Covington & Burling LLP represented Morgan Stanley, financial advisor to Atlantic Power Corporation, in its acquisition of Capital Power Income L.P. in a deal valued at approximately C$1.1 billion. The transaction will create a leading North American contracted power generation platform with over 2,100 megawatts of capacity.

Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised APA Group on its acquisition of 100% of the Amadeus Gas Pipeline for approximately A$63 million.

Today, Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. (Susquehanna) (NASDAQ:  SUSQ) and Tower Bancorp, Inc. (Tower) (NASDAQ: TOBC) announced the signing of a definitive agreement whereby Susquehanna will acquire all outstanding shares of Tower common stock in a stock and cash transaction.

Shearman & Sterling is advising IPSOGEN S.A. in its response to an offer by QIAGEN to purchase a 47% initial stake in IPSOGEN S.A. and subsequently make a voluntary public offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of IPSOGEN S.A.

Mallesons Stephen Jaques has advised Horizon Oil Limited on its US$80 million convertible bond issue which will help fund the company’s acquisition of an oil block offshore of southern China.  Mallesons also advised Horizon on the early June acquisition. 

The bonds are to be listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange and have been issued to a broad spectrum of institutional investors predominantly in Europe and the Asia Pacific.

SNR Denton announced today that it has successfully advised Argos on its launch of Argos TV, a brand new digital TV home shopping channel. The new Argos TV channel, launching this week, will offer Argos’ customers another convenient way to shop.

Proskauer’s nationally recognized Health Care Department represented the Colorado Health Foundation, which works to provide Coloradans with access to health coverage and quality care, in an agreement to sell its approximately 40 percent equity share in HCA-HealthONE, LLC to Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) for $1.45 billion.

Davis Polk advised Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as sole book-running manager and representative of the several underwriters on an SEC-registered offering by Valmont Industries Inc., in connection with an add-on offering of $150 million aggregate principal amount of 6.625% senior notes due 2020. The notes are a reopening of an offering of $300 million of such notes issued in April 2010.

Shearman & Sterling represented Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in connection with a $2.875 billion 364 day credit facility and a $2.875 billion four year revolving credit facility for PepsiCo, Inc.