News/Press Release Archive

January 9, 2009
Milbank Advises Banks in Financing Verizon Wireless' Acquisition of Alltel Corporation
$28 Billion Deal Makes Verizon Wireless the Nation’s Largest Wireless Carrier

January 8, 2009
Milbank Advises on US$2.3 Billion Tanjung Jati B Expansion Power Plant Financing
Milbank Acts For Government and Commercial Financial Institutions in Indonesia’s Headline Power Financing

December 17, 2008
Milbank Named Best Law Firm for Renewable Energy Finance in Environmental and Carbon Finance Market Survey

December 11, 2008
Milbank Represents The Robertson Family in the Largest "Donor Intent" Settlement in History

November 21, 2008
Milbank Advises on US$638 Million Acquisition Financing of PT Apexindo Pratama Duta TBK
Milbank Acted For Mitra Group in One of Indonesia’s Biggest Acquisition Financings This Year

November 3, 2008
Milbank Elects Four Attorneys to Partnership

October 28, 2008
Milbank Advises on Porterbrook Acquisition
Milbank London Maintains Focus on Most Complex and Challenging Transactions

October 24, 2008
Milbank Closes Financing of the 100 MW Mount Storm Wind Project

October 15, 2008
Milbank Partner Edwin F. Feo Ranked Among 5 Most Influential People in Renewable Energy

October 13, 2008
Milbank Advises on $1 Billion Export Development Canada Bond Offering

October 6, 2008
Milbank Represents Lenders in $200 Million Acquisition Financing for Millicom International Cellular

October 6, 2008
Milbank Advises on US$250 Million Refinancing for Indonesia's Gresik Copper Plant
PT Smelting Successfully Refinances Matured Loan Facility

October 1, 2008
Milbank Advises on Completion of Historic NYSE Euronext - AMEX Combination

September 30, 2008
Milbank Partner Ranks Among California's Top 100 Leading Lawyers
Edwin F. Feo on Daily Journal’s List of California’s Top Attorneys for Third Consecutive Year

September 25, 2008
Prominent Restructuring Attorney Paul Aronzon Rejoins Milbank

September 18, 2008
Milbank Recognized as Legal Advisor of the Year for Renewable Energy
Euromoney and Ernst & Young Global Renewable Energy Awards Acknowledge Firm’s Significant Contributions

August 25, 2008
Victory for Milbank's IP Team

August 13, 2008
Victory for Milbank Team -- KLA-Tencor (Milbank client: Fujitsu)

August 12, 2008
Milbank Represents Leading Brazilian Telecom Operator Oi in $550 Million Financings

August 12, 2008
Milbank Advises on US$350 Million Sale of TMIB Stake to NTT DoCoMo
One of Bangladesh’s Leading Mobile Operators Sells 30% Stake to Japanese Telecom

July 16, 2008
Milbank Advises Financial Investor PAI Partners on Acquisition of Xella International

July 10, 2008
Milbank Advises Genomma Lab Internacional on $234 Million IPO
Genomma Lab Internacional Becomes the First Pharmaceutical Company to List on the Mexican Stock Exchange and the Only Venture Capital Backed Company in North America to Go Public in Second Quarter

July 9, 2008
Milbank Recognized as One of Daily Journal's Top Southern California Law Firms

July 1, 2008
Milbank Advises on Mexican Stock Exchange IPO
Firm Represents Underwriter in Exchange’s Historic Trading Debut

June 26, 2008
Milbank Advises Lenders in Connection with the Construction Financing of the Landmark Peru LNG Project
$3.8 Billion Project Financing Represents Largest Direct Foreign Investment in Peru's History

June 24, 2008
Milbank Advises Pakistani Cement Manufacturer on London-Listed GDR Offering

June 18, 2008
Milbank Litigation Team Wins Dismissal of Another Securities Class Action Filed Against Fidelity

June 16, 2008
Milbank Advises ProSiebenSat.1 on Sale of Scandinavia’s Pay-TV Enterprise C More Group to Sweden-Based Broadcaster TV4 Group

June 13, 2008
Milbank Leading Lawyers and Practices Named by Chambers USA
Lawyer Guide Names 52 Attorneys and 33 Practice Areas as Leaders in Their Fields

June 12, 2008
Milbank Litigators Score Major Victory for Capital Research and Management Company

June 5, 2008
Milbank Advises Morgan Stanley as Lender in Verizon Wireless' Acquisition of Altel Corporation

May 30, 2008
Milbank Advises Lenders on Landmark Yemen LNG Project Financing

May 22, 2008
Milbank Represents Sovereign Bankcorp in Offerings Raising $1.9 Billion of Additional Capital
Firm Advises Second Largest Thrift In The U.S. In Separate Common Stock And Subordinated Note Offerings

May 19, 2008
Milbank Receives New York State Bar Association's Pro Bono Service Award

May 16, 2008
Milbank Represents Initial Purchasers of First Debt Offering by a Mexican Company Since Credit Crisis
Firm Advises HSBC and JP Morgan on Grupo Televisa’s $500 Million Note Offering

May 16, 2008
Milbank Partner Linda Dakin-Grimm Named Top Women Litigator by Daily Journal
Professional Accolade Marks Third Consecutive Year of Top Ranking

May 15, 2008
Joel I. Krasnow Joins Milbank

May 9, 2008
Milbank Advises Alupak AG on Joint Venture with Teich AG

May 7, 2008
Milbank Represents ENliven Marketing Technology Corporation in Strategic Merger with DG Fastchannel, Inc.

