Paul Hastings’ New York and London Offices Represent Fresnillo plc in Inaugural US$800M Senior Notes Offering

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that it represented Fresnillo plc, the world’s largest silver miner and one of the world’s largest precious metals miners, in connection with its inaugural international issuance of debt securities. Fresnillo is a U.K. organized, FTSE 100 company, with operations primarily in Mexico. The five times oversubscribed offering involved the issuance of US$800 million of 5.500% Senior Notes due 2023 pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S. The underwriters involved were Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and J.P. Morgan.

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Bird & Bird to Open in Dubai

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Bird & Bird today announced that it has opened an office in Dubai and that it is transferring corporate partner Anders Nilsson from its Stockholm office to its UAE-based team.

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Renowned Trial Lawyer John P. “Sean” Coffey Joins Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel in New York: The Former NY Attorney General Candidate Will Lead the Firm’s Complex Litigation Group

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP announced today that prominent trial lawyer John P. “Sean” Coffey will join the firm on December 1, 2013 as a partner in New York, where he will serve as the firm’s chair of complex litigation.

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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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