Deals of the week - April 23 2012

April 22 2012

TYPE OF DEAL	VALUE	ACQUIRER	TARGET	ADVISER TO ACQUIRER (TAX)	ADVISER TO TARGET (TAX)
Acquisition	$4.4 billion	SXC Health Solutions	Catalyst Health Solutions	Sidley Austin	Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy / Stikeman Elliott - Dean Kraus, John O'Connor
Acquisition	$2.8 billion	Couche-Tard	Statoil	Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg / Eversheds	Thommessen
Junior subordinated debenture and warrant repurchase	$2.4 billion	The Hartford	Allianz		Sullivan & Cromwell
Acquisition	$2.04 billion	TE Connectivity	Deutsch Group	Davis Polk & Wardwell	Linklaters
Acquisition	$1.15 billion	CPPIB	Grupo Costanera	Sullivan & Cromwell	Whie & Case
Acquisition	$1.13 billion	Audi	Ducati		Chiomenti
Acquisition	$850 million	Toshiba Tec	IBM (point-of-sale terminal business)	Morrison & Foerster / Stikeman Elliott	Cravath Swaine & Moore
Acquisition	$199.2 million	M2 Telecommunications	Primus Telcom	Lander & Rogers
TYPE OF DEAL	VALUE	ISSUER / BORROWER	LEAD MANAGERS / ARRANGERS	ADVISER TO ISSUER / BORROWER	ADVISER TO LEAD MANAGERS
Initial Public Offering	$477 million	MRC Global	Goldman Sachs / Barclays	Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson	Davis Polk & Wardwell - Michael Farber, Isaac MacDonald
Revolving Credit Facility	$155 million	Ausdrill	Commonwealth Bank of Australia	King & Wood Mallesons	Freehills

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