DealFolio Digest 16 - 30 Apr 2015

DealFolio Digest
April 16 – 30 2015
www.legaldealfolio.com
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Organised Insight into Lawyers’ Client Work

•  DealFolio Digest for the second half of April 2015, with information on law firm client work in the following
practice areas:
–  Corporate and M&A
–  Debt Capital Markets
–  Equity Capital Markets
–  Infrastructure and Project Finance,
–  International Finance and Bank Credit
–  Real Estate and
–  Restructuring.
•  Highlights include Allen & Overy, Slaughter and May and Linklaters advising on the purchase of Virgin Active
by Brait and Clifford Chance advising on a landmark sovereign sukuk by The Government of Malaysia.
•  Please refer to the index on slide 95 for deals classified by industry.
•  Full information available at www.legaldealfolio.com.
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•  Infrastructure and Project Finance
–  Project Finance…………………….…………..72
–  Transfer of Project Assets………….…………73
•  International Finance and Bank Credit
–  Acquisition Finance……………………….….75
–  Real Estate Finance……….……………….….78
–  Syndicated and Bilateral Loans……….…….80
•  Real Estate
–  Real Estate Acquisitions and Disposals……87
–  Real Estate Development…………….……...92
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•  Corporate and M&A
–  Financial Buyer Acquisitions…………………5
–  Joint Ventures………..……………………… 18
–  Mergers………………………………………..21
–  Strategic Buyer Acquisitions………………...23
•  Debt Capital Markets
–  Bond Repurchase and Exchange Schemes…34
–  Corporate Bonds……………………………...35
–  Islamic Finance………………………….…….54
–  Retail Bonds……………………………….…..55
–  Securitisation and Structured Finance….…..56
–  Sovereign and Public Sector Bonds…….…...58
•  Equity Capital Markets
–  Initial Public Offerings…………………….…60
–  Rights Issues…………………..………………64
–  Secondary Offerings and Placings………..…66
Table of Contents

Corporate and M&A
4


Allen & Overy
Virgin Active - Purchase of 80% Stake by Brait
Financial Buyer Acquisitions – Secondary Buy-Out
Travel & Leisure

5

Andrew Ballheimer

Taylor Wessing
WHEB Partners Leveraged Buy-Out of Dolan/European Carbon Fiber
Financial Buyer Acquisitions – Primary Buy-Out
Chemicals

6

Peter Hellich

Slaughter and May
Virgin Group Sale of Virgin Active Stake to Brait
Travel & Leisure

7

Mark Zerdin

Linklaters
Brait Purchase of Stake in Virgin Active
Travel & Leisure

8

Stuart Boyd

Cravath
ThyssenKrupp AG Sale of VDM Group to Lindsay Goldberg LLC
Chemicals

9

Richard Hall

Simpson Thacher
Snow Phipps Group, LLC Sale of Boyd Corporation
Industrial Engineering

10

Andrew W Smith

Simpson Thacher
New Mountain Capital Sale of Equity Portion in AmWINS
Financial Buyer Acquisitions – Minority Investment
Nonlife Insurance

11

Peter J Gordon

Davis Polk
Metalmark Capital Investment in Kissner Milling Company Limited
Chemicals

12

Michael S Davis

Watson Farley & Williams
Redbird Investments Unconditional Offer for Baobab Resources
Mining

13

Jan Mellmann

Shearman & Sterling
Francisco Partners Proposed Acquisition of Procera Networks
Software & Computer Services

14

Michael J Kennedy

DLA Piper
Sale of The Atlanta Hawks to Consortium
Travel & Leisure

15

Charles H Baker

Debevoise & Plimpton
Sale of DE Shaw Group Equity Interest to Hillspire LLC
Financial Buyer Acquisitions – Minority Investment
Financial Services

16

Michael J Gillespie

Davis Polk
Perfect World/Yufeng Chi Going-Private Transaction

17

Miranda So

Simpson Thacher
Abengoa, S.A. Latin American JV with EIG Global Energy Partners
Joint Ventures – Continuing Business Partnership
Electricity

