Shearman & Sterling represented Goldman, Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. as the joint bookrunning managers in connection with Novartis Capital Corporation’s offering of $2.15 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.400% Notes due May 6, 2024 and $1.85 billion 4.400% Notes due May 6, 2044. Both tranches of notes were fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Novartis AG.

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Simpson Thacher recently represented the international managers in connection with the initial public offering of Japan Display Inc. on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, which included an international offering to institutional investors pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S.

Japan Display Inc. is one of the world’s leading display panel manufacturers, with a focus on manufacturing small- to mid-sized display panels for smartphones and tablets.

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Simpson Thacher represented Grupo Antolín in connection with a high yield offering of €400 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2021, a new €200 million term loan facility and a €200 million revolving credit facility. The proceeds of the notes offering together with borrowings under the new term loan facility were used by Grupo Antolín to refinance outstanding indebtedness.

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Perkins Coie provided U.S. securities advice to  Tanker Investments Ltd. (TIL) for its $175 million Norwegian initial public offering, which included equity private placements and a concurrent listing of TIL’s common shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange.  TIL was formed by Teekay Corporation and Teekay Tankers Ltd. to buy, operate and sell modern second-hand mid-size oil tankers and completed a $250 million private placement in January, for which Perkins Coie also served as U.S. securities counsel.

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Simpson Thacher represented J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as lead arranger, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, in connection with the repricing of the $1.906 billion term loan under Realogy Group LLC’s senior secured credit facilities.

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A Travers Smith team led by firm senior partner Chris Hale and senior corporate associate Adam Orr has advised management on the acquisition of Nets Holding A/S. Advent International Corp., Bain Capital LLC and Danish pension fund ATP have agreed to buy the Nordic card-payment business for 17 billion kroner ($3.1 billion).

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International law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy represented Nomura, BBVA, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and HSBC as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for a $4.8 billion senior secured credit facility and a $1 billion senior notes issuance for Spanish pharmaceutical firm Grifols S.A.

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Cahill represented BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities, US Bancorp, and Wells Fargo Securities as joint book-running managers and the co-managers in connection with the public offering of $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6% Notes due 2024 by R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, a global provider of integrated communications. Proceeds from the offering were used to refinance existing indebtedness. More >>

International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advised the Global Co-ordinator in relation to the financing of the A11 PPP Road Project in Belgium. It is the first “greenfield” infrastructure project to be financed with the benefit of the European Investment Bank’s Project Bond Credit Enhancement Facility (“PBCE”). The PBCE is a key element in the efforts to revive debt capital markets funding for European infrastructure projects.

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The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York today announced an approved $218 million settlement on behalf of Bernard L. Madoff investors in a suit filed against JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and its parents, subsidiaries and affiliates. Hagens Berman represented the Investors.

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