Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, announced that Michael R. Gordon, Eli R. Mattioli and Andrew L. Morrison have joined the firm’s New York office as partners in the Litigation Division. They join from K&L Gates, where all three were litigation partners.

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International law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP represented Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Barclays Bank PLC as Joint Lead Arrangers, in the $640,000,000 refinancing of the Topaz Power Holdings, LLC (Topaz) power portfolio. The senior secured facilities included a $600,000,000 senior secured term loan facility, maturing in 2020, and a $30,000,000 senior secured revolving credit facility, terminating in 2017, the proceeds of which were used to refinance $527,000,000 of existing term construction loan and a $45,000,000 revolving credit facility of Topaz. Milbank also represented Goldman Sachs Bank USA as administrative agent for the senior secured facilities.

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Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Barrington Broadcasting Group LLC, an operator of television stations in markets across the United States, in the sale of 18 television stations to Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. for $370 million.

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American Realty Capital Properties, Inc., and American Realty Capital Trust III, Inc., completed the closing of their merger in which global law firm Proskauer served as corporate counsel to both companies. The closing was announced February 28, 2013, after receiving approval by both companies’ stockholders on February 26.

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Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP is pleased to welcome Alan R. Arkin as a Partner in the Litigation Group. Mr. Arkin represents private equity and hedge funds, financial institutions, corporations, and individuals in a wide range of civil, criminal, and regulatory matters, including commercial, securities, and corporate governance litigation, as well as with respect to internal, criminal, and regulatory investigations. He also has significant experience in alternative dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration before the American Arbitration Association, JAMS, and FINRA.

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Simpson Thacher recently represented HCA Holdings, Inc. and its principal stockholder, an entity affiliated with Bain Capital Partners, LLC and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., in connection with a secondary offering of 50,000,000 shares of common stock of HCA by the principal stockholder for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $1.79 billion.

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The Firm represented Automotive Investors LLC, an affiliate of The Blackstone Group L.P., and certain members of TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.’s (“TRW”) management in connection with a registered public offering of 10,000,000 shares of TRW’s common stock. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC served as underwriters for the offering. The gross proceeds from the offering were approximately $591.0 million.

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Cahill represented BofA Merrill Lynch and Wells Fargo Securities, as lead book-running managers, and the co-managers in connection with the Rule 144A offering of $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.25% Senior Notes due 2023 by PolyOne Corporation, a premier provider of specialized polymer materials and services. Proceeds from the offering will be used in connection with PolyOne’s acquisition of Spartech Corporation.

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Porzio, Bromberg & Newman P.C. is pleased to announce that Steven R. Wagner, John R. Wagner, Bonnie Reid Berkow and Karen E. Schwimmer have joined the firm. Steve Wagner joins Porzio as a Principal, John Wagner and Bonnie Reid Berkow as Of Counsel, and Karen Schwimmer as an Associate. All will be based in Porzio’s New York City office and are former members of Wagner Davis P.C., which was founded by Steven Wagner in 1984.

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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, represented Tenedora Nemak, S.A. de C.V., one of the world’s largest manufacturers of powertrain components for the automotive industry, in connection with its inaugural international issuance of high yield debt securities. The offering involved the issuance of $500 million of 5.500% Senior Notes due 2023 pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S. Based on credit rating and terms, we understand from the investment bankers that this is one of the most favorably priced debt securities offerings to date in Latin America.

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