The Firm represented Seagate Technology plc (“Seagate”) in connection with its Rule 144A and Regulation S offering of $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.75% Senior Notes due 2023. The notes were issued by Seagate HDD Cayman, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seagate, and guaranteed by Seagate. Morgan Stanley, BofA Merrill Lynch and BNP Paribas acted as joint-lead and joint bookrunning managers of the offering.
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Bill and Michael join the firm from Hynes Lawyers, and will be located in HWL Ebsworth’s Brisbane office.
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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 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 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.
Tags: Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP | New YorkContinuing to add significant depth to its nationwide corporate bench, Fox is proud to welcome experienced attorney Richard Bier to the firm’s Roseland office.
In a move that bolsters its nationwide labor and employment department and its New York labor and employment presence, Fox Rothschild is proud to welcome experienced attorney James M. Lemonedes as a partner in the firm’s New York office.
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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.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Hong KongDavis Polk advised Morgan Stanley in connection with its SEC-registered global offering of $2 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.1% subordinated notes due 2023. The lead manager for the underwriters was Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis 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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