Represented WindAcre Partnership on its participation in the US$16bn acquisition of Neilsen Holdings by a consortium led by Elliott Management and Brookfield Business Partners.*

Represented 26 Capital Acquisition Corp in its proposed merger with Tiger Resort Leisure and Entertainment Inc. (operating as Okada Manilla).*

Represented Axar Capital Management in its US$416m take-private of StoneMor Inc.

Represented Everstory Partners (a portfolio company of Axar Capital) in the acquisition of 72 cemeteries and 11 funeral homes from affiliates of Park Lawn Corporation.*

Represented Staple Street Capital in its acquisition of Delaware Valley Floral Group.*

Represented Cerberus Capital Management in its C$277m sale of a majority stake in ABC Technologies Holdings Inc. to affiliates of Apollo Global Management.*

Represented BrightNight LLC in its US$500m sale of preferred equity and warrants to affiliates of Global Infrastructure Partners.*

Represented the Board of Directors of USA Truck, Inc. in its US$435m acquisition by Schenker, Inc.*

Represented Angelo, Gordon & Co. in its US$296m acquisition of Benihana.*

Represented AuRico Gold in its:

• US$408m acquisition of Capital Gold Corporation.*

• US$1.5bn acquisition of Northgate Minerals Corporation.*

Represented Axiall Corporation in its US$3.8bn sale to Westlake Chemical Corporation.*

Represented The Blackstone Group in its:

• US$26bn acquisition proposal for Dell Technologies.*

• US$960m acquisition of Team Health Holdings from a consortium led by Madison Dearborn Partners.*

• US$2bn share exchange with Allied Waste Industries Inc. (consortium included Apollo, Greenwich Street Capital, and DLJ Merchant Banking).*

• US$956m acquisition of the assets of New Skies Satellites.*

Represented Bristol-Myers Squibb in its US$885m acquisition of ZymoGenetics.*

Represented The Carlyle Group in its US$4bn sale of Signode Industrial Group to Crown Holdings.*

Represented CSC ServiceWorks and Pamplona Capital in the US$524m acquisition of Mac-Gray Corporation.*

Represented CVC Capital Partners in its US$703m acquisition of Teva Pharmaceutical’s non-U.S. Women’s Health assets.*

Represented DHL in its:

• US$90m minority investment in ASTAR Air Cargo Holdings.*

• Two internal restructuring of DHL’s operations in the United States.*

• US$1.4bn acquisition of Airborne.*

• Sale of DHL Airways to BD Air Partners.*

Represented Diamond S Shipping in its US$1.65bn merger with the tanker business of Capital Product Partners.*

Represented Ferraro Foods Corporation in the sale of all its assets to Kainos Capital.*

Represented Galenica AG in its US$1.53bn acquisition of Relypsa.*

Represented Hess Corporation in the US$2.8bn sale of its retail business to Speedway.*

Represented Koch Equity Development in the acquisition of Truck-Lite Co., alongside BDT Capital Partners.*

Represented Metavante Technologies in its US$2.94bn sale to Fidelity National Information Services.*

Represented MidOcean Partners in the US$450m acquisition of Sbarro.*

Represented Nutrien in its:

• US$4.1bn sale of its minority interest in Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile to Tianqi Lithium Corporation.*

• US$502m sale of its minority interest in Arab Potash Company to SDIC Mining Investment.*

• US$700m private offering of its minority interest in Israel Chemicals LTD.*

Represented Paxar Corporation in its US$1.34bn sale to Avery Dennison Corporation.*

Represented Pfizer in its:

• US$635m acquisition of the marketed vaccines portfolio of Baxter International.*

• Collaboration agreement with Mylan for the manufacture and distribution of generic drugs in Japan.*

Represented PHH Corporation in its:

• US$360m sale to Ocwen Financial Corporation.*

• US$912m sale of its non-GNMA MSR portfolio to New Residential Investment Corporation, as well as the entry into a subservicing agreement for 480,000 mortgage loans.*

• US$122m sale of substantially all of its GNMA MSR portfolio to Lakeview Loan Servicing, as well as the sale of its private label servicing business.*

• US$1.4bn sale of its fleet management services business to Element Financial Corporation.*

Represented Spectrum Equity in its capacity as the largest shareholder of Ancestry.com in its US$1.6bn sale to Permira.*

Represented Sun Capital Partners in its:

• Successful proxy contest for the election of a slate of directors to the board of Furniture Brands International.*

• US$750m unsolicited acquisition of Kellwood Company.*

Represented Teva Pharmaceutical in its:

• US$6.8b acquisition of Cephalon.*

• Acquisition of NuPathe.*

Represented Thomas H. Lee Partners, Lexa Partners, Bain Capital, and Providence Equity Partners in their US$2.6bn acquisition of the Warner Music Group from Time Warner.*

Represented T-Mobile in US$4.5bn in financings and other related-party transactions with Deutsche Poste.*

Represented TonenGeneral Sekiyu in its combination with JX Group.*

Represented Twin River Worldwide Holdings in its stock merger with Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment.*

Represented Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe in its:

• Acquisition of Peak 10.*

• US$730m sale of Peak 10 to GI Partners.*

• US$524m sale of ITC^Deltacom to EarthLink.*

• US$290m recapitalization of Service Repair Solutions.*

Represented ZM Capital in its:

• Acquisition of Cannella Response Television and Cable Response Television.*

• US$536m acquisition of Airvana by a consortium led by S.A.C. Private Capital.*

• US$760m acquisition of Tekelec by a consortium led by Siris Capital.*

• Acquisition of ISS assets from Microsoft.*

*Matters handled prior to joining Pierson Ferdinand