Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority closed a public-private partnership (P3) deal that will pump $100 million into redeveloping and expanding the airport over the next 40 years. Faegre Baker Daniels LLP served as lead deal counsel for the airport authority on this transaction. More >>

Global legal practice Norton Rose Fulbright has advised on two motorway restructurings, the Maliakos-Kleidi and the Elefsina-Korinthos-Patras-Pyrgos-Tsakona motorways in Greece, with a combined value of €3.1 billion.

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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, represented Accelrys, Inc. (ACCL), a San Diego-based leading provider of scientific innovation lifecycle management software, in its $750 million sale to Dassault Systèmes, the world leader in 3D design software.

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Global legal practice Norton Rose Fulbright has advised long-standing client F&C Asset Management plc (F&C) in connection with a recommended £708 million cash acquisition by BMO Global Asset Management (Europe) Limited (BMO Europe). BMO Europe is a wholly–owned subsidiary of the Bank of Montreal. The proposed acquisition was announced on 28 January 2014 and is to be effected by means of a Scheme of Arrangement.

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Simpson Thacher represented the initial purchasers, led by joint book-running managers, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Jefferies LLC, and by co-managers, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and DVB Capital Markets LLC, in the sale of an aggregate principal amount of $300 million 6.875% Senior Notes due 2019 by Intrepid Aviation Group Holdings, LLC (“Intrepid”) and Intrepid Finance Co. Intrepid is a global aircraft leasing company that acquires and leases commercial passenger aircraft under long-term leases to a diverse group of airlines throughout the world.

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Willkie client Liberty Resources II LLC, a Denver-based oil and gas company, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire oil and gas assets in North Dakota’s Williston Basin for $455 million. This is the first acquisition by Liberty II since it announced in November 2013 a $350 million equity commitment from funds managed by energy private equity firm Riverstone Holdings LLC and other investors. Willkie represented Liberty II and Riverstone in the deal.

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Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (ICBC), the world’s largest bank by assets, on its acquisition for around US$770 million of a majority stake in Standard Bank plc (SB plc). More >>

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP has represented international lenders Mizuho Bank, Ltd. and Itaú BBA International plc in providing approximately $150 million in financing for the purchase of an innovative compact semi-submersible multi-service vessel destined for Brazil’s most productive offshore oil and gas location.

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Cahill represented Barclays, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Securities, and Morgan Stanley as joint book-running managers and the co-managers in connection with the public offering of $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.5% Senior Guaranteed Notes due 2019 by Ally Financial Inc. Proceeds from the offering were used for general corporate purposes. More >>