Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as representative of the initial purchasers on Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of “1-1/2 lien” secured notes by Momentive Performance Materials Inc. (MPM) of $250 million aggregate principal amount of 10% senior secured notes due 2020. The notes offered by MPM are guaranteed on a senior secured basis by certain of its existing and future subsidiaries.
Based in Albany, New York, MPM is one of the world’s largest producers of silicones and silicone derivatives and a global leader in the development and manufacture of products derived from quartz and specialty ceramics. On October 1, 2010, MPM’s holding company completed a merger with the holding company of Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. (formerly known as Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc.).
The Davis Polk capital markets team included partner Michael Kaplan and associates John K. Doulamis and Alexa Taylor. The credit team included partner Bradley Y. Smith and associates John Perry and Jamila A. Diggs. The tax team included partner Po Sit and associate Juelle Gomes. Counsel Betty M. Huber and associate Amy E. Turner provided environmental advice. Counsel Susan D. Kennedy and associates Joshua Erez and Kathryn C. Chiu provided real estate advice. Joshua Sills was the legal assistant on the transactions. All members of the Davis Polk team work in the New York office.
