DLA Piper secured a significant victory in the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit for Inergy, L.P. and its subsidiary Central New York Oil And Gas Company, L.L.C. (CNYOG) in an important case that clears the way for the development of the company’s $257 million Marcellus Shale gas pipeline project.

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Patton Boggs LLP is strengthening its M&A, Capital Markets, Litigation, Energy and Islamic Finance practices with the addition of eight professionals formerly affiliated with Dewey & LeBoeuf. Five of these professionals will form a Patton Boggs affiliate office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, while two will be based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office and one in New York.

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Bingham expanded its antitrust capabilities in New York with the addition of Stacey Anne Mahoney as a partner in the Antitrust, Competition and Trade Regulation Practice Group.

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP is pleased to announce that Daniel P. Raglan has joined as a partner in the corporate department of the firm’s New York office.

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Shearman & Sterling advised U.S. Bank National Association, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd, Union Bank, N.A., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, KeyBank National Association, Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd and The Bank of Nova Scotia as lead arrangers and book managers in connection with a $1 billion aggregate financing, including a $635 million five-year credit facility for Integrys Energy Group, Inc., a $250 million five-year credit facility for The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company and a $115 million five-year credit facility for Wisconsin Public Service Corporation.

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Shearman & Sterling advised Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. as sole lead manager and bookrunner in connection with the Republic of Guatemala’s Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of its 5.750% notes due 2022 for an aggregate principal amount of US$700 million.

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Shearman & Sterling advised Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as joint lead arrangers and book managers in connection with a $800 million 364-day credit facility for The Charles Schwab Corporation.

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The Firm recently represented Dollar General Corporation (“Dollar General”) and its controlling shareholder Buck Holdings, L.P., an affiliate of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., L.P., in connection with a secondary offering of 34,500,000 million shares (including the full exercise of the over-allotment option) of common stock. The secondary offering closed at a public offering price of $46.75 per share, resulting in gross proceeds to the selling shareholders (including KKR, other investors and certain members of management) of approximately $1.61 billion.

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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented GE Capital as a joint bookrunner, co-lead arranger and syndication agent in the increase and extension of a $200,000,000 ABL credit facility for Global Brass and Copper, Inc, a portfolio company controlled by KPS Capital Partners, LP, in connection with Global Brass’ issuance of its $375,000,000 senior secured notes due 2019.

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Karyn Koiffman has joined Baker & McKenzie’s New York office as a partner, adding extensive experience in US and Latin American M&A and private equity matters to the Firm’s growing New York office.

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