Morgan Lewis today announced that Jim Garrity—a restructuring practitioner who previously served for nine years as a Bankruptcy Judge in the Southern District of New York—has joined the firm as a partner in its Business and Finance practice, resident in New York. Mr. Garrity, who was most recently an equity partner at an international firm for 10 years, will lead the firm’s restructuring practice.

Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as joint book-running managers and representatives of the underwriters on the SEC-registered registered offering by The J. M. Smucker Company of $750 million of its 3.500% notes due 2021, its first public debt offering. The notes were guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by two of Smucker’s wholly owned domestic subsidiaries, J.M. Smucker LLC and The Folgers Coffee Company. In connection with the offering, the trustee, on behalf of the noteholders, entered into a joinder agreement to Smucker’s existing intercreditor agreement among the lenders and noteholders of Smucker’s other guaranteed debt.

Davis Polk advised Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as lead managers for General Electric Capital Corporation (GE Capital) in connection with an SEC-registered debt shelf takedown offering by GE Capital of $1.25 billion of its 3.35% senior unsecured global medium-term notes, series A due 2016 and of $1.75 billion of its 4.65% senior unsecured global medium-term notes, series A due 2021, under its U.S. Medium-Term Notes Program.

Davis Polk is advising Roche in connection with its $230 million acquisition of Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. In accordance with the terms of the merger agreement entered into by the parties, Roche will commence a tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of Anadys at $3.70 per share in cash. The closing of the transaction is expected to take place in 2011.

Goulston & Storrs is pleased to announce Aaron Abraham has joined the firm’s New York office as a Director. Aaron was most recently co-chair of the Construction Practice Group at Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP. In addition, Jonathan Grippo and Michael R. Wood will join the firm as Associates. The addition of Aaron, Jonathan and Michael is another pivotal step in the continuing expansion of the firm’s New York office.

Proskauer is representing Iochpe-Maxion, a publicly traded Brazilian auto parts and railway equipment manufacturer, in the transaction announced on October 6, 2011 in which Iochpe would acquire Michigan-based Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. for approximately $725 million.

Simpson Thacher represented EQT VI Limited in the establishment of the EQT VI Fund (the “Fund”).  The Fund raised approximately €4.75 billion of commitments and its strategy will be similar to its predecessor fund with a focus on control investments in high-quality, market leading, medium-sized to large companies in growing industries in Northern and Eastern Europe.  The fund raising is, according to media reports, the biggest European buy-out fund raising to have a final close since the height of the financial crisis.

Shearman & Sterling advised AmeriGas Partners, L.P. on its definitive agreement to acquire the propane operations of Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. for total consideration of approximately $2.9 billion, including $1.5 billion in cash, approximately $1.3 billion in AmeriGas common units, and the assumption of $71 million in debt.

Shearman & Sterling represented Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and RBS Securities Inc., as joint bookrunning managers and representatives of the several underwriters, in connection with a registered public offering of $350 million aggregate principal amount of investment grade 3.95% Notes due 2021 by Thomson Reuters Corporation. Thomson Reuters Corporation is a leading source of intelligent information for the world’s businesses and professionals.