Emerging Markets

The Coca-Cola Company in connection with its wholly owned subsidiary African Refreshments Limited’s two-stage acquisition of C.H.I Limited from Tropical General Investments Limited.

Ivory Coast in its CFA 150 billion debut Sukuk offering using the Ijara (forward lease) structure, and in its landmark $1 billion sovereign Eurobond offering.

Republic of Congo in defending an ICC arbitration initiated by Commisimpex, a corporation incorporated in the Congo, asserting a claim in excess of €700 million.

Hony Capital, as a member of a consortium led by Shanghai Giant Network Technology, in the $4.4 billion acquisition of Caesar Entertainment Corp.’s online casino-style games unit Playtika Ltd.

Hospital Corporation of China Limited in its HK$491 million initial public offering.

McDonald’s Corporation in the sale to CITIC Limited, CITIC Capital Holdings and The Carlyle Group of a majority stake in a company that will act as the master franchisee responsible for McDonald’s businesses in mainland China and Hong Kong.

ArcelorMittal in connection with a capital increase of €2.8 billion ($3.2 billion). ArcelorMittal raised the capital through a rights offering to shareholders.

Dhabi Group, owner of Warid Telecom Pakistan LLC (WTPL), in the merger of WTPL’s subsidiary Warid Telecom with Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited (Mobilink), representing the first merger in the mobile telecommunications sector in Pakistan.

Credit Suisse Securities (India), Deutsche Equities India, DSP Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs (India) Securities, JM Financial Institutional Securities, Kotak Securities and SBICap Securities as brokers in the $3.6 billion sale of shares in Coal India by the Government of India, in one of the largest-ever equity deals in India.

MBK Partners and its affiliates in their $6.1 billion acquisition of Homeplus and its subsidiaries from Tesco PLC, representing the largest purchase ever by a private equity firm in Asia.

KKR, which raised $9.3 billion for its third flagship Asia private equity fund, KKR Asian Fund III L.P., which is the largest-ever Asia-focused private equity fund.

The underwriters in the 3.77 billion Ringgit Malaysia IPO of Lotte Chemical Titan Holding Berhad, the largest IPO in Malaysia since 2012.

Petrobras in its SEC-registered reopening of $1 billion principal amount of its 6.125 percent global notes due 2022, $2 billion principal amount of its 7.375 percent global notes due 2027 and $1 billion principal amount of its 7.250 percent global notes due 2044.

The Republic of Argentina in connection with its $16.5 billion debt offering, marking the country´s return to international markets after 15 years of absence.

The Mexican Ministry of Communications and Transportation and Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares in the $6 billion financing for the construction and development of the new Mexico City International Airport, including a $2 billion green bond and $3 billion syndicated loan, both reportedly the largest of their kind in the history of Latin America.

Oman Investment Fund, the Omani sovereign wealth fund, as senior creditor in connection with the restructuring of Blue City, the $15 billion megacity project in the Sultanate of Oman.

Republic of Iraq in its $1 billion notes offering to be backed by a full faith and credit guarantee issued by the United States of America, acting by and through the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Barclays, VTB Capital and Shore Capital as underwriters in the £154 million IPO of the ordinary shares of Global Ports Holding PLC and standard listing on London Stock Exchange.

SIBUR in connection with Sinopec’s strategic partnership with SIBUR and acquisition of a 10 percent shareholding in the company, and in the sale of a 10 percent shareholding in the company to Silk Road Fund.

Eurasian Resources Group in its $5.2 billion dual-track debt restructuring, a complex transaction involving parallel negotiations with VTB and Sberbank with bifurcated terms including different security/covenant packages.