May 7, 2008
Court Awards $5.7 Million to Milbank Client Fisher-Price

April 14, 2008
Milbank Partner Appointed to Disciplinary Committee of New York State Supreme Court, First Department

April 10, 2008
Milbank Closes US$245 Million Satellite Financing
Successful Closing for ProtoStar Ltd. Will Enable the Company to Launch and Operate its Second Satellite and Increase its Presence in the Asian State-of-the-Art Television Market

April 8, 2008
Milbank Advises Konica Minolta on Proposed Acquisition of Danka Office Imaging Company

March 27, 2008
Milbank to Host Reception for California Supreme Court Justice Carlos Moreno to Address Hispanic National Bar Association on Diversity Issues

March 24, 2008
Milbank Litigators Score Major Victory for Legg Mason, Inc.

March 17, 2008
Milbank Advises Sellers in US$763 Million Sale of Mando Corp. Shares to Halla Engineering & Construction Corp. Consortium

March 5, 2008
Milbank Recognized as Top Global Law Firm For Clean Energy Project Financings in 2007
New Energy Finance Magazine Acknowledges Firm’s Role in Closing $4.9 Billion of Financings for Clean Energy Sector

February 29, 2008
Milbank Advises Japan's NIS Group on $288 Million Strategic Alliance and Investment in NIS by U.S. Private Equity Firm TPG

February 25, 2008
Milbank Recognized for Role in Ten "Deals of the Year" by Project Finance Magazine
Firm Closed $50 Billion of Financings For Energy/Power, Mining, Oil & Gas, Renewables and Infrastructure Projects

February 22, 2008
Milbank Advises Sellers in Carrefour Indonesia Acquisition of a 75% Stake in PT Alfa Retailindo

February 20, 2008
Milbank's Role in Intersur Toll Road Financing Recognized by Latin Lawyer Magazine as a "Deal of the Year"
Intersur is Named the 2007 Project Finance “Deal of the Year”

February 14, 2008
Prominent Real Estate Attorney Peter Benudiz Joins Milbank

February 7, 2008
Milbank Announces Recipients of 2007 Diversity Scholarships

February 5, 2008
Milbank Represents the Inter-American Development Bank in US $600 Million Senior Debt Financing for Colombian Telecom Operator Telefónica Móviles Colombia S.A.

February 1, 2008
Milbank Advises on US$2.3 Billion Tata Steel Rights Offering and CCP Share Issuance

January 28, 2008
Linda Dakin-Grimm's Win for PSM Holding Corp. Recognized by Daily Journal as Top Plaintiff Verdict
Video Persuades Jury to Award $43 Million in Contract Dispute

January 22, 2008
Milbank Advises on Historic NYSE Euronext - AMEX Combination

January 15, 2008
Milbank Client QIAGEN Secures Summary Judgment Victory Dismissing Antitrust Claims

December 27, 2007
Milbank Wins Trial Victory for Client Cerberus in Delaware Chancery Court

December 20, 2007
Milbank Reports Strong Last Quarter of Capital Markets Transactions

December 18, 2007
Milbank Makes it a One, Two, Three by Advising on Fujairah F2 IWPP, the World's Second Largest IWPP

December 18, 2007
Milbank Represents URBI, Desarrollos Urbanos in US$280 Million Global Equity Offering
International Offering by Leading Mexican Homebuilder Significantly Oversubscribed

December 18, 2007
Milbank Represents Lenders in $113 Million Financing for Arkalon Ethanol Plant

November 26, 2007
Milbank Advises Misys on Landmark Deal with HCL

November 13, 2007
Milbank Elects Eleven Attorneys to Partnership

November 9, 2007
Milbank Project Finance Team Wins Major Industry Award for Second Consecutive Year
At the Chambers and Partners Global Awards Ceremony in London Milbank Won the Accolade as Global Projects & Energy Law Firm of the Year 2007

November 8, 2007
Milbank Represents Lenders in $800 Million Project Financing for Two Semi-Submersible Drilling Platforms
Drilling Platforms to be Constructed in China and Shipped to Brazil

November 7, 2007
Milbank Represents Merrill Lynch in US$520 Million High Yield Offering by Corporación Durango, S.A.B. de C.V.
Largest Latin American High Yield Offering Since Credit Crisis

November 6, 2007
Milbank Closes Sri Lanka's First Sovereign Bond
Offering Completed Successfully  Despite Political Unrest

October 29, 2007
Milbank Represents Arrangers of $300 Million Term Facility Loan for Nextel Telecomunicações Ltda
Largest Syndicated Loan by Dutch Development Finance Company

October 22, 2007
Leading Securities Litigator Jerry L. Marks Joins Milbank
Lateral Partner Addition Underscores Continued Expansion of West Coast Litigation Practice

October 15, 2007
Milbank Represents Underwriters in Empresas ICA, S.A.B. de C.V. US$535 Million SEC Registered Share Offering
Initial Issuance Oversubscribed Resulting in Exercise of US$11.7 Million Over Allotment Option

October 9, 2007
Milbank Closes $360 Million Financing for Leading Brazilian Telecom Operator Telemar Norte Leste, S.A.
Yen Denominated Term Loan Facility Guaranteed by the JBIC

