DealFolio Digest 16 - 30 Apr 2015

DealFolio Digest April 16 – 30 2015

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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.

•  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

•  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

Allen & Overy Virgin Active - Purchase of 80% Stake by Brait

Financial Buyer Acquisitions – Secondary Buy-Out Travel & Leisure

Andrew Ballheimer

Taylor Wessing WHEB Partners Leveraged Buy-Out of Dolan/European Carbon Fiber

Financial Buyer Acquisitions – Primary Buy-Out Chemicals

Peter Hellich

Slaughter and May Virgin Group Sale of Virgin Active Stake to Brait

Mark Zerdin

Linklaters Brait Purchase of Stake in Virgin Active

Stuart Boyd

Cravath ThyssenKrupp AG Sale of VDM Group to Lindsay Goldberg LLC

Richard Hall

Simpson Thacher Snow Phipps Group, LLC Sale of Boyd Corporation

Financial Buyer Acquisitions – Secondary Buy-Out Industrial Engineering

Andrew W Smith

Simpson Thacher New Mountain Capital Sale of Equity Portion in AmWINS

Financial Buyer Acquisitions – Minority Investment Nonlife Insurance

Peter J Gordon

Davis Polk Metalmark Capital Investment in Kissner Milling Company Limited

Michael S Davis

Watson Farley & Williams Redbird Investments Unconditional Offer for Baobab Resources

Financial Buyer Acquisitions – Primary Buy-Out Mining

Jan Mellmann

Shearman & Sterling Francisco Partners Proposed Acquisition of Procera Networks

Financial Buyer Acquisitions – Primary Buy-Out Software & Computer Services

Michael J Kennedy

DLA Piper Sale of The Atlanta Hawks to Consortium

Financial Buyer Acquisitions – Primary Buy-Out Travel & Leisure

Charles H Baker

Debevoise & Plimpton Sale of DE Shaw Group Equity Interest to Hillspire LLC

Financial Buyer Acquisitions – Minority Investment Financial Services

Michael J Gillespie

Davis Polk Perfect World/Yufeng Chi Going-Private Transaction

Financial Buyer Acquisitions – Secondary Buy-Out Software & Computer Services

Miranda So

Simpson Thacher Abengoa, S.A. Latin American JV with EIG Global Energy Partners

Joint Ventures – Continuing Business Partnership Electricity

David L Williams

Trowers & Hamlins Breckland Council and Land Group - Breckland Bridge Joint Venture

Joint Ventures – Consortium Public Sector

Helen Randall

DLA Piper Coolpad Group Joint Venture with Qihoo 360

Joint Ventures – Continuing Business Partnership Software & Computer Services

Mike Suen

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

Mergers Financial Services

Mark Zerdin

Davis Polk Banco Santander - Santander AM/Pioneer Investments Merger

Mergers Financial Services

Luigi De Ghenghi

Davis Polk BBVA Acquisition of Spring Studio

Strategic Buyer Acquisitions – Private Company Financial Services

William L Taylor

Cahill Murray Energy Corporation Acquisition of Interest in Foresight Energy

Strategic Buyer Acquisitions – Private Company Oil & Gas Producers

William M Hartnett

Slaughter and May China Orient Asset Management - Offer for Shanghai Zendai Property

Strategic Buyer Acquisitions – Public Company Recommended Offer Construction & Materials

Neil Hyman

Clifford Chance Willis Group Holdings Firm Offer for Gras Savoye

Strategic Buyer Acquisitions – Private Company Nonlife Insurance

Thierry Schoen

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

Strategic Buyer Acquisitions – Public Company Recommended Offer General Retailers

Benita Yu

Travers Smith Sale of Pace plc to ARRIS Group

Strategic Buyer Acquisitions – Public Company Recommended Offer Media

Spencer Summerfield

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

Strategic Buyer Acquisitions – Private Company Mining

Allen Wang

Herbert Smith Freehills ARRIS Group, Inc Takeover of Pace plc

Strategic Buyer Acquisitions – Public Company Recommended Offer Media

Gavin Davies

Davis Polk MasterCard Acquisition of of Applied Predictive Technologies

Strategic Buyer Acquisitions – Private Company Financial Services

William H Aaronson

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

Strategic Buyer Acquisitions – Private Company Media

Florian Hirschmann

Debt Capital Markets

Davis Polk Sunac China Holdings Limited Consent Solicitation

Bond Repurchase and Exchange Schemes – Repurchase Offers Real Estate Investment & Services

