SNR Denton is pleased to announce that Eddie Frastai has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Real Estate practice.

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Paul Hastings LLP represented Cowen and Company, CRT Capital and The Seaport Group as joint book-running managers in connection with the Rule 144A/Reg S offering of $200,000,000 of 11.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 by JW Aluminum Company, a manufacturer of specialty, flat-rolled aluminum products. Proceeds from the offering, together with amounts drawn at closing under JW Aluminum Company’s amended asset-based revolving credit facility, were used to refinance existing indebtedness.

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The Firm recently represented Sealed Air Corporation (“Sealed Air”) in connection with a secondary offering of 15,026,665 shares of common stock of Sealed Air by Commercial Markets Holdco, LLC.

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Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR), a full-service, international law firm, announced that it has combined with Hartman & Craven LLP, a New York law firm with a broad-based practice as well as deep roots and knowledge about the New York area market. The combination of the two storied law firms, each with over 90 years of history and service both to clients and the legal profession, was effective October 1, 2012 and doubled the number of SGR attorneys in New York.

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On November 26, 2012, the Special Committee (“Special Committee”) of the Board of Directors of CNH Global N.V. (“CNH”) announced that it has recommended the merger agreement entered into today between CNH and Fiat Industrial S.p.A. Cravath represented the Special Committee in connection with this transaction, which is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2013 and is subject to customary regulatory approvals and limited closing conditions.

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Hogan Lovells announced today that it is advising Equity Residential on the US$16 billion acquisition of Archstone Enterprise LP (Archstone) from Lehman Brothers Holding, Inc.

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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, represented Alpek, S.A.B. de C.V., the largest petrochemical company in Mexico and one of the largest in the world, in connection with its inaugural international issuance of debt securities. The oversubscribed offering involved the issuance of $650 million of 4.500% Senior Notes due 2022 pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S.

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International law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, LLP, led by Global Securities partner James H. Ball, Jr., has represented a group of investment banks as underwriters in the follow-on sale of shares of asset manager WisdomTree Investments, Inc. The public equity offering is valued at $157.2 million.

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Weil advised Providence Equity Partners, a minority partner in Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network (YES), in News Corporation’s acquisition of a 49 percent stake in YES. YES is a New York City-based regional cable television channel that broadcasts sports events, including New York Yankees baseball games and Brooklyn Nets basketball games. The deal is expected to close by the end of 2012.

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Simpson Thacher recently represented Walter Energy, Inc. in its offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 9.875% Senior Notes due 2020. Walter Energy intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to repay indebtedness outstanding under its credit facilities, to pay fees and expenses related to the offering and for general corporate purposes. The offering was conducted in reliance on Rule 144A and Regulation S.

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