Drew & Napier acted for Swissco Holdings Limited’s proposed acquisition of Scott and English Energy Pte. Ltd. for a purchase consideration of S$285 million

Drew & Napier is acted for Swissco Holdings Limited, in relation to its proposed acquisition of Scott and English Energy Pte. Ltd., a fast-growing international rig owner, for a purchase consideration of S$285 million to be satisfied by the allotment and issue of shares in Swissco Holdings Limited.

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Kirkland & Ellis Represents Pfizer in $635M Acquisition of Baxter Vaccine Portfolio

Kirkland & Ellis LLP represented Pfizer Inc. in its definitive agreement announced today to acquire Baxter International Inc.’s portfolio of marketed vaccines for $635 million. As part of the transaction, Pfizer will also acquire a portion of Baxter’s facility in Orth, Austria, where these vaccines are manufactured. Baxter’s portfolio of marketed vaccines consists of NeisVac-C and FSME-IMMUN/TicoVac. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions as well as regulatory approvals in several markets, including some countries in the European Union, and is expected to occur by the end of 2014.

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Milbank Represents Underwriters in $500 million first time Basel III Tier 2 Bond Offering by Brazil’s Caixa Econômica Federal

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP represented the underwriters BB Securities Ltd., Banco Bradesco BBI S.A., Banco BTG Pactual S.A. – Cayman Branch, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated in the $500 million offering of 7.250% notes due July 2024 by Caixa Econômica Federal.

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Shearman & Sterling Advises on eBay $3.5 Billion Registered Bond Offering

Shearman & Sterling represented the underwriters, led by Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, in connection with eBay Inc.’s registered public offering of $3.5 billion aggregate principal amount of investment grade Notes, comprised of $450 Million of Floating Rate Notes due 2017, $400 million of Floating Rate Notes due 2019, $1.15 billion of 2.200% Notes due 2019, $750 million of 2.875% Notes due 2021 and $750 million of 3.450% Notes due 2024.

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Akin Gump Advises Newfield Exploration in $588 Million Sale of Granite Wash Assets

Akin Gump advised Newfield Exploration Company in a deal announced July 29, in which the company signed a $588 million purchase and sale agreement for its Granite Wash assets to Oklahoma City-based Templar Energy LLC (operating through Le Norman Operating LLC). The sale will have an effective date of July 1, 2014, and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2014.

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Davis Polk Advises JPMorgan Chase on Its Sale of a Portfolio of Loans to Sankaty Advisors

Davis Polk is advising JPMorgan Chase & Co. in connection with its sale of a portfolio of loans and other securities from J.P. Morgan’s Global Special Opportunities Group to Sankaty Advisors, LLC. The portfolio contains mezzanine loans in North America and Europe, as well as loans and related special situations investments in Australia and across Asia, with an aggregate value of approximately $1.3 billion. The transaction, which is expected to close by the end of 2014, is subject to borrower and regulatory approvals.

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Dollar Tree Acquires Family Dollar Stores

Davis Polk is advising J.P. Morgan Securities as financial adviser to Dollar Tree, Inc. in connection with its approximately $8.5 billion acquisition of Family Dollar Stores, Inc. The transaction, which has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies, is expected to close by early 2015.

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Goodwin Procter Advises Trulia in $3.5 Billion Sale to Zillow

A team of Goodwin attorneys recently advised Trulia in its $3.5 billion sale to Zillow. The transaction, which is expected to close in 2015, is a stock-for-stock transaction whereby Trulia shareholders will receive 0.444 shares of Class A Common Stock of Zillow for each share of Trulia, and current Zillow Class A and Class B Common Stock shareholders will receive one comparable share of the combined company. The agreement is subject to customary closing conditions.

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North Castle Partners Enters Into Agreement to Sell Ignite Holdings, LLC for $308M

Morrison Cohen client North Castle Partners and its co-investors, along with certain equity holders, entered into a definitive agreement to sell Ignite Holdings, LLC, a leading developer and marketer of reusable, environmentally friendly thermal mugs and hydration bottles primarily sold under the Contigo and Avex brands, to an affiliate of publicly traded Newell Rubbermaid for a purchase price of $308 million.  North Castle is a leading private equity firm focused on investments in consumer-driven companies that promote healthy, active and sustainable lifestyles. Morrison Cohen represented North Castle Partners and Ignite in the transaction.
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