Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it is advising CDH Investments (“CDH”), a leading asset fund manager focusing on investments in private equity, venture capital, real estate, mezzanine and public equity markets, on the US$40 million acquisition of a 20% interest in the Eastern Dragon project, a gold mine in Heilongjiang Province, China, from Eldorado Gold Corporation. More >>

Homebuilder Lennar Corporation recently announced an underwritten public offering of $400 million of 4.50% Senior Notes due June 2019. Willkie represented the underwriters led by Joint Book-Running Managers Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, BMO Capital Markets Corp. and UBS Securities LLC in the offering. Miami-based Lennar, one of the nation’s largest homebuilders, constructs affordable, move-up and retirement homes. Lennar’s financial services segment provides mortgage financing, title insurance and closing services for both buyers of the company’s homes and others.

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Willkie client The Men’s Wearhouse announced that it has increased its cash tender offer for all outstanding shares of Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. to $63.50 per share from $57.50 per share. As widely reported in the press, the proposed deal, valued at approximately $1.78 billion, would create the premier men’s apparel retailer with enhanced scale and a broadened customer reach. Expiration of the amended tender offer has been moved up to March 12, 2014, unless the offer is extended. More >>

Cahill represented Wells Fargo Securities, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Securities, J.P. Morgan, and RBS as joint book-running managers in connection with the public offering of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.75% Senior Notes due 2019 by D.R. Horton, Inc., one of the largest homebuilding companies in the United States. Proceeds from the offering will be used for general corporate purposes. More >>

Cooley LLP announced today that it advised LegalZoom.com, the nation’s leading provider of online legal solutions for small businesses and families, in its equity acquisition by The Permira Funds. Permira acquired more than $200 million of outstanding equity of LegalZoom through a tender offer of secondary securities.

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DLA Piper today announces that it advised Fosun International on its RMB210,500,000 investment in, and strategic partnership with food and beverage chain Secret Recipe, to become the second largest shareholder of Malaysia’s well-known restaurant chain. More >>

Kirkland & Ellis represented AMCOL International Corporation, which announced it has signed a definitive merger agreement with Imerys S.A. pursuant to which AMCOL shareholders will receive USD $41 per share in cash for each share of AMCOL common stock that they own, without interest. The $41 per share consideration represents an approx. 19 percent premium to the volume weighted average closing price of the Company’s common stock over the last 30 trading days through February 11, 2014. The transaction is valued at approximately USD $1.6 billion, including AMCOL’s debt. The transaction was unanimously approved by the board of directors of both companies.

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King & Wood Mallesons has continued its record of acting on all major hybrid offerings in Australia, acting for Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ANZ) on its latest offer of Tier 1 hybrid securities, ANZ Capital Notes 2. More >>

Perkins Coie represented client TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (Nasdaq: TQNT), a leading radio frequency (RF) solutions supplier and technology innovator, in its merger with RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency (RF) solutions.  The all-stock transaction creates a company with combined revenue of more than $2 billion.

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