Orrick is advising Metrovacesa SA on the sale of its 26.74 percent stake in the French real estate investment trust Gecina SA for 1.55 billion euros (US$2.11 billion) to a group of investors, which include Norges Bank, Credit Agricole Assurances, Blackstone and Ivanhoe Cambridge.
Willkie Represents Thales Group in Closing of $400 Million Acquisition of LiveTV from JetBlue
On June 10, it was announced that Willkie client Thales Group had completed its acquisition of LiveTV from JetBlue Airways for approximately $400 million in cash. The acquisition, which was initially announced on March 13, 2014, will allow LiveTV to continue the innovation that has set it apart as the leader in inflight entertainment and onboard connectivity under Thales ownership. JetBlue will maintain its relationship with LiveTV to continue providing customers with differentiated, industry-leading inflight entertainment and connectivity products.
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Dentons advises Emirates Steel Industries and Senaat on their US$1.3 billion refinancing
Dentons announced that it has advised Emirates Steel Industries (ESI) and Senaat on their recent US$1.3 billion refinancing. The transaction is one of the largest to have closed in the UAE this year and involves an innovative hybrid corporate/project financing structure which allowed ESI to obtain highly competitive terms. Both international and local banks participated in the financing, which contained conventional and Islamic tranches.
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Kramer Levin Client Stone Point Capital Completes Acquisition Of LTCG Holdings Corp.
On June 6, 2014, funds managed by Kramer Levin client Stone Point Capital LLC completed their acquisition of LTCG Holdings Corp., the parent of Long Term Care Group, Inc. (“LTCG”). LTCG is the recognized leader in business process outsourcing for long-term care insurance, and the acquisition furthers Stone Point’s strategy of backing innovative companies in the insurance and insurance services sectors. Originally founded in 1996 as the Long Term Care Group, LTCG is the largest provider of comprehensive outsourcing and claims management to long-term care insurers. In addition, LTCG provides clients with advanced risk management insight built upon its proprietary long-term care underwriting and claims databases.
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Cahill Represents Sole Underwriter in $944 Million Common Stock Offering by Nielsen
Cahill represented the sole book-running manager in connection with the secondary public offering by Nielsen Holdings N.V. (NYSE: NLSN), valued at $944,000,000. The offering made available 20,000,000 shares of common stock. The selling stockholders received all of the proceeds of the sale.
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Eagle Bancorp And Virginia Heritage Bank Announce Merger Agreement
On June 9, 2014, Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (“Eagle”) (NASDAQ: EGBN), the parent company of EagleBank (“EagleBank”), and Virginia Heritage Bank (“VHB”) (OTCQB: VGBK) announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement (the “Agreement”) pursuant to which VHB will be merged into EagleBank, with EagleBank being the surviving institution. The merger will accelerate Eagle’s growth with the addition of VHB’s 6 branches, which are all located in the attractive Northern Virginia market. At March 31, 2014, VHB had approximately $917.4 million in assets, $715.8 million in net loans and $737.1 million in deposits.
Appleby Advises Energy XXI On Usd 2.2bn Merger With EPL Oil & Gas
Appleby acted as Bermuda counsel to Energy XXI (Bermuda) Limited (“Energy XXI”) (Nasdaq:EXXI) (AIM:EXXI) in its USD2.2bn merger with EPL Oil & Gas, Inc. (“EPL”) (NYSE:EPL), a union that creates the only publically traded, pure-play oil and gas exploration company in the shallow water section of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The new enterprise has an enterprise value of USD6bn.
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Akin Gump Advises Greenlight Capital in BioFuel Energy’s $275M Acquisition of JBGL
Today, Biofuel Energy Corp. announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement with certain affiliates of Greenlight Capital, Inc. and James R. Brickman pursuant to which Biofuel will acquire the equity interests of JBGL Builder Finance LLC and certain subsidiaries of JBGL Capital, LP from Greenlight and Brickman. JBGL is a series of real estate entities involved in the purchase and development of land for residential purposes, construction lending and home building operations. JBGL is currently owned and controlled by Greenlight and Brickman.
Tags: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | New YorkMacfarlanes Advises Game Digital On IPO
Macfarlanes has advised GAME Digital plc, the leading omni-channel specialist retailer of video games in the UK and Spain, on its flotation on the main London market.
Based on the offer price of 200 pence per share, which raised gross proceeds of approximately £121 million for GAME and the selling shareholders, the market capitalisation of GAME at IPO was £340 million.
Tags: Macfarlanes LLP Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP Advises NTS Inc. on $140.0 Million Acquisition Transaction
New York based securities law firm Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP announced that it has acted as counsel to NTS Inc. (NYSE MKT LLC: NTS) in a merger transaction valued at approximately $140.0 million where Tower Three Partners LLC, a leading operationally oriented private equity firm, acquired all the capital stock of NTS Inc. for $2.00 per share.
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