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: Current; TPG Capital; Credit Suisse First Boston Private Equity Acquisition of Grohe AG Represented a private equity consortium led by TPG Capital and Credit Suisse First Boston Private Equity in the €2.25 billion acquisition of Grohe AG from BC Partners.

: Current; Grohe AG (Owned by TPG Capital and CSFB Private Equity) Merger of Grohe Water Technology AG & Co. KG into Grohe AG Advised Grohe Group on the €2.1 billion merger of Grohe Water Technology AG & Co. KG into Grohe AG. more

: Current; Augusta Technologie AG Sale of Augusta Technologie AG Represented Augusta Technologie AG in the restructuring of its bonds including a subsequent debt for equity swap and recapitalization.

: Current; Cerberus Partners Acquisition of Peguform Group by Cerberus Partners Represented Cerberus Partners in its acquisition of insolvent Peguform Group.

: Current; Lone Star Holdings Partnership, LP Acquisition of a Portfolio of 1,300 Loans from Dresdner Bank AG Represented Lone Star Holdings Partnership, LP in the €1.2 billion acquisition of a portfolio of 1,300 loans from Dresdner Bank AG.

: Current; Avaya Inc. Acquisition of Tenovis GmbH & Co. KG Represented Avaya Inc. in the $635 million acquisition of Tenovis GmbH & Co. KG from affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

: Current; Montagu Private Equity Limited Acquisition of Kalle Holding GmbH Represented Montagu Private Equity in the acquisition of Kalle Holding GmbH from CVC Capital Partners.

: Current; Villeroy & Boch AG Sale of Villeroy & Boch AG's Three Tile Factories Represented Villeroy & Boch AG in the sale of its three tile factories to the Lasselsberger Group.

: Current; TTL Information Technology AG Sale of TTL Leasing GmbH Represented TTL Information Technology AG in the sale of TTL Leasing GmbH to Comprendium Leasing Beteiligungs GmbH.

: Current; Montagu Private Equity Limited Acquisition of Stabilus HoldCo 3 (Drei) GmbH Represented Montagu Private Equity Limited in the acquisition of Stabilus HoldCo 3 (Drei) GmbH from Demag Holding S.à.r.l. (Luxembourg), an entity owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

: Current; TPG Capital; TPG-Axon Capital Acquisition of mobilcom AG Represented TPG Capital and TPG-Axon Capital in the $340.7 million acquisition of mobilcom AG from France Télécom SA.

: Current; Summit Partners Sale of Jamba! AG Represented Summit Partners in the $273 million sale of Jamba! AG to Verisign Inc.

: Current; DLJ Merchant Banking Partners Acquisition of Dynamit Nobel from MG Technologies Represented DLJ Merchant Banking Partners in its $2.7 billion investment in Rockwood Specialties Group Inc. and Rockwood’s purchase of Dynamit Nobel from MG Technologies.

: Current; TPG Capital Group (Europe) Limited Acquisition of Isola Group Represented TPG Capital in the acquisition of Isola Group from RÜTGERS AG.

: Current; Fortress Investment Group LLC Acquisition of IVG Immobilien AG Represented Fortress Investment Group in the $753.3 million acquisition of IVG Immobilien AG.

: Current; Lone Star Management Europe Ltd. Acquisition of Hypo Real Estate Bank AG's Portfolio of Non-performing Loans Represented Lone Star Funds and JP Morgan, as members of a consortium, in the acquisition of a portfolio of non-performing loans from Hypo Real Estate Bank AG.

: Current; Mercer Human Resource Consulting GmbH Acquisition of the Actuarial Opinions Division of PWC Deutsche Revision AG Represented Mercer Human Resource Consulting GmbH in the acquisition of the actuarial opinions division of PWC Deutsche Revision AG.

: Current; Lone Star Funds Acquisition of Gontard & Metallbank AG's Portfolio of Non-performing Loans Represented Lone Star Funds in the acquisition of a portfolio of non-performing loans from Gontard & Metallbank AG.

