Dresser-Rand Group Inc. (“Dresser-Rand” or the “Company”) (NYSE: DRC), a global supplier of rotating equipment and aftermarket parts and services, announced yesterday that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Siemens under which Siemens will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Dresser-Rand common stock for $83.00 per share in cash.

The transaction is valued at approximately $7.6 billion, including the assumption of debt. The price represents a premium of 37.4 percent over Dresser-Rand’s closing share price of $60.42 on July 16, 2014, the day before speculation in the press appeared regarding interest in Dresser-Rand. Additional per share cash consideration of $0.55 shall be applied on the first day of each month starting March 1, 2015, until the closing occurs. More >>

Willkie serves as real estate counsel to WPG in connection with the transaction, which role includes advising WPG on Glimcher’s $1.09 billion simultaneous sale of two malls to Simon Property Group.

On September 16, it was announced that Willkie client Washington Prime Group Inc. and Glimcher Realty Trust entered into a definitive agreement under which WPG will acquire Glimcher in a stock and cash transaction valued at $14.20 per Glimcher common share. The total transaction value, including the assumption of debt, is approximately $4.3 billion. More >>

Hunton & Williams LLP advised Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, PNC Capital Markets LLC, and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., as agents on an SEC-registered offering by Washington Gas Light Company (“Washington Gas”) of $100 million aggregate principal amount of medium-term notes due 2044. More >>