DLA Piper has advised BrainCool AB (publ) ("BrainCool") in connection with BrainCool's securement of external financing through issuance of convertible notes with warrants attached. These will be delivered in several tranches of a total amount of SEK 100 million through convertible notes, and an additional SEK 80 million through warrants spread over 36 months.
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$500 million in aggregate principal amount of 7% Senior Notes due 2025 by Gol Finance, a subsidiary of Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (“GOL”), the Brazilian airline.
Shearman & Sterling represented BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup Global Markets, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and UBS Securities, as lead underwriters, and HSBC Securities, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Wells Fargo Securities, J.P. Morgan Securities, Morgan Stanley & Co., Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse Securities and Desjardins Securities, as co-managers, in connection with Bank of Montreal’s registered public offering of $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of its 3.803% subordinated notes due 2032 (Non-Viability Contingent Capital (NVCC)).
Gide advised a bank syndicate led by NatWest Markets on Klépierre's tender offer with respect to four series of notes due 2019, 2021 and 2022 respectively for a total amount of approximately EUR97 million.
Simultaneously, Gide assisted a bank syndicate led by BNP Paribas on the issuance by Klépierre of EUR500 million 1.625 per cent. notes due 2032 and admitted to trading on the regulated market of Euronext Paris.
Gide advised a bank syndicate led by NatWest Markets on Klépierre's tender offer with respect to four series of notes due 2019, 2021 and 2022 respectively for a total amount of approximately EUR97 million.
Simultaneously, Gide assisted a bank syndicate led by BNP Paribas on the issuance by Klépierre of EUR500 million 1.625 per cent. notes due 2032 and admitted to trading on the regulated market of Euronext Paris.
Norton Rose Fulbright has acted for the University of Wollongong on the establishment of its medium term note program and first domestic 10-year debt issuance at a fixed rate of 3.50 per cent, worth AU$175 million.
Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) has advised the Tank & Rast group (“Tank & Rast”), a leading operator of German motorway service areas, on the refinancing of its €1.45bn senior credit facilities.
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP advised DBS and HSBC as joint dealer managers in connection with the tender offer of VLL International, Inc.’s (VLL) outstanding $51.8 million 6.75 percent notes due 2018 (the 2018 Notes) and $180.8 million 7.45 percent notes due 2019 (the 2019 Notes) and as joint lead underwriters in connection with a new issuance of US$350 million of notes (the New Notes) by VLL. VLL is a subsidiary of Vista Land & Lifescapes, Inc., one of the Philippines’ largest real estate developers.
Shearman & Sterling represented the syndicate of banks led by Citigroup and HSBC, as joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners, and DBS Bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank and SMBC Nikko Capital Markets, as joint bookrunners, in connection with Emirates Sembcorp Water & Power Company’s offering of $400 million 4.450% senior secured bonds due 2035.
The Eversheds Sutherland Bitans team led by partner Edijs Poga advised AS Citadele banka, a leading Latvian commercial bank, on its EU25 million Second Unsecured Subordinated Bonds Programme, as well as on a highly successful public offering of a first series of subordinated bonds issued under the programme with total nominal value of EU20 million (LV0000880011) and following listing on the Baltic Bond list of Nasdaq Riga Stock Exchange.