The China syndrome

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January/February 2013 • volume 30, no. 1

The China syndrome

While corporate dealmakers can’t ignore the People’s Republic’s promise, regulatory hurdles, corruption threats and other legal entanglements are making it a tough M&A sell 2012 The year in review

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Table of Contents 6 Deal notes Qualcomm tries an end run around Citizens United by making a books and records request in Delaware; Sarkis Jebejian jumps from Cravath to Kirkland; Tory Burch case settles, sparing Strine a drunken WASP-fest 8 The top 10 deals: Dec. 18, 2012 - Dec. 31, 2012 ICE’s agreement to buy NYSE Euronext highlights a busy year’s end 10 The top 10 deals: Jan. 1 - Jan. 31, 2013 Dealmakers suffer a hangover from the busy end to 2012 12 A one-off class-action opt-out Delaware The Delaware Supreme Court allows a large shareholder to opt out of the Celera settlement but limits the decision’s impact 13 Two takes on standstills Delaware Travis Laster and Leo Strine issue bench rulings that reach different conclusions on the legality of standstill opinions 15 Russia’s black gold The bookshelf A new book on the history of Russian oil describes an industry swinging back and forth between capitalist impulses and a role as a handmaiden of the authoritarian state 18 The China syndrome

Corporate dealmaking While corporate dealmakers can’t ignore the People’s Republic’s

promise, regulatory hurdles, corruption threats and other legal entanglements are making it a tough M&A sell

22 Certain uncertainties Year in review Despite an absence of megadeals, M&A and private equity activity in the U.S. was healthy while Europe continued to sputter 26 The top 20 deals: Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2012 Three cross-border deals top an industrially diverse list short on blockbusters 28 The top 20 deals: July 1 - Dec. 31, 2012 Three telecommunications deals are among the 10 largest in the second half of 2012

The master lineup : Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2012 30 34 200 236 260

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here’s no correlation between the fact that dealmaking is getting harder to undertake for outsiders in China and that megadeals—mergers and acquisitions north of $1 billion—are still seriously lacking from the M&A landscape, but you can’t help feeling there should be. The vastness of China, in terms of labor, consumers and gross domestic product, also extends to its potential as an M&A marketplace. And last year, the U.S. witnessed more M&A activity when it came to deals of more than $100 million than it had since 2007. But China’s prominence and prodigiousness on the world economic stage and a new enthusiasm about dealmaking aren’t dovetailing anymore. As senior editor Suzanne Miller tells us in this issue’s cover story, “The China Syndrome,” on page 18, it was only in 2008 that American CEOs spent $15 billion on 223 Chinese acquisitions. By last year, that had dropped to $5 billion on just 67 deals. Things aren’t likely to change anytime soon, either. More companies are coming to realize that China is, in fact, an extremely tough place. So U.S. dealmakers who brave the Chinese M&A market have to be much more hands-on than they may otherwise be in other nations. “Dealmakers interested in doing M&A in China have to do a lot of their own due diligence to find a number of different advisers they will need to help them along the way,” according to Miller, who joined the Deal Pipeline staff in August 2010 after writing for Institutional Investor, CBS MarketWatch and others. Megadeals, of course, can come from places other than China. But as David Marcus writes in “Certain uncertainties,” on page 22, they didn’t come from recessionary Europe or from an America skittish about the fiscal cliff and the fall elections. In fact, except for private equity transactions, much of the M&A in the U.S. in 2012 was done in the latter part of the year. “It’s a reasonably healthy market, and the more sensible people realize that,” says Marcus, a familiar presence on Corporate Control Alert’s pages. “But so many shoes have dropped in the last five and a half years that there’s a lot of wariness on the part of companies that’s reflected in what I hear from lawyers.” Alas, wariness seems the common denominator between the wider M&A market and what’s going on in China. Given some of the giddiness of past M&A markets, and where it’s led, maybe that’s not such a bad thing right now. —Anthony Baldo

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The Chancellor meets Citizens United

Leo Strine has been a critic of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission since the U.S. Supreme Court issued the ruling three years ago. A cleverly crafted complaint filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery on Jan. 2 will offer him the opportunity to determine whether the state’s corporate law can help remedy the problems many believe Citizens United has created. The New York State Common Retirement Fund is asking the court to require Qualcomm Inc. to turn over books and records related to how the telecommunications equipment company is “spending corporate funds in the political arena.” As chancellor, Strine could have assigned the case to any of the other four judges on the Court of Chancery, but he kept this one for himself. The suit is the first of its kind in Delaware, where Qualcomm is incorporated. The plaintiff doesn’t point to an egregious example of political spending by Qualcomm in its 25-page complaint, though it does allege that the telecom rebuffed a books and records request made privately in August—a claim the company disputes. Instead, Mark Lebovitch of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP in New York, the lead lawyer for the plaintiffs, grounds his argument in the effects of Citizens United. The 5-4 majority opinion in the case held that because corporations are persons, they have First Amendment rights and therefore may not be barred from making independent political expenditures. Since then, the complaint claims, “Corporate political activity has increased significantly,” even though “recent studies indicate that corporate political spending in general is negatively correlated with enterprise value, and is indicative of more widespread control and governance deficiencies.” Justice Anthony Kennedy suggested the corrective to such problems in his opinion for the Supreme Court: disclosure. The complaint points out that 79 of the Fortune 500 companies have responded to the decision by disclosing contributions to political candidates, political action committees, lobbyists and trade associations. Qualcomm is not among that group. Instead, by one metric the company ranks “in the bottom half of the 200 largest companies in the S&P 500 with respect to disclosure of political spending.” Qualcomm spent $4.7 million on federal lobbying last year according to the Center for Responsive Politics and employs a vice president of regulatory affairs in Washington to watch over its interests. Those expenses seem modest for a company with a market capitalization of almost $110 billion, but the New York State Common Retirement Fund cites an academic paper by John Coates of Harvard Law School finding that corporate political spending is inversely correlated with firm value. Large shareholders have lobbied the Securities and Ex-

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change Commission to require companies to disclose political contributions, but the SEC has moved more slowly in the area than activists would like, and the New York State Common Retirement Fund may see the Court of Chancery as a more sympathetic audience. Strine disparaged Citizens United in more than one forum after it came out. In the early 19th century state legislatures created corporations by passing statutes that established a specific purpose for each corporation. Such entities would not have been seen as natural persons with free speech rights, in this view, and the majority in Citizens United came to that conclusion only by engaging in what critics called ahistorical, activist jurisprudence that upset a body of statutory and case law that dated back to the early 20th century. Strine, however, a self-avowed New Deal Democrat, is far more conservative judicially than he is politically, which could pose a problem for the New York State Common Retirement Fund. Delaware prides itself on its case-by-case approach to developing the common law, and a ruling for plaintiffs in Qualcomm would be tantamount to establishing a Delaware policy of granting similar requests for books and records, since there appear to be no facts unique to the company that would allow Strine to cabin the decision. Such an opinion would also be an affront to the U.S. Supreme Court, which might prove politically harmful to Delaware’s franchise in corporate law. The Court of Chancery frequently requires companies to make additional disclosure in proxies sent to shareholders before a vote on a sale or merger, but that’s a far less controversial practice than staking out a strong position on disclosure of political contributions.  —David Marcus

Jebejian jumps from Cravath to Kirkland

Kirkland & Ellis LLP made one of the biggest lateral hires of the year Dec. 17 by bringing on M&A partner Sarkis Jebejian from New York’s Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, which almost never loses partners to other law firms. Jebejian, 43, joined Cravath in 1994 after graduating from Columbia Law School and made partner in 2002. Last year, he represented Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings SA on its $873 million sale to Validus Holdings Inc. and Genpact Ltd., a portfolio company of General Atlantic LLC and Oak Hill Capital Partners, on its $1 billion sale to Bain Capital Partners LLC. He’s done considerable work for BAE Systems plc, a longtime Cravath client, but was not involved in the aerospace company’s failed talks with European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. NV last fall. “If you look at Kirkland’s place in the league tables and rate of growth, they have built an exceptional M&A platform,” Jebejian said. “When [the firm] approached me, I

thought it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.” Landing Jebejian is a coup for Kirkland’s David Fox, who has been trying to build the firm’s M&A presence since he and Daniel Wolf joined Kirkland in May 2009 from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Fox brought some of his clients from Skadden, but he’s also been able to cross-sell existing Kirkland clients such as Solutia Inc. and lure others from rival firms, including Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., a longtime Cravath client. Jebejian is the first M&A partner he’s brought in laterally, though private equity lawyer Taurie Zeitzer joined Kirkland in August as a partner from Latham & Watkins LLP. At Cravath, Jebejian was part of a corps of younger M&A partners that includes Scott Barshay, Mark Greene, Damien Zoubek, George Schoen and Minh Van Ngo. James Woolery, another member of that group, moved to JPMorgan Chase & Co. to become an M&A banker in February 2011. Several other Cravath partners have left the firm in the past two years. In 2010, Julie Spellman Sweet became general counsel at consulting and outsourcing firm Accenture plc, and Ronald Cami took the same position at private equity shop TPG Capital. Litigation partner Katherine Forrest became a deputy attorney general in the antitrust division of the Department of Justice and was appointed to the U.S. District Court in Manhattan last year. Early this year, Cravath environmental partner Jeffrey Smith moved to Crowell & Moring LLP, though that was regarded as a step down. Jebejian’s move is of a different order because he’s going to a competitor. Jebejian and Fox declined to discuss compensation, though Jebejian will likely make more at his new firm than his old. Cravath’s 2011 average profits per partner of $3.1 million are $50,000 higher than Kirkland’s according to the American Lawyer’s annual survey of law firm finances, but Kirkland can pay its top performers more than Cravath because it uses a more flexible compensation structure. Kirkland management has leeway to pay partners as it sees fit and uses that flexibility to attract lateral partners. Cravath is one of the few firms that still uses a lockstep system in which partners are compensated strictly according to seniority. With 10 years of seniority in the partnership, Jebejian would still have been below the Cravath average but would have been guaranteed a steadily increasing percentage of the firm’s profits for the next decade or more. Kirkland probably had to compensate Jebejian not only for giving up the security of a Cravath partnership, but for the generous annual pension that he stood to receive upon retiring at age 65. The present value of that pension would have been several million dollars. Other top firms including Latham, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP have also become more assertive in hiring laterally. Cravath remains very profitable—it ranked fifth among the AmLaw 100 in profits per equity partner last year—but changing behavior among its rivals may put pressure on its compensation system.  —D.M.

Tory Burch case settles

There will be no drunken Wasp fest in Wilmington this spring. Tory Burch LLC announced on Jan. 1 that its divorced founders Tory Burch and Christopher Burch settled their litigation before Delaware chancellor Leo E Strine Jr. The judge expressed his skepticism of the suit in a Nov. 1 scheduling hearing that later inspired negative coverage in Delaware Online and the New York Times. (See “Leo Strine’s bad month,” December.) Toward the end of that hearing, Strine said that the battle over the women’s apparel business could end up being “a drunken WASP fest” if it went to trial in April, though he seemed to doubt that would happen. As a result of the settlement, private equity firms BDT Capital Partners LLC and General Atlantic LLC will become minority investors in Tory Burch LLC. The settlement also includes a confidential agreement concerning competition issues between the company and Christopher Burch’s C. Wonder LLC. A representative for Tory Burch declined to comment. BDT Capital and General Atlantic will each have a stake “much larger” than 10% in the company, said one source, declining to be more specific. The source added that investors paid in the range of $300 million apiece for their stakes. BDT Capital chief executive Byron Trott and General Atlantic CEO Bill Ford will both join Tory Burch’s board of directors, the source said. Christopher Burch was the largest seller in the transaction and will continue to own a small stake but will no longer serve on the board. Prior to the settlement, he owned 28.3% of the company. Tory Burch retains her 28.3% stake, making her the largest company’s shareholder. In addition, Tresalia Capital SA de CV, based in Mexico City, continues to hold a stake smaller than Tory Burch’s. Tresalia invested in July 2009 for undisclosed terms. Tory Burch is confident that BDT Capital and General Atlantic are willing to be long-term stakeholders, the source said, adding that both voiced interest well before the litigation. The settlement was put together in about two weeks so that it would be completed by year end to benefit Christopher Burch for tax purposes, the source said. Christopher Burch filed suit in Delaware against Tory on Oct. 2, claiming that Tory Burch, Tory Burch LLC and its board members were interfering with his attempt to sell his stake as well as in the operation of his own retail company, C. Wonder. Tory Burch filed a counterclaim on Nov. 5, alleging that Christopher Burch used his access to Tory Burch LLC to glean information that he would use for the benefit of C. Wonder. Barclays plc was primary financial adviser to Tory Burch LLC, with BDT & Co. LLC providing additional advisory services. A Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz team led by litigator Marc Wolinsky and M&A partner Andrew Nussbaum gave legal advice to Tory Burch LLC. A Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP team led by Andrew Rossman advised Christopher Burch, as did Abrams & Bayliss LLP’s Kevin Abrams.  —Richard Collings January/February 2013

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the top 10 deals Rank

Target

Legal advisers

Investment advisers’ counsel

Investment advisers

1

NYSE Euronext

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (David Karp, Karessa Cain) Slaughter and May (Frances Murphy) Stibbe (Jaap Willeumier) Bredin Prat (Benjamin Kantovitch, Didier Martin)

BNP Paribas SA; Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Blackstone Advisory Partners LP; Moelis & Co. LLC; Citigroup Inc.; Perella Weinberg Partners LP

2

Aviation unit (Avio SpA)

Freshfields (Adrian McGuire, David Sonter) Chiomenti (Carlo Croff, for management)

Rothschild (Nicolas Bonnault, Luigi Labbate, Jonathan Paine)

3

Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP (Kerry Berchem, Jeffrey Kochian) Conyers Dill & Pearman Ltd.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (Robert Giammarco, Brad Kleinsteuber) (Leonard Kreynin)

4

Ameristar Casions Inc.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (Jonathan Layne, Mark Lahive)

Lazard (Simon Furie, Brian Ma, Albert Garner) Centerview Partners LLC (Adam Chinn)

Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP (Robert Knauss)

5

Permian Basin properties (SandRidge Energy Inc.)

Covington & Burling LLP (Scott Smith) Locke Lord LLP (Terry Radney)

Morgan Stanley (Jonathan Cox, Michael Johnson) RBC Capital Markets LLC.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP (Thomas Christopher) White & Case (Denise Cerasani)

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Motorola Home (Google Inc.)

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP (Ethan Klingsberg, Glenn McGrory)

Barclays Capital (Richard Hardegree, David Kamo, Kirk Kaludis)

7

CompuWare Corp.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (Richard Grossman, Stephen Arcano)

8

Clearwire Corp.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP (David Fox, Joshua Korff, David Feirstein)

For special committee

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (Marissa Wesely, Marni Lerner, Robert Spatt)

Sidera Networks Inc.

Edwards Wildman Palmer (Peter Barrett, Thomas Jefferson, IV, Louis Mercedes) Alston & Bird LLP (H. Bryan Ives III, David Lowance Jr.)

9

Lightower Fiber Networks LLC

10

U.S. annuities and life insurance business (Aviva plc)

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (Andrew Rowen)

Evercore Partners Inc. (Eduardo Mestre) Blackstone Advisory Partners LP (Steven Zelin, C.J. Brown, Thomas Middleton) Centerview Partners (David Cohen, David Hess, for special committee)

Dechert LLP (Kenneth Young, Martin Nussbaum)

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (Michael Aiello, Matthew Gilroy, for special committee)

Morgan Stanley Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Includes announced values of deals or bids announced between Dec. 18-31, 2012. Because of space limitations, ancillary counsel on a deal may not be listed.

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Dec. 18-31, 2012 Acquirer

Legal advisers

InterContinentalExchange Inc.

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (Audra Cohen, John Evangelakos) Shearman & Sterling LLP (Barney Reynolds, Matthew Readings, Iain Scoon)

General Electric Co.

Shearman & Sterling LLP (Laurence Levy, Michael McGuinness, Fabio Fauceglia) Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (Simon Baxter, Frederic Depoortere, Sharis Pozen, antitrust)

Markel Corp.

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP (Nicholas Potter, Gregory Gooding) Appleby Global Group Services

Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. Morrison & Foerster LLP

Investment advisers Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking; Morgan Stanley; BMO Capital Markets Corp.; Wells Fargo Securities LLC; Lazard; JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Broadhaven Capital Partners LLC

Investment advisers’ counsel

Value ($mill.)

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (John Amorosi, for Morgan Stanley)

$8,200

4,366

Citigroup Inc.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP (Thomas Christopher)

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

3,130

2,800

(Robert Townsend, Eric McCrath, David Slotkin)

Sheridan Production Partners II

Andrews Kurth LLP (John Clutterbuck, Cheryl Phillips, Gail Merel)

Arris Group Inc.

Troutman Sanders LLP (W. Brinkley Dickerson Jr., Patrick Macken)

2,600

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Evercore Partners Inc. (David Karsenti, Michael Price, Josh Pressman)

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (Leif King, Kenton King)

Elliot Associates LP

2,350

2,300

Dish Network Corp. Sprint Nextel Corp.

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (Scott Miller) Morrison & Foerster LLP (Robert Townsend, Kenneth Siegel, David Lipkin) Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (Thomas Kennedy, Ivan Schlager, Jeremy London) King & Spalding LLP (Adam Freiman)

Berkshire Partners LLC

Ropes & Gray LLP (Taylor Hart, Sunil Savkar) Covington & Burling LLP (Mace Rosenstein, Yaron Dori, Matthew DelNero, regulation)

Athene Holding Ltd.

Sidley Austin LLP (Jonathan Kelly, Eileen Liu, Jonathan Lotsoff)

2,280

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (Mark Shafir, Rosanne Kurmaniak, Eric Medow) Raine Group LLC (Jeffrey Sine, Jason Schretter, Joe Puthenveetil)

2,000

Lazard

1,800

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the top 10 deals Rank

1

Target

Legal advisers

Investment advisers’ counsel

Investment advisers

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (Lawrence Makow, Don Casey) Vinson & Elkins LLP (Keith Fullenweider, Mark Proctor, for 14% shareholder TPG Capital)

Barclays plc (Lee Jacobe) Jefferies & Co. (Peter Bowden, Brian Conner)

Cole Credit Property Trust II

Goodwin Procter LLP (Gilbert Menna, Suzanne Lecaroz, John Haggerty)

White & Case LLP (Denise Cerasani, for Morgan Stanley and UBS)

For special committee

Ropes & Gray LLP (Amanda McGrady Morrison)

Morgan Stanley (Seth Weintrob, Michael Bluhm) UBS (Jackson Hsieh, Alan Felder) Gleacher & Co. (Steve Hentschel)

3

Albertsons, Acme, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s and Star Market chains (Supervalu Inc.)

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (David Silk, Igor Kirman)

Goldman Sachs & Co. (Susan Willetts, Jim Katzman) Greenhill & Co. (Richard Steinman, Kevin Costantino)

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP (Ethan Klingsberg) Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (Paul Kingsley)

4

Clearwire Corp.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP (David Fox, Joshua Korff, David Feirstein) Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (Marissa Wesely, Marni Lerner, Robert Spatt) Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (David Caplan, William Chudd, for Clearwire shareholder Comcast Corp.)

Evercore Partners Inc. (Eduardo Mestre) Blackstone Advisory Partners (Steven Zelin, C.J. Brown, Thomas Middleton) Centerview Partners (David Cohen, David Hess, for special committee)

Dechert LLP (Kenneth Young, Martin Nussbaum)

2

Copano Energy LLC

5

Spectrum assets (Verizon Wireless)

6

Cerved Group SpA (Bain Capital LLC and Clessidra SGR SpA)

Gattai Minoli & Partners Kirkland & Ellis LLP (Ward McKimm, Philip Crump, Samuel Norris)

HSBC Holdings Banca Intesa SpA

7

WMS Industries Inc.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (Howard Ellin, Richard Witzel Jr.) Blank Rome LLP (Jeffrey Siegel)

Macquarie Capital (David Berman, Dan Lee, Sung Chun)

8

EnergySolutions Inc.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (Leif King, K. Kristine Dunn, Kenton King)

Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Jason Herman)

9

Cedar Creek anticline properties (ConocoPhillips Co.) Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (Alan Sinsheimer, for sellers, Vornado and LNR board) Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP (John Pollack, Alan Waldenberg, for LNR and Cerberus)

Lazard (James Spencer)

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LNR Property LLC (Cerberus Capital Management L.P, Oaktree Capital Management, iStar Financial Inc., Vornado Realty Trust)

Jones Day (James Vallee)

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (Michael Aiello, Matthew Gilroy, for special committee)

Stephens Inc. (Kenny Gunderman, Chad Crank, Matt Dement) Loop Capital

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (Stephen Kotran)

Includes announced values of deals or bids announced between Jan. 1-31, 2013. Because of space limitations, ancillary counsel on a deal may not be listed.

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Legal advisers

Investment advisers

Investment advisers’ counsel

Value ($mill.)

White & Case (Denise Cerasani)

$5,000

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP (R. Jay Tabor) Bracewell & Giuliani LLP (Greg Bopp, W. Cleland Dade)

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (Claudio Sauer, Michael Jamieson, Amit Jhunwala)

Spirit Realty Capital Inc.

Latham & Watkins LLP (Julian Kleindorpher, Brad Helms)

Barclays plc (Sheridan Schechner, Lisa Beeson)

$3,800

Cerberus Capital Management LP

Schulte Roth & Zabel (Stuart Freedman, Robert Loper, John Pollack)

Lazard (Terry Savage) Barclays plc (Andrew Taussig) Houlihan Lokey

$3,300 White & Case LLP (Denise Cerasani)

Dish Network Corp. Sprint Nextel Corp.

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (Scott Miller) Morrison & Foerster LLP (Robert Townsend, Kenneth Siegel, David Lipkin) Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (Thomas Kennedy, Ivan Schlager, Jeremy London) King & Spalding LLP (Adam Freiman)

AT&T Inc.

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (Eric Krautheimer)

CVC Capital Partners

Chiomenti Studio Legale Kirkland & Ellis LLP (Sam Pakbaz, Rory Mullarkey, Justin Hutchinson)

Deutsche Bank Lazard Eidos Partners

1,710

Scientific Games Corp.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP (Neil Whoriskey) Latham & Watkins LLP (Michèle Penzer, Manu Gayatrinath, financing)

Bank of America Merrill Lynch (John Trousdale) Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Ragavan Bala)

1,500

Energy Capital Partners LLC

Latham & Watkins LLP (David Kurzweil, David Lee) Herbert Smith Freehills (Louise Moore)

Morgan Stanley

1,100

Denbury Resources Inc.

