Lavesh Samtani

Associate

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Current

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Lehman Brothers; Citi Acquisition Financing for Jarden Corporation Represented Lehman Commercial Paper Inc. and Citi in the $2.255 billion term loan and acquisition financing for Jarden Corporation.

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Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep Group plc Acquisition of Harcourt US Schools Education Business Advised Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep Group plc in connection with its $4 billion acquisition of the Harcourt US Schools Education business of Reed Elsevier Group plc.

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Riverdeep Interactive Learning USA, Inc. Acquisition Financing for Riverdeep Interactive Learning USA, Inc. Represented Riverdeep Interactive Learning USA, Inc. in the $3.44 billion acquisition financing. more

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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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Citi Acquisition Financing for Citizens Communication Company Represented Citi as lead arranger in Citizens Communications Company's $1.16 billion acquisition of Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises, Inc.

Columbia University

J.D.

1998

Claremont McKenna College

B.A.

1995