Deals of the week - October 21 2013

International Tax Review is part of Legal Benchmarking Limited, 1-2 Paris Garden, London, SE1 8ND

Copyright © Legal Benchmarking Limited and its affiliated companies 2026

Accessibility | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Modern Slavery Statement

Deals of the week - October 21 2013

 

Type of Deal

Value

Acquirer

Target

Adviser to acquirer (tax)

Adviser to target (tax)

Acquisition

$2 billion

Advance Auto Parts

General Parts

Kirkland & Ellis; Weil Gotshal & Manges; Stikeman Elliott

Manning Fulton & Skinner PA; Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan

Acquisition

Undisclosed

TripAdvisor

Oyster Travel Corporation

Fenwick & West- Ron Schrotenboer

Acquisition

Undisclosed

Trafigura; Mubadala Development Company

MMX Mineracao e Metalicos

Shearman & Sterling; Stocche Forbes Padis Filizzola

Davis Polk & Wardwell; Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey jr e Quiroga

Type of Deal

Value

Issuer/Borrower

Lead managers/arrangers

Adviser to issuer/borrower (tax)

Adviser to lead managers (tax)

Revolving credit facility

$2.5 billion

Computer Sciences Corporation

Citibank

Davis Polk & Wardwell - Michael Mollerus, Ameya Bapat

Shearman & Sterling

Initial public offering

£1 billion

Infinis

Barclays; Deutsche Bank; RBC Capital Markets; Liberum Capital; Kempen

Slaughter and May - Gareth Miles, Michael Ringer; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Notes offering

$500 million

L Brands

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Citigroup Global Markets; JP Morgan Securities

Davis Polk & Wardwell - Neil Barr, Avinash Venkatesh

Cahill Gordon & Reindel

ADS rights offering

$358 million

Compania Cervecerias Unidas

JP Morgan Securities; Citigroup Global Markets; Goldman, Sachs & Co

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy; Claro y Cia

Davis Polk & Wardwell - Harry Ballan, Michael Farber

Follow-on offering

$120 million

KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals

JP Morgan Securitiesl; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

Latham & Watkins

Davis Polk & Wardwell - Rachel Kleinberg, Catherine Paskoff Chang

Common stock offering

$90 million

Cumulus Media

RBC Capital Markets

Jones Day

Davis Polk & Wardwell - Samuel Dimon, Juelle Gomes

more across site & shared bottom lb ros

More from across our site

Exclusive ITR data emphasises that DEI does not affect in-house buying decisions – and it’s nothing to do with the US president
The firms made senior hires in Los Angeles and Cleveland respectively; in other news, South Korea reported an 11% rise in tax income, fuelled by a corporation tax boom
The ‘deeply flawed’ report is attempting to derail UN tax convention debates, the Tax Justice Network’s CEO said
Salim Rahim, a TP specialist, had been a partner at Baker McKenzie since 2010
While the manual should be consulted for any questions around MAPs, the OECD’s Sriram Govind also emphasised that the guidance is ‘not a political commitment’
The landmark Indian Supreme Court judgment redefines GAAR, JAAR and treaty safeguards, rejects protections for indirect transfers and tightens conditions for Mauritius‑based investors claiming DTAA relief
The expansion introduces ‘business-level digital capabilities’ for tax professionals, the US tax agency said
As tax teams face pressure from complex rules and manual processes, adopting clear ownership, clean data and adaptable technology is essential, writes Russell Gammon, chief innovation officer at Tax Systems
Partners want to join Ryan because it’s a disruptor firm, truly global and less bureaucratic, Tom Shave told ITR
If Trump continues to poke the world’s ‘middle powers’ with a stick, he shouldn’t be surprised when they retaliate
Gift this article