Vinson & Elkins LLP (Marc Rose)

Starwood Property Trust Inc. Starwood Capital Group

Sidley Austin LLP (Michael Gordon, Scott Freeman, Jonathan Babb)

2,280 Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (Mark Shafir, Rosanne Kurmaniak, Eric Medow) Raine Group LLC (Jeffrey Sine, Jason Schretter, Joe Puthenveetil)

1,900

1,050

Citigroup Inc. (Julian Allen) Credit Suisse Group (Andrew Richard)

1,050

Source: Corporate Control Alert

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D e l aw a r e The Delaware Supreme Court allows a large shareholder to opt out of the Celera settlement but limits the decision’s impact

A one-off class-action opt-out Class-action cases brought by shareholders are by far the most common form of litigation in Delaware’s Court of Chancery, and those matters are almost always settled quickly rather than brought to trial. Even though defense lawyers grumble about the practice, it allows corporate defendants to be certain about the costs they will incur and eliminates the risk that a challenge to a sale will derail the deal. Companies achieve that certainty only when all members of the class—generally all shareholders of record in a company as of a certain date—are bound by the settlement. Although a recent Delaware Supreme Court decision allowed a large shareholder to opt out of a settlement, that should do little to disturb the class action status quo. The court’s 34-page ruling in shareholder litigation arising from the $657 million sale of Alameda, Calif.-based Celera Corp. to Quest Diagnostics Inc. is “a one-off, selective exception,” says Mark Lebovitch, a partner at Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossman LLP who helped represent the lead plaintiff in the case. Two company-side lawyers agreed with Lebovitch’s assessment. Celera began considering a sale in November 2009. The genetic testing company dallied with Quest for a year and allowed four other companies to perform due diligence before agreeing to sell to the Madison, N.J.-based diagnostic company on March 17, 2011. Biotechnology Value Fund LP thought the deal undervalued Celera and in-

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creased its stake in the company from 6.6% to as much as 24% in the two months between signing and closing. The New Orleans Employees’ Retirement System filed a class-action suit against Celera and its directors on March 22, 2011. BVF did not seek to take control of the litigation, and NOERS reached a nonbinding memorandum of understanding to settle the case less than a month later. Celera and Quest agreed to reduce the termination fee on the deal to $15.6 million from $23.45 million; to extend the tender offer for seven days; to provide additional disclosure; and to amend the “no solicitation” clause in the merger agreement to “invite competing offers from the potential bidders” who had signed standstill agreements with Celera that prevented them from making an unsolicited offer for the company. No superior offer emerged, and by May 10, Quest had more than 60% of Celera’s stock, making the acquisition a fait accompli. NOERS sold its Celera stock on the open market for $8.0457 a share on May 13, four days before Quest closed the deal, thereby making $500 more than it would have had it waited for the closing date and received $8 a share. Lebovitch, Martin Kimpson and William Norton of Motley Rice LLC in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., and Stuart Grant, Michael Barry and John Kairis of Grant & Eisenhofer PA in Wilmington represented NOERS. BVF challenged NOERS’s standing to settle the case on behalf of all

Celera shareholders between Feb. 3, 2010, when the company began a sales process in earnest, and May 17, 2011, when the deal closed. Vice Chancellor Donald Parsons Jr. reluctantly approved the settlement, and BVF appealed the decision to the Supreme Court. Bruce Silverstein of Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP represented BVF. Writing for a unanimous Supreme Court, Justice Henry DuPont Ridgely upheld Parsons’ ruling that NOERS could represent the class. Nevertheless, Ridgely held, Parsons should have allowed BVF to opt out of the class and pursue monetary damages rather than the equitable relief that NOERS negotiated. Ridgely wrote in his opinion: “Occasions where courts have granted discretionary opt-out rights include: when the claims of an objector seeking to opt out are sufficiently distinct from the claims of the class as a whole and an opt-out is appropriate to facilitate the fair and efficient conduct of the action.” The Supreme Court found the distinction in BVF’s pursuit of monetary damages rather than the equitable remedies that had been the basis of the NOERS settlement. But the size of BVF’s holding probably weighed more heavily in the Supreme Court’s decision. Ridgely noted the “somewhat unique circumstances” in the case and in the last substantive paragraph of the opinion emphasized that “the objector was a significant shareholder prepared independently to prosecute a clearly identified and supportable claim for substantial monetary damages.” Parties to a merger usually must appease such a target shareholder to close the deal and often want to do so even if they don’t need its vote. The Supreme Court in Celera made it slightly easier for large shareholders to opt out of settlements but did little to limit the ability of Chancery judges to manage shareholder class actions. n by David Marcus

d e l aw a r e Travis Laster and Leo Strine issue bench rulings that offer different conclusions on the legality of standstill provisions

Two takes on standstills Standstill agreements have taken center stage in the Delaware Court of Chancery this fall. Chancellor Leo E. Strine, Jr., discussed the permissible scope of standstills last week in a case brought by shareholders of Ancestry. com Inc. who are challenging the company’s $1.6 billion sale to Permira Advisors LP. Last month, vice chancellor J. Travis Laster addressed the issue in shareholder litigation arising from the $109 million sale of Complete Genomics Inc. to BGI Shenzhen Inc. Both judges made their comments in oral

rulings from the bench, which Strine cautioned should not be accorded the same weight as written opinions. Nonetheless, there is very little Delaware case law on the standstills, so lawyers are parsing the transcripts of both rulings closely. A standstill provision, as the name implies, bars one party from investing or increasing its stake in another. A potential acquirer often agrees to such a clause as part of a confidentiality agreement under which a target provides it with access to confidential informa-

tion. All standstills are not alike. In situations where two companies are in exclusive talks, a standstill will often bar one from making an unsolicited offer for the other for a year or two after the date on which the confi containing the standstill is signed. That was the fact pattern in the litigation last spring between Martin Marietta Materials Inc. and Vulcan Materials Inc., a case in which Strine found that the confis that the parties signed barred Martin Marietta from making a hostile bid for Vulcan, though the ruling hinged on another aspect of that confi. Both Ancestry.com and Complete Genomics ran auctions in which they signed confis with multiple parties. The terms of the confis differed, which is common. Private equity firms may spend little time marking up the confis from potential targets and thus accept standstill clauses that bar them from even asking the company privately for a waiver of the standstill. Strategic bidders are often more aggressive about demanding that a standstill agreement fall away in the event that the target

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signs with another bidder–a so-called fallaway provision. Standstills protect a target from an unwanted approach by a bidder in the event exclusive talks come to naught or an auction fails to produce an acceptable bid. The clauses can also push bidders to make their best offer in an auction rather than wait until the target signs a merger agreement with another party and then make a topping bid. That’s especially true when a winning bidder demands that the target sign a merger agreement with a provision that requires it to enforce its standstills in confis with other bidders and bars it from waiving those provisions. Thus a losing bidder is barred by the confi from asking for a waiver of the standstill, and the target is barred by the merger agreement from granting the waiver of its own accord. In that context, the standstill arguably becomes a deal protection device subject to scrutiny from a Delaware court, the view Laster took in Complete Genomics. The company signed nine confis in its sale process, one of which contained a “don’t ask, don’t waive” provision. Laster compared such a standstill to a clause in a merger agreement that bars a target from talking to other bidders. Then-chancellor William B. Chandler III found “no-talk clauses” prevent target boards from fulfilling their “duty to take care to be informed of all material information reasonably available” and are therefore “impermissible” under Delaware law. Strine didn’t go that far in Ancestry. com. “Per se rulings where judges invalidate contractual provisions across the bar are exceedingly rare in Delaware, and they should be,” he said in his Dec. 17 bench ruling in the case. “It’s inconsistent with the model of our law.” Nevertheless, he said that don’t ask, don’t waive provisions are “pretty potent, and directors need to use these things consistently with their fiduciary duties, and they better be darn careful about them.” The judge accepted that such clauses can help targets maximize the value

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they receive in an auction, but the judge did not think that was the effect of the clauses in Ancestory.com. The merger agreement Ancestry.com signed with Permira Advisors LLC did not require the target to enforce the don’t ask, don’t waive provisions in the confis it signed with other bidders. Thus, Strine said, after signing up the Permira deal, Ancestry.com could have contacted those bidders and told them it was waiving the provisions in the standstills barring the bidders from even asking Ancestry.com for a waiver. Critically, Strine held, “I think the plaintiffs have pretty obviously shown that this board was not informed about the potency of this clause. The CEO was not aware of it. It’s not even clear the bankers were aware of it.” It is fair to ask how often a target board and CEO will ever be aware of the interaction between a standstill and a merger agreement or truly understand that interaction even if they are aware of it given the subtlety of the legal point and its modest importance compared to other issues a board has to consider in

the sale of a company. As Ancestry.com and Complete Genomics show, Delaware judges are sympathetic to arguments from shareholders that don’t ask, don’t waive clauses violate Delaware law. Parties that include them in future deals will pay more to settle shareholder litigation, and so the rulings from Laster and Strine may push targets to include fallaway provisions in their confis in order to avoid the problem. Critics of the decision argue that Laster and Strine have intruded on the right of companies to enter into contracts and that their rulings will limit companies’ ability to get the best price possible in a sale, but many merger agreements allow the acquirer to match a higher offer from another bidder, and virtually all provide for a breakup fee if the target agrees to another deal. Those are potent deal protections that encourage bidders to put their best bid on the table in an auction and may limit the real-world importance of the two decisions. n by David Marcus

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Russia’s black gold

A new book on the histor y of Russian oil describes an industry swinging back and for th between capitalist impulses and a role as a handmaiden of the authoritarian state

by Aaron Timms

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iven the operatic turns of Russia’s history, it may be inevitable that every event of political or commercial significance since the fall of the Soviet Union can be read for signs of an impending shift towards a new and irrevocable extreme. We’ve seen the nosebleed reforms of the early Boris Yeltsin years, portent of a definitive rupture with the socialist past; the resurgence of Communism in the mid-‘90s, proof of a fundamental allergy within the Russian “soul” to democracy and market liberalism; the rise of Yukos and Sibneft under Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Roman Abramovich, confirming that the fatherland will forever be ruled by strong men; the lurch to a newly coercive brand of nationalist statism under Vladimir Putin in the early 2000s, echo of the Tsarist traditions of autocratic government; the rise of Dmitri Medvedev, harbinger of a return to the progressive modernization of the early Yeltsin years; the late 2011 pro-democracy protests (the Russian soul stirs!); and the sidelining of Medvedev after Putin’s triumph in last year’s compromised presidential elections. January/February 2013

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As Georgetown University political science professor Thane Gustafson lays out in his compelling new account of the post-Soviet history of the Russian oil industry, “Wheel of Fortune: The Battle for Oil and Power in Russia,” tensions have long played out between competing visions of Russia. The Russians themselves label these visions “Chudo,” or miracle, denoting the economic miracle of a capitalist society based on liberal principles, the rigor of the market and private entrepreneurship, and “Russian Bear,” shorthand for state intervention and authoritarianism. Chief among the many virtues of “Wheel of Fortune” is that Gustafson writes in a prose as crisp as his subject is opaque. Most refreshingly, there’s little of the exoticizing, essentializing, pseudo-intellectual clutter—the hoary literary allusions to Tolstoy, the folksy maxims, the tired babushka doll analogies—that usually gum up narratives of Russian business culture. In the months following OAO Rosneft’s purchase in October of BP plc’s and Alfa Access-Renova’s equal 50% stakes in TNK-BP in two separate deals worth a combined $55 billion, the ownership change has received the ChudoRussian Bear treatment as observers speculated about where Russian oil and Russia might be heading. In Russia, as in Saudi Arabia or Venezuela, the state and the oil industry are mutually dependent. To some pundits, the deal entrenches Putin’s petronationalism and reaffirmed his fundamental view of the state as the central protagonist in Russia’s economic narrative. Once the deal, which is still grinding its way through financing and regulatory approval processes, closes, Rosneft will wind up the world’s largest publicly traded oil producer. Others, citing Putin’s post-election call for a more intense cycle of privatization of state assets, First

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Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov’s recent declaration that the government will surrender majority control of Rosneft by 2020, and the fact that BP will receive a near-20% stake and two board seats in the company, see signs of a loosening of the statist vise on the hydrocarbons industry and a new maturity in the state’s approach to foreign investment. And so it’s Chudo or Russian Bear. Each of these outcomes features coalitions of thought and support, and conditions for a settled, informed choice by policymakers. Russia has stabilized and grown considerably since the 1998 default and devaluation. Much of that growth (around 50% since 2000) has been driven by oil and gas, which now accounts for 40% of the government’s tax take. The reality of Russia, both with respect to oil and to the political economy, remains as inchoate, unpredictable and exposed to whims of chance and personality today as it has since the fall of the Soviet Union. Gustafson’s book recounts how in Russia today, many

of the fundamental issues developed economies take for granted—the superiority of capitalism over socialism, a consensus over what should be public and what should be private, limits on state power to expropriate and co-opt private resources—remain unsettled. He shows how conflict over basic tenets of political and economic organization spill over into energy, and will likely continue to do so for years to come. The oil industry spent the first 20 years of the post-Soviet experiment drifting and lurching in dramatically different directions under the influence of personalities and forces with conflicting agendas. Gustafson believes that absent some fundamental change, the next 20 years will be much the same. Rosneft’s rise is a succinct illustration of that thesis. Cobbled together out of the unwanted remnants of the Soviet oil ministry after Yeltsin’s infamous loans-for-shares deal of the early 1990s (which saw the creation of Yukos and Lukoil, among others) Rosneft limped through the privatization-crazy first decade of the Russian federation as a barely solvent stateowned corporation out of step with the fashion of the day. Rosneft saw most of its prize assets and subsidiaries sold off through the mid-1990s, and narrowly avoided outright privatization in 1997. According to Gustafson, “It was more an assemblage of lifeboats than a company.” Enter a little-known petroleum engineer named Sergei Bogdanchikov, a man who had spent his entire working life on the remote Pacific island of Sakhalin, far from the western Siberian fields that are the heartland of Russia’s oil elite. In 1998, when Bogdanchikov was named to head the company, few expected it to be rescued, rehabilitated and reborn as a national oil champion, but Bogdanchikov proved to be an

The oil industry spent the first 20 years of the post-Soviet experiment drifting and lurching in dramatically different directions under the influence of personalities and forces with conflicting agendas. Gustafson believes that absent some fundamental change, the next 20 years will be much the same. exceptionally adept and nimble navigator of the capricious winds of Russian politics, a necessary skill in the world of Russia’s big corporations. Putin’s election as president in 2000 proved critical. Putin’s ascendancy was every bit as freakish and unpredictable as Rosneft’s rise. His emergence as a presidential favorite in 1999 was quite unexpected; Gustafson tells that in 1996, Putin, unemployed and disheartened by a lack of decent job options in Moscow, was on the verge of catching a plane back to his hometown of St. Petersburg when the last-minute offer of a job at the Kremlin arrived. Presenting himself as a modest steward of service to the state, Bogdanchikov ingratiated himself with the new president first by going into Chechnya, a key strategic location of the early Putin years, and restarting oil production, then allying himself with the hardline “silovik” (broadly, ex-KGB) wing of the Kremlin, led behind the scenes by Putin’s chief assistant, Igor Sechin, who pressed the 2003 campaign against Khodorkovsky and Yukos, Russia’s largest oil producer. (Sechin recently took over from Bogdanchikov as Rosneft’s chief.) Khodorkovsky—outspoken, charismatic, impulsive, and dismissive of the central government, that is, everything Bogdanchikov was not—was imprisoned, and in the chaos created by Yukos’ expropriation and dismemberment, Rosneft gradually emerged as the chief beneficiary. This windfall was by no means guaranteed, however: Bogdanchikov first had to maneuver Rosneft out of a merger the Kremlin had ordained with

Gazprom, the state-backed national gas champion. Putin came round to the idea of Rosneft as a Russian answer to Statoil or Petrobras slowly and reluctantly. Bogdanchikov had worked for Exxon for five years on Sakhalin and arrived at Rosneft with a deep store of experience collaborating with an international supermajor. This was a rarity in Russian oil, which spent the 1990s beating foreign investors away from the postSoviet gold rush (hostility remains and “Russia risk” still needs to be actively managed). Now that the legacy assets of the Soviet oil industry, mostly located in western Siberia, have been raided for the “easy” oil and the search for new fields and reserves has begun in earnest, especially in the Arctic offshore, the “foreign question” is of critical importance. The fate of BP’s continuing— in fact, increased—stake in Rosneft, along with recently inked strategic partnerships with ExxonMobil, Eni and Statoil, will indicate how the industry responds to unfolding global challenges: falling oil prices, the “tight oil” revolution, and the surprise re-emergence of the U.S. as the prime motor of innovation and (soon, many say) production in global energy. Rosneft likes to style itself as having “the advantages of a national oil company and the discipline of an international oil company.” According to Gustafson, Rosneft’s new chief, Sechin, like Putin himself, still takes an essentially rentier’s view of the energy industry, seeing that the first and most important function of oil revenues is to serve the state and

its strategic initiatives, rather than enriching shareholders, making investments or engaging in other profitmaximization strategies ordinarily ascribed to corporations. If there is a quibble with this book, it’s that we do not hear more on this seemingly critical point. Will Rosneft move in the direction of an entrepreneurial, technologically progressive national oil company with international exposure, ownership and expertise, like Petrobras and Statoil, or will it fall back into the same cycle of inefficiency, corruption and politicization that has bedeviled other state-owned oil majors? Will we see an opening of the climate for foreign investment, with Rosneft deepening its engagement with international partners as it seeks to expand its footprint across Russia and beyond, or will a reflexive xenophobia return? And will the basic idea of an oil company as something separate—both formally and in reality—from the state, with its own, endogenous objectives and ambitions, take root, or will Chudo and Russian Bear, like a dysfunctional couple on the cusp of a long middle age of shared discontent, continue their awkward dance? Gustafson answers none of these questions, but he offers a compelling vision of the recent past of the Russian oil industry as a game of chance driven haphazardly forward by personality, the difficult legacy of the Soviets, and external economic hocks [unavoidable crises, such as natural disasters], and compelling reason to think many—if not most —of the same pathologies will endure into the years ahead. n January/February 2013

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The China syndrome While corporate dealmakers can’t ignore the People’s Republic’s promise, regulatory hurdles, corruption threats and other legal entanglements are making it a tough M&A sell by Suzanne Miller

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or years, U.S. chief executives have looked on China as the land of unfettered growth. In 2008, eager to tap an economy still churning out double-digit gross domestic product growth, corporate dealmakers poured $15 billion into 223 Chinese acquisitions. Fast-forward to 2012 and that activity, according to Dealogic, has since fizzled to $5 billion for a relatively piddling 67 deals. Make no mistake, China still matters. To some extent, the meltdown reflects a broader slippage in global M&A. But it also speaks to a newfound sobriety among corporate dealmakers when it comes to high-growth markets

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such as China. For sure, expectations soared. Just flip through the stacks of M&A surveys in recent years and invariably, almost everyone not there already checked off China as the next stop on their strategic roadmap. China continues to offer one of the best growth stories out there. Even though the country recently reported 7.8% GDP growth for 2012— it’s lowest in 13 years—almost no other country can touch that, which is why one M&A executive at a U.S. industrial company that’s had a presence there for more than 10 years concedes, “It’s still a great market.” But the realities of investing in the

People’s Republic are becoming much starker, even if the opportunities remain compelling. “There was a big rush in 2008 to buy Chinese companies,” the executive continues. “There’s probably been some digestion problems for companies to get on top of what they bought. Also, the Chinese economy has been slowing and there have been big downdrafts in certain sectors since the financial crisis. This has all pushed people back and made them more cautious to invest.” Enthusiasm has been tempered more recently for a number of reasons besides slowing GDP. These range from the difficulty of finding skilled advisers

to dealing with vast cultural divides, from the complexity and high cost of doing business in China to a relative paucity of attractive targets. U.S. and Chinese regulatory and political clampdowns have also increased. In 2010, for example, the Securities and Exchange Commission launched a special unit to toughen its enforcement of the 1977 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, or FCPA. While the conviction rate appears relatively tame—last year there were a total of 12 U.S. companies forced to pay penalties, up from 10 the prior year—the number of active investigations is much higher. In 2012 the number of U.S. companies on the SEC investigation list rose to 88 from 78 the prior year, according to the website, FCPA Blog. As U.S. companies come under greater scrutiny, many are looking for ways to shore up their compliance and due diligence expertise. “You’ve got to get extremely smart with local guidance and relationships to know if what you want to do can go through as laid out,” says Elias Mendoza, former global head of corporate development at IBM Corp. until July 2011, when he joined Union Square Advisors LLC as partner. Mendoza, who worked in Asia from 1989-1993 and 2001-2009 for IBM, says getting the advisory part of the M&A equation right is “extremely risky at the beginning, which is why a lot of folks look at a market like China with trepidation: who’s going to help me get through this?” For anyone thinking they can go it alone with their own in-house counsel, forget it. If you’re doing an M&A deal in China, this invariably means you will need support on at least three fronts: your own counsel; local counsel for due diligence and related issues; and a local antitrust lawyer if you’re tapped for an antitrust review. Only qualified antitrust Chinese lawyers can appear before the Ministry of Commerce, or Mofcom, and tracking down the right experts is no picnic. “In this regard, there are restrictions on what foreign law firms can actually

do in China—basically we can advise our clients on our interpretation of Chinese law but we cannot formally practice Chinese law,” says Anthony Wang, a partner in the Shanghai office of the U.S.-based Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. Like other foreign practices, Weil Gotshal runs legal disclaimers stating that it isn’t authorized to “practice” Chinese law in China. Making things more complicated, Chinese lawyers who work at foreign law firms are required to temporarily give up their Chinese law license while working at foreign law firms, Wang explains. Finding advisory guidance in China is further hampered by the relative newness of the legal system when compared to the one in the U.S. As more Chinese companies have stepped up their own M&A activity in recent years—both domestically and overseas—the domestic legal profession has been undergoing a growth spurt and a big learning curve. Firms range in quality and size, from smaller firms with five to 20 lawyers to a handful of megafirms with 500 to 1,000 of them. More Chinese companies doing deals overseas has also spurred consolidation among local and foreign firms. Over the past two years, there have been at least two powerhouse mergers in Asia. In 2011, China’s King & Wood said it would merge with Australia’s Mallesons Stephen Jaques to create Asia’s largest law firm, and late last year the U.K.’s Herbert Smith and Australia’s Freehills combined. “If you look at the legal side, Chinese law firms are growing in size,” says William Striebe, vice president of business development, UTC Climate, Controls & Security, at Farmington, Conn.-based United Technologies. “Most Western companies would still go to Hong Kong and engage U.S. and Western European law firms that have a strong presence there and related offices in China.” Striebe, who has extensive deal experience in China, said this is especially the case “as most foreign investments

in China are made through Hong Kong corporate structures. Although the foreign firms cannot technically practice law in China, they have relationships with Chinese firms who carry out what needs to be done locally. The foreign firms are not just made up of expat lawyers, but do hire Chinese professionals who have attended western law schools or have experience in foreign firms. This provides some of the local knowledge and feel which is necessary and beneficial.” Some Western lawyers with a local presence say competition can be intense with local law firms anxious to win new client contracts in private equity, M&A and investment deals. “We’re often pitted against local law firms and have to confront compliant versus noncompliant deals, where clients complain that other law firms are getting similar deals done,” says one lawyer from a well-heeled international law firm in New York with offices in China. “‘Why aren’t we agreeing to the same terms?’ [they ask].” The lawyer says his group has walked away from a number of deals that have had questionable legal foundations. If it’s tough for competing lawmakers who already know the rules, then just think how daunting it is for U.S. dealmakers new to China. “As a person responsible for M&A, it was important to work with the legal department to pick the right outside counsel—firms and individuals that weren’t going to get us in trouble,” Mendoza says. “I knew that it would come down on me if, for whatever reason, we were shortsighted. There can be issues with lack of training [when choosing local counsel]. They don’t have as much experience. It’s not been an economy where there’s been as much activity yet as in the U.S. or Europe, so folks there have relatively less experience and have seen less in terms of potential issues—although that is changing.” Culturally, however, lawyers in China are loathe to admit to shortcomings and will say they can take on a deal January/February 2013

