Skadden is representing Mars, Incorporated in its acquisition from The Procter & Gamble Company of the Iams, Eukanuba and Natura brands in major markets for $2.9 billion in cash, announced April 9. More >>

International law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy represented the underwriters, led by Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan, on the $350 million initial public offering by Nord Anglia Education, Inc. (“Nord Anglia”) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: NORD).

Milbank concurrently represented Joint Lead Arrangers Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Credit Suisse and HSBC on a senior secured $515 million Term Loan B facility and $75 million Revolving Credit Facility that closed alongside the IPO, refinancing substantially all of Nord Anglia’s outstanding indebtedness. The Term Loan B is believed to be the largest such syndication to date for a company headquartered in Asia.

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Cahill represented BofA Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Deutsche Bank Securities, J.P. Morgan, and RBC Capital Markets as joint book-running managers in connection with the Rule 144A offering of $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.125%/7.875% Senior Contingent Cash Pay Notes due 2021 by Infor Software Parent, LLC, an indirect holding company for Infor, Inc., one of the largest providers of enterprise software products and services in the world. Proceeds from the offering were used to  repay outstanding indebtedness and to pay a dividend. More >>

Kirkland & Ellis served as fund counsel to Energy Capital Partners in the formation of Energy Capital Partners III, LP, which announced its final closing at $5.043 billion in commitments, surpassing the Fund’s $3.5 billion target.  Energy Capital’s total cumulative commitments are now in excess of $13 billion having raised Fund I at $2.25 billion in 2006, Fund II at $4.335 billion in 2010 and a mezzanine credit lending vehicle of $805 million in 2013, as well as co-investment capital participating in seven individual Energy Capital investments. More >>

Nabarro has advised longstanding client Hermes Real Estate on a joint venture with The Co-operative Group to deliver the UK’s biggest regional redevelopment project, the £800 million NOMA scheme in Manchester City Centre.

The Co-operative and Hermes Real Estate have exchanged contracts to become 50/50 partners on the development of the 20 acre mixed use scheme. Completion of the deal is expected in mid-May.

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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as sole lead arranger and bookrunner, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent, in connection with a $1,500,000,000 senior secured amended and restated credit agreement for Legacy Reserves LP. More >>

Simpson Thacher recently represented the initial purchasers, led by Goldman, Sachs & Co., Barclays Bank PLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., in an offering by Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. of $1.75 billion aggregate principal amount of its subordinated bonds due 2024. The offering was conducted pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act. The subordinated bonds are Basel III Tier 2 compliant and are listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange.

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The Firm recently represented Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. in connection with its public offering of 9,200,000 shares of class A common stock, inclusive of the shares sold pursuant to the underwriters’ full exercise of their option to purchase additional shares, in each case at a price to the underwriters of $27.72 per share, or approximately $255.0 million in the aggregate.

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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Citigroup as sole book-running manager for Sun Communities, Inc.’s (NYSE: SUI) follow-on public offering of common stock. More >>