October 5, 2007
Milbank Represents Credit Suisse in Grupo Senda Autotransporte, S.A. de C.V. in US$150 Million High Yield Offering
First High Yield Offering from Mexico Since Start of Credit Crisis

October 1, 2007
Babock & Brown Acquires Bluewater Wind LLC
Milbank Represents Nation’s Largest Developer of Offshore Wind Parks in Acquisition Agreement

September 20, 2007
Milbank Partners Rank Among California's Top 100 Leading Lawyers
Edwin F. Feo and Kenneth J. Baronsky on Daily Journal's List of California's Top Attorneys

September 7, 2007
Milbank Closes $135 Million Private Financing for Indonesian Coal Mine Owned by PT Ilthabi Bara Utama

August 22, 2007
Milbank Advises on Two Major African Mining Deals Within Two Weeks
Lumwana, Equinox Minerals’ copper mine in Zambia, reached financial close on 14th August and Ambatovy, one of the world’s largest mining deals, signed on 22nd August

August 17, 2007
Milbank Advises Financial Investors on Secondary Sale of HT Group

August 14, 2007
Marubeni Closes Financing for $553 Million Acquisition of Mirant's Caribbean Power Assets
Milbank Represents Lenders in Structuring the Financing

August 7, 2007
Milbank Litigation Partner Linda Dakin-Grimm Recognized as a "Woman to Watch" by Business Insurance Magazine
Selected as an Elite Reinsurance Attorney for Leadership and Achievements

August 3, 2007
Abengoa Bioenergy Completes $300 Million Financing for Construction of Two Ethanol Plants in the U.S. Midwest
Milbank Represents Lenders in Structuring the Transaction; Strong Demand Results in Reverse-Flex Pricing

August 1, 2007
Milbank Advises AstraZeneca on $1.4 Billion Global IT Outsourcing Deal with IBM

July 27, 2007
Milbank Advises Veolia Affiliate SULO on Sale of its Environmental Technology Division

July 24, 2007
Milbank Advises Financial Investor on Secondary Sale of Siteco

July 11, 2007
Milbank Advises Mandated Lead Arrangers on Financing for Bridgepoint Acquisition of Gambro Healthcare

July 3, 2007
HVB Capital Partners AG Acquires 10% Stake in Premiere Star GmbH
Milbank Advises HVB Capital Partners on Acquisition

June 27, 2007
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG Acquires SBS Broadcasting Group – Creating a Pan-European Broadcasting Group
Milbank Advises ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG on Acquisition

June 26, 2007
Milbank Acts on $3.5 Billion Financing for Construction of World's Largest Independent Water and Power Plant
$3.5 Billion Marafiq Project to Supply Power and Water to Saudi Arabia

June 19, 2007
Carolyn C. Clark Named Life Member of The American Law Institute
Milbank Consulting Partner Recognized for Twenty-five Years of Service as a Member of The ALI

June 18, 2007
Milbank Partner Allan Marks to Address P3 Americas Conference on Infrastructure Investment Opportunities for Equity Funds
Annual Meeting of Infrastructure Research Group to Examine Strategies for Developing Successful P3 Transactions in a Challenging Political Environment

June 18, 2007
Milbank Ranked #1 Across Spectrum of Practice Areas by Chambers and Partners
Thirteen Partners Earn Highest Ranking in One or More Law Specialties

June 14, 2007
Milbank Recognized as One of the Nation's Top Outsourcing and Technology Law Firms by Chambers & Partners
Milbank’s John Halvey Receives “Star Performer” Ranking for the Third Consecutive Year

June 12, 2007
Milbank Represents Lehman Brothers Private Equity in Purchase of 50 Percent Stake in Leading Canadian Renewable Energy Developer
Milbank Represents Lehman in SkyPower Corp. Investment

June 5, 2007
Stacey J. Rappaport Elected to Second Term on the Board of Directors of the New York County Lawyers' Association
Milbank Partner Elected to New Three–Year Term of Prestigious 100-year-old Lawyers’ Association

June 4, 2007
Milbank Represents the Inter-American Development Bank in US$200 Million Guarantee for Brazilian Power Company Energisa S.A.
Closing Marks Completion of Trailblazing Transaction for Partial Credit Guarantee Program

June 1, 2007
Milbank Represents AstraZeneca in Second Wave Prilosec® Trial:  Prilosec® Patents Upheld and Infringed by Drug Manufacturers Apotex and Impax

June 2007
Milbank Recognized as the Nation's Top Energy/Projects Law Firm by Chambers & Partners
Milbank’s Energy/Projects Department Receives Chambers USA “Award for Excellence 2007”

May 24, 2007
Milbank Closes €600 Million Arbitrage Collateralized Loan Obligation for Halcyon
Milbank Represents Goldman Sachs as Initial Purchaser of Leveraged CLO

May 23, 2007
Milbank Closes €1.65 Billion Refinancing on Behalf of Cognis and Its Financial Sponsors
Landmark Deal Combines Multifaceted Financing Structures To Maximize Benefits of Favorable Market Conditions

May 22, 2007
Appellate Court of Munich Rules in Favor of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
Milbank Acting in Appraisal Proceedings

May 22, 2007
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Completes US$150 Million Note Offering
Milbank Represents Initial Purchaser of Twenty-Year Notes