18

David L Williams

Trowers & Hamlins
Breckland Council and Land Group - Breckland Bridge Joint Venture
Joint Ventures – Consortium
Public Sector

19

Helen Randall

DLA Piper
Coolpad Group Joint Venture with Qihoo 360
Joint Ventures – Continuing Business Partnership

20

Mike Suen

Slaughter and May
Santander Asset Management/Pioneer Investments Europe/LatAm Merger
Mergers
Financial Services

21

Mark Zerdin

Davis Polk
Banco Santander - Santander AM/Pioneer Investments Merger
Mergers
Financial Services

22

Luigi De Ghenghi

Davis Polk
BBVA Acquisition of Spring Studio
Strategic Buyer Acquisitions – Private Company
Financial Services

23

William L Taylor

Cahill
Murray Energy Corporation Acquisition of Interest in Foresight Energy
Oil & Gas Producers

24

William M Hartnett

Slaughter and May
China Orient Asset Management - Offer for Shanghai Zendai Property
Strategic Buyer Acquisitions – Public Company Recommended Offer
Construction & Materials

25

Neil Hyman

Clifford Chance
Willis Group Holdings Firm Offer for Gras Savoye
Nonlife Insurance

26

Thierry Schoen

Slaughter and May
China Resources Acquisition of CRE Non-Beer Business
General Retailers

27

Benita Yu

Travers Smith
Sale of Pace plc to ARRIS Group
Media

28

Spencer Summerfield

Latham & Watkins
Amer International Group Investment in General Moly, Inc
Mining

29

Allen Wang

Herbert Smith Freehills
ARRIS Group, Inc Takeover of Pace plc
Media

30

Gavin Davies

Davis Polk
MasterCard Acquisition of of Applied Predictive Technologies
Financial Services

31

William H Aaronson

DLA Piper
ProSiebenSat.1 Media Acquisition of Stake in Sonoma Internet
Media

32

Florian Hirschmann

Debt Capital Markets
33


Davis Polk
Sunac China Holdings Limited Consent Solicitation
Bond Repurchase and Exchange Schemes – Repurchase Offers
Real Estate Investment & Services

34

William F Barron

Cahill
Norbord Inc Offering of Senior Secured Notes due 2023
Corporate Bonds – Senior Debt

35

James J Clark

Dentons
Faurecia Issuance of Senior Notes due 2022
Automobiles & Parts

36

Philippe Max

Shearman & Sterling
Petroleos Mexicanos Dual Tranche Securities Offering
Oil & Gas Producers

37

Stuart K Fleischmann

Cravath
Taylor Morrison Communities High-Yield Senior Debt Offering
Household Goods & Home Construction

38

William J Whelan III

Cahill
WaveDivision Holdings Offering of Senior Notes due 2020
Fixed Line Communications

39

Stuart Downing

Ashurst
STADA Arzneimittel AG Issuance of Bonds due 2022
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology

40

Tobias Krug

Cahill
Charter Communications Senior Notes due 2023, due 2025, due 2027
Media

41

William M Hartnett

Davis Polk
CSX Corporation Registered Offering of Senior Notes due 2050
Industrial Transportation

42

Richard D Truesdell Jr

Davis Polk
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Colombia Subordinated Notes due 2025
Corporate Bonds – Subordinated Debt
Banks

43

Maurice Blanco

Slaughter and May
International Personal Finance plc Consolidated Senior Notes Issuance
Financial Services

44

Mark Dwyer

Slaughter and May
Standard Chartered PLC Notes due 2018, due 2020, due 2025
Banks

45

Nilufer von Bismarck

White & Case
Air France-KLM Issuance of Perpetual Subordinated Bonds - Tap Issuance
Travel & Leisure

46

Cenzi Gargaro

Shearman & Sterling
Orange Switzerland Issuance of Senior Notes due 2022, due 2023
Mobile Telecommunications

