Davis Polk advised Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC as representatives of the several underwriters on the $92.86 million initial public offering of 5,462,500 shares of common stock of Silver Spring Networks, Inc., including 712,500 shares from the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares (more…)
Simpson Thacher recently represented CBRE Group, Inc. in connection with the offering of $800 million aggregate principal amount of 5.00% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “Notes”). The Notes were issued by CBRE Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBRE Group, Inc., and are guaranteed by CBRE Group, Inc. and the subsidiaries that guarantee its senior secured credit facility. The Notes are being offered pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement that CBRE Group, Inc. previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (more…)
Pillsbury advised Santa Clara-based Tensilica Inc. in its sale to San Jose-based Cadence Design Systems Inc. for $380 million. Tensilica develops microprocessor cores that it licenses or sells to companies, while Cadence works in the telecommunications, networking and semiconductors space (more…)
O’Melveny & Myers LLP represented Synacor, the leading provider of next-gen startpages, TV Everywhere solutions, and cloud-based Identity Management services across multiple devices for cable, satellite, telecom, and consumer electronics companies, in its formation of a joint venture with Beijing-based Maxit Technology Inc., a leading intelligent Internet platform company (more…)
Cooley LLP announced today that it advised Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (NASDAQ: JAZZ) in a recent $314.4 million public offering of its ordinary shares by certain of Jazz Pharmaceutical’s existing shareholders, including entities affiliated with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Longitude Capital Partners and Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Company. Jazz Pharmaceuticals, a long-time Cooley client, is a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on improving patients’ lives by identifying, developing and commercializing innovative products that address unmet medical needs. The company, which is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with multiple offices in the United States, the United Kingdom and other countries in Europe, has a diverse portfolio of products in the areas of narcolepsy, oncology, pain and psychiatry (more…)
Shearman & Sterling advised BMO Capital Markets and CIBC, as co-lead underwriters, in connection with the initial public offering of Milestone Apartments Real Estate Investment Trust. The IPO raised gross proceeds of $200 million (more…)
Davis Polk advised Equinix, Inc. on its SEC-registered offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.875% senior notes due 2020 and $1 billion aggregate principal amount of its 5.375% senior notes due 2023. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. acted as joint book-running managers for the offering (more…)
Davis Polk advised Goldman Sachs & Co., Barclays Capital Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as dealer managers in connection with a Rule 144A/Regulation S exchange offer by Education Management LLC and Education Management Finance Corp (more…)
Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that Karen Cottle, former General Counsel of Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE), has joined its Palo Alto office as Senior Counsel. Ms. Cottle will bring her years of on the ground experience to the legal issues that are of most concern to management and in-house lawyers at global technology and other growth companies (more…)
Cooley LLP announced today that Kevin Rooney and Louis Lehot have joined the firm’s Business department as partners based in its Palo Alto office. They both join from Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, where Rooney chaired the firm’s Emerging Growth/Venture Capital and Technology M&A practices, and Lehot led its Capital Markets and Public Company M&A practices (more…)
Squire Sanders is pleased to announce the arrival of leading international corporate and technology partner, Richard Horton, who has joined the firm from DLA Piper. Mr. Horton will be resident in both the Sydney and Silicon Valley offices. His arrival coincides with Squire Sanders’ move to new permanent premises in Sydney, located in the Gateway building in the central business district (more…)
McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP (“MBHB”) is pleased to announce the opening of its new San Francisco Bay Area office in Mountain View, California. The new MBHB office is located in close proximity to California’s renowned life sciences and Silicon Valley technology hubs, with the Bay Area serving as home to many of the world’s largest corporations and thousands of small to mid-size start-ups. Opening March 1, 2013, the new office will expand the firm’s geographical reach and better enable it to meet the growing needs of its clients (more…)
