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Legends / World Trade Center Concession Financing
Wells Fargo
Representation of Wells Fargo and a syndicate of lenders in connection with a $225,000,000 credit facility to Legends Hospitality and various affiliates.
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Cedar Funding II CLO, Ltd.
AEGON USA Investment Management LLC
Representation of AEGON USA Investment Management, LLC, as Portfolio Manager, in connection with a CLO transaction involving the issuance and sale by Cedar Funding II CLO, Ltd. of $365.25 million of Secured Notes and Subordinated Notes due 2025.
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Denali Capital CLO X, Ltd.
Denali Capital LLC
Representation of DC Funding Partners LLC, as Collateral Manager, in connection with a CLO transaction involving the issuance and sale by Denali Capital CLO X, Ltd. of $417.35 million of Secured Notes and Subordinated Notes due 2025.
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$500 Million GATX Corporation Senior Notes Offering
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Representation as underwriters' counsel to Citigroup Global Markets, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch in connection with the March 2013 public offering of $250 million in 2.375% Senior Notes due 2018 and $250 million in 3.900% Senior Notes due 2023 by GATX Corporation.
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Motorola Solutions $600 Million Public Offering of Senior Notes
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
Representation of Motorola Solutions, Inc. in connection with the public offering of $600 million of its 3.50% Senior Notes due 2023 that was underwritten by Citigroup, HSBC, and Morgan Stanley.
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Lear Offering of $500 Million Unsecured Notes
Lear Corporation
Representation of Lear Corporation in connection with a Rule 144A offering of $500 million 4.75% unsecured notes due 2023. The offering was made to qualified institutional buyers in the U.S. according to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. Outside the U.S. the offerings was made in accordance with Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
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$350 Million Newell Rubbermaid Inc. Notes Offering
Barclays Capital
Representation as underwriter's counsel to Barclays Capital and Citigroup Global Markets in connection with the December 2012 public offering of $350 million in 2.05% Notes due 2017 by Newell Rubbermaid Inc.
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Eckler Industries Acquires MAC's Antique Auto Parts
Eckler Holdings, Inc.
Representation of Eckler Industries, Inc., a portfolio company of Baird Capital Partners, in connection with the acquisition of MAC's Antique Auto Parts, Inc., a leading supplier in the automotive restoration parts and accessories industry.
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Boise Cascade High Yield Note Offering
Bank of America N.A.
Representation of Bank of America in connection with the offering of $250 million of 6 3/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due November 2020 by Boise Cascade Holdings LLC.
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$350 Million Commonwealth Edison Company First Mortgage Bond Offering
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Representation as Underwriters' Counsel to Citigroup Global Markets, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities, and Wells Fargo Securities in connection with the October 2012 public offering of $350 million in 3.8% First Mortgage Bonds due 2042 by Commonwealth Edison Company.
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Illinois Tool Works Inc. Notes Offering
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Representation of HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC, as joint book-running managers, in connection with an offering by Illinois Tool Works Inc. of $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of its 5.15% Notes due 2014 and 6.25% Notes due 2019.
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$250 Million Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Notes Offering
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
Representation as Underwriters' Counsel to Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Goldman, Sachs & Co., and Morgan Stanley in connection with the August 2012 public offering of $250 million in 2.80% Notes due 2022 by Baltimore Gas and Electric Company.
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American Capital, Ltd. $600 Million Term Loan Credit Agreement and $250 Million Revolving Credit Agreement
American Capital, Ltd.
Representation of American Capital, Ltd. in connection with its $250 million Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement and its $600 million Senior Secured Term Loan Credit Agreement.
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Nissan Auto Receivables 2012-B Owner Trust $1.4 Billion Securitization
Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation
Representation of Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation, Nissan Auto Receivables Corporation II, and Nissan Auto Receivables 2012-B Owner Trust in connection with the issuance of asset-backed notes in the aggregate principal amount of $1.4 billion. Underwriters included Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, RBS Securities Inc. and SG Americas Securities, LLC.
