Gibson Dunn & Crutcher is a respected presence in the US debt & equity market. Over the past three years, the firm has helped its clients raise over $135 billion in public and private offerings of equity and debt....
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher is a respected presence in the US debt & equity market. Over the past three years, the firm has helped its clients raise over $135 billion in public and private offerings of equity and debt.
The firm recently represented Hewlett-Packard in a $3 billion public offering of global notes and floating rate notes, in September 2010, and a $2 billion public offering of global notes in December that year.
The firm also advised Wells Fargo Securities as underwriters in a $2.5 billion offering of medium term notes issues by Wells Fargo & Company. The offer was made in March 2011.
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Described by one competitor as having a "solid US practice", Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has particular experience in M&A deals with a cross-border component. The firm recently added four new M&A partners to its ranks....
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Described by one competitor as having a "solid US practice", Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has particular experience in M&A deals with a cross-border component. The firm recently added four new M&A partners to its ranks. Peter Hanlon arrived in January 2011 from Willkie Farr & Gallagher, Jeffrey Chapman and Robert Little joined from Vinson & Elkins in February 2011, and Christopher Dillon came from investment bank Union Square Advisors in March 2011. A client of the firm describes its lawyers as "very responsive, creative and thorough".
In a deal which closed in June 2010, the firm advised Kraft Foods on its $19 billion acquisition of confectionary company Cadbury. The transaction involved working with the US SEC and the UK Takeover Panel, and handling conflicts between regulations in the two jurisdictions.
Other recent highlights include representing Heineken in its $7.7 billion acquisition of FEMSA Cerveza, the Mexican and Brazilian beer subsidiary of Fometo Economico Mexicano. The transaction, which was named M&A Deal of the Year in IFLR magazine's Americas Awards, was the largest worldwide M&A deal in the beverage industry in 2010. It was the first time since 1968 that Heineken issued shares in connection with an acquisition.
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher counts many of the largest and most active financial sponsors, sovereign wealth funds and financial institutions amongst its private equity clients. In a $5....
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher counts many of the largest and most active financial sponsors, sovereign wealth funds and financial institutions amongst its private equity clients. In a $5.4 billion deal that closed in February 2011, the firm advised Del Monte Foods in its sale to an investor syndicate led by funds affiliated with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Vestar Capital Partners and Centerview Partners.
Other recent highlights include representing Bank of America as financial advisor to nutritional supplement manufacturer NBTY in its acquisition by the Carlyle Group. The deal closed in October 2010.
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Competitors say the investment fund practice of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher is flourishing under the leadership of co-chairs Ed Sopher and Jennifer Bellah Maguire. “I have very high regard for some of the partners,” says one competitor....
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Competitors say the investment fund practice of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher is flourishing under the leadership of co-chairs Ed Sopher and Jennifer Bellah Maguire. “I have very high regard for some of the partners,” says one competitor. “I have worked with Jennifer. She’s quite seasoned. I like her a lot.” A client says, “They are all very practical and business-orientated, providing more than just legal and technical advice. They come up with novel ways to structure around problems or issues.” In October 2010, the firm recruited partner Chezard Ameer from Ashurst.
The firm represents clients in a wide range of funds, including hedge, private equity, oil and gas, real estate and hybrid. Representative work includes acting as counsel to Credit Suisse in relation to CS Strategic Partners V, a $3 billion secondary fund, and advising sovereign wealth funds in relation to various funds worth up to $10 billion.
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher continues to work on some of the most prominent bankruptcy and restructuring deals. In an ongoing deal, the firm is representing Wilmington Trust Company, as indenture trustee for $23 billion in bonds of General Motors....
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher continues to work on some of the most prominent bankruptcy and restructuring deals. In an ongoing deal, the firm is representing Wilmington Trust Company, as indenture trustee for $23 billion in bonds of General Motors.
In another deal, which closed in March 2011, the firm acted as counsel to the steering committee of senior lenders of Trident Resources, a US/Canadian coal bed methane company with debt of over $1.2 billion. The firm's clients, which included Anchorage Advisors, Credit Suisse, Restoration Capital, and Whippoorwill Associates, were the controlling members of debt totaling over $500 million. The firm's clients acquired control of Trident through a new capital investment and rights offering under US Chapter 11 proceedings and Canadian CCAA proceedings.
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