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Finding advisory guidance in China is further hampered by the relative newness of the legal system when compared to the one in the U.S. As more Chinese companies have stepped up their own M&A activity in recent years—both domestically and overseas—the domestic legal profession has been undergoing a growth spurt and a big learning curve. even if, overall, something may be problematic, others say. The alternative—finding U.S. legal expertise with a strong presence in China—isn’t easily available, either. Although actual numbers are tough to come by, some lawyers estimate that there are roughly 20 U.S. law firms with established practices in China. Many corporate development executives, when initially looking around for help, tend to rely on word-of-mouth from friends at multinationals or from outside counsel. One general counsel who works on M&A for an S&P 500 technology company initially thought it would be a breeze getting a big deal done in China a couple of years ago. After all, the transaction, a multibillion-dollar merger with a company that derived just a small part of its revenue in China, was the fourth transaction the company had done which involved an antitrust review in that nation. The company already had business operations on the ground and had used local counsel in three small transactions in prior years. But this particular deal was much bigger than anything the tech company had yet attempted, and it ultimately proved to be unexpectedly complicated and frustrating. “In China we have filed notifications with Mofcom on four different transactions and the first three were relatively straightforward, there weren’t reasons to be terribly concerned—it was mostly perfunctory and they were approved without an investigation within 30 days,” the general counsel says. “Then the world changed.” And in many ways, too. Start with Mofcom. It has been flooded with

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merger control filings since the adoption of the Anti-Monopoly Law, or AML, in 2008. More than 450 filings have been reviewed during the first four years after its adoption. “While Mofcom continues to streamline its review process, the process in China still tends to be longer, as compared to the U.S.,” says Weil Gotshal’s Wang. “In addition to internal resource constraints, changes to Mofcom’s notification and disclosure requirements have also affected the review process.” The general counsel for the U.S. technology company said that previously, he had mostly relied on large international firms and the lawyers they had on the ground in China. But when it came to the multibillion-dollar deal two years ago, that strategy didn’t make getting approval any easier. Ultimately, China was the last of four jurisdictions to approve the deal—a month after the U.S. gave its final blessing. In the past couple of years, it’s become all too common to get caught in the crosshairs of a Chinese antitrust review. Under AML, companies are subject to review if they have a combined aggregate worldwide turnover for the previous fiscal year of all parties exceeding the equivalent of $1.59 billion and at least two of the parties each have an aggregate turnover exceeding the equivalent of $63.5 million for the previous fiscal year in China. That threshold, compared to many Western countries, lawyers say, is relatively low. In other words, companies don’t need to do a whole lot of business in China to get snagged in a review that can tack on additional months for a deal closing. Such delays can cause headaches for corporate development executives

who have to explain what’s happening to upper management, especially since those execs hardly know what’s happening themselves. For example, while the investigatory periods in China are roughly similar to other jurisdictions, in China the review clock doesn’t start ticking until Mofcom formally accepts the filing. That can take weeks or even months after the initial filing is made—and acquirers often field piles of questions and requests for additional information from Chinese authorities before they even accept the filing. “Our experience in China was extremely frustrating, but consistent with experiences we understood other companies were having,” the general counsel says. “Mofcom didn’t articulate their concerns to allow us to have the kind of give-and-take we would with Western regulators. “Overall, we thought we had good local counsel in front of Mofcom, and our target did, too. But having said that, we still don’t really know how you ensure success in that process.” With that discouragement still fresh in his mind, he packed his bag as soon as the deal was finally closed and booked a flight for Beijing to handpick a local antitrust firm for future deals. It took months of searching before he found one. “We realized that we needed to pay more attention and make sure we were confident that we had the right counsel for our next transaction requiring Mofcom review, whenever that might happen,” the executive explains. Such frustrations are one of the reasons Tom Shoesmith, China practice leader at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in Palo Alto, Calif., says he turned his focus from working with

Chinese companies doing deals in the U.S. to American companies looking for help in the People’s Republic. He recounts how a client asked him to write up a list of the 10 biggest mistakes U.S. companies make when they look at China. “When I got to 50, I thought, ‘We have a problem,’” he quips. Courtship confusion is probably one of the worst trouble spots. Just when you think your Chinese host is going to propose advancing a deal, Shoesmith says, that’s when you should reach for a fresh dinner jacket or hardhat to tour another factory floor. “You go to China to explore doing a factory and an official from the local government comes out to meet you and takes you out to dinner,” he notes. “If it happens in Nashville, it means something.” But not in China. “So six to nine months later, when you’re still having dinner and viewing empty plots of land, you start to think life is too short,” Shoesmith says. It’s similar when CEOs think they’re about to close a joint venture. “A partner takes you out to dinner and you think you’re near a deal, but you’re no where close,” he continues. “And then suddenly, the partner is having trouble coming up with the money.” The first rule of thumb is to cultivate patience—and plenty of it. Even multinational companies such as IBM, which have deep pockets and a long presence in the country, have had to move very slowly, doing just a handful of transactions over several years. “It takes an incredibly long time to build out an ecosystem of relationships,” Mendoza says. Having patience is just the beginning. Dealmakers also have to be willing to spend big bucks, whether it’s for the sky-high cost of quality translation work or when haggling over deal valuations. Bottom line, it isn’t cheap to go to China. “Expense is a huge consideration for us,” says one U.S. corporate development executive who has now done four

deals in China. “If you’re doing a $1 million to $3 million investment in a startup and it’s generating $500,000 in legal fees, it doesn’t work.” Translation costs alone can account for huge chunks of the legal bill. Lawyers agree it’s expensive but say such costs are hard to avoid. “Over the course of months, the parties may be continuously negotiating and revising transaction documents in both languages, and often, these revisions to deal documents are done ‘real-time’ in connection with the bilingual negotiations process,” Wang explains. “Legal translations are not so simple when you consider the different grammatical structures between the languages.” Another challenge is agreeing to a valuation. In China, U.S. buyers will commonly find that a seller will value itself at a higher Ebitda multiple than the suitor is willing to spend. Relative differences in stock market valuations can play a big role here. For instance, where the domestic Chinese stock market might place a cash flow multiple of 10, on average, for companies in a particular industry, a stock market elsewhere may put the average at 8.5. So while a U.S. investor may size up the prospect of a future exit on its own exchange, the local Chinese entrepreneur is envisioning one on his, and so a valuation war ensues. Then there’s due diligence challenges, given that Chinese companies have very different accounting practices to comply with than U.S. companies do. Weeding out rampant corruption, something many regard as a fact of life in Chinese business dealings, hardly helps when investors are trying to figure out if they’re buying a legitimate business or something that will cause them a big legal headache. “When you raise FCPA issues, it comes in two varieties,” one lawyer says of conversations he has with U.S. middle-market companies. “First, they may say it’s a really serious problem but we can’t spend a lot of money on an FCPA audit. Or, they say they put out a

message to employees that [corruption] won’t be tolerated.” Some companies worried about an FCPA investigation can spend big bucks for pretty lame advice. “We knew a distributor for a U.S. company doing work in Taiwan who had a water cooler conversation, where he became concerned his distributor was involved in corruption,” the lawyer recalls. “So he called a law firm and they charged him $100,000 [for the investigation], then had a phone conversation where their advice was basically to stop doing business in China.” Rather than walking away, which most would agree is unrealistic, the lawyer says U.S. companies should find more creative ways to deal with corruption problems. For instance, instead of giving in to a culture of bribing or walking away all together, he says, companies can charge lower prices for goods and services. One way or another, U.S. corporations will need to figure out a game plan because the international regulatory ring fence is starting to tighten. Two years ago, for example, Chinese regulators including Mofcom signed a memorandum of understanding with the Federal Trade Commission to better monitor corruption and related issues. The Securities and Exchange Commission is also cracking down with the help of other governments, and American companies are starting to feel the heat. “We’re very concerned about FCPA,” says one Silicon Valley executive. “We have FCPA in-house expertise and we’ve included a new component in the due diligence exercise that focuses on just this issue.” Of course, that’s exactly what the SEC wants to hear. In an interview with Deal Pipeline, Kara Brockmeyer, chief of the SEC’s national specialized FCPA Unit said: “There’s closer cooperation internationally now than we’ve ever had. It’s not just the U.S. that’s focused on this anymore. And this is something U.S. companies are recognizing—it’s a game changer.” n January/February 2013

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year in review M&A and PE mostly sputtered in 2012, showing life only at year-end, but that’s enough to renew a sense of cautious optimism for 2013

Certain uncertainties “Cautiously optimistic” is a wishywashy phrase, but it accurately describes the perspective of U.S. dealmakers last year. Worried by economic uncertainty in Europe and Congressional wrangling over the debt ceiling at home and perhaps chastened by the failure of so many mega-deals struck in better times, U.S. companies avoided large transformational deals last year. As a result, the dollar volume of transactions fell by 8.5% from 2011 in a year when the U.S. stock markets enjoyed healthy increases. There were positives amidst the gloom. The year saw more U.S. deals of more than $100 million than any year since 2007. Oil-and-gas M&A experienced its best year since at least 2000 despite the absence of a signature deal, while REIT transactions did well U.S. acquisitions of U.S. companies

u.s. acquisitions of european companies

2000–2012 Year

and there was considerable activity in technology. Low interest rates didn’t unleash a flood of private equity deals some observers predicted, though buyout firms did take advantage of favorable lending markets by completing leveraged recapitalizations and engaging in a healthy, if not hyperactive, level of M&A. The trepidation only began to fade in the last two weeks of the year, historically a time when lawyers and bankers hit holiday parties and begin pondering how to spend their bonuses. Instead, there was a stunning level of activity led by InterContinentalExchange Inc.’s $8.2 billion agreement to buy NYSE Euronext, for which ICE and OMX Nasdaq Group Inc. had made a brief, ill-fated hostile bid two years earlier. (See “The Top 10: Dec. 18-31,

2000–2012

Volume ($bill.) Deals

Year

Volume ($bill.) Deals

U.S. acquisitions of non-U.S./european companies 2000–2012 Year

Volume ($bill.) Deals

U.S. targeted crossborder M&A 2000–2012 Year

Volume ($bill.) Deals

2000

$1,111

1,078

2000

$87

125

2000

$48

114

2000

$317

264

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

630 346 450 698 990 1,271 1,153 694 657 634 788 721

679 580 702 865 916 999 1,050 683 472 783 797 884

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

45 46 55 51 71 75 125 94 74 74 114 100

85 77 70 108 118 127 157 149 82 121 148 121

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

70 29 29 43 48 71 105 57 30 63 61 61

79 41 60 87 79 126 196 130 85 139 126 112

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

100 65 56 84 123 201 354 264 99 203 150 188

141 105 90 136 155 214 269 199 119 202 202 204

Includes only deals of $100 million or more. Sector figures are for U.S. targets

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2012, p. 8.) The cautious saw the flurry as a lastditch effort by companies to sign up deals in advance of a possible Congressional swan dive over the fiscal cliff or to allow U.S. shareholders to sell under the 2012 tax regime rather than its potentially more punitive successor. Optimists viewed it as the continuation of activity that followed the reelection of President Barack Obama, which removed a major piece of uncertainty from the market and reflected the growing realization on the part of many U.S. companies that they should start putting their cash hoards to use in the M&A market. Still, compared to expectations at the start of last year, “most of 2012 was fairly disappointing,” said Frank Aquila, a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in New York. “We had expected to see a fair amount of activity on all levels. But there was a burst of activity toward the end of the year, and I believe that we are seeing a carryover of that. Unless the folks in Washington do something to screw up the economy, I think that 2013 could be the year we were expecting to see in 2012.” James Woolery, head of North America mergers and acquisitions at JPMorgan Chase & Co., elaborated on that theme: “Last year, in over 25% of the deals over $500 million, the buyer’s stock traded up

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over 10%, The market is voting in favor of growth.” As a result, he said, “the outlook for 2013 is better. A lot of the variables have been resolved with the fiscal cliff deal. The key question is whether we can get through the debt ceiling and sequestration talks.” Even if Washington succeeds in working out these fiscal issues, megadeals should remain rare. “The market has not been looking for people to roll the dice by moving into areas where they’re not expert or buying companies in areas that aren’t immediately accretive,” said Alan Klein, a partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York. The market conservatism extended to hostile bids, which last year accounted for a very low 4% of dollar volume both in the U.S. and worldwide, according to Chris Young, head of contested situations at Credit Suisse Group. “If it takes confidence to do friendly M&A, then it takes even more confidence to pull the trigger on a hostile bid,” he said. There’s no ebullience of any kind in recessionary Europe, which saw a decline in M&A activity last year and a much sharper fall-off in private equity dealmaking. Even with a falling euro and a significant amount of cash trapped on U.S. company balance sheets overseas, U.S. companies were significantly less active in Europe last year than in 2011. U.S TARGET financial sponsor buyouts Year

2000–2012 Volume ($bill.) Deals

Perhaps Hewlett-Packard Co.’s disastrous $11.7 billion acquisition of U.K.based Autonomy Corp. plc reminded American companies that trapped cash is better than wasted cash. In contrast, European companies were active overseas whenever possible. Nestle SA paid $11.85 billion for Pfizer Inc.’s infant nutrition business in the second-largest U.S. deal of the year, and Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shelled out $20.1 billion for the 50% of Grupo Modelo SAB de CV that it didn’t already own. That deal tied with Softbank Corp.’s agreement to buy Sprint Nextel Corp. for the largest North American tie-up of last year. Softbank has scoured the globe for technology investments since the 1990s, but more conservative Japanese companies like their European counterparts have come to see the U.S. as a source of growth in recent years. That, too, could help fuel U.S. M&A activity in 2013. Regardless of what the market does this year, it appears to be a foregone conclusion that sales of public companies incorporated in Delaware will continue to end up in litigation in that state’s Court of Chancery regardless of the size of the deal or merits of the suit. (See “Another cost of doing business,” May 2012.) The pervasiveness of litigation allows Delaware judges to set standards for a range of M&A practices

European target Financial Sponsor Buyouts Year

2000–2012 Volume ($bill.) Deals

from conflicts to confidentiality agreements. Confis were also at the heart of the most prominent Delaware case to arise from a hostile bid last year, Martin Marietta Materials Inc.’s attempt to take over Vulcan Materials Corp.

Caution, even in Houston

Oil-and-gas M&A had another record year, its third in a row. Dollar volume rose 12% over 2011, deal volume 32%, and there’s no downturn in sight given high oil prices and the pressure to develop shale fields purchased since 2010. Even in this most buoyant of sectors, though, shareholders had little tolerance for transformational transactions. Shares of Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc. fell by 16% on Dec. 5 when the company announced the $20 billion acquisition of Plains Exploration & Production Co. and McMoran Exploration Co., an affiliate of the buyer, and Freeport-McMoran shareholders voiced their displeasure at not getting a vote on the two purchases. The other major deals in the sector last year were more opportunistic. In the largest private equity buyout of 2012, which involved Access Industries Inc., Apollo Global Management LLC and Riverstone Holdings LLC teamed to buy the exploration and production assets of El Paso Corp. for $7.15 billion, a deal engineered by Kinder Morgan

European acquisitions of European companies Year

2000–2012 Volume ($bill.) Deals

2000

$36

108

2000

$41

91

2000

$934

905

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

16 43 50 103 125 396 376 57 45 95 85 95

45 78 109 170 166 200 227 101 66 135 101 107

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

40 53 67 108 130 216 196 83 36 74 61 50

67 86 98 168 179 206 215 140 50 108 98 76

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

435 423 429 581 865 1,195 1,506 993 518 557 531 516

644 663 646 830 1,103 1,362 1,616 1,217 649 784 821 694

European acquisitions of Non-European companies 2000–2012 Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Volume ($bill.) Deals $406 122 74 40 90 144 203 368 261 102 202 138 162

360 173 112 90 147 175 235 342 267 142 209 207 193

Source: Dealogic

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Corp. before it closed its own $38 billion purchase of El Paso. BP plc went on a selling spree, agreeing to five different U.S. asset sales of $1 billion or more that could net as much as $13 billion, money that will help defray costs associated with the disastrous Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In the largest of those five, Plains Exploration and Production agreed to pay BP $5.55 billion for oil-and-gas assets in the Gulf of Mexico three months before striking its tie-up with FreeportMcMoran. BP also agreed to sell its 50% stake in TNK-BP, Russia’s third largest oil company, to OAO Rosneft Oil Company for $12.3 billion in cash and an 18.5% stake in Rosneft worth about $14 billion. The oligarchs with whom BP partnered sold their stake to the national champion as well. (See “Russia’s black gold,” p. 15.) Sean Wheeler, a partner at Latham & Watkins LLP in Houston who advised Plains on both of its large transactions, expected the activity in oil and gas to continue. “A lot more of the strategic players are entering into the area and deciding how best to complete their portfolios,” he said. “Our inventory is bigger this year than last year.” Still, even in Houston, “There’s a lot of interest in the $1 billion to $5 billion range, but not above that range.” Shay Kuperman, a partner at Vinson & Elkins LLP in Houston, saw both

mature and new shale plays as a fertile source of M&A and predicted that the American owners of shale fields will in many cases reach out to Asian companies to form joint ventures to develop the assets. Far more quietly than oil and gas, real estate had a very strong 2012—the sector’s best year since at least 2000 in volume of deals over $100 million and the third-best for dollar volume in that time except for 2006 and 2007, but there were few high-profile REIT deals. Instead, much of the activity stemmed from purchases of privately held assets by publicly traded REITs able to raise money by issuing both unsecured debt and common equity to yield-hungry investors. Even the largest deal of the year was opportunistic rather than visionary. Equity Residential and Avalon Bay Communities Inc. partnered to buy Archstone Enterprises LP for $6.5 billion from Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., which opted to sell the REIT it bought at the top of the market in 2007 rather than risk an initial public offering. J. Warren Gorrell Jr., co-CEO of Hogan Lovells US LLP in Washington and counsel to Equity Residential on the Archstone deal, noted that the strong performance of many REIT stocks in 2012—the Morgan Stanley REIT index, which excludes dividends, rose about 12% last year­—held down mergers between REITs. He expected health

U.S. technology M&A

U.S. real estate M&A

2000–2012

2000–2012

Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Volume ($bill.) Deals $281 65 25 40 53 86 145 115 69 59 79 107 85

339 111 69 80 108 123 148 151 101 73 120 138 121

Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Volume ($bill.) Deals $24 36 22 33 60 79 161 136 29 13 53 74 86

Includes only deals of $100 million or more. Sector figures are for U.S. targets

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58 57 66 106 118 119 136 135 71 37 84 146 167

care REITs to continue to be active this year, as they were in 2012. He pointed to HCP Inc., which paid Emeritus Corp. and Blackstone Partners LP $1.7 billion for 133 senior care facilities in October. Also, Health Care REIT Inc. put up $1.9 billion for Sunrise Senior Living Inc. in August. Despite considerable consolidation in recent years, the sector still remains highly fragmented, which should drive deal activity for years to come. Robin Panovka, a real estate M&A partner at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, said that he believed public REITs would continue to take advantage of their low cost of capital by acquiring private assets in 2013. Over the longer term, he said, “I would expect the REIT industry to continue to grow as long as interest rates stay low and investors’ thirst for yield keeps REIT valuations at levels north of private real estate values.” Other sectors were more restrained. Silicon Valley had a slightly above-average year though, of course, one lacking a marquee transaction. Serial acquirers accounted for the two largest deals of the year in tech, with Cisco Systems Inc. paying $5 billion for NDS Group Holdings Ltd. and SAP AG putting up $4.3 billion for Ariba Inc. Perhaps the most noteworthy development was the abatement of the 2011 patent frenzy reflected in bankrupt Eastman Kodak Co.’s protracted effort to sell its patent

U.S. oil and gas M&A

U.S. healthcare M&A

2000–2012 Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

2000–2012

Volume ($bill.) Deals 93 84 18 25 50 112 74 105 56 75 119 131 146

57 56 45 54 75 80 85 118 96 67 139 123 162

Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Volume ($bill.) Deals $39 68 89 68 62 115 193 141 122 176 116 158 96

73 70 67 78 104 111 127 137 100 75 124 122 114

Source: Dealogic

portfolio, which ended with a $525 U.S. M&A SECTOR RANK (Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2012) million sale to Intellectual Ventures Target industry Volume ($bill.) No. % Share Management LLC, RPX Corp. and a Oil & gas $146 162 16.1% group of 12 licensees. Healthcare 96 114 10.5 Healthcare M&A dipped below Real estate 86 167 9.4 $100 billion last year for the first time 85 121 9.4 since 2005, though deal volume held Technology Food & beverage 81 33 8.9 up reasonably well. In addition to the uncertainty that confronted the rest Telecommunications 77 38 8.5 of the market, the possibility that Finance 62 63 6.8 the U.S. Supreme Court would strike Utility & energy 49 60 5.4 down the Affordable Care Act hung Professional services 33 51 3.6 over the healthcare sector in the first 23 26 2.5 half of last year. The high court up- Machinery Other 171 253 18.8 held the law on June 28, of course, and coincidentally or not, WellPoint EUROPE M&A SECTOR RANK Inc. agreed to pay $4.9 billion in (Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2012) cash for Amerigroup Inc. two weeks Target industry Volume ($bill.) No. % Share later, while Aetna Inc. struck a $7.3 Finance $109 105 15.3% billion agreement to acquire Coven- Oil & Gas 104 78 14.7 try Health Care Inc. in another deal Mining 63 32 8.8 where the buyer aimed to expand its 57 157 8.0 Medicare and Medicaid business. In Real estate Utility & energy 52 70 7.3 the same vein, UnitedHealth Group Inc. last year completed its acquisition Telecommunications 46 67 6.5 of XLHealth Inc., a deal announced Transportation 33 47 4.7 in November 2011 and estimated to Healthcare 32 53 4.5 be worth more than $1 billion.

