Kirkland & Ellis LLP announced today that Sarkis Jebejian has joined the New York office as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. Mr. Jebejian joins the Firm from the New York office of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, where he was a partner in the corporate department.
Tags: Kirkland & Ellis LLP | New YorkKing & Spalding Advises Sprint on Acquisition of 100 Percent of Clearwire
King & Spalding advised Sprint Nextel in its definitive agreement with Clearwire Corporation in which Sprint will acquire the approximately 50 percent stake in Clearwire it does not currently own for $2.97 per share, equating to a total cash payment to Clearwire shareholders, other than Sprint, of $2.2 billion and an enterprise value for Clearwire of $10 billion. King & Spalding also advised Sprint in connection with voting and support agreements for the transaction that were obtained from Clearwire shareholders Comcast, Intel Capital and Bright House Networks.
Tags: King & Spalding LLP | New YorkGreenberg Traurig Represents the Underwriters in the Largest IPO in Poland this Year and the Largest Ever of a Non-state Owned Company
The Warsaw office of Greenberg Traurig LLP represented Barclays Capital, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Ipopema S.A in the US$640 million initial public offering of Alior Bank S.A., which began trading today on the Warsaw Stock Exchange . It closed on Dec. 12, 2012.
Tags: Greenberg Traurig LLP | New YorkSimpson Thacher Represents Equatorial Energia in its R$1.3 Billion (US$622 Million) Follow-on Equity Offering
Simpson Thacher recently represented Equatorial Energia S.A. in connection with its R$1.3 billion (US$622 million) follow-on equity offering. The offering was registered in Brazil, with international placement efforts to qualified institutional buyers and other non-U.S. persons in reliance on Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act. A substantial portion of the net proceeds from the offering will be used for the financial restructuring of Equatorial’s recently acquired subsidiary, Centrais Elétricas do Pará – CELPA.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkShearman & Sterling Advises on Minera Frisco’s $1.1 Billion Acquisition of AuRicoGold
Shearman & Sterling advised Minera Frisco, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Minera Frisco”) in connection with a $1.1 billion financing related to its acquisition of AuRicoGold de México, S.A. de C.V. Minera Frisco is majority owned by Carlos Slim, the world’s richest person according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Minera Frisco, which was spun off from Slim’s holding company Grupo Carso S.A.B. at the beginning of 2011, is his biggest holding behind wireless carrier America Movil S.A.B. and financial-services company Grupo Financiero Inbursa S.A.B.
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLP | New YorkShearman & Sterling Advises on InterGen Power Project Financings in Mexico
Shearman & Sterling advised The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., New York Branch (BTMU) in connection with the financing of InterGen’s 205 MW natural gas-fired San Luis de la Paz project in Guanajuato, Mexico. Concurrently, the firm also advised BTMU in connection with the financing of the InterGen’s Altamira Compression Station in Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLP | New YorkAllen & Overy Advises CL Financial Limited on the Sale of Its 81.4% Stake in Lascelles deMercado
Allen & Overy advises Trinidad based CL Financial Limited (CLF) on the sale of its approximately 81.4% stake in Jamaica conglomerate Lascelles deMercado (LdM) to Davide Campari-Milano S.P.A. (Campari).
Tags: Allen & Overy LLP | New YorkStroock Represents PBF Energy in Its Initial Public Offering
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP announced today that its client PBF Energy Inc. has priced its initial public offering of 20,500,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a price to the public of $26 per share. The shares began trading today under the ticker symbol “PBF” on the New York Stock Exchange.
Tags: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP | New YorkCahill Represents Lead Arrangers in Credit Facility for MedAssets
Cahill represented JPMorgan Chase as administrative agent and J.P. Morgan, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, BofA Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey as lead arrangers in connection with a credit facility comprised of a $300,000,000 Term B loan, a $250,000,000 Term A loan and a $200,000,000 revolving credit facility for MedAssets, Inc.
Tags: Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP | New YorkShearman & Sterling Advises on $8 Billion Financing for AT&T
Shearman & Sterling advised Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Barclays Bank PLC, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in connection with a $8 billion financing for AT&T Inc., consisting of a $3 billion five-year credit facility and a $5 billion amended and restated four-year credit facility.
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