The Firm recently represented the underwriters, led by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc., in the sale of $200 million 12.5% Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Senior Notes”) and $220 million Tangible Equity Units (“tMEDS”) (or $250 million, assuming full exercise of the underwriters’ overallotment option) of Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc., a British Columbia corporation.

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Simpson Thacher represented Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) in connection with its $400 million initial public offering of common stock. The Fund is a newly organized, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company which trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “BWG”. The underwriting syndicate for the offering was led by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, UBS Securities LLC and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

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Simpson Thacher recently represented a group of underwriters in connection with the initial public offering of DoubleLine Opportunistic Credit Fund (the “Fund”). The offering raised approximately $350 million, including the underwriters’ overallotment. The Fund is a newly organized, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company which trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “DBL”. The lead underwriters in the transaction were Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and UBS Securities LLC.

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Simpson Thacher represented the underwriters, led by Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and UBS Securities LLC in connection with an initial public offering of common shares of beneficial interest of Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund (the “Fund”). The offering raised approximately $225 million, including the underwriters’ overallotment.

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International law firm Baker Botts augmented its staff with the addition of two attorneys for New York legal jobs and one lawyer for a Houston legal job, according to a press release.

Legal recruiting benefits the New York office with the additions of William S. Lamb and Michael W.E. Didriksen while the Houston office gained the services of Thomas J. Moore.

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DLA Piper announced today that a prominent four-partner corporate and litigation group has joined the firm in New York.

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DLA Piper announced today that a leading four-partner finance and infrastructure group has joined the firm in New York.

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DLA Piper announced today that Jeffrey Potash has joined the firm’s Corporate and Securities practice as a partner in New York.

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Proskauer announced today that Martin J. Bienenstock, one of the nation’s most renowned corporate restructuring and governance lawyers, will join the firm together with his nationally regarded colleagues Philip M. Abelson, Irena M. Goldstein, Timothy Q. Karcher, Michael P. Kessler and Judy G.Z. Liu.

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Crowell & Moring LLP has added two prominent litigators to its growing New York office roster. The additions are Litigation Group partners Edwin M. Baum, a seasoned New York litigator whose practice is concentrated on representing sophisticated business clients in multi-faceted commercial litigation from Proskauer Rose LLP, and Alan B. Howard, a proven litigator and trial lawyer with over 25 years experience handling domestic and international litigation and arbitration cases from Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP.

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