Hogan Lovells advised Daimler on the strategic partnership between Daimler Buses and Motor Coach Industries (MCI), including the sale of Daimler’s Setra-branded premium motor coach distribution business to MCI.  In connection with the transaction, which closed on 29 June 2012, Daimler Buses received a minority ownership stake in MCI, and MCI became the exclusive North American distributor of the Setra S407 and S417 German-manufactured premium motor coaches.

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Global law firm White & Case LLP achieved a significant trial victory for Pfizer Inc. in a patent infringement case against seven generic drug companies regarding three patents covering the active ingredient in Pfizer’s blockbuster drug Lyrica® and its therapeutic uses.

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Shearman & Sterling is representing the Ardagh Group in its acquisition of Anchor Glass Container Company from private investment funds managed by Wayzata Investment Partners LLC in a transaction involving total cash consideration of US $880 million (€721 million). The transaction is subject to US regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions.

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Shearman & Sterling is representing the Intellectual Property & Science business of long-standing client Thomson Reuters in its acquisition of MarkMonitor. The completion of the acquisition is subject to standard regulatory approvals. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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On July 25, 2012, United Technologies Corporation entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which affiliates of the Carlyle Group LP and BC Partners Ltd will acquire certain industrial businesses of its Hamilton Sundstrand subsidiary for approximately $3.5 billion. Cravath represented Credit Suisse as joint lead arranger of committed financing in connection with this transaction.

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On July 25, Willkie advised Bank of America, N.A. as Administrative Agent and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Joint Lender Arranger, in closing a $1.5 billion amended and restated credit facility to Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P.

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Davis Polk advised Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as joint book-running managers in connection with the $332 million SEC-registered follow-on offering of 11,744,064 shares of common stock of Splunk Inc. sold by certain selling stockholders. The common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “SPLK.”

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Davis Polk advised Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as joint book-running managers in connection with the $300 million initial public offering of 7,130,000 shares of common stock of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (including 930,000 shares subject to the underwriters’ over-allotment option) at $42.00 per share. Of these, Palo Alto Networks sold 5,617,259 shares and stockholders sold 1,512,741 shares. The common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “PANW.”

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In its second major IPO on behalf of a Chilean company in the past month, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has represented underwriters who led the initial public offering of Chilean construction and investment firm Inversiones La Construccion SA. The deal, which raised $466 million on the Santiago Stock Exchange when it debuted July 20, constitutes the largest IPO ever in Chile.

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Cahill represented Citigroup Global Markets as sole book-running manager and J&E Davy as co-manager in connection with the multicurrency notes offering, comprised of €260,000,000 7.375% First Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2017; $350,000,000 7.375% First Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2017; and $210,000,000 9.125% Senior Notes due 2020 by Ardagh Packaging Finance plc and Ardagh MP Holdings USA Inc.

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