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: Current; Citi Financing for Collective Brands, Inc.'s Acquisition of Stride Rite Corporation Represented Citi in the $725 million acquisition financing (as part of the $828 million acquisition) of Stride Rite Corporation by Collective Brands, Inc. (formerly Payless ShoeSource, Inc.)

: Current; Avista Capital Partners; IWCO Direct Inc.; Instant Web, Inc. Acquisition Financing of IWCO Direct Inc. Represented Avista Capital Partners, IWCO Direct Inc., and Instant Web, Inc. (subsidiary of IWCO Direct Inc.) in the $410 million acquisition financing of IWCO Direct Inc.

: Current; Citi; Lehman Brothers Acquisition Financing for Allison Transmission Represented Citi and Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as lenders, in the $4.6 billion financing of a portion of the purchase of certain assets of Allison Transmission from General Motors Corporation.

: Current; Hunt Consolidated, Inc. Financing for Hunt Consolidated, Inc. Represented Hunt Consolidated, Inc. in the $105 million credit facility.

: Current; Oak Hill Capital Partners Acquisition of Southern Air Inc. Advised Oak Hill Capital Partners in connection with its acquisition of Southern Air Inc., a provider of air cargo services.

: Current; Medical Media Holdings, LLC Credit Facility for MMH Partners, L.P. Represented MMH Partners, L.P./Providence Equity Partners in the $295 million credit facility.

: Current; Friendly Ice Cream Corporation Sale of Friendly Ice Cream Corporation Advised Friendly Ice Cream Corporation in connection with its $337 million going private acquisition by Sun Capital Partners.

: Current; Avaya Inc. Going Private Transaction of Avaya Inc. Advised Avaya Inc., a leader in web-based corporate phone equipment, in its $8.3 billion sale to Silver Lake Partners and TPG Capital.

: Current; Lindsay Goldberg Sale of Alliant Insurance Services Advised Lindsay Goldberg in connection with its sale of Alliant Insurance Services, a US-based insurance brokerage firm, to The Blackstone Group.

: Current; Genstar Capital LLC Acquisition Financing for ConvergeOne Represented Genstar Capital, LLC in its $167 million senior secured acquisition financing for ConvergeOne.

: Current; Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC Acquisition of Famous Music LLC Represented Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC in its acquisition of Famous Music LLC from Viacom Inc.

: Current; Formica Corporation Sale of Formica Corporation Advised Formica Corporation (a portfolio company of Cerberus Capital Management and Oaktree Capital Management) in connection with its $700 million sale (excluding performance-based payments) to Fletcher Building Ltd.

: Current; CoCreate Group Recapitalization Financing for CoCreate Group Represented CoCreate Group in its $199.5 million recapitalization financing.

: Current; Champion Opco, LLC Acquisition Financing for Champion Opco, LLC and Champion Holdco, LLC/Summit Partners, L.P. Represented Champion Opco, LLC and Champion Holdco, LLC/Summit Partners, L.P. in the $350 million acquisition financing.

: Current; Berkshire Partners LLC; HMTBP Holdings, Inc.; HMTBP Acquisition Corp.; HMTBP Acquisition II Corp. Acquisition Financing for HMTBP Acquisition II Corp. Represented Berkshire Partners LLC, HMTBP Holdings, Inc., HMTBP Acquisition Corp. and HMTBP Acquisition II Corp. in the $186 million acquisition financing for HMTBP Acquisition II Corp.

: Current; Providence Equity Partners Inc. Acquisition of Asurion Corporation Advised Providence Equity Partners in connection with the leveraged buyout of Asurion, a provider of subscriber services for wireless companies, by the consortium of Madison Dearborn Partners, Providence Equity Partners and Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe.

: Current; Providence Equity Partners Inc. Acquisition of Television Group of Clear Channel Communications Inc. Advising Providence Equity Partners Inc. in connection with its $1.2 billion acquisition from Clear Channel Communications Inc. of 56 television stations in 24 markets.

