Shearman & Sterling was honored by The Legal Aid Society as one of the recipients of the Society’s 2018 Pro Bono Publico Awards for outstanding service to The Legal Aid Society and its clients.

Shearman & Sterling represented Citigroup Global Markets, BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs International, ING Bank, RBC Capital Markets and Scotia Capital as initial purchasers in connection with Cable and Wireless' $500 million offering of 7.500% senior secured notes due 2026 by its wholly owned subsidiary C&W Senior Financing Designated Activity Company.

Shearman & Sterling was recognized for the “Best Road/Bridge/Tunnel Project” and “Best Financial Structure” at the P3 Awards on October 9. The firm received the awards for advising the U.S. Department of Transportation in connection with the extension of a $416 million secured loan for the Central 70 Project in Colorado.

Shearman & Sterling represented The Energy & Minerals Group (EMG) in connection with the formation of a joint venture with Tailwater Capital. The joint venture will fund Silver Creek Midstream’s purchase of Genesis Energy’s crude gathering, storage and rail assets in the Powder River Basin. The new commitment from the joint venture provides Silver Creek with $600 million of equity to acquire and expand the existing pipeline and storage assets in the Basin.

Partners Clare O’Brien (New York-Mergers & Acquisitions) and Mallory Brennan (New York-Litigation); counsel Rupa Briggs (New York-Capital Markets) and Gillian Emmett Moldowan (New York-Compensation, Governance & ERISA); and associate Grace Jamgochian (New York-Mergers & Acquisitions) presented at a program in New York on October 10 entitled “Perfecting Your Pitch: A Practical Program Expanding Opportunities for Women in the Legal Profession” hosted by ALM/American Lawyer.

Shearman & Sterling represented BMO Capital Markets Corp., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and UBS Securities LLC, as lead underwriters, and BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Desjardins Securities Inc. and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., as co-managers, in connection with Bank of Montreal’s registered public offering of US$850 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.338% subordinated notes due 2028 (Non-Viability Contingent Capital (NVCC)).

Shearman & Sterling represented Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Santander Investment Securities Inc. as initial purchasers in connection with the offering by Banco Santander (México), S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Santander México of US$1.3 billion of its 5.950% Tier 2 Subordinated Preferred Capital Notes due 2028.

Counsel Jonathan Tompkins (New York-International Arbitration) and Jocelyn Redman (Washington, DC-Real Estate) were recently honored at Euromoney Legal Media Group’s inaugural Americas Rising Stars awards.

Shearman & Sterling is pleased to announce that Ben Gris, former Assistant Director of the Mergers II Division of the Bureau of Competition at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), joins the firm as a partner in its Antitrust practice based in Washington, D.C.

Shearman & Sterling represented Sasol Limited in connection with the offering of US$1.5 billion 5.875% notes due 2024 and US$750 million 6.500% notes due 2028 issued by its indirect wholly owned subsidiary Sasol Financing USA LLC and guaranteed by Sasol Limited.