Davis Polk is advising J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Bank of America Merrill Lynch as dealer managers in connection with a cash tender offer by The Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. to acquire all outstanding shares of Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. for $57.50 per share. The offer is subject to conditions, including there being validly tendered and not withdrawn at least a majority of the total number of Jos. A. Bank shares outstanding on a fully diluted basis, Men’s Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank entering into a definitive merger agreement with respect to the acquisition of Jos. A. Bank by Men’s Wearhouse, receipt of regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

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National law firm, Irwin Mitchell, has again boosted its fast-growing commercial practice with the announcement that it has appointed leading tax investigations partner, Phil Berwick, from Pinsent Masons.

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Troutman Sanders LLP announced today that Harris Winsberg has joined the firm as a partner in the firm’s Bankruptcy practice in Atlanta. Winsberg is rejoining Troutman Sanders after spending the past four years at King & Spalding.

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Building on the strength of its Regulatory and Legislative practices, Venable LLP announced today that David L. Strickland, Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), will join the firm’s Washington, DC office as partner later this month. More >>

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that it represented Sigma Alimentos, S.A. de C.V., the largest producer and distributor of refrigerated and frozen food in Mexico, in connection with a US$1 billion acquisition term loan with The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. as lead arranger. A portion of the proceeds were used for the privately negotiated acquisition of common stock of Campofrio Food Group, S.A., a publically traded Spanish food group, and the remainder is intended to be used to finance the acquisition of the publicly traded stock of Campofrio by means of a tender offer in Spain. The loan was one of the largest in Latin America in 2013 to finance the acquisition of the stock of a publicly traded company by means of a tender offer. More >>

Sandvik has reached an agreement to acquire Varel International Energy Services Inc. The acquisition price is approximately $740 million. The closing of the acquisition is subject to standard regulatory approvals and certain environmental due diligence.

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WilmerHale represented Thermo Fisher Scientific in a transaction with GE Healthcare announced today. Thermo Fisher has agreed to sell its cell culture (sera and media), gene modulation and magnetic beads businesses to GE Healthcare for approximately $1.06 billion. The businesses will become part of GE Healthcare’s Life Sciences division.

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Skadden is advising the independent board directors of The Jones Group Inc. in connection with the company’s $1.2 billion acquisition by affiliates of Sycamore Partners, announced on December 19. More >>

The Firm represented Walter Investment Management Corp. (NYSE: WAC) (the “Company”), in connection with a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $575 million aggregate principal amount of its 7.875% Senior Notes due 2021, fully and unconditionally guaranteed by all of its existing and future subsidiaries that guarantee its secured credit facility.

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The Hong Kong office of global legal practice Norton Rose Fulbright advised TIPTOP Energy Limited (TIPTOP) and Sinopec Century Bright Capital Investment Limited (Century Bright) on a US$3.5 billion five-year syndicated term loan facility. The loan was guaranteed by China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec Group).

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