Joseph Rafferty

Associate

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

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Goldberg Lindsay & Co. LLC Minority Investment in Crane & Co. Represented Goldberg Lindsay & Co. LLC in the acquisition of minority ownership of Crane & Co.

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NYMEX Holdings Inc. Unconditional antitrust clearance obtained for merger with CME Group Obtained unconditional antitrust clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice for NYMEX in connection with its multi-billion merger with CME Group. DOJ gave it's consent after a detailed and thorough review of the transaction. Clearance was secured on June 16, 2008 and the companies expect to close in the last quarter of 2008.

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Education Media Publishing Group Houghton Mifflin College / Cengage Representing EMPG, parent of leading textbook publisher Houghton Mifflin, in the $750 million sale of its college division, HM College, to Cengage Learning (formerly Thomson Learning). The U.S. Department of Justice offered a favorable settlement agreement whereby the parties could merge following limited divestitures by Cengage.

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Providence Equity Partners Inc. Investment in ZeniMax Media Inc. Represented Providence Equity Partners Inc. in connection with its $300 million investment in ZeniMax Media Inc., a creator and publisher of original interactive entertainment content for consoles, the PC, and handheld/wireless devices.

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Pension Corporation LLP Acquisition of Telent plc Represented affiliates of Pension Corporation LLP in the £398 million public acquisition, with Co-Investment No. 5 LP Incorporated, of Telent plc.

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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.

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Lion Capital LLP Acquisition of Vaasan & Vaasan Group Advised Lion Capital in connection with its acquisition of Finland-based branded bakery products group Vaasan & Vaasan.

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GE Commercial Finance Acquisition of Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Ltd. Represented GE Commercial Finance in the proposed acquisition of Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Ltd. by Modernday Ltd., a company jointly owned by GE Commercial Finance and CITIC Group.

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Avista Capital Partners Acquisition of BioReliance Corporation Represented Avista Capital Partners in its $210 million acquisition of BioReliance Corporation from Invitrogen Corporation.

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PKN ORLEN S.A. Acquisition of AB Mazeikiu Nafta Represented PKN ORLEN S.A. in its $2.3 billion acquisition of AB Mazeikiu Nafta from Yukos International UK B.V.

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HM Rivergroup plc Acquisition of Houghton Mifflin Company Advised HM Rivergroup plc in connection with its $5 billion acquisition of Houghton Mifflin Company (a portfolio company of The Blackstone Group, Bain Capital and THL Partners).

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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.

Brooklyn Law School

J.D.

2003

Grinnell College

B.A.

1986