The firm is representing a consortium comprised of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Silver Lake Partners and Technology Crossover Ventures in connection with the execution of a definitive agreement to provide a strategic investment and enter into a partnership with The Go Daddy Group, Inc. (“Go Daddy”). The transaction was announced July 1, 2011. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Shearman & Sterling Advises Underwriters in Teck Resources Limited’s US$2 Billion Offering of Notes
Shearman & Sterling represented Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as joint bookrunning managers, and CIBC World Markets Corp., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, RBS Securities Inc., UBS Securities LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Mizuho Securities USA Inc. and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., as co-managers, in connection with Teck Resources Limited’s US$2 billion offering of US$300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.15% notes due 2017, US$700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.75% notes due 2022 and US$1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.25% notes due 2041. The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Teck’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Teck Metals Ltd.
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLP Dewey & LeBoeuf Represents Polish Treasury in JSW’s PLN 5.4 Billion IPO
Dewey & LeBoeuf has represented the Polish Ministry of State Treasury, as the selling shareholder, in the PLN 5.4 billion (US$1.97 billion) listing of Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa S.A. (JSW) on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The IPO is Poland’s largest listing to date in 2011.
Davis Polk Continues Efforts Against New York’s Largest Mortgage Scammers
Two justices of the New York State Supreme Court have issued sweeping orders to restrain the activities of alleged “loan modification” scammers, providing major victories for financially vulnerable homeowners.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New York Biedermann, Reif, Hoenig & Ruff Joins LeClairRyan in NYC
Recognizing a synergistic opportunity to provide European clients with access to its growing national footprint, LeClairRyan today announced a merger with Biedermann, Reif, Hoenig & Ruff.
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Mayer Brown JSM Advises Indika Energy for Its Ground-Breaking Liability Management Exercise and High-yield Bond Issue
Mayer Brown JSM is pleased to announce that it advised PT Indika Energy Tbk (INDY), a leading integrated Indonesian energy group, in connection with the exchange offer of up to US$185,000,000 of Indo Integrated Energy B.V.’s 8.50% Senior Notes due 2012 for Indo Energy Finance B.V.’s 7.00% Senior Notes due 2018, together with simultaneous consent solicitations for the 2012 Notes and Indo Integrated Energy II B.V.’s 9.75% Senior Notes due 2016 and new money issue of US$115,000,000.
Tags: Mayer Brown LLP Mayer Brown JSM Advises Beijing Enterprises Water Group Limited on RMB 1.45 Billion Dim Sum Bond
Mayer Brown JSM’s finance and corporate groups advised Beijing Enterprises Water Group Limited (BEWGL) in connection with an issue of 1 billion 3.75% senior Renminbi denominated bonds due 2014 and 450 million 5.00% senior Renminbi denominated bonds due 2016 by the company.
Tags: Mayer Brown LLP | Beijing Covington Advises Microsoft in $4.5B Bid for Nortel’s Patent Portfolio
Covington & Burling LLP represented Microsoft Corp. in the $4.5 billion winning bid in the auction of Nortel Networks Corporation’s 6000 patents and patent applications. A consortium of Microsoft and several other technology companies will share Nortel’s 4G wireless, data networking, optical, voice, Internet, service provider, semiconductors and other patent portfolios.
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