Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced that it represented Goldman Sachs as global coordinator and other initial purchasers in connection with the initial international offering by Fibra Danhos of its trust certificates. Fibra Danhos is among a handful of Mexican Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) to be utilized in the wake of a comprehensive legal overhaul in Mexico that created the “FIBRA,” a new Mexican investment vehicle which bears many similarities to the U.S. REIT.

Paul Hastings represented Haitong International Securities Group Limited (“Haitong International”), a subsidiary of Haitong Securities Co., Ltd., the second largest securities firm in China by total assets, in its further issuance of HK$232 million (US$29.9 million) 1.25% convertible bonds due 2018, to be consolidated and to form a single series with the HK$776 million (US$100 million) existing convertible bonds issued on 18 July 2013. HSBC was the lead manager on the transaction.

Our Corporate lawyers from the Silicon Valley office helped another biotech company finance its operations and enter the public market. Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc. (Five Prime) announced in September the closing of its initial public offering of 5.52 million shares (including 720,000 shares to cover overallotments), resulting in aggregate gross proceeds of US$71.8 million before underwriting discounts, commissions, and expenses. The shares were sold at US$13 each.

Slaughter and May is advising Infinis and its principal shareholder, Terra Firma, on its intention to proceed with an initial public offering of its ordinary shares, as announced on 21 October 2013.

Infinis is the leading independent renewable energy generator in the UK and the third largest generator of renewable power produced under the Renewables Obligation regime in the UK. It is the largest generator of electricity from landfill gas in the UK and one of the leading UK onshore wind generators.

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery represented ROI Acquisition Corp. II (NASDAQ: ROIQU), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), in its initial public offering of 12,500,000 units, each consisting of one share of common stock and one warrant exercisable for one-half of a share of common stock.  The units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per unit for gross proceeds of approximately $125 million.  Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. acted as the sole book running manager and representative of the underwriters of the offering.

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery represented Premier, Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC), a national healthcare alliance, in connection with its initial public offering of 32,374,751 shares of Class A common stock, including 4,222,793 shares issued upon the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares to cover over-allotments.

Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that it advised Potbelly Corporation on its $105 million initial public offering and Nasdaq listing. Potbelly is a fast-growing neighborhood sandwich concept with nearly 300 shops in the United States.

Davis Polk advised the underwriters in connection with a follow-on offering of 2,622,950 shares of common stock of KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. at $45.75 per share. The offering resulted in gross proceeds of approximately $120.0 million. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated acted as joint book-running managers and representatives of the underwriters for the offering. Leerink Swann LLC also acted as a joint book-running manager. Cowen and Company, LLC acted as co-manager.

Davis Polk advised Johnson Rice & Company L.L.C., RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. as representatives of the underwriters in an SEC-registered public offering by Goodrich Petroleum Corporation of 6,900,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.20 per share. The offering raised approximately $165.9 million in net proceeds.

The London office of Debevoise & Plimpton has advised the executive management and certain other shareholders of Arrow Global Group PLC (“Arrow”) on its successful IPO, which valued the company at £357 million.

Arrow is one of the UK’s largest and fastest growing consumer debt purchasers and providers of receivables management solutions.