Recent Transactions

11-Dec-12
$51.6 billion
United States flag
Target: 

American International Group (AIG)

Advised the United States Department of the Treasury (“UST”) on the full reduction of its 92% ownership stake in the insurer through numerous Secondary Public Offering Transactions

16-Apr-07
$25.0 billion
United States flag
Target: 

SLM Corporation

United States flag
Acquiror: 
J.C. Flowers, Friedman Fleischer & Lowe, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase

Advised the Transaction Committee of the Board of Directors of SLM Corporation, commonly known as Sallie Mae, on the sale to a consortium consisting of J.C. Flowers, Friedman Fleischer & Lowe, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase

25-Apr-03
$20.8 billion
United States flag
Target: 

AMR Corporation

Advised AMR, parent of American Airlines, on strategic alternatives and implementation of a historic out-of-court restructuring through which a variety of stakeholder concessions were achieved, averting bankruptcy

17-Oct-05
$16.8 billion
United States flag
Target: 

Refco

Acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Refco Inc. in connection with its Chapter 11 proceedings which included the sale of substantially all of the assets of Refco's regulated commodities futures business to Man Financial for $1.2 billion

28-Mar-12
$10.4 billion+
United States flag
Target: 

Flow Control Business of Tyco International Ltd.

United States flag
Acquiror: 
Pentair, Inc.

Provided fairness opinion to the Board of Directors of Pentair, Inc. in connection with its all-stock merger with Tyco Flow Control, a division of Tyco International Ltd. (+Transaction value represents enterprise value of combined entity)

21-Mar-03
$6.1 billion
United States flag
Target: 

Conseco, Inc.

Advised the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Conseco, Inc., a life insurance and annuities company, on the financial restructuring of the Company’s $6 billion of externally held financial indebtedness

15-Dec-17
$6.0 billion
United States flag
Target: 

Avaya

flag not available

Advised The Bank of New York Mellon in its role as the Indenture Trustee to selected First Lien Notes throughout Avaya’s Chapter 11 proceedings

19-Mar-07
$5.5 billion
United States flag
Target: 

The ServiceMaster Company

United States flag
Acquiror: 
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice

Provided fairness opinion to the Board of Directors of The ServiceMaster Company, a diversified consumer services business whose brands include Terminix, TruGreen and American Home Shield, in connection with its sale to private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice

14-Oct-01
$4.5 billion (Liabilities)
United States flag
Target: 

Bethlehem Steel Corporation

Advised Bethlehem Steel Corp., the United States third largest steel producer, in connection with its Chapter 11 proceedings and eventual sale to International Steel

21-Dec-12
$3.7 billion
Finland, U.S.A. flags
Target: 

NewPage Corp.

Advised Stora Enso Oyj, a global paper, packaging and wood products producer headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, in connection with the Chapter 11 proceeding of NewPage, the largest North American coated-paper manufacturer

21-Dec-06
$3.3 billion
United States flag
Target: 

Raytheon Aircraft Company

United States flag
Acquiror: 
Goldman Sachs Capital Partners / Onex Partners

Provided advisory services and fairness opinion to the board of directors of Raytheon Company, a market leader in the aerospace and defense industry, on the sale of its Raytheon Aircraft division, which offers aircrafts and services and the renowned Hawker and Beechcraft brand names

29-Mar-22
$2.6 billion
United States flag
Target: 

Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. dba Incora

flag not available
Acquiror: 
N/A

Advised Carlyle Global Credit Investment Management LLC, the majority holder of the Incora’s unsecured notes, with respect to a comprehensive recapitalization transaction

11-Mar-21
$2.1 billion
Australia flag
Target: 

Education Australia’s 40% Stake in IDP Education

Australia flag
Acquiror: 
Education Australia’s 38 University Shareholders

Advising ASX-listed IDP Education on the restructure of Education Australia’s 40% ownership stake in the business

