Paul Hastings Receives Top Rankings For Finance in Thomson Reuters League Tables for First Half of 2014

July 17, 2014

New York, NY - Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm received top rankings for its finance transactions in the Thomson Reuters Loan Pricing Corporation's First Half 2014 League Table.

Paul Hastings was ranked second in “U.S. Lender Law Firm Bookrunner M&A” with the firm capturing 10% of the market share.

Paul Hastings advised on numerous significant finance transactions in the first half of 2014 including representing the lenders in the $1.65 billion financing for the acquisition of a majority stake in Royal DSM NV’s pharmaceuticals business by JLL Partners (“JLL”) through Patheon Inc.; the lenders in the $1.3 billion financing of Apollo Global Management’s acquisition of CEC Entertainment, Inc.; the lenders in the $1.6 billion financing for Media General Inc.’s acquisition of Lin Media LLC; and the lenders in the $1.1 billion financing for Accellent Inc.’s acquisition of Lake Region Medical Inc.

Paul Hastings LLP is a leading global law firm with offices in Asia, Europe, and the United States. We provide innovative legal solutions to financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies. Please visit www.paulhastings.com for more information.