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.
Tags: Baker Botts L.L.P. | HoustonDavis Polk advised Goldman, Sachs Lending Partners LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding Inc., and RBC Capital Markets as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, and KKR Capital Markets LLC, MCS Capital Markets LLC and Blackstone Holdings Finance Co. LLC as co-managers, in connection with a $390 million senior secured credit facility extended to Infinity Acquisition, LLC, comprised of a $345 million senior secured term facility and a $45 million senior secured revolving credit facility. The proceeds of the senior secured term facility, together with an equity contribution and the proceeds of a notes offering, were used to fund in part the acquisition of Ipreo Holdings LLC by funds managed by The Blackstone Group L.P. and Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division.
The Firm recently represented RBC Capital Markets and JPMorgan Chase in connection with credit facilities relating to Sinclair Television Group, Inc.’s. $985.0 million acquisition of certain television station assets from Allbritton Communication Co.
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Herbert Smith Freehills is advising Roc Oil Company Limited (Roc Oil) on all aspects of its proposed takeover by Fosun International Limited (Fosun) valued at approximately A$474 million.
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Linklaters has advised Suzlon Energy Limited, the largest wind turbine supplier in India and the world’s fifth largest wind turbine supplier group, on India’s biggest bond restructuring. The deal comprised the restructuring of four series of convertible bonds, which involved the existing bonds being substituted by new US$546,916,000 step-up convertible bonds due 2019, pursuant to a consent solicitation and voluntary substitution.
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Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP advised Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC) in providing a $200 million loan to leading Brazilian soybean producer Amaggi Commodities, a transaction insured by the Japanese export credit agency Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI). SMBC acted as Lender, Mandated Lead Arranger, Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, and NEXI Agent.
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Skadden is advising Classified Ventures LLC, including the selling members, in connection with the definitive agreement to sell their entire stake in the company to Gannett Co., Inc. for a price that values Classified Ventures at $2.5 billion, announced August 5.
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Willkie client Level 3 Communications, Inc. announced that Level 3 Escrow II, Inc., its indirect, wholly owned subsidiary, has agreed to sell $1 billion aggregate principal amount of its 5.375% Senior Notes due 2022 in a Rule 144A offering to qualified institutional buyers. In June Level 3, represented by Willkie, announced its $7.3 billion acquisition of tw telecom. The net proceeds from the notes offering will be used to finance the cash portion of the merger and to refinance certain existing indebtedness of tw telecom inc.
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