Capital Markets — Representative Matters

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Asia

• Biostime International Holdings Limited in its HK$1.64 billion (US$212 million) initial public offering on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with a Rule 144A/Regulation S placement.
• Boshiwa International Holding Ltd. in its HK$2.49 billion (US$320 million) initial public offering on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with a Rule 144A/Regulation S placement.
• China Forestry Holdings Co., Ltd. in its issuance of US$300 million of high-yield 7.75% senior notes due in 2015 in a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
• Comtec Solar Systems Group Limited in its US$67 million initial public offering on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with international share placements under Rule 144A and Regulation S.
• Integrated Memory Logic (IML) in its US$39.6 million initial public offering on the Taiwan Stock Exchange as the first foreign company with its primary listing on the TWSE.
• Intime Department Store (Group) Company Limited in its HK$1.94 billion (US$249 million) offering of convertible bonds on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
• Piper Jaffray Asia Limited in sponsoring the HK$500 million (US$65 million) initial public offering by HL Technology Group Limited on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
• Standard Chartered Securities (Hong Kong) Limited in sponsoring the successful listing of China XLX Fertiliser Ltd., on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange by way of introduction, the first dual primary listing in Hong Kong by a Singapore-incorporated and Singapore-listed company.

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Europe

• Areva in connection with:
• the establishment of its €5 billion Euro Medium Term Note Program, with Société Générale as arranger.
• the issuance of €750 million Notes due 2019.
• the issuance of €1 billion Notes due September 2024.
• the issuance of €1.25 billion Notes due September 2016.
• Deutsche Bank AG, as manager, in the issuance by Technip of €200 million fixed-rate notes on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange
• Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as underwriter’s counsel, in connection with a CAD$850 million rights offering for Air Canada, as standby purchaser.
• European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS) in connection with an update of their €3 billion Euro Medium Term Notes program.
• Murphy & Spitz Green Capital AG in the listing of its shares in the unregulated market of the Düsseldorf Stock Exchange.
• Orchid Development Group Ltd. in its €25 million secondary listing on AIM.
• Renault in an update of their €7 billion Euro Medium Term Notes program, with Deutsche Bank as arranger.
• SNPE, Inc., and its French parent Groupe SNPE, in connection with the sale of SNPE’s 50.3 percent equity interest in Dynamic Materials Corporation in an underwritten public offering amounting in gross proceeds of approximately US$207 million.
• Vivendi in connection with:
• the establishment and update of its €3 billion Euro Medium Term Note Program, with, Société Générale as arranger.
• the issuance of numerous debt offerings aggregating to more than €6 billion in proceeds.

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North America

• Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation in two issues, totaling US$8 billion, of Variable Denomination Floating Rate Demand Notes.
• Central Garden & Pet Company in connection with its issuance of US$400 million of senior subordinated notes due 2018.
• Great River Energy (GRE) in connection with a US$1.3 billion 144A capital markets offering. The offering occurred as part of GRE’s US$1 billion buyout of its participation in USDA Rural Utilities Service (RUS) loan and guarantee programs. The offering was the largest capital markets offering and the largest RUS buyout ever by a generation and transmission cooperative. The transaction also was the first of its kind to occur since 1992.
• Levi Strauss & Co. in connection with its issuance of:
• US$525 million of Senior Notes
• €300 million of Euro-denominated Senior Notes
• LoopNet, Inc., in connection with a US$50 million PIPE financing, with Calera Capital as the lead investor.
• NOVA Chemicals Corporation in connection with its private placement of US$350 million of 8.375% senior notes due 2016 and US$350 million of 8.625% senior notes due 2019.
• PG&E Corporation as primary outside corporate and securities counsel for more than 70 years. Our representation includes advice on a wide array of financings and financing strategies for PG&E Corporation. Significant transactions include the following:
• US$700 million of unsecured 30-year senior notes issued by Pacific Gas and Electric Company from its shelf registration statement.
• US$1.3 billion in stock repurchase programs.
• US$1 billion shelf registration for common stock.
• US$10 billion of debt issued by Pacific Gas and Electric Company upon its exit from bankruptcy, which included long-term notes, term loan notes, a receivables purchase facility and a working capital credit facility.
• US$600 million high-yield Rule 144A debt offering for PG&E Corporation.
• US$1 billion Rule 144A debt financing together with the follow-on SEC registered exchange offer for National Energy Group (NEG), a subsidiary of the holding company.
• SemiLEDs Corporation in its US$102.6 million IPO on NASDAQ.
• SodaStream International Ltd., an Israeli company, in its US$125.3 million IPO on NASDAQ.
• Tennessee Valley Authority in connection with the issuance of US$7.5 billion of Global Power Bonds across numerous offerings.

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