International law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP represented Gunvor Group, Ltd., one of the world’s leading commodity traders, in its subsidiary’s purchase of one-third interest in Signal Peak coal mine in Montana from the subsidiary joint venture owners FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) and Boich Companies.  The acquisition was successfully closed for a total purchase price of USD $400 million.

Simpson Thacher represented J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Inc. as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in connection with the financing of Web.com Group, Inc.’s acquisition of Network Solutions.  The acquisition was funded with credit facilities consisting of a $600 million first lien term loan, a $50 million first lien revolving credit facility and a $150 million second lien term loan.

Dickstein Shapiro LLP is pleased to welcome Frederick R. Fucci as a partner in the firm’s Energy Practice in New York. With more than two decades of experience, Mr. Fucci focuses his practice on corporate and commercial transactions and the development and financing of infrastructure projects in the United States and abroad, principally in the energy sector, as well as on international commercial arbitration.