J. Allen Roberts has joined the Nashville office of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC.
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Simpson Thacher Represents Initial Purchasers in $450 Million Senior Notes Offering by Air Lease Corporation
Simpson Thacher represented the initial purchasers, led by J.P. Morgan, in connection with the offering by Air Lease Corporation of $450 million aggregate principal amount of 4.500% Senior Notes due 2016. The offering was conducted pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S. The net proceeds of the offering will be used to fund the acquisition of commercial aircraft and for other general corporate purposes.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPSimpson Thacher Represents Celulosa Arauco in its Acquisition of Leading North American Wood Panel Manufacturer
Simpson Thacher represented Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A., a Chilean corporation, in its purchase of all of the shares of Flakeboard Company Limited, a Canadian company which owns and operates seven production facilities in the United States and Canada and is the largest producer of composite wood panels in North America. The transaction value including assumed debt was approximately US$434.7 million. The transaction closed on September 24, 2012.
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Leading International Disputes Partner Returns to Ashurst
Former Ashurst LLP international commercial litigation specialist Mark Elvy has been appointed as partner to Ashurst’s Australian dispute resolution practice, based in the firm’s Sydney office.
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Arnold & Porter Represents Republic of Turkey in Its First Islamic Bond Offering
The Republic of Turkey has closed its first-ever Islamic finance offering. The New York and London offices of Arnold & Porter LLP acted as Turkey’s international legal counsel, in association with Somay Hukuk Burosu, the Republic’s Turkish counsel. The issue, consisting of lease certificates due in 2018, raised $1.5 billion for the Republic.
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WFW expands Madrid Office with New Project Finance Partner
Watson, Farley & Williams is pleased to announce that it has appointed project finance partner Rodrigo Berasategui Verastegui to its Madrid office.
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Cahill – Samson Investment Company Completes $1 Billion Credit Facility
Cahill represented Bank of America as administrative agent and BofA Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse as joint lead arrangers in connection with a $1,000,000,000 Second Lien Term Loan credit agreement for Samson Investment Company.
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Davis Polk – Korea Finance Corporation Notes Offering
Davis Polk advised Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, UBS AG, Hong Kong Branch as underwriters in connection with a Schedule B debt offering by Korea Finance Corporation of $300 million in aggregate principal amount of its 2.25% notes due 2017. The notes are consolidated and form a single class of notes with the $500 million aggregate principal amount of 2.25% notes due 2017 issued on August 7, 2012.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Hong KongDavis Polk – Torchmark Corporation Senior Notes Offering and Junior Subordinated Debentures Offering
Davis Polk advised Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as joint book-running managers on an SEC-registered offering by Torchmark Corporation of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 3.8% senior notes due 2022. Davis Polk also advised Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as joint book-running managers on an SEC-registered offering by Torchmark Corporation of $125 million aggregate principal amount of 5.875% junior subordinated debentures due 2052.
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Davis Polk advised Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. in connection with its global offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.75% senior notes due 2022. The notes were issued by Grupo Aval’s wholly owned finance subsidiary, Grupo Aval Limited, and guaranteed by Grupo Aval and were offered pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933.
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