Davis Polk advised Citibank, N. A. as forward counterparty under a forward sale agreement with NextEra Energy, Inc. relating to 6,600,000 shares of its common stock in connection with an SEC-registered offering by NextEra Energy of a total of 11,100,000 shares of its common stock, in which NextEra Energy also issued and sold 4,500,000 shares of its common stock to the underwriters in the offering. In connection with the forward sale agreement, an affiliate of Citibank N. A. borrowed from third parties an aggregate of 6,600,000 shares of NextEra Energy’s common stock and sold these shares to the underwriters. The net proceeds to NextEra Energy of the offering (assuming physical settlement of the forward sale agreement at the initial forward sale price) are expected to be approximately $977 million, $581 million of which are expected to be received at settlement the forward sale agreement.

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Simpson Thacher represented The Carlyle Group (“Carlyle”) in the establishment of its sixth fund dedicated to buyouts and other private equity investments in the United States, Carlyle Partners VI, L.P. (“CP VI”). Carlyle has announced that CP VI raised $13 billion of total commitments from 269 investors from 43 countries.

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Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce the continued expansion of its internationally recognized Subrogation & Recovery Department with the recent addition of five attorneys.

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