Simpson Thacher represented the underwriters, led by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, in connection with the registered public offering by Block Financial LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of H&R Block, Inc., of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.50% notes due 2022 guaranteed by H&R Block.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkThe Firm represented the underwriters, led by Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as joint book-running managers, in connection with a public offering of 20,000,000 Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of 6.375% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, par value $1 per share, with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share, of Regions Financial Corporation. The Underwriters have the right to purchase up to an additional 2,000,000 depositary shares at the public offering price to cover over-allotments. The offering closed on November 1, 2012.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkThe Firm represented SunGard Data Systems Inc. (“SunGard”) in connection with its Rule 144A and Regulation S offering of $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 6.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2019. SunGard used a portion of the proceeds from the offering to fund its cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) for any and all of its outstanding 10¼% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2015 (the “2015 Notes”). SunGard will use the remaining proceeds for the repurchase or redemption of any 2015 Notes not purchased in the Tender Offer.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkLaw firm Ashfords LLP has boosted its Commercial Litigation team further with the appointment of Partner Jonathan Sharp.
The Ajamie legal team designed and negotiated a global resolution of multi-jurisdictional disputes in the United States and Mexico involving over 35 corporate entities and individuals and 40 civil proceedings in federal and state court in the U.S., in federal and state court in Mexico, and in civil arbitration proceedings before CANACO in Mexico.
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Leading global law firms Mayer Brown and Herbert Smith Freehils have advised London-based Ecofin Energy Resources PLC (Ecofin) on its merger with ASX listed Amadeus Energy Limited to create a leading ASX listed mid-cap oil & gas company worth US $200million.
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Building on the momentum created by several recent lateral hires, Cooley LLP announced today that leading Intellectual Property lawyers Walter Hanchuk and John Kheit have joined the firm as partners in its New York office. Walter and John were partners at Chadbourne & Parke LLP in New York, where Hanchuk was chair of Chadbourne’s IP practice and Kheit led the firm’s Mobile Technology practice. Hanchuk joins Cooley’s national IP group as chair of the firm’s New York IP practice and will be driving the strategic growth of the firm’s IP practice in New York.
Tags: Cooley LLP | New YorkEdwards Wildman Palmer LLP is pleased to announce that Edwin M. Larkin, a highly accomplished commercial litigator and a leading authority on electronic discovery, is a new partner in the Litigation Department. Larkin will base his practice in the firm’s New York City office.
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Duane Morris & Selvam LLP is pleased to announce that Jamie Benson and James Wong have joined its Singaporeoffice. The addition of Benson, a Director, and Wong, a Special Counsel, grow the capacity of the corporate practice in Singapore. Benson joins from Dorsey & Whitney (Europe) LLP in London. Wong joins from Crescent Advisors in Singapore.
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Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited (BEN) on its issue of Convertible Preference Shares (CPS) and concurrent Reset Preference Share Reinvestment Offer, which completed yesterday and raised approximately $269 million. CPS are fully paid convertible preference shares issued by BEN.
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