Milbank Represents Goldman Sachs in $1,087.5M Financing for McDermott

Thursday, May 8, 2014

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP represented Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner in connection with a $300 million senior secured first-lien term loan facility for McDermott Finance L.L.C., a subsidiary of McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE: MDR) (“McDermott”), and Goldman, Sachs & Co. as sole book-running manager in connection with an offering of $500 million of senior secured second-lien notes by McDermott and an offering of tangible equity units by McDermott generating gross proceeds of $287.5 million.  The transactions closed in April 2014.  Concurrently with the transactions, McDermott also obtained a $400 million senior secured first-lien letter of credit facility.

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Herbert Smith Freehills advises banks on Etisalat financing for Maroc Telecom acquisition

Thursday, May 8, 2014

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised a group of seventeen international, regional and local banks on a EUR 3.15 billion multi-currency club deal for Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (“Etisalat”).  The financing has been raised using a DIFC SPV as borrower whose obligations are guaranteed by Etisalat, to fund the acquisition of Vivendi’s 53% stake in Maroc Telecom.

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XL Group to Sell Life Reinsurance Subsidiary

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Skadden is representing XL Group plc in connection with the $570 million sale of XL Insurance (Bermuda) Ltd.’s wholly owned subsidiary XL Life Reinsurance Ltd. to GreyCastle Holdings Ltd., announced May 1.

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Paul Hastings Represents ISG Holdings, Inc. in its Sale to Xerox

Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that it is representing leading healthcare technology company ISG Holdings, Inc., a portfolio company of private equity firm Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Company and venture capital firm SV Life Sciences, in its $225 million sale to Xerox (NYSE: XRX), a global leader in business process and document management.

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Olshan Client 601W Cos Acquires Second Largest Office Complex in Detroit

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Crain’s Detroit Business reported that New York-based investor 601W Companies closed on the $177.5 million purchase of the Southfield Town Center, the second largest office complex in metro Detroit.  The company plans to spend approximately up to $50 million on renovations at the 2.2 million-square-foot office complex which consists of five towers.  Warren Gleicher, Martin Cooper and Shirlee Gordon represented 601W Companies as co-counsel in charge of overall deal structure, the tenants-in common agreement between the owners and the  income tax consequences thereof.
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Hogan Lovells Advises American Homes 4 Rent in US$190 Million Offering of Preferred Shares

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Hogan Lovells today announces that a Corporate and Tax team advised American Homes 4 Rent, the nation’s largest publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) focusing on single-family rental homes, in its underwritten public offering of 5.50% Series C Participating Preferred Shares. The offering, and a concurrent private placement, raised total gross proceeds of approximately US$190 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses. More >>

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