Barnes & Thornburg LLP’s aggressive growth in Atlanta continues with the addition of Peter Spanos as a partner in the Labor & Employment Law Department.
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Simpson Thacher Represents Associated Materials, LLC in $100 Million Senior Secured Notes Offering
Simpson Thacher represented Associated Materials, LLC (“Associated Materials”) and its co-issuer in connection with an offering of $100 million aggregate principal amount of 9.125% senior secured notes due 2017. The notes were issued as additional notes under the same indenture governing $730 million of existing senior secured notes. Associated Materials used a portion of the net proceeds from the notes to repay all of the outstanding borrowings under its senior secured asset-based revolving credit facilities and intends to use the remaining net proceeds for other general corporate purposes.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkSimpson Thacher Represents Microsoft in €550 Million Euro-Denominated Debt Offering and $1.95 Billion U.S. Dollar-Denominated Debt Offering
The Firm represented Microsoft Corporation in connection with its inaugural offering of euro-denominated debt securities and its offering of U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities. The underwriters for both offerings were led by BofA Merrill Lynch and RBS.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Silicon ValleySimpson Thacher Represents the Underwriters in an Offering of $275 Million of Preferred Stock by Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited
The Firm represented the underwriters, led by Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Goldman, Sachs & Co. as joint book-running managers, in connection with a registered offering of 11,000,000 shares of 5.95% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preference Shares of Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, representing $275,000,000 in aggregate liquidation preference. The offering closed on May 2, 2013.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkSimpson Thacher Represents JPMorgan in connection with Asset-Based Credit Facilities for Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. and Momentive Performance Materials Inc.
Simpson Thacher recently represented JPMorgan as a lead arranger and administrative agent in connection with a new $400 million senior secured asset-based credit facility for Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. (“MSC”) and $270 million senior secured asset-based credit facility for Momentive Performance Materials Inc. (“MPM”), each to replace all or part of its respective existing revolving credit facility. The MSC credit facility has US, Canadian, Dutch and English borrowers, and the MPM credit facility has US, Canadian and German borrowers.
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Leading M&A Lawyer Lutz Englisch Joins Gibson Dunn in Munich
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Dr. Lutz Englisch will join the firm’s Munich office as a partner. Englisch, who will continue his international mergers and acquisitions practice, was previously the Head of Corporate for Germany for Ashurst. Before that, he served as Head of the Corporate Legal M&A Group at Siemens AG.
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Willkie Advises on Brookfield’s $426 Million Acquisition of MPG Office Trust
On April 25, it was announced that Brookfield Office Properties Inc. and its affiliates have entered into a definitive merger agreement with MPG Office Trust, Inc. pursuant to which a newly formed fund (“DTLA Holdings”) controlled by Brookfield will acquire MPG for a total equity value of about $426 million.
Tags: Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | New YorkWillkie Represents W. R. Berkley in $350 Million Hybrid Bond Offering
On May 2, Willkie client W. R. Berkley closed on its offering of $350 million aggregate principal amount of 5.625% Subordinated Debentures due 2053.
Tags: Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | New YorkEdwards Wildman Establishes Office in Miami
The law firm of Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP is pleased to announce that it has established an office in Miami. A fixture in Florida’s legal community since 1981, the firm’s newest office reflects its ongoing growth and commitment to serving clients in South Florida.
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Two Highly Experienced Energy Lawyers Join the Washington, D.C., Office of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Mark L. Perlis and Glenn S. Benson, two lawyers with extensive experience assisting energy clients with regulatory and other matters, have joined the Washington, D.C., office of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP as partners.
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