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I am a private equity partner with experience in corporate and financial transactions, involving representation of private investment funds, institutional investors and public and private companies in complex business transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, equity and debt minority and control investments, joint ventures, restructuring and recapitalization transactions, including:• Private equity-sponsored mergers and acquisitions transactions and investments in various industries, including technology, media, entertainment, retail, manufacturing, fashion/apparel, biotechnology, life settlements, telecommunications, industrials, advertising and education.• New investments, special situations and restructuring of existing investments in public and private companies, involving equity and debt securities at all levels of the capital structure, including negotiating governance and other control rights in connection with accumulations of significant equity and debt stakes.• Advising investors, boards of directors and other principals with respect to governance matters and the fiduciary duties, securities reporting and compliance, joint ventures and strategic relationships, for start-up, middle market and Fortune 500 companies and their significant investors.• Non-passive minority investments in public companies, including extensive experience with legal issues underlying public equity accumulations, including Section 13 and 16 of the Exchange Act and state-law anti-takeover regimes.Illustrative Professional Experience• Representation of Palladium Equity Partners in connection with its investment in CircusTrix, an indoor recreation company, including multiple financing transactions, general corporate advice and strategic transactions.• Representation of Palladium Equity Partners and its portfolio companies, Envoy Global, SES and Quirch Foods, in connection with strategic corporate matters and transactions. • Representation of Apollo-affiliated funds in its investment in Tegra, a sports apparel manufacturing company.• Representation of MHR Fund Management in its investments in Lions Gate Entertainment, Loral Space & Communications, Navistar International Corporation, Northern Offshore, Titan International, Leap Wireless, Emisphere Technologies and other public and private companies• Representation of Avenue Capital Group in its investments in YRC Worldwide, Ambow Education and Quiznos.• Representation of Alibaba Group in its investments in 1stdibs.com.• Representation of MakerBot Industries in its merger with Stratasys.

Listed skills include Mergers And Acquisitions, Private Equity, Acquisitions, Corporate Law, and 19 others.