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Delaware lawyers and judges often sound like sommeliers when extolling their state’s corporate law: It’s nuanced and subtle, they say, it matures slowly and it requires years of training and substantial expertise truly to appreciate it. Perhaps—but lawyers outside of the legal vineyards of Wilmington discerned the emergence of two major themes in Delaware law in recent years. First, the Delaware Court of Chancery seems to have become sensitive to conflicts and more aggressive in censuring conflicted advisers and parties. Perhaps that’s a response to the financial crisis of 2008 or from a belief that Chancery did not engage in a sufficiently searching inquiry of leveraged buyouts signed up during the private equity bubble of 2005-2007, but it’s led to considerable agonizing about identifying and preventing conflicts. Second, and less subjectively, Chancery now hears litigation brought by shareholders who contest virtually ev-

transaction on which Goldman, Sachs & Co. advised El Paso. In late August, however, Kinder Morgan made an offer for the whole company. Goldman owned a 19% stake in Kinder Morgan worth about $4 billion and controlled two seats on the company’s board, interests that potentially gave the bank an incentive to advise El Paso to sell to Kinder Morgan for less than the highest possible price. And Steven Daniel, the lead Goldman banker on the deal, himself owned about $340,000 in Kinder Morgan stock, a fact, Strine noted, he did not disclose to the El Paso board. To cure Goldman’s potential conflict, El Paso hired Morgan Stanley to advise on talks with Kinder Morgan. The fix was of dubious value for two reasons, Strine found: First, Morgan Stanley would be paid $35 million if the sale to Kinder Morgan were completed but would receive nothing if El Paso opted for another transaction; second, Goldman remained intimately involved in advising El Paso after Kinder Morgan surfaced. Technology 27 39 3.9 Goldman was only half of El Paso’s Retail 25 31 3.6 problem. The other, possibly more Other 161 279 22.7 severe, difficulty was CEO Doug Source: Dealogic Foshee, whom the board allowed to ery sale of a Delaware corporation. The handle “all negotiations with Kinder phenomenon has been challenging for Morgan without any presence or close the court to manage, but it allows the supervision by an independent director judges to opine on virtually every as- or legal advisor,” Strine wrote. pect of dealmaking. That would have been fine had FosBoth trends were in evidence last hee been unconflicted, but he discussed year. Chancellor Leo E. Strine’s decision a potential management buyout of El in a shareholder challenge to the sale of Paso’s oil-and-gas exploration and proEl Paso left lawyers worried about how duction unit with Brett Smolik, who far a target’s board needs to go in ferret- headed the division, at the same time ing out potential conflicts at its invest- as he was negotiating the sale of the ment bank and suggested that Delaware entire company with Kinder Morgan judges will engage in much more search- CEO Richard Kinder, Strine found. ing examination of potential conflicts in After the merger agreement was signed, LBOs than they did during the private Foshee twice asked Kinder to allow El equity boom. (See “Making the best of a Paso’s management to bid on the E&P bad situation,” April 2012.) division. Kinder rejected those overEl Paso had two units, a pipeline tures and instead sold the division to a business and an oil-and-gas explora- consortium led by Apollo for $7.15 biltion and production unit. The company lion. The conflict was obvious, Strine announced on May 24, 2011, that it wrote, since “Foshee was interested in continued on page 32 planned to spin off the E&P division, a January/February 2013

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the top 20 deals Rank

Target

Legal advisers

Investment advisers

Investment advisers’ counsel

1

Sprint Nextel Corp.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (Japanese counsel) Dow Lohnes PLLC(regulatory)

Raine Group LLC Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd. Deutsche Bank AG

2

50% of Grupo Modelo SAB de CV

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Morgan Stanley

Greenberg Traurig LLP

3

Infant nutrition business (Pfizer Inc.)

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Clifford Chance LLP DLA Piper US LLP

Morgan Stanley Centerview Partners LLC

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

4 5

Cooper Industries plc

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Arthur Cox

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Avon Products Inc.

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

6 7

Best Buy Co.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

NYSE Euronext

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Slaughter and May Stibbe NV

Perella Weinberg Partners; BNP Paribas; Blackstone Advisory Partners LP; Citigroup Inc.; Goldman Sachs & Co.; Moelis & Co.

8

Coventry Health Care Inc.

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Bass, Berry & Sims plc Crowell & Moring LLP (antitrust)

Greenhill & Co.

9

El Paso Exploration & Production Co.

Locke Lord Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (for Kinder Morgan Inc.) Bracewell & Giuliani LLP (for Kinder Morgan Inc.) Baker Botts LLP (for El Paso senior management)

Barclays plc Evercore Partners Inc. (for Kinder Morgan Inc.)

10

20% stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (Yahoo! Inc.)

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP (for board)

UBS Allen & Co. LLC Goldman, Sachs & Co.

11

Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Credit Suisse Group Goldman, Sachs & Co.

12

MetroPCS Communications Inc.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Paul Hastings (antitrust) Telecommunications Law Professionals Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Fulbright & Jaworski LLP

JPMorgan Securities LLC Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC Evercore Partners

For the board of directors

13 14 15

Plains Exploration & Production Co.

Latham & Watkins LLP

Barclays plc

Ralcorp Holdings Inc.

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Barclays plc Goldman, Sachs & Co.

TNT Express NV

Allen & Overy LLP

Goldman, Sachs & Co. Lazard

16

50% of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (Citigroup Inc.)

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Citigroup Inc. Perella Weinberg Partners (third party appraiser)

17

Alliance Boots GmbH (45% stake)

Darrois Villey Maillot & Brochier Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Centerview Partners LLC

18

Cequel Communications Holdings LLC

Seyfarth Shaw LLP Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP (for existing shareholders)

Goldman, Sachs & Co. LionTreee Advisors

19

Archstone Enterprises LP (Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.)

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Gleacher & Co. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

20

Illumina Inc.

Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Includes deals or bids announced between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2012. Includes announced values.

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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Shearman & Sterling LLP

White & Case LLP

Shearman & Sterling LLP

Shearman & Sterling LLP

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2012 Acquirer

Legal advisers

Investment advisers

Investment advisers’ counsel

Value ($mill.) $20,100

Softbank Corp.

Morrison & Foerster LLP Lawler, Metzger, Keeney & Logan (regulatory)

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Rothschild Inc. UBS Investment Bank

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Lazard Barclays plc Deutsche Bank AG JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Nestlé SA

Mayer Brown LLP Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP (benefits) Linklaters LLP

Rothschild Deutsche Bank AG

Eaton Corp.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP A&L Goodbody

Morgan Stanley Citigroup Inc.

Coty Inc.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

JPMorgan Securities LLC Blackstone Advisory Partners LP BD&T Co. LLC

Richard Schulze

Shearman & Sterling LLP

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

InterContinental Exchange Inc.

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Shearman & Sterling LLP

Morgan Stanley; BMO Capital Markets Corp.; Broadhaven Capital Partners; JPMorgan Securities Inc.; Lazard; Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking; Wells Fargo Securities LLC

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

8,200

Aetna Inc.

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; Jones Day (antitrust); Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (for nonmanagement directors); Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP White & Case LLP

7,300

Apollo Global Management LLC Riverstone LLC Access Industries Inc.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (antitrust counsel for Apollo); Vinson & Elkins LLP; Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (for Riverstone) Debevoise & Plimpton LLP (for Access)

RBC Capital Markets LLC; Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. LLC; Citigroup Inc.; JPMorgan Securities LLC; Deutsche Bank AG; Credit Suisse Group

Paul Hastings LLP (for RBC) Alston & Bird LLP (for Credit Suisse)

7,150

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (financing) Fenwick & West LLP (intellectual property)

Credit Suisse Group

7,100

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

7,000

AstraZeneca plc (collaborator)

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; Covington & Burling LLP

Citigroup Inc. Evercore Partners Inc. Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Deutsche Telekom AG

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP (antitrust, tax) K&L Gates WIley Rein (telecommunications)

Lazard Morgan Stanley

7,000

Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc.

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (for special committee); Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

6,900

Conagra Foods Inc.

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Centerview Partners Bank of America Merrill Lynch

United Parcel Service Inc.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Morgan Stanley UBS Bank of America Merrill Lynch

6,750

Morgan Stanley Inc.

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Morgan Stanley

6,750

Walgreen Co.

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Allen & Overy LLP Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (antitrust)

Goldman, Sachs & Co. Lazard

BC Partners CPP Investment Board Cequel management led by chairman and CEO Jerald Kent

Latham & Watkins LLP; Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz; Torys LLP (for CCPIB) Paul Hastings LLP

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

6,600

Equity Residential

Morgan Stanley

6,500

Avalon Bay Communities Inc.

Hogan Lovells USA LLP Morrison & Foerster LLP Goodwin Procter LLP

Roche Holding AG

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Greenhill & Co. Citigroup Inc.

UBS

Alston & Bird LLP

20,100

11,850 Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

11,800 10,700 8,840

Greenberg Traurig LLP

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

6,800

6,700

Greenhill & Co. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Shearman & Sterling LLP

6,300

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Target

Legal advisers

Investment advisers

Investment advisers’ counsel

1

Sprint Nextel Corp.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (Japanese counsel) Dow Lohnes PLLC (regulatory)

2 3

Best Buy Co.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

NYSE Euronext

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Slaughter and May Stibbe NV

Perella Weinberg Partners; BNP Paribas; Blackstone Advisory Partners LP; Citigroup Inc.; Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Moelis & Co.

4

Coventry Health Care Inc.

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Bass, Berry & Sims plc Crowell & Moring LLP (antitrust)

Greenhill & Co.

Shearman & Sterling LLP

5

MetroPCS Communications Inc.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Paul Hastings LLP (antitrust) Telecommunications Law Professionals Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Fulbright & Jaworski LLP

JPMorgan Securities LLC Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC Evercore Partners

Shearman & Sterling LLP

For the board of directors

Raine Group LLC Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd. Deutsche Bank AG

6 7 8

Plains Exploration & Production Co.

Latham & Watkins LLP

Barclays plc

Ralcorp Holdings Inc.

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Barclays plc Goldman, Sachs & Co.

50% of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (Citigroup Inc.)

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Citigroup Inc. Perella Weinberg Partners (third-party appraiser)

9

Cequel Communications Holdings LLC

Seyfarth Shaw LLP Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP (for existing shareholders)

Goldman, Sachs & Co. LionTree Advisors

10

Archstone Enterprises LP (Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.)

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Gleacher & Co. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. JPMorgan Securities LLC

11

Tennessee Natural Gas Pipeline Co. and 50% of El Paso Natural Gas Co. (Kinder Morgan Inc.)

Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

Barclays plc

12 13 14 15 16

Deepwater Gulf of Mexico oil and gas properties (BP plc)

Gardere Wynne Sewell

GenOn Energy Inc.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

JPMorgan Securities LLC

AmeriGroup Corp.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Goldman, Sachs & Co. Barclays plc

DuPont Performance Coatings (DuPont Co.)

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Crowell & Moring LLP (antitrust)

Credit Suisse Group Greenhill & Co.

Amil Participações SA

LeFosse Advogados Linklaters LLP

Credit Suisse Group

17 18 19

Lincare Holdings Inc.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

JPMorgan Securities Inc.

Aviation business (Avio Sp.A)

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Chiomenti (for management)

80% stake in International Lease Finance Corp. (American International Group Inc.)

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Citigroup Inc. JPMorgan Securities Inc. Morgan Stanley

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European and Latin American operations and Chinese JV stake (Ally Financial Inc.)

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Evercore Partners Lazard (for U.S. Dept. of Treasury, 75% shareholder)

Includes deals or bids announced between July 1 and Dec. 31, 2012. Includes announced values.

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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

July 1-Dec. 31, 2012 Acquirer

Legal advisers

Investment advisers

Investment advisers’ counsel

Value ($mill.) $20,100

Softbank Corp.

Morrison & Foerster LLP Lawler, Metzger, Keeney & Logan (regulatory)

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Rothschild Inc. UBS

Richard Schulze

Shearman & Sterling LLP

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

InterContinental Exchange Inc.

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Shearman & Sterling LLP

Morgan Stanley; BMO Capital Markets Corp.; Broadhaven Capital Partners; JPMorgan Securities Inc.; Lazard; Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking; Wells Fargo Securities LLC

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

8,200

Aetna Inc.

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; Jones Day (antitrust); Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (for nonmanagement directors); Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP White & Case LLP

7,300

Deutsche Telekom AG

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP (antitrust, tax) K&L Gates; WIley Rein (telecommunications)

Lazard Morgan Stanley

7,000

Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc.

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (for special committee); Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

6,900

Conagra Foods Inc.

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Centerview Partners Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Morgan Stanley Inc.

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Morgan Stanley

BC Partners CPP Investment Board Cequel management led by chairman and CEO Jerald Kent

Latham & Watkins LLP; Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz; Torys LLP (for CCPIB) Paul Hastings LLP

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

$6,600

Equity Residential

Hogan Lovells LLP Morrison & Foerster LLP Goodwin Procter LLP

Morgan Stanley

$6,500

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

Baker Botts

Greenhill & Co.

Plains Exploration & Production Co.

Latham & Watkins LLP

Barclays plc JPMorgan Securities Inc.

NRG ENergy Inc.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Morgan Stanley Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

White & Case LLP

5,500

Wellpoint Inc.

Linklaters LLP

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

4,900

Carlyle Group

Latham & Watkins LLP

Jefferies & Co.

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Pinheiro Neto

JPMorgan Securities Inc.

Linde AG

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Morgan Stanley Perella Weinberg Partners

General Electric Co.

Shearman & Sterling LLP

New China Trust Co. Ltd., China Aviation Industrial Fund, P3 Investments Ltd., New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

4,230

General Motors Financial Co. Inc.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Barclays plc

4,200

Avalon Bay Communities Inc.

UBS

8,840

Greenberg Traurig LLP

6,800 6,750

Greenhill & Co.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Shearman & Sterling LLP

6,220

5,500

4,900 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

4,900 4,600 4,366

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LAW FIRMS 1 Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 3 Latham & Watkins LLP 4 Jones Day 4 Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 6 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP 7 Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 8 Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz 9 Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP 10 Vinson & Elkins LLP 11 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11 Stikeman Elliott LLP 13 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP 14 Mayer Brown LLP 14 Sidley Austin LLP 16 Morrison & Foerster LLP 16 Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP 16 Debevoise & Plimpton LLP 16 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 16 Ropes & Gray LLP 16 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC 22 Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP 22 Shearman & Sterling LLP 24 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP 25 Cooley LLP 26 Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP 26 Paul Hastings LLP 28 Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP 29 Proskauer Rose LLP 30 Baker Botts LLP 30 Dechert LLP 32 Andrews Kurth LLP 32 DLA Piper 33 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP 33 Alston & Bird LLP 33 Covington & Burling LLP 33 Fenwick & West LLP 33 Linklaters LLP 33 White & Case LLP 39 Fulbright & Jaworski LLP 39 Goodwin Procter LLP 39 Reed Smith LLP 42 Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP 42 Allen & Overy LLP 42 Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 42 Clifford Chance LLP 47 K&L Gates LLP 42 Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP DELAWARE LAW FIRMS 1 Richards, Layton & Finger PA 2 Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP 2 Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP

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Total Deals

Target/ seller

Acquirer/ Bidder

Other

Special

92 81 57 55 55 45 41 39 33 30 26 26 23 22 22 21 21 21 21 21 21 19 19 17 16 15 15 14 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8

42 42 25 15 28 13 22 23 9 12 12 5 7 7 8 11 9 5 9 12 10 9 6 8 11 5 8 10 6 5 7 6 10 5 4 4 3 6 6 5 6 4 3 5 3 4 5 3

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36 15 15

33 14 14

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Rank

Target/ seller

Acquirer/ Bidder

Other

Special

87 83 77 76 70 65 59 53 50 49 41 34 32 25 25 23 21 21 15 15 15 14 13 13 12 12 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 7

36 53 44 27 36 33 43 32 23 20 23 21 10 10 13 16 11 13 10 11 11 6 9 10 3 4 7 9 4 5 1 1 3 3

51 30 33 49 34 32 16 21 27 29 18 13 22 15 12 7 10 8 5 4 4 8 4 3 9 8 3 0 4 2 6 6 4 4

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71 70 60 51 14 10 5 3 2 2

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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

43 43 37 17 13 9 7

24 22 23 7 9 5 5

19 21 14 10 4 4 2

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INVESTMENT ADVISERS 1 Barclays Capital 2 Goldman, Sachs & Co. 3 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4 Bank of America Merrill Lynch 5 Credit Suisse Group 6 Morgan Stanley 7 Lazard 8 Jefferies & Co. 9 Citigroup Inc. 10 Deutsche Bank AG 11 Evercore Partners Inc. 12 Rothschild 13 RBC Capital Markets Corp. 14 UBS Investment Bank 14 Wells Fargo Securities LLC 16 Houlihan Lokey Inc. 17 Greenhill & Co. 17 Moelis & Co. LLC 19 Centerview Partners LLC 19 Perella Weinberg Partners LP 19 Sandler O’Neill & Partners LP 22 Macquarie Capital 23 Blackstone Advisory Partners LP 23 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. 25 BMO Capital Markets Corp. 25 Stifel Nicolaus Weisel 27 Robert W. Baird & Co. 28 William Blair & Co. LLC 29 Stephens Inc. 30 Allen & Co. LLC 30 Ernst & Young LLP 30 Nomura Holdings Inc. 30 Peter J. Solomon Co. 30 Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. LLC PR FIRMS 1 Sard Verbinnen & Co. 2 Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher 3 Kekst and Co. 4 Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. 5 Brunswick Group LLP 6 Owen Blicksilver Public Relations Inc. 7 Fleishman-Hillard Inc. 8 Rubenstein Associates Inc. 9 ICR Inc. 10 RLM Finsbury LLC PROXY SOLICITOR/INFORMATION AGENTS 1 Georgeson Inc. 1 MacKenzie Partners Inc. 3 Innisfree M&A Inc. 4 D.F. King & Co. 5 Morrow & Co. LLC 6 Okapi Partners LLC 7 Phoenix Advisory Partners

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Total Deals

1 White & Case LLP 31 2 Shearman & Sterling LLP 22 3 Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 21 4 Greenberg Traurig LLP 17 5 Alston & Bird LLP 15 6 Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP 15 7 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 14 8 Kirkland & Ellis LLP 12 9 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP 11 10 10 Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP 11 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP 9 12 Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 9 13 Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 9 14 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 8

Client

Wells Fargo Securities LLC Jefferies & Co. RBC Capital Markets LLC Credit Suisse Group Bank of America Merrill Lynch Greenhill & Co. Barclays plc Goldman, Sachs & Co. Wells Fargo Securities LLC Bank of America Merrill Lynch Barclays plc Houlihan Lokey Inc. Wells Fargo Securities LLC JPMorgan Chase & Co. Citigroup Inc. Morgan Stanley Goldman, Sachs & Co. Lazard Citigroup Inc. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Deutsche Bank AG Goldman, Sachs & Co. Bank of America Merrill Lynch Centerview Partners LLC Lazard

Deals

Client

6 5 3 2 11 2 2 10 2 6 2 4 3 4 2 2 4 2 4 7 5 6 3 2 2

Deals

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Lazard Citigroup Inc.

6 3 2

Credit Suisse Group JPMorgan Chase & Co.

2 2

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

2

Jefferies & Co.

6

Credit Suisse Group

4

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Greenhill & Co.

2 2

Deutsche Bank AG

2

RBC Capital Markets LLC Goldman, Sachs & Co. Goldman, Sachs & Co. Citigroup Inc.

2 3 2 3

Citigroup Inc.

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This chart ranks law firms by the number of deals on which they represented a bank providing M&A advice on a specific deal. Firms are given credit for only one deal if they represent multiple bankers on the deal. The chart lists the investment banks for which the law firms did the most work in 2012. Law firms may also have done work for other banks. Only banks for which a law firm has done two or more deals are listed to the right of the law firm.

continued from page 25 being a buyer of a key part of El Paso at the same time as he was charged with getting the highest possible price as a seller of that same asset.” Foshee’s behavior reminded Strine of situations in 2006 and 2007, when “the early actions of poorly policed, conflicted CEOs in baking up deals with their favorite private equity sponsors before any market check (or often even board knowledge) likely dampened the competition among private equity firms that could have generated the highest price if proper conduct had occurred and the right process had been used.” Strine acknowledged that target shareholders are reluctant to vote down deals with hefty premiums even in such cases, but Delaware judges have become far more willing to make generous damages awards since 2007, and they may take it upon themselves to punish dubious behavior that way rather than leave it to shareholders to vote down problematic transactions.

