International law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, led by Global Securities partner Marcelo Mottesi and Alternative Investments partner Jay Grushkin, acted as special US counsel to Bank of America, N.A. as lender under a credit and guaranty agreement in the amount of $479 million, maturing in 2022, to the State of Mato Grosso, with a guaranty by the Federative Republic of Brazil.

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Haynes and Boone, LLP has added two new lateral partners, Daren Domina and Madelyn Calabrese, to the firm’s Investment Funds and Private Equity Practice Group in New York.

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SNR Denton announced today that Andy Roth, a respected leader in privacy and security law, has joined the firm as a partner in the New York office. He will advise clients on a wide range of issues from crisis management to best practices in sustainable data governance.

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Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP announced that Carlos T. Albarracín, an experienced corporate and capital markets attorney with a career-long focus on Latin America, has joined the firm as a partner in the Global Securities Group.

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Davis Polk is advising Citigroup in connection with the acquisition of a 14% stake in Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Holdings LLC (MSSB) by Morgan Stanley at an implied 100% valuation of $13.5 billion. Morgan Stanley and Citi have also reached agreement with respect to the purchase of Citi’s remaining 35% stake in MSSB no later than June 1, 2015, subject to obtaining the required regulatory approval.

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Cahill represented J.P. Morgan, BMO Capital Markets, Deutsche Bank Securities, Citigroup and Wells Fargo Securities as joint book-running managers and the other co-managers in connection with the public offering of $650,000,000 5.25% Senior Notes due 2023 by QEP Resources, Inc.

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The firm is representing Apax Partners in the announced acquisition of Garda World Security Corporation (TSX:GW) by a consortium formed by Garda founder and Chief Executive Officer Stéphan Crétier and a subsidiary of funds advised by Apax Partners for C$1.1 billion in cash, including assumed debt. The transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, including Canadian court approval, shareholder approval and receipt of all regulatory approvals, is expected to close later this calendar year.

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The international law firm Bryan Cave LLP announced today that Mal Serure has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner. He will practice within the Real Estate Group.

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Kirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that Michael C. Keats has joined the Firm as a litigation partner in the New York office. Mr. Keats joins the Firm from Goldman Sachs, where he was a managing director and associate general counsel in the litigation and regulatory proceedings group.

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The Firm recently represented Toll Brothers, Inc. and its subsidiaries in connection with a Rule 144A offering by Toll Brothers Finance Corp. of $250 million aggregate principal amount of 0.50% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2032 (the “Notes”). The Notes are guaranteed by Toll Brothers, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries. Toll Brothers Finance Corp. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Toll Brothers, Inc.

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