DealFolio Digest 16-31 May 2015

DealFolio Digest
May 16-31 2015
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Organised Insight into Lawyers’ Client Work

•  DealFolio Digest for the second half of May 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 Clifford Chance advising on debut LATAM Airlines Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificate
issuance and Shearman & Sterling advising the US Department of Transportation on the inaugural North
Carolina P3 Road Project.
•  Please refer to the index on slide 91 for deals classified by industry.
•  Full information available at www.legaldealfolio.com.
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•  Infrastructure and Project Finance
–  PPP/PFI………………………………………..69
–  Project Finance…………………….…………..70
–  Transfer of Infrastructure Assets……….……71
•  International Finance and Bank Credit
–  Acquisition Finance……………………….….74
–  Asset Finance & Leasing……………….…….76
–  Loan & Portfolio Sales……….…………….…77
–  Real Estate Finance……………………….…..78
–  Syndicated and Bilateral Loans……….…….81
•  Real Estate
–  Real Estate Acquisitions and Disposals….....84
–  Real Estate Leasing…………………….……..90
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•  Corporate and M&A
–  Commercial Contracts and Outsourcing.....…5
–  Financial Buyer Acquisitions…………….……6
–  Joint Ventures…………………………………12
–  Strategic Buyer Acquisitions……………...…13
•  Debt Capital Markets
–  Corporate Bonds…………………...…………25
–  Equity-Linked Securities……………….…….45
–  Sovereign & Public Sector Bonds………..…..46
•  Equity Capital Markets
–  Initial Public Offerings…………………….…51
–  Secondary Offerings and Placings………..…53
Table of Contents

Corporate and M&A
4


White & Case
Merck KGaA - Merck Millipore Acquisition of Singulex SMC Technology Rights
Commercial Contracts & Outsourcing – IP Rights
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
5

Stefan Koch

Fladgate
Cleeve Capital Acquisition of Satellite Solutions Worldwide
Financial Buyer Acquisitions – Primary Buy-Out
Technology Hardware & Equipment
6

David Robinson

Travers Smith
Kings Park Capital Acquisition of Specialist Tours Limited
Travel & Leisure
7

Paul Dolman

White & Case
IFC/IFC AM Investment in China Tian Lun Gas Holdings
Financial Buyer Acquisitions – Minority Investment
Oil Equipment, Services & Distribution
8

David Li

DLA Piper
Acturis Group/Summit Partners Acquisition of ASSFINET
Software & Computer Services
9

Dominik Stuhler

Cravath
Crown Castle International Corp Sale of Australian Subsdiary
10

Erik R Tavzel

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Greenland Financial Investment in China Rundong Auto Group
Financial Buyer Acquisitions – Minority Investment
General Retailers
11

Charles Ching

Herbert Smith Freehills
Severn Trent Plc Sale of Water Purification Business to JV Partner
Joint Ventures
Gas, Water & Multiutilities
12

Robert Moore

DLA Piper
Meantime Brewing Company Sale to SABMiller
Strategic Buyer Acquisitions – Private Company
Travel & Leisure
13

Tim Wright

Clifford Chance
Deutsche Telekom Acquisition of Remaining Slovak Telekom Stake
Mobile Telecommunications

14

Joachim Fleury

Latham & Watkins
BC Partners/CPPIB Sale of Suddelink to Altice
Fixed Line Telecommunications

15

Raymond Lin

Shearman & Sterling
Bank of Communications Acquisition of Banco BBM
Banks

16

Lee Edwards

Davis Polk
Unisplendour Acquisition of Stake in H3C Technologies

17

Alan F Denenberg

Davis Polk
Tereos Acquisition of Napier Brown Sugar Limited
Food Producers

18

Will Pearce

Simpson Thacher
Tsinghua University Acquisition of H3C Technologies Stake

19

Jin Hyuk Park

Slaughter and May
Malaysia Airports Sale of Stake in Delhi International Airport
Travel & Leisure

20

Simon Hall

Slaughter and May
Unilever Overseas Increase of Stake in Unilever Nigeria
Strategic Buyer Acquisitions – Public Company Recommended Offer
Personal Goods

21

Gary Eaborn

Slaughter and May
Equinix Recommended Cash-Share Offer for Telecity
Strategic Buyer Acquisitions – Public Company Recommended Offer
Support Services

22

Richard Smith

Linklaters
Pure Gym Acquisition of LA Fitness Business and Assets
Travel & Leisure

23

Simon Pritchard

Debt Capital Markets
24


China Merchants Bank Offering of Notes due 2018
Corporate Bonds – Senior Debt
Banks

25

Kevin Roy

Davis Polk
HRG Group Inc Issuance of Senior Notes due 2019, due 2022
General Industrials

26

John B Meade

Simpson Thacher
Qualcomm Regsitered Senior Debt Offering (Underwriters)

27

Kenneth B Wallach

Davis Polk
Aon plc Offering of Guaranteed Senior Notes due 2045
Support Services

28

John G Crowley

Cravath
Qualcomm Incorporated Registered Debt Offering

29

D Scott Bennett

Slaughter and May
Ahli United Bank Perpetual Tier 1 Capital Securities Issuance
Corporate Bonds – Subordinated Debt
Banks

