BakerHostetler today announced Partner Geoffrey H. Coll joined the firm’s Litigation Group and Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement practice in the New York office. Coll comes to BakerHostetler from Schiff Hardin. More >>

Akin Gump today announced that Parvin Daphne Moyne, formerly an assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, has joined the firm as a partner in its white collar defense and government investigations practice in New York. Ms. Moyne spent nearly a decade as a federal prosecutor, most recently serving as a member of the elite Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force in the U.S. Attorney’s office.

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Troutman Sanders LLP announced today that Robert L. Bourguignon has rejoined the firm’s Finance practice as a partner in the New York office. Bourguignon returns from Wachtel Missry LLP, which he joined from Troutman Sanders in 2013. More >>

Schlumberger Limited and Cameron jointly announced a definitive merger agreement in which the companies will combine in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $14.8 billion. Cravath represented Cameron in connection with this transaction. Under the terms of the agreement, Cameron shareholders will receive 0.716 shares of Schlumberger common stock and a cash payment of $14.44 in exchange for each Cameron share. More >>

Reed Smith LLP today announced the addition of Matthew J. Bromberg as a partner in its Financial Industry Group. A former managing director and senior managing counsel to The Bank of New York Mellon in its Investment Servicing Division, Bromberg will practice out of the firm’s New York office. More >>

Simpson Thacher represented the initial purchasers, led by joint bookrunning managers J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Goldman, Sachs & Co., UBS Securities LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Barclays Capital Inc. in the sale of $1.125 billion aggregate principal amount of 6.375% Senior Notes due 2023 by Jaguar Holding Company II, an indirect parent of Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC (“PPD”), and PPD (collectively, the “Issuers”). The Issuers used the proceeds from the offering, together with borrowings under the Issuers’ new senior secured credit facilities and cash on hand, to refinance existing debt and to pay a dividend to their stockholders. More >>

On August 24, 2015, Southern Company and AGL Resources announced that the boards of directors of both companies have approved a definitive merger agreement to create America’s leading U.S. electric and gas utility company. Pursuant to the agreement, Southern Company will acquire AGL Resources for cash in a transaction with an enterprise value of approximately $12 billion, including a total equity value of approximately $8 billion. Cravath represented AGL Resources in connection with this transaction. More >>