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Advent International in a $650 million notes offering to finance its acquisition of a majority stake in Serta and Simmons Bedding Company.

AK Steel Corporation, a fully integrated producer of flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steels and tubular products, in over $5 billion notes offerings.

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. in its $595 million and £250 million senior subordinated notes offerings to finance in part its approximately £921 million acquisition of Odeon & UCI Cinemas Group Limited and its $1.2 billion acquisition of Carmike Cinemas, Inc., and in its $475 million and £250 million 144A offerings of senior subordinated notes to finance in part its $964 million acquisition of Nordic Cinema Group Holding AB.

American Securities in a $500 million offering of senior 144A notes by Air Methods Corporation, an air medical transport provider, designer and manufacturer of medical aircraft interiors and a provider of air-tourism services, to finance in part American Securities' $2.5 billion take-private acquisition of Air Methods.

Blackboard, Inc. (a portfolio company of Providence Equity Partners), a developer and licensor of e-learning and related software applications to education institutions worldwide, in its $365 million senior notes offering and in its $378 million offer to exchange second lien senior secured notes for any and all senior notes of an earlier maturity, and associated consent solicitation.

• Deutsche Bank, Wells Fargo and Citi, as underwriters, in the $800 million senior notes offering and Citi, Wells Fargo and Deutsche Bank, as joint lead arrangers, in $1.2 billion senior secured credit facilities for CBS Outdoor Americas (now known as OUTFRONT Media), a provider of out-of-home advertising, to finance the spin-off of the CBS Outdoor business from CBS Corporation.
• The initial purchasers in a $600 million senior notes offering by CBS Outdoor Americas (now known as OUTFRONT Media) to finance its acquisition of certain outdoor advertising businesses from Van Wagner Communications, LLC.

PQ Corporation (a portfolio company of CCMP Capital Advisors), a global provider of specialty inorganic performance chemicals, high-end catalysts and engineered glass beads, in a $625 million senior secured 144A offering in connection with the reorganization and combination of PQ and Eco Group Services Holdings LLC (also a portfolio company of CCMP Capital Advisors), a North American provider of sulfuric acid recycling services.

Kronos Acquisition Holdings Inc. (a portfolio company of Centerbridge Partners), as the parent of KIK Custom Products, Inc., a provider of pool and spa treatment products and a manufacturer of household and personal care products, in its $390 million senior notes offering to finance in part its acquisition by Centerbridge and in its $265 million add-on senior secured notes offering to refinance existing indebtedness.

Centerbridge Partners in a $430 million senior secured notes offering by Rapid Holding GmbH to finance in part its acquisition of Senvion SE (formerly REpower Systems SE), a manufacturer of onshore and offshore wind turbines.

Paprec Group, a recycler of papers, paperboard, plastics, industrial, building construction site and residential waste, in a €225 million senior secured bridge and high yield bond financing to support its acquisition of Coved, the waste management business of the Saur Group.

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.

Sotheby's, an auctioneer of fine art, jewelry and collectibles, in its $400 million senior 144A notes offering to redeem certain outstanding senior notes and repay certain outstanding indebtedness.

Goldman Sachs International and UniCredit, as mandated lead arrangers, in secured and unsecured notes and a senior revolving credit facility 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.

Univision Communications (a portfolio company of TPG, Providence Equity Partners, Thomas H. Lee Partners and Madison Dearborn Partners), a major Spanish-language broadcaster operating in the U.S. market, in over $7.2 billion of high yield notes offerings.

Avolon Holdings Limited (a subsidiary of Bohai Leasing Co., Ltd. (an affiliate of the HNA Group)), a provider of aircraft leasing and lease management services to airlines and aircraft investors worldwide, in a $3 billion senior notes offering to finance, in part, Avolon's acquisition of the aircraft leasing business of CIT Group Inc.

C.R. Bard, Inc., a publicly traded medical equipment maker specializing in the manufacture of vascular, urology, oncology, and surgical specialty products, in its $500 million investment grade notes offering.

DIRECTV in over $20 billion of notes offerings and in related tender offers.

The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc., one of the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care products, in $3.2 billion offerings of investment grade senior notes.

General Electric Capital Corporation in a $36 billion issuance by GE Capital International Funding Company (a finance subsidiary of GECC) of senior unsecured dollar- and pounds sterling-denominated notes in exchange for certain outstanding securities issued by GECC, as part of General Electric’s plan to reduce the size of its financial services businesses and to focus on continued investment and growth in GE’s industrial businesses.  This was, at the time, the largest corporate exchange offer in history.

Johnson & Johnson in its multi-tranche $4.5 billion senior unsecured notes offering.

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.

Citi and other financial institutions, as representatives of the underwriters, in a $750 million offering of senior unsecured notes by Lear Corporation, a global provider of automotive seating and electrical power management systems, to redeem outstanding notes and repay other outstanding indebtedness.

Mastercard Incorporated in $3 billion of multi-tranche senior notes offerings.

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.

PKO Bank Polski S.A., Poland’s top bank by assets, in the issuance by its subsidiary, PKO Finance AB, of €500 million loan participation notes under its €3 billion programme (with listing on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange) to finance senior and subordinated loans to PKO Bank Polski in support of its lending activities.

Signet Jewelers Limited, the largest specialty retail jeweler in the United States and the United Kingdom, in a $400 million senior unsecured notes offering to finance its approximately $1.4 billion acquisition of Zale Corporation, a specialty retailer of fine jewelry in North America.

Mizuho Securities, Morgan Stanley and another financial institution, as joint book-running managers, in a $1 billion offering of senior unsecured notes by Synchrony Financial, one of the premier consumer financial services companies in the United States and, at the time, the largest provider of private label credit cards in the United States based on purchase volume and receivables.

TE Connectivity, a leading global provider of engineered electronic components, network solutions and subsea communication systems, in over $3 billion senior notes offerings by Tyco Electronics Group S.A., a supplier of passive electronics for a wide range of industrial applications.

Morgan Stanley and the other underwriters, in a $2.75 billion offering of fixed and floating rate senior notes by Tyson Foods, Inc., a producer and distributor of chicken, beef, pork, prepared foods and related products, to finance in part Tyson's $4.2 billion merger with AdvancePierre Foods Holdings, Inc.

Willis Towers Watson PLC, a global provider of corporate risk advisory services and of broking, exchange solutions, human capital and benefits, and investment, risk and reinsurance services, in its $1 billion senior unsecured notes offering and in its €540 million senior unsecured notes offering.