Davis Polk Advises on the Acquisition of Metl-Span by NCI Building Systems

Davis Polk advised Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch as administrative agent and joint lead arranger of a $250 million term loan facility provided to NCI Building Systems, Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Metl-Span LLC. The term loan is secured on a crossing first-lien/second-lien basis with NCI Building System’s existing $150 million asset-based revolving credit facility. Proceeds from the term loan were used to finance acquisition costs.

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Simpson Thacher Represents Underwriters in Offering of US$188 Million Principal Amount of Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds by Zhen Ding Technology Holding Limited

The Hong Kong office of the Firm represented the underwriters, led by Citibank Global Markets Limited, DBS Bank Limited, Merrill Lynch Far East Limited and Standard Chartered Bank, in the offering of US$188 million principal amount of Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds (the “Bonds”) by Zhen Ding Technology Holding Limited (“Zhen Ding”). Zhen Ding is a leading designer and manufacturer of printed circuit boards to leading brand name customers. The common shares of Zhen Ding are traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under the trading code “4958”. The Bonds are listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange.

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Simpson Thacher Represents Blackstone in $770 Million Industrial Portfolio Acquisition

The Firm represented affiliates of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII in connection with its $770 million purchase from DEXUS Property Group, an Australian public company, of a portfolio of 68 industrial assets in the United States. The 68 assets are comprised of more than 120 buildings in 10 states, totaling over 16.5 million square feet of rentable area. The transaction is the largest single industrial real estate portfolio sale in the United States in 2012.

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Simpson Thacher Represents Lightyear Capital in its Acquisition of FIS’ Healthcare Benefit Solutions Business for $335 Million

The Firm is representing an affiliate investment fund of Lightyear Capital LLC in its announced acquisition of the Healthcare Benefit Solutions business of FIS™ for $335 million. Benefit Solutions is a leading financial technology company providing benefits administration software as a service, multi-purse debit cards and transaction processing solutions for consumer directed healthcare accounts. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the third quarter of 2012, subject to required regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

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LG&E Executive to Re-Join Frost Brown Todd

Frost Brown Todd announced today that John R. McCall, former executive vice president, general counsel, corporate secretary and chief compliance officer of LG&E and KU Energy, LLC is re-joining the firm’s litigation department as a member of the firm in early July 2012.

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