Mayer Brown represents initial purchasers on $250 million high yield note offering by Oshkosh Corporation

Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, represented J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and the several initial purchasers in connection with the offering and issuance by Oshkosh Corporation of $250 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.375% senior notes due 2022. Oshkosh Corporation is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of specialty access equipment, commercial, fire & emergency and military vehicles and vehicle bodies. The high yield bonds were sold to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and in offshore transactions pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.

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Clifford Chance advises SMA Solar Technology on the acquisition of Danfoss’ solar inverter business and the formation of a strategic alliance

Clifford Chance advises SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA) based in Niestetal (Germany) on the full acquisition of the solar inverter business of Denmark-based Danfoss A/S and an agreement to form a strategic alliance between the two companies. The transaction is subject to clearance by the competent cartel authorities.

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Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C. Continues Growth In New Birmingham Office

Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C. is pleased to announce the addition of eight associates in their new office in Birmingham, Ala. The attorneys are: Catherine Phillips Crowe, Joel M. Everest, Katie Kimbrell, W. Preston Martin, Gregg M. McCormick, Patrick Mulligan, Matthew I. Penfield, and Jaime H Scivley. They join the 11 partner team led by A. Inge Selden, III, Carole G. Miller and Stephen E. Brown who opened the office on February 3, located at the Wells Fargo Tower, 420 20th Street North, Suite 2200, Birmingham, AL 35203. Bressler also has offices in New York, New Jersey and Florida.  The attorneys joining were formerly in practice with Maynard Cooper & Gale PC.

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Cahill Represents Initial Purchasers in $600 Million Notes Offering by AMD

Cahill represented BofA Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan as joint book-running managers and Wells Fargo Securities, Barclays, and Morgan Stanley as co-managers in connection with the Rule 144A offering of $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.75% Senior Notes due 2019 by Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., a global semiconductor company offering primarily computing solutions and graphics and visual solutions. More >>

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Cahill Represents Initial Purchasers in $375 Million Notes Offering by ModSpace

Cahill represented BofA Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan, and Wells Fargo Securities as joint book-running managers and Baird as co-manager in connection with the Rule 144A offering of $375,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 10.25% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2019 by Modular Space Corporation, a leading North American provider of modular buildings and related services fulfilling temporary and permanent space needs. More >>

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Cooley Advises Flexion on Initial Public Offering

Cooley LLP announced today that it advised Flexion Therapeutics on its $74.8 million IPO. Flexion is a clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel pain therapies. The company now trades on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “FLXN.”

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Edwards Wildman’s Istanbul Office Advises on the Privatization of the Sole Cruise Port of İstanbul, Salipazari (Galataport) Port

Edwards Wildman’s Istanbul office has advised the Privatization Administration, together with Burgan Yatirim Menkul Degerler A.S.and Mag Muhendislik Hizmetleri Ltd, in relation to the privatization project of the sole cruise port of İstanbul, Salıpazarı Port. The port is owned by Turkiye Denizcilik Isletmeleri A.S., as a result of the transfer of operating rights for 30 years. The privatization work started in 2010 and concluded with an auction in May 2013. Dogus Holding A.S. submitted the highest bid of US$702 million.

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Linklaters advises on Scottish roads project – a milestone in the development of the post-crisis project bond product

Linklaters has advised Allianz Global Investors Europe and the European Investment Bank (EIB) on the £400m widening and improvement works to the M8, M73 and M74 motorways in Scotland. The project was 50% financed by debt financing provided by the EIB and 50% by a bond issuance wholly subscribed on a deferred payment basis by Allianz Global Investors which has been listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

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