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Finance & Banking

Intelsat’s $402.5 Million Offering

20 Jun 2018

Cleary Gottlieb is acting as special product counsel to the initial purchasers, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, in Intelsat S.A.’s Rule 144A offering of $402.5 million of its 4.50 percent convertible senior notes due 2025.

The offering (including exercise in full of the initial purchasers’ option to purchase additional notes) closed on June 18, 2018.

Intelsat operates the world’s largest satellite services business, providing a critical layer in the global communications infrastructure.

White & Case Advises Absa on R6.6 Billion Renewable Energy Projects

20 Jun 2018

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Absa Bank Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking Division), as exclusive mandated lead arranger, sole underwriter and sole hedge provider, on the R6.6 billion financing for Mainstream Renewable Power's two wind projects in the Northern Cape and Western Cape provinces in South Africa.

White & Case Advises Bank Syndicate on OMV Aktiengesellschaft's €500 Million Hybrid Bond Issue

20 Jun 2018

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised BNP Paribas, J.P. Morgan, Erste Group, ING, MUFG and Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking, as joint lead managers, on a €500 million hybrid bond issue by OMV Aktiengesellschaft (OMV) with an initial fixed interest rate and interest adjustment.

Virgin Money and CYBG plc GBP1.7 billion acquisition

20 Jun 2018

Allen & Overy is advising Virgin Money Holdings (UK) plc (Virgin Money) on the offer by CYBG PLC (CYBG) for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Virgin Money.

The offer values the entire share capital of Virgin Money at approximately GBP1.7 billion.

A&O has acted for Virgin Money since 2007, when advising on its bid for Northern Rock.  Since that time, A&O has advised Virgin Money on multiple transactions, including on the acquisition of Northern Rock from the UK government in 2011 and on the IPO of Virgin Money in 2014.

Clifford Chance advises Primonial on a 50% equity investment in a healthcare real estate portfolio owned by Medical Properties Trust in Germany

20 Jun 2018

The Primonial group, on behalf of a managed vehicle bringing together institutional investors, announced that it has entered into exclusive negotiations in order to take a     50% participation in a healthcare real estate portfolio in Germany, owned by Medical Properties Trust (REIT). The property complex, made up of 71 healthcare facilities, is valued at more than 1.635 billion euros.

Completion of the transaction is subject to conditions precedent and is expected to occur during the third quarter of 2018.

Herbert Smith Freehills advises syndicate of banks on the provision to Macquarie Group Limited of over $3.5 billion of facilities with green tranches

19 Jun 2018

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised a syndicate of banks on the provision to Macquarie Group Limited of £2 billion (approximately $AUD3.53 billion) loan facilities, including two green loan tranches. The syndicate includes The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC), ING Bank N.V., Sydney Branch (ING) and Bank of China Limited as mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners, with HSBC and ING as green structuring advisers.