: Current; Escada AG Sale of Escada AG Represented Escada AG in the investment of HMD Partners in the company.

: Current; J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC Acquisition of a Stake in HSH Nordbank AG Advised J.C. Flowers & Co. and funds advised by it in connection with a €1.25 billion acquisition of a stake in HSH Nordbank AG from WestLB, the first acquisition of shares by a private equity investor in a German public bank.

: Current; TDF S.A.S. Acquisition of T-Systems Media & Broadcast GmbH Represented TDF S.A.S. in connection with the acquisition of T-Systems Media & Broadcast GmbH from Deutsche Telekom AG.

: Current; Berkshire Partners LLC Investment in Masai Group International Represented Berkshire Partners in its investment in Masai Group International.

: Current; Texas Pacific Group Sale of freenet AG Represented TPG Capital and TPG-Axon Capital in the sale of their stakes in freenet AG to private investment firm VATAS.

: Current; Villeroy & Boch AG Sale of V&B Fliesen GmbH Represented Villeroy & Boch AG on the sale of a majority share of 51% in V&B Fliesen GmbH to Eczacibasi Group.

: Current; Monitor Clipper Partners Acquisition of CCR Logistics Systems AG Represented Monitor Clipper Partners, through its German subsidiary Reverse Logistics GmbH, in the voluntary takeover offer to the shareholders of CCR Logistics Systems AG.

: Current; Monitor Clipper Partners Acquisition of Vfw AG Advised Monitor Clipper Partners on the acquisition of Vfw AG, a leading provider in the field of reverse logistics, from Deutsche Post AG.

: Current; Saban Capital Group; German Media Partners L.P. Sale of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG Advised ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG's controlling shareholder and its investors (Bain Capital, Hellman & Friedman, Providence Equity Partners, Quadrangle Group, Saban Capital Group and THL Partners) in their sale of a controlling interest in ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG to a consortium consisting of financial investors Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co and Permira in a transaction valued at €5.9 billion.

: 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.

Partner: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP; Current

: Current; P7S1 Holding II S.à.r.l. Recapitalization for P7S1 Holding II S.à.r.l. (German Media Partners L.P.) Represented P7S1 Holding II S.à.r.l. (German Media Partners L.P.), as borrower, in the €1.275 billion recapitalization financing.

: Current; Change Capital Partners Acquisition of Jil Sander AG Advised Change Capital Partners in the acquisition of a majority stake in listed Jil Sander AG from the Prada Group.

: Current; Grohe Group Schutzgemeinschaft der Kapitalanleger u.a. vs. Grohe Water Technology AG&Co KG. Successfully represented the Grohe Group in an accelerated procedure to implement a merger between Grohe Water Technology AG & Co. KG and Grohe AG, despite ongoing litigation begun by objecting minority stakeholders. more

: Current; United BioFuels Europe AG Acquisition of AgriCapital GmbH Represented United BioFuels Europe AG in its acquisition of AgriCapital GmbH.

: Current; Isola Group S.à.r.l. Acquisition of Cookson Group's Polyclad Laminates Business Represented Isola Group S.à.r.l., a portfolio company of Texas Pacific Group, in the acquisition of Cookson Group's Polyclad laminates business from Cookson Group plc.

: Current; DAL GmbH & Co. KG Sale of AquaRotter GmbH Represented DAL GmbH & Co. KG, a Grohe group company, in its sale of AquaRotter GmbH to Franke Deutschland Holding GmbH and Franke Holding AG.

: Current; Fortress Germany Sale of Several Real Estate Companies Owned by Harbour Acquisition LP Germany, a Branch of Fortress Investment Group Represented Harbour Acquisition LP (Fortress) Germany, a branch of Fortress Investment Group, in the sale of several real estate companies to Les Assurances de Fortis Banque.

: Current; TPG Capital Merger of Mobilcom AG with freenet.de AG Represented TPG Capital as shareholder in the $5.52 billion merger of Mobilcom AG with freenet.de AG.

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