Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck Expands NYC and NJ Practices; Gino Zonghetti Named Managing Partner of New Jersey Office

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck, LLP (KDV), a leading national law firm, today announced attorneys and staff of Kenny & Zonghetti LLC, a diverse litigation and corporate firm with offices in New York City and New Jersey, will join KDV. Gino Zonghetti, a veteran admiralty, employment practices liability  and professional liability attorney, and former assistant district attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, will join as an equity partner and serve as managing partner of the firm’s New Jersey office.

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Cooley Represents Websense in its $1 Billion Acquisition by Vista Equity

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Cooley LLP announced today that it represented Websense, Inc. in its approximately $1 billion acquisition by Vista Equity Partners. Websense is a global leader in protecting organizations from the latest cyber attacks and data theft, and Vista is a leading private equity firm focused on investments in software, data and technology-enabled businesses.

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Kaye Scholer Represents Bank of America Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan in $1.5B Hospitality Financing for Wyndham

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Kaye Scholer represented Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as syndication agent and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as joint lead arrangers, in a $1.5 billion revolving multicurrency credit facility extended to Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, one of the world’s largest hospitality companies.

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Davis Polk Advises China Galaxy Securities Co., Ltd on Its $1.1 billion Initial Public Offering

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Davis Polk advised China Galaxy Securities Co., Ltd (“China Galaxy Securities”) in connection with its initial public offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and an international offering in reliance on Rule 144A and Regulation S. The gross proceeds from the offering amounted to approximately HK$8.3 billion ($1.1 billion) without the exercise of the over-allotment option. This is the largest offering in Hong Kong since the PICC Group raised $3.6 billion in its initial public offering in December 2012.

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Davis Polk – Merck & Co., Inc. $6.5 Billion Notes Offering

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Davis Polk advised underwriters represented by BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC in connection with the offering of $6.5 billion aggregate principal amount of notes issued by Merck & Co., Inc. The notes were offered in six tranches, two floating-rate tranches maturing in 2016 and 2018 and four fixed-rate tranches maturing in 2016, 2018, 2023 and 2043.

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Davis Polk – VIVUS, Inc. $220 Million Convertible Senior Notes Offering

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Davis Polk acted as special product counsel for Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. as sole book-running manager and representative of the initial purchasers in connection with a Rule 144A offering by VIVUS, Inc. of $220 million aggregate principal amount of 4.5% convertible senior notes due 2020. In addition, Davis Polk advised Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch as counterparty to a capped call transaction with VIVUS in connection with the convertible notes offering.

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Herbert Smith Freehills Advises Joint Lead Managers on Macquarie A$580 Million Capital Notes Issue

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised the Joint Lead Managers of Macquarie Group Limited’s (MGL) offer of new Tier 1 hybrid securities known as Macquarie Capital Notes (MCN), which are fully paid, subordinated, non-cumulative, unsecured, mandatorily convertible notes issued by MGL. The offer raised A$580 million, with the ability to raise more.

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