May 18, 2007
Milbank Partner Allan Marks to Address the Institute of the Americas on the Impact of Energy Alternatives and Climate Change in Latin America
Annual Meeting of Leading Inter-American Institute to Examine Geopolitical Issues Impacting the Domestic and International Energy Sectors

May 16, 2007
Milbank Named Top Global and U.S. Renewable Energy Legal Advisers by Dealogic
Milbank Ranked No. 1 in Project Value, Deals and Market Share

May 15, 2007
Richard E. Rosberger Returns to Milbank
Former Assistant United States Attorney Joins New York Litigation Department

May 10, 2007
Milbank Closes Financing for Toll Road in Peru; Intersur Concessiones S.A. Issues $562 Million in Senior Secured Notes
Pioneering Structure Hedges Construction, Currency and Operating Risk
With Government Backed Obligations

May 10, 2007
Milbank Partner Linda Dakin-Grimm Recognized as Top Women Litigator by Los Angeles Daily Journal
Professional Accolade is Second Consecutive Year of Top Ranking

May 4, 2007
Klöckner Pentaplast Has Been Sold to Blackstone
Milbank Acts as Advisor to Minority Partner JP Morgan Partners

April 30, 2007
Mexico's Largest Microfinance Bank Taps Global Equity Markets in the First IPO by a Latin American Microcredit Lender
Milbank Represents Banco Compartamos, S.A. in $466 Million Secondary Stock Offering

April 27, 2007
SULO Group is Sold to Veolia Environnement
Milbank Acts as Advisor to the Selling Financial Investors Apax and Blackstone

April 19, 2007
Top Mexican Retailer Controladora Comercial Mexicana Completes Three Billion Pesos "EuroPeso" Note Offering
Milbank Represents Merrill Lynch in the Transaction

April 16, 2007
Alan J. Stone Joins Milbank
Strategic Lateral Hire of Veteran Delaware Corporate Lawyer

April 10, 2007
Chairman of NYSE-Listed Mexican Airport Operator Seeks Controlling Stake
Milbank Represents Owner of Private Equity Firm in Proposed Cross-Border Tender Offer

April 5, 2007
Milbank Represents Cerberus in $370 Million Acquisition of Remington Arms Company
New York Partner Roland Hlawaty Leads Milbank Team

April 4, 2007
Milbank Closes Arrow Electronics' $485 Million Acquisition of Agilysys' Keylink Systems Group
Arrow Electronics to Become Leading Distributor of IBM and HP Enterprise Product

April 4, 2007
GE Energy Financial Services and Alinda Investments Purchase U.S. Retail Natural Gas Division from Kinder Morgan for $710 Million
Milbank Represents Alinda Investments LLC in 50/50 Purchase

April 2, 2007
“National Law Journal” Ranks Milbank Fourth for Diversity
Among the 100 Largest New York Law Firms

March 26, 2007
Italy's Largest Power Company Enters U.S. Geothermal Market
Milbank Represents ENEL North America in Purchase of AMP Resources

March 23, 2007
Milbank Recognized for Completing Two of the Most Innovative Americas Deals in 2006
IFLR Awards Milbank "Equity Deal of the Year" for $2.4B MasterCard IPO and "Project Finance Deal of the Year" for Pocahontas Parkway Financing

March 21, 2007
Edscha Group Sells Vehicle Design Division to Semcon AB
Milbank Represented Edscha in the Divestiture

March 20, 2007
Milbank Recognized for Role in  10 “Deals of the Year” -- $16 Billion of Financings for Energy/Power, Mining and Technology Projects
Milbank Reinforces its Leadership In Global Capital Raising for Leading Companies in Energy/Renewables, Natural Resources, Infrastructure and Space/Satellite Sectors

March 6, 2007
Milbank Advises on India Telecom IPO
Idea Cellular IPO to Finance Mobile Network Expansion

March 5, 2007
Milbank Represents Macquarie in Acquisition of Giuliani Capital Advisors, LLC

February 27, 2007
Venezuela's State Owned Oil Company PDVSA Signs $3.5 Billion Financing Agreement and Long-Term Oil Supply Contract With Marubeni and Mitsui of Japan
Milbank Represents Marubeni in Structuring Agreements Critical to Japan’s Energy Strategy

February 24, 2007
Milbank Continues to Dominate Satellite Finance Sector
Recognized as “Law Firm of the Year” by SatelliteFinance Magazine for the Third Consecutive Year

February 21, 2007
Stuart Harray Joins Milbank in London
Milbank Expands Resident Corporate Practice into Frankfurt
Milbank Indicates Ambitious Plans for Further Growth and Promotions in London and Germany

February 20, 2007
Milbank Represents Citigroup in Grupo Simec's $217 Million SEC Registered Stock Offering
Concurrent Offering of North American Steel Maker’s Shares in Mexico and ADSs in Global Markets

February 12, 2007
Milbank Closes Largest-Ever Latin American High Yield Offering
$1 Billion Offering Completes Successful Restructuring of Vitro,  S.A.B. de C.V.

