Cravath represented the underwriters, led by Morgan Stanley, BofA Merrill Lynch and Goldman, Sachs & Co., in connection with the US$264 million initial public offering of common stock of Aviv REIT, Inc., a self‑administered real estate investment trust specializing in the ownership and triple‑net leasing of post‑acute and long‑term care skilled nursing facilities. The shares were listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The transaction closed on March 26, 2013.

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Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is representing Centrica, a British gas owner, in an agreement with U.S.-based energy company Cheniere Energy Partners to buy 1.75 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year. The 20-year agreement with Cheniere Energy Partners would allow Centrica to export enough LNG from the U.S. to supply 1.8 million British homes each year.

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Simpson Thacher recently represented ARAMARK Corporation (“ARAMARK”) in connection with its 144A/Regulation S high yield offering of $1,000 million 5.75% Senior Notes due 2020 and the amendment to its existing credit agreement providing for, among other things, $1,400 million of new term loans and the extension of a portion of the commitments under its revolving credit facilities. Simpson Thacher also represented ARAMARK and ARAMARK Holdings Corporation, the indirect parent of ARAMARK, in connection with cash tender offers for their outstanding senior notes.

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