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Those awards come in the context of shareholder litigation. As Strine, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster and their peers have become more openly skeptical of garden-variety suits, plaintiffs lawyers have had to bring claims that delve into the mechanics of dealmaking rather than merely allege that the target board violated its fiduciary duties. This fall, two of the most interesting rulings from Chancery involved the formulation of standstill clauses in merger agreements, a subject treated elsewhere in this issue (See “Two takes on standstills”). Standstills had almost never been a subject of litigation in Chancery, but they featured in three important decisions last year, an example of how shareholder litigation allows judges to make law on even very fine points of M&A practice. Confis were also at the center of the year’s most prominent hostile takeover case, in which Strine enjoined Martin Marietta Materials Inc. from persisting with a $4.7 billion bid for Vulcan Materials Corp. When the two companies be-

gan serious negotiations about a merger in 2010, they signed both a confidentiality agreement and a joint defense agreement under which they and their counsel could evaluate the antitrust aspects of a potential deal. Neither contract contained a standstill provision expressly prohibiting one of the parties from making a public offer for the other, but Strine held that the provisions restricting the way the companies could use the information they exchanged under the two agreements barred Martin Marietta from making a hostile bid. The decision “made people who are shy in talking about standstills get out of the closet,” said Neil Whoriskey, a partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP in New York. While some counsel for potential buyers would tiptoe around the issue, the Vulcan decision has pushed them to demand more definition on standstill provisions and use restrictions in confidentiality agreements. n 

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Deals reported in this issue’s Lineup were announced between Jan. and Dec. 31, 2012. Only deals involving a change of control at a target company with a market value of $100 million or more are included, and those deals must involve a key U.S. company. Unless the target is a recognized standalone operating business, the Lineup will not include asset sales, unit sales or sales of subsidiaries. The Lineup includes the names of lead lawyers at law firms that represented the principals and lead individuals for the investment advisers. A10 Capital LLC $200 MILLION (leveraged buyout) deal description: Miami private equity firm H.I.G. Capital LLC acquired control of A10 Capital LLC, a Boise, Idaho, commercial real estate lender, through a growth investment.

Target: A10 Capital LLC

Acquirer: H.I.G. Capital LLC Outside Counsel: Ropes & Gray LLP Marcellino, Carl

Announcement date: 4/18/2012



Closing date: 4/18/2012

A123 Systems Inc. $465 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Struggling battery maker A123 Systems Inc. agreed to swap up to 80% of its equity to Wanxiang Group Corp. in a deal valued at up to $465 million. Target: A123 Systems Inc. Investment Adviser: Lazard Outside Counsel: Richards, Layton & Finger PA Allen, Michael PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Freitag, Michael Acquirer: Wanxiang Group Corp.

Announcement date: 8/08/2012



Closing date: 8/16/2012

A123 Systems Inc. $256.6 MILLION (bankruptcy buyout) deal description: Wanxiang America Corp. won the auction to acquire A123 Systems Inc. with a $256.6 million bid. Target: A123 Systems Inc. Investment Adviser: Lazard Pohl, Tim Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP Baker, D.J. Reckler, Caroline Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Schlager, Ivan Outside Counsel: Richards, Layton & Finger PA Collins, Mark Merchant, Michael

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PR Firm:

Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Freitag, Michael Palash, Aaron Repko, Jed

Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

Wanxiang America Corp. Sidley Austin LLP Box, John Guzina, Bojan Kirmayer, Asi Nash, Glenn



Announcement date: 12/09/2012

Skadden advised A123 Systems with respects to CFIUS aspects.

A123 Systems Inc. - automotive assets $125 MILLION (bankruptcy buyout) deal description: Debtor in possession lender Johnson Controls is the stalking-horse bidder to acquire A123 Systems with a $125 million offer. Target: A123 Systems Inc. - automotive assets Seller: A123 Systems Inc. Investment Adviser: Lazard Pohl, Timothy Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP Baker, D.J. Reckler, Caroline Outside Counsel: Richards, Layton & Finger PA Collins, Mark Merchant, Michael PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Freitag, Michael Palash, Aaron Repko, Jed Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

Johnson Controls Inc. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Brownstein, Andrew Feltman, Joshua Lam, David

Announcement date: 10/16/2012

ABA Seguros $865 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Ally Financial Inc. reached an agreement to sell its Mexican insurance business, ABA Seguros, to the ACE Group. Target: ABA Seguros Seller: Ally Financial Inc. Investment Adviser: Lazard

Outside Counsel: PR Firm: PR Firm: Investor:

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Clayton, Jay Cohen, H. Rodgin Galvis, Sergio Gerlach, C. Andrew Kekst and Co. Sard Verbinnen & Co. DesChenes, Denise Sard, George Scarpetta, Paul U.S. Department of the Treasury

Acquirer: Outside Counsel: Investor:

ACE Group Mayer Brown LLP Best, Edward Kucera, William Rhodes, Linda ACE Ltd.



Announcement date: 10/18/2012

About.com Inc. $300 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: The New York Times Co. sold its About Group, which includes the Web sites About.com, ConsumerSearch.com and CalorieCount.com, to Barry Diller’s IAC/Interactive Corp. for $300 million in cash. On August 8, The New York Times had agreed to sell About.com Inc. to Answers Corp., a private-equity backed online answer engine that operates Answers.com, for $270 million.

Target: About.com Inc.

Seller: New York Times Co. Outside Counsel: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Dickey, Robert Kenny, Howard

Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor:

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Wolff, Kenneth Wiggin & Dana LLP Kaufman, Scott Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Gartner, Steven Hiller, William Hochman, Jeffrey Richards, Layton & Finger PA Haubert, William Williams, Gregory MacKenzie Partners Inc. Harnett, Mark

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Investor: Investor:

Zayo Group LLC Barclays Capital Latham & Watkins LLP Faris, Bradley Sonnenschein, Edward Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Adams, Aaron Gallardo, Eduardo Stark, Beau Talley, Steven Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Reilly, Michael Tumas, Michael GTCR Golder Rauner LLC Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC



Announcement date: 3/19/2012



Closing date: 7/02/2012

Willkie Farr & Gallagher advised the board of directors. Shearman & Sterling’s Michael Benjamin, Robert Evans, James Scott, Maura O’Sullivan and Benjamin Cheng represented Morgan Stanley, as Capital Markets adviser, in connection with Zayo’s acquisition financing. The deal included a 30-day go-shop provision which allowed AboveNet to solicit and enter into discussions with other potential suitors.

Acquirer: IAC/InterActiveCorp. Outside Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Ryder, Douglas

Acquirer: Answers Corp. Investor: Summit Partners Investor: TA Associates Inc.



Announcement date: 8/26/2012



Closing date: 9/24/2012

AboveNet Inc. $2.2 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Internet bandwidth company AboveNet Inc., soldout to Zayo Group LLC in a deal valued at $2.2 billion. Target: Corporate Counsel: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser:

AboveNet Inc. Sokota, Robert Moelis & Co. LLC A’Hearn, Matthew Clark, Matthew Holtz, Stanley Raich, Jeffrey JPMorgan & Co. Caggiano, Marco Turpin, Fred

Accelerated Payment Technologies Inc. $413 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Global Payments Inc., a provider of electronic transaction processing solutions, agreed to acquire Accelerated Payment Technologies Inc., an innovative provider of fully integrated payment solutions, for $413 million in cash. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Accelerated Payment Technologies Inc. William Blair & Co. LLC Asplund, Robert Daul, Daniel Laszlo, Daniel Metzger, Robert Olson, Phillip Skinner, John Kirkland & Ellis LLP Paley, Michael

Seller: Great Hill Partners LLC Acquirer: Global Payments Inc. Outside Counsel: Alston & Bird LLP McElreath, Mark

Announcement date: 8/15/2012

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Accion Investments in Microfinance SPC $105 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Luxembourg-based private equity firm Bamboo Finance said it acquired a controlling interest in Accion Investments in Microfinance SPC for $105 million. Target: Accion Investments in Microfinance SPC Outside Counsel: Mayer Brown LLP Carpenter, David Acquirer: BlueOrchard Private Equity Fund S.C.A. SICAV FIS, Bamboo Finance sarl Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Lavon-Krein, Daniel

Announcement date: 11/14/2012



Closing date: 11/14/2012

Accor SA - United States economy hotels division $1.9 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: French hotel operator Accor SA agreed to sell North American budget chains Motel 6 and Studio 6 to Blackstone Group LP for $1.9 billion. Target: Accor SA - United States economy hotels division Seller: Accor SA Corporate Counsel: Pinon, Francois Quint, Pascal Rabinowitz, Alan Schagren, Jeff Investment Adviser: Societe Generale SA Investment Adviser: Rothschild Breteuil, Francois Durand, Nicolas Investment Adviser: Citigroup Inc. Allen, Julian Donaldson, Andrew Dorsainvil, Guy Month, Stephan Morriseau, Jerome Roquier, Gregory Siegel, Judah Outside Counsel: Proskauer Rose LLP Bettwy, Andrew Ganitsky, Daniel Horwitz, Jeffrey Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Investor:

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Blackstone Group LP JPMorgan Securities LLC Henry, Lonny Thigpen, Davin Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP King, Anthony Ressa, Gregory Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII

Announcement date: 5/22/2012

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Acorn Media Group Inc., Image Entertainment Inc. $160 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: RLJ Acquisition Inc., the special-purpose acquisition company set up by Black Entertainment Television founder Robert L. Johnson acquired Image Entertainment Inc. and Acorn Media Group Inc. with a view toward combining the two under the name of RLJ Entertainment Inc. Target: Image Entertainment Inc., Acorn Media Group Inc. Investment Adviser: EarlyBirdCapital Inc. Powell, Jr., Richard Investment Adviser: Allen & Co. LLC Ashany, Eran Outside Counsel: Venable LLP Kroupa, Sharon Outside Counsel: Baker Botts LLP Outside Counsel: Perkins Coie LLP Katz, David Seller: JH Partners LLC PR Firm: Kekst and Co. Acquirer: RLJ Acquisition Inc. Investment Adviser: Lazard Capital Markets of New York Laszlo, Andy Investment Adviser: Lazard Middle Market LLC Egeland, Daniel Outside Counsel: Greenberg Traurig LLP Annex, Alan Gerasimovich, Kenneth Herz, Joseph

Announcement date: 4/02/2012 Closing date: 10/03/2012

Actavis Group hf $5.62 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. agreed to buy out its Icelandic rival Actavis Group hf in a deal valued at roughly $5.62 billion (¤4.25 billion). Target: Actavis Group hf Investment Adviser: Blackstone Advisory Partners LP Baranski, Aleksander Campbell, Tom Gadhia, Jitesh Lonergan, Nicholas Sierra, Juan von Reis, Oscar Investment Adviser: Deutsche Bank AG Whittemore, Anthony Counsel to I-bank: Clifford Chance LLP Poulton, Mark Ziff, Joel Outside Counsel: Linklaters LLP Bagshaw, Ian Zarraga, Aisling Committee: Actavis Group hf - Management Outside Counsel: Shearman & Sterling LLP Kutner, Jeremy Acquirer: Investment Adviser:

Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. Bank of America Merrill Lynch Donofrio, Paul Farman, Ivan Seiter, Chris

Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Special Counsel:

Covington & Burling LLP Bodner, Jack Latham & Watkins LLP Bond, Michael Ruck, Charles Shean, R. Scott Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Sunshine, Steven Vandenborre, Ingrid



Announcement date: 4/25/2012



Closing date: 4/25/2012

Skadden advised on antitrust matters.

AD Computer Corp., Electronic Merchant Systems, JetPay LLC, Payroll Tax Filing Services Inc. $179 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Special-purpose acquisition company Universal Business Payment Solutions Acquisition Corp. announced the purchase of credit and debit card processing businesses Electronic Merchant Systems and JetPay LLC, and related payroll processing and tax filing companies AD Computer Corp. and Payroll Tax Filing Services Inc. for a combined $179 million. Target: Electronic Merchant Systems, JetPay LLC, Payroll Tax Filing Services Inc., AD Computer Corp. Investment Adviser: Houlihan Lokey Inc. Counsel to I-bank: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP Wee, H.H. Sean

Acquirer: Universal Business Payment Solutions Acquisitions Corp. Outside Counsel: Dechert LLP Lebovitz, James



Announcement date: 7/09/2012 Closing date: 12/31/2012

Adeptra Ltd. $115 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Fair Isaac Corp. acquired Adeptra Ltd. for an all-cash purchase price of $115 million. Target: Adeptra Ltd. Investment Adviser: Arma Partners LLP Acquirer: PR Firm:

Fair Isaac Corp. Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Sherman, Matthew Siegel, Andrew



Announcement date: 8/16/2012



Closing date: 9/10/2012

Advance America Cash Advance Centers Inc. $780 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Mexico City-based specialty retailer and financial services company Grupo Elektra SAB de CV reached a deal to acquire short-term lender Advance America Cash Advance Centers Inc. for $780 million including outstanding debt. Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel:

Advance America Cash Advance Centers Inc. Wells Fargo Securities LLC Harris, Jay Laughlin, John Perry, Ford Alston & Bird LLP Miller, Kevin K&L Gates LLP Hatcher, Merrick McMillan, D. Mark

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Grupo Elektra SAB de CV Stephens Inc. Marks, Matthew Miller, R. Bruce Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Deckelbaum, Ariel



Announcement date: 2/15/2012

The transaction has a 45-day go-shop period for Advance America.

Advantage Resourcing America Inc., Advantage Resourcing Europe BV $410 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Japanese staffing company Recruit Co. Ltd. acquired U.S. counterpart Advantage Resourcing America Inc.. Target: Advantage Resourcing America Inc., Advantage Resourcing Europe BV Seller: Cerberus Capital Management LP Outside Counsel: Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Halasz, Peter Acquirer: Recruit Co. Ltd. Investment Adviser: Greenhill & Co. Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP Kleindorfer, Julian Kobayashi, Hiroki

Announcement date: 1/04/2012



Closing date: 1/04/2012

Schulte Roth & Zabel represented target and seller.

AFP Cuprum SA $1.51 BILLION (tender offer) deal description: Principal Financial Group Inc., a global investment management firm, agreed to acquire AFP Cuprum SA.

Fair Isaac has a market capitalization of about $1.5 billion.

Target: AFP Cuprum SA Seller: Inversiones Banpenta Limitada, Empresas Penta SA

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Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Principal Financial Group Inc. Lazard Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Cariola Diez Perez-Cotapos & Cia. Ltda.

Announcement date: 10/08/2012

AgraQuest Inc. $425 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Bayer CropScience LP agreed to purchase AgraQuest Inc. for a purchase price of $425 million (¤340 million) plus milestone payments. Target: Outside Counsel:

AgraQuest Inc. Baker & McKenzie LLP Gemello, Matthew Rose, Tiffany Schmitz, Dieter

Air Products and Chemicals Inc. - Continental-European homecare business $751 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: The Linde Group has signed an agreement for the acquisition of the Continental-European homecare business of the industrial gases company Air Products for $751 million (¤590 million). Target: Air Products and Chemicals Inc. - Continental-European homecare business Seller: Air Products and Chemicals Inc. Outside Counsel: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Spiers, Ben Acquirer: Linde AG Outside Counsel: Linklaters LLP Lappe, Michael

Seller: Loudwater Investment Partners, Swiss Re AG, Halcyon Capital, Otter Capital LLC, Generation Investment Management, TPG Biotech Partners Acquirer: Outside Counsel: Special Counsel:

Bayer CropScience LP Jones Day Kapur, Sanjiv Ivins, Phillips & Barker

Announcement date: 7/03/2012

Ahlsell AB $2.36 BILLION (leveraged buyout) deal description: CVC Capital Partners agreed to pay $2.36 billion (SKr15.5 billion) for Sweden’s Ahlsell AB, a plumbing and building products distributor.

Air Serv Corp. $158 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: ABM Industries Inc., a provider of integrated facility solutions, agreed to acquire Air Serv Corp. for approximately $158 million in cash. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Acquirer: CVC Capital Partners Group Investment Adviser: Barclays Capital Shakespeare, Derek Investment Adviser: Deutsche Bank AG Hume, Guy Olsson, Jan Svancar, Helena Outside Counsel: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Bown, Christopher Outside Counsel: Roschier Attorneys Ltd.

Announcement date: 1/31/2012

Air Serv Corp. Lazard King & Spalding LLP Richards, Russell

Acquirer: ABM Industries Inc. Outside Counsel: Jones Day Levine, Andrew

Target: Ahlsell AB Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Arnold, David Gillespie, A. Stephen Gordon, Gavin McKimm, Ward Shareholder: Cinven Ltd. Shareholder: Goldman Sachs Capital Partners

Announcement date: 1/09/2012

Announcement date: 10/08/2012

Airborne Inc. $150 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Schiff Nutrition International Inc. acquired Airborne Inc., a leading provider of immune support products, for $150 million in cash. Target: Airborne Inc. Seller: GF Capital Private Equity Fund LP

Acquirer: Schiff Nutrition International Inc. Investment Adviser: Houlihan Lokey Inc.



Announcement date: 4/02/2012



Closing date: 3/30/2012

AirSep Corp. $180 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Chart Industries Inc. agreed to acquire AirSep Corp. for $170 million in cash and up to $10 million in assumed debt. Target: AirSep Corp. Outside Counsel: Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel LLP Loftis, Tim

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Acquirer: Chart Industries Inc. Outside Counsel: Jones Day Leddy, Patrick

Announcement date: 7/23/2012

AKQA $540 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Advertising giant WPP plc agreed to acquire the San Francisco-based digital agency AKQA for $540 million (£345 million). WPP is assuming 80% of Akqa’s total equity from financial sponsor General Atlantic LLC. Target: AKQA Seller: General Atlantic LLC PR Firm: Kekst and Co.

Acquirer: WPP plc Announcement date: 6/20/2012

Akzo Nobel NV - decorative paints business $1.05 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: PPG Industries Inc. agreed to buy Akzo Nobel NV’s North American decorative paints business for $1.05 billion Target: Akzo Nobel NV - decorative paints business Seller: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Akzo Nobel NV Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Evangelakos, John Morrissey, Richard De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek NV

Acquirer: PPG Industries Inc. Announcement date: 12/14/2012

Alcan Cable $185 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: General Cable Corp. agreed to acquire Alcan Cable, the wire and aluminum cable business of London mining company Rio Tinto, for $185 million in cash. Target: Alcan Cable Seller: Rio Tinto Group Investment Adviser: Rothschild Goza, Josh Wolfson, Ira

Acquirer: General Cable Corp. Outside Counsel: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Announcement date: 5/21/2012 Closing date: 10/12/2012

AlixPartners LLP $1.0 BILLION (leveraged buyout) deal description: AlixPartners LLP, the global business advisory firm, and CVC Capital Partners announced the completion of a recapitalization by which funds affiliated with CVC purchased majority ownership of AlixPartners from Hellman & Friedman and Jay Alix. Target: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

AlixPartners LLP Lazard Garner, Albert Ridings, Barry Scheumack, Nick Bank of America Merrill Lynch Brunner, Kevin Fitzgerald, Ed Glambosky, Chanan Wertz, Parker Goldman, Sachs & Co. Carr, Michael Cohen, Stephanie Eisman, David Kho, Michael Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Capelouto, Richard

Seller: Hellman & Friedman LLC, Individual Investor(s) Investor: Alix, Jay Outside Counsel: Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Cerabino, Thomas Turteltaub, Adam PR Firm: Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

CVC Capital Partners Group Morgan Stanley Bergstein, Seth Cornell, Dennis Smith, Tedd Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Griffiths, Sean



Announcement date: 4/24/2012



Closing date: 6/29/2012

Goldman, Sachs & Co., Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP advised both AlixPartners and Hellman & Friedman.

Alliance Films Holdings Inc. $229 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Entertainment One Ltd. agreed to acquire Alliance Films Holdings Inc., an independent distributor of filmed entertainment products in Canada, the United Kingdom and Spain, from affiliates of the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Investissement Quebec. Target: Alliance Films Holdings Inc. Seller: GS Capital Partners, Investissement Quebec Acquirer: Entertainment One Ltd. Investment Adviser: JPMorgan Cazenove Ltd. Hampson, Harry Khoo, Virginia Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Group Blackman, Alastair Hannon, Joe

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Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Trachuk, Mark Mayer Brown LLP Ball-Dodd, Kate Hamill, Robert

Announcement date: 9/07/2012

Alliance Financial Corp. $233.4 MILLION (stock swap) deal description: NBT Bancorp Inc. and Alliance Financial Corp. entered into a definitive agreement where Alliance will merge with and into NBT. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Alliance Financial Corp. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. Iosovich, Zinovy Moeller, Joseph Hogan Lovells Schaberg, Richard

Acquirer: NBT Bancorp Inc. Investment Adviser: Ambassador Financial Group Outside Counsel: Goodwin Procter LLP Announcement date: 10/08/2012

Allied Transportation Co. $106 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Kirby Corp. agreed to purchase the assets of Allied Transportation Co., a subsidiary of Allied Marine Industries, and two affiliated companies. Target: Allied Transportation Co. Seller: Allied Marine Industries Inc.

Acquirer: Kirby Corp.



Announcement date: 9/04/2012

Allos Therapeutics Inc. $206 MILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Allos Therapeutics Inc. agreed to sell its assets to biotechnology company Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc. in a deal valued at at least $206 million. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Allos Therapeutics Inc. JPMorgan Securities LLC Gosebruch, Henry Ross, Phil Latham & Watkins LLP Dubofsky, Joshua Kerman, Peter Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP Alexander, Frederick

Acquirer: Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc. Investment Adviser: RBC Capital Markets Corp. Capano, John Schnurman, Daniel Counsel to I-bank: White & Case LLP Cerasani, Denise Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Davis, Eva Falk, R. Scott Rhoten, Roger

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Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Information Agent:

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth Alcser, Marc Grewal, Shivbir Richards, Layton & Finger PA Bigler, C. Stephen DiCamillo, Raymond MacKenzie Partners Inc.



Announcement date: 4/05/2012



Closing date: 9/06/2012

Allos’ largest shareholder, private equity firm Warburg Pincus (24%) stake, has already agreed to tender its shares and vote in favor of the deal.

