Selected Experience

• Represented a privately-owned total facility management services company in the sale of its business to a privately-held security services company.
• Represented a publicly listed Australian company in its $50 million acquisition of a U.S. based pharmaceutical brand and related assets, including a corresponding U.S. private equity offering and Australian public equity offering.
• Represented a recognized leader in home warranty, home inspection services and commercial inspections in its acquisition by a leading provider of title insurance, technology and transaction services to the real estate and mortgage industries.
• Represented a publicly listed Australian pharmaceutical company in the refinancing of $125 million of its debt.
• Represented a publicly listed Australian pharmaceutical company in an agreement with a U.S.-based pharmaceutical company to invest $2.5 million in return for additional common stock.
• Represented a publicly listed Australian company in its $120 million acquisition of a U.S. based pharmaceutical business, including a corresponding U.S. private equity offering and debt financing.
• Represented majority stockholder in sale of controlling interest in Industrial Magnetics, Inc.
• Represented shareholders in sale of stock of Republic Parking System, Inc.
• Represented a Texas retail electric provider in securing a novel supply and credit facility allowing it to become the first electric provider to offer truly pre-paid services using smartgrid technology.
• Represented a publicly-held consumer products company in a sale to an international pharmaceutical company through a tender offer and second step merger with a transaction value for shareholders of $1.9 billion and total transaction value of approximately $2.3 billion.
• Recently completed, for a major corporation, both domestic and international acquisitions valued in excess of $3 billion.
• Represented a consumer products company in separate transactions relating to the purchase of product lines for $40 million, $170 million and $95 million, and the sale of its specialty chemicals division for $25 million and the sale of product lines for $12 million and $160 million.
• Handled the sale of a publicly held major fast food chain valued at $145 million.
• Handled an acquisition of a French manufacturing company with revenues in excess of $200 million and represented the company in the stock for stock acquisition of the company by another international company valued in excess of $400 million.
• Represented a venture capital firm in the acquisition of ownership interests in a large portfolio of companies, including companies in the business of manufacturing sports surfaces, furniture and textiles products, among others.
• Represented purchasers and sellers of beer wholesalers for considerations ranging from $6 million to over $200 million.
• Handled a $60 million merger between a publicly held software company that develops and markets worldwide business intelligence software and another publicly held company.