February 6, 2007
Milbank Closes $6 Billion Pre-Export Financing for One of the Worlds Largest Metals and Mining Companies
CVRD Deal May Also Be the Largest Latin American Financing of 2007

January 30, 2007
Milbank Wins Extraordinary Bankruptcy "Enterprise Valuation" Trial in Delaware
Exceptionally Rare Bankruptcy Decree Follows 23-Day Trial and Disqualification of Valuation Expert

January 29, 2007
Milbank Closes Financing of 80 MW Allegheny Ridge Wind Farm Project
Manufacture of Wind Energy to Stimulate Local Economies

January 29, 2007
Milbank Closes Financing of 301 MW Cedar Creek Wind Project
Financing of Weld County, Colorado Wind Farm Points to Continued Activity in Wind Energy

January 12, 2007
Milbank Closes $2.1 Billion Recapitalization of Boston Generating LLC
Credit Suisse Financing for Entity Owned by Consortium of Hedge Funds Is One of the Largest Power Sector Financings in North America in 2006

January 9, 2007
SULO Group Continues Expansion With Acquisition of North German Henning Group
Milbank Advises SULO In Strategic Acquisition

January 2, 2007
Milbank Partner Recognized by "The American Lawyer"
Sean M. Murphy Recognized as One of the Elite Top 50 Young Litigators in the Nation

November 8, 2006
Milbank Elects Six Attorneys to Partnership
Election of Six New Partners to the Firm's New York, Los Angeles, Washington, DC and London Offices Represents a Cross-Section of the Firm's Practices Areas

November 7, 2006
Secondary Buy-out of Wessel-Werk Group
Milbank Advises Acquiror DZ Equity Partner

October 26, 2006
Milbank Advises on US$1 Billion Financing for Hynix-ST Semiconductor Plant in China
Hynix-ST Among First Foreign-owned Semiconductor Chip Manufacturing Plant to be Financed Predominantly by Chinese Banks

October 25, 2006
Milbank Advises on US$150 Million Matahari Bond
Successful Closing Signals Renewed Interest in Indonesia’s High Yield Market

September 25, 2006
Milbank Partners Rank on California's Top 100 Leading Lawyers
Edwin F. Feo and Kenneth J. Baronsky on Daily Journal’s List of California’s Top Attorneys

September 16, 2006
Milbank Opens Beijing Office
Fourth Asian Office Supports Expansion of Established China Practice

September 15, 2006
Judge William H. Webster Swears In New Chairman of Export-Import Bank
Milbank Partner Leads Formal Ceremony Installing James H. Lambright as Chairman and President

September 15, 2006
Nordwind Capital and Value Management Services Take Over Cosmos
Milbank Advises Norwind Capital Entering the Consumer Electronics Market in Australia

September 8, 2006
Regional Court Munich I Rules in Favor of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
Milbank Acting in Appraisal Proceedings

September 5, 2006
Milbank Advises Citigroup and Other Dealers on US$7.5 Billion Global Medium Term Note Program For One of the Largest Banks in Iceland
New York and London Legal Team Structures Program for Landsbanki Islands hf. and Closes on Initial Benchmark Issuances

August 17, 2006
American SI Group Sells Chemtec Leuna GmbH Affiliate to Minafin S.A., France
Milbank Advises American SI Group in Financing

August 7, 2006
Milbank Wins Dismissal of Securities Action in Precedent-Setting Mutual Fund Excessive Fee Suit
On Eve of Trial Plaintiffs Drop Billion Dollar Securities Action Setting the Stage For Numerous Other Cases Plaguing the Mutual Fund Industry

July 27, 2006
Milbank Represents the Lenders in $1.5 Billion Financing for Cheniere Energy's Sabine Pass LNG Project
Largest LNG Financing Ever in the United States

July 24, 2006
Milbank Represents Leaders in $500 Million Debt Recapitalization For Brazilian Telecom GVT
Closing Marks Completion of One of this Year’s Largest Latin American Telecom Financings

July 17, 2006
Nationally Prominent Litigator Gregory Evans Joins Milbank
Strategic Lateral Partner Hire Bolsters International Litigation and Arbitration Practice

July 14, 2006
The Qioptiq Group Announces Bid for Optics Manufacturer Linos AG
Milbank Acts as Legal Advisor to Linos Majority Shareholders in Major Industry Transaction

July 12, 2006
NRG Energy to Acquire Padoma Wind Power in United States and Europe
Milbank Represents Padoma in Sale Reflecting Growing Recognition of Alternative Energy Profitability

July 10, 2006
Milbank Completes $407 Million Acqusition Financing of Pocahontas Parkway Toll Road
Deal Underscores Milbank's Leadership In Toll Road Privatization and Public-Private Partnership Financings

July 7, 2006
Milbank Represents INTELSAT In Securing $3.5 Billion Financing for
Acquisition of PANAMSAT

Merger Creates World’s Largest Commercial Fixed Satellite Services Provider

June 29, 2006
Judge William H. Webster Appointed Chair of the Homeland Security Advisory Council
Milbank Partner Continues Extraordinary Record of Public Service

June 28, 2006
Milbank Partner Named Top Women Litigator by "Los Angeles Daily Journal"
Linda Dakin-Grimm Remains Among California’s Elite Trial Lawyers

June 21, 2006
Consortium by Brookfield Asset Management Acquires 92% of Chile’s Largest Transmission Company in Transaction Valued at U.S. $1.55 Billion
Milbank Represents Lenders to Consortium

June 20, 2006
Milbank Advises Lenders in Connection with Acquisition of
U.S. Water Utility by Macquarie

$450 Million Leveraged Financing

June 15, 2006
The New York County Lawyers' Association Elects Milbank, Tweed Partner to Board of Directors

