Max Goodman

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Professional Experience

: Current; Brookfield Infrastructure L.P. Financing for Brookfield Infrastructure L.P. Represented Brookfield Infrastructure L.P. in a $450 million secured revolving facility.

: 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; Magellan Health Services Financing for Magellan Health Services Represented Magellan Health Services in its $100 million financing.

: Current; Special Committee of Deerfield Triarc Capital Corp. Acquisition of Deerfield & Company LLC Representing the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Deerfield Triarc Capital Corp. in the acquisition of Deerfield & Company LLC from Triarc Companies, Inc.

: 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; Texas Instruments Incorporated Acquisition of Powerprecise Solutions Inc. Represented Texas Instruments Incorporated in the acquisition of Powerprecise Solutions Inc.

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

: 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. 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; 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; Key Safety Systems, Inc., Ewing Management Group Sale of Key Safety Systems, Inc. Advised Ewing Management Group and auto parts producer Key Safety Systems, Inc. in connection with the sale of Key Safety Systems to Crestview Capital Partners.

: 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; American Capital Strategies, Ltd. Sale of Iowa Mold Tooling Co., Inc. Represented American Capital Strategies, Ltd. in its sale of Iowa Mold Tooling Co., Inc. to Oshkosh Truck Corporation.

: Current; Reader's Digest Association, Inc. Acquisition of Allrecipes.com Represented Reader's Digest Association, Inc. in its acquisition of Allrecipes.com.

: Current; American Capital Strategies, Ltd. Acquisition of AAMCO Transmissions, Inc. Represented American Capital Strategies, Ltd. in the buyout of AAMCO Transmissions, Inc.

: Current; Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Secured Notes Offering by Goldentree Capital Opportunities, LP Represented Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. in the $312.5 million offering of notes secured primarily by a portfolio of loans and mezzanine obligations by Goldentree Capital Opportunities, LP.

: Current; First Quantum Minerals, Ltd. Acquisition of the Outstanding Common Shares of Adastra Minerals Inc. Represented First Quantum Minerals, Ltd. in its share exchange takeover bid to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Adastra Minerals Inc.

: Current; American Capital Strategies, Ltd. Sale of Escort Inc. Advised American Capital Strategies, Ltd. in its sale of Escort Inc., a manufacturer of high-end radar detectors, to Falconhead Capital LLC.

: 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; 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; American Capital Strategies, Ltd. Acquisition of NPC, Inc. Represented American Capital Strategies, Ltd. in its acquisition of NPC, Inc. from Riverside XIII Holding Company (NPC), L.P.

: Current; Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Acquisition of aaiPharma Inc. Represented Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc in the acquisition of aaiPharma Inc. more

: Current; American Capital Strategies, Ltd. Sale of Roadrunner Freight Systems Inc. Represented American Capital Strategies, Ltd. in the sale of Roadrunner Freight Systems Inc. to Thayer LTL Acquisition Corp.

: Current; American Capital Strategies, Ltd. Acquisition of eLynx Ltd. Represented American Capital Strategies, Ltd. in the $39 million acquisition of eLynx Ltd.

: Current; GE Commercial Finance Acquisition of CitiCapital Transportation Financial Services Group Represented GE Commercial Finance in its $4.4 billion acquisition of CitiCapital Transportation Financial Services Group. more

: Current; Molson, Inc. Merger of Equals between Molson, Inc. and Adolph Coors Company Represented Molson, Inc. in its $6.7 billion merger of equals with Adolph Coors Company. more

: Current; Millennium Chemicals Inc. Sale of Millennium Chemicals Inc. Represented Millennium Chemicals Inc. in its $2.3 billion sale to Lyondell Chemical Company. more

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