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$536.5 Million Exelon Generation Senior Notes Rule 144A Exchange Offer
Barclays Capital
Representation as dealer managers’ counsel to Barclays Capital, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and UBS Securities in connection with the July 2012 Rule 144A exchange offer for any and all of the $700 million outstanding 7.60% Senior Notes due 2032 (Old Notes) of Exelon Corporation (which were assumed by Exelon in connection with its merger with Constellation Energy Group, Inc.) pursuant to which $442.1 million in Old Notes were tendered in exchange for cash payments, plus $248.3 million in newly issued 4.25% Senior Notes due 2022 of Exelon Generation Company, LLC and $288.2 million in newly issued 5.60% Senior Notes due 2042 of Exelon Generation Company, LLC.
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$775 Million Exelon Generation Senior Notes Offering
Barclays Capital
Representation as initial purchasers' counsel to Barclays Capital, RBS Securities, Scotia Capital, and UBS Securities in connection with the June 2012 Rule 144A offering of $275 million in 4.25% Senior Notes due 2022 and $500 million in 5.60% Senior Notes due 2042 by Exelon Generation Company, LLC.
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$500 Million Newell Rubbermaid Notes Offering
JPMorgan Securities Inc., Chicago Office
Representation as Underwriter's Counsel to J.P. Morgan and RBC Capital Markets in connection with the public offering of $250 million in 2.0% Notes due 2015 and $250 million in 4.0% Notes due 2022 by Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.
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Cedar Funding Ltd.
AEGON USA Investment Management LLC
Representation of AEGON USA Investment Management, LLC, as Portfolio Manager, in connection with the issuance and sale by Cedar Funding Ltd. of $355.4 million of Secured Notes and Subordinated Notes due 2023.
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Motorola Solutions $750 Million Public Offering of Senior Notes
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
Representation of Motorola Solutions, Inc. in connection with the public offering of $750 million of its 3.75% Senior Notes due 2022 that was underwritten by Deutsche Bank Securities, Goldman Sachs, and J.P. Morgan, and a related redemption of its $400 million outstanding 5.375% Senior Notes due 2012.
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$250 Million GATX Corporation Senior Notes Offering
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Representation as Underwriter's Counsel to Citigroup Global Markets and BofA Merrill Lynch in connection with the June 2012 public offering of $250 million in 4.75% Senior Notes due 2012 by GATX Corporation.
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Raymond James Financial $250 Million Senior Notes Offering
JPMorgan Securities Inc., Chicago Office
Representation as Underwriter's Counsel of J.P. Morgan, Citigroup, and Raymond James in connection with a $250 million offering of senior notes by Raymond James Financial, Inc. The senior notes were marketed to institutional investors.
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Steelcase Inc. - $125,000,000 Syndicated Credit Facility
Steelcase Inc.
Representation of Steelcase Inc. and its subsidiaries in connection with a $125 million, five year multi-currency credit facility in which JPMorgan Chase acted as administrative agent.
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Raymond James Financial $350 million Senior Notes Offering
JPMorgan Securities Inc., Chicago Office
Representation of J.P. Morgan, Citigroup, and Raymond James, as underwriter's counsel, in connection with a $350 million offering of senior notes by Raymond James Financial, Inc. The senior notes were retail marketed and NYSE listed.
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$2.579955 Billion and $13.545 Million New York Liberty Development Corporation Bond Issuances
Empire State Development Corporation
Representation as bond counsel of the New York Liberty Development Corporation (NYLDC) in connection with the NYLDC's issuance of $2.5935 billion in Multi-Modal Liberty Revenue Bonds (World Trade Center Project).
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Wendy's Merger With Triarc Companies
Wendy's International, Inc.
Winston & Strawn represented Wendy's International, Inc. in connection with its agreement to merge with Triarc Companies, Inc. (the owner of Arby's). The signing of the merger agreement was the result of an 11 month process, during which Wendy's special committee reviewed several possible strategic alternatives, including a whole company securitization, sale leaseback, and multiple investment proposals submitted by bidders.
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Syndicated Revolving Credit Facility
Wendy's International, Inc.
