The Firm recently represented Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Banco BTG Pactual S.A., Evercore Group L.L.C., Santander Investment Securities Inc., BCP Securities LLC and Banco Safra S.A., as initial purchasers, in an offering of US$150 million aggregate principal amount of additional 7% Senior Notes due 2025 by Gol Finance, a subsidiary of Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (“Gol”), the Brazilian airline.

Cleary Gottlieb represented Unifin Financiera, S.A.B. de C.V., SOFOM, E.N.R. (Unifin) in a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $300 million of senior notes.

Cleary Gottlieb is representing long-time client Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), the Mexican state oil company, in its $4 billion Rule 144A/Reg S debt offering with registration rights, and in two concurrent liability management transactions.

Pemex’s debt offering of 5.350 percent notes due 2028 and 6.350 percent bonds due 2048, under its medium-term notes program, launched and priced on February 1, 2018. The liability management transactions also launched simultaneously on February 1, 2018.

Davis Polk advised the dealers in connection with a Rule 144A and Regulation S offering by Banco Safra S.A., acting through its Cayman Islands Branch of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.125% senior notes due 2023 under Banco Safra’s medium-term notes program.

Banco Safra is a leading multiple bank ranked as the fourth-largest privately-owned bank in terms of total assets in Brazil.

Paladin Energy Limited, an Australian listed company with substantial uranium and mining assets in Namibia, Malawi, Canada and certain Australian states, was placed into administration in July 2017 after one of its major customers, Electricité de France (EDF) advised Paladin it was not prepared to enter into a standstill agreement and required repayment of US$277 million under its Long Term Supply Agreement with the company. 

Cleary Gottlieb is representing long-time client Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), the Mexican state oil company, in its $4 billion Rule 144A/Reg S debt offering with registration rights, and in two concurrent liability management transactions.

Pemex’s debt offering of 5.350 percent notes due 2028 and 6.350 percent bonds due 2048, under its medium-term notes program, launched and priced on February 1, 2018. The liability management transactions also launched simultaneously on February 1, 2018.

Cleary Gottlieb represented Unifin Financiera, S.A.B. de C.V., SOFOM, E.N.R. (Unifin) in a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $300 million of senior notes.

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised the joint lead managers of Westpac Banking Corporation’s (Westpac) offer of new Additional Tier 1 capital securities known as Westpac Capital Notes 5 (Notes), which will seek to raise up to A$750 million, with the ability to raise more or less (Offer).

Westpac also announced a reinvestment offer under which eligible holders of Westpac CPS may apply to sell some or all of their Westpac CPS and reinvest the proceeds in the Notes (Reinvestment Offer).

Slaughter and May advised Just Group plc on its issuance of £230 million Subordinated Tier 3 Notes due 2025. The Notes bear interest at the rate of 3.500 per cent per annum and are listed on the Euro MTF Market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

ABN AMRO, Barclays and NatWest Markets acted as Joint Lead Managers.
Contacts

Financing: Stephen Powell (partner), Caroline Phillips (partner), Andrew Chaplin (associate), Xian Wei Yeo (associate); Tax: William Watson (partner), Jamshed Bilimoria (associate)

Slaughter and May advised Just Group plc on its issuance of £230 million Subordinated Tier 3 Notes due 2025. The Notes bear interest at the rate of 3.500 per cent per annum and are listed on the Euro MTF Market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

ABN AMRO, Barclays and NatWest Markets acted as Joint Lead Managers.
Contacts

Financing: Stephen Powell (partner), Caroline Phillips (partner), Andrew Chaplin (associate), Xian Wei Yeo (associate); Tax: William Watson (partner), Jamshed Bilimoria (associate)