King & Spalding is representing private equity firm DouglasBay Capital (DBAY) in relation to the £280.8 million purchase of a majority holding in leading UK transport and infrastructure brand Eddie Stobart Logistics.
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Paul Hastings Represents Underwriters in Poly Cultural Group’s US$331 Million H-share Listing
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented CITIC Securities Corporate Finance (HK) Limited as the sole sponsor and CLSA Limited as the sole global coordinator, bookrunner and lead manager in Poly Cultural Group Corporation Limited’s (“Poly Cultural Group”) US$331 million global offering and listing of its H-shares on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. More >>
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Shearman & Sterling Advises Arrangers in $1.567 Billion Refinancing for J. Crew Group Inc.
Shearman & Sterling advised Bank of America, N.A. and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in connection with a $1.567 billion refinancing for J. Crew Group Inc., the retailer owned by TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners LP.
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Sidley Austin Llp Advised Munich Re On £5 Billion Pension Scheme Longevity Swap
Sidley advised Munich Re on a reinsurance deal with Aviva Life & Pensions UK Ltd to cover longevity liabilities relating to the Aviva Staff Pension Scheme. The transaction is the largest UK pension scheme longevity swap to date. It covers 19,000 lives, with approximately £5 billion of liabilities.
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Clifford Chance Advises Carlyle on Acquisition of ADT Korea from Tyco for US$1.93 Billion
Leading international law firm Clifford Chance is advising The Carlyle Group on its acquisition of Tyco Fire & Security Services Korea Co. Ltd. and its subsidiaries (ADT Caps Co., Ltd., Capstec Co., Ltd. and ADT Security Co., Ltd.) that form and operate the company’s Korean security business (“ADT Korea”), from US-listed Tyco, the world’s largest pure-play fire protection and security company, for approximately US$1.93 billion. The transaction is the largest private equity buyout deal in US dollar value in Korea since 2008 and subject to regulatory approval, is expected to close in the second quarter of 2014.
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Freshfields advises on Fast Retailing secondary listing of HDRs in Hong Kong
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised the sole sponsor on the secondary listing of Hong Kong depositary receipts (HDRs) of Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (Fast Retailing) by way of introduction on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, which took place today.
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Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm advised JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as the depositary bank on Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.’s (“Fast Retailing”) secondary listing of Hong Kong depositary receipts (“HDRs”) on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“SEHK”) by way of introduction. Morgan Stanley Asia Limited acted as the sole sponsor. More >>
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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, represented GE Capital as joint lead arranger and sole administrative agent in connection with the repricing of a $515 million term loan credit facility for Waupaca Foundry, Inc., the world’s largest suppliers of gray iron castings, ductile iron castings, ADI castings, and compacted graphite iron castings.
Tags: Paul Hastings, LLPShearman & Sterling Advises Genmab A/S in Connection with $180 Million Private Placement
Shearman & Sterling represented Genmab A/S in connection with an underwritten private placement of 4,600,000 of its ordinary shares for aggregate gross proceeds of $180 million. The private placement included sales to institutional investors in Denmark and internationally. Jefferies International Limited and Kempen & Co N.V. acted as co-managers for the private placement. The proceeds from the private placement will be used to further develop Genmab’s clinical and pre-clinical pipeline.
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Shearman & Sterling has advised Jaguar Land Rover Automotive plc on the tender offers for its £500 million Notes due 2018 (the “Sterling Tender Offer”) and $410 million Notes due 2018 (the “Dollar Tender Offer”), which were among the first high yield bonds issued by the company as part of its £1 billion equivalent fixed rate high yield bond offering in May 2011.
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