Winston & Strawn represented Wendy's International, Inc. in connection with a $200 million unsecured syndicated credit facility arranged by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
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$950,000,000 Senior Secured Credit Facility for Jefferies Group, Inc.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Representation of JPMorgan Chase Bank as administrative agent for a $950,000,000 senior secured multi-currency revolving credit facility guaranteed by Jefferies Group, Inc. and available to its subsidiaries Jefferies Bache, LLC, Jefferies Bache Limited, and Jefferies Bache Financial Services, Inc.
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$150 Million Robbins & Myers, Inc. Credit Facility
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Representation of JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent, for a $150 million senior revolving credit facility for Robbins & Myers, Inc., a leading supplier of application-critical equipment and systems to global pharmaceutical, energy and industrial markets.
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$450 Million Tupperware Brands Corporation Credit Facility
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Representation of JPMorgan Chase Bank, as agent for a lending syndicate and as administrative agent for a syndicate of lenders, in a $450 million multi-currency credit facility for Tupperware Brands Corporation and certain of its subsidiaries.
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Baird Capital Partners Acquisition of Xaloy
Baird Capital Partners
Winston & Strawn represented Baird Capital Partners in its acquisition of the U.S. and Asian operations of the Xaloy group of companies from Saurer Ltd., a publicly held Swiss company.
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The Wornick Company $125 Million Senior Notes Offering
Veritas Capital
Winston & Strawn represented The Wornick Company in connection with a $125 million Rule 144A and Regulation S offering of senior secured notes.
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Hilco Equity Partners and Pfingsten Partners Acquisition of Convergent Label Technology''s Label Production Unit
Hilco Equity LLC
Winston & Strawn represented Hilco Equity Partners, L.P. and Pfingsten Partners, LLC in connection with the acquisition of the pharmacy prescription label production assets of Convergent Label Technology, Inc., a portfolio company of Blue Point Capital Partners, L.P.
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Caribbean Development Bank $150 Million Senior Notes Offering
Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
Winston & Strawn represented the Caribbean Development Bank in connection with a $150 million Rule 144A and Regulation S offering of senior notes. The Caribbean Development Bank is a multilateral financial institution dedicated to the development of the economies of its Caribbean member countries.
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Luxottica Group $700 Million Acquisition of Cole National Corporation
Luxottica U.S. Holdings Corp
Winston & Strawn represented Luxottica Group S.p.A. in its $700 million acquisition of Cole National Corporation. The transaction was under review by the FTC in connection with the HSR antitrust process, but after nearly 16 months of work, the FTC closed the investigation.
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Deutsche Bank Huntsman Financing
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas/Deu
Winston & Strawn represented Deutsche Bank in connection with a refinancing transaction for Huntsman LLC which involved a $350 million asset-based loan secured by current assets and a $715 million term loan.
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Smurfit-Stone Container $2.3 Billion Secured Credit Agreement
Smurfit Stone Container Corporation
Winston & Strawn represented Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation in connection with the refinancing of two existing bank financings with a new $2.3 billion senior secured credit agreement. The lead agents were JP Morgan Chase Bank and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas.
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Smurfit-Stone Container Securitization Facility
Smurfit Stone Container Corporation
Winston & Strawn represented Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation in connection with a new securitization facility in which $350 million term notes were issued pursuant to a 144A transaction and a $125 million variable funding note was issued.
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NYCIDA $475 Million Liberty Revenue Bond Issuance
New York City Industrial Development Age
Winston & Strawn acted as bond counsel to the New York City Industrial Development Agency in the issuance of $475 million Liberty Revenue Bonds for the benefit of 7 World Trade Center, LLC. The proceeds will be used to finance a portion of the cost of the construction of the upper 42 floors (containing approximately 1.7 million rentable square feet) of a new 52-story office building on a site known as 7 World Trade Center.
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Lear Corporation $1.7 Billion Senior Credit Facility
Lear Corporation
Winston & Strawn represented Lear Corporation in connection with a $1.7 billion revolving credit facility with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.
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TD Securities Rule 144A Offer of Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
Toronto-Dominion Bank, Inc.
Winston & Strawn represented TD Securities and TD Securities (USA) in the initial placement of Ç400 million and subsequent placement of Ç560 million of commercial mortgage-backed securities by way of a public offering in Canada and a concurrent Rule 144A private placement in the U.S.
