Davis Polk advised Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and RBS Securities Inc. as joint book-running managers on an SEC-registered offering by General Motors Financial Company, Inc. (“GM Financial”) of $250 million aggregate principal amount of floating-rate senior notes due 2020, $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.150% senior notes due 2020 and $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.000% senior notes due 2025. The notes are guaranteed by AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., the principal U.S. operating subsidiary of GM Financial. More >>
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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Welcomes Partner Phillip E. Walker
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that Phillip E. Walker has joined the firm’s Nashville office as a partner and member of the Intellectual Property Practice Group. He was previously a shareholder with the law firm Patterson Intellectual Property Law, P.C. in Nashville. More >>
Tags: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP | NashvilleAmerisourceBergen’s $2.5 Billion Acquisition of MWI Veterinary Supply
AmerisourceBergen and MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement for AmerisourceBergen to acquire MWI Veterinary Supply (MWI), the leading animal health distribution company in the United States. Under the terms and conditions of the merger agreement, AmerisourceBergen, through a new wholly owned subsidiary, will make an all‑cash tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of MWI at a price of $190.00 per share, representing a $2.5 billion fully diluted equity value. Cravath represented AmerisourceBergen in connection with this transaction, which is expected to close during the March quarter of 2015. More >>
Tags: New YorkFedEx Corporation $2.5 Billion Notes Offering
Davis Polk advised FedEx Corporation (“FedEx”) on its SEC-registered offering of $400 million principal amount of 2.300% notes due 2020, $700 million principal amount of 3.200% notes due 2025, $500 million principal amount of 3.900% notes due 2035, $650 million principal amount of 4.100% notes due 2045 and $250 million principal amount of 4.500% notes due 2065. The joint book-running managers of the offering were Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC. More >>
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Jennifer Asbrock new Frost Brown Todd member
Frost Brown Todd welcomes new member Jennifer R. Asbrock to its Labor and Employment Practice Group and Louisville office. Asbrock has broad experience representing private and public employers in all areas of labor and employment law, including defending unfair labor practice charges, handling labor arbitrations, managing strikes, bargaining with unions, and litigating discrimination and wrongful discharge cases. She has worked with employers in a variety of business matters, such as creating affirmative action plans and ensuring compliance with various employment laws. She frequently partners with clients to customize and implement in-house training programs to educate employees and supervisors about employment laws and workplace policies. More >>
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Simpson Thacher Represents Underwriters in $2.5 Billion Debt Offering by FedEx Corporation
The Firm recently represented the underwriters, led by Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, in connection with a public offering by FedEx Corporation (“FedEx”) of $400 million aggregate principal amount of 2.300% Notes due 2020, $700 million aggregate principal amount of 3.200% Notes due 2025, $500 million aggregate principal amount of 3.900% Notes due 2035, $650 million aggregate principal amount of 4.100% Notes due 2045 and $250 million aggregate principal amount of 4.500% Notes due 2065. The Notes are guaranteed by 10 subsidiaries of FedEx. More >>
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Willkie Welcomes James Anderson, Nationally Recognized For His Asset Management And Enforcement Experience
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that James E. Anderson, a nationally recognized asset management and enforcement lawyer, has joined the firm as a partner in the Washington office. Mr. Anderson, who joins the firm as a member of Willkie’s Asset Management Group, has more than 20 years of experience representing investment advisers, hedge funds, mutual funds, banks and broker-dealers in transactional, regulatory, compliance and enforcement matters. More >>
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Morgan Lewis Advises Highstar Capital on Acquisition of Salem Harbor Power Station Project and $730 Million Construction Financing
Morgan Lewis represented Highstar Capital IV, L.P., and its affiliated funds (“Highstar IV”), managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., in the acquisition and project financing of the Salem Harbor Power Station development project, a 700MW gas-fired power plant to be built in Salem, Massachusetts. More >>
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Milbank Represents Lenders in US$800M Financing for Expansion of Metro System in Santiago, Chile
In a major transportation financing in Chile, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP represented international bank groups in committing a total of US$800 million in financing to be used for the expansion of the metropolitan subway system in Santiago, Chile. More >>
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Jones Walker Welcomes Seven Attorneys From the Former Boutique Banking and Securities Law Firm of Spidi & Fisch
Jones Walker LLP announced today that the seven lawyers who formerly comprised the boutique banking and securities law firm of Spidi & Fisch, PC, in Washington, D.C., have joined Jones Walker’s Banking & Financial Services Practice Group in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.
Spidi & Fisch, which served a client base of primarily financial institutions, includes John J. Spidi, Richard Fisch, James C. Stewart, and Daniel H. Burd, who will join as partners; Joan S. Guilfoyle, who will join as Special Counsel; and associates James D. Marky and Carolyn M. Rhodes. More >>
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