Simpson Thacher Represents Boyaa Interactive International Limited in its HK$986.5 million (US$127.3 million) Hong Kong Initial Public Offering and Rule 144A/Regulation S Offering

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Simpson Thacher represented Boyaa Interactive International Limited in connection with its initial public offering in Hong Kong and Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of an aggregate of 184,390,000 ordinary shares (prior to the exercise of the over-allotment opinion), which raised approximately HK$986.5 million (approximately US$127.3 million) in gross proceeds.  Boyaa Interactive International Limited is an online card and board game developer and operator with a leading mobile game business in its largest target markets, namely, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Thailand.  The shares of Boyaa Interactive International Limited are listed and traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.  Credit Suisse acted as the sole sponsor and the sole global coordinator; and Credit Suisse and China Renaissance acted as the joint lead managers and joint bookrunners.

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Cravath – Level 3 Financing, Inc.’s High-Yield Senior Debt Offering

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Cravath represented the initial purchasers, Citigroup, BofA Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, Jefferies, and J.P. Morgan Securities, in connection with the US$640 million 144A/Reg. S high‑yield senior debt offering of Level 3 Financing, Inc., guaranteed by Level 3 Communications, Inc., a facilities‑based provider of a broad range of integrated communications systems. The transaction closed on November 14, 2013.

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Akerman Broadens International Reach with Addition of Real Estate Partner Israel Alfonso

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Akerman LLP, a leading law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced that Israel (“Izzy”) Alfonso has joined Akerman as a partner in the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group in Miami. He joins the firm from Greenberg Traurig and is the fifth partner to join Akerman’s national Real Estate Practice Group since June and the 17th lawyer to join the Practice Group during the past twelve months.

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Davis Polk – Statoil $4 Billion Notes Offering

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Davis Polk advised Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as joint book-running managers on an SEC-registered offering by Statoil ASA of $4 billion principal amount of notes guaranteed by its operating subsidiary, Statoil Petroleum AS. The offering consisted of $750 million principal amount of floating-rate notes due 2018, $750 million principal amount of 1.95% notes due 2018, $750 million principal amount of 2.9% notes due 2020, $1 billion principal amount of 3.7% notes due 2024 and $750 million principal amount of 4.8% notes due 2043.

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Davis Polk Advises China Vanke on Its Issue of S$140 million 3.275% Guaranteed Notes Due 2017 under Its US$ 2 billion MTN Programme

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Davis Polk advised Bestgain Real Estate Lyra Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of China Vanke Co., Ltd. (China Vanke), in connection with its Regulation S issue of S$140 million 3.275% guaranteed notes due 2017 under its US$2 billion medium-term note program. The notes were guaranteed by China Vanke’s wholly owned subsidiary Vanke aReal Estate (Hong Kong) Company Limited and supported by a keepwell deed and an equity purchase undertaking from China Vanke.

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Hanson Bridgett LLP Grows Litigation Expertise by Three

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Hanson Bridgett LLP is pleased to welcome two new litigators to its Sacramento office. Andy Stroud, who joins as a partner, is well-known in civil, commercial and federal litigation, as well as intellectual property litigation. Landon Bailey joins our firm as an associate. In addition, Erin Sedloff joins the San Francisco office as a new litigation associate.

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