McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (MLA) is pleased to announce that Anthony Williams will join the firm as a partner in its New York office, effective March 4, 2013. Williams, who has decades of cross-border and international experience, will focus on commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities, and private equity investments, for both U.S. and non-U.S. clients. He will also serve as general counsel to family offices, working with MLA’s Private Client Services team and other professionals to manage all of their legal and business needs.

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The Firm recently represented the underwriter, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, in connection with a registered public offering of common stock of Generac Holdings Inc. A total of approximately $346 million in net proceeds was raised in the offering. Affiliates of CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC received all of the net proceeds from the offering.

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O’Melveny & Myers LLP is representing Mr. Leonard Riggio, founding chairman and largest stockholder of Barnes & Noble, Inc., the leading retailer of content, digital media, and educational products, in his planned proposal to purchase all of the assets of the retail business of Barnes & Noble, Inc. The retail business would include, among other things, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc. and barnesandnoble.com. The retail business would not include NOOK Media LLC (comprising the College and digital businesses). The Company has appointed a Strategic Committee of three independent directors to review and evaluate the proposal.

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP today announced that attorney Darius J. Goldman has joined the firm as a partner in the Financial Services Practice.

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DLA Piper announced today that Gregory Ruback has joined the firm’s Finance practice as a partner in New York.

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Herbert Smith Freehills LLP is delighted to announce the return of Laurence Shore to its leading international arbitration practice. Larry is joining Herbert Smith Freehills as a partner and will be based at the firm’s New York office, which launched in September last year.

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Cravath represented the underwriters, led by Goldman, Sachs & Co., Barclays, Citigroup, Credit Agricole CIB, Deutsche Bank Securities, J.P. Morgan Securities and Morgan Stanley, in connection with the US$900 million registered high‑yield senior debt offering of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of tires. The transaction closed on February 25, 2013.

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Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented RBC Capital Markets LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, UBS Securities LLC, PNC Capital Markets, LLC, RBS Securities Inc., Santander Investment Securities Inc., Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc., and US Bancorp Investments, Inc.as the initial purchasers in connection with a $375 million bond offering for Triumph Group, Inc., an international supplier of aerospace components and systems.

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Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented private equity firm TDR Capital and its portfolio company Algeco Scotsman, a global business services company focused on modular space and secure storage solutions, in the acquisition of Target Logistics Management, LLC, a leading provider of full-service remote workforce accommodation solutions in the United States.

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Cahill represented Citigroup, BofA Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, Scotiabank, and PNC as joint book-running managers and the co-managers in connection with the Rule 144A offering of $2,300,000,000 comprised of $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3% Senior Notes due 2016, $700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.875% Senior Notes due 2018, $650,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.75% Senior Notes due 2022, and $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.875% Senior Notes due 2043 by Ashland Inc. Proceeds from the offering will be used to refinance existing indebtedness.

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