The Firm represented Cedar Fair, L.P. (“Cedar Fair”) in restructuring its secured bank and high yield debt profile. The concurrent refinancing transactions by Cedar Fair included (i) the termination of its existing senior secured credit facilities and the entry into a new $630 million senior secured term loan credit facility and a new $255 million senior secured revolving credit facility; and (ii) a private placement, including registration rights for the investors, of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.25% Senior Notes due 2021 conducted in reliance on Rule 144A and Regulation S.

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The Firm recently advised the underwriters, led by Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Goldman, Sachs & Co., on the initial public offering of Class A common stock of Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. Artisan Partners’ shares are now listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “APAM”.

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Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that Joel Moss has joined the firm in New York as a partner in the Restructuring, Bankruptcy & Insolvency practice. Previously, Mr. Moss was a director at Barclays in New York, where he handled bankruptcy and restructuring matters in the US.

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Travelport, a leading provider of critical transaction processing solutions and data to global travel companies, and American Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of AMR Corporation, today announced that they have resolved all litigation between the two companies, and that they have reached a new long-term, global distribution agreement that enables continued access to shop and book American Airline flights via Travelport. Dechert LLP represented Travelport with respect to the two-year old litigation and advised the company with regard to the new commercial agreement. The terms of the settlement agreement require review and approval by the bankruptcy court presiding over AMR Corporation’s restructuring.

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