Deals of the week - December 12 2011

December 12 2011

Type of Deal	Value	Acquirer	Target	Adviser to acquirer (tax)	Adviser to target (tax)
Acquisition	$2.87 billion	KGHM Polska Miedz S.A.	Quadra FNX Mining Ltd	Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg - Ian Crosbie, Raj Juneja
Acquisition	$330 million	Affymetrix, Inc.	eBioscience Holding Company, Inc.	Davis Polk & Wardwell - Rachel D. Kleinberg, Una Au
Acquisition	$311 million	Mapletree Industrial Trust	JTC Corporation	Allen & Gledhill
Share purchase agreement	$308 million	Pola Orbis Holdings	Jurlique International	Mallesons Stephen Jaques	Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Strategic Alliance	$200 million	J. C. Penney Company, Inc.	Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.	Skadden - John Rayis	Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Acquisition	$129 million	Asahi Group Holdings Ltd	Permanis Sdn Bhd	WongPartnership
Type of Deal	Value	Issuer/Borrower	Lead managers/arrangers	Adviser to issuer/borrower (tax)	Adviser to lead managers (tax)
Senior Notes Offering	$250 million	Verisk Analytics, Inc.	Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC	Davis Polk & Wardwell - Harry Ballan, Juelle Gomes	Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

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