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May 06, 2013 |

Kirkland, Wachtell Lead on $6.9 Billion BMC Software Sale

A year after waging a proxy battle with an activist investor over exploring a possible sale, BMC Software has agreed to be bought by an investment consortium led by buyout firms Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital in a cash deal worth $6.9 billion. Kirkland &amp Ellis, Sidley Austin, and Willkie are advising the investors while Wachtell is representing BMC.
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November 20, 2008 |

New Deals

CIT Group, Inc. the nation's largest independent lender, has announced plans to exchange $2.5 billion in notes and all outstanding equity for $1.4 billion in government funds in connection with its application to become a bank holding company. Also, Lucite International Group Limited has agreed to be acquired by Japan's Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd. in a $1.6 billion all-cash deal.
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April 02, 2013 |

Davis Polk Tops List of M&A Advisers for First Quarter of 2013

Landing lead roles on major transaction involving clients Heinz and General Electric helped Davis Polk &amp Wardwell outpace its counterparts in terms of the total value of deals its clients announced during the year's sluggish first quarter.
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February 26, 2013 |

Four Firms Advise on Chesapeake Energy's Latest Asset Sale

The embattled Oklahoma City–based company has agreed to sell a chunk of its oil and gas assets to China's state-owned Sinopec in a $1.02 billion deal aimed at helping Chesapeake cope with its falling earnings and mounting debt. Commercial Law Group, Thompson &amp Knight, Wachtell, and Wilmer all have roles in the deal.
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February 05, 2013 |

Seven Firms Land Roles on $24.4 Billion Dell Buyout

In the biggest leveraged buyout since the economic crisis began, the world's third-largest personal computer maker has agreed to be sold to a group led by CEO Michael Dell and technology-focused investment firm Silver Lake. Hogan Lovells is advising Dell on the deal, Wachtell is representing the company's namesake founder, and Simpson Thacher is serving as Silver Lake's outside counsel. Davis Polk, Debevoise, Sullivan &amp Cromwell, and Weil are also involved.
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September 30, 2002 |

Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection List of Ineligible Attorneys

Notice to the bar.
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December 21, 2000 |

Conflict on The Board

The four men on the boards of both Intermedia Communications and its subsidiary, Digex, did not follow a process calculated to satisfy a Delaware court when they agreed on Digex's behalf to sell Intermedia to WorldCom. As a result, the deal is in jeopardy, and Intermedia stock has tumbled in the wake of a Delaware judge's decision detailing the "faithless acts" of the directors.
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April 05, 2005 |

ChevronTexaco to Buy Unocal

Global oil giant ChevronTexaco Corp. agreed Monday to buy Unocal Corp. for $18 billion in stock, debt and cash, ending the bid speculation that had surrounded the smaller company for months. Lehman Brothers Inc. is advising ChevronTexaco, which is receiving legal advice from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman. Morgan Stanley and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen and Katz are advising Unocal.
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April 02, 2007 |

Corporate Scorecard: Gargantuans at the Gate

For lawyers who work on leveraged buyouts, there's no mystery behind the surge of interest in their practice area. The market, by any measure, is rocking. In the U.S. in 2006, there were 1,137 private equity transactions worth about $476 billion in total, nearly double the value from the prior year. "All practices hit on all cylinders," says one partner. More deals mean more opportunities, and continued growth has only contributed to the size of the deals. Find out which firms scored the biggest ones.
6 minute read
January 30, 2013 |

Four Am Law Firms Find Work on $5 Billion Kinder Morgan Fracking Deal

Kinder Morgan Inc. subsidiary Kinder Morgan Energy Partners said Wednesday it has agreed to acquire natural gas company Copano Energy in a transaction worth roughly $5 billion, including debt. Weil Gotshal, Bracewell, Wachtell, and Vinson &amp Elkins all have roles in the deal.
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