Represented GoldenTree Asset Management in connection with its equity investment in the Harrah’s $27.8 billion going-private transaction.
Represented Grubb & Ellis Company, a NYSE-listed commercial real estate services firm, in connection with its stock-for-stock merger with NNN Realty Advisors valued at $723 million.
Represented Haights Cross Communications in connection with the restructuring of its $80 million second lien indenture through a tender and exchange offer.
Represented RSA Lighting, Inc., in the sale of its business to Cooper Lighting, Inc., a division of Cooper Industries, a NYSE company.
Represented the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Marquis Jet Partners, Inc., a leader in private jet travel, in connection with the management-led leveraged buyout of the Company.
Represented Freedom Mortgage Company, a privately held mortgage banker, in its $270 million acquisition of the nationwide mortgage production operations of Irwin Mortgage Corporation, the wholly owned mortgage subsidiary of Irwin Financial Corporation, a NYSE-listed Midwestern financial institution.
Represented financial services firm in connection with securing $1 billion revolving loan facility from Citibank Global Markets Realty Corporation.
Represented Rafaella Apparel Group, Inc., a portfolio company of Cerberus Capital Management, in connection with its sale to Perry Ellis International, Inc.
Represented Grubb & Ellis Company in its $95 million preferred equity and $30 million convertible debt 144A private offerings placed by JMP Securities, Inc.
Represented Cox & Company, Inc., a commercial and military aerospace manufacturer, in connection with a leveraged ESOP transaction financed by Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc. pursuant to which Cox & Company became 100% owned by its employees.
Represented IBM in the subleasing of 70,000 square feet of office space in New York City to Weight Watchers International, Inc. for its international headquarters.
Represented Instinet Holdings Incorporated in connection with Instinet’s purchase of BlockCross ATS, an industry leading alternative securities trading system, and related technology from State Street Global Markets, LLC.
Represented GoldenTree Asset Management in connection with their equity investment in Reader’s Digest’s $1.6 billion going private transaction.
Represented Chi-X Global Holdings in connection with the sale of its Australian and Japanese alternative securities trading platforms and its Hong Kong based technology development and services unit to J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC.
Represented OCS Security, Inc. in its sale to Initial Security, LLC, a subsidiary of Rentokil Initial, plc, a British publicly traded company.
Represented special committee of a public international shipping company in connection with certain asset acquisitions from entities controlled by related parties.
Represented Grubb & Ellis Realty Advisors in connection with its $125 million initial public offering underwritten by Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
Represented Grubb & Ellis Company in connection with its $95 million secondary offering underwritten by Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
Represented James Cable, LLC, a regional cable and Internet service provider in connection with the acquisition, disposition and exchange of various cable systems.
Represented Varsity Brands, Inc. in connection with its $125 million going-private transaction sponsored by Leonard Green & Partners.
Represented a wholly-owned portfolio company of Cerberus Capital Management, in connection with strategic acquisitions for such portfolio company.
Represented Edict Pharmaceuticals in connection with its sale to Par Pharmaceutical Inc.
Represented Oxford Health Plans in the leasing of more than 2,000,000 square feet of space and in the purchase and leasing of buildings.
Represented Chi-X Global Holdings in connection with the sale of Chi-X Canada, its subsidiary and a leading alternative securities trading platform for Toronto Stock Exchange listed securities, to NASDAQ, Inc. for $110.0 million
Represented Ustman Technologies in the sale of substantially all of its assets to the Danaher Corporation.
Represented Bayerische Hypo-und Vereinsbank AG, a German banking corporation, in connection with the spin-off of its worldwide commercial real estate financing business.
Represented Caribiner International, a NYSE company, in the acquisition of more than thirty companies and in connection with Warburg Pincus’ joint venture investment.
Represented Opteum Financial Services, LLC in connection with its spin-off of certain operating assets and its sale to Bimini Mortgage Management, Inc., a NYSE publicly traded REIT.
Represented GVA Williams, a privately held full service commercial real estate firm, in connection with its sale of majority interest to First Service Corporation, a Canadian public company.
Represented private diversified holding company in connection with their acquisition of a majority interest in an online retailer in the floral industry.
Represented special committee of a public company that is a provider of business services to commercial users in connection with exploring various strategic alternatives.
Represented a subsidiary of Instinet Incorporated (which is wholly owned by Nomura Holdings, Inc.), Chi-X Global LLC, in connection with the sale of minority equity interests to Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and other financial institutions.
Represent special committee of a public pharmacy management company in connection with a change-of-control transaction involving the sale of equity and the exchange of debt.