Simpson Thacher represented the underwriters, led by Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., and UBS Securities LLC in connection with the initial public offering of Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Total Income Fund (the “Fund”). The offering raised approximately $276 million, assuming full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares.

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The Firm represented TransUnion Holding Company, Inc. (the “Company”) in connection with a 144A/Regulation S offering of $400 million 8.125%/8.875% Senior PIK Toggle Notes due 2018. The net proceeds of the offering were used to pay a one-time dividend to the Company’s shareholders. The Firm also represented the Company in the concurrent consent solicitation to amend the indenture governing the Company’s existing notes to permit the dividend.

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Chadbourne & Parke represented Credit Suisse and HSBC as initial purchasers of Sabine Pass LNG’s $420 million Senior Secured Notes due 2020. Chadbourne also represented Credit Suisse as dealer/manager in connection with a concurrent $550 million tender offer for the Company’s outstanding 7.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2013. Sabine Pass LNG is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.

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Shearman & Sterling represented the underwriters, led by Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, in connection with CSX Corporation’s public offering of $800 million aggregate principal amount of 4.100% Senior Notes due 2044. The proceeds of the offering will be used for general corporate purposes.

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Davis Polk advised PepsiCo, Inc. on its registered offering of £500 million aggregate principal amount of 2.5% senior notes due 2022. Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, HSBC Bank plc and UBS Limited acted as joint book-running managers for the offering.

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Davis Polk advised Ingram Micro Inc. and Ingram Funding Inc. in amending Ingram Micro’s revolving trade account receivable-backed financing program. Amending this financing program will extend its maturity date to November 1, 2015, will increase the financing program’s limit to $675 million with permitted future increases of up to $900 million, and make other changes to permit future inclusion of foreign obligor receivables and to adjust the dilution reserve applicable to the receivables pool. The Bank of Nova Scotia will serve as the new administrative agent under the amended financing program.

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Mark Levine has joined Akerman Senterfitt’s Real Estate Practice Group and will be based in New York as a member of the firm’s Land Use and Development team. He joins from Herrick, Feinstein LLP, where he previously served as chair of the Land Use and Environmental Group. More >>

Renowned litigator Terri Mazur has joined Kaye Scholer as a partner in its New York office.

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Davis Polk advised Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets, LLC, Goldman, Sachs & Co., and nabSecurities, LLC as lead managers on an SEC-registered offering by Royal Bank of Canada of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 0.8% senior notes due 2015 under its $25 billion medium-term notes program.

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Davis Polk is advising MSCI Inc. in connection with its $125 million acquisition of IPD Group Limited, an English company. The transaction is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2012.

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