Shearman & Sterling advised Barclays Capital, as sole arranger and administrative agent, on $4.9 billion of bridge financing for Duke Energy’s acquisition of Piedmont Natural Gas Company Inc.

The Shearman & Sterling team included partners Jason White (New York-Finance) and Jason Lehner (New York/Toronto-Capital Markets) and associates Sean Cornely (New York-Finance), Hadrian Servais (London-Finance), Tomasz Kulawik (Washington, DC-Finance), Bilal Choksi (Toronto-Capital Markets) and Ana Aur (Toronto-Capital Markets).