Simpson Thacher represented Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company in connection with the issuance of $3.0 billion aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes and the completion of a senior unsecured credit facility consisting of a $2,150.0 million term loan and a $500.0 million revolving credit facility. Wrigley used the proceeds from the senior unsecured notes offering and the term loan, together with cash on hand, to repay existing indebtedness, including amounts outstanding under its existing credit facility.

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The Firm represented JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and the Bank of Montreal in connection with $1.35 billion of committed financing to Darling International Inc. (NYSE: DAR) in its completed acquisition of Rothsay, the rendering and biodiesel division of Maple Leaf Foods Inc., for CAD $645 million.

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Michael Dell and Silver Lake Management LLC today completed the buyout of Dell Inc. Valued at $24.9 billion, the transaction is reported to be the largest leveraged buyout completed since 2007 and one of the largest buyouts in history.  Prior to the go private transaction, Dell had been a publicly traded company for more than a quarter century. Dell stockholders received $13.75 in cash for each share of Dell common stock they held. That is in addition to a special cash dividend of 13 cents per share for total consideration of $13.88 per share in cash.

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