The Firm represented Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, RBS Securities Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and other underwriters in connection with a $1.75 billion offering of debt securities by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

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The Firm represented Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, Credit Suisse, CIBC, RBC Capital Markets, Morgan Stanley, HSBC Securities, J.P. Morgan and TD Securities as initial purchasers in connection with a 144A/Regulation S offering by MEG Energy Corp. (“MEG”) of $800 million of 7.0% Senior Notes due 2024.  MEG intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including funding its 2014 capital program.

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Gibbons P.C. is pleased to announce that John R. Hewitt has joined the firm as a Director in the Business & Commercial Litigation Department in the firm’s New York office.

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Cravath represented the underwriters, led by J.P. Morgan Securities, BofA Merrill Lynch and Wells Fargo Securities, in connection with the US$874 million initial public offering of class A common stock of Premier, Inc., a national healthcare alliance. The shares were listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. The transaction closed on October 1, 2013.

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Jenner & Block LLP announced that Joseph L. Noga has joined the firm as a partner in the Complex Commercial Litigation Practice in its New York office.  Mr. Noga was most recently the deputy chief of litigation for GE Capital, the financial services unit of General Electric (GE), a role he assumed after heading litigation and investigations for several GE business units.

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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, represented Citibank, N.A., as administrative Agent and collateral Agent, and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as lead arrangers in connection with the financing in connection with Fieldwood Energy LLC’s acquisition of certain offshore oil and gas assets of Apache Corp. for $3.75 billion.

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The firm recently represented Embotelladora Andina S.A. (“Andina”) in an offering of US$575 million aggregate principal amount of 5.000% notes due 2023. The notes were offered and sold pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933.

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Troutman Sanders LLP is pleased to announce that Frederick R. Fucci has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the energy practice.

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Shearman & Sterling is advising long-time client Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (Fairfax) in its proposal to acquire BlackBerry Limited (BlackBerry) for US$9 per share in cash, for an aggregate transaction value of approximately US$4.7 billion.

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The Firm represented PPL Montana, LLC, based in Montana, a subsidiary of PPL Corporation, in an agreement to sell its hydroelectric facilities to NorthWestern Corporation for $900 million.

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