Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, LLP represented Catalyst in the transaction. Catalyst and SXC are pharmacy benefits managers that contract with drug companies and pharmacies to dispense medicine and process claims. The combined company, which was rendered Catamaran Corp., is the forth largest pharmacy benefits management company in the United States with approximately $13 billion in annual revenue and 25 million covered members, responsible for more than 200 million prescriptions written each year.

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The Firm represented underwriters, led by Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Morgan Stanley, in connection with a public offering of U.S.$1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.125% Senior Notes due 2022 and U.S.$750 million aggregate principal amount of 4.375% Senior Notes due 2042 by América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V.

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Davis & Gilbert acted as lead counsel to WPP Group plc, one of the world’s largest communications groups, in its contemplated acquisition of AKQA Holdings, Inc. AKQA is the world’s leading independent digital agency and recipient of numerous “Agency of the Year” awards, and the transaction represents one of the largest-ever acquisitions of a digital ad agency. AKQA will operate as an independent and standalone brand within WPP Group. AKQA had assets totaling $282 million at the end of 2011, and projects revenues of $230 million for 2012. It employs 1,160 people across offices in San Francisco, New York, Washington DC, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin and Shanghai.

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Leading law firm Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced today that A. Donald Lepore has joined the firm’s Corporate Department as a partner in New York. Lepore joins from RNK Capital LLC, a private investment firm specializing in the environmental, clean technology and renewable energy sectors, where he served as general counsel for the past four years.

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP represented Anchor Glass Container Corporation in an $880 million acquisition by Ardagh Group. Anchor Glass is the third-largest glass container manufacturer in the United States. Ardagh, based in Luxembourg, produces metal and glass packaging for food, beverage and consumer care brands.

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The Firm recently represented Dollar General Corporation in connection with its public offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.125% Senior Notes due 2017. Dollar General used the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes, together with cash on hand, to redeem its existing senior subordinated notes and to pay related premium and accrued interest.

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The Firm represented the initial purchasers in connection with the Rule 144A and Reg S offering of $800 million aggregate principal amount of 5.75% Senior Notes due 2020 by SBA Telecommunications, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of SBA Communications Corporation. The Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by SBA Communications Corporation. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., RBS Securities Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC acted as joint book-running managers for the offering. The offering closed on July 13, 2012.

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Duane Morris is pleased to announce that Anthony Rao and Michael Tiliakos have joined the firm’s Employment, Labor, Benefits and Immigration Practice Group as partners in its New York office. Rao will also practice out of the firm’s San Francisco office. Rao and Tiliakos’ arrival further strengthens Duane Morris’ growing labor and employment practice, as well as its New York office, where the firm recently added a dozen lawyers from the former Dewey & LeBoeuf law firm – including attorneys who focus on employee benefits matters. Rao and Tiliakos join from Rao Tiliakos, a labor and employment boutique they founded in 2008 and which had offices in New York and San Francisco. Prior to that, they practiced at Seyfarth Shaw LLP.

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Global law firm Proskauer served as counsel to Presidential Life Corporation on its proposed $415 million acquisition by Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company. The transaction is expected to close late this year and is subject to customary closing conditions.

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The Firm represented the underwriters, led by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as joint book-running managers, in connection with a public offering by Cabot Corporation (“Cabot”) of $600 million of senior debt securities, consisting of $250 million of 2.55% Notes due 2018 and $350 million of 3.70% Notes due 2022.

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