Davis Polk – Wyndham Worldwide Corporation $800 Million Notes Offering

Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Goldman, Sachs & Co. as joint book-running managers and representatives of the underwriters on an SEC-registered offering by Wyndham Worldwide Corporation of $300 million principal amount of its 2.95% senior unsecured notes due 2017 and $500 million principal amount of its 4.25% senior unsecured notes due 2022.

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Davis Polk – Yelp Initial Public Offering

Davis Polk advised the underwriters in connection with an initial public offering of 8,222,500 shares of common stock of Yelp Inc. (including 1,072,500 shares in respect of the exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares) at $15.00 per share for gross proceeds of $123.3 million. Of those shares, Yelp sold 8,172,500 shares and the selling stockholder sold 50,000 shares. Goldman, Sachs & Co. acted as the lead book-running manager; Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Jefferies & Company, Inc. acted as joint book-running managers; and Allen & Company LLC and Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. acted as co-managers for the offering. Yelp’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “YELP.”

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Ashurst Advises Banks on €1.5 bn Bond by Erste Abwicklungsanstalt

Ashurst advised an international banking syndicate in relation to the issue of a bond by Erste Abwicklungsanstalt (EAA) with a nominal amount of €1.5 billion. The syndicate was led by DZ BANK and comprised Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, HSBC and UniCredit Bank. The bond has a maturity of three years (due 2015) and will pay a coupon of 1.25 per cent. per annum.

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Bingham Officially Opens New Office In China

Upon the official opening of its Beijing office, Bingham secured its first mainland China client, Lion Fund Management Co. Ltd., located in Beijing and Shenzen. Lion Fund manages mutual funds for its clients and invests in public equity and fixed income markets.

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McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Completes Merger with Luce Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP

McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP announced today that it has completed its merger with California-based Luce Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP (Luce Forward).  The combined firm will continue to be known as McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (MLA), and building on the Luce Forward legacy, will have more than 575 attorneys and public policy advisors in 13 offices and 11 markets.

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Paul Hastings Advises J.P. Morgan on China Daye’s Very Substantial Acquisition, Reverse Takeover and Deemed New Listing

Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it advised J.P. Morgan, as the sole sponsor and financial adviser, on China Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Limited’s (“China Daye”) deemed new listing resulting from the RMB5.8 billion acquisition of Prosper Well Group Limited (“Prosper Well”). The acquisition was made through the purchase of sale shares by China Daye from Prosper Well’s shareholders, China Times Development Limited and China Cinda (HK) Asset Management Co., Limited, in consideration for the issuance of new shares and convertible notes by China Daye.

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