Institutional Finance

Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, as joint lead arrangers, joint bookrunners, and agents, in a $5 billion bridge financing commitment to support the $6 billion merger of CenterPoint Energy, Inc., a supplier of natural gas to customers in Central and South-Central states and a supplier of electricity in the greater Houston area, and Vectren Corporation, a provider of natural gas in Indiana and Ohio, and of electricity in Indiana.

• Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, UBS and another financial institution, as joint lead arrangers, in the financing for the Carlyle Group's acquisition of Chesapeake Services Limited, a U.K.-based manufacturer of packaging products for pharmaceutical and consumer goods, from Irving Place Capital and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management.
• A financial institution, as administrative and collateral agent, and Credit Suisse and another financial institution, as joint lead arrangers, in $1 billion multicurrency, senior secured credit facilities to finance the merger of equals of Chesapeake (a portfolio company of the Carlyle Group), and Multi Packaging Solutions (a portfolio company of Madison Dearborn Partners), a provider of print, packaging, and label solutions for a diverse group of end markets worldwide.

Citi, as a joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner, in $450 million senior unsecured facilities for Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (CCBF), a large, independently owned and operated bottler that distributes products of The Coca-Cola Company in Central Florida, to finance CCBF's acquisition of the North and South Florida sales, operations and distribution centers and cold fill production centers of Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, Inc. (a subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company).

Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley, as lead arrangers, and Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and another financial institution, as joint bookrunners in $2.4 billion first and second lien credit facilities for Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division to finance its acquisition, together with the investment arm of Koch Industries Inc., of Flint Group S.A., a global supplier of inks and other print consumables, from CVC Capital Partners.

J.P. Morgan, as administrative agent, bookrunner and lead arranger, in an amendment and extension of a $13.4 billion revolving credit facility for Ford Motor Company.

JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Citi and another major financial institution, as representatives of the initial purchasers, and as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, in, respectively, an $8 billion 144A bond offering by an affiliate of Keurig Green Mountain (a portfolio company of JAB Holding Company) and senior unsecured bridge, term and multicurrency revolving facilities, to finance the estimated $23.1 billion merger of Keurig Green Mountain Inc., a provider of specialty coffees and of single-cup brewing system coffee makers, and Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of non-alcoholic beverages.

J.P. Morgan, Wells Fargo, Citi, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, U.S. Bancorp and other financial institutions, as representatives of the underwriters, in a $19.75 billion offering of investment grade senior notes by Microsoft Corporation to finance, among other uses, its acquisition of LinkedIn Corporation.

Danske Bank, Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan, Mizuho Financial Group, Nordea Bank and UBS, as lead arrangers, in the financing for the $3.1 billion acquisition of Nets, a Nordic card payment company, by Advent International and Bain Capital.

JPMorgan, as administrative and collateral agent, in $3 billion senior secured facilities to finance in part JAB's approximately $7.5 billion take-private of Panera Bread Company, an owner, operator and franchisor of retail bakery-cafes.

Morgan Stanley, as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner, in $3.1 billion bridge financing and Morgan Stanley, Citi and the other initial purchasers in $1.3 billion and $743 million 144A offerings of senior notes by Parker-Hannifin Corporation to support the $4.3 billion acquisition by Parker Hannifin Corporation, a manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, of CLARCOR Inc., a diversified marketer and manufacturer of mobile, industrial and environmental filtration products.

J.P. Morgan, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs in $1.1 billion senior, and senior secured, notes and a revolving credit facility to finance the acquisition of PizzaExpress, Ltd., the largest casual dining restaurant operator in the United Kingdom, by Hony Capital.

RBC Capital Markets and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as joint lead arrangers, joint bookrunners and agents, in a $1.2 billion term facility for Dominion Resources, Inc., a diversified utility holding company that supplies electricity and natural gas to markets in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, to finance its approximately $4.4 billion acquisition of Questar Corporation, an gas and oil exploration and production company and provider of midstream field, gas transportation, and retail gas distribution services.

Citi, as administrative agent, and Citi, Goldman and Deutsche Bank, as joint arrangers, in a $60 million first lien multicurrency facility for Rain CII Carbon LLC (a subsidiary of Rain Industries Limited), a producer and seller of calcined petroleum coke (CPC) for producing aluminum, to refinance existing indebtedness.

General Electric Capital Corporation, as administrative agent, in $440 million first and second lien credit facilities to finance the acquisition of Research Now Group, Inc., a data collection provider using online panels, and mobile, digital, and social media technologies, by Court Square Capital Partners.

A financial institution, as administrative agent, in €670 million term and $100 million revolving senior secured facilities for Coherent, Inc. (via Coherent Holding GmbH), a developer and marketer of photonics-based solutions to the commercial and scientific research markets, to finance its acquisition of Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc., a developer of laser-based products for cutting, welding, and marking industrial materials.

Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Nomura, Nordea Bank and another major financial institution, as mandated lead arrangers, in €1.6 billion multicurrency credit facilities and €700 million senior secured notes for, and Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division, as lead investor alongside funds managed by EQT Credit and MezzVest, in a €700 million private placement notes offering by, Securitas Direct Verisure Group, a European provider of professionally monitored home alarm systems, to finance its acquisition by Hellman & Friedman from Bain Capital.

Goldman Sachs International and UniCredit, as mandated lead arrangers, in a senior revolving credit facility and in secured and unsecured notes to finance Hellman & Friedman's acquisition of a majority stake in TeamSystem Holding SpA, a provider of tax, payroll and accounting software to small and mid-sized Italian businesses, from HgCapital, Bain Capital and Intermediate Capital Group.

Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan Chase, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, in $15.5 billion bridge financing to support Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., a producer and distributor of motion pictures and television programming, music, radio broadcasting, and sports, in its pending approximately $14.8 billion acquisition of all the share capital it does not already own of Sky plc, a provider of a pay television broadcasting services across Europe and, in addition, of broadband and telephone services in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.

Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan in providing committed bridge financing to Tyson Foods, one of the world's largest producers of meat and poultry, for its $8.55 billion unilaterally binding offer to acquire Hillshire Brands, a leader in branded, convenient foods.

Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs in the $1 billion subordinated notes offering by XLIT Ltd. (a subsidiary of XL Group plc) and in $2.4 billion bridge facilities to XL Group plc, a global provider of property, casualty and specialty insurance and reinsurance, to finance in part XL Group's proposed $4.2 billion acquisition of Catlin Group Limited, a provider of specialty property and casualty insurance and reinsurance products.