Allrecipes.com $175 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Meredith Corp. purchased Allrecipes.com from Reader’s Digest Association Inc. Target: Allrecipes.com Seller: Reader’s Digest Association Inc. Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Investment Adviser: Evercore Partners Inc. Bryson, Nancy Chen, Xiang-Yu Fazal, Qazi Knee, Jonathan Loring, Justin Miller, Richard Sobol, Jason Outside Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Aiello, Michael Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Meredith Corp. Deloitte Corporate Finance LLC Alston & Bird LLP Miller, Kevin BDT & Co. LLC McDermott Will & Emery LLP



Announcement date: 1/24/2012



Closing date: 3/01/2012

Ally Credit Canada Ltd., ResMor Trust $4.1 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Ally Financial Inc. agreed to sell its Canadian auto finance operation, Ally Credit Canada Ltd. and ResMor Trust, to Royal Bank of Canada for $4.1 billion Target: ResMor Trust, Ally Credit Canada Ltd. Seller: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Ally Financial Inc. Lazard Evercore Partners Inc. Bryson, Nancy Main, Tim Mestre, Eduardo Citigroup Inc. Cady, Jeff Dana, Tim Head, David Torys LLP

Outside Counsel: PR Firm: Investor:

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Clayton, Jay Cohen, H. Rodgin Galvis, Sergio Gerlach, C. Andrew Sard Verbinnen & Co. DesChenes, Denise Sard, George Scarpetta, Paul U.S. Department of the Treasury

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Royal Bank of Canada RBC Capital Markets Corp. Pun, Mike Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP



Announcement date: 10/23/2012

Ally Financial Inc. - international operations $4.2 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: State-backed automotive lender Ally Financial Inc. struck a $4.2 billion deal with General Motors Co. for its European and Latin American businesses. The sale to its one-time parent completes Ally’s exit from its international operations. Target: Ally Financial Inc. - international operations PR Firm: Kekst and Co. Seller: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Ally Financial Inc. Lazard Evercore Partners Inc. Bryson, Nancy Fadiga, Youssouf Jiang, Cosmo Lee, Jiwoo Loring, Justin Main, Tim Marti, Uttara Mendez, Gerardo Mestre, Eduardo Siegert, Bradley Scott Citigroup Inc. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Clayton, Jay Cohen, H. Rodgin Galvis, Sergio Gerlach, C. Andrew Sard Verbinnen & Co. DesChenes, Denise Sard, George

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

General Motors Co. Bank of America Merrill Lynch Barclays plc Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Do, Danielle Green, Frederick



Announcement date: 11/21/2012

Alpine Access Inc. $150 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Sykes Enterprises Inc. agreed to acquire Alpine Access Inc. Target: Alpine Access Inc.

Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Wells Fargo Securities LLC Long, Michael Sleeper, Doug Wilson, Tom Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP

Acquirer: Sykes Enterprises Inc. Investment Adviser: Greenhill & Co. Outside Counsel: Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick LLP PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Bonach, Eric Stern, Sharon

Announcement date: 7/30/2012



Closing date: 8/21/2012

Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd. $3.13 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Insurer Markel Corp. agreed to acquire Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd. for about $3.13 billion in stock and cash to add reinsurance to its primarily property and casualty operation. Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor: PR Firm:

Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd. Bank of America Merrill Lynch Giammarco, Robert Kleinsteuber, Bradley Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Kreynin, Leonard Conyers Dill & Pearman Ltd. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP MacKenzie Partners Inc. Kekst and Co. Hill, Peter

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Markel Corp. Citigroup Inc. Kirkland & Ellis LLP Brueck, Michael Christopher, Thomas Appleby Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Gooding, Gregory Potter, Nicholas



Announcement date: 12/19/2012

AMC Entertainment Inc. $2.66 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Chinese real estate-to-entertainment conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group Corp. Ltd. agreed to buy private equity-backed cinema operator AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. to become the world’s biggest movie theater company. Target: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

AMC Entertainment Inc. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Banfield, Colin Mohr, Christina Qian, Eugene Van Zandt, Derek Credit Suisse Group Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Fontana, Angela Ryder, Douglas Wang, Anthony

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American Realty Capital Trust Inc. $2.95 BILLION (stock swap)

PR Firm: Rubenstein Communications Inc. Arons, Susan Zehren, Charles Seller: PR Firm: Shareholder: Shareholder: Shareholder: Shareholder: Shareholder:

Seller Group - multiple shareholders Sard Verbinnen & Co. Benson, Matthew Cole, Andrew Gordon, Brooke Isaacs, David CCMP Capital Advisors LLC Bain Capital LLC Carlyle Group Apollo Management LP Spectrum Equity Investors

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Dalian Wanda Group Corp. Ltd. Ernst & Young LLP Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Mills, Phillip Zhang, Howard Stikeman Elliott LLP Pukier, Brian Fleishman-Hillard Inc. Black, Bill Hong, Li Jacobs, Jeremy Verrengia, Peter Yim, Ruby



Announcement date: 5/21/2012

Sard Verbinnen represented CCMP Capital Advisors and Spectrum Equity Investors.

AmerCable Holdings Inc. $275 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Nexans SA acquired AmerCable Holdings Inc. for $275 million (¤211 million). Target: AmerCable Holdings Inc. Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins LLP Rowley, Christopher

American Realty Capital Trust Inc. Goldman, Sachs & Co. Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Richter, Philip Shine, David Proskauer Rose LLP Bettwy, Andrew Ganitsky, Daniel Horwitz, Jeffrey D.F. King & Co. Innisfree M&A Inc. Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Moser, Jamie Sherman, Matthew Withers, Averell

Acquirer: Realty Income Corp. Investment Adviser: Wells Fargo Securities LLC Counsel to I-bank: White & Case LLP Cerasani, Denise Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Counsel to I-bank: Shearman & Sterling LLP Marzulli, Jr., John Outside Counsel: Duane Morris LLP Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP Cernius, William Kleindorfer, Julian Tosetti, Paul Proxy Solicitor: Georgeson Inc. Dowd, Christopher

Announcement date: 9/06/2012



Closing date: 1/22/2013

Upon closing of the transaction, American Realty Capital Trust shareholders are expected to own approximately 25.6% of Realty Income’s shares.

American State Financial Corp. $529.2 MILLION (private acquisition)

Acquirer: Nexans SA Announcement date: 2/13/2012



Closing date: 2/29/2012

American Realty Capital Trust III Inc. $2.2 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: American Realty Capital Properties Inc. agreed to buy American Realty Capital Trust III Inc., a nontraded real estate investment trust. Target: American Realty Capital Trust III Inc. Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: PR Firm:

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Seller: Quintana Energy Partners LP





deal description: Reality Income Corp. acquired American Reality Capital Trust Inc. for approximately $2.95 billion.

American Realty Capital Properties Inc. Bank of America Merrill Lynch White & Case LLP Cerasani, Denise Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Freitag, Michael Keehner, Jonathan

Announcement date: 12/17/2012

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deal description: Prosperity Bancshares Inc. agreed to acquire privately held Texas counterpart American State Financial Corp. for $529.2 million in cash and stock. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

American State Financial Corp. Sandler O’Neill + Partners LP Hunton & Williams LLP Flowers, Robert Greef, Charles Keeley, Michael Marek, Brian

Acquirer: Prosperity Bancshares Inc. Investment Adviser: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. Outside Counsel: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP Luedke, IV, William Reardon, James

Announcement date: 2/27/2012

Amerigroup Corp. $4.9 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: WellPoint Inc. agreed to acquire Amerigroup Corp., an American managed care company. Target: Amerigroup Corp. Investment Adviser: Barclays Capital Hanson, Mark Mehta, Punit Rabinowitz, Eric Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Kane, Brian Lala, Paresh Silvers, Jason Counsel to I-bank: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Klingsberg, Ethan Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Freed, Todd London, Jeremy Schnell, Paul Proxy Solicitor: Morrow & Co. LLC Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

WellPoint Inc. Credit Suisse Group Kostel, David Muntner, Michael Smith, Stuart Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Goldman, Michael Whelan, William Linklaters LLP Dufner, Dan Richards, Layton & Finger PA Dreisbach, Daniel Gentile, Mark

Announcement date: 7/09/2012

Cravath’s partners Michael S. Goldman and William J. Whelan III, represented Credit Suisse, lead arranger of committed financing to WellPoint in connection with this transaction.

Ameristar Casinos Inc. $2.8 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Las Vegas casino operator Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. agreed to acquire rival Ameristar Casinos Inc. for about $2.8 billion, including debt. Target: Ameristar Casinos Inc. Investment Adviser: Lazard Furie, Simon Garner, Albert Ma, Brian Counsel to I-bank: Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP Knauss, Robert Investment Adviser: Centerview Partners LLC Chinn, Adam Outside Counsel: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Lahive, Mark Layne, Jonathan Proxy Solicitor: MacKenzie Partners Inc. PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Bonach, Eric Frankel, Steve Katcher, Daniel Rinehart, Annabelle Stern, Sharon

Acquirer: Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Outside Counsel: Morrison & Foerster LLP McCrath, Eric Slotkin, David Townsend, Robert Information Agent: D.F. King & Co. PR Firm: Sard Verbinnen & Co. Barron, Jim Kranhold, Paul Low, Ronald

Announcement date: 12/21/2012

AmiCare Behavioral Centers LLC $129 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc. acquired AmiCare Behavioral Centers LLC.

Target: AmiCare Behavioral Centers LLC

Acquirer: Acadia Healthcare Co. LLC

Announcement date: 11/27/2012



Closing date: 12/31/2012

Amil Participacoes SA $4.9 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: UnitedHealth Group Inc., a health benefits and services company in the United States, agreed to buy a 90% stake in Brazilian health care provider Amil Participações SA for $4.9 billion in cash. Target: Amil Participacoes SA Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Group Mourao, Fabio Pereira, Jose Outside Counsel: Linklaters LLP Luzarraga, Alberto Outside Counsel: Lefosse Advogados Machado, Sergio Mello, Carlos Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

UnitedHealth Group Inc. JPMorgan Securities LLC Benito, Ignacio Braunstein, Douglas Moraes, Patricia Rapkin, Cory Stute, Jeff Woolery, James Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Crider, Todd Spatt, Robert Bank of America Merrill Lynch Hampton III, Gray McIvor, Michael Schapiro, Richard Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Delanoy, Laura Seidman, Steven Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Galvis, Sergio Pagnani, Keith Pinheiro Neto Advogados Lima Jr., Carlos

Announcement date: 10/08/2012

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Amobee Inc. $321 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. agreed to buy mobile advertising upstart Amobee Inc. to connect with revenue streams created by the boom in smartphones. Target: Amobee Inc. Outside Counsel: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC Chu, Lawrence Petkanics, Donna Acquirer: Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. Outside Counsel: Fenwick & West LLP Cogen, Douglas Martell, Blake Michaels, David Spector, Scott Stevens, Mark

Announcement date: 3/05/2012

AmSafe Global Holdings Inc. $750 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Berkshire Partners LLC and Greenbriar Equity Group LLC sold AmSafe Global Holdings Inc. to TransDigm Group Inc. Target: AmSafe Global Holdings Inc. Outside Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Connolly, Annemargaret Duffell, David Dybala, Kelly Harlev, Shayla Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders Shareholder: Greenbriar Equity Group LLC Shareholder: Berkshire Partners LLC Acquirer: TransDigm Group Inc. Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Group Outside Counsel: Baker & Hostetler LLP Gherlein, John Terrion, Halle

Announcement date: 1/20/2012



Closing date: 2/15/2012

Jones Day is financing counsel for TransDigm.

AmWINS Group Inc. $1.3 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: AmWINS Group Inc., a global distributor of specialty insurance products and services, announced that its management and employee shareholders reached an agreement to partner with New Mountain Capital in a growthoriented recapitalization valued at approximately $1.3 billion. Target: AmWINS Group Inc. Corporate Counsel: Hargrove, Donna Investment Adviser: Financial Technology Partners LP Furlong, Larry McLaughlin, Steve Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Justicz, Max Vandever, Thomas

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Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Willis Capital Markets & Advisory Ursano, Tony Krasner, Andrew Tessalone, Mike Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA Dabbs, David

Seller: Parthenon Capital Partners Acquirer: New Mountain Capital LLC Investment Adviser: Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. Fromm, Jason Helms, David Jones, Matthew Miller, John Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Group Price, Malcolm Outside Counsel: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Bell, Thomas Fert, Igor Gordon, Peter

Announcement date: 4/17/2012

Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. $7.0 BILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Bristol-Myers Squibb acquired Amylin Pharma for $31.00 per share in cash, pursuant to a cash tender offer and second step merger. Target: Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC Lindsay, Scott Lozada, Vincent Newton, Charles Counsel to I-bank: Shearman & Sterling LLP Katz, Robert Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Adams, Charles Katzman, James Sykes, Gene Woodhouse, David Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Lieberman, Nancy Stebbins, Ann Beth Information Agent: Innisfree M&A Inc. PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Frank, Joele Frankel, Steve Rinehart, Annabelle Withers, Averell Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Evercore Partners Inc. Goater, Jeff Kaplan, Brett Kim, Eddy Maisonrouge, Francois Zhou, Emily Bank of America Merrill Lynch Citigroup Inc. Bhardwaj, Vikram Hammerman, Ross Kalvaria, Leon Magstadt, Dave Covington & Burling LLP Dargan, Catherine Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Kingsley, Paul

Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Information Agent: Investor: Investor:

Kirkland & Ellis LLP Feirstein, David Fox, David Wolf, Daniel Zachariah, Joshua Richards, Layton & Finger PA Williams, Gregory Georgeson Inc. Hayden, Christopher B&R Acquisition Co. AstraZeneca plc



Announcement date: 6/29/2012



Closing date: 8/09/2012

San Diego-based Amylin agreed not to solicit competing bids. As part of the transaction, BMS and AstraZeneca are expanded their diabetes collaboration by teaming to develop and commercialize Amylin’s portfolio of drugs. To do so, AstraZeneca will pay Amylin $3.4 billion in cash following BMS’s acquisition of the company. BMS will commence the offer via its wholly owned subsidiary B&R Acquisition Co.

Ancestry.com Inc. $1.6 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Family history website Ancestry.com Inc. agreed to be taken private by Permira in a deal valued at $1.6 billion. Target: Corporate Counsel: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor:

Ancestry.com Inc. Stern, William Qatalyst Partners Quattrone, Frank Turner, Jonathan Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Kelly, William Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Nussbaum, Andrew D.F. King & Co.

Seller: Spectrum Equity Investors Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Breach, David Symons, Jeffrey Outside Counsel: Richards, Layton & Finger PA Williams, Gregory Acquirer: Permira Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Wyatt, Michael Investment Adviser: Barclays plc Outside Counsel: Clifford Chance LLP Outside Counsel: Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Mangino, Brian Schwenkel, Robert Outside Counsel: Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Grossbauer, John Norman, Stephen PR Firm: Sard Verbinnen & Co. Garnick, Nathaniel Gordon, Brooke

Announcement date: 10/22/2012

Permira received advice from Morgan Stanley; Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, Clifford Chance, Sard Verbinnen and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Kirkland & Ellis LLP advised Spectrum. Sard Verbinnen (Matthew Benson, David Isaacs) also represented the seller, Spectrum.

Anchor Danly Co. - components business, Dayton Progress Corp. $200 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: MISUMI Group Inc., a Japan-based manufacturing company, agreed to acquire for $200 million Dayton Progress Corp., a die components maker in the U.S., and the components business of Canada’s The Anchor Danly Co. Both companies are owned by Connell LP of Boston. Target: Dayton Progress Corp., Anchor Danly Co. components business Investor: Connell Industrial Tool Corp. Seller: Connell LP Outside Counsel: Jones Day Brewster, David Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

MISUMI Group Inc. Rothschild Blythe, Geoffrey Enriquez, David Finck, Jerome Ono, Takashi Paul Hastings LLP Arai, Toshiyuki Kanagawa, Hajime Richards, Brian Sheaffer, Christopher Yi, Lu

Announcement date: 10/17/2012

Anchor Glass Container Corp. $880 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Ardagh Group SA acquired Anchor Glass Container Corp. from Wayzata Investment Partners LLC for $880 million. Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel:

Anchor Glass Container Corp. Jefferies & Co. Bayer, Robert Greenberg Traurig LLP Schwartzbaum, David Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Berchem, Kerry Hsu, Alice Volow, Mark

Seller: Wayzata Investment Partners LLC Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Ardagh Group SA Citigroup Inc. Shearman & Sterling LLP Connolly, David D’Alimonte, Christa



Announcement date: 7/17/2012



Closing date: 8/20/2012

Angus Industries Inc. $180 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Worthington Industries Inc. acquired Angus Industries Inc. Target: Angus Industries Inc. Outside Counsel: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Kober, John

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Acquirer: Worthington Industries Inc.



Announcement date: 1/03/2012



Closing date: 1/03/2012

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius represented both target and seller.

Anthony International Inc. $602.5 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Industrial manufacturer Dover Corp. acquired privately held Anthony International Inc., a maker of commercial glass refrigerator and freezer doors and display lighting systems, for $602.5 million. Target: Anthony International Inc. Outside Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Blittner, David

Seller: Avista Capital Partners LP Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley PR Firm: Kekst and Co.

Acquirer: Dover Corp. Outside Counsel: Nixon Peabody LLP Taub, Philip PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Freitag, Michael Lamplough, Nicholas Repko, Jed

Announcement date: 11/30/2012



Closing date: 11/30/2012

Anue Systems Inc. $145 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Ixia, a global provider of converged IP and wireless network test solutions, acquired Anue Systems Inc., a developer of Network Visibility solutions.

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AOT Bedding Super Holdings LLC $3.0 BILLION (private acquisition)

Seller: Merit Capital Partners

Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Anue Systems Inc. MHT Partners LP Burgett, Tom Harrington, Lan Lio, Ada Terry, Shawn Waddell, Tim Young, Mark Vinson & Elkins LLP Fox, Kyle

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Ixia Stifel Nicolaus Weisel Bader, Cole Chanley, David Xue, Chen Bryan Cave LLP Ashton, Katherine Hosler, Stephanie



Announcement date: 5/07/2012



Closing date: 6/04/2012

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deal description: A private equity consortium composed of Ares Management LLC and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan agreed to sell a majority stake in AOT Bedding Super Holdings LLC to Advent International Corp. in a deal that values the maker of Serta and Simmons brand mattresses at about $3 billion. Target: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

AOT Bedding Super Holdings LLC Morgan Stanley Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Barclays plc Diorio, Chris Taetle, Adam Sullivan & Cromwell LLP McKnight, S. Neal Ressler, Alison

Seller: Shareholder: Shareholder:

Seller Group - multiple shareholders Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Claerhout, Andrew Leemrijse, Romeo Ares Management LLC Rahmetulla, Nav Rosenthal, Bennett

Acquirer: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Advent International Corp. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Brockland, John Chandler, Todd Connolly, Annemargaret Dybala, Kelly French, Marilyn Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Dohrenwend, Chuck Gorman, Dana



Announcement date: 8/06/2012

Barclays advised both AOT and Ares Management LLC. Leveraged Finance partners Michael Chernick, Mario Ippolito and Michael Michetti led the Paul Hastings team, which advised Morgan Stanley Senior Funding Inc., a lender in this deal. The team also included of counsel Sanjay Thapar and associates Joseph Fastiggi, Edward Holmes, Julie Park, Valerie Silverman and Heidi Spalholz.

Aperio Technologies Inc. $195 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Danaher Corp. agreed to acquire Aperio Technologies Inc. for $195 million. Target: Aperio Technologies Inc. Investment Adviser: Rothschild Bicknese, Robert

Seller: Advanced Technology Ventures, Acadia Woods Partners LLC, Galen Partners

Acquirer: Leica Microsystems AG Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Wolf, Daniel Zachariah, Joshua Investor: Danaher Corp.

Announcement date: 8/12/2012

Apex Systems Inc. $600 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: On Assignment Inc. agreed to acquire rival Apex Systems Inc. for $600 million in cash and assumed debt. Target: Apex Systems Inc. Investment Adviser: Wells Fargo Securities LLC Long, Michael Sleeper, Doug Wilson, Tom Outside Counsel: Troutman Sanders LLP Acquirer: On Assignment Inc. Investment Adviser: Moelis & Co. LLC Madan, Kyle Rguem, Tarik Webber, Brian Winkler, Evan Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP Stokdyk, Steven PR Firm: Muirfield Partners Mandelbaum, Mickey Pagoda, Maya

Announcement date: 3/20/2012

Apex Tool Group LLC $1.6 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition)



Seller: Apollo Hospitals Acquirer: Sutherland Global Services

Seller: Cooper Industries Ltd., Danaher Corp. Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Bain Capital LLC Barclays Capital Hamdan, Larry Rothenberg, Evan RBC Capital Markets Corp. Kirkland & Ellis LLP Campbell, Richard Dixon, Maureen Kilkenney, Michelle Korff, Joshua O’Brien, Matthew Reenan, Neal Shukairy, Yaman Steinmetz, Matthew Stikeman Elliott LLP Castiel, Peter

Announcement date: 10/10/2012

Announcement date: 12/11/2012

Apple REIT Six Inc. $1.2 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: BRE Select Hotels Corp., an affiliate of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII, agreed to acquire Apple REIT Six Inc. in a deal valued at about $1.2 billion, including assumption of debt. Target: Apple REIT Six Inc. Investment Adviser: Wells Fargo Securities LLC Counsel to I-bank: White & Case LLP Cerasani, Denise Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Investor:

deal description: Bain Capital Partners LLC, a global private investment firm, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Apex Tool Group LLC, a tools manufacturer, from Danaher Corp. and Cooper Industries Ltd. Target: Apex Tool Group LLC Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Outside Counsel: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Glover, Stephen

Investment Adviser: Barclays Bank plc Investment Adviser: Evercore Partners Inc.

BRE Select Hotels Corp. Bank of America Merrill Lynch Citigroup Inc. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Stadler, Brian Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII

Announcement date: 11/30/2012

Appleton Papers Inc. $675 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Hicks Acquisition Co., a special purpose acquisition company controlled by private equity titan Tom Hicks, agreed to acquire privately held Appleton Papers Inc. in a deal valued at $675 million. Target: Appleton Papers Inc. Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co. Outside Counsel: DLA Piper Aizenstein, Neal Paci, Christopher Weil, Andrew Outside Counsel: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Hicks Acquisition Co. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Cullinane, Niall Drook, Ryan Malgieri, Jack Shaw, John Whidden, Avery Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Kekst and Co.

Announcement date: 5/16/2012

As part of the deal the Appleton, Wis.-based target will change its name to Appvion Inc.

Apollo Health Street Inc. $200 MILLION (private acquisition)

APS Healthcare Inc. $227.5 MILLION (private acquisition)

deal description: U.S.-based BPO firm Sutherland Global Services agreed to acquire the healthcare outsourcing arm of Apollo Hospitals, Apollo Health Street Inc., for about $200 million.

deal description: Universal American Corp. completed its acquisition of APS Healthcare Inc. from GTCR LLC.

Target: Apollo Health Street Inc.

Target: APS Healthcare Inc.