William F Barron

Cahill Norbord Inc Offering of Senior Secured Notes due 2023

Corporate Bonds – Senior Debt Construction & Materials

James J Clark

Dentons Faurecia Issuance of Senior Notes due 2022

Corporate Bonds – Senior Debt Automobiles & Parts

Philippe Max

Shearman & Sterling Petroleos Mexicanos Dual Tranche Securities Offering

Corporate Bonds – Senior Debt Oil & Gas Producers

Stuart K Fleischmann

Cravath Taylor Morrison Communities High-Yield Senior Debt Offering

Corporate Bonds – Senior Debt Household Goods & Home Construction

William J Whelan III

Cahill WaveDivision Holdings Offering of Senior Notes due 2020

Corporate Bonds – Senior Debt Fixed Line Communications

Stuart Downing

Ashurst STADA Arzneimittel AG Issuance of Bonds due 2022

Corporate Bonds – Senior Debt Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology

Tobias Krug

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

Corporate Bonds – Senior Debt Media

William M Hartnett

Davis Polk CSX Corporation Registered Offering of Senior Notes due 2050

Corporate Bonds – Senior Debt Industrial Transportation

Richard D Truesdell Jr

Davis Polk Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Colombia Subordinated Notes due 2025

Corporate Bonds – Subordinated Debt Banks

Maurice Blanco

Slaughter and May International Personal Finance plc Consolidated Senior Notes Issuance

Corporate Bonds – Senior Debt Financial Services

Mark Dwyer

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

Corporate Bonds – Senior Debt Banks

Nilufer von Bismarck

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

Corporate Bonds – Senior Debt Travel & Leisure

Cenzi Gargaro

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

Corporate Bonds – Senior Debt Mobile Telecommunications

Apostolos Gkoutzinis

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

Corporate Bonds – Senior Debt Food Producers

John B Meade

Simpson Thacher United Group Issuance of Senior Secured Notes due 2020

Corporate Bonds – Senior Debt Media

Nicholas J Shaw

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

Corporate Bonds – Senior Debt Construction & Materials

Youngjin Sohn

Cahill Carrols Restaurant Group Senior Second Lien Notes due 2022

James J Clark

Simpson Thacher Blackstone Holdings Finance Issuance of Senior Notes due 2045

Joshua Ford Bonnie

Simpson Thacher Credit Suisse - Orange Switzerland Senior Notes Offering

Corporate Bonds – Senior Debt Mobile Telecommunications

Nicholas J Shaw

Clifford Chance The Government of Malaysia Dual Tranche Sukuk Issuance

Islamic Finance Bonds and Sukuk Public Sector and Sovereign

Qudeer Latif

White & Case Republic of Italy - BTP Italia Retail Offering

Retail Bonds Public Sector and Sovereign

Paola Leocani

Davis Polk Ingram Micro Inc - Account Receivable-Backed Funding Programme

Securitisation and Structured Finance Technology Hardware & Equipment

Meyer C Dworkin

Linklaters RBS - UK Real Estate Backed Financing for German Bank

Securitisation and Structured Finance Banks

Andy Vickery

Simpson Thacher The Export-Import Bank of Korea Floating Rates due 2016

Sovereign and Public Sector Bonds – Development and Export Banks Banks

Youngjin Sohn

Equity Capital Markets

Davis Polk Etsy, Inc NASDAQ Initial Public Offering

Initial Public Offerings – NASDAQ General Retailers

Sarah K Solum

Davis Polk Virtu Financial NASDAQ Initial Public Offering

Initial Public Offerings – NASDAQ Financial Services

Michael Kaplan

Latham & Watkins The Government of Pakistan - Sale of Habib Bank Stake

Initial Public Offerings Banks

Nomaan A Raja

Ashurst Fondul Proprietatea SA Admission to Trading on AIM

Initial Public Offerings - LSE Main Exchange Equity Investment Instruments

Jonathan Parry

Clifford Chance Serco Group plc - Fully Underwritten Rights Issue

Rights Issues Support Services

Patrick Sarch

Davis Polk Telefonica SEC-Registered Underwritten Rights Offering

Rights Issues Mobile Telecommunications

Michael J Willisch

Simpson Thacher Blackstone Mortgage Trust Offering of Class A Common Stock

Secondary Offerings and Placings Real Estate Investment Trusts

Andrew W Keller

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

Secondary Offerings and Placings Support Services

Chris Horton

Davis Polk CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Limited Placement of Shares

