Davis Polk advised Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. as representatives of the several underwriters on the $104.6 million initial public offering of 4,025,000 shares of Class A common stock of KAYAK Software Corporation, including 525,000 shares from the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares. KAYAK’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Stock Market under the symbol “KYAK.”
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis Polk advised FedEx Corporation on its SEC-registered offering of $500 million principal amount of 2.625% notes due 2022 and $500 million principal amount of 3.875% notes due 2042. The joint book-running managers of the offering were Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Mizuho Securities USA Inc.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis Polk is advising Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for $1.2 billion of financing in connection with DigitalGlobe, Inc.’s acquisition of GeoEye, Inc. The financing consists of a $1.05 billion senior secured term loan facility and a $150 million senior secured revolving credit facility. The obligations under the facilities are guaranteed by certain of DigitalGlobe’s domestic subsidiaries and are secured by substantially all of the assets of DigitalGlobe and the guarantors. The acquisition is expected to close in 2013.
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Hogan Lovells advised Daimler on the strategic partnership between Daimler Buses and Motor Coach Industries (MCI), including the sale of Daimler’s Setra-branded premium motor coach distribution business to MCI. In connection with the transaction, which closed on 29 June 2012, Daimler Buses received a minority ownership stake in MCI, and MCI became the exclusive North American distributor of the Setra S407 and S417 German-manufactured premium motor coaches.
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The Phoenix office of Gordon Rees LLP has recruited attorney Ronald Hatcher, Jr. as a partner in the firm’s real estate practice. Formerly the general counsel for an Arizona based real estate group, Mr. Hatcher brings significant experience to the firm.
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Mayer Brown JSM advised Hong Kong-listed China State Construction International Holdings Limited (CSCI) on its top-up placement of 300 million shares to independent third parties at approximately HK$7.57 per share, raising approximately HK$2.2 billion.
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An international tribunal ordered the Russian government to compensate a group of Spanish investors for the losses they suffered when Russia seized the Yukos Oil Company, one of the largest oil and gas companies in the world.
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Global law firm White & Case LLP achieved a significant trial victory for Pfizer Inc. in a patent infringement case against seven generic drug companies regarding three patents covering the active ingredient in Pfizer’s blockbuster drug Lyrica® and its therapeutic uses.
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Shearman & Sterling is representing the Ardagh Group in its acquisition of Anchor Glass Container Company from private investment funds managed by Wayzata Investment Partners LLC in a transaction involving total cash consideration of US $880 million (€721 million). The transaction is subject to US regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions.
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