Broadening the reach of its burgeoning fashion law practice, Fox Rothschild welcomes Leonard N. Budow as a partner in its New York office. Budow will serve as Co-chair of the firm’s Fashion Law Practice Group.

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Shearman & Sterling advised Jefferies Finance LLC, as administrative agent, collateral agent, sole lead arranger and sole lead bookrunner, in connection with a $360 million financing, comprised of a $250 million first lien financing and $110 million second lien financing, related to the acquisition of SESAC Holdings, Inc. by Rizvi Traverse Management.

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The Firm recently represented Organización Cultiba, S.A.B. de C.V., in connection with its inaugural global offering of 98,004,889 common shares. The shares were offered to the public in Mexico, to qualified institutional buyers in the United States in reliance on Rule 144A and to non-U.S. persons elsewhere in reliance on Regulation S. The global offering, which included a secondary offering by certain of Cultiba’s shareholders, raised approximately US$270 million in gross proceeds. Cultiba’s common shares are listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange.

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The Firm recently represented Banco BTG Pactual S.A. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as initial purchasers, in connection with a US$300 million international offering of 7.750% Senior Notes due 2020 by SMU S.A. The offering was made to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act.

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The Firm represented Banco de Crédito e Inversiones (Bci), a leading Chilean bank, in connection with a US$500 million global offering of 4.00% Senior Notes due 2023 pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933.

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Leading law firm Seyfarth Shaw announced today the arrival of six new attorneys to its Real Estate department in New York, who join from three different laws firms across a variety of practice areas. Led by partner Adrian Zuckerman, partners Linda Bielik, Cynthia Mitchell and counsel Ralph Berman have joined from LeClair Ryan, alongside partner Mitchel Hill from Troutman Sanders and partner Juan Reyes from Reed Smith.

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Shearman & Sterling is advising Vivendi on the £487 million sale of Parlophone Label Group, by its subsidiary Universal Music Group, to Warner Music Group.

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The Firm represented the underwriters, led by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, in connection with the registered public offering by Denbury Resources Inc. (“Denbury”) of $1.2 billion aggregate principal amount of its 4 5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2023. The net proceeds were used to fund a cash tender offer for all of Denbury’s outstanding 9½% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016 and 9¾% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016, to repay borrowings under Denbury’s bank credit facility and for general corporate purposes.

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Simpson Thacher represented Fondo Mivivenda S.A. in connection with its inaugural offering of US$500,000,000 3.50% Notes due 2023. The transaction was consummated pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S.

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Concluding a telecom industry transaction first announced last summer, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has represented Comverse Technology, Inc. (CTI) in its merger with Verint Systems, Inc. The deal was valued at approximately $950 million.

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