Secondary Offerings and Placings Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology

Paul Chow

Simpson Thacher Nielsen NV Secondary Offering of Common Stock

Secondary Offerings and Placings Media

Joseph H Kaufman

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

Secondary Offerings and Placings Financial Services

Robin Ogle

Infrastructure and Project Finance

Watson, Farley & Williams Financing for 60MW Wind Farm, Silute, Lithuania

Project Finance – Renewable Energy (Wind Farms) Alternative Energy

Stefan Kilgus

Clifford Chance Abertis Infraestructuras Sale of Desarrollo de Concesiones Aeroportuarias

Transfer of Project Assets – Airport Assets Travel & Leisure

Joel Ziff

International Finance and Bank Credit

Simpson Thacher Financing for ARRIS Group Acquisition of Pace

Acquisition Finance – Public Company Acquisition Media

Euan Gorrie

Davis Polk Goldman Sachs - Mylan Proposal to Acquire Perrigo Company

Acquisition Finance – Public Company Acquisition Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology

Jason Kyrwood

Davis Polk Financing for XPO Logistics Acquisition of Norbert Dentressangle

Acquisition Finance – Private Company Acquisition Industrial Transportation

Jason Kyrwood

Ashurst Cerberus Capital Management Refinancing of Metro Property Portfolio

Real Estate Finance – Shopping Centres and Retail General Retailers

Stephan Kock

DLA Piper Aareal Financing for NorthStar Realty European Portfolio Purchase

Real Estate Finance – Office Real Estate Investment Trusts

Helen Dyer

Clifford Chance Serco Group plc - Refinancing Revolving Credit Facility

Syndicated and Bilateral Loans – Syndicated Loans Support Services

Steven Fox

Cahill Endemol Shine Group - Term Loan Facilities

Syndicated and Bilateral Loans – Syndicated Loans Media

Jonathan J Frankel

Cravath JP Morgan - NBA League-Wide Revolving Credit Facility

Syndicated and Bilateral Loans – Syndicated Loans Travel & Leisure

B Robbins Kiessling

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

Syndicated and Bilateral Loans – Syndicated Loans Real Estate Investment & Services

Sarah Gooden

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

Syndicated and Bilateral Loans – Syndicated Loans Personal Goods

James T Knight

DLA Piper Altus Group Limited Amended and Expanded Revolving Credit Facility

Syndicated and Bilateral Loans – Syndicated Loans Support Services

Eric Belli-Bivar

Real Estate

Clifford Chance IVG Institutional Funds Acquisition of Eurotower, Frankfurt

Real Estate Acquisitions and Disposals – Office Real Estate Investment & Services

Christian Kellich

Linklaters Brookfield Property Partners Acquisition of Unitech Indian Portfolio

Real Estate Acquisitions and Disposals Real Estate Investment & Services

Narayan Iyer

Ashurst RFR Holding Acquisition of Kurfurstendamm 28, Berlin

Real Estate Acquisitions and Disposals - Office Real Estate Investment & Services

Liane Muschter

Fladgate Sale of Hoole Hall Hotel and Spa, Chester

Real Estate Acquisitions and Disposals - Hotels Travel & Leisure

Julian Lewis

Simpson Thacher Blackstone Real Estate Partners Acquisition of UK Logistics Assets

Real Estate Acquisitions and Disposals - Warehouses Real Estate Investment & Services

Wheatly MacNamara

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

Real Estate Development Real Estate Investment & Services

Tomasz Stasiak

Linklaters AustralianSuper Acquisition of Interest in King's Cross Project, London

Real Estate Development – Mixed Use Real Estate Investment & Services

Mike Bienenfeld

Dentons John Lewis Partnership Redevelopment of Clearings Site, Chelsea

Real Estate Development – Shopping Centre Real Estate Investment & Services

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

•  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

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