May 30, 2006
Milbank Represents URBI, Desarrollos Urbanos, S.A. de C.V. in US$150 Million High Yield Offering
Mexican Homebuilder Taps International Market

May 24, 2006
Telekom Malaysia Acquires 49 Percent Interest in India's Spice Communications
Milbank Represents Telekom Malaysia in US$179 Million Deal Which Represents A Critical Move in Telekom Malaysia’s Regional Strategy

May 24, 2006
Milbank Represents Grupo Famsa S.A. de C.V. in $230 Million Initial International Stock Offering
Mexican Furniture and Household Goods Retailer

May 9, 2006
Milbank Advises On Largest India IPO To Date
Reliance Petroleum IPO to Finance World’s Largest Oil Refinery Complex

May 9, 2006
Milbank Continues to Grow Asia Finance Group as Former Ashurst Attorney Joins Tokyo Office
English Lawyer Mark Plenderleith To Join Milbank’s Acquisition And Project Finance Business In Japan

May 8, 2006
Milbank Launches Diversity Scholarship Program
Financial Assistance To Help Students Traditionally Underrepresented In Large Law Firms

May 3, 2006
Milbank Represents Mexican Cement Company in $271 Million Acquisition of U.S. Concrete Manufacturer
Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua Continues U.S. Expansion,
Closing on Third Acquisition in Recent Years

April 26, 2006
Victory for Poor, Disabled New Yorkers
A Federal Court Ruled That Poor Disabled New Yorkers Have a Right to the Same Access to Subsistence-Level Benefits As Their Non-Disabled Neighbors

April 19, 2006
Milbank Advises Citigroup and Other Dealers on US$10 billion Global Medium Term Note Program for Largest Bank in Iceland
“24/7” International Legal Team Structures Program for Kaupthing Bank hf. and Closes on Initial US$500 Million Issuance

April 17, 2006
Energy Investor Funds Acquires Tenaska Washington Partners 270 MW Power Plant
Milbank Handles Equity Acquisition of Ferndale, Washington Facility EIF Subsidiary United States Power Fund II

April 17, 2006
Energy Investor Funds Acquisition of Burney Forest Products
Reflects Growing Institutional Interest in Alternative Energy Investments

April 10, 2006
Milbank Structures Leveraged Acquisition Financing For Private Equity Group in Connection With $6.1 Billion Private Land Sale
International Paper Company To Sell 5.1 Million Acres of Forestland To Private Timberland Investment Groups

March 14, 2006
Milbank Completes $193 Million Acquisition Financing of Cross Sound Cable Project
Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s First Large-Scale U.S. Project Financing

March 7, 2006
Project Finance Attorney James J. Murray Joins Milbank's Singapore Office
Addition Underscores Ongoing Expansion of Firm's Project Finance Capabilities in Asia

February 27, 2006
Milbank Leads in Satellite Financing
Milbank Recognized as “Law Firm of the Year” By Satellite Finance Magazine for the Second Consecutive Year

February 24, 2006
Milbank Closes Innovative Financing of Salamander Energy’s Acquisition of Upstream Assets in Indonesia
First of Its Kind In Asia – Structure Combines $37 Million Oil & Gas Borrowing Base Financing with Upstream Acquisition Deal

February 17, 2006
Milbank Represents Lenders in €455 Million Financing of Rizziconi Energia Power Plant in Italy
Milbank Acts As Co-Counsel With Grimaldi e Associati to Close Financing

January 31, 2006
Milbank Represents Mexican Homebuilder Homex in $255 Million SEC Registered Stock Offering Offering of Shares and ADRs More than Eleven Times Oversubscribed
Offering of Shares and ADRs More than Eleven Times Oversubscribed

January 18, 2006
Milbank's Expanding European Practice Demands Larger Footprint
Milbank’s New Office Premises in London, Frankfurt and Munich Reflect Dramatic Growth of European Practice

December 22, 2005
Milbank Represents Controladora Mabe, S.A. de C.V. in its First Eurobond Issuance US$200 Million Bond Placed in the U.S. and European Markets

December 15, 2005
Represents Energy Investors Funds in Acquisition of a Majority Interest in Tierra Energy LLC
Private Equity Firm Invests in Texas-Based Developer of Natural Gas-Fired Generation Facilities and Wind Energy Projects

December 12, 2005
Milbank Represents International Placement Agents in the Global Equity Offering of Promotora Ambiental, S.A. de C.V.
First Initial Public Offering by a Mexican Waste Management Company

December 12, 2005
Providence Equity Partners to Take Sole Ownership of Kabel Deutschland
Milbank acts as advisor to the Sellers Apax Partners and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners

November 23, 2005
Milbank Closes Financing For Landmark $1.1 Billion Petrochemical Project in Qatar
Qatofin Project Involves Simultaneous Closing of Three Projects
and Two Financings in One Deal

August 26, 2005
HT Troplast GmbH sells ITS Dynos Business UNIT to M2 Capital Partners
Milbank’s Munich Office Acts as Advisor to the Seller
and Its Shareholders Carlyle and Advent

August 23, 2005
Milbank Represents Citigroup as Lead Manager in the Global Equity Offering of Empresas ICA, S.A. de C.V.
ICA Issues Ps. 2.4Billion (US$230 Million) of Shares

August 23, 2005
Milbank Closes $1.4 Billion Rule 144A Bond Offering by Skyway Concession Company LLC
Financing Structure Incorporates Innovative Use of Accreting Swaps

