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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Simpson Thacher represented Reed Elsevier in connection with a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.125% Notes due 2022 (the “Notes”). Simpson Thacher also represented Reed Elsevier in connection with offers of additional Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $311,176,000 and cash in exchange for a portion of its outstanding 7.750% Notes due 2014 and 8.625% Notes due 2019. The Notes were issued by Reed Elsevier Capital Inc. and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed jointly and severally by Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV, the parent companies of the entities that comprise the Reed Elsevier group of businesses.

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Simpson Thacher represented the underwriters, led by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, in the issuance of $400 Million 1.850% Senior Notes due 2017 and $500 Million 3.125% Senior Notes due 2022 by Roper Industries, Inc.

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Shearman & Sterling is advising Dycom Industries, Inc. on its definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of Quanta Services, Inc.’s domestic telecommunications infrastructure services subsidiaries for approximately $275 million in cash. Subject to customary closing conditions, the acquisition is expected to be completed by December 31, 2012.

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Davis Polk advised CSG Systems International, Inc. (CSG) in connection with its $250 million amended and restated senior secured revolving and term loan credit facility. Pursuant to the amended and restated credit facility, CSG’s existing credit facility was amended and restated to extend the maturity date, reduce interest rates and make certain other changes. The amended and restated facility will be used to pay amounts owing under the existing credit facility and for general corporate purposes.

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Davis Polk advised Canadian National Railway Company (CN) on a registered public offering of $250 million aggregate principal amount of its 2.25% notes due 2022 and $250 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.5% notes due 2042. The notes were offered under the Multijurisdictional Disclosure System for U.S. and Canadian issuers adopted by the SEC.

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Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Cequel Communications Holdings LLC, a cable-television and Internet-services provider which does business as Suddenlink Communications, in connection with its sale to BC Partners, CPP Investment Board and certain members of Suddenlink’s management team led by CEO Jerry Kent in a transaction valued at $6.6 billion.

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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Brookfield Investment Management and its Helios Total Return Fund, Inc. in a three-for-one transferable rights offering, where UBS Securities LLC acted as the Dealer Manager. The rights offering concluded on October 19, 2012 and was over-subscribed. Helios Total Return Fund, Inc. issued 3,500,000 new shares of common stock in the rights offering and raised approximately $75 million.

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Cahill represented J.P. Morgan, BofA Merrill Lynch, RBC Capital Markets, and Wells Fargo Securities as joint book-running managers and the co-managers in connection with the Rule 144A/Reg S offering of $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.25% Senior Notes due 2017 by Alliance Data Systems Corporation. Proceeds from the offering will be used in connection with to fund in part its previously announced pending acquisition and for general corporate purposes.

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