The Firm is representing Shaw Communications Inc. in connection with its announced $1.2 billion acquisition of ViaWest, Inc. from affiliates of Oak Hill Capital Partners, affiliates of GI Partners and certain other stockholders. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.

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Davis Polk is advising Solvay SA in connection with the $890 million sale of its sulfuric acid virgin production and regeneration business, Eco Services, to affiliates of CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC. The transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2014.

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Gide has advised the arrangers and a pool of 16 lenders led by CA CIB on the provision of a €1 billion syndicated loan facility to Groupe Auchan.

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Holland & Hart LLP served on the legal team representing Silver Standard Resources Inc. in the successful purchase of Marigold mine from subsidiaries of Goldcorp Inc. and Barrick Gold Corp. Total cash consideration paid at closing was $275 million.

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Holland & Knight advised Maryland-based cybersecurity company, KEYW Holding Corporation, on its $130 million offering of convertible senior notes. The transaction was announced on July 15 and closed on July 21. RBC Capital Markets and Bank of America Merrill Lynch acted as joint book-running managers for the notes offering. SunTrust Robinson Humphrey acted as co-manager.

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Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm advised Sino-Ocean Land Holdings Limited (“Sino-Ocean Land”) as the guarantor in relation to the issue by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sino-Ocean Land Treasure Finance I Limited, of the US$500 million 4.625% guaranteed notes due 2019 and US$700 million 6.000% guaranteed notes due 2024. 
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Shearman & Sterling represented J.P. Morgan Securities plc and UniCredit Bank AG as the Initial Purchasers in connection with the offering by HP Pelzer Holding GmbH (the “Issuer,” and together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the “HP Pelzer Group”) of €230,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 (the “Notes”). The net proceeds from the issue and sale of the Notes will primarily be used to refinance existing debt obligations of the Issuer and acquire new assets. The Notes will be senior secured obligations of the Issuer and will be guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of HP Pelzer Holding GmbH. The offering, which was conducted pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the US Securities Act, closed on July 31, 2014.

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On July 29, it was announced that XPO Logistics, Inc. will acquire Willkie client New Breed Holding Company, the preeminent U.S. provider of non-asset based, complex, technology-enabled contract logistics for blue chip customers, for $615 million on a cash-free, debt-free basis.
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Shearman & Sterling advised Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. and RBS Securities Inc., as joint lead arrangers and bookrunners, and Bank of America, N.A., as agent, in connection with the second amendment and restatement of an existing multi-facility, multi-currency credit agreement for Sealed Air Corporation and various of its affiliates to allow for (i) the refinancing of its US Dollar, Euro, Japanese Yen and Canadian Dollar term loan A tranches and its US Dollar and multicurrency revolving credit facilities, (ii) the repayment of its US Dollar and Euro term loan B tranches, and (iii) the addition of a new Sterling term loan A tranche, a new short-term US Dollar term loan tranche and a delayed-draw US Dollar term loan A tranche for a Brazilian subsidiary of Sealed Air.

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