30

Ed Fife

Simpson Thacher
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Senior Notes due 2025
Healthcare Equipment & Services

31

Lesley C Peng

Davis Polk
Emerson Electric Co Issuance of Notes due 2021, due 2025
Industrial Engineering

32

Sarah E Beshar

Simpson Thacher
Blackstone Holdings Finance Senior Notes due 2025
Financial Services

33

Joshua Ford Bonnie

Davis Polk
llinois Tool Works Inc Offering of Notes due 2023, due 2030

34

Richard A Drucker

Slaughter and May
Whitbread Group PLC Senior Unsecured Bonds due 2025
Travel & Leisure

35

Matthew Tobin

Shearman & Sterling
McGraw Hill Financial, Inc Issuance of Senior Notes due 2025
Financial Services

36

Robert C Treuhold

Davis Polk
Moinian Limited Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Bond Issuance
Real Estate Investment & Services

37

Brian S Lichter

Simpson Thacher
HCA Inc Issuance of High-Yield Senior Notes due 2025

38

Joseph H Kaufman

Simpson Thacher
Bellatrix Exploration Ltd Issuance of Senior Notes due 2020
Oil & Gas Producers

39

Arthur D Robinson

White & Case
Groupe Michelin Issuance of Bonds due 2022, due 2027
Automobiles & Parts

40

Cenzi Gargaro

Slaughter and May
Legal and General Update and Amendment of Euro Note Programme
Nonlife Insurance

41

Richard Jones

Allen & Overy
Siemens Financierings Rule 144A Bond Issuance (Initial Purchasers)

42

Marc Plepelits

Clifford Chance
Siemens Financierings Rule 144A Bond Issuance

43

Sebastian Maerker

Clifford Chance
Shanghai Electric Newage Guaranteed Bonds due 2020
General Industrials

44

Jean Thio

Maurel and Prom - Issuance of Convertible Bonds due 2021
Equity-Linked Securities - Convertible Bonds
Oil & Gas Producers

45

Hubert Segain

Davis Polk
The Korea Development Bank Schedule B Debt Offering due 2020
Sovereign and Public Sector Bonds – Development and Export Banks
Banks

46

Eugene C Gregor

Shearman & Sterling
The Province of Ontario - Issuance of Bonds due 2020
Sovereign and Public Sector Bonds – Municipal Bonds
Public Sector

47

Jason R Lehner

Davis Polk
The Province of Ontario - Issuance of Bonds due 2020 (Underwriters)
Public Sector

48

Deanna L Kirkpatrick

DLA Piper
Beijing State-Owned Assets Management Notes due 2020, due 2025
Public Sector

49

Melody He-Chen

Equity Capital Markets
50


Macfarlanes
Elegant Hotels Groups PLC - AIM Initial Public Offering
Initial Public Offerings – LSE AIM
Travel & Leisure

51

Emmie Jones

Simpson Thacher
Press Ganey Holdings NYSE Initial Public Offering
Initial Public Offerings – NYSE

52

Arthur D Robinson

Fladgate
Satellite Solutions Worldwide Limited Placing of Shares
Secondary Offerings and Placings – LSE AIM

53

David Robinson

Simpson Thacher
Hulic Co Global Offering of Common Stock
Secondary Offerings and Placings – Tokyo Stock Exchange

54

Takahiro Saito

Davis Polk
China Resources Land Limited Top-Up Placing of Shares
Secondary Offerings and Placings – Hong Kong Stock Exchange

55

Paul Chow

Cravath
Marathon Petroleum Corporation Offering of Common Units
Secondary Offerings and Placings – NYSE
Oil Equipment, Services & Distribution

56

D Scott Bennett

Simmons & Simmons
Placing and Open Offer by Circassia Pharmaceuticals plc
Secondary Offerings and Placings – LSE Main Exchange

57

Colin Bole

Davis Polk
The AES Corporation Secondary Offering of Common Stock
Electricity

58

Richard D Truesdell Jr

Davis Polk
Galapagos NV American Depositary Shares and Private Placement
Secondary Offerings and Placings – NASDAQ

59

Richard D Truesdell Jr

Davis Polk
Auris Medical Holding AG Offering of Common Stock

60

Sophia Hudson

Davis Polk
Cowen Group Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock Offering
Financial Services

61

Joseph A Hall

Linklaters
UniCredit Sale of Shares in Wustenrot and Wurttembergische
Secondary Offerings and Placings – Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Financial Services

62

Herbert Harrer

Simpson Thacher
SUMCO CORPORATION Follow-On Offering of Common Stock
Secondary Offerings and Placings – Tokyo Stock Exchange

63

Takahiro Saito

White & Case
Morgan Stanley/Credit Suisse - Sale of Ordinary Shares in Azimut Holding
Secondary Offerings and Placings
Financial Services

64

Michael S Immordino

Slaughter and May
China Harmony Auto Holding Top-Up Placing of Shares
Secondary Offerings and Placings – Hong Kong Stock Exchange
General Retailers

