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.
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLPShearman & 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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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented global CRM leader Teleperformance USA in the successful completion of the $610 million acquisition of Aegis USA, Inc., a major outsourcing and technology company in the United States, the Philippines and Costa Rica.
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Hunton & Williams LLP advised the underwriters in connection with the sale of $243,850,000 Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority System Restoration Bonds (Louisiana Utilities Restoration Corporation Project/ELL) Series 2014 (Federally Taxable) and $71,000,000 Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority System Restoration Bonds (Louisiana Utilities Restoration Corporation Project/EGSL) Series 2014 (Federally Taxable).
Earlier today, Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI) announced its intention to acquire by merger of all of the outstanding equity securities of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP), Kinder Morgan Management, LLC (NYSE: KMR) and El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. (NYSE:EPB), all of which are controlled by KMI. The proposed mergers, the consideration of which is valued at approximately $70 billion in the aggregate, collectively represent the largest energy M&A transaction since the merger of Exxon and Mobil. The combined entity will be the largest energy infrastructure company in North America and the third largest energy company overall with an estimated enterprise value of approximately $140 billion.
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