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Partner: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP; Current

: Current; Technology Crossover Ventures Acquisition of MoneyExpert Limited Represented Technology Crossover Ventures in the £25 million investment in MoneyExpert Limited.

: Current; EnergySolutions, LLC Initial Public Offering of EnergySolutions Inc. Represented EnergySolutions Inc., a company previously owned by Lindsay Goldberg and other investors, in its $765.9 million initial public offering.

: Current; Providence Equity Partners Inc. Investment in Hulu Represented Providence Equity Partners in connection with its joint venture with News Corporation and NBC Universal to form Hulu, an NBC/Fox website formed to exploit their television programs and other media content.

: Current; Greenbriar Equity Group LLC Acquisition of Grakon International, Inc. Representing Greenbriar Equity Group LLC in its acquisition of Grakon International, Inc.

: Current; Brock Holdings III, Inc. Acquisition of Steeplejack Industrial Group Inc. Advised The Brock Group (a portfolio company of Lindsay Goldberg) in connection with its C$117 million acquisition of Steeplejack Industrial Group Inc.

: Current; Providence Equity Partners Inc. Acquisition Financing for Asurion Corporation Represented Madison Dearborn LLC, Providence Equity Partners Inc. and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, in the $2.435 billion acquisition financing for Asurion Corporation.

: Current; Providence Equity Partners Inc.; Decision Resources, Inc. Acquisition Financing for Decision Resources, Inc. Represented Providence Equity Partners Inc. in the $137 million acquisition financing for Decision Resources, Inc.

: Current; Providence Equity Partners Inc.; Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board; Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC Acquisition of BCE Inc. (Bell Canada) Representing Providence Equity Partners Inc., Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board and Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC in the $48.5 billion going private acquisition of BCE Inc. (Bell Canada), the largest leveraged buyout in history.

: Current; Brock Holdings III, Inc. Acquisition of A&L Industrial Construction and Maintenance, Inc. Represented Brock Holdings III, Inc., a portfolio company of Lindsay Goldberg & Bessemer, in the $25 million acquisition of A&L Industrial Construction and Maintenance, Inc.

: 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; Providence Equity Partners Inc. Acquisition of Decision Resources, Inc. Represented Providence Equity Partners Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Decision Resources, Inc.

: Current; Technology Crossover Ventures and Spectrum Equity Investors Acquisition of R.J. O'Brien & Associates Inc. Advised Technology Crossover Ventures and Spectrum Equity Investors in the $1 billion acquisition of R.J. O'Brien & Associates Inc.

: Current; Goldman Sachs Capital Partners Acquisition of Alltel Corp. Advised GS Capital Partners in connection with the $27.5 billion public-to-private acquisition of wireless phone company Alltel by GS Capital Partners and TPG Capital.

: 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; 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; Diamond Castle Holdings, LLC Acquisition of Public Safety Luxembourg S.à.r.l. Advised Diamond Castle Holdings LLC in connection with the acquisition by Diamond Castle and Stirling Square Capital Partners of Public Safety Equipment, the international highway safety solutions business from Seton House Group Limited.

: Current; Providence Equity Partners Inc.; The Carlyle Group Acquisition of APN News & Media Limited Advising Providence Equity Partners and The Carlyle Group, as part of a consortium comprising Providence, Carlyle and Independent News & Media PLC, on their $2.95 billion acquisition of APN News & Media Limited, Australia's fourth-largest media company.

: Current; Brock Holdings III, Inc. Acquisition of XServ Inc. Advised The Brock Group, LLC (a portfolio company of Lindsay Goldberg) in connection with its acquisition of XServ Inc.

: Current; Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. Acquisition of US Retail Operations of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc Advised Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. (a portfolio company of Lindsay Goldberg) in connection with its $100 million acquisition of the US-based property and casualty employee benefits insurance business from Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc.

: 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; Management of Kinder Morgan, Inc. Leveraged Buyout of Kinder Morgan, Inc. Advised Richard Kinder and his senior management team in connection with their $22 billion management buyout of Kinder Morgan, Inc., one of the largest energy transportation, storage and distribution companies in North America.

: 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; Providence Equity Partners Acquisition of Education Management Corporation Represented Providence Equity Partners in the $3.4 billion going private acquisition, with Goldman Sachs Capital Group, of Education Management Corporation.

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

: 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; Centre Partners Management, LLC Sale of Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp. Advised Centre Partners Management, LLC in the $198 million sale of Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp. to Garden Fresh Holdings Inc. and Sun Capital Partners Inc.

: Current; Diamond Castle Holdings, LLC Acquisition of a controlling interest in Catamount Resources Corporation Represented Diamond Castle Holdings in its acquisition of Catamount Resources Corporation from Central Vermont Public Service.

