The international law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP, has added shareholder David Oppenheim to its New Jersey and New York offices. Oppenheim’s practice will focus on franchising, transactional and regulatory matters.

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Simpson Thacher advised the underwriters on an $850 million debt offering by Concho Resources Inc. (“Concho”). BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo Securities were the joint book-running managers for the offering. A portion of the net proceeds from the offering were used to finance the cash tender offer for $300 million of Concho’s outstanding notes. Concho intends to use the remaining net proceeds to repay borrowings under its credit facility and for general corporate purposes.

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Simpson Thacher represented the underwriters, led by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Barclays Capital Inc. in the issuance of $800 Million 2.050% Senior Notes due 2018 by Roper Industries, Inc.

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Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP announced today that Daniel A. Rabinowitz has joined the firm as a partner in the firm’s Insurance Practice Group. Rabinowitz, who will reside in Kramer Levin’s New York office, specializes in transactional and regulatory advice in the insurance industry.

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Skadden represented Deutsche Bank AG as lead arranger and administrative agent for $1 billion in financing on two of the four office towers at Brookfield Place in Lower Manhattan (formerly known as the World Financial Center): the 2.5-million-square-foot 225 Liberty St. and the 1.8-million-square-foot 250 Vesey St., announced on June 3.

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Davis Polk advised Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as joint book-running managers in connection with the public offering of 10,000 shares of fixed-to-floating-rate non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, Series C by General Electric Capital Corporation (“GECC”).

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Davis Polk advised underwriters represented by Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and RBS Securities Inc. in connection with the offering of $4 billion aggregate principal amount of notes issued by Pfizer Inc. The notes were offered in five tranches, one floating-rate tranche maturing in 2018 and four fixed-rate tranches maturing in 2017, 2018, 2023 and 2043.

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Davis Polk advised underwriters represented by Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, RBS Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC in connection with an SEC-registered offering by Meritor, Inc. of $275 million of its 6.75% notes due 2021. Davis Polk also advised Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as the dealer manager in connection with a concurrent cash tender offer by Meritor for any and all of its outstanding 8.125% notes due 2015. A portion of the net proceeds of the above-mentioned notes offering was used to pay the tender offer consideration, and the remainder is to be used for general corporate purposes.

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Hogan Lovells today announced the addition of three partners from Chadbourne & Parke to its Litigation and Arbitration practice. Oliver J. Armas, the co-head of Chadbourne & Parke’s International Arbitration Group, and Phoebe A. Wilkinson, the co-head of Chadbourne’s Product Liability Group, will join Hogan Lovells’ New York office. Luis Enrique Graham, a prominent litigation and arbitration practitioner, will be resident in Mexico City, with a significant presence in New York.

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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, recently represented Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan as initial purchasers in connection with FibraHotel’s $330 million international follow-on equity offering.

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