Maples and Calder Advises Terra Firma on Acquisition of Four Seasons Health Care

Maples and Calder has advised Terra Firma, a leading private equity firm, in relation to the acquisition of Four Seasons Health Care, the UK’s largest independent elderly and specialist care provider, for £825m. The acquisition was financed by a mixture of equity and new debt, with the debt arranged by Goldman Sachs and Barclays. The transaction completed on 12 July 2012.

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Davis Polk – IBM $1 Billion Notes Offering

Davis Polk advised underwriters represented by BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC in connection with a public offering by International Business Machines Corporation of $1 billion principal amount of its 1.875% notes due 2022.

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Shearman & Sterling Advises Cinram on its Asset Sale and Chapter 15 Bankruptcy

Shearman & Sterling is U.S. counsel to Cinram International ULC, the authorized foreign representative for Cinram International Inc. and certain of its affiliates in chapter 15 bankruptcy proceedings commenced in the District of Delaware. The Cinram Group is one of the largest providers of pre-recorded multimedia products and related logistics services.

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Paul Hastings Advises Manager, Trustee-manager and Sponsor on Ascendas Hospitality Trust’s Singapore IPO

Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it advised Ascendas Land International as the sponsor, Ascendas Hospitality Fund Management as the manager and Ascendas Hospitality Trust Management as the trustee-manager on Ascendas Hospitality Trust’s (“Ascendas Hospitality”) offering of its stapled securities on the Singapore Exchange. Ascendas Hospitality is a Singapore-based REIT and the hospitality arm of Ascendas Group, Asia’s leading provider of business space solutions.

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