Davis Polk advised underwriters represented by Barclays Bank PLC, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and RBC Capital Markets, LLC in connection with the offering of $2.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 1% bonds due July 22, 2016, issued by the Province of Ontario.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis Polk is advising Maidenform Brands, Inc. in connection with its $575 million acquisition by Hanesbrands Inc. The transaction, which has been unanimously approved by Maidenform’s board of directors, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2013.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New York
Ulmer & Berne LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Patrick G. King as a partner in the firm’s Financial Services and Securities Litigation practice group. Based in the firm’s Chicago office, Mr. King joins Ulmer & Berne from Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP, where he was a partner.
Tags: Ulmer & Berne, LLP
Simpson Thacher is representing J.P. Morgan Securities LLC in its role as financial advisor to CapitalSource Inc. in connection with PacWest Bancorp’s announced acquisition of CapitalSource Inc. for $2.47 in cash and 0.2837 shares of PacWest common stock per share, or approximately $2.3 billion.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkThe firm is representing an affiliate of KKR Asset Management in connection with its pending acquisition of a 9.5% stake in PT Tiga Pilar Sejahtera Food Tbk (“TPSF”). This will be KKR’s first investment in Indonesia.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Hong KongMacfarlanes has advised HayFin, a credit financing provider, on the raising of its Special Opportunities Credit Fund, which has closed with total commitments of approximately €1.4bn.
Tags: Macfarlanes LLP
Clifford Chance advised a syndicate of international banks on a EUR 2.5 billion revolving credit facility for Linde AG with a term of five years, including extension options for up to two additional years.
Tags: Clifford Chance LLP
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that securities and commercial litigator Shahzeb Lari has joined the firm as a partner with the Litigation practice in New York.
Tags: Paul Hastings, LLP | New YorkPaul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Singapore-based YFind Technologies Private Limited in its sale to Ruckus Wireless, Inc. Yfind is a pioneer in indoor positioning and real-time location analytics and the inventor of the YFind Positioning System™ (YPS™). Ruckus intends to use the acquisition to enable new location-based services by combining its unique, Smart Wi-Fi technology with YFind’s range of location based services and analytical capabilities, transforming Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi networks into location-intelligent infrastructures.
Tags: Paul Hastings, LLP | Silicon Valley