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Seller: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

GTCR Golder Rauner LLC Credit Suisse Group AG Kirkland & Ellis LLP Gibson, Margaret Osborn, Jason Van Klompenberg, Brian

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Universal American Corp. Goldman, Sachs & Co. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Deckelbaum, Ariel Gutenplan, Bruce Schumer, Robert



Announcement date: 1/11/2012



Closing date: 3/02/2012

Arbora & Ausonia SL $1.0 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Procter & Gamble Co. agreed to acquire the 50% stake it does not own in its joint venture with Barcelona-based food conglomerate Agrolimen SA for $1 billion. The joint venture, Barcelona-based Arbora & Ausonia SL, is a maker of personal care and personal hygiene products.

Target: Arbora & Ausonia SL



Seller: Agrolimen SA

Acquirer: Procter & Gamble Co. Outside Counsel: Jones Day Levine, Andrew

Announcement date: 7/20/2012

Kirkland & Ellis advised both GTCR and APS.

Arbitron Inc. $1.26 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Nielsen Holdings NV agreed to acquire Arbitron Inc. for $1.26 billion in cash, combining the television ratings stalwart with the leading provider of U.S. radio station audience ratings. Target: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: PR Firm: PR Firm: Shareholder:

Arbitron Inc. Signal Hill Capital Group LLC Wieler, Scott Guggenheim Securities LLC Blackman, Adam Braverman, Michael Mayerson, Jordan Rutkoske, Eric Sachs, Bevan Morrison & Foerster LLP Katz, Charles Yanowitch, Lawrence Richards, Layton & Finger PA Gentile, Mark Varallo, Gregory Kekst and Co. Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Blue Harbour Group LP

Acquirer: Nielsen Co. Investment Adviser: JPMorgan Chase & Co. Hoffman, Jay Lee Jr., James Menell, Eric Zakkour, Anwar Counsel to I-bank: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Mills, Phillip Outside Counsel: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Horowitz, Gary Lerner, Marni

Announcement date: 12/18/2012

Kekst represented Blue Harbour Group.

Archipelago Learning Inc. $301 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Plato Learning Inc., a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo LLC, completed its acquisition of Archipelago Learning Inc. for about $301 million in cash and debt. Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: PR Firm: Committee: Outside Counsel:

Archipelago Learning Inc. Barclays Capital Meyer, Neil Nordin, Adam Williams, Jason Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Zoubek, Damien Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Tabor, R. Jay Brunswick Group LLP Harris, Lauren Archipelago Learning Inc. - Board of Directors Vinson & Elkins LLP Wortley, Michael

Seller: Providence Equity Partners Inc. PR Firm: Sard Verbinnen & Co. Cole, Andrew Doorley, Jonathan Shiver, Brian Acquirer: Plato Learning Inc. Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co. Alstodt, Spencer Crisci, Paul Mehr, Tracy Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Group Davidov, Thomas Marsh, Tony Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Nowak, Gerald Peto, Theodore PR Firm: Lane PR Roberts, Amber PR Firm: LaBreche Stephenson, Mike Investor: Thoma Bravo LLC

Announcement date: 3/05/2012



Closing date: 5/17/2012

Lane PR represented Thoma Bravo. Kirkland & Ellis also represented Thoma Bravo.

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Archives.com $100 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Online genealogy services provider Ancestry.com Inc. announced an agreement to purchase family history website Archives.com for $100 million in cash and assumed liabilities. Target: Archives.com

Acquirer: Investcorp SA Investment Adviser: Piper Jaffray & Co. Outside Counsel: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Greaney, E. Michael Vance, Janet

Announcement date: 7/06/2012



Closing date: 7/06/2012

Davis Polk advised target and shareholder Tailwind Capital.

Seller: Inflection LLC Outside Counsel: Cooley LLP DiNucci, Jennifer Jensen, Eric Acquirer: Ancestry.com Inc. Outside Counsel: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Becker, Barbara

Announcement date: 4/25/2012

Archstone Inc. $16.0 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: The remnants of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. agreed to sell its sprawling Archstone Inc. apartment unit to Sam Zell’s Equity Residential Inc. and AvalonBay Communities Inc. in a deal valued at $16 billion. Target: Archstone Inc. Seller: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Investment Adviser: Gleacher & Co. Investment Adviser: JPMorgan Securities LLC Investment Adviser: Citigroup Inc. Outside Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Gietz, Raymond PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Acquirer: Investor Group - multiple investors Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Investment Adviser: Greenhill & Co. Outside Counsel: Morrison & Foerster LLP Slotkin, David Outside Counsel: Hogan Lovells Barsukova Bakar, Olesya Gilchrist, Bruce Gorrell Jr., Warren Greene, Ira PR Firm: Sard Verbinnen & Co. Locke, Bryan Investor: AvalonBay Communities Inc. Investor: Equity Residential Inc.

Announcement date: 11/26/2012

Archway Marketing Services Inc. $300 MILLION (leveraged buyout) deal description: Investcorp purchased Archway Marketing Services Inc. for about $300 million, from its private equity backers Tailwind Capital and Black Canyon Capital. Target: Archway Marketing Services Inc. Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders Investment Adviser: Robert W. Baird & Co. Outside Counsel: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Kreynin, Leonard Shareholder: Black Canyon Capital LLC Shareholder: Tailwind Capital LLC

Arctic Glacier Income Fund $434.5 MILLION (bankruptcy buyout) deal description: Private equity firm H.I.G. Capital bids to acquire Arctic Glacier Income Fund with a $434.5 million offer. Target: Arctic Glacier Income Fund Investment Adviser: TD Securities Inc. Arblaster, Michael Bhakoo, Sundeep Chipman, Art Zia, Atif Outside Counsel: Jones Day Lewis, Troy Acquirer: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

H.I.G. Capital LLC Stikeman Elliott LLP Langlois, Martin Ropes & Gray LLP Alpert, Peter Bane, Mark Birkmann, Stefanie Evans, Daniel Marcellino, Carl



Announcement date: 6/08/2012



Closing date: 7/27/2012

Ardea Biosciences Inc. $1.26 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: U.K. drugmaker AstraZeneca plc acquired San Diego biotech Ardea Biosciences Inc. Target: Ardea Biosciences Inc. Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Counsel to I-bank: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC Outside Counsel: Paul Hastings LLP Sanchez, Carl Proxy Solicitor: Phoenix Advisory Partners Einsidler, Jon Acquirer: AstraZeneca plc Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Huang, Susan Nahata, Siddhart Schwarzinger, Todd Sheehan, Thomas Outside Counsel: Covington & Burling LLP Dargan, Catherine Hurvitz, John Infante, Stephen Leonard, Emily

Announcement date: 4/23/2012



Closing date: 6/20/2012

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Ariba Inc. $4.3 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

Arnold Magnetic Technologies Corp. $130.5 MILLION (leveraged buyout)

deal description: German business software giant SAP AG closed its $4.3 billion acquisition of Ariba Inc., a developer of enterprise supply chain management software.

deal description: Publicly traded middle-market investment firm Compass Diversified Holdings acquired magnet manufacturing company Arnold Magnetic Technologies Holdings Corp. for $130.5 million.

Target: Ariba Inc. Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Cory, Chuck O’Keeffe, Owen Wyatt, Michael Counsel to I-bank: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Dillon, Christopher Outside Counsel: Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP Stough, Brooks Proxy Solicitor: Innisfree M&A Inc.

Target: Arnold Magnetic Technologies Corp. Investment Adviser: Houlihan Lokey Inc. Outside Counsel: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP Chan, Nicholas Mahon, Stephen Merchant, Toby

Acquirer: SAP AG Investment Adviser: JPMorgan Securities Inc. Boser, Markus Hoerstel, Martin Lett, Ben Nason, Jennifer Counsel to I-bank: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Denenberg, Alan Investment Adviser: Deutsche Bank AG Truesdale, Brian Outside Counsel: Jones Day Beeson, Jonn Mitz, Daniel PR Firm: Kekst and Co.

Announcement date: 5/22/2012 Closing date: 10/01/2012

Arinc Inc. - defense systems engineering & support division $154 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: ARINC Inc. agreed to sell its defense systems engineering & support division to Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. Target: Arinc Inc. - defense systems engineering & support division Seller: Arinc Inc. Investment Adviser: UBS Investment Bank Investment Adviser: Houlihan Lokey Inc. Counsel to I-bank: Alston & Bird LLP Miller, Kevin Investor: Carlyle Group Acquirer: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

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Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP Evans, Stephanie White, Thomas Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Dohrenwend, Chuck Gorman, Dana



Announcement date: 10/16/2012



Closing date: 12/08/2012

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Seller: Audax Group LP Acquirer: Compass Diversified Holdings LLC

Announcement date: 3/05/2012



Closing date: 3/05/2012

ArrMaz Custom Chemicals Inc. $500 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Golden Gate Capital acquired chemicals manufacturer ArrMaz Custom Chemicals Inc. from New York-based private equity investor Snow Phipps Group in a roughly $500 million deal. Target: ArrMaz Custom Chemicals Inc. Investment Adviser: Lazard Outside Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Warner, Douglas Seller: Snow Phipps Chemical Portfolio Co. PR Firm: Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Grover, Mary Beth Shareholder: Snow Phipps Group LLC Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Golden Gate Capital Valence Group LLC Kirkland & Ellis LLP Campbell, Richard Good, Samantha Lim, Fred Oetgen, Stephen

Announcement date: 12/18/2012 Closing date: 1/07/2013

Weil, Gotshal represented both target and seller.

Ascend Health Corp. $517 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Hospital operator Universal Health Services Inc. agreed to acquire venture capital-backed counterpart Ascend Health Corp. for $517 million in cash, including debt. Target: Ascend Health Corp. Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Outside Counsel: Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP Schaffzin, Jonathan Sherman, Michael

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Universal Health Services Inc. JPMorgan Securities LLC Mainelli, Matt Martell, Christopher Patel, Nikul Rapkin, Cory Stute, Jeff Watts, Bradley Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Van Ngo, Minh

Announcement date: 6/04/2012

Ascent Pharmahealth Ltd. $392 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. bought Ascent Pharmahealth Ltd. from India’s Strides Arcolab Ltd. Target: Ascent Pharmahealth Ltd. Seller: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Strides Arcolab Ltd. Jefferies & Co. Erdei, Tommy Nguyen, Dung Rao, Probir Middletons DSK Legal Herbert Smith LLP

Acquirer: Investment Adviser:

Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. RBS Corporate Finance Carrasco, Jesus Karwal, Vijay Kumar, Anjani Ludwigson, Oscar MacDonald, David Man, Mandy Prasad, Amit Saraf, Gauray Siewert, Dirk Skrabal, Danny Soberg, Christian Tozer, David Weehuizen, Maarten



Announcement date: 1/24/2012



Closing date: 1/24/2012

Aspen Surgical Products Inc. $400 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Publicly traded Hill-Rom Holdings acquired private equity backed Aspen Surgical Products in a deal valued at about $400 million. Target: Outside Counsel:

Associated Asphalt Partners LLC $400 MILLION (leveraged buyout) deal description: Goldman Sachs Capital Partners agreed to buy Associated Asphalt Partners LLC, a Roanoke, Va., asphalt provider, from ArcLight Capital in a $400 million secondary buyout. Target: Investment Adviser:

Seller: ArcLight Capital Partners LLC Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Klepper, Martin Acquirer: Goldman Sachs Capital Partners Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins LLP Blitzer, Caroline

Announcement date: 2/15/2012



Closing date: 3/09/2012

AT&T Advertising Solutions, AT&T Interactive $950 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: AT&T announced that an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management LP acquire a 53% stake in AT&T Advertising Solutions and AT&T Interactive, which operate the Yellow Pages advertising platform, for $750 million in cash and $200 million in debt.

Acquirer: Hill-Rom Holdings Inc.



Announcement date: 7/25/2012



Closing date: 7/25/2012

Target: AT&T Advertising Solutions, AT&T Interactive

Seller: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

AT&T Inc. Bank of America Merrill Lynch Bush, Mark Harrison, John Citigroup Inc. Davis, Jesse Kurmaniak, Rosanne Meadow, Eric Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Downes, Robert Frumkin, Joseph Krautheimer, Eric Veeraraghavan, Krishna

Acquirer: Cerberus Capital Management LP Outside Counsel: Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Rosewater, David Weiss, André

Announcement date: 4/09/2012



Closing date: 5/08/2012

Aspen Surgical Products Inc. Sidley Austin LLP Abbinante, Chris Katz, Seth

Seller: RoundTable Healthcare Partners

Associated Asphalt Partners LLC Simmons & Co. International Baker, James Rippstein, Spencer Sulton, Michael Wise, Jack

ATC Associates Inc. $106 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Cardno Ltd. announced that it acquired ATC Associates Inc. Target: ATC Associates Inc.

Seller: Stairway Capital Management II LP, Styx Partners LP

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Acquirer: Outside Counsel: Investor:

Cardno Ltd. Kirkland & Ellis LLP Holzer, Walter Cardno US Inc.



Announcement date: 2/06/2012



Closing date: 2/29/2012

Atento call center business $1.34 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Telefonica SA agreed to sell its Atento call-center division to Bain Capital. Target: Atento call center business Seller: Telefonica SA Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

Bain Capital LLC Kirkland & Ellis LLP Field, Christopher Mullarkey, Rory Pakbaz, Sam

deal description: Cogeco Cable Inc. acquired all of the shares of Atlantic Broadband Group LLC, from Oak Hill Capital Partners and Abry Partners. Target: Atlantic Broadband Group LLC Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Group Seller: Abry Partners LLC, Oak Hill Capital Partners LP Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Della Monica, Armand Kogan, Joshua Lohmann, Walter Smith, Coree PR Firm: Kekst and Co. Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Acquirer: Ventas Inc. Announcement date: 12/24/2012



Closing date: 12/21/2012

Aurora Bank FSB $268 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Nationstar Mortgage LLC announced that it signed an agreement to acquire approximately $63 billion in residential mortgage servicing assets, as measured by unpaid principal balance, and certain other assets from Aurora Bank FSB, a subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Bancorp Inc. Target: Aurora Bank FSB Investment Adviser: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. Acquirer: Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. Outside Counsel: Sidley Austin LLP Attanasio, Lee Valentino, Luke

Announcement date: 3/06/2012

Announcement date: 10/12/2012

Atlantic Broadband Group LLC $1.36 BILLION (private acquisition)





Cogeco Cable Inc. Gleacher & Co. Securities Inc. Stikeman Elliott LLP Katz, Warren Wiley Rein LLP Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Cross, James Horowitz, Gary Patterson, Ellen

Announcement date: 7/18/2012 Closing date: 12/06/2012

Kekst represented Oak Hill.

AuthenTec Inc. $356 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Apple Inc. agreed to buy fingerprint sensor technology developer AuthenTec Inc. for about $356 million. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor:

AuthenTec Inc. Piper Jaffray & Co. Alston & Bird LLP Howard, Justin Ortwein, William Richards, Layton & Finger PA Bigler, C. Stephen Nolen, Samuel MacKenzie Partners Inc.

Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

Apple Inc. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Chatzinoff, Howard Krpata, Kyle



Announcement date: 7/27/2012

Author Solutions Inc. $116 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Pearson plc acquired self-publishing services company Author Solutions Inc. for $116 million cash from private equity firm Bertram Capital Management LLC. Target: Author Solutions Inc.

Atria Senior Living Group Inc. $242 MILLION (leveraged buyout)

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Seller: Bertram Capital Management LLC

deal description: Publicly traded Ventas Inc. acquired Atria Senior Living Group Inc. for approximately $242 million.

Acquirer: Pearson plc Investment Adviser: KPMG Outside Counsel: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Dickey, Robert

Target: Atria Senior Living Group Inc.



Announcement date: 7/19/2012

Seller: Lazard Freres Real Estate LLC Investment Adviser: Lazard



Closing date: 7/25/2012

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Avery Dennison Corp. - office & consumer products operations $550 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: 3M Co. failed to buy the office and consumer products operations of Avery Dennison Corp. Target: Avery Dennison Corp. - office & consumer products operations Seller: Avery Dennison Corp. Investment Adviser: JPMorgan Securities LLC Counsel to I-bank: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Denenberg, Alan Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP Kateman, Jeffrey Silvera, Jason PR Firm: Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Special Counsel:

3M Co. Credit Suisse Group Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Leddy, Mark

Announcement date: 1/03/2012

Cleary Gottlieb acted as antitrust counsel.

Avio SpA - aviation unit $4.366 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: The U.K.’s Cinven Ltd. made roughly $1.3 billion (¤1 billion) for its fourth fund from the sale of the aviation business of Avio SpA to General Electric Co. for a higher than expected $4.36 billion (¤3.3 billion).

Seller: Avio SpA, BCV Investments SCA Investment Adviser: Rothschild Bonnault, Nicolas Labbate, Luigi Paine, Jonathan Wat, Francois Shareholder: Cinven Ltd. Shareholder: Finmeccanica SpA Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

Avid Health Inc. $650 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Church & Dwight agrees to acquire Avid Health for $650 million. Target: Avid Health Inc. Investment Adviser: Sawaya Segalas & Co. LLC Investment Adviser: Houlihan Lokey Inc. Outside Counsel: Tonkon Torp LLP Ruttum, Kurt Acquirer: Church & Dwight Co. Investment Adviser: Moelis & Co. LLC Outside Counsel: Proskauer Rose LLP Papa, Ronald

Announcement date: 8/21/2012

Avila Therapeutics Inc. $350 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Celgene Corp. acquired drug developer Avila Therapeutics Inc., in a deal potentially worth $925 million. Target: Avila Therapeutics Inc. Acquirer: Celgene Corp. Outside Counsel: Dechert LLP Marino, James Schulman, David

Announcement date: 1/26/2012



Closing date: 3/07/2012

Target: Avio SpA - aviation unit

General Electric Co. Shearman & Sterling LLP Condon, Creighton Fauceglia, Fabio Isautier, Guillaume Kutner, Jeremy Levy, Laurence McGuinness, Michael

Announcement date: 12/21/2012

Aviva USA Corp. $1.8 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Bermuda insurer Athene Holding Ltd. has prevailed in the auction for Aviva plc’s U.S. annuities and life insurance business, Aviva USA Corp., striking a cut-price $1.8 billion deal which enlisting Apollo Global Management LLC for backing. Target: Aviva USA Corp. Outside Counsel: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Rowen, Andrew Seller: Aviva plc Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Acquirer: Athene Holding Ltd. Investment Adviser: Lazard Outside Counsel: Sidley Austin LLP Kelly, Jonathan Shwachman, Perry Investor: Apollo Global Management LLC

Announcement date: 12/21/2012

Avon Products Inc. $10.7 BILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Privately held beauty products giant Coty Inc. went public with an unsolicited bid to acquire Avon Products Inc. after the embattled target spurned private overtures about a potential deal. Avon swiftly rejected the bid as “opportunistic.” Coty, soon after, withdrew its bid. Target: Avon Products Inc. Acquirer: Coty Inc. Investment Adviser: BDT Capital Partners LLC Investment Adviser: Blackstone Advisory Partners LP Investment Adviser: JPMorgan Securities LLC

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Outside Counsel: PR Firm: Investor:

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Aftanas, Richard Schnell, Paul Stronski, Neil Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Announcement date: 4/02/2012

B&M Retail Ltd. $1.56 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: New York private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC agreed to acquire a controlling stake in British variety retailer B&M Retail Ltd. for a reported $1.56 billion (£965 million). Target: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

B&M Retail Ltd. PwC Advisory Co. Ltd. Rothschild Ishaq, Majid Mitchell, Paul Paveley-Drage, Helier Savvides, Christian Allen & Overy LLP

Seller: Individual Seller(s) Investor: Arora, Bobby Investor: Arora, Robin Investor: Arora, Simon

Acquirer: Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC Investment Adviser: Bain & Co. Investment Adviser: Ernst & Young LLP Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Outside Counsel: Clifford Chance LLP Outside Counsel: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Announcement date: 12/03/2012

Badlands Energy LLC $531 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Environmental services provider Heckmann Corp. acquired Badlands Energy LLC, a North Dakota wastewater treatment provider doing business as Power Fuels, from owner Mark Johnsrud for an enterprise value of $531 million. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Badlands Energy LLC Wells Fargo Securities LLC Gallagher, Stephen Warrender, Scott Jenner & Block LLP Collins, Kevin

Seller: Individual Seller(s) Investor: Johnsrud, Mark Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor:

Heckmann Corp. Jefferies & Co. Straty, Stephen Reed Smith LLP Bonarrigo, Nicholas Doran, William MacKenzie Partners Inc.

Announcement date: 9/04/2012 Closing date: 11/30/2012

Johnsrud, a former managing director at Bank of America Corp. who acquired Power Fuels in 2005, will end up with 38% of the combined company and become vice chairman and CEO.

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BancTec Inc. $154 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: BancTec Inc. agreed to be acquired by TransCentra Inc., an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management LP, in a deal valued at about $4.50 per share in cash. Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel:

BancTec Inc. Greenhill & Co. Contractor, Ashish Shah, Dhiren Kirkland & Ellis LLP Christopher, Thomas Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Friedlander, Gilbert

Acquirer: TransCentra Inc. Outside Counsel: Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Freedman, Stuart Harrison, Christopher Investor: Cerberus Capital Management LP

Announcement date: 7/30/2012

Banner Pharmacaps Inc. $255 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Contract drugmaker Patheon Inc. agreed to buy Banner Pharmacaps Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical business, for $255 million. Target: Banner Pharmacaps Inc. Seller: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Vion NV Rabobank International Nolan, Christopher Rothschild Barnes, Nicholas Becker, Glynn, Muffly, Chasin & Hosinski LLP

Acquirer: Patheon Inc. Corporate Counsel: Conner, Jason Investment Adviser: UBS Investment Bank Outside Counsel: Reed Smith LLP Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Pincus, Robert Investor: JLL Partners Inc.

Announcement date: 10/29/2012

Barneys New York Inc. $540 MILLION (bankruptcy buyout) deal description: Barneys New York has been taken over by Perry Capital partnered with Yucaipa Cos. in a debt-for-equity swap that reduces the luxury retailer’s borrowings by $540 million. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Barneys New York Inc. Perella Weinberg Partners LP Randhava, Shana Shinder, Richard Kirkland & Ellis LLP Basta, Paul Hong, Ye (Cecelia) Hurlock, Matthew Nagler, Christian Sussberg, Joshua

BDGB Enterprise Software SarL, Brainware Inc. $148 MILLION (private acquisition)

PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Katcher, Daniel Repko, Meaghan Seller: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Istithmar World PJSC Blackstone Group LP Coleman, Timothy Laurinaitis, Peter Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

deal description: Printing company Lexmark International Inc. purchased Luxembourg-based BDGB Enterprise Software GP SarL from Vista Equity Partners LLC for $148 million.

