Hogan Lovells has advised Liberty Global on the disposal of its international content division, Chellomedia, to AMC Networks Inc. for $1 billion. The deal was announced on Monday 28 October.

Chellomedia is a leading producer and distributor of television channels, including joint ventures with CBS International, A+E Networks, Zon Optimus and certain other partners, which are being sold in addition to Chello Multicanal, Chello Central Europe, Chello Zone, Chello Latin America and Chello DMC.

Trowers & Hamlins is advising Malaysia-based iGene on the UK roll out of its innovative, new generation, post-mortem facilities that have high-definition 3D visualisation capabilities to undertake a non-invasive autopsy.

iGene signed contract for the first digital autopsy facility in September, and the new facility is due to open in Sheffield later this year.  iGene plans to roll out these new generation digital autopsy facilities around the UK, with a second facility due to open early next year in Bradford.

Slaughter and May is advising Chime Communications plc (Chime), the international communications and sports marketing group, on the proposed acquisition of Just Marketing, Inc. (JMI), a global marketing firm focused on motorsports, for a maximum consideration of US$70.6 million and related placing to raise gross proceeds of £25.6 million.

The acquisition, which was announced on 25 October 2013, will be funded by the proceeds of the placing, the issue of consideration shares in Chime, and an existing debt facility.

Shearman & Sterling represented Warner Music Group Corp., the largest American-owned music conglomerate in the world, in a lease transaction for its new headquarters at the Paramount Plaza Building, located at 1633 Broadway in New York City. The new lease covers approximately 288,000 square feet of office space, with options to lease additional space. The initial lease term commences on January 1, 2014 and expires on July 31, 2029, with an option for Warner to extend the lease for either five or 10 years.

An Orrick IP team secured a victory on behalf of Synopsys in a patent infringement case before Judge Grewal in the Northern District of California. The plaintiff, Dynetix Design Solutions, Inc., sought $117 million in damages from Synopsys for its alleged infringement through the sale and use of Synopsys's flagship simulation product called VCS.

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP advised Avanti Communications Group, a satellite data communications company, on its initial bond offering of US$370 million Senior Secured Notes due 2019.  Avanti will use the net proceeds of the offering primarily to refinance existing debt facilities.

On October 20, 2013, Crown Castle International Corp. and AT&T Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Crown Castle will acquire rights to approximately 9,700 AT&T towers for US$4.85 billion in cash at closing, subject to certain limited adjustments. Cravath represented Crown Castle in connection with this transaction.

Travers Smith Corporate Partner Andrew Gillen and Corporate Senior Associate Daniel Simons have advised Canaccord Genuity Limited (as sole bookrunner, financial adviser and joint broker) and Charles Stanley Securities (as joint broker and nominated adviser) on Tungsten Corporation plc's ("Tungsten") £225 million AIM IPO, which was admitted to trading on 16 October 2013 and which raised £160 million before expenses through an institutional placing.

Osborne Clarke has advised long-standing client, Digital Barriers plc, on its successful equity placing of £18million.  Admission is expected to take place on 4th November 2013.

Digital Barriers plc. (AIM: DGB) is a specialist provider of advanced surveillance technologies to the international homeland security and defence markets.

The Osborne Clarke team was led by Partner Jonathan King, assisted by Senior Associate Samantha New.

Cravath represented Rogers Communications Inc. in connection with its US$1.5 billion registered senior debt offering. Rogers Communications Inc. is Canada’s largest provider of wireless communication services, including cable television, high-speed internet and telephony services, at the time of the offering. The transaction closed on October 2, 2013.

The Cravath team included partners Joseph D. Zavaglia and Erik R. Tavzel.