August 19, 2005
Milbank Closes Landmark Sale of a Power Generating Asset Owned by a Creditor Group
Milbank Represents Sellers in $580 Million Sale of La Paloma
to Complete Energy Holdings

August 17, 2005
Milbank Represents the Underwriters of a New “Tier I” Offering by a Financial Institution in Brazil
Unibanco Issues US$500 Million of “Tier I” Securities in Brazil

August 9, 2005
Milbank Makes History as the First Major Global Law Firm to Offer Its Legal Resources Pro Bono
Publico for the Analysis of Biotechnology and Its Impact On Women

August 8, 2005
Axel Springer AG Announces Purchase of a Majority Interest in ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG for €2.47 Billion
Milbank Represents ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG in the Acquisition

August 3, 2005
Milbank/CA Director Of Administration Inducted Into College of Law Practice Management
Erica Tamblyn Joins Roster of 191 Fellows

July 26, 2005
Milbank Closes $571 Million Brazilian Electric Utility Restructuring
Complex Cross-Border Restructuring Paves Way for Utility’s Future Financings

July 25, 2005
Milbank Represents Southern Peru Copper Corporation in $800 Million Note Offering
One of Largest Inaugural Debt Offerings by a Latin American
Company In Recent Years

July 22, 2005
Milbank Represents Institutional Investors and Bank Lenders for $602 Million Financing of Neptune RTS™ Project
Financing to Fund Construction of 65 Mile Undersea Transmission Line
Connecting New Jersey Interconnection Site with LIPA’s Grid on
Long Island

June 30, 2005
Milbank Closes Financing For Landmark Water Desalination Project in Algiers
Milbank Represents Hamma Water Desalination Company in the
Largest Desalination Plant in Africa and the First PPP in Algeria

June 14, 2005
Milbank Partner Ed Feo Ranked Number 1 in Four Areas by Chambers USA 2005
Feo Recognized for Leadership in Projects, Energy & Natural
Resources, Renewable Energy and Transport: Road

June 8, 2005
Milbank Represents Underwriter of First Ever “Tier I” Offering by a Financial Institution in Brazil
Banco Bradesco S.A. Completes US$300 Million
First Ever Offering of “Tier I” Securities in Brazil

June 7, 2005
Milbank Closes $1 Billion Utility Deal
SEC Approves PNM Resources’ Acquisition of TNP Enterprises

June 3, 2005
Milbank Represents Scottish Power PLC in $9.4 Billion Sale of PacifiCorp to MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., A Unit of Berkshire Hathaway
Deal is Berkshire Hathaway’s Second Largest Ever and Represents a Move into the Energy Industry

May 31, 2005
Milbank at Forefront of U.S. Project Finance
U.S. Projects Team Ranked #1 by Chambers

May 31, 2005
Milbank/LA Closes Ridgeline Airtricity’s Sale of 64.5 Megawatt Wolverine Creek Windfarm to Invenergy
Entire output from Idaho’s first large-scale wind power project to be purchased by PacifiCorp

May 25, 2005
Milbank Closes 150 MW Shiloh Wind Project
PPM Energy Acquires enXco’s Wind Farm in Northern California

May 18, 2005
Milbank Lawyer Daisy East Receives UK Solicitors Pro Bono Group Paul Nicholls 2005 Award
Lawyer Honored for Her Outstanding Commitment to
Age Concern Lewisham

May 11, 2005
Milbank Represents the Lenders in $278 Million Financing for the Cheyenne Plaines Gas Pipeline Project
Largest Gas Pipeline Non-Recourse Financing in the United States
in Recent Years

April 19, 2005
Shareholders Approve $4.2 Billion Merger of Grupo Mexico S.A.’s Mexican and Peruvian Units
Milbank Represents Grupo Mexico and its Subsidiary Minera Mexico

April 19, 2005
Milbank Represents JBIC and Commercial Bank Lenders in Landmark Financing for Acquisition of CBK Power Project in the Phillipines
Japan’s Export Credit Agency Provides Limited Recourse Financing In First of Its Kind Transaction

April 12, 2005
Milbank/LA Closes $60 Million Acquisition of Seawest by the AES Corporation
Milbank/LA Also Served as Counsel to SeaWest in
Several Regulatory Matters

April 12, 2005
Milbank Asian Team Receives Multiple “Deal of the Year Awards”
Asian Legal Business Awards Recognize Milbank’s Continued
Leadership in Asian Markets

April 11, 2005
Milbank/LA Closes $69.5 Million Financing of 30-MW Kaheawa Wind Power Project in Hawaii
Large-scale wind farm is first in decades for Hawaii

April 7, 2005
Greenfield Online Acquires CIAO AG for US$154 Mill ion
Milbank’s Munich and London Offices Act as Advisors to the
Sellers and Ciao AG

April 5, 2005
Washington, DC - ACORE Announces Sponsors for Finance Conference in New York City Renewable Energy Finance Forum
To Be Held June 23-24, 2005 at the Waldorf-Astoria

April 4, 2005
Milbank Closes $295 Million Sale of Senior Secured Notes by Crockett Co-Generation to BNP Paribas
Transaction Also Establishes $25 Million Credit Facility

April 4, 2005
Honsel Settles Long Lasting Judicial Appraisal Proceedings Relating to its Take- Private in 1999
Milbank’s Munich Office Acts as Advisor to Honsel Leichtmetall GMBH & Co. KG

