Deal History

Strategic and due diligence advisor to Esterline Technologies Corporation on $4+ billion acquisition by TransDigm Group. Major aerospace and defense consolidation transaction.

Represented management buyout group in acquiring Huntco Inc., a value-added steel service center, in connection with stalking horse bid for assets of Chapter 11 debtor. Included negotiations with company, counsel, senior lenders, and equity sources.

Structured management leveraged buyout of Motor Coils Manufacturing in Braddock, PA, orchestrating subsequent series of transactions into creation of MotivePower (largest US railroad locomotive remanufacturer) and merger with Westinghouse Air Brake to form Wabtec.

Co-advisor with TPG Capital LP on controlling stake acquisition in Italian agricultural chemicals producer SICIT Group SpA. Demonstrates cross-border M&A capability and PE relationship depth.

Represented PE purchasers in acquisition of Rouge Steel from Ford Motor Company, followed by $175M initial public offering.

Facilitated creation of Gulf & Mississippi Railroad (1,000-mile short line transaction that repealed 100 years of Interstate Commerce Commission labor protection provisions). Landmark regulatory achievement.