Davis Polk advised Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as joint lead arrangers in connection with an amendment of Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc.’s existing revolving credit and term loan facility provided by a consortium of financial institutions and with SunTrust Bank as administrative agent. The amended credit facilities provide for an upsize of up to $200 million of the senior secured revolving facility.

Davis Polk advised Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as the joint lead book-running managers in connection with concurrent SEC-registered offerings of 92,000,000 shares of common stock of PPL Corporation, including 12,000,000 shares from the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, and 19,550,000 equity units of PPL Corporation, including 2,550,000 equity units from the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. The gross proceeds from the common stock offering were approximately $2.33 billion and the gross proceeds from the equity units offering were approximately $978 million, resulting in total gross proceeds of approximately $3.31 billion.

Shearman & Sterling represented SSIF Nevada, Limited Partnership, as issuer, and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as guarantor, in connection with SSIF Nevada, Limited Partnership’s private placement of $1.9 billion aggregate principal amount of its Floating Rate Notes due 2014. The Notes are unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by The Bank of Nova Scotia.

Dewey & LeBoeuf’s Frankfurt capital markets team has advised Baader Bank on the placement of shares of Grammer AG. In total, about 1.1 million shares in the corporation were placed through an accelerated book building.

Global law firm White & Case LLP advised the lead lenders representing a syndicate of 27 global commercial banks in a five-year US$3 billion senior revolving export credit facility for Vale SA, the world’s second-largest mining company, and its Swiss and Canadian subsidiaries. The Firm acted for Natixis, as administrative agent, and Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, JPMorgan Securities LLC, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. and Natixis, as lead lenders.

Shearman & Sterling is advising private equity firm Advent International and its portfolio company The Priory Group on the financing for the latter’s acquisition of Craegmoor Group Limited. The financing comprised a high yield bond offering of £206 million of 7% senior secured notes due 2018 (the “additional senior secured notes”). The high yield bond offering was issued under an indenture dated 3 February 2011 pursuant to which Priory initially issued £425 million of the same notes. The net proceeds from the issuance and sale of the additional senior secured notes are being used to re-finance existing debt of Craegmoor as part of Priory’s acquisition of Craegmoor.

Stena Bulk has entered into a joint venture with the Danish shipping company Dannebrog Rederi and acquired 50 percent of the shares in Stena Weco. Stena Weco will operate the Weco Shipping product tanker business previously held by Dannebrog Rederi and will initially have a fleet of approximately 30 product tankers. Stena Bulk will contribute its extensive experience of tanker operations and resources to Stena Weco.

Salans LLP has advised S-Finanzgruppe, represented by Deutsche Sparkassen- und Giroverband (DSGV), in connection with the acquisition of DekaBank.