: Current; Diamond Castle Holdings, LLC Acquisition of Buckeye Check Cashing, Inc. Advised Diamond Castle Holdings, LLC in connection with its acquisition of Buckeye Check Cashing, Inc., a leading subprime consumer finance company

: Current; Diamond Castle Holdings, LLC Acquisition of Catamount Energy Corporation Advised Diamond Castle Holdings, LLC in its acquisition of 51% of Catamount Energy Corporation from Central Vermont Public Service Corporation.

: Current; DLJ Merchant Banking Partners Sale of Accellent Inc. Advised DLJ Merchant Banking Partners in connection with its $1.3 billion sale of Accellent Inc. to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

: Current; Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. Acquisition of Certegy Inc. Advised Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (a THL Partners and TPG Capital portfolio company) in connection with its acquisition of Certegy Inc.

: Current; Forest Oil Corporation Spin-off and Acquisition of a Wholly-owned Subsidiary of Forest Oil Corporation Represented Forest Oil Corporation, as tax advisor, in the $2 billion spin-off and acquisition of a wholly-owned subsidiary.

: Current; Providence Equity Partners; THL Partners; Quadrangle; CCMP Capital Advisors LLC Acquisition of a Controlling Interest in Ono S.A. in Connection with the Merger between Auna S.A. and Ono S.A. Advised Providence Equity Partners, THL Partners, Quadrangle and CCMP Capital Advisors in the acquisition of a controlling interest in the €5.3 billion merger between Auna S.A. and Ono S.A. more

: Current; Ozburn-Hessey Holding Company, LLC Sale of Ozburn-Hessey Logistics, LLC Represented Ozburn-Hessey Holding Company, LLC in its sale to Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe LP by RECP Prochannel, Inc., ProChannel Management LLC et al.

: 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; 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; DLJ Merchant Banking; CCMP Capital Advisors LLC; THL Partners; Bain Capital Acquisition of Warner Chilcott Represented a consortium including DLJ Merchant Banking, CCMP Capital Advisors LLC, THL Partners and Bain Capital in its £1.615 billion going private acquisition of Warner Chilcott Plc. more

: Current; The DIRECTV Group, Inc. Acquisition of an Interest in Sky Latin America Represented The DIRECTV Group Inc. in its $579 million acquisition of an interest in Sky Latin America.

: Current; DLJ Merchant Banking Partners Acquisition of Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Inc. Represented DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, as part of a consortium, in the $4.84 billion acquisition of Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Inc. more

: Current; The DIRECTV Group, Inc. Acquisition of the Direct Broadcast Satellite Business of Pegasus Satellite Television, Inc. Represented DIRECTV Group Inc. in its $938 million acquisition of the direct broadcast satellite business of Pegasus Satellite Television, Inc.

: Current; DLJ Merchant Banking Partners Recapitalization of Jostens, Inc. and Acquisition of Von Hoffman Corporation and Arcade Marketing from DLJ Merchant Banking Partners Represented DLJ Merchant Banking Partners in the $2.3 billion recapitalization of Jostens, Inc., and sale of Von Hoffman Corporation and Arcade Marketing to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. more

: 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; Ozburn-Hessey Holding Company, LLC Acquisition of Lanter Logistics, Inc. and Lanter Refrigerated Distributing Co. Represented Ozburn-Hessey Holding Company, LLC in its acquisition of Lanter Logistics, Inc. and Lanter Refrigerated Distributing Co.

: 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; DLJ Merchant Banking Partners Acquisition of MedSource Technologies Inc. Represented DLJ Merchant Banking Partners in connection with its equity financing of UTI Corporation for its $587 million acquisition of MedSource Technologies.

: Current; DLJ Merchant Banking Partners Acquisition of Jostens, Inc. Represented DLJ Merchant Banking Partners in the $1.2 billion acquisition of Jostens, Inc. more

: Current; Lending Tree, Inc. Sale of Lending Tree, Inc. Represented Lending Tree, Inc. in its $715 million sale to InterActive Corp. (formerly known as USA Interactive). more

: Current; The DIRECTV Group, Inc. Sale of a 34% Interest in The DIRECTV Group, Inc. Represented DIRECTV in its $6.6 billion sale of a 34% interest to News Corporation Ltd. more

: Current; DLJ Merchant Banking Partners III and Highstar Renewable Fuels LLC Acquisition of Duke Energy Corp./UAE Ref-Fuel (50% interest) Represented DLJ Merchant Banking Partners III in its $306 million acquisition of 50% interest in Duke Energy Corp./UAE Ref-Fuel. more

: Current; CSFB Private Equity; Blackstone Capital Partners; NIB Private Capital NV Acquisition of Nycomed Holding A/S Represented CSFB Private Equity, Blackstone Capital Partners and NIB Private Capital NV in the acquisition of Nycomed Holding A/S from Nordic Capital. more

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