Herbert Smith Freehills is pleased to announce that the firm has taken the lead in advising Hong Kong-based and-listed energy and resources company Brightoil Petroleum (Holdings) Limited on its successful US$1.1 billion cash acquisition of Kerr-McGee China Petroleum Ltd., the China unit of Texas-based Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, one of the world’s biggest independent exploration and production companies.

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Appleby acted as BVI counsel to Asia View Limited (Asia View) and Bermuda counsel to Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Limited (YXT) in US$200 million, 1.5% Guaranteed Exchangeable Bonds due 2019.

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Cooley LLP announced today that it advised the underwriters on HealthEquity, Inc.’s $146.5 million initial public offering. HealthEquity is a leader and innovator in the high growth category of technology-enabled services platforms that empower consumers to make health care saving and spending decisions. The company now trades on The NASDAQ Global Stock Market under the symbol “HQY.”

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Shearman & Sterling represented SafeNet and Vector Capital in Gemalto’s acquisition of SafeNet from Vector Capital in an $890 million transaction.

Gemalto is a world leader in digital security with 2013 annual revenues of €2.4 billion and more than 12,000 employees operating out of 85 offices and 25 research and software development centers, located in 44 countries.

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Shearman & Sterling advised underwriters Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, BofA Merrill Lynch, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Jefferies, Deutsche Bank Securities, Blackstone Capital Markets, Piper Jaffray, Raymond James, Wells Fargo Securities, William Blair and Evercore in connection with the initial public offering of 42,500,000 shares of common stock of Catalent, Inc. The offering raised $871,250,000 and the shares have been listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

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Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised a syndicate of banks led by Banca IMI S.p.A., as agent, and Banca IMI S.p.A., Banca Nazionale del Lavoro S.p.A. and UniCredit S.p.A. as arrangers and bookrunners, on a €130 million term and revolving credit facility for Esprinet S.p.A.
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Latham & Watkins represented Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as the Joint Book-Running Managers, and China Renaissance Securities (Hong Kong) Limited and UBS Securities LLC, as the Co-Managers, on the US$900 million convertible bond issuance by Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd. (“Qihoo 360”), a Chinese internet and mobile security products and services provider.

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Continuing its national expansion, Lowenstein Sandler has opened an office in Washington, DC. The new office brings together accomplished, sophisticated lawyers in the firm’s antitrust, investment management, commercial and insurance litigation practices.
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Ropes & Gray LLP advised Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and Nordea in connection with the €1.45 billion financing of Nordic Capital’s acquisition of a majority stake in Norway-based Lindorff, one of Europe’s leading providers of debt-related administrative services.

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