Cases
Representative Engagements: Business Acquisitions
Dispositions
Acquisition by Trico Marine Services, Inc . of DeepOcean ASA, a Norwegian provider of subsea services to the energy industry ($810 million). 2008
Sale of Asian Energy Holdings, LLC (a First Reserve Corporation portfolio company) investment in Asian-American Gas, Inc. ($18 million). 2008
Acquisition by Alpha Natural Resources, Inc . of Arch Coal's Mingo Logan Ben Creek mining complex ($40 million). 2007
Representation of AMCI Capital, LLC in a consortium acquisition of TECO Transport Corporation ($405 million). 2006
Merger of Fluent, Inc . (a Willis Stein & Partners portfolio company) with ANSYS, Inc. ($650 million in cash
stock). 2006
Sale of Scissor Tail Energy, LLC, an Oklahoma based natural gas midstream operator, to Copano Energy, LLC ($500 million). 2005
Acquisition by Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. of the Appalachian coal mining operations of the Nicewonder Coal Group ($300 million in cash
stock). 2005
Acquisition by Foundation Coal Corporation (a portfolio company of First Reserve Corporation
Blackstone Capital Partners) of RAG American Coal Holding (Illinois, Wyoming, Pennsylvania
West Virginia coal operations) from RAG Coal International AG ($1 billion). 2004
Financings
Securities Offerings
Investment by Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. in Gallatin Materials, LLC ($14 million), 2006
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. initial public offering ($645 million). 2005
Asian Energy Holdings, LLC common stock investments in Asian-American Coal, Inc. ($53 million). 2005
Foundation Coal Corporation (co-counsel) initial public offering of common stock ($519 million). 2004
Alpha Natural Resources, LLC coal reserves sale
leaseback transaction with Natural Resource Partners L.P. ($53 million). 2003
Further Transactions
Successful defense of Federal Signal Corporation against proxy contest initiated by Warren B. K
ers, 2009
Successful defense of Trico Marine Services, inc. against proxy contest initiated by Kistefos AS. 2009
Gaiam, Inc . - SPRI Stock Purchase Agreement. 2008
Successful defense of Trico Marine Services, inc. against proxy contest initiated by Newcastle Partners, L.P. 2007
Successful defense of Colorado MEDTech, inc. to hostile takeover by HEI, Inc. 2000
Business Acquisitions
Dispositions
Acquisition of Pine Mountain Oil & Gas,Inc. by a portfolio company of First Reserve Corporation ($81 million). 2003
Acquisition of the North American coal operations of American Metals & Coal International, Inc. by Alpha Natural Resources, LLC. 2003
Acquisition of Colorado MEDTech, Inc. by KRG Capital Partners ($63 million). 2003
Acquisition of the Virginia coal operations of The Pittston Company
the coal operations of El Paso Corporation by Alpha Natural Resources, LLC. 2002
Leveraged acquisition of Welding Services, Inc.
Wheelebrator Air Pollution Control, Inc. by Aquilex Corporation. 2002
Merger of Ecrix Corporation
Exabyte Corporation. 2001
Merger of Celestial Seasonings, Inc.
The Hain Food Group, Inc. to form Hain Celestial Group ($300 million). 2000
