As reported in Businessweek, Financial Times, The New York Times “Dealbook” and Reuters, Paul, Weiss client Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (Reckitt Benckiser) announced that it will commence a tender offer on November 16 to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Schiff Nutrition International, Inc. (Schiff), a leading provider of branded vitamins, nutrition supplements and nutrition bars, for $42.00 per share in cash for the value of $1.4 billion. Reckitt Benckiser’s offer is not dependent on financing as the purchase will be funded from existing facilities.

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Davis Polk advised Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Barclays Capital Inc., as representatives of the underwriters, in connection with the SEC-registered offering of 23 million shares of common stock of MRC Global Inc. sold by PVF Holdings LLC, an entity controlled by funds affiliated with Goldman, Sachs & Co. The shares of common stock sold in the offering include shares sold pursuant to the underwriters’ fully exercised option to purchase additional shares. The common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “MRC.” Funds affiliated with Goldman, Sachs & Co. controlled approximately 77% of MRC prior to the offering and control approximately 55% of MRC after the offering.

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Cahill represented Wells Fargo Securities, Credit Agricole CIB, Credit Suisse, J.P. Morgan, and RBC Capital Markets as joint book-running managers and the co-managers in connection with the Rule 144A/Reg S offering of $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.625% Senior Notes Due 2022 by Chaparral Energy, Inc.

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