The Firm recently represented the underwriters, led by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, in the initial public offering by ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc. of 41,285,000 shares of common stock (including shares sold pursuant to the underwriters’ over-allotment option), which raised gross proceeds of approximately $700 million. ServiceMaster’s shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “SERV”. More >>

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Citigroup as sole book-running manager for Sun Communities, Inc.’s (NYSE: SUI) follow-on public offering of common stock.

Sun Communities, Inc., a real estate investment trust that owns, operates and develops manufactured housing and recreational vehicle communities, sold a total of 6,900,000 shares of common stock (including the full exercise of the underwriter’s option to purchase additional shares) and raised gross proceeds of approximately $349.1 million. More >>

Cadwalader is pleased to have advised Acorda Therapeutics, Inc., a leading biotechnology company, on its execution of a merger agreement to acquire Civitas Therapeutics, Inc., a privately-held biopharmaceutical company, for $525 million in an all cash transaction. More >>

Hunton & Williams LLP advised Carlyle Infrastructure Partners in its $327 million sale of Western Water Holdings LLC, and its water distribution utility Park Water Company and its subsidiaries, to Liberty Utilities, the regulated utility business of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. Western Water Holdings is a wholly owned investment of Carlyle Infrastructure Partners, the infrastructure investment business of the Carlyle Group. Park Water Company owns and operates three regulated water utilities engaged in the production, treatment, storage, distribution, and sale of water in Southern California and Western Montana. More >>

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Barclays, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. and Natixis, New York Branch as lead arrangers and Citibank, N.A. as administrative agent in connection with a $550 million incremental add-on to Templar Energy LLC’s second lien credit facility. The proceeds were used primarily for the purchase of Granite Wash assets from Newfield Exploration Co. More >>

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, led by Global Securities partner Arnold Peinado, Transportation and Space partners Hugh Robertson and Jim Pascale and Global Securities special counsel Kevin MacLeod, acted as US counsel to the underwriters in a public offering of $956 million aggregate face amount of enhanced equipment trust certificates (“EETCs”) by American Airlines, Inc. (“American”). More >>

Shearman & Sterling represented Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as joint lead arrangers and joint book managers in connection with a $10 billion 364-day credit facility for Johnson & Johnson. More >>