Simpson Thacher recently represented CHC Helicopter S.A. (“CHC Helicopter”), a portfolio company of First Reserve Corporation, in connection with its refinancing of a $375 million super-senior secured revolving credit facility.  The revolving credit facility is guaranteed by certain of CHC Helicopter’s parents and subsidiaries located in Europe, Australia and North America. More >>

Troutman Sanders LLP represented its longtime client, Virginia Commerce Bank as it was acquired by United Bankshares. The transaction, which was valued at more than $500 million, closed on January 31, making United Bankshares the largest community bank in the Washington, D.C. area.

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Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has represented underwriters JP Morgan Securities, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and Scotia Capital (USA) in the $450 million inaugural bond offering by Peru’s Minsur S.A., a major tin-mining company with business operations in Peru, Brazil and Chile.

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The international law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy recently advised on two rights offerings in the Philippines for leading universal banks Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) and Philippine National Bank (PNB).

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A Weil team is advising Berkshire Partners, a Boston-based investment firm, and National Vision Inc. (NVI), the leading independent value retailer of eyeglasses and contact lenses, in KKR’s acquisition of NVI from Berkshire Partners. More >>

DFDL has advised the lenders and sponsors of the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy joint venture project located 500 km south-east of the capital Vientiane, Lao PDR. The USD 1.02 billion 410MW Xe-Pian and Xe-Namnoy cross-border hydropower project is the first major investment by Korean sponsors in the Lao energy sector.

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International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Terex on the squeeze out of the minority shareholders of Terex Material Handling & Port Solutions AG (formerly Demag Cranes AG).

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Aurora has entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed with Baytex which sets out the terms on which the scheme will be proposed to Aurora shareholders.  The Aurora directors have unanimously recommended shareholders to vote in favour of the scheme and have stated their intention to vote shares they control in favour of the scheme, in the absence of a superior proposal and subject to an independent expert concluding that the scheme is in the best interests of shareholders.  The scheme is subject to customary conditions and is expected to be implemented in May this year.

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International law firm Olswang has advised CCP III and EPISO on the sale of a €472 million portfolio of prime European logistics assets and development land in Germany, Poland and France to a Segro Joint Venture. The recent CCP III Fund is advised by Tristan Capital Partners and 2008 vintage fund EPISO is advised by Tristan and AEW Europe.

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King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin has advised Duke Street on the sale of its controlling stake in leading UK debt purchaser, Marlin Financial Group (Marlin), to Cabot Credit Management (CCM) in a deal which values the company at £295 million.

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