Mergers and Acquisitions

                                    Our attorneys have extensive experience in the acquisition, disposition and consolidation
                                    of  businesses, including mergers, consolidations, leveraged buyouts, stock and asset 
                                    purchases and sales and divestitures. We represent companies in structuring, negotiating,
                                    drafting and consummating transaction involving the sale or combination of publicly and 
                                    privately held companies. 

                                    Our private equity lawyers have extensive experience in representing private equity funds in
                                    mergers and acquisitions, including leveraged buy-out transactions and build-up transactions,
                                    as well as in minority investments.   In these matters, our attorneys advise the private equity 
                                    fund on all legal aspects of the transaction, including on both the equity and debt sides.  We 
                                    have extensive experience in preparing and negotiating documents in connection with the full
                                    range of stock and asset acquisitions, merger transactions, recapitalizations, and equity and
                                    debt investments.  We have also worked closely with most of the principal mezzanine and 
                                    debt financers in leveraged transactions and are familiar with the way they have structured
                                    prior transactions. 

                                    Representative Transactions include:

                                    Represented financial services company in $300 million acquisition of mutual fund complex.

                                    Represented private telecommunications company in $1 billion sale to an international strategic
                                    merger partner. 

                                    Represented financial services company in $900 million sale of asset management business. 

                                    Represented private equity sponsor in $240 million leveraged buyout of nursing home chain.

                                    Represented investment advisor in $30 million sale to bank holding company.

                                    Represented management buyout team in $40 million spin-off of pharmaceutical division of
                                    public company.

                                    Represented partner contributing assets in $60 million joint venture in consumer industry.

                                    Represented private equity fund in $35 million purchase of directory business.

                                    Represented investors in formation of cable television and broadband holding company.

                                    Represented private equity fund in $295 million sale of North American publishing and information 
                                    business to international strategic buyer.

                                    Represented private equity fund in $325 million acquisition of public healthcare company through
                                    a public tender offer/going private transaction, financed with senior debt and "Rule 144A" 
                                    high-yield bonds. 

                                    Represented private equity fund in investment in and subsequent $120 million sale of 
                                    telecommunications application service provider. 

                                    Represented private equity fund in $100 million leveraged recapitalization of leading data and
                                    telecommunications service provider. 

                                    Represented database business in $80 million sale to public company for stock, cash and convertible
                                    notes.

                                    Represented technology company in $20 million acquisition and recapitalization of former "dot-com"
                                    business from insolvent parent.

                                    Represented private equity fund in $45 million acquisition of domestic and international business 
                                    information divisions from global publishing company. 

                                    Represented financial services company in $40 million acquisition of bank holding company.

                                    Represented private equity firm in $30 million acquisition of home health care provider.