Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, represented the banks in connection with certain aspects of the financing of the $1.24 billion acquisition of DSS Group, Inc., the parent company of DS Services of America Inc., by Cott Corporation, one of the world’s largest producers of beverages on behalf of retailers, brand owners and distributors. Paul Hastings represented Barclays, Credit Suisse, JP Morgan, Bank of America and Deutsche Bank in connection with their commitments to provide debt financing in connection with the transaction. Paul Hastings also represented Barclays, as solicitation agent, in connection with the solicitation of consents by DS Services of America, Inc. from holders of DSS Group, Inc.’s 10.00% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2021 related to certain amendments to the indenture governing such notes. More >>

Cravath represented the underwriters, led by J.P. Morgan Securities, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Barclays and UBS Investment Bank, in connection with the US$1.1 billion registered offering of common shares and the US$2.875 billion registered offering of mandatory convertible securities of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., the seventh largest automaker in the world. The transactions closed on December 16, 2014. More >>

Cahill represented Citi as sole book-running manager in connection with the secondary public offering of 20,000,000 shares of common stock by Nielsen N.V. (NYSE: NLSN), resulting in gross proceeds of $857,600,000. The selling stockholders received all of the proceeds of the sale.