International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Brightoil Petroleum Holdings Limited (Brightoil) on the US$1.075bn acquisition of an Anadarko subsidiary operating in China, from a wholly-owned subsidiary of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation.

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CMS in London has advised MetLife, Inc. on the agreement to sell MetLife Assurance Limited to Rothesay Life Limited, announced on 18 February 2014. The acquisition is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2014, subject to regulatory approval and satisfaction of other closing conditions.

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On February 18, 2014, Kramer Levin client Del Monte Pacific Limited (DMP) completed its acquisition of the consumer foods business of Del Monte Corporation (DMC), based in the United States, for $1.675B, subject to working capital adjustments. The Del Monte consumer foods business is considered the leading U.S. canned fruit, vegetable and broth business, and includes iconic brands Del Monte, Contadina, S&W and College Inn.

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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global firm, advised SMABTP, a mutual insurance company specializing in casualty/property damage and professional liability coverage for professionals in the construction and building trades industries, in connection with the filing of a Public Tender Offer/Take-Over Bid for all of the shares of the real estate company, Société de la Tour Eiffel, amounting to €300 million.

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Herbert Smith Freehills has advised the joint lead managers of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited’s (ANZ) offer of new Tier 1 hybrid securities known as ANZ Capital Notes 2 (Notes) and concurrent reinvestment offer and buyback of ANZ’s CPS1 securities (Offer). The Offer will seek to raise A$1 billion, with the ability to raise more or less.

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The Firm is representing J.P. Morgan Securities LLC in its role as financial advisor to Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: FRX) in connection with Actavis plc’s (NYSE: ACT) definitive agreement to acquire Forest for a combination of cash and equity valued at, based on Actavis’ pre-announcement closing price, approximately $25 billion or $89.48 per Forest share. In the proposed transaction, shareholders of Forest will receive 0.3306 shares of Actavis common stock and $26.04 in cash for each share of Forest. The transaction will include an election mechanism for Forest shareholders to elect all-stock or all-cash consideration, subject to proration in accordance with the terms of the merger agreement. The transaction is subject to the approval of the shareholders of both companies, as well as customary regulatory approvals, including a Hart-Scott-Rodino review in the United States.

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Herbert Smith Freehills is advising SG Fleet Group Limited (SG Fleet) in relation to its initial public offering and listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The offer consists of an institutional offer, broker firm offer and priority offer (Offer) and values SG Fleet at A$454.2 million at the offer price of A$1.85 per share. More >>

King & Wood Mallesons has advised NewSat Limited on the US$390M financing of its Jabiru-1 satellite project, which achieved financial close on 13 February 2014.  The export credit financing included US$300.5M from US-EXIM Bank and US$89.6M from COFACE (the French export credit agency).

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Skadden is representing Actavis plc on the antitrust aspects of its $25 billion acquisition of Forest Laboratories, Inc., announced on February 18. More >>