Matthew Morton

Matthew, click here to claim your profile for free! Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Professional Experience

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

: Current; NBC Universal Acquisition of The Weather Channel Represented NBC Universal in its acquisition (together with Bain Capital and Blackstone Group) of The Weather Channel.

: Current; General Electric Company Acquisition of Pressure Control Business of Hydril Inc. Representing General Electric Company in the $1.1 billion acquisition of the Pressure Control Business of Hydril Inc. from Tenaris SA.

: Current; HM Capital Partners LLC Recapitalization of Choice Cable TV Representing HM Capital in the restructuring of and new majority investment by Spectrum Equity Investor Partners V. L.P., in Choice Cable TV located in Puerto Rico.

: Current; Berkshire Partners LLC Acquisition of AmSafe Partners Inc. Represented Berkshire Partners LLC and Greenbriar Equity Group LLC in connection with their acquisition of AmSafe Partners Inc., a provider of safety-restraint and cargo-securing systems for the aviation, military and specialty vehicle markets.

: 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; Hunt Consolidated, Inc. Financing for Hunt Consolidated, Inc. Represented Hunt Consolidated, Inc. in the $105 million credit facility.

: Current; Oak Hill Capital Partners Acquisition of Southern Air Inc. Advised Oak Hill Capital Partners in connection with its acquisition of Southern Air Inc., a provider of air cargo services.

: Current; HM Capital Partners LLC Acquisition Financing for Phone Directories Company, LP Represented HM Capital Partners in the $131.5 million acquisition financing for Phone Directories Company, LP.

: Current; Medical Media Holdings, LLC Credit Facility for MMH Partners, L.P. Represented MMH Partners, L.P./Providence Equity Partners in the $295 million credit facility.

: Current; HM Capital Partners LLC Acquisition of Phone Directories Company, LP Represented HM Capital Partners LLC in the acquisition of Phone Directories Company, LP.

: Current; Friendly Ice Cream Corporation Sale of Friendly Ice Cream Corporation Advised Friendly Ice Cream Corporation in connection with its $337 million going private acquisition by Sun Capital Partners.

: Current; Champion Opco, LLC Acquisition Financing for Champion Opco, LLC and Champion Holdco, LLC/Summit Partners, L.P. Represented Champion Opco, LLC and Champion Holdco, LLC/Summit Partners, L.P. in the $350 million acquisition financing.

: Current; Berkshire Partners LLC; HMTBP Holdings, Inc.; HMTBP Acquisition Corp.; HMTBP Acquisition II Corp. Acquisition Financing for HMTBP Acquisition II Corp. Represented Berkshire Partners LLC, HMTBP Holdings, Inc., HMTBP Acquisition Corp. and HMTBP Acquisition II Corp. in the $186 million acquisition financing for HMTBP Acquisition II Corp.

: Current; SEACOR Holdings Inc. Acquisition of Waxler Transportation Company and Waxler Towing Company Represented Seacor Inland River Transport, Inc. (a subsidiary of SEACOR Holdings, Inc.) in its acquisition of the inland river assets of Waxler Transportation Company and Waxler Towing Company.

: Current; DLJ Merchant Banking Partners Acquisition of Total Safety U.S., Inc. Advised DLJ Merchant Bank in connection with its $183 million acquisition of Total Safety U.S., Inc.

: 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; HM Capital Partners LLC Acquisition of the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader Advised HM Capital Partners in connection with its acquisition of The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader from The McClatchy Company.

: Current; Brazos Private Equity Partners LLC Recapitalization of Morton Industrial Group, Inc. Represented Brazos Private Equity Partners LLC in its acquisition of Morton Industrial Group, Inc. in a going private transaction.

: Current; Brazos Private Equity Partners Acquisition of Fuel Systems Inc. from TMB Industries Advised Brazos Private Equity Partners in connection with its acquisition of Fuel Systems Inc.

: Current; Oneida Indian Nation Oneida Indian Nation secures significant land into trust decision from the Department of the Interior Successfully secured for the Oneida Indian Nation one of the largest land into trust decisions granted by the Department of the Interior under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. The Indian Reorganization Act allows the United States, through the Secretary of the Interior, to acquire title to real property in trust status for Native American tribes and individuals.

Education