: Current; Hicks Holdings, LLC Sale of Gammaloy Holdings L.P. and Marlex Energy Services Company Advised Hicks Holdings in the sale of the non-magnetic drill collar and downhole tools businesses operated by Gammaloy Holdings LP and Marlex Energy Services Company to National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

: Current; Broadcast Media Partners Holding Inc.; Umbrella Acquisition Inc.; Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC; Providence Equity Partners Inc.; Saban Capital Group; THL Partners; TPG Capital Acquisition Financing for Univision Communications Inc. Represented an investor group including Providence Equity Partners Inc., Madison Dearborn Partners, Saban Capital Group, TPG Capital, and THL Partners in an $8.7 billion financing for the $13.7 billion going private acquisition of Univision Communications Inc.

: Current; GE Commercial Finance Proposed Acquisition of PHH Corporation Advised GE Commercial Finance in connection with the proposed $1.8 billion going private acquisition of fleet management firm PHH Corporation.

: Current; GE Commercial Finance Proposed Sale of PHH Mortgage Advised GE Commercial Finance in the proposed sale of PHH Corp.'s residential mortage business to The Blackstone Group.

: Current; Lehman Commercial Paper Inc. Financing for Interstate Operating Company, L.P. Represented Lehman Commercial Paper, Inc. in the $125 million financing for Interstate Operating Company, L.P.

: Current; Altra Holdings, Inc. Acquisition of TB Wood's Corporation Advised Altra Holdings, Inc. (a Genstar Capital portfolio company) in connection with its acquisition of TB Wood's Corporation, an established designer, manufacturer and marketer of electronic and mechanical industrial power transmission products, for $24.80 per share.

: Current; Focus Financial Partners LLC Sale of Florida Rock Industries Inc. Represented Florida Rock Industries Inc. in its $4.6 billion sale to Vulcan Materials Co.

: Current; Genstar Capital LLC Acquisition of International Aluminum Corporation Advised Genstar Capital LLC in connection with its $228 million going private acquisition of International Aluminum Corporation.

: Current; Advent International Corp. Acquisition of Oxo GmbH Advised Advent International Corp. in connection with its acquisition of the Celanese Corporation's "Oxo" products and derivatives businesses.

: Current; LIN Television Corporation Sale of LIN TV Corp.'s Puerto Rico Television Operations Advised LIN TV Corp. (a portfolio company of HM Capital Partners) in its $130 million sale of its Puerto Rico television operations to InterMedia Partners, L.P.

: Current; Lehman Brothers Acquisition of Capital Crossing Bank Advised Lehman Brothers in the acquisition of Capital Crossing Bank, a publicly traded company (CCB), and the subsequent sale to Leaf Financial of Dolphin, the equipment leasing division of CCB.

: Current; Advent International Corp. Sale of Boart Longyear Co. Advised Advent International Corp. and Bain Capital LLC in the sale of Boart Longyear Co. to Macquarie Bank Ltd.

: Current; GE Energy Financial Services Acquisition of the Natural Gas Retail Operations of Kinder Morgan, Inc. Representing GE Commercial Finance, through its subsidiary GE Energy Financial Services, in the $710 million acquisition of the natural gas retail operations of Kinder Morgan, Inc.

: Current; International Wire Group, Inc. Sale of International Wire Group, Inc. Represented International Wire Group, Inc. in the sale of its insulated wire operations to Draka Holding N.V.

: Current; Providence Equity Partners, Inc.; Madison Dearborn Partners LLC; Saban Capital Group, Inc.; TPG Capital; THL Partners Acquisition of Univision Communications Inc. Advised the investor group consisting of Madison Dearborn Capital Partners, Providence Equity Partners, Saban Capital Group, TPG Capital and THL Partners in connection with the $13.7 billion acquisition of Univision Communications Inc., the leading Spanish language media company in the US.

: Current; HM Capital Partners LLC Acquisition of the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader Advised HM Capital Partners in connection with its acquisition of The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader from The McClatchy Company.

: Current; Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. Acquisition of Klein Candy Co. Represented Core-Mark Holding Company in the acquisition of substantially all assets of Klein Candy Co.

: Current; Invensys plc Sale of Invensys Building Systems Represented Invensys plc in the $296 million sale of Invensys Building Systems (formerly Advanced Building Systems) operations in the USA and Asia Pacific to Schneider Electric SA.

