Simpson Thacher represented J.P. Morgan Securities plc, as sole bookrunner and sole lead manager, in connection with the offering of US$300 million 2.75% Convertible Bonds due 2018 by Celltrion, Inc. The offering was conducted in reliance upon Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Hong KongSimpson Thacher recently represented The Carlyle Group in connection with its second bond issuance. Carlyle Holdings II Finance L.L.C., an indirect finance subsidiary of The Carlyle Group L.P., issued and sold $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.625% Senior Notes due 2043 guaranteed by The Carlyle Group L.P., Carlyle Holdings I L.P., Carlyle Holdings II L.P. and Carlyle Holdings III L.P. Carlyle intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the notes to repay outstanding indebtedness under the term loan of its senior credit facility.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkThe Firm is representing Tekelec Global, Inc. (“Tekelec”) in its announced acquisition by Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL). In connection with the acquisition, Oracle plans to integrate Tekelec’s solutions into its Communications portfolio, which will enable service providers to improve operations and control network resources. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The close of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and approvals.
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Global law firm Proskauer is representing American Realty Capital Properties in a $9.7 billion offer for Cole Credit Property Trust III in a deal that would create the country’s largest publicly traded net-lease real estate investment trust (REIT).
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Linklaters has advised Intu Properties plc, the UK’s leading shopping centre owner, on a £1.3bn multi-source refinancing. The proceeds, together with other available funds were used to refinance four of Intu’s flagship assets, including the Lakeside shopping centre.
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP advised FirstEnergy Corp. with respect to the cash tender offers for two series of notes of its subsidiary, FirstEnergy Solutions Corp., and two series of notes of its subsidiary, Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC. The tender offers for three of the aforementioned series settled on March 14, and the tender offer for the fourth series settled today.
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Davis Polk is advising Tele2 AB on the sale of its Russian operations to VTB Group in a cash transaction comprising $2.4 billion in equity value and $1.15 billion in net debt.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell | New YorkDavis Polk advised Cosan Luxembourg S.A. and Cosan S.A. Indústria e Comércio, as guarantor, in connection with the reopening of Cosan Luxembourg’s R$350 million 9.5% notes due 2018, which constitute a further issuance of the R$500 million 9.5% notes due 2018, which were issued on March 14, 2013 pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell | Sao PauloDavis Polk advised underwriters represented by Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC in connection with an offering by The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. of $175 million principal amount of its 6.35% subordinated debentures due 2053.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell | New YorkDavis Polk advised Comcast Corporation and NBCUniversal Media, LLC in connection with the cross-guarantee by Comcast and certain of its cable holding companies of NBCUniversal’s $11 billion of public debt securities and by NBCUniversal of Comcast’s and the cable guarantors’ $30 billion of public debt securities and Comcast’s $6.25 billion credit facility. Following Comcast’s announcement that it would acquire General Electric Company’s 49% stake in NBCUniversal and that it would include NBCUniversal in the cross-guarantee structure, Standard & Poor’s upgraded all of Comcast’s and NBCUniversal’s public debt securities from BBB+ to A- and Moody’s Investors Service upgraded Comcast’s public debt securities from Baa1 to A3 and NBCUniversal’s public debt securities from Baa2 to A3.
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