Davis Polk – The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc. $500 Million Accelerated Share Repurchase Transaction

Davis Polk advised Goldman, Sachs & Co. in connection with a variable maturity, capped accelerated share repurchase transaction it entered into with The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. under which McGraw-Hill is repurchasing $500 million of its common stock. Under the terms of the transaction, McGraw-Hill initially received approximately 7.2 million shares of its common stock, and the total number of shares to be repurchased will be determined over a period that is expected to last no longer than approximately four months.

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Duane Morris LLP Opens Joint Law Venture in Oman, Establishing Presence in Gulf Region

Duane Morris LLP announced today that it has opened its first office in the Middle East through a joint venture with the Al Mashaikhi Law Firm, a multi-practice law firm in Muscat, Oman. The newly established joint venture, to be known as the Dr. Said Al Mashaikhi and Partner Law Firm—A GCC representative office of Duane Morris—significantly expands the capabilities and geographic reach of both firms. The Omani firm was founded by name partner Dr. Said Al Mashaikhi, and Duane Morris partner Jeffrey Rodwell, formerly based in Duane Morris’ London office, who has relocated to Muscat to serve as the managing director.

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Watson, Farley & Williams Advises Seaspan Corporation on a US$350m Facility

Watson, Farley & Williams (“WFW”), a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce that it has advised Seaspan Corporation on a facility agreement between ICBC (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China) of up to US$350,000,000. The secured loan will be used to refinance Seaspan’s existing debt obligations for seven vessels, and will be split into two loan agreements.

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CMS Advises Syndicate of Banks on USD 250 Million Loan

Law firm CMS has advised UniCredit, Raiffeisen and Sberbank as lenders of a 5-year USD 250 million loan to GeoProMining (“GPM”), a diversified metals resource company operating gold and copper mines in Russia and Armenia.

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