: Current; Brazos Private Equity Partners LLC Recapitalization of Morton Industrial Group, Inc. Represented Brazos Private Equity Partners LLC in its acquisition of Morton Industrial Group, Inc. in a going private transaction.

: Current; Activant Solutions Inc. Sale of Activant Solutions Inc. Advised Activant Solutions Inc. (a portfolio company of HM Capital Partners) in connection with its $785 million sale to Hellman & Friedman.

: Current; Brazos Private Equity Partners LLC Sale of Comark Building Systems, Inc. Advised Brazos Private Equity Partners in the sale of Comark Building Systems, Inc. to The Carlyle Group.

: Current; International Wire Group, Inc. Acquisition of Phelps Dodge High Performance Conductors of SC and GA, Inc. Represented International Wire Group, Inc., in its acquisition of Phelps Dodge High Performance Conductors of SC and GA, Inc. from Phelps Dodge Corporation.

: Current; GE Infrastructure Acquisition of Equity Interest in Bobcat Gas Storage Project Advised GE Infrastructure in connection with its investment in an underground salt dome natural gas storage project in Louisiana called the Bobcat.

: Current; EnergySolutions, LLC Acquisition of Duratek, Inc. Advised EnergySolutions (a portfolio company of Lindsay Goldberg) in connection with its acquisition of Duratek, Inc.

: Current; Brazos Private Equity Partners Acquisition of Fuel Systems Inc. from TMB Industries Advised Brazos Private Equity Partners in connection with its acquisition of Fuel Systems Inc.

: Current; Max Capital, LLC Sale of the Johnsonite division of Duramax, Inc. Represented Max Capital, LLC in the sale of the Johnsonite division of Duramax, Inc. to Tarkett AG.

: Current; Darling International Inc. Acquisition of National By-Products, LLC Represented Darling International Inc. in the acquisition of National By-Products, LLC.

: Current; Citi Acquisition Financing for Alpha Natural Resources, LLC Represented Citi as lead arranger and administrative agent in the $525 million financing for Alpha Natural Resources, LLC's acquisition of Mate Creek Energy of West Virginia Inc., Twin Star Mining, Inc., White Flame Energy, Inc., Nicewonder Contracting, Inc., Virginia Energy Company and Powers Shop, LLC.

: Current; ShoreView Industries Acquisition of Paradigm Electronics, Inc. Represented ShoreView Industries in the $80 million acquisition of Paradigm Electronics, Inc. by ShoreView Industries Inc. and the management of Paradigm Electronics, Inc.

: Current; HM Capital Partners LLC Acquisition of Swett & Crawford Group, Inc., J.H. Blades & Co. and Sherwood Insurance Services Advised HM Capital Partners LLC, as part of a consortium, in the acquisition of Swett & Crawford Group, Inc., J.H. Blades & Co. and Sherwood Insurance Services from AON Services Group, Inc.

: Current; Activant Solutions Inc. Acquisition of Prophet 21, Inc. Represented Activant Solutions Inc. in its acquisition of Prophet 21, Inc.

: Current; Genstar Capital LLC, The Sterling Group, Panolam Industries International, Inc. management Acquisition of Panolam Industries International, Inc. Represented Genstar Capital LLC, The Sterling Group, and Panolam Industries International, Inc. management in the $350 million acquisition of Panolam Industries International, Inc. from The Carlyle Group.

: Current; IAC/InterActiveCorp. Sale of a Stake in Vivendi Universal Entertainment LLP Represented IAC/InterActiveCorp. in its $3.4 billion sale of 5.44% common interest and its preferred interests in Vivendi Universal Entertainment LLP to NBC Universal. more

: Current; Invensys plc Sale of the Advanced Building Systems Operations of Invensys plc Represented Invensys plc in the sale of its Advanced Building Systems operations to Schneider Electric SA.

