Certilman Balin Opens New Jersey Office

Monday, September 15, 2014

Thomas Monroe, of Counsel to the firm, will be based in the New Jersey Office. Mr. Monroe has provided counsel and litigated matters for some of the nation’s largest financial institutions and corporations. Prior to joining Certilman Balin, Mr. Monroe was an associate at two prominent law firms in New Jersey. For the past 14 years, he has concentrated his practice in the areas of commercial lending, complex civil litigation, and trust and estate litigation and administration. He has also represented small businesses, family businesses and individuals. More >>

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Paul Hastings Represents RBC and Credit Suisse in $300 Million High Yield Bond Offering by Sanchez Energy

Friday, September 12, 2014

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC as joint bookrunning managers in connection with the offering of $300 million principal amount of 6.125% senior notes due 2023 by Sanchez Energy Corporation, an independent exploration and production company focused on the acquisition and development of unconventional oil resources in the onshore U.S. Gulf Coast. More >>

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O’Melveny Represents GIC, Singapore’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, in Definitive Agreement for a US$700 Million Investment in XPO Logistics

Friday, September 12, 2014

O’Melveny & Myers LLP represented GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, in a definitive agreement to invest US$700 million, along with PSP Investments and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, in XPO Logistics. The transaction is scheduled to close on September 17, 2014. More >>

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Paul Hastings Represents West China Cement in US$400 Million High-Yield Bond Offering

Friday, September 12, 2014

Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented West China Cement Limited in connection with its Regulation S offering of US$400 million of 6.50% senior notes due 2019. West China Cement is one of the leading cement producers in Shaanxi Province. Credit Suisse and Nomura acted as Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Managers for the transaction. More >>

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Simpson Thacher Represents Underwriters in Offering of $1.1 Billion of Senior Notes by Linn Energy, LLC

Friday, September 12, 2014

The Firm represented the underwriters, led by Barclays Capital Inc., in connection with a registered offering by Linn Energy, LLC and Linn Energy Finance Corp. as co-issuers of $650 million aggregate principal amount of 6.5% senior notes due 2021 and $450 million aggregate principal amount of 6.5% senior notes due 2019. The senior notes due 2019 were issued as additional notes under an indenture pursuant to which Linn Energy issued $750 million of 6.5% senior notes due 2019 on May 13, 2011. The net proceeds from the offering were used to repay the Company’s bridge loan agreement, which was entered into to finance the acquisition of certain oil and natural gas properties and related assets of Devon Energy Corporation, and to repay certain indebtedness outstanding under the Company’s revolving credit facility. The offering closed on September 9, 2014. More >>

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Hogan Lovells Advises on Dutch Longevity Hedge

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Hogan Lovells has advised Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) on an index-based longevity swap transaction it has entered into with Delta Lloyd covering €12 billion of Delta Lloyd’s longevity reserves. The transaction completed on 22 August 2014.

This marks the first time that Delta Lloyd Levensverzekering N.V., the life insurance arm of the Dutch insurance, pensions and investments firm Delta Lloyd, has used the reinsurance market to transfer longevity risk. More >>

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Florida Power & Light Company $500 Million First Mortgage Bond Offering

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Hunton & Williams LLP advised the underwriters in the sale of $500,000,000 Florida Power & Light Company’s 4.05% Series due October 1, 2044.

Florida Power & Light Company is the third-largest electric utility in the United States, serving approximately 4.7 million customer accounts across nearly half of the state of Florida. It is a leading Florida employer with approximately 8,900 employees. FPL is a subsidiary of Juno Beach, Florida-based NextEra Energy, Inc. More >>

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