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Energy

Exelon Buys Deere’s Renewables Business

August 31, 2010 - Deere, as planned, exits its wind business as it goes core.

Trico Marine to Restructure Its U.S. Companies

August 26, 2010 - The Delaware filing includes its Cayman Islands holding company but not its other foreign subsidiaries.

Chesapeake Energy Plans $1.6B High Yield Deal

August 4, 2010 - Chesapeake Energy will sell $1.6 billion in new junk bonds to finance tender offer, the Oklahoma City-based natural gas provider said Tuesday.

Tenneco Plans $225M Drive-By

July 29, 2010 - Lake Forest, Ill.-based Tenneco plans to issue $225 million in junk bonds to finance a tender offer, it said Thursday. The deal will likely price in a drive-by offering.

Range Resources Taps High Yield in Drive-By

July 29, 2010 - Range Resources plans to sell $350 million in junk bonds to help refinance existing notes, the natural gas company said Thursday. The notes will likely price in a drive-by offering.

Jefferies, Deutsche Talk Price on Vantage High Yield Deal

July 23, 2010 - Jefferies & Co. and Deutsche Bank have established price talk on a $960 million bond offering for Vantage Drilling.

B of A Merrill, JPMorgan Complete AGL Energy's $300M Private Placement

July 23, 2010 - Australian utility AGL Energy tapped the U.S. private bond market Thursday for $300 million, a source familiar with the situation confirmed.

Banks Shop $335M Term Loan for Canadian Power Co

July 22, 2010 - Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley have begun marketing a $335 million term loan for Greenfield South Power, a 293-megawatt natural-gas-fired plant being built in Mississauga, Ontario, according to sources.

Millennium Pipeline Taps Private Placement Market

July 21, 2010 - JPMorgan Securities and RBS Securities priced a $725 million private placement deal for debut issuer Millennium Pipeline Co., a source familiar with the situation confirmed.

Energy Future Launches $2B Exchange Offer

July 16, 2010 - Energy Future Holdings launched a $2.18 billion exchange offer Friday, the Dallas-based power company announced. The company is offering new bonds and cash for two tranches of senior notes due 2017.

JPMorgan, Credit Suisse and Citigroup Shop $560M TLB for EnergySolutions

July 16, 2010 - JPMorgan, Credit Suisse and Citigroup have begun marketing a $560 million term loan B for EnergySolutions and are preparing to shop $300 million senior unsecured notes.

Paine & Partners Adds Anderman

July 14, 2010 - Private equity firm Paine & Partners has brought on Thomas Anderman as a principal in the firm’s New York office, focusing on new investment opportunities and existing portfolio companies. the firm said Wednesday.

Flying J Emerges From Chapter 11

July 12, 2010 - Flying J Inc., a retail distributor of diesel fuel to truckers and freight operators, received court approval of its amended reorganization plan and emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week.

RBC Brings On Trio Of Veteran Bankers

June 10, 2010 - RBC Capital Markets said on Thursday it expanded its investment banking business group with the hire of Kevin Smith, Frank Napolitano and Ron Eliasek. Napolitano will head the formation of a new power and utilities group, while Smith will head the US industrials group and Eliasek will be co-head of its U.S. technology investment banking.

KKR Flips East Resources

May 28, 2010 - Royal Dutch Shell is paying a hefty price to gain more exposure to unconventional resources.