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Steelcase $200 Million Syndicated Credit Facility
Steelcase Inc.
Winston & Strawn represented Steelcase Inc. and its subsidiaries in connection with a $200 million multi-currency credit facility in which JPMorgan Chase Bank acted as agent for a syndicate of banks. Steelcase is a publicly held Fortune 500 company and the leading designer and manufacturer of office furniture.
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Tricor Pacific Capital Acquisition of Tharco Holdings
Tricor Pacific Capital, Inc.
Winston & Strawn represented Tricor Pacific Capital in connection with its acquisition of Tharco Holdings, Inc. from Code, Hennessy & Simmons III, L.P.
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Tricor Pacific Capital Acquisition of Beresford Box Company
Tricor Pacific Capital, Inc.
Winston & Strawn represented Tricor Pacific Capital in connection with its acquisition of Beresford Box Company, a manufacturer of printed cartons for food manufacturers, software manufacturers, and pharmaceutical firms.
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Duff & Phelps Reorganization and Acquisition of Corporate Value Consulting
Duff & Phelps, LLC
Winston & Strawn represented the management members of Duff & Phelps, LLC in Duff & Phelps'' acquisition of Standard & Poor''s Corporate Value Consulting business unit from the McGraw Hill Companies, Inc., concurrent with a management-led buyout of CVC.
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Dormitory Authority of the State of New York $61.235 Million Hospital for Special Surgery Bond Issuance
Dormitory Authority of The State of New
Winston & Strawn acted as bond counsel to the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York in its issuance of $61.235 million Hospital for Special Surgery FHA-Insured Mortgage Hospital Revenue Bonds, Series 2005. The proceeds on the bonds, together with other financing, will provide funds to finance the cost of phase I of the hospital''s expansion project.
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NYC Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Refunding Bond Issuances
Lehman Brothers
We acted as underwriter''s counsel to Lehman Brothers in connection with the New York City Transitional Finance AuthorityÆs issuance of $597.235 million Future Tax Secured Refunding Bonds, Fiscal 2006 Series A; $456.710 million Subseries A-1 (senior bonds); and $140.525 million Subseries A-2 (subordinate bonds).
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HSH Nordbank Joint Venture with Bank of America
HSH Nordbank AG
Winston & Strawn represented HSH Nordbank AG in connection with its acquisition of a partnership interest with Bank of America, N.A.
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Bavaria International Aircraft Leasing Purchase of Boeing Aircraft
Bavaria International Aircraft Leasing G
Winston & Strawn represented Bavaria International Aircraft Leasing, a German aircraft operating lessor, in the financing of its purchase of two new Boeing 737 aircraft. The aircraft are leased by BIAL to China Southern Airlines.
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Beacon Roofing Supply $276 Million IPO
JPMorgan Securities Inc., Chicago Office
Winston & Strawn represented JP Morgan Chase and the other underwriters in connection with Beacon Roofing Supply''s $276 million public offering of common stock. Beacon Roofing is a portfolio company of Code, Hennessy & Simmons.
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Illinois Finance Authority $30 Million Dominican University Bond Issuance
Dominican University
Winston & Strawn acted as borrower''s counsel to Dominican University in connection with the issuance of $30 million Illinois Finance Authority Adjustable Rate Demand Revenue Bonds, Dominican University, Series 2006.
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Xaloy Acquisition of Dynisco Extrusion
Xaloy Holdings, Inc.
Winston & Strawn represented Xaloy Incorporated, a portfolio company of Baird Capital Partners, in its recent acquisition of Dynisco Extrusion LLC and the related European extrusion business of Dynisco LLC.
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Amsted Industries $725 Million Senior Credit Facilities Refinancing
Amsted Industries Incorporated
Winston & Strawn represented Amsted Industries Incorporated in connection with a $725 million senior secured credit facility refinancing led by Citicorp North America, Inc., as administrative and collateral agent, and Bank of America, as syndication agent, for a syndicate of revolving credit and term lenders.
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Austrian Pharma Company Acquisition of Parenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Ebewe Pharma
Winston & Strawn represented an Austrian pharmaceutical company in its acquisition of Parenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a U.S.-based generic pharmaceutical company.
