Kirkland & Ellis International LLP advised TowerBrook Capital Partners in the sale of PolymerLatex Deutschland Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH to Yule Catto & Co plc for a total transaction value of €443 million. The PolymerLatex Group, headquartered in Marl, Germany, is an established player in the development, production and distribution of emulsion polymer products. Yule Catto & Co plc, based in Harlow, Essex, United Kingdom, is already the owner of another polymer business. The purchase agreement was signed on 13 December 2010. The transaction, which is subject to the necessary regulatory and shareholder approvals, is expected to be completed during the second quarter of 2011.

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Shearman & Sterling represented the underwriters, for whom Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as joint bookrunning managers, served as representatives, in connection with Carlisle Companies’ public offering of $250 million of its 5.125% Notes due 2020. Carlisle Companies is a holding company for diversified manufacturing businesses in construction materials, engineered transportation, interconnect technologies and food service products segments.

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The international law firm DLA Piper has advised UK-based Synergy Health Holdings Ltd in relation to the acquisition of all the shares in Gamma-Service Produktbestrahlung GmbH in Dresden.

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TransForce Inc. (TransForce), the leader in the Canadian transportation and logistics industry, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Dynamex Inc. (Dynamex) for a purchase price of $25.00 per share, in cash, representing a total purchase price of approximately US $248 Million. Morgan Lewis successfully represented TransForce, in a winning bid in a “go shop” process following Dynamex entering into an agreement and plan of merger on October 1, 2010 with DashNow Holdings Corp. and DashNow Acquisition Corp (DashNow).

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Cooley LLP advised Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANAC) in the completion of its initial public offering of 12,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $5.00 per share. In addition,  Anacor has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,800,000 shares of its common stock at the initial public offering price, less the underwriting discount, to cover over-allotments, if any. More >>

Global law firm White & Case LLP has won a significant trademark victory for Trek 2000 International Ltd., inventor of the ThumbDrive™ USB flash drive. The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) held that Trek’s highly valuable ThumbDrive™ trademark is not generic and is entitled to registration on the principal register of the USPTO. As a result of this November 30, 2010 ruling, Trek alone is able to sell these ubiquitous flash drives in the United States under the ThumbDrive™ brand.

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Simpson Thacher represented the underwriters, led by Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., in connection with a registered follow-on offering of 10,350,000 shares of common stock of RealPage, Inc., which includes the shares that were sold pursuant to the over-allotment option exercised by the underwriters, resulting in aggregate gross proceeds of $266.5 million.  RealPage, Inc. is a leading provider of on-demand software solutions for the rental housing industry.  RealPage’s shares are listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “RP.”

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Adams and Reese Attorneys Vic Lott and Andy Freeman served as legal advisors to the Jackson, Miss.-based timberland investment management organization, The Molpus Woodlands Group, LLC, which announced, on behalf of a client, that they completed the successful purchase of approximately 14,280 acres in East Texas for a purchase price of $18.4 million. This property was purchased from Cambium Corrigan Limited Partnership, an entity of Cambium Global Timberland Limited.

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International law firm, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP), has advised Velosi Limited on its public takeover by Azul Holding 2 S.à r.l. This involved advising on the acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Velosi for £87.8m.

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