Simpson Thacher Represents Deutsche Bank and J.P. Morgan in US$300 Million High Yield Notes Offering by CFR Pharmaceuticals

Monday, December 10, 2012

The Firm recently represented Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as initial purchasers, in connection with a US$300 million international offering of 5.125% Senior Notes due 2022 by CFR Pharmaceuticals S.A. and certain of its subsidiaries. The offering was made to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. The net proceeds from the offering is expected to finance part of the purchase price for CFR’s acquisition of Laboratorio Franco Colombiano Lafrancol S.A.S.

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Jackson Walker Represents Select Milk Producers in Joint Venture with The Coca-Cola Company

Friday, December 7, 2012

Jackson Walker L.L.P. successfully represented Select Milk Producers, Inc., a cooperative of 87 large family-owned dairies, in a joint venture with The Coca-Cola Company to operate a health and wellness company known as Fair Oaks Farms Brands. Based in Chicago, Fair Oaks Farms Brands produces and markets premium quality nutrition products, including Core Power®, a high-protein milkshake that is currently being distributed in select regions of the U.S., with a national distribution rollout underway through Coca-Cola Refreshments.

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Herbert Smith Freehills Acts on S$519 Million Acquisition of Compass Point Mall, Singapore

Friday, December 7, 2012

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP has acted for Gemshine Investments (S) Pte Ltd (Gemshine) in its acquisition of Compass Point mall, which completed on 20 November 2012. Compass Point is a 5 storey strata-titled suburban mall in Sengkang, Singapore, with a net lettable area of 269,546 sq ft. The acquisition involved shares and debt for a purchase price of S$519 million.

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Shearman & Sterling Advises on Studio City Finance Limited’s High Yield Bond Offering

Friday, December 7, 2012

Shearman & Sterling has advised Studio City Finance on its Rule 144A/Regulation S high yield bond offering of senior notes guaranteed by its subsidiaries. Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore Branch, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, BOCI Asia Limited, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Merrill Lynch International and UBS AG, Hong Kong Branch were the joint bookrunners on the offering.

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