47

Apostolos Gkoutzinis

Davis Polk
General Mills Issuance of Notes due 2023, due 2027
Food Producers

48

John B Meade

Simpson Thacher
United Group Issuance of Senior Secured Notes due 2020
Media

49

Nicholas J Shaw

Simpson Thacher
Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction Co - KEXIM Guaranteed Notes due 2020

50

Youngjin Sohn

Cahill
Carrols Restaurant Group Senior Second Lien Notes due 2022
Travel & Leisure

51

James J Clark

Simpson Thacher
Blackstone Holdings Finance Issuance of Senior Notes due 2045
Travel & Leisure

52

Joshua Ford Bonnie

Simpson Thacher
Credit Suisse - Orange Switzerland Senior Notes Offering

53

Nicholas J Shaw

Clifford Chance
The Government of Malaysia Dual Tranche Sukuk Issuance
Islamic Finance Bonds and Sukuk
Public Sector and Sovereign

54

Qudeer Latif

White & Case
Republic of Italy - BTP Italia Retail Offering
Retail Bonds
Public Sector and Sovereign

55

Paola Leocani

Davis Polk
Ingram Micro Inc - Account Receivable-Backed Funding Programme
Securitisation and Structured Finance
Technology Hardware & Equipment

56

Meyer C Dworkin

Linklaters
RBS - UK Real Estate Backed Financing for German Bank
Securitisation and Structured Finance
Banks

57

Andy Vickery

Simpson Thacher
The Export-Import Bank of Korea Floating Rates due 2016
Sovereign and Public Sector Bonds – Development and Export Banks
Banks

58

Youngjin Sohn

Equity Capital Markets
59


Davis Polk
Etsy, Inc NASDAQ Initial Public Offering
Initial Public Offerings – NASDAQ
General Retailers

60

Sarah K Solum

Davis Polk
Virtu Financial NASDAQ Initial Public Offering
Initial Public Offerings – NASDAQ
Financial Services

61

Michael Kaplan

Latham & Watkins
The Government of Pakistan - Sale of Habib Bank Stake
Initial Public Offerings
Banks

62

Nomaan A Raja

Ashurst
Fondul Proprietatea SA Admission to Trading on AIM
Initial Public Offerings - LSE Main Exchange
Equity Investment Instruments

63

Jonathan Parry

Clifford Chance
Serco Group plc - Fully Underwritten Rights Issue
Rights Issues
Support Services

64

Patrick Sarch

Davis Polk
Telefonica SEC-Registered Underwritten Rights Offering
Rights Issues

65

Michael J Willisch

Simpson Thacher
Blackstone Mortgage Trust Offering of Class A Common Stock
Secondary Offerings and Placings
Real Estate Investment Trusts

66

Andrew W Keller

Simmons & Simmons
JP Morgan Cazenove/Numis - The Unite Group plc Placing of Shares
Support Services

67

Chris Horton

Davis Polk
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Limited Placement of Shares

68

Paul Chow

Simpson Thacher
Nielsen NV Secondary Offering of Common Stock
Media

69

Joseph H Kaufman

Slaughter and May
SVG Capital plc - Return of Capital via Tender Offer
Financial Services

70

Robin Ogle

Infrastructure and Project Finance
71


Watson, Farley & Williams
Financing for 60MW Wind Farm, Silute, Lithuania
Project Finance – Renewable Energy (Wind Farms)
Alternative Energy

72

Stefan Kilgus

Clifford Chance
Abertis Infraestructuras Sale of Desarrollo de Concesiones Aeroportuarias
Transfer of Project Assets – Airport Assets
Travel & Leisure

73

Joel Ziff

International Finance and Bank Credit
74


Simpson Thacher
Financing for ARRIS Group Acquisition of Pace
Acquisition Finance – Public Company Acquisition
Media

75

Euan Gorrie

Davis Polk
Goldman Sachs - Mylan Proposal to Acquire Perrigo Company
Acquisition Finance – Public Company Acquisition

76

Jason Kyrwood

Davis Polk
Financing for XPO Logistics Acquisition of Norbert Dentressangle
Acquisition Finance – Private Company Acquisition
Industrial Transportation

