Orrick represented longstanding client Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as sole lead arranger, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, in connection with the extension of $300 million in senior secured credit facilities (comprised of a term loan facility and revolving facility) to finance the acquisition by Synaptics Incorporated, a leading developer of human interface solutions, of Renesas SP Drivers, Inc., a Japanese company that supplies small and medium sized display driver ICs for smartphones and tablets.

Following the appointment of Andy Haste as Executive Chairman of Wonga.com (Wonga) in July 2014, Slaughter and May has been acting for Wonga and has advised them in connection with the announcement made by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on 2 October 2014.

Wonga has worked closely with the FCA to agree additional requirements to its lending criteria, which have been implemented as of 2 October 2014 across its UK consumer loans service.

As a result of this agreement, Wonga will:

Davis Polk advised HSBC Bank plc, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Merrill Lynch International, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Natixis, Natixis Securities Americas LLC, Banco Santander, S.A., Santander Investment Securities Inc. and Société Générale as initial purchasers, in on a Rule 144A and Regulation S offering by Abengoa Greenfield, S.A.

Allen & Overy has advised the syndicate of underwriters (J.P Morgan, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, HSBC Bank Middle East, EFG Hermes, Emirates NBD and the National Bank of Abu Dhabi) on the initial public offering of Emaar Malls Group (EMG) and its listing on the Dubai Financial Market. This was the second largest IPO ever in the UAE and the Gulf’s largest since 2008.

Linklaters has advised the Joint Lead Managers: BNP Paribas, Citigroup Global Markets Limited and Natixis on a 400 million euro bond issuance by Gemalto N.V. The bonds, which are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, represented the first issuance by the company, which specialises in digital security.

The Linklaters Paris Capital Markets team consisted of Veronique Delaittre (partner), Jeremy Grant (counsel) and Alexander Tollast (trainee).

Clifford Chance advised an international banking syndicate in the context of granting a loan facility to GAZPROM Germania GmbH of EUR 500 million. The facility was successfully syndicated despite the difficult market environment. It serves, inter alia, to fund acquisitions.

Cravath represented the underwriters, led by J.P. Morgan Securities, Piper Jaffray and Jefferies, in connection with the US$92 million initial public offering of Boot Barn Holdings, Inc., the largest and fastest growing specialty retailer of western and work wear in the United States. Boot Barn Holdings is a portfolio company of private equity sponsor Freeman Spogli & Co. The shares were listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The transaction closed on November 4, 2014.

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented the banks on the financing of the acquisition of Encana’s Bighorn assets by Jupiter Resources Inc., a portfolio company of Apollo Group Management.

New York, NY-- Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Citigroup, BofA Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan, Wells Fargo Securities and Morgan Stanley as joint book-running managers for Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc.’s (NYSE: BXMT) public offering of class A common stock.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) on its US$1.5 billion 2.111 per cent Trust Certificates due 2019 (the Certificates) issued under its US$10 billion Trust Certificate Issuance Programme (the Programme). This follows on from an earlier US$1.5 billion drawdown in March 2014.