Davis Polk – $575 Million Senior Secured Facility in Connection with Riverbed Technology’s Acquisition of OPNET

Davis Polk advised Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. and Goldman Sachs Bank USA as joint lead arrangers and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as arranger in connection with Riverbed Technology, Inc.’s new $575 million senior secured term loan facility. The facility was used by Riverbed to fund the acquisition of OPNET Technologies, Inc., which closed concurrently with the financing.

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Simpson Thacher Represents Goldman Sachs and Banco Santander in US$300 Million Bridge Loan Financing to Gruma, S.A.B. de C.V.

The Firm recently represented Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Banco Santander (Mexico) in connection with a US$300 million bridge loan financing to Gruma, S.A.B. de C.V. The loan proceeds will be used principally to finance the repurchase of Gruma shares owned by Archers-Daniels-Midland Company.

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Akin Gump Represents Second Lien Noteholders in $525 Million Kodak Patent Sale

Eastman Kodak Company announced today that it has completed a series of agreements that successfully monetizes its digital imaging patents. Under the agreements, Kodak will receive approximately $525 million, a portion of which will be paid by 12 intellectual property licensees, with each licensee receiving rights with respect to the digital imaging patent portfolio and certain other Kodak patents.

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WFW Advises Golar LNG Partners LP on Its Shelf Takedown Offering and Private Placement

Watson, Farley & Williams (WFW), a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce that it has advised Golar LNG Partners LP on its shelf takedown offering of 4,300,000 units of limited partner interest and a private placement of 1,524,590 common units sold to Golar LNG Limited. Both transactions closed in November 2012.

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Kramer Levin Represents Spraylat Corporation in Its Sale to PPG Industries, Inc.

Kramer Levin represented Spraylat Corporation, a family-owned paint and coatings business specializing in high-quality industrial liquid and powder coatings applied to metal, glass and plastic substrates, in connection with the sale of the Spraylat business to PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE:PPG), a leading global coatings and specialty products company. The transaction closed on December 17, 2012.

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Lowenstein Sandler Adds Seth T. Goldsamt as Partner in Specialty Finance Practice

Lowenstein Sandler has added veteran attorney Seth T. Goldsamt as a partner in its Specialty Finance practice. Seth is based in Lowenstein’s New York City office. He focuses his practice on public and private securities offerings as well as private equity and mergers and acquisitions. He joins Lowenstein Sandler from McDermott Will & Emery, where he was a partner.

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Davis Polk – Cobalt International Energy, Inc. $1.38 Billion Convertible Notes Offering

Davis Polk advised Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (Cobalt) in connection with an SEC-registered offering of $1.38 billion aggregate principal amount of its 2.625% convertible senior notes due 2019, which included $180 million aggregate principal amount of notes sold pursuant to the underwriters’ fully exercised overallotment option. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Goldman, Sachs & Co. were the underwriters of the offering.

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