Davis Polk advised underwriters represented by Goldman Sachs International, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Mizuho International plc and RBC Capital Markets, LLC in connection with the offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 0.625% U.S. dollar bonds due 2016, issued by Export Development Canada.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis Polk – IBM €2.5 Billion Notes Offering
Davis Polk advised underwriters represented by Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Société Générale and UniCredit Bank AG in connection with a public offering by International Business Machines Corporation of €1.5 billion principal amount of its 1.875% notes due 2020 and €1 billion principal amount of its 2.875% notes due 2025.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkFormer US Attorney Paul Charlton Joins Steptoe
Steptoe & Johnson LLP is pleased to announce that Paul Charlton, the former US attorney for the District of Arizona, has joined the firm as a partner. He will be based in the Phoenix office and will practice in Steptoe’s Commercial Litigation and White-Collar Criminal Defense Groups.
Tags: Steptoe & Johnson PLLC | PhoenixVeteran Private Equity Partner from New York Joins Ice Miller in Columbus
Ice Miller LLP welcomes veteran transactional attorney, Edward Braum, to its Columbus, Ohio, office. Braum, who joins the firm as a partner in the Business Group, focuses his practice on market leading complex business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and debt and equity investments.
Tags: Ice Miller LLP | New YorkAkin Gump Advises Alliance Data Systems in Acquisition of Majority Stake in Dutch Loyalty Marketer
Akin Gump served as U.S. legal counsel to Alliance Data Systems and its LoyaltyOne business in the acquisition of a 60 percent ownership stake in Netherlands-based BrandLoyalty.
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Cravath – Bennu Oil & Gas, LLC’s $700 Million Acquisition/$350 Million Credit Facility
On November 1, 2013, Bennu Oil & Gas, LLC completed its approximately $700 million acquisition of all the Gulf of Mexico oil and gas assets of ATP Oil & Gas Corporation. The transaction was effected pursuant to a “credit bid” under section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code. Bennu was formed by the lenders under ATP’s debtor‑in‑possession (DIP) credit facility to effect the acquisition. Cravath represented Credit Suisse AG throughout ATP’s bankruptcy case in its capacity as administrative agent under ATP’s DIP facility (including in connection with various litigation matters relating to the case), as well in connection with Credit Suisse’s arrangement of a $350 million credit facility provided to Bennu to finance the acquisition and related transactions.
Tags: Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP | New YorkGrayRobinson’s Fort Lauderdale Office Welcomes Shareholder Michael D. Nicoleau
Michael D. Nicoleau has joined the Fort Lauderdale office of GrayRobinson, P.A. as a shareholder. Having worked with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Michael brings significant banking and litigation experience to the firm. He has interfaced on matters with a number of federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Department of Justice, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Federal Reserve Board.
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Simon Cook today re-joined Geoff Wynne, head of Sullivan & Worcester’s new London office, as a partner in the London-based team of seven lawyers focusing on structured trade and commodities finance in emerging markets. He joins the firm from Dentons.
Tags: Sullivan & Worcester LLPJackson Lewis Adds Experienced Immigration Lawyer in White Plains
Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the largest workplace law firms in the world representing management, is pleased to announce Marko C. Maglich has joined the firm’s Immigration Practice as Partner in the firm’s White Plains, NY office. Mr. Maglich, who previously served as Director of White & Case’s corporate U.S. immigration law practice, has more than 10 years of workplace immigration law experience.
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