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Mergers & Acquisitions
- Mediacom Communications Corporation – Purchase and sale of numerous cable television, broadband and telephony systems throughout the United States
- Innophos Holdings, Inc – Merger with an affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners and acquisitions of Novel Ingredients and Nutragenesis
- Akzo Nobel, N.V. – Acquisitions of: Chemcraft International; Covance Biotechnology Services; the marine and aerospace coatings business of U.S. Paint Corporation; the Chinese and Korean powder coatings businesses of Ferro Corporation; and the automotive coatings businesses of Dexter Corporation
- Phil Shawe – represented the co-Founder of TransPerfect Global, Inc., in his acquisition of the remaining 50% of TransPerfect pursuant to a court-ordered competitive auction
- TransPerfect Global, Inc. – Acquisition of Semantix Group AB, the largest language service provider in the Nordic region
- Snap-Tite, Inc. – Sale to Parker-Hannifin
- Nagra USA, Inc. – Acquisition of Milestone Systems
- Red Man Pipe & Supply Company – Business combination with McJunkin Corporation
- OpenTV Corp. – Acquisitions of Wink Communications, ACTV, and BettingCorp
- Mastercard International – Acquisition of First Performance, Inc.
- Liz Lange LLC – Sale of Liz Lange Maternity brand to Bluestar Alliance
- Discovery Communications, Inc. – Acquisition of The Learning Channel
- Kearns-Tribune Corporation – Sale of the Lewiston Morning Tribune, Whitman County Gazette and Moscow-Pullman Daily News
- Whitehall Corporation – Merger with Aviation Sales Company
- Tele-Communications, Inc. – Acquisitions of Kearns-Tribune Corporation, the publisher of The Salt Lake Tribune and substantially all of Viacom Inc.'s cable television systems
- Mediacom Communications Corporation – Redemption of Morris Communications' equity stake in a transaction structured as a "cash-rich split off"
- Liberty Media Corporation – Acquisitions of Provide Commerce, Ascent Entertainment Group, and a controlling interest in Home Shopping Network
- Liberty Media Corporation – Investments in Emmis Communications, Inc. and Alloy, Inc.
- Akzo Nobel, N.V. – Sales of the phosphorus chemical division to Ripplewood Holdings and a joint venture interest in Flexsys,, a rubber processing chemical business
Special Committee & Related Transactions
- Special Committee of the Board of a Fortune 500 company responding to a criminal enforcement investigation by the DOJ and the FDA regarding the sale and distribution of prescription medicines and related practices
- Committee of Independent Directors of the Board of a Nasdaq-listed company in connection with a CEO transition
- Special Committee of the Independent Directors of Intersections, Inc. responding to an offer by a control shareholder to acquire a pet health monitoring business
- Special Committee of Independent Directors of Swift Transportation Company – Acquisition of Central Refrigerated Transportation, Inc.
- Special Committee of Independent Directors of a for-profit university responding to a "go-private" proposal from a significant stockholder
- Rocco B. Commisso – Acquisition of remaining interest in Mediacom Communications Corporation in a “going-private” transaction valued at nearly $4 billion
- OpenTV, Inc – “Going-private” transaction by Kudelski SA via a tender offer
- Special Committee of the Board of Directors of 24/7 Media, Inc. – Review of a financing transaction with a director and significant stockholder
- Liberty Media Corporation – Acquisition of Liberty Digital, Inc. in a “going-private” transaction
- Tele-Communications, Inc. – Acquisition of TCI International in a “going-private transaction”
- United Artists Entertainment Company – Acquisition of United Cable Television Corporation in a “going-private” transaction
Joint Ventures
- YankeeNets, LLC – Formation of the Yankees Entertainment and Sports (YES) Network and sale of a significant stake to Goldman Sachs and others
- NBA Houston Rockets – Formation of a regional sports network and licensing of media rights of Rockets and Astros to Fox Sports
- Formation of a strategic partnership among Liberty Media Corporation, Barry Diller and Comcast Corporation with respect to their controlling interest in QVC
- TVG Network – Joint bid with the New York Racing Association to acquire the assets of New York City Off-Track Betting Corporation