Simpson Thacher Represents Underwriters in Follow-on Offering of 9,775,000 Shares of Common Stock of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.

The Firm recently represented a group of underwriters, led by Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc., in connection with a registered public offering of 9,775,000 shares of common stock of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (“Bright Horizons”), a portfolio company of Bain Capital Partners, LLC. A total of approximately $323.1 million in proceeds was raised in the offering. Affiliates of Bain Capital Partners, LLC and certain other selling stockholders received all of the gross proceeds from the offering.

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Cravath – Weyerhaeuser’s $2.65 Billion Acquisition of Longview Timber

On June 16, 2013, Weyerhaeuser Company announced it has a signed definitive stock purchase agreement to acquire Longview Timber LLC from affiliates of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. for US$2.65 billion, which includes the assumption of debt. Cravath represented Weyerhaeuser in connection with this transaction, which is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions and is expected to close in July 2013.

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Goldberg Segalla Accelerates International Growth With New Addition in London and New York

Goldberg Segalla continues its steady and organic international expansion with the addition of a new partner in its London and New York offices. The appointment of dual-qualified Helen A. Franzese to the firm’s Global Insurance Services Practice Group is the latest step in Goldberg Segalla’s growth as a global practice, which took a significant leap last year with the April 2012 opening of its London office.

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