Acquisition of Assets - Valve Manufacturing
Representation of valve manufacturing and distribution company in connection with the acquisition of assets of a valve specialty manufacturing company.
Acquisition of Assets of Red Oak Sportswear Business by Knights Apparel, Inc.
Represented Four Bayou Lake, Inc. in a sale of assets to Knights Apparel, Inc.
Asset Purchase Agreement by and among Webxites, L.P., Webxites Holdings, Inc. and Gene McCubbin
Represented Webxites, L.P. in the sale of assets to Webxites Holdings, Inc.
Asset Purchase Agreement by and among ZXP Technologies, LLC, as Purchaser and RhinoPak, L.P. as Seller
Represented RhinoPak, L.P. in the sale of assets to ZXP Technologies, LLC.
Asset Purchase Agreement by and between Jaeger Products, Inc., Century Plastics, Inc., Peachleaf Kansas, L.P., Peachleaf de Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. and Jaeger Acquisition Company
Represented Jaeger Products, Inc. in a sale of assets to Jaeger Acquisition Company/Raschig GmbH.
Brokerage Company Representation - Energy
Representation of a group of affiliated energy brokerage companies in a sale of assets to a strategic buyer in a roll-up transaction.
Chapter 11 - Auto Parts
Representation of management in buy-out of retail outlets and regional distribution warehouses of a major U.S. auto parts chain out of its Chapter 11 case.
Chapter 11 Debtor Representation - Drypers Corporation
Represented this debtor-in-possession which was a major manufacturer of diaper products worldwide. The company was unable to reorganize and adopted a liquidating plan. We conducted a sale of four separate subsidiaries of the company through the bankruptcy auction process to separate buyers for U.S., South American, Puerto Rican and Malaysian operations.
Community Health Computing, Inc.
Sale of healthcare information systems company through its Chapter 11 case to a publicly-held life sciences and technology company.
Contribution Agreement by and Among Delta Engineering Holdings, Inc. and the Several Contributors Named Therein
Represented selling shareholders of Delta Engineering Corporation in the sale of assets to Delta Engineering Holdings, Inc.
Debtor Representation - Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
Completed the successful restructuring of this company’s financial affairs, including restructuring more than $2.5 billion of debt in a bankruptcy case that was completed in only six months. Significant achievements in this case included restructuring the company’s enhanced equipment trust certificates (the first time this has ever been accomplished in a Chapter 11 case), restructuring all of the company’s leveraged leases and financed aircraft, effectuating the substantial buildup of cash during Chapter 11, and effectuating a rights offering of new common stock to creditors pursuant to the Chapter 11 plan. Atlas operated in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia and the reorganization involved coordination with numerous foreign jurisdictions and regulatory authorities.
Debtor-in-Possession Financing - International Air Cargo Company
Represented a major international air cargo company in the negotiation, documentation and closing of debtor-in-possession financing and a subsequent exit working capital credit facility, in connection with its Chapter 11 Bankruptcy proceeding.
Equity Investment in Empresa Energy LLC by EnCap Energy Capital Fund VII, L.P.
Represented Empresa Energy, LLC in its sale of equity to EnCap Energy Capital Fund VII, L.P.
Fuller-Austin Insulation Company
Representation of Claimants' Committee in asbestos bankruptcy Chapter 11 case of Fuller-Austin Insulation Company including formation of settlement trust and claims procedures and post-confirmation representation of Fuller-Austin Asbestos Settlement Trust.
FX Luxury Las Vegas, LLC - Bankruptcy
Representation of second lien agent and certain second lien (junior) lenders in the FX Luxury Las Vegas I, LLC bankruptcy case in the Las Vegas, Nevada bankruptcy court. Successfully obtained ownership for the firm's clients of a seventeen-acre property located on the Las Vegas strip across from City Center.
General Homes, Inc.
Sale of major U.S. homebuilder through its Chapter 11 case to major publicly-held U.S. homebuilder.
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Company
Representation of Future Claims Representative for Silica and Coal Tar Pitch Volatiles Claims in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation, including formation of settlement trusts and trust distribution procedures and post-confirmation representation of the Kaiser Silica Personal Injury Trust and the Kaiser Coal Tar Pitch Volatiles Personal Injury Trust.