: Current; Alfa, S.A. de C.V.; Hylsamex, S.A. de C.V. Sale of Hylsamex, S.A. de C.V. Represented Alfa, S.A. de C.V. and Hylsamex, S.A. de C.V. in the $2.25 billion sale of Hylsamex, S.A. de C.V. to Grupo Techint. more

: Current; Access Industries Inc. Acquisition of Basell Polyolefins Represented a consortium led by Access Industries Inc. in the €4.4 billion acquisition of Basell Polyolefins, a 50-50 joint venture owned by Royal Dutch/Shell Group and BASF. more

: Current; Great Lakes Chemical Corporation Merger between Great Lakes Chemical Corporation and Crompton Corporation Represented Great Lakes Chemical Corporation in its $1.8 billion merger with Crompton Corporation. more

: Current; Emergent Genetics; HM Capital Partners LLC Sale of Emergent Genetics, Inc. Represented HM Capital Partners LLC in the $300 million sale of Emergent Genetics, Inc. to Monsanto Company.

: Current; Centre Partners Management, LLC Acquisition of Uno Restaurant Holdings Corporation Represented Centre Partners Management, LLC in its acquisition of a controlling interest in Uno Restaurant Holdings Corporation.

: Current; GE Commercial Finance Acquisition of CitiCapital Transportation Financial Services Group Represented GE Commercial Finance in its $4.4 billion acquisition of CitiCapital Transportation Financial Services Group. more

: Current; DeltaBank; Delta Capital Management, LLC Sale of DeltaBank Represented DeltaBank and Delta Capital Management, LLC in the sale of DeltaBank to General Electric Consumer Finance.

: Current; Molson, Inc. Merger of Equals between Molson, Inc. and Adolph Coors Company Represented Molson, Inc. in its $6.7 billion merger of equals with Adolph Coors Company. more

: Current; Guilford Mills, Inc. Sale of Guilford Mills, Inc. Represented Guilford Mills, Inc. in its sale to Cerberus Capital Management, LP. more

: Current; Invensys plc Sale of Invensys plc's Metering Business Represented Invensys plc in the $650 million sale of its metering business to IMS Meters Holdings Inc.

: Current; Hollywood Casino Corporation Sale of Hollywood Casino Corporation Represented Hollywood Casino Corporation in its $780 million sale to Penn National Gaming, Inc.

: Current; Republic Technologies International LLC Sale of Republic Technologies International LLC Represented Republic Technologies International LLC in its $463 million sale to RT Acquisition LLC, an entity formed by KPS Special Situations Fund L.P. and Hunt Investment Group L.P. more

: Current; American Airlines Inc. In re Domestic Air Transportation Antitrust Litig. Weil Gotshal acted as trial counsel in this antitrust class action alleging price fixing by American Airlines, Inc. The case was favorably settled.

Partner: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP; Current

: Current; Brookfield Infrastructure L.P. Financing for Brookfield Infrastructure L.P. Represented Brookfield Infrastructure L.P. in a $450 million secured revolving facility.

: Current; Genstar Capital LLC Acquisition Financing for TravelCLICK, Inc. Represented Genstar Capital LLC in the acquisition financing for TravelCLICK, Inc.

: Current; Yildiz Holding AS Acquisition of Godiva Chocolatier Inc. Representing Yildiz Holding AS in the $850 million acquisition of Godiva Chocolatier Inc. from Campbell Soup Company.

: Current; Berkshire Partners LLC Acquisition of AmSafe Partners Inc. Represented Berkshire Partners LLC and Greenbriar Equity Group LLC in connection with their acquisition of AmSafe Partners Inc., a provider of safety-restraint and cargo-securing systems for the aviation, military and specialty vehicle markets.

: Current; Goldman Sachs Credit Partners, L.P. Financing for Crunch CFI, LLC Represented Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P. in the $65 million financing for Crunch CFI, LLC.

: Current; HM Capital Partners LLC Acquisition Financing for Unitek Acquisition, Inc. Represented HM Capital Partners in the $120 million acquisition financing for Unitek Acquisition, Inc.

: Current; Cargo 360, Inc. (an Oak Hill Capital Partners portfolio company) Acquisition Financing for Southern Air Inc. Represented Cargo 360, Inc. (an Oak Hill Capital Partners portfolio company) in its acquisition financing for Southern Air Inc.

: Current; Citi Acquisition Financing for Barneys New York, Inc. Represented Citi in the $660 million combined senior secured and PIK Holdco mezzanine acquisition financing (as part of the $942 million acquisition) for Barneys New York, Inc. by Istithmar PJSC.

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