Selected TAP Banker Transactions
Acquisition of Alltel by Verizon Wireless for $28bn
Formation of Verizon Wireless with Vodafone AirTouch for $70bn
Formation of Alliance with Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom and Sale of 20% of Common Stock for $4bn
Spin-off from Sprint for $4bn
ISS MBO partnership with Fortress $225mm
Sale of 20% Bell Canada stake to BCE for $4bn
Bid for AT&T Wireless for $41bn
Separation into US WEST and MediaOne for $32bn
Formation of Alliance with Comcast, Cox and TCI to form Sprint PCS for $2bn
Sale to MCI WorldCom for $2bn
Sale of Global One to Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom for $1bn
Acquisition of Centel Corporation for $4bn
$23bn, Ad-Hoc Creditor Committee advisor (Chapter 11)
Fiat demerger $12.5bn
Transfer of directory business from US WEST Media Group to US WEST Communications Group $5bn
Sale of stake in KPN for $1bn
Acquisition of Scott Paper for $11bn
Financial advisor to CatchMark on its acquisition of timberlands from Campbell Global for $1.4bn
Sale to BT Group for $1bn
Sale of Volvo Rents to Platinum Equity $1.1bn
Investment in Clearwire for $500mm
Advisor on AUCS for $1bn
Sale to American Cellular for $1bn
Acquisition of 9.5% stock of Panamsat for $846mm
Sale of Australian tower portfolio for $750mm (withdrawn)
Acquisition of Sprint's Tower Portfolio for $670mm
Sale of Vivendi Games Mobile and Sierra online assets for $153mm
Sale to Sprint Nextel for $4bn
Sale to Goldman Sachs Infrastructure Fund for $257mm
Sale to GI Partners for $200mm
Acquisition of ICG Communications for $163mm
Sale to Goldman Sachs Infrastructure Fund for $153mm
GKN sale of Stromag to Altra
Large Defined Benefit Plan Exposure Creditor advisor
(Citigroup Investments) Sale of 33% minority stake in Digitel (Venezuela) for $110mm
Financial advisor to MWV on its acquisition of Saint-Gobain Calmar for $710mm
Sale of TeleBermuda International to Stonington Partners
$190BN recommended takeover by Vodafone
Acquisition of Welbilt Corporation for $485mm
Strategic Advisory
Sale of SureWest Wireless Business to Verizon Wireless $69mm
Sale of PPL Telecom to CII for $60mm
Sale of Texas retail Business (withdrawn); Strategic advisory
Symantec acquisition of Veritas – $13.5bn, largest software acquisition at the time of the transaction
Sale of tower portfolio to Global Tower Partners
Common Stock (IPO) of $450mm
$500mm, Company advisor in connection with a Liability Management Transaction
Sale of SME CLEC Business
Common Stock (IPO) of $43mm
Secondary by Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom of $3bn
Common Stock (21% secondary from Deutsche Telekom; 71% primary) of $2bn
Common Stock IPO of $6bn
Follow-on Common Stock Offering of $1bn
Sale to Rural Cellular for $256mm
Financial advisor to New South Companies on its sale to Canfor for $206mm
Common Stock (IPO) of $874mm
Follow-on Common Stock Offering of $60mm
Joint Lead Manager on IPO of $75mm
Google IPO- $1.6bn Lead Banker
Doosan acquisition of Bobcat $4.9bn
Follow-on Common Stock Offering of $192mm
$2bn , Creditor advisor
$35bn- Advisor in connection with an independent review of a DOE loan subsidy program
SSense capital raise at $4.1bn valuation led by Sequoia Capital
Common Stock (IPO) of $1bn
$2.5bn, Financial advisor to the Unsecured Creditor’s Committee – UCC
Sale of EIT’s 60% shareholding in GO plc to Tunisie Telecom
$500mm, Debtor advisor
Common Stock (IPO) of $196mm
Common Stock (IPO) of $737mm
Follow-on Common Stock Offering of $244mm
Spin-off from Manor Care for $1bn
Financial advisor to MWV on its merger with RockTenn for $16.1bn
Common Stock (IPO) of $90mm
Secondary Common Stock of $650mm
Acquisition of Monaco & Islands Businesses
Acquisition of Tomkins plc $5.0bn
Bridge Loans (2008) of $24bn
Exchangeable Notes into Telecom New Zealand ($3bn) and Cable & Wireless Communications ($3bn)
Mandatory Convertible Equity Units of $2bn
Debt Tender Offer of $1bn
$17.5bn, Financial advisor to the Unsecured Creditors’ Committee (UCC)
$300mm Debtor advisor (Chapter 11)
High Yield Debt Offering of $700mm
Convertible Notes of $65mm
Consent Solicitation and High Yield Offering of $194mm
10.75% Senior Notes Offering of $500mm
Avast IPO advisory – $820mm, largest European software IPO at the time of the transaction
5.25% Convertible Senior Notes Offering of $320mm
Warehouse Facility for Goldman Sachs Infrastructure Fund of $285mm
$66.2bn, Financial advisor to Argentina Sovereign Debt Creditor Committee
Warehouse Facility for Unison Site Management of $125mm
High Yield Debt Offering of $300mm
Sole Managed Private Placement of Convertible Preferred Offering of $58mm
Sole Managed Private Placement of Equity for Latin American Paging Company of $35mm
Strategic Advisory
Financial advisor to Stora Enso with respect to its 20% ownership in NewPage’s bankruptcy filing