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Lear Corporation $1 Billion Term Loan Facility
Lear Corporation
Winston & Strawn represented Lear Corporation in connection with a $1 billion term loan facility, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative and collateral agent.
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Tharco Packaging Acquisition of Capital City
Tharco Packaging, Inc.
Winston & Strawn represented Tharco Packaging, a portfolio company of Tricor Pacific Capital, in its asset acquisition of Capital City, Lone Star CCC, LP''s Austin, Texas-based corrugated box container business.
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TMB Industries Acquisition of Whitley Products
TMB Industries LLC
Winston & Strawn represented TMB Industries in its acquisition of Whitley Products, Inc., a premier supplier of precision tubular products to the diesel engine, agricultural equipment, off-highway, construction equipment, and HVAC markets.
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Coleman Natural Foods Recapitalization and Bank Financing
Booth Creek Management Corp.
Winston & Strawn represented Coleman Natural Foods, LLC in a recapitalization involving the merger of BC Natural Foods and KDSB Holdings.
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Smithfield Foods ?300 Million Multicurrency Revolving Credit Facility
JBS Packerland Inc.
Winston & Strawn represented Smithfield Foods, Inc., a multinational pork and beef processor, in connection with a Ç300 million multicurrency revolving credit facility. The credit facility was arranged by BNP Paribas and Societe General Corporate & Investment Banking and the transaction was syndicated to a group of European financial institutions.
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NYCIDA $942.555 Million PILOT Revenue Bonds and $25 Million Rental Revenue Bond Issuance for Yankee Stadium Project
Goldman Sachs & Company
Winston & Strawn represented Goldman, Sachs & Co., as underwriter''s counsel, in connection with the New York City Industrial Development Agency''s issuance of $942.555 million PILOT Revenue Bonds and $25 million Rental Revenue Bonds, Series 2006 (Yankee Stadium Project). The project consists of the design, development, acquisition, construction, and fitting out of the New Yankee Stadium, to be owned by NYCIDA.
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System Capital Corporation Sale of Franchisee Loan Portfolio
System Capital Corporation
Winston & Strawn represented System Capital Corporation and its subsidiaries, Golden Managers Acceptance Corp., Golden Improvements Corporation, and Golden Securities Corporation, in connection with the sale of substantially all of System CapitalÆs portfolio of loans made to franchisees of McDonaldÆs Corporation to JPMorgan Chase Bank , N.A.
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Luxottica Group/Cole National $192 Million Sale of Things Remembered
Luxottica U.S. Holdings Corp.
Winston & Strawn represented Luxottica Group S.p.A. and its subsidiary, Cole National Group, Inc., in connection with the $192 million sale of Things Remembered, Inc., a personalized gift retail chain, to TRM Holdings Corporation, a joint venture owned by private equity firms GB Merchant Partners LLC and Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co.
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Bavaria International Aircraft Boeing 737 Financing
Bavaria International Aircraft Leasing G
Winston & Strawn represented Bavaria International Aircraft Leasing, a German aircraft operating lessor, in the financing of its purchase of two new Boeing 737 aircraft. The debt portion of the financing was provided by ABN Amro Bank and guaranteed, in significant part, by the Export Import Bank of the United States. The aircraft are leased by BIAL to Sahara Air Ltd, an Indian airline.
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NYC Transitional Finance Authority $650 Million Bond Issuance
Bear Stearns
Winston & Strawn represented Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., as senior manager, in connection with the sale and issuance of the $650 million New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue Bonds Fiscal 2007 Series S-1. These were the first series of bonds issued pursuant to special legislation of the State of New York to finance public educational facilities construction in The City of New York.
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Invenergy Financing for Camp Springs Wind Energy Project
Invenergy, LLC
Winston & Strawn represented Invenergy, LLC in the equity financing of a wind power generation facility in Texas.
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New York City Transitional Finance Authority $900 Million Bond Issuance
New York City Transitional Finance Autho
Winston & Strawn served as underwriter''s counsel to Lehman Brothers in connection with the issuance of $900 Million New York City Transitional Finance Authority, Future Tax Secured Subordinate Bonds Fiscal 2007 Series B.
