Andrew M. Felner has joined the New York office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the firm’s Corporate practice group. Felner joins from FDX Capital LLC/FDX Offshore LLC, where he was co-founder and managing partner of the financial advisory firm and affiliated merchant bank, and where he will remain as a board member. In addition to private practice, Felner spent 10 years at Citigroup Inc., where he was Deputy General Counsel, overseeing all proprietary M&A activity and several other key legal practice groups for the global bank, including securities issuance and SEC reporting More >>

Cravath represented the underwriters, led by J.P. Morgan Securities, Mizuho Securities, Wells Fargo Securities, Barclays, BNP Paribas, HSBC, MUFG, RBS, SMBC Nikko and TD Securities, in connection with the US$21 billion registered fixed and floating rate notes offering of Actavis Funding SCS, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Actavis plc, a global specialty pharmaceutical company. Proceeds of the offering were used to finance the acquisition of Allergan, Inc. by Actavis. The transaction, which closed on March 12, 2015, was the second largest corporate debt issuer offering to date More >>

Simpson Thacher represented Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch International and Wells Fargo Securities International Limited in connection with Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s first registered public offering of euro-denominated notes. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire”) offered €3 billion aggregate principal amount of debt securities, consisting of €750 million of 0.75% Senior Notes due 2023, €1.250 billion of 1.125% Senior Notes due 2027 and €1 billion of 1.625% Senior Notes due 2035. The offering closed on March 16, 2015. The notes will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. More >>

Offit Kurman has opened a new office location in New York City. Located in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, the office occupies the 51st floor of One Grand Central Place, a historic skyscraper overlooking Grand Central Terminal. Financial institutions regulatory attorney Daniella Casseres will spearhead the expansion. More >>

Willkie Client Centerview Partners serves as financial advisor to Salix Pharmaceuticals, a leader in the gastrointestinal market. More >>

The Firm represented the underwriters, led by Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as joint bookrunning managers, in connection with a public offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of debt securities of The Charles Schwab Corporation, consisting of $625 million aggregate principal amount of 1.5% Senior Notes due 2018 and $375 million aggregate principal amount of 3% Senior Notes due 2025. The offering closed on March 10, 2015. More >>

Hunton & Williams LLP advised the underwriters in the sale of $550,000,000 Alabama Power Company Series 2015A 3.750% Senior Notes, due March 1, 2045. More >>

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm advised the debt financing providers in connection with the $8.7 billion purchase of PetSmart, Inc. (“PetSmart”), North America’s leading specialty pet retailer of services and solutions for the lifetime needs of pets, by an investor consortium led by BC Partners. More >>

Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce that six partners have joined the firm across two offices. This latest acquisition underscores Winston’s commitment to expand its corporate practice to meet the evolving needs of its diverse clientele.

“We are placing an emphasis on strategically expanding our corporate practice in key markets including New York, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Silicon Valley, and Washington, D.C.,” said Tom Fitzgerald, Winston’s firmwide managing partner. More >>