Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP served as legal advisor to Cinemark USA, Inc. in its planned acquisition of Dallas-based Rave Cinemas. The $240 million deal includes substantially all of Rave’s assets, primarily consisting of 32 movie theaters with 483 screens in 12 states.
Tags: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | DallasInternational law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP has appointed Marta Garcia as a Competition Partner in its Corporate Practice.
Davis Polk advised CSG Systems International, Inc. (CSG) in connection with its $250 million amended and restated senior secured revolving and term loan credit facility. Pursuant to the amended and restated credit facility, CSG’s existing credit facility was amended and restated to extend the maturity date, reduce interest rates and make certain other changes. The amended and restated facility will be used to pay amounts owing under the existing credit facility and for general corporate purposes.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell | New YorkDavis Polk advised Canadian National Railway Company (CN) on a registered public offering of $250 million aggregate principal amount of its 2.25% notes due 2022 and $250 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.5% notes due 2042. The notes were offered under the Multijurisdictional Disclosure System for U.S. and Canadian issuers adopted by the SEC.
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Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Cequel Communications Holdings LLC, a cable-television and Internet-services provider which does business as Suddenlink Communications, in connection with its sale to BC Partners, CPP Investment Board and certain members of Suddenlink’s management team led by CEO Jerry Kent in a transaction valued at $6.6 billion.
Tags: Paul Hastings LLP | New YorkPaul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Brookfield Investment Management and its Helios Total Return Fund, Inc. in a three-for-one transferable rights offering, where UBS Securities LLC acted as the Dealer Manager. The rights offering concluded on October 19, 2012 and was over-subscribed. Helios Total Return Fund, Inc. issued 3,500,000 new shares of common stock in the rights offering and raised approximately $75 million.
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Herbert Smith Freehills has advised PageUp People, an Australian technology-based talent management company, on a strategic investment made by Accel-KKR (AKKR).
Tags: Herbert Smith Freehills LLPMcNair is pleased to announce that Melissa Azallion has joined the Firm as a Shareholder. Melissa will lead the Firm’s Immigration Practice and is based out of the Hilton Head Island office.
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Cahill represented J.P. Morgan, BofA Merrill Lynch, RBC Capital Markets, and Wells Fargo Securities as joint book-running managers and the co-managers in connection with the Rule 144A/Reg S offering of $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.25% Senior Notes due 2017 by Alliance Data Systems Corporation. Proceeds from the offering will be used in connection with to fund in part its previously announced pending acquisition and for general corporate purposes.
Tags: Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP | New YorkCahill represented the joint book-running managers and the co-managers in connection with the Rule 144A/Reg S offering of $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.875% Senior Notes due 2020 by Huntsman International LLC. Proceeds from the offering will be used to refinance existing indebtedness.
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