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Amsted Industries $200 Million Senior Note Tender Offer
Amsted Industries Incorporated
Winston & Strawn represented Amsted Industries Incorporated in connection with a tender offer of and consent solicitation relating to its outstanding $250 million senior notes.
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Greenfield Holdings Limited Recourse Credit Facility
Greenfield Holdings Corporation (Bunge/D
Winston & Strawn represented Greenfield Holdings Limited, a joint venture between Bunge Limited and E.I. du Pont de Nemours, in connection with a two-year secured revolving credit facility for its U.S. financing subsidiary provided by Citibank N.A. and Societe Generale.
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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Financing and Acquisitions
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
Winston & Strawn represented Great Lakes Dredge & Dock in connection with a series of transactions including a new $180 million senior bank financing and a series of vessel acquisitions aggregating $65 million.
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NovaMed, Inc. $75 Million Notes Offering
NovaMed, Inc.
Winston & Strawn represented NovaMed, Inc. in connection with its $75 million convertible senior subordinated notes offering.
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Prime Group Realty Investment in Extended Stay Hotels
Prime Group Realty Trust
Winston & Strawn represented Prime Group Realty Trust, through its wholly-owned qualified REIT subsidiary PGRT ESH, Inc., in connection with its purchase of a $120 million membership interest in BHAC Capital IV, L.L.C., owner of Extended Stay Hotels, Inc., from Lightstone Holdings LLC.
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Tree Island Acquisition of Universe and Baoan
Tree Island Industries, Ltd.
Winston & Strawn represented Tree Island Industries Ltd. and its affiliate Tree Island Wire (USA), Inc. in connection with the stock acquisition of Universe Metal New Materials Co., Ltd. and asset acquisition of Baoan International Investment Co., Ltd. and Universe Sourcing of America Industries Inc., affiliated entities that manufacture and distribute wire products.
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Connecticut Housing Finance Authority $150 Million Bond Issuance
Connecticut Housing Finance Authority
Winston & Strawn acted as co-bond counsel in the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority''s issuance of $150 million housing mortgage finance program bonds.
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Highlands County Health Facilities Authority $250 Million Bond Issuance
Assured Guaranty Corp.
Winston & Strawn acted as counsel to the bond insurer in the Highlands County Health Facilities Authority''s issuance of $250 million in Hospital Revenue Bonds to finance various hospital projects.
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Dormitory Authority of the State of New York $120.82 Million Bond Issuance
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Winston & Strawn represented Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University as special counsel in the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York''s issuance of $120.82 million Revenue Bonds.
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Fluidra SA EUR285 Million Initial Public Offering
Citigroup
Winston & Strawn represented Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Santander Investment and Banco de Sabadell as joint global coordinators in the EUR 285 million initial public offering of Fluidra, SA, a leading European pool equipment manufacturer and distributor.
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The Oklahoma Development Authority $152.25 Million Bond Issuance
Assured Guaranty Corp.
Winston & Strawn acted as bond insurer counsel to Assured Guaranty Corp. in connection with The Oklahoma Development Authority''s issuance of $152.25 million in Health System Revenue and Refunding Bonds.
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Gen-Probe Acquisition Financing
Bunge Corporation
Winston & Strawn represented Bunge Limited in a $1 billion unsecured syndicated multicurrency revolving credit facility arranged by J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
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Republic of Congo Eurobond Offering
Private Creditors Coordination Committee
Winston & Strawn LLP advised the Private Creditors Coordination Committee, consisting of BNP Paribas, SociTtT GTnTrale, and Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. in the Republic of Congo''s (Brazzaville) issuance of $477.79 million in Eurobonds as part of a restructuring of its external commercial debt, typically called London Club debt. The coordination committee represented a class of international creditors holding claims against Congo, Brazzaville in excess of $2 billion. With a participation rate by the London Club creditors of over 92 percent, most of these claims were exchanged on a concessional basis for the Eurobonds as part of a debt reduction effort in line with the requirements of the International Monetary Fund''s Enhance
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County of Westchester Industrial Development Agency $41.35 Million Bond Issuance
Westchester Industrial Development Agenc
Winston & Strawn acted as bond counsel in the County of Westchester Industrial Development Agency''s issuance of $41.35 million Continuing Care Retirement Community Adjustable Rate Mortgage Revenue Bonds.