65

John Moore

Simpson Thacher
Linn Energy Follow-On Equity Offering
Oil & Gas Producers
66

Kenneth B Wallach

Simpson Thacher
Aramark Secondary Offering of Common Stock
Support Services

67

John H Kaufman

Infrastructure and Project Finance
68


Shearman & Sterling
US Department of Transportation - Inaugural North Carolina P3 Road Project
PPP/PFI – Roads
Public Sector

69

Cynthia Urda Kassis

Clifford Chance
Refinancing of the El Dorado International Airport, Bogota
Project Finance – Airports
Travel & Leisure

70

Fabricio Longhin

Slaughter and May
UK Green Investment Bank Acquisition of Rampion Wind Farm Stake
Transfers of Infrastructure Assets – Renewable – Wind Farm Assets
Oil & Gas Producers

71

Tim Pharoah

Milbank
TEPCO Purchase of Umm al Nar Power and Water Project, UAE
Transfers of Infrastructure Assets – Power Stations
Electricity

72

Alexander K Borisoff

International Finance and Bank Credit
73


Milbank
Sterigenics International LLC Senior Term and Revolving Credit Facilities
Acquisition Finance – Private Company Acquisition

74

Michael J Bellucci

Macfarlanes
Ares Capital Finance for Inflexion/Auctus Purchase of Shimtech
Acquisition Finance – Private Company Acquisition

General Industrials
75

Bronwen Jones

Clifford Chance
LATAM Airlines Group - Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates
Asset Finance and Leasing – Aircraft - EETCs
Travel & Leisure

76

Emily DiStefano

Simpson Thacher
TD Bank Acquisition of Nordstrom Credit Card Portfolio
Loan and Portfolio Sales – Credit Card Portfolio Sales
Financial Services

77

Maripat Alpuche

DLA Piper
Oxford Properties/Union Investment Refinancing of Watermark Place, London
Real Estate Finance - Office

78

Laurence Rogers

White & Case
Financing for Jin Jiang Acquisition of Group de Louvre Hotels
Real Estate Finance – Hotels

79

David Li

DLA Piper
Helaba Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen Financing of the Odin Portfolio
Real Estate Finance - Office

80

Torsten Pokropp

Simpson Thacher
Canacol Energy Senior Secured Reserve-Based Term Loan
Syndicated and Bilateral Loans – Syndicated Loans
Oil & Gas Producers

81

Robert Rabalais

Milbank
Korea Trade Insurance Corporation Covered Facility for Reliance Jio
Syndicated and Bilateral Loans – Syndicated Loans

82

John Dewar

Real Estate
83


DLA Piper
PCCP/Align Real Estate Acquisition of Bellevue Pacific Center Units
Real Estate Acquisitions and Disposals – Mixed-Use Schemes

84

Amy B Carbins

DLA Piper
Oxford Properties/Union Investment Watermark Place Joint Venture
Real Estate Acquisitions and Disposals – Office

85

Richard Hopkinson-Woolley

Fladgate
Patron Capital/Oxlo Acquisition of The Mint Office Building, Leeds

86

Gideon Dabby-Joory

Fladgate
Patron Capital/APAM Acquisition of the Arlington Business Park, Reading
Real Estate Acquisitions and Disposals – Business Park

87

Gideon Dabby-Joory

Dentons
Tristan Capital Partners Acquisition of Enterprise Park, Krakow

88

Pawel Debowski

DLA Piper
The Olayan Group/Mandarin Oriental Acquisition of the Ritz Hotel, Madrid
Real Estate Acquisitions and Disposals – Hotels

89

Orson Alcocer

Allen & Overy
Financial Conduct Authority Lease within The International Quarter, London
Real Estate Leasing – Office Lease

90

Adam Cleal

•  Automobiles & Parts…………..………….…………40
•  Banks……………………………...…...….16, 25, 30, 46
•  Electricity……………………..………………..…58, 72
•  Financial Services……….……….33, 36, 61, 62, 64, 77
•  Fixed Line Telecommunications……….……...……15
•  Food Producers………………………………………18
•  Gas, Water & Multiutilities……………………..…..12
•  General Industrials……...………...…………26, 44, 75
•  General Retailers……………………………....…11, 65
•  Healthcare Equipment & Services……..31, 38, 52, 74
•  Industrial Engineering………..…32, 34, 42, 43, 44, 75
•  Mobile Telecommunications……………14, 40, 55, 82
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•  Nonlife Insurance…………………………..…..……41
•  Oil & Gas Producers…………………39, 45, 66, 71, 81
•  Oil Equipment, Distribution & Services……..…7, 56
•  Personal Goods………………………………………21

•  Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology……8, 57, 59, 60
•  Public Sector…………………………………………69
•  Real Estate Invest./Services…………37, 77-80, 84-90
•  Software & Computer Services…………..….9, 17, 19
•  Support Services…………………………..…22, 28, 67
•  Technology Hardware & Equip…5, ,10, 27, 29, 53, 63
•  Travel & Leisure……...……6, 13, 20, 23, 35, 51, 70, 76
Index by Industry

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