77

Jason Kyrwood

Ashurst
Cerberus Capital Management Refinancing of Metro Property Portfolio
Real Estate Finance – Shopping Centres and Retail
General Retailers

78

Stephan Kock

DLA Piper
Aareal Financing for NorthStar Realty European Portfolio Purchase
Real Estate Finance – Office
Real Estate Investment Trusts

79

Helen Dyer

Clifford Chance
Serco Group plc - Refinancing Revolving Credit Facility
Syndicated and Bilateral Loans – Syndicated Loans
Support Services

80

Steven Fox

Cahill
Endemol Shine Group - Term Loan Facilities
Media

81

Jonathan J Frankel

Cravath
JP Morgan - NBA League-Wide Revolving Credit Facility
Travel & Leisure

82

B Robbins Kiessling

Trowers & Hamlins
Financing for Triangle Investments Purchase of the New Oxford Street Estate

83

Sarah Gooden

Simpson Thacher
JP Morgan - Term Loan Facility for Financing for Coty Inc
Personal Goods

84

James T Knight

DLA Piper
Altus Group Limited Amended and Expanded Revolving Credit Facility
Support Services

85

Eric Belli-Bivar

Real Estate
86


Clifford Chance
IVG Institutional Funds Acquisition of Eurotower, Frankfurt
Real Estate Acquisitions and Disposals – Office

87

Christian Kellich

Linklaters
Brookfield Property Partners Acquisition of Unitech Indian Portfolio
Real Estate Acquisitions and Disposals

88

Narayan Iyer

Ashurst
RFR Holding Acquisition of Kurfurstendamm 28, Berlin
Real Estate Acquisitions and Disposals - Office

89

Liane Muschter

Fladgate
Sale of Hoole Hall Hotel and Spa, Chester
Real Estate Acquisitions and Disposals - Hotels
Travel & Leisure

90

Julian Lewis

Simpson Thacher
Blackstone Real Estate Partners Acquisition of UK Logistics Assets
Real Estate Acquisitions and Disposals - Warehouses

91

Wheatly MacNamara

Dentons
Aventicum Capital Management Purchase of the Mozaika Mokotow and sPlace,
Warsaw
Real Estate Development

92

Tomasz Stasiak

Linklaters
AustralianSuper Acquisition of Interest in King's Cross Project, London
Real Estate Development – Mixed Use

93

Mike Bienenfeld

Dentons
John Lewis Partnership Redevelopment of Clearings Site, Chelsea
Real Estate Development – Shopping Centre

94

Richard Budge

•  Alternative Energy…………………………………..72
Automobiles & Parts………………………………36
Banks………………………………….43, 45, 57, 58, 62
•  Chemicals………………………………………….6, 12
•  Construction & Materials…………………..25, 35 , 50
•  Electricity……………………………………………..18
•  Equity Investment Instruments…………………….63
•  Financial Services………., 21, 22, 23, 31, 44, 52, 61,70
•  Fixed Line Telecommunications……….…………...39
•  Food Producers………………………………………48
•  General Industrials…...……………………………….9
•  General Retailers……………….……………27, 60, 78
•  Household Goods & Home Construction………...38
•  Industrial Engineering………………………...…….10
•  Industrial Transportation……………………….42, 77
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•  Media……………..……….28, 30, 32, 41, 49, 69, 75, 81
•  Mining ……………………………………………13, 29
•  Mobile Telecommunications………………..47, 53, 65
•  Nonlife Insurance…………………..……………11, 26
•  Oil & Gas Producers.…………………………… 24, 37
•  Personal Goods……………………………………....84

•  Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology.……....40, 68, 76
•  Public Sector…………………………….……19, 54, 55
•  Real Estate Invest./Services.,,34, 83, 87, 88, 89, 91-94
•  Real Estate Investment Trusts……….………....66, 79
•  Software & Computer Services…………….14, 17, 20
•  Support Services…………………………64, 67, 80, 85
•  Technology Hardware & Equipment…….….…….56
•  Travel & Leisure……....…5, 7, 8, 15, 46, 51, 73, 82, 90
Index by Industry

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