March 31, 2005
Milbank/LA Closes Financing of 80 MW Caprock Wind Project
Milbank Also Represented Bayerische Landesbank, in its Capacity as a Letter of Credit Issuer

March 31, 2005
Milbank Partner Ed Feo Named “Dealmaker of the Year”
The American Lawyer Honors Prominent Project Finance Attorney for Leadership in Landmark $1.82 Billion Chicago Skyway Privatization

March 24, 2005
Milbank Closes $475 Million Refinancing for KGEN LLC
Leveraging its expertise, Milbank successfully closed the $475 million refinancing of KGen LLC’s senior credit facility

March 22, 2005
Milbank/Los Angeles Closes $71 Million Financing of Top Deer Wind Energy Projects
Financing Encompasses Iowa and Texas Wind Energy Projects – 80 MW Each

March 16, 2005
Tokyo Office Represents JBIC and Commercial Bank Lenders in Limited Recourse Financing for Acquisition of CBK Power Project in the Philippines
First of its Kind Globally for an ECA

March 8, 2005
Milbank Receives 2005 Pro Bono Awards from the Legal Aid Society
Firm Named “Pro Bono Publico and Public Service Law Firm” In Recognition of its Outstanding Pro Bono Services

March 7, 2005
Milbank Awarded Top Leadership Position in Satellite Financing
Milbank Recognized as “Satellite Law Firm of the Year” by Satellite Finance Magazine

March 4, 2005
Landmark US$750 Million Indian Telecoms Financing Closed by Milbank
Reliance Infocomm Limited Loan Provided by the Export-Import
Bank of the U.S. and Export Development Canada

March 4, 2005
Milbank Acts as Lead Counsel in $910,000,000 Financing for Petrobras’ PDET Oil Project
Milbank Represents Mitsubishi and Marubeni in Major Offshore Oil Transport Project in Brazil

March 2, 2005
Milbank LA Closes Financing of 91.5 MW Sweetwater II Wind Project
City of Austin, Texas to Purchase Electricity Generated at Project

July 27, 2004
Milbank Advises on Ground-Breaking Union of MTN and CDO Structures
$1.3 Billion Aria CDO Ushers in New Era of Flexibility

July 21, 2004
Milbank Represents The Lender on The Largest Leveraged Buyout Completed in Singapore
US$130 Million Syndicated Loan to JP Morgan Partners Asia Provides Financing for LBO of Metalform Pte. Ltd

July 2, 2004
Milbank Represents Underwriters In Desarrolladora Homex Offering
$160 Million IPO Is the First SEC Registered Offering Out of Mexico in Five Years

May 24, 2004
Milbank Assists Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
Milbank Assists Cognis Deutschland GmbH CO. KG and its Financial Sponsors in €1.75 Billion Recapitalization

May 13, 2004
Milbank Represents Urbi, Desarrollos Urbanos, S.A. de C.V. In The First Initial Public Offering Out Of Mexico In Five Years
$175 Million Combined Mexican and U.S. IPO Issued by Mexico's Second Largest Homebuilder

May 12, 2004
Milbank Expands European Global Corporate Private Equity Practice With Three New Partners
Milbank Names Rolf Fueger, Peter Nussbaum and Norbert Rieger As Partners and Opens Office in Munich Germany

April 7, 2004
Milbank Partner Allan Marks To Speak At Liquefied Natural Gas Conference
Prominent Project Finance Attorney to Discuss the Outlook for Terminal Development

March 29, 2004
Milbank Wins Summary Judgment In Gene Machine Patent Case
Court Rules in Favor of Affymetrix, Inc. by Invalidating Applera Corporation's Gene Machine Patents

March 25, 2004
Milbank Names Michael L. Fitzgerald As Partner In New York Office
Appointment Underscores Firm's Expansion In Latin American and European Markets

March 3, 2004
Milbank Closes The US$510 Million Financing in Saudi Arabia
Milbank Closes The US$510 Million Financing Of The First Large Scale Private Sector Power Generation Project in Saudi Arabia

February 26, 2004
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP Dominant Law Firm In Indonesia In 2003
2003 Activity Highlighted by Milbank Successfully Closing Indonesian Government's Privatizations of Bank Rakyat Indonesia, PGN and Indocement

February 19, 2004
Milbank Recognized For Its Role In US$1.4 Billion European Aviation Technology Deal
Frankfurt Team Noted for its Role in Award-Winning DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH QTE Transaction

February 11, 2004
Milbank Represents Suez-Tractebel In $475 Million Baymina Power Project
Milbank Represents Suez-Tractebel In $475 Million Baymina Power Project Financing In Turkey Transaction Marks the First Turkish Non-Recourse Power Loan To Reach The Bank Market Since The Middle of 2000

February 4, 2004
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP Closes US$215 Million MGTI Financing
Milbank Closes US$215 Million MGTI Financing Largest Syndicated Loan in Indonesia's Telecom Sector Since the Asian Financial Crisis

January 5, 2004
Milbank Advises On The First Syndicated European CDO
€3.5 Billion Overture CDO is One of the Largest Ever

September 29, 2003
Milbank Partners Ed Feo And Joris Hogan To Speak At Energy Asset Acquisition Conference
M&A Partner Joris Hogan to Chair Conference

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