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North Carolina Medical Care Commission $118.4 Million Bond Issuance
Assured Guaranty Corp.
Winston & Strawn acted as bond insurer counsel to Assured Guaranty in the North Carolina Medical Care Commission''s issuance of $118.4 million in Hospital Revenue Bonds.
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Baird Capital Partners'' Acquisition of Ellman International
Baird Capital Partners
We represented Baird Capital Partners in its acquisition of a new portfolio company, Ellman International, Inc., which is a manufacturer and distributor of surgical devices.
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Syndicated Term Loan Facility
Bunge Corporation
Winston & Strawn represented Bunge Limited in connection with a $250 million unsecured syndicated term loan facility arranged by CoBank, ACB.
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Bunge Limited Syndicated European Credit Facility
Bunge Corporation
Winston & Strawn represented Bunge Limited in a $650 million syndicated European revolving credit facility arranged by Fortis Bank (Nederland) N.V. The borrower was Bunge Finance Europe B.V., a company formed in the Netherlands, and Bunge Limited provided a parent guaranty.
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MedPlast Acquisition of ATP Engineered Rubber and Plastics Group
Baird Capital Partners
Winston & Strawn represented Baird Capital Partners in the formation of a new portolio company, MedPlast Holdings, Inc., and the concurrent acquisitions by MedPlast of the Engineered Rubber and Plastics Group of ATP Plastics, Inc., a portfolio company of Apax Partners, and K&W Medical Specialties, Inc., a manufacturer of custom molded plastic parts for the medical device industry.
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Connecticut Housing Finance Authority $243.95 Million Bond Issuance
Connecticut Housing Finance Authority
Winston & Strawn acted as co-bond counsel in the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority''s issuance of $243.95 million in Housing Mortgage Finance Program Bonds.
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Illinois Finance Authority $380 Million Bond Issuance
Assured Guaranty Corp.
Winston & Strawn acted as bond insurer counsel to Assured Guaranty in the Illinois Finance Authoirity''s issuance of $380 million in Revenue Bonds for The Children''s Memorial Hospital Project.
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Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc. $1 Billion Medium-Term Note Takedown
Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.
Winston & Strawn represented Harley-Davidson Financial Services in a $1 billion takedown from its 144A/Reg S Medium-Term Note Program.
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$850 Million Bunge Limited Syndicated Revolving Credit Facility
Bunge Corporation
We represented Bunge Limited in an $850 million 364-day syndicated revolving credit facility arranged by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
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Midland Paper Company $60 Million Revolving Credit Facility
Midland Paper Company
Winston & Strawn represented Midland Paper Company in connection with a $60 million revolving credit facility with Bank of America, N.A., which refinanced the company''s inventory line of credit and replaced its previous securitization facility with The Royal Bank of Scotland plc.
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Committed Tri-Party Repo Facility
Winston & Strawn represented a large national bank and its indirect wholly owned subsidiary in the negotiation of a $500 million 364 day committed repo facility in which a large UK bank acted as buyer (i.e. lender) and BNY Mellon acted as custodian.
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Financial Services Company Stock Issuance
Winston & Strawn represented a bank holding company in its issuance of $100 million of preferred stock and a warrant for common stock under the Capital Purchase Program of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
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New York State Housing Finance Agency, $177.5 Million Bond Issuance
Citigroup Global Markets
Winston & Strawn acted as remarketing agent counsel to Citigroup in connection with the New York State Housing Finance Agency''s conversion of $177.5 million in service contract revenue bonds.
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Relational, LLC Credit Agreement with National City Bank as Agent
Relational Funding Corporation
Winston & Strawn represented Relational, LLC in the closing of a $215 million asset-based multicurrency credit facility agented by National City Bank.
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J.P.Morgan Securities Underwritten Public Offering
JPMorgan Securities Inc., Chicago Office
Winston & Strawn acted as underwriters'' counsel representing J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as lead underwriters, in connection with a $300 million debut senior debt offering for Raymond James Financial, Inc.
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