term loan facility and a $145 million second lien term facility, related to the refinancing and dividend recapitalization of Payless ShoeSource, owned by Golden Gate Capital and Blum Capital Partners.
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The Firm is representing Hellman & Friedman LLC in connection with its announced $1.1 billion acquisition of Renaissance Learning from affiliates of Permira, an European private equity fund. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2014, subject to the waiting period under the HSR Act and customary closing conditions.
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Perkins Coie represented client Outerwall Inc. (Nasdaq: OUTR), the company behind Redbox ®, Coinstar ® and ecoATM ® kiosks, in its purchase of $370 million of the company’s common stock through a modified “Dutch auction” tender offer.
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Pryor Cashman Partners Ronald B. Kremnitzer and Samson R. Bechhofer represented Pinnacle Group, a real estate investment firm, in its $208 million buyout of the interests of its equity partner, Hudson Realty Capital, in 26 apartment buildings in Brooklyn.
Tags: Pryor Cashman LLPShearman & Sterling is advising JetBlue Airways on the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary LiveTV to Thales Avionics for $400 million. The sale, which is subject to regulatory and other approvals, is expected to be completed in mid-2014.
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLPOn March 13, it was announced that JetBlue Airways has agreed to sell its wholly owned subsidiary LiveTV to Willkie client Thales Group for $400 million. LiveTV is the leading provider of live in-flight entertainment and connectivity systems for commercial airlines. The company revolutionized the inflight entertainment space, and with this transaction is now pursuing an aggressive growth strategy. Last year, the company and its partner ViaSat introduced Ka-band satellite-driven onboard connectivity, a game changing technological advancement.
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The Manchester office of Addleshaw Goddard advised Zeus Capital in its role as nominated adviser and broker to the IPO of boohoo.com plc on AIM, which became effective today.
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