MAIR Holdings, Inc.- Mesaba Airlines, Inc. and Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Out-of-court litigation and representation of airline holding company, MAIR Holdings, Inc. in connection with the sale of stock of Mesaba Airlines, Inc. to Northwest Airlines, Inc., as part of the Chapter 11 cases of both airlines.
Mariner Energy
Purchase and Sale Agreement by and between Edge Petroleum Corporation, and others as seller, and Mariner Energy, Inc., as buyer, in connection with the bankruptcy auction of the stock of Edge Petroleum's subsidiaries holding its oil and gas properties, valued at approximately $215 million after anticipated purchase price adjustments.
Merger by and among bioMerieux, Inc. BBI Acquisition, Inc. and Bacterial Barcodes, Inc.
Represented Bacterial Barcodes, Inc. in the sale of the company to bioMerieux, Inc.
National Gypsum Company
Representation of Claimants' Committee in asbestos bankruptcy Chapter 11 case of National Gypsum Company including formation of settlement trust and claims procedures.
NexBank, SSB
Represents NexBank, SSB and ad hoc second lien lender group in connection with Metroflag workout.
Primacis Health Information Systems, Inc.
Representation of healthcare information systems company in connection with merger with healthcare information systems company as part of a consolidation and going public transaction.
Project Sponsor Representation - Underground Gas Storage
Project counsel to project sponsor and developer on the development of a 20Bcf underground natural gas storage facility (using an existing producing natural gas field) to support the development, construction and operation of a 520-MW combined cycle gas-fired merchant power generation storage facility in Tioga County, New York.
Purchase of Newspapers
Representation of newspaper holding company in connection with the purchase of weekly and daily general circulation newspapers in various markets.
Purchaser Representation - Cable Television Systems
Representation of purchaser of rural cable television systems in a consolidation and roll-up transaction.
Sale of Assets - Chemical Packaging
Representation of a privately-held packager of chemicals and refined products in a sale of assets to a strategic buyer.
Sale of Assets - Specialty Apparel
Representation of a privately-held specialty apparel manufacturing and distribution company in connection with the sale of its assets.
Sale of Assets - Sportswear
Representation of a privately-held sportswear distribution company in the sale of its assets to a financial buyer in a roll-up transaction.
Sale of Company to International Engineered Products Company
Representation of a privately-held engineering, fabrication and distribution company in its sale to an international engineered products company.
Sale of Florida Resort Hotel
Representation of a Japanese investor in connection with the sale of Florida resort hotel.
Sale of Ownership - Storage Warehouses
Representation of investors in connection with the sale of ownership interests in a group of affiliated limited partnerships and limited liability companies owning storage warehouse properties.
Shareholder Representation - Engineering and Construction
Representation of key management and minority shareholders in a management-led buy-out of founding shareholders of a privately-held engineering and construction company.
Spectral Genomics, Inc.
Representation of biotechnology company in connection with venture capital and bridge financing and sale to large publicly-held life sciences company.
Spectral Genomics, Inc. Sale of Diversilab Assets to Bacterial BarCodes, Inc.
Represented SGI Holding Corp. (formerly known as Spectral Genomics, Inc.) in a sale of assets to Bacterial BarCodes, Inc.
Trident Global Communications, LLC and Subsidiaries in a Distressed Merger Transaction
Represented Trident Global Communications, LLC, a Houston based communications company and its subsidiaries S&P Cellular Holding Company, LLC, Petrocom License Corporation, Employee Acquisition Company, LLC, Sola Communications, LLC, Coastel Acquisition, LLC, and Petrocom, LLC d/b/a Broadpoint in the distressed sale and merger of Petrocom License Corporation, Employee Acquisition Company, LLC, Sola Communications, LLC, Coastel Acquisition, LLC, and Petrocom, LLC d/b/a Broadpoint with and into Broadpoint, LLC an indirect subsidiary of Cellular One Communications, a global cellular and satellite communications company. Broadpoint, LLC purchased substantially all of the assets of Petrocom, LLC and its subsidiaries for $20 million as partial repayment of Petrocom’s indebtedness to CoBank, ACB.
Trustee Representation - Real Estate
Representation of Trustee for investors in connection with the removal of general partners and restructuring and liquidation of a group of affiliated real estate limited partnerships.
Venture Capital and Bridge Financing - Biotechnology
Representation of a biotechnology company in connection with its acquisition through a merger with a mutinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company.