Larry Gelbfish

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Professional Experience

: Current; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC, Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., UBS Securities LLC Financing for Dr Pepper Snapple Group Demerger Advised J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC, Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. and UBS Securities LLC as bookrunners and certain of their affiliates as lenders in providing $4.4 billion of financing in connection with the demerger of Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. ("DPS") from its former parent entity, Cadbury Schweppes plc. This financing consisted of a $2.2 billion term loan and $1.7 billion bridge loan, as well as a $500 million revolving credit facility. Weil Gotshal also represented affiliates of the lenders in the issuance by DPS of $1.7 billion aggregate amount of senior notes, the proceeds of which were used to refinance the bridge loan.

: Current; Vivendi S.A. Investment-Grade Notes Offering by Vivendi S.A. Represented Vivendi S.A. in the offering and sale of $1.4 billion principal amount of investment-grade notes under Rule 144A/Regulation S within the scope of Vivendi S.A.’s planned acquisitions of Activision and Neuf Cegetel.

: Current; Genstar Capital Partners V, L.P. and Genstar Capital V, L.P. (Genstar Capital LLC) Financing for Genstar Capital Partners V, L.P. Represented Genstar Capital Partners V, L.P. and Genstar Capital V, L.P. (Genstar Capital LLC) in its $100 million financing.

: 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; Babcock & Brown Initial Public Offering of Babcock & Brown Air Limited Represented Babcock & Brown Air Limited and its parent, Babcock & Brown, in its $430 million initial public offering.

: Current; Leucadia National Corporation Common Stock Offering by Leucadia National Corporation Represented Leucadia National Corporation in its $250 million common stock offering.

: Current; Leucadia National Corporation Senior Notes Offering by Leucadia National Corporation Represented Leucadia National Corporation in its $500 million 8-1/8% senior notes offering due 2015.

: 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; Bridge Capital SAS Acquisition Financing for Bienfaisance Holding S.A.S. Represented Bridgepoint Capital SAS in the $215 million acquisition financing for Bienfaisance Holding S.A.S.

: Current; Citi Refinancing for FMC Corporation Represented Citi in the $600 million refinancing for FMC Corporation.

: Current; Africa Israel Investments Ltd. Acquisition Financing for 60.5 Acres Adjacent to Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Represented Africa Israel Investments Ltd. (a member of WAICCS Las Vegas LLC, a consortium including Witkoff Group, Cipriani Properties and Edge Group) in the $524 million acquisition financing (as part of the $540 million acquisition) of 60.5 acres of vacant land adjacent to Hard Rock Hotel & Casino from Edge Star Partners LLC and Edge Las Vegas Development LLC.

: Current; Africa Israel Investments Ltd. Acquisition of 60.5 Acres Adjacent to Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada Represented Africa Israel Investments Ltd. (a member of WAICCS Las Vegas LLC, a consortium including The Witkoff Group, Cipriani Properties and The Edge Group) in the $625 million acquisition of 60.5 acres of vacant land adjacent to Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada from Edge Star Partners LLC and Edge Las Vegas Development LLC.

: 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; Lehman Brothers; Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.; Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Asset Backed Securitization for Hertz LBO Represented a consortium led by Lehman Brothers, Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch in the financing for the $5.8 billion asset backed rental car fleet securitization for Hertz Corporation (part of the $15 billion going private leveraged buyout of Hertz).

: Current; General Electric Commercial Finance Acquisition of Aircraft Assets from CIT Group Inc. Represented General Electric Commercial Finance in the acquisition of aircraft assets valued at $1 billion from CIT Group Inc.

: Current; Lehman Brothers Acquisition of 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY Represented Lehman Brothers, as lender, in the $1.721 billion acquisition of 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY by Tishman Speyer Properties from Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company.

: Current; The Devlin Group Acquisition of Forethought Financial Services Inc. Represented The Devlin Group in its $280 million acquisition of Forethought Financial Services Inc. from Hillenbrand Industries.

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