A Hogan Lovells Corporate team advised Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) on its proposed merger with Inland Diversified Real Estate Trust, Inc. (Inland Diversified). Under the terms of the merger agreement, Inland Diversified will merge into a wholly owned subsidiary of KRG in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at approximately US$2.1 billion. More >>

Kenyon & Kenyon LLP’s noted trademark lawyer Mimi K. Rupp advised The Washington Post Company, parent company of Kaplan, Inc., in all intellectual property aspects of the $250 million transaction with Nash Holdings LLC to sell its newspaper assets, including its flagship paper, The Washington Post, to Jeffrey P. Bezos.

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Thomas Cook Group plc announces today that it has entered into an agreement to sell Gold Medal, a UK-based distributor of long-haul scheduled flights, hotels and car hire, to dnata, the Dubai-based travel company that is part of the Emirates Group, for total consideration of £45m. The transaction is expected to complete on or about 27 February 2014.

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Cooley LLP announced today that it advised Celladon Corporation on its initial public offering. Celladon is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that targets SERCA enzymes to develop novel therapies for diseases with tremendous unmet medical needs. The company now trades on the NSADAQ Global Stock Market under the symbol, “CLDN.”

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Dentons is pleased to announce that it has acted for the Management Team of Marlin Financial Group (Marlin) on its secondary buyout for £295 million which completed on 10 February 2014.

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Mallinckrodt plc, a leading global specialty pharmaceuticals company, and Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. have announced a definitive agreement under which a subsidiary of Mallinckrodt plc will commence a tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The announced transaction price was $14.00 per share in cash or approximately $1.3 billion on a fully diluted basis. The deal is subject to customary terms and conditions and the parties expect the transaction to close in mid- to late-March. More >>

The Firm recently represented the initial purchasers, led by Morgan Stanley, Goldman, Sachs & Co., and Credit Suisse, in connection with Micron Technology, Inc.’s offering of $600 million aggregate principal amount of 5.875% Senior Notes due 2022. The notes were offered in reliance on Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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Shearman & Sterling represented Barclays Capital Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, RBS Securities Inc. and TD Securities (USA) LLC as representatives of the several underwriters in connection with an offering of $250 million aggregate principal amount of 3.40% Senior Notes due 2019 and $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.00% Senior Notes due 2024 by American Tower Corporation. The offering was a reopening of American Tower Corporation’s $750 million 3.40% Senior Notes due 2019 and $250 million 5.00% Senior Notes due 2024 issued on August 19, 2013. American Tower Corporation intends to use the proceeds to repay existing indebtedness it incurred under credit facilities, which have been used to fund recent acquisitions.

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Simpson Thacher recently represented CHC Helicopter S.A. (“CHC Helicopter”), a portfolio company of First Reserve Corporation, in connection with its refinancing of a $375 million super-senior secured revolving credit facility.  The revolving credit facility is guaranteed by certain of CHC Helicopter’s parents and subsidiaries located in Europe, Australia and North America. More >>

Troutman Sanders LLP represented its longtime client, Virginia Commerce Bank as it was acquired by United Bankshares. The transaction, which was valued at more than $500 million, closed on January 31, making United Bankshares the largest community bank in the Washington, D.C. area.

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