Caplin & Drysdale Enhances Tax Practice with Three Lateral Hires

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Caplin & Drysdale is pleased to announce the addition of three high-profile lawyers: Peter A. Barnes, who after 22 years as Senior International Tax Counsel for General Electric Co. (GE), joins the firm’s International Tax Group as Of Counsel on October 1, 2013; Anne J. O’Brien, an esteemed trust and estate lawyer, will be a Member in the Private Client Group starting on September 30, 2013; and J. Clark Armitage, a leader in the transfer pricing sector, who joins the firm on September 30, 2013 as a Member in the International Tax and Tax Controversies Groups.

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Shearman & Sterling Advises Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES) on $2.5 Billion Offering

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Shearman & Sterling represented Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES), Brazil’s national bank for economic and social development and the primary domestic source of long-term financing in the Brazilian economy, in connection with its offering of US$1,250,000,000 3.375% Notes due 2016 and US$1,250,000,000 5.750% Notes due 2023, to be listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., Itau BBA USA Securities, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC acted as joint lead managers.

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Milbank Represents KKR Asset Management and Affiliates in $300 Million CLO Upsize

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP recently represented affiliates of KKR Asset Management LLC (KAM) in connection with the upsize by $300 million of the existing KKR Financial CLO 2011-1, Ltd. secured financing transaction, permitting the CLO issuer to borrow up to an incremental $225 million to purchase senior secured corporate loans. In connection with the upsize, KKR Financial Holdings LLC increased its residual interest in the transaction through the acquisition of an additional $75 million of subordinated notes. The transaction initially closed in March 2011 and was previously upsized in July 2011.

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Cooley Advises Underwriters on $303.5 Million FireEye IPO

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Cooley LLP announced today that it advised the underwriters on FireEye, Inc.’s $303.5 million initial public offering. FireEye, a California-based technology company, invented a purpose-built, virtual machine-based security platform that provides real-time threat protection to enterprises and governments worldwide against the next generation of cyber attacks. FireEye now trades on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “FEYE.”

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DLA Piper Appoints Horace Lam to Head China IP Practice

Monday, September 30, 2013

DLA Piper has appointed Horace Lam as partner to its Intellectual Property & Technology Group in Beijing. Horace will also fulfil the role of Head of Intellectual Property, China and brings with him a team of four lawyers. Horace and his team will join DLA Piper in October.

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