Recent Transactions

30-May-02
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American Commercial Lines

Advised American Commercial Lines, an operator of barges, towboats and shipyards, on its out of court restructuring

16-May-02
$545 million
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Go Fly Ltd

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Acquiror: 
easyJet plc

(majority owned by 3i plc)
Advised Go Fly, Europe’s No. 3 no-frills airline, on its sale to easyJet. The acquisition created Europe’s largest low cost airline.

15-May-02
$230 million
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Completel Europe NV

Advised Completel, an alternative telecom operator, on a balance sheet restructuring and recapitalisation agreement involving an exchange offer for €255 million in face value of public bonds (debt/equity swap), €30 million in new capital from two major shareholders and €8 million from certain bondholders

06-May-02
$1.4 billion
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Pegaso Telecomunicaciones

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Acquiror: 
Telefonica Moviles S.A.

Advised Pegaso, Mexico’s No. 2 wireless provider, on its financial restructuring and subsequent sale of 65% stake to Telefonica

06-May-02
$1.4 billion
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Pegaso Telecommunications

Advised Pegaso, Mexico’s No. 2 wireless provider, on its financial restructuring and subsequent sale of 65% stake to Telefonica for $1.36 billion

27-Mar-02
$168 million
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Morton’s Restaurant Group Inc.

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Acquiror: 
Castle Harlan, Inc.

Advised the Special Committee of Morton’s on sale of the Company.

18-Jan-02
$520 million
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Thus plc

Advised THUS plc on its underwritten £275 million open offer, £90 million bank loan and demerger from its parent, ScottishPower

14-Oct-01
$4.5 billion (Liabilities)
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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

11-Oct-01
$1.3 billion
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Regal Cinemas, Inc.

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Acquiror: 
The Anschutz Corporation

Advised Regal Cinemas, the largest theatre chain in the United States, on its prepackaged bankruptcy plan and acquisition by The Anschutz Corporation

11-Oct-01
$1.3 billion
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Regal Cinemas, Inc.

Advised Regal Cinemas, the largest theatre chain in the United States, on its prepackaged bankruptcy plan and acquisition by The Anschutz Corporation

21-Sep-01
$1.1 billion
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RCN Corporation

Advised RCN, the nation’s largest cable overbuilder, in a tender offer for up to $1.1 billion in face value of public indebtedness

29-Aug-01
$5.9 billion
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Westvaco Corporation

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Acquiror: 
The Mead Corporation

Advised Westvaco Corporation, a packaging and paper products company, on its merger-of-equals with The Mead Corporation

30-Jul-01
$117 million
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Kymata Ltd.

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Alcatel Optronics

Advised Kymata Ltd, the Scottish manufacturer of optical components, on its sale to Alcatel Optronics of France.

16-Jul-01
$982 million
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Sterling Chemicals

Advised Sterling Chemicals in connection with its Chapter 11 proceedings

03-Jul-01
$309 million
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AMRESCO

Advised AMRESCO, a specialty finance company, on its sale to NCSI pursuant to Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code

23-May-01
$950 million
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Structural Dynamics Research Corporation

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EDS Corp

Advised EDS on its acquisition of SDRC, a developer of enterprise-wide product data management software

23-May-01
$170 million
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Unigraphics Solutions Inc.

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Acquiror: 
EDS Corp

(14%)
Advised EDS on its acquisition of the outstanding publicly held shares (14%) of Unigraphics Solutions, a provider of product data management software

19-Apr-01
$10.0 billion
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GKN plc

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Acquiror: 
Brambles Industries Ltd

(Industrial Services)
Advised Brambles on its merger with the industrial services division of GKN under a dual listed companies structure

25-Mar-01
$9.7 billion
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Cable & Wireless Optus Limited

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Acquiror: 
Singapore Telecommunications Limited

, 52.5% subsidiary of Cable and Wireless plc Advised C&W on the sale of its 52.5% owned Australian subsidiary, Cable & Wireless Optus, to SingTel

05-Mar-01
$1.1 billion (liabilities)
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US Office Products Company

Advised the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in connection with the Chapter 11 proceedings of US Office Products Company

15-Feb-01
$850 million
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Loews Cineplex Entertainment

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Acquiror: 
Onex Corp. and Oaktree Capital Management

Advised Onex on its joint acquisition of Loews Cineplex. The acquisition will occur as Loews Cineplex emerges from its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization.

05-Feb-01
$316 million
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General Mills, Inc.

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Acquiror: 
International Multifoods Corporation

(Pillsbury Desserts & Baking Mixes Portfolio)
Advised Diageo on divestiture of Pillsbury’s Desserts & Baking Mix business to gain FTC approval for the sale of Pillsbury to General Mills.

21-Jan-01
$225 million (liabilities)
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RBX Corp.

Advised RBX Corp., a leading manufacturer of rubber products in the US, in connection with its Chapter 11 proceedings and financial restructuring

16-Jan-01
$11.5 billion
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Ralston Purina Co.

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Nestlé S.A.

Advised Nestlé on the agreed cash offer for the US pet-food company Ralston Purina

19-Dec-00
$8.2 billion
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Seagram

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Acquiror: 
Diageo plc and Pernod Ricard

(Spirits Division)
Advised Diageo on its joint agreed bid with Pernod Ricard for Seagram’s spirits business.

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