10-Sep-20
$2.1 billion
United States flag
Target: 

Skillsoft Limited

flag not available
Acquiror: 
N/A

Advised the Ad Hoc Group of First Lien Lenders on the Chapter 11 restructuring of Skillsoft Limited, a leading provider of e-learning and performance support solutions globally

30-Apr-20
$1.9 billion
United States flag
Target: 

American Commercial Lines

flag not available
Acquiror: 
N/A

Advised American Commercial Lines, a leading provider of maritime transportation services, on its pre-packaged in-court recapitalization

07-Mar-08
$1.5 billion
United States flag
Target: 

Ambac Financial Group, Inc.

Advised a consortium of leading global financial institutions and investors, including but not limited to Banc of America Securities LLC; Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Dresdner Kleinwort Securities LLC; Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.; and UBS Securities LLC, on its participation in a recapitalization of Ambac Financial Group, Inc.

20-Apr-05
$1.4 billion
United States flag
Target: 

Archipelago Holdings Inc

United States flag
Acquiror: 
New York Stock Exchange

Provided financial advisory services and a fairness opinion to Archipelago Holdings, Inc. in its definitive merger agreement with the NYSE to create the NYSE Group, Inc

28-Jun-10
$1.3 billion
U.K., Australia flags
Target: 

Guinness Peat Group plc

Advised GPG plc, a listed investment company, on potential restructuring alternatives

23-Feb-17
$1.1 billion
United States flag
Target: 

Natural Resource Partners L.P.

flag not available

Advised Natural Resource Partners L.P., a publicly-traded master limited partnership that owns, manages and leases mineral properties in the United States, on a series of recapitalization transactions including the extension of NRP’s near-term debt maturities and the issuance of $250mm of new preferred equity capital to funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities and from several affiliates of GoldenTree Asset Management L.P.

16-Jul-01
$982 million
United States flag
Target: 

Sterling Chemicals

Advised Sterling Chemicals in connection with its Chapter 11 proceedings

30-Mar-15
$950 million
United Kingdom flag
Target: 

Quindell plc’s Professional Services Division

Australia flag
Acquiror: 
Slater and Gordon

Advised Slater and Gordon Limited, an ASX-listed international consumer law firm, on the acquisition of Quindell plc’s Professional Services Division, the UK’s leading personal injury law firm operating across the claims value chain, and associated A$890 million equity and A$375 million debt raisings

16-Mar-16
$942 million
United States flag
Target: 

Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc.

United States flag
Acquiror: 
Coherent, Inc.

Advised Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc., a leading manufacturer of industrial laser sources and laser-based solutions and components, on its sale to Coherent, Inc., a leading provider of lasers and laser-based technology for scientific, commercial and industrial customers

12-Jun-13
$893 million
Australia flag
Target: 

A$1.6bn non-core loan portfolio

United States flag
Acquiror: 
Goldman Sachs Group. Inc.

Advised Suncorp Group Ltd (ASX:SUN), a leading general insurance, retail banking and life insurance group in Australia and New Zealand, on the sale of a A$1.6bn portfolio of performing and non-performing (corporate and property) loans to Goldman Sachs Group Inc., an American multinational investment banking firm

11-Dec-12
$862 million
United States flag
Target: 

TNS, Inc.

United States flag
Acquiror: 
Siris Capital Group

Advised the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of TNS, Inc., a leading global provider of data communications and interoperability solutions, on its sale to Siris Capital Group, a private equity firm focused on complex, control equity investments in the telecom, technology and technology-enabled business service sectors

10-Dec-15
$855 million
United States flag
Target: 

Blount International, Inc.

United States flag
Acquiror: 
American Securities LLC and P2 Capital Partners, LLC

Advised the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Blount International Inc., a leading global manufacturer of saw chains, guide bars, sprockets and other equipment for the forestry, agriculture and construction markets, on its sale to American Securities LLC and P2 Capital Partners, LLC

Pages

show all