Cases
Representative Matters: Represent New York Bay Capital LLC, a boutique cross-border investment banking firm, in a contentious commercial dispute pending in the Southern District of New York regarding the development of significant fiber-optic network in Mexico, successfully arguing that a FINRA arbitration should be stayed in favor of an SDNY action because the forum selection clause in the parties' contract required all actions
proceedings to be brought in federal court,
such a broad provision supersedes an earlier agreement to arbitrate, including under FINRA Rule 12200.
Represented Hill International Inc., a global leader in managing construction risk, in a $165 million debt refinancing transaction.
Represented Hill International, Inc. in the sale
divestiture of its claims business
restructuring of its subsidiaries in 13 different jurisdictions.
Represented Clarion Capital Partners
its portfolio company, HR Outsourcing Holdings, Inc., a professional employer organization based in Atlanta, Georgia, in the acquisition of the outst
ing capital stock of Fortune Financial, Inc., another professional employer organization based in Tampa, Florida, as well as the related financing transaction.
Represented a specialty chemical company in closing a $175 million credit facility, comprised of revolving credit, term loan, swing line
letters of credit sub-facilities. The credit agreement contains an accordion feature affording the client the right to increase the revolving credit facility size by $50 million.
Represented Voxx International Corporation in its $20 million acquisition, through Newco, a Delaware LLC, of 54 percent of the assets of EyeLock, Inc., a Puerto Rico corporation,
EyeLock Corporation, a Delaware corporation,
a wholly-owned subsidiary of EyeLock, Inc.
Represented Yonder Music Inc. in its receipt of a preferred equity investment of $10 million by Axiata Digital Services Sdn Bhd, one of the largest telecommunications companies in Asia. The transaction provided funding for the launch of a service-tier-bundle of digital music services on smart devices through a commercial licensing agreement with Celcom Mobile Sdn Bhd, one of Axiata's subsidiaries in Malaysia, under which the Yonder digital music application will be made available to more than 13 million Celcom subscribers in Malaysia.
Assisted a major U.S. manufacturing company in its corporate restructuring of its subsidiaries in Mexico.
Assisted a major U.S. manufacturing company in setting-up manufacturing operations in Mexico.
Represented Brace Industrial Group L.P., a Houston based industrial services roll-up, in its acquisition of all of the issued
outst
ing stock of Peterson Industrial Scaffolding, Inc. from Peterson Enterprises, Inc.
Represented affiliates of American Energy Partners, LP in a private equity-backed equity investment of approximately $1.7 billion, including a subordinated debt investment of $450 million. The investment proceeds will be used to acquire
develop energy assets.
Represented SJR Group LLC, a digital marketing
strategy company, in the sale of substantially all of its assets to a subsidiary of WPP plc, the world's largest communications services group.
Represented an American petroleum
petrochemical manufacturer in documenting the transfer of an industrial complex to subsidiaries for $60 million.
Represented an affiliate of Sleepy's LLC in its winning bid to acquire 100% of the membership interests in Mattress Discounters Group, LLC, an 80-store mattress chain in Virginia, for $11.9 million.
Represented Hill International in raising $75 million in gross proceeds ($71.5 million net) in a four-year, second lien term loan pursuant to a credit agreement entered into with funds managed by Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC. The company also amended its $100 million senior credit facility with a consortium of banks led by Bank of America, N.A.
Represented a healthcare company in a sale to a private equity fund.
Represented Prescient Medical, Inc., a medical technology company, as borrower in connection with a bridge offering by Cambridge Holding Ltd. (OTCBB: CDGD) of convertible promissory notes
warrants to accredited investors.
Represented Precyse Technologies, Inc., a developer of wireless asset networks, as issuer of $9.5 million in Series B convertible preferred stock
warrants to institutional
accredited investors, as well as previous equity
debt financings.
Represented Antique
Vintage Woods, LLC in its acquisition of assets from Antique
Vintage Woods of America, LLC.
Assisted a major U.S. bank in a (i) private equity investment of $12.5 million in a Jamaican company with subsidiaries in Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, Grenada, St. Lucia, Jamaica, Guatemala, Panama, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Trinidad, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua
other countries in the Central America
the Caribbean,
(ii) a Subordinated Loan Agreement to provide such Jamaican company
its subsidiaries with a term loan facility of up to $49 million.
Assisted a major U.S. bank in a private equity investment of approximately $20 million in a Mexican company.
Assisted an international company in the financing
acquisition of 1,072 telecommunication towers in Brazil
200 towers in Guatemala.
Advised a large U.S. mining company in the sale
acquisition of mining plots in Mexico.