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Yucaipa Cos. LLC Lazard Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Ivester, J. Eric Ziman, Ken

Target: BDGB Enterprise Software SarL, Brainware Inc.

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Perry Capital LLC Houlihan Lokey Inc. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Eisenberg, David Horowitz, Gary Thompson, Mark



Announcement date: 5/07/2012



Closing date: 5/07/2012

The restructuring wiped out the equity held by majority owner Istithmar World PJSC.

Bay Bread Group $100 MILLION (leveraged buyout) deal description: Starbucks Corp. agreed to acquire bakery chain Bay Bread LLC for $100 million in cash from existing management and investment firm Next World Group. Target: Bay Bread Group Seller: Next World Group PR Firm: Fleishman-Hillard Inc. Hooper, Mayura

Acquirer: Starbucks Corp. Announcement date: 6/04/2012



Seller: Vista Equity Partners LLC



Acquirer: Lexmark International Inc.



Announcement date: 3/05/2012



Closing date: 3/05/2012

Brainware will be absorbed into Lexmark’s Perceptive Software division.

Beacon Federal Bancorp Inc. $132 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Berkshire Hills Bancorp and Beacon Federal Bancorp Inc. announced a definitive merger agreement under which Berkshire will acquire Beacon in a transaction valued at $132 million. Target: Beacon Federal Bancorp Inc. Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc. Sandler O’Neill + Partners LP Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick PC Levy, Marc Spaccasi, Lawrence

Announcement date: 5/31/2012

Sandler O’Neill + Partners served as financial advisor to Berkshire, and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. served as the financial advisor for Beacon. Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick PC served as legal counsel to Berkshire, while Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP served as legal counsel to Beacon.

BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd $151 MILLION (cash merger)

Becker Underwood Inc. $1.02 BILLION (private acquisition)

deal description: Diodes Inc. agreed to acquire BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. for $151 million.

deal description: BASF AG acquired Becker Underwood Inc. in a $1.02 billion (¤785 million) deal designed to push the German chemicals giant deeper into agriculture markets.

Target: BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd Investment Adviser: RBC Capital Markets Corp. Outside Counsel: Covington & Burling LLP

Acquirer: Diodes Inc. Investment Adviser: Atlas Technology Group LLC Investment Adviser: Duff & Phelps Corp. Outside Counsel: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP Announcement date: 12/26/2012

Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Becker Underwood Inc. Greenhill & Co. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Nugent, Eileen Wolff, Kenneth

Seller: Norwest Equity Partners

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

BASF AG UBS Investment Bank Cooley LLP McGrail, Michael Vega, Miguel

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Special Counsel: Shearman & Sterling LLP Buffier, Beau

Announcement date: 9/20/2012 Closing date: 11/28/2012

Shearman & Sterling acted as antitrust counsel.

Behavioral Centers of America Corp. $129 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Linden Capital Partners announced the sale of Behavioral Centers of America, an owner and operator of inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care facilities in Michigan, Ohio, and Texas, to a subsidiary of Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc. Target: Behavioral Centers of America Corp. Investment Adviser: Moelis & Co. LLC Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Seller: Linden LLC

Acquirer: Acadia Healthcare Co. LLC



Announcement date: 11/27/2012



Closing date: 12/31/2012

Belden Inc. - Thermax-Raydex aerospace business $265 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Diversified manufacturer Carlisle Cos. bought the Thermax-Raydex aerospace business from Belden Inc. for $265 million in cash and assumed debt. Target: Belden Inc. - Thermax-Raydex aerospace business Seller: Investment Adviser:

Belden Inc. Macquarie Group Ltd. Lee, Dan Musick, Eliott Newman, Nick Striedter, Chris



Acquirer: Carlisle Cos.



Announcement date: 11/29/2012



Closing date: 12/17/2012

Benihana Inc. $296 MILLION (leveraged buyout) deal description: Private equity firm Angelo, Gordon & Co. LP showed a taste for Japanesestyle cooking, and agreed to acquire restaurant chain Benihana Inc. for $296 million. Target: Investment Adviser:

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Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor: PR Firm:

Greenberg Traurig LLP Helsel, Michael Schwartzbaum, David Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP Friedenberg, Ellen Greene, Steven Lefkowitz, Kenneth Samuelson, Charles Richards, Layton & Finger PA Varallo, Gregory Zeberkiewicz, John Georgeson Inc. Ackerly, Donna Kekst and Co.

Acquirer: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Angelo, Gordon & Co. LP Kirkland & Ellis LLP Ptashek, Jay Seifman, Jeffrey Sheng, Yi Claire Symons, Jeffrey Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP Alexander, Frederick Honaker, James



Announcement date: 5/22/2012



Closing date: 8/21/2012

Included in the deal is a provision allowing Benihana and its advisers to actively solicit and consider alternative proposals from third parties until July 1st 2012. The proviso grants Angelo Gordon a chance to respond to any proposal.

Best Buy Co. $8.84 BILLION (tender offer) deal description: The founder and leading shareholder of Best Buy Co. offered to acquire full control of the retailer in a deal that values the company at up to $8.84 billion. Target: Outside Counsel:

Best Buy Co. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Klein, Alan Reiter, Glenn Swedenburg, Eric

Acquirer: Individual Investor(s) Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Outside Counsel: Shearman & Sterling LLP Condon, Creighton D’Alimonte, Christa Swann, Eliza Proxy Solicitor: D.F. King & Co. PR Firm: Sard Verbinnen & Co. Reno, David Sard, George Investor: Richard Schultze

Announcement date: 8/06/2012

Billabong International Ltd. $554 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Australian board sports clothing retailer and wholesaler Billabong International Ltd. said that the head of its American unit, Paul Naude, had offered $554 million (A$526.8 million) for its equity. On July 23, TPG Capital made a $715 million offer for Australia’s Billabong International Ltd. TPG ultimately pulled its offer in October 2012.

Target: Billabong International Ltd. Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Outside Counsel: Allens Arthur Robinson

Acquirer: Investor Group - multiple investors Investor: Sycamore Partners LLC Investor: Individual Investor(s) Acquirer: TPG Capital LP Investment Adviser: Macquarie Group Ltd. PR Firm: Owen Blicksilver Public Relations Inc. Baker, Lisa Blicksilver, Owen

Announcement date: 12/19/2012

Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

deal description: Kraft Foods Inc. agreed to acquire the remaining 50% stake it did not own in Moroccan biscuit maker Biscuiterie Industrielle du Moghreb, or BIMO, from Société Nationale d’Investissement for $151 million (1.31 billion dirhams). Target: Biscuiterie Industrielle du Moghreb SA Seller: Societe Nationale d’Investissement SA Acquirer: Kraft Foods Inc.

BioMimetic Therapeutics Inc. $182 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

BioMimetic Therapeutics Inc. Goldman, Sachs & Co. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Sampas, George Ropes & Gray LLP Kinsella, Paul Richards, Layton & Finger PA Williams, Gregory

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Wright Medical Group Inc. JPMorgan Securities LLC Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC Ishii, Robert Waters, Martin



Announcement date: 11/19/2012

BioReliance Corp. $350 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Sigma Aldrich agreed to acquire BioReliance from Avista Capital Partners. Target: BioReliance Corp. Seller: Avista Capital Partners LP Investment Adviser: JPMorgan Securities Inc. Carey, Kristin Monaghan, Thomas Outside Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Blittner, David Epstein, Michael PR Firm: Kekst and Co. Acquirer: Sigma Aldrich Corp. Corporate Counsel: McCloud, Chistallyn Miller, George

Announcement date: 1/09/2012

Biscuiterie Industrielle du Moghreb SA $151 MILLION (private acquisition)



deal description: Wright Medical Group Inc., a publicly traded orthopedics company, and BioMimetic Therapeutics Inc., a developer of regenerative medicine products, agreed to combine their businesses.

Morgan Stanley Andersson, Lars Terry, Ari Bryan Cave LLP Bartelsmeyer, Fred Kaye, Todd

Announcement date: 9/11/2012

Blu Ecigs $135 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Lorillard Inc., the Greensboro, N.C., maker of Newport cigarettes, agreed to acquire privately held electronic cigarettes company Blu Ecigs for $135 million in cash. Target: Blu Ecigs Acquirer: Lorillard Inc.

Announcement date: 4/25/2012

Bluegreen Corp. $197 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Privately held vacation resorts operator Diamond Resorts Corp. made a $6.25 per share, or $197 million, bid for rival Bluegreen Corp. Bluegreen promptly rejected Diamond’s offer. Target: Bluegreen Corp. Proxy Solicitor: Georgeson Inc. Ackerly, Donna Acquirer: Diamond Resorts Holdings LLC

Announcement date: 6/18/2012

Boardwalk HP Storage Co. LLC $285 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP’s subsidiary purchased the remaining 80% equity interest in Boardwalk HP Storage Co. LLC from Boardwalk Pipelines Holding Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Loews Corp. for approximately $285 million. Target: Boardwalk HP Storage Co. LLC Seller: Boardwalk Pipelines Holding Corp. Investor: Loews Corp.

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Acquirer: Investor: Committee: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Committee: Outside Counsel:

Boardwalk GP LLC Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP Boardwalk GP LLC - conflicts committee Evercore Partners Inc. Lee, Timothy Pacha, Robert Partridge, Chris Sierra, Guillermo Bracewell & Giuliani LLP Anderson, William Boardwalk GP LLC - special committee Richards, Layton & Finger PA Raju, Srinivas



Announcement date: 2/27/2012



Closing date: 2/27/2012

Bolthouse Farms Inc. $1.55 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Campbell Soup Co. acquired packaged foods maker Bolthouse Farms Inc. from Madison Dearborn Partners LLC for $1.55 billion in cash. Target: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Bolthouse Farms Inc. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC Goldman, Sachs & Co. Kirkland & Ellis LLP Paley, Michael Ryan, Tana Welke, William Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Layne, Jonathan

Seller: Madison Dearborn Partners LLC PR Firm: Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Campbell Soup Co. Morgan Stanley Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Caplan, David Smith, H. Oliver



Announcement date: 7/09/2012



Closing date: 8/06/2012

Gibson, Dunn advised management.

Boston Biomedical Inc. $200 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Japan’s Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd. purchased Boston Biomedical Inc. from its founder in a deal that could be worth as much as $2.63 billion.

Target: Boston Biomedical Inc. Outside Counsel: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo PC Outside Counsel: Cooley LLP

Acquirer: Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd. Investment Adviser: Citigroup Global Markets Japan Counsel to I-bank: Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Cerasani, Denise Outside Counsel: Jones Day Bark, Thomas Jones, Scott Kiyohara, Ken

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Boxal Group $111 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Exal Corp., the world’s largest producer of extruded aluminum containers, announced it has signed a sale and purchase agreement to sell its European division to Ardagh Group. Target: Boxal Group Seller: Exal Corp. Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

Ardagh Glass Group SA Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Mason, Alan Spruit, Harald

Announcement date: 1/03/2012

BreakingPoint Systems Inc. $160 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Ixia, a global provider of converged IP and wireless network test and visibility solutions, acquired security testing specialist BreakingPoint Systems Inc. for $160 million in cash. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

BreakingPoint Systems Inc. America’s Growth Capital LLC Kussmaul, Maria Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC Beard, Brian Schnurr, Catherine

Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders Shareholder: Genesis Inventions LP Shareholder: Austin Ventures LLC Acquirer: Ixia Investment Adviser: Stifel Nicolaus Weisel Bader, Cole Chanley, David Xue, Chen Outside Counsel: Bryan Cave LLP Ashton, Katherine Hosler, Stephanie

Announcement date: 7/02/2012



Closing date: 8/31/2012

BREG Inc. $157.5 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Orthofix International NV agreed to sell its sports medicine business, Breg Inc., to Chicago healthcare-focused private equity firm Water Street Healthcare Partners LLC for $157.5 million in cash. Target: BREG Inc. Seller: Orthofix International NV Investment Adviser: JPMorgan Securities LLC Outside Counsel: Hogan Lovells Gilligan, Joseph Manca, Paul O’Fahey, Brian

Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

Water Street Healthcare Partners LLC Kirkland & Ellis LLP DiLoreto, Jr., Martin Sycz, Arek Zook, Ted

Announcement date: 4/24/2012

BroadLight Inc. $195 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Communications chipmaker Broadcom Corp. acquired BroadLight Inc., a maker of optical networking processors. Target: BroadLight Inc.

Brightpoint Inc. $840 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Ingram Micro Inc., a technology distributor and supply-chain services provider, agreed to acquire all of the outstanding shares of BrightPoint Inc. common stock for $9.00 per share in cash. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor:

Brightpoint Inc. Blackstone Advisory Partners LP Aylward, Justin Chagwedera, Tsendai Madlem, Travis Madnani, Sean Blank Rome LLP Innisfree M&A Inc.

Acquirer: Ingram Micro Inc. Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Outside Counsel: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Denenberg, Alan Travers, Mischa

Announcement date: 7/02/2012

Brightstar Europe Ltd. $165.5 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Tech Data Corp., a Clearwater, Fla.-based wholesale distributor of computer components, consumer electronics and digital signage equipment, agreed to pay $165.5 million in cash for a 50% European joint venture interest in Brightstar Europe Ltd. from partner Brightstar Corp. Target: Brightstar Europe Ltd.

Seller: Brightstar Corp.



Acquirer: Tech Data Corp.



deal description: Apollo Global Management LLC- and CVC Capital Partners-owned insurer Brit Insurance Holdings BV agreed to sell its Brit Insurance Ltd. unit to Canada’s Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. for about $300 million. Target: Brit Insurance Ltd. Seller: Brit Insurance Holdings NV

Acquirer: Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Outside Counsel: Mayer Brown LLP Mankabady, Martin

Announcement date: 6/18/2012

Broadcom Corp. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP King, Kenton King, Leif Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Cary, George



Announcement date: 3/20/2012



Closing date: 4/05/2012

Cleary Gottlieb advised on antitrust matters.

Bucyrus International Inc. - mining equipment distribution business $465 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Caterpillar Inc. agreed to sell a portion of its Bucyrus mining equipment distribution business to Finning International Inc. Target: Bucyrus International Inc. - mining equipment distribution business Seller: Outside Counsel:

Caterpillar Inc. Mayer Brown LLP Fabian, Christian Noreuil, Andrew Sagan, John

Acquirer: Finning International Inc. Announcement date: 1/18/2012

As part of the deal, Finning will receive two factories in South America and Canada. The transaction will be completed in two separate phases, with the purchase of the South American and Canadian divisions closing by the end of the first quarter, and the Canadian assets in the second quarter.

Announcement date: 7/11/2012

Brit Insurance Ltd. $300 MILLION (private acquisition)



Acquirer: Outside Counsel: Special Counsel:

Bucyrus International Inc. - distribution and support business $400 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Caterpillar Inc. agreed to sell an Australian distribution business to WesTrac Pty Ltd. for $400 million. Target: Bucyrus International Inc. - distribution and support business Seller: Outside Counsel:

Caterpillar Inc. Mayer Brown LLP Fabian, Christian Sagan, John

Acquirer: Westrac Pty. Ltd. Announcement date: 4/11/2012

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Bucyrus International Inc. - South African operations $115 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Caterpillar Inc. agreed to sell its Bucyrus equipment distribution and support business in South Africa and Botswana to Sandton, South Africa, mining equipment and logistics service business Barloworld Ltd. for $115 million.

Acquirer: Barloworld Ltd. Announcement date: 5/30/2012

A prior agreement for Caterpillar to acquire distributorships Eqstra NH Equipment (Pty.) Ltd. and Eqstra Botswana (Pty) Ltd. was also transferred to Barloworld through the transaction.

Buddy Media Inc. $689 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Salesforce.com Inc. acquired venture capital-backed Buddy Media Inc., a social media marketing firm, for about $689 million in cash and stock. Target: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Buddy Media Inc. GCA Savvian Advisors LLC Greenbaum, Mark Jasen, Richard Lambros, John Ma, Ashley Code Advisors LLC Davis, Fred Marquez, Michael Lowenstein Sandler PC Hildebrand, Mary Makinen, Marita Skerry, Ethan Zimmerman, Ed Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP Wolters, Jeffrey

Acquirer: Salesforce.com Inc. Corporate Counsel: Chen, Wei Fleischmann, Samuel Norton, Burke Outside Counsel: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC Ringler, Michael

Announcement date: 6/04/2012



Closing date: 8/14/2012

Bullhorn Inc. $100 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Bullhorn Inc., a recruiting software company was acquired by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. Target: Bullhorn Inc. Investment Adviser: Lazard Acquirer: Vista Equity Partners LLC

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Kirkland & Ellis LLP Breach, David Dixon, David Rupenian, Laura



Announcement date: 6/14/2012



Closing date: 6/14/2012

Bunge Ltd. - Brazilian operations $750 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

Target: Bucyrus International Inc. - South African operations

Seller: Caterpillar Inc. Outside Counsel: Mayer Brown LLP Fabian, Christian Sagan, John



Outside Counsel:

deal description: Norway’s Yara International ASA struck a deal with an enterprise value of $750 million to buy Bunge Ltd.’s operations in Brazil. The deal includes Bunge’s blending facilities, brands and warehouses but excludes its fertilizer terminal in the port of Santos, which will remain with the White Plains, N.Y.-based seller. Target: Bunge Ltd. - Brazilian operations Seller: Bunge Ltd. Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Group Outside Counsel: Souza, Cescon Avedissian, Barrieu e Flesch Advogados Outside Counsel: Shearman & Sterling LLP O’Brien, Clare PR Firm: Sard Verbinnen & Co. Brown, Drew Cole, Andrew Acquirer: Yara International ASA

Announcement date: 12/07/2012

Business Property Lending Inc. $2.51 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: EverBank Financial Corp. agreed to buy GE Capital Corp.’s real estate lending unit, Business Property Lending Inc., for $2.51 billion in cash.

Target: Business Property Lending Inc.

Seller: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

GE Capital Corp. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Johnson, Randal Leo, Kristi Pfanstiel, Zach Rothman, Harlan Valentino, Steve Zimbaldi, Daniel Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Bernard, Jon-Paul Connolly, Annemargaret Dedyo, John Tarbert, Heath

Acquirer: EverBank Financial Corp. Corporate Counsel: Baum, Mark Corporate Counsel: Hajda, Thomas Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Outside Counsel: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Gerlach, C. Andrew Menting, Mark PR Firm: Brunswick Group LLP Faje, Greg McDonnell, Tara

Announcement date: 7/02/2012

BWAY Parent Co. Inc. $1.24 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: BWAY Parent Company Inc., a North American supplier of general line rigid containers through its primary operating subsidiary, BWAY Corp., agreed to be acquired by an affiliate of Platinum Equity in a transaction valued at approximately $1.24 billion. Target: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

BWAY Parent Co. Inc. Barclays Bank plc Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Goldman, Sachs & Co. Kirkland & Ellis LLP Campbell, Richard Huff, Carol Anne Wheat, Jon-Micheal Wright, Michael

Seller: Madison Dearborn Partners LLC PR Firm: Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Acquirer: Platinum Equity LLC Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP Brown, David Shannon, Patrick

deal description: Amaya Gaming Group Inc., an entertainment solutions provider for the regulated gaming industry, agreed to acquire Cadillac Jack Inc. for $167 million. Target: Cadillac Jack Inc. Outside Counsel: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Acquirer: Amaya Gaming Group Inc. Investment Adviser: Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd. Outside Counsel: Greenberg Traurig LLP Cantor, Lorne Goldstein, Marlon Sabol, Martha Outside Counsel: Heenan Blaikie LLP Special Counsel: McCarthy Tetrault LLP

Announcement date: 3/19/2012



Closing date: 4/30/2012

Cambridge Major Laboratories Inc. $212 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Private equity firm American Capital Ltd. acquired a majority stake in Cambridge Major Laboratories, a pharmaceutical chemistry services company by investing $212 million. Target: Cambridge Major Laboratories Inc. Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co. Acquirer: American Capital Ltd.

Announcement date: 12/27/2012

Cameron Health Inc. $1.35 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Boston Scientific Corp. announced it will exercise its option to acquire Cameron Health Inc., a privately held company based in San Clemente, Calif. for as much as $1.35 billion. Target: Cameron Health Inc. Outside Counsel: Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP Lovinsky, Ilan Acquirer: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Boston Scientific Corp. Latham & Watkins LLP Bergstrom, Luke Brigham, Johan Weber Shandwick Wonson, Angela

Announcement date: 3/08/2012

Announcement date: 9/27/2012

Caiman Eastern Midstream LLC $2.5 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Williams Partners LP acquired Caiman Eastern Midstream LLC, a unit of private equity-backed Caiman Energy LLC, for $2.5 billion.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Russo, Richard Talley, Steven Vance, Janet Zolman, Robyn



Announcement date: 10/02/2012

Cadillac Jack Inc. $167 MILLION (private acquisition)



Outside Counsel:

Target: Caiman Eastern Midstream LLC

Seller: Caiman Energy LLC Investment Adviser: Barclays Capital Byers, Will Jacobe, Lee Investment Adviser: Citigroup Inc. Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins LLP Collins, Christopher McWilliams, Douglas Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser:

Williams Partners LP Jefferies & Co. UBS Investment Bank Nesland, John Pierce, Rob

Camp Systems International LLC $675 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Chicago private equity shop GTCR LLC acquired software supplier Camp Systems International LLC from New York private equity firm Warburg Pincus. Target: Camp Systems International LLC Seller: Warburg Pincus LLC Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Group Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

GTCR Golder Rauner LLC Kirkland & Ellis LLP Butler, Christopher Fennell, Mark Kilkenney, Michelle Ritchie, Stephen Shukairy, Yaman



Announcement date: 5/07/2012



Closing date: 5/31/2012

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Cardiokine Inc. $150 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc. acquired Cardiokine Inc. Target: Cardiokine Inc. Outside Counsel: Richards, Layton & Finger PA Haubert, William Special Counsel: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Halliday, Christopher Acquirer: Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc.

Announcement date: 1/04/2012

Cariden Technologies Inc. $141 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Cisco Systems Inc. acquired privately held Cariden Technologies Inc., a maker of network traffic management software for telecommunications companies, for $141 million in cash. Target: Cariden Technologies Inc. Acquirer: Cisco Systems Inc.

Announcement date: 11/29/2012



Closing date: 12/17/2012

Closing date: 12/30/2011

Carmeuse Industrial Sands $297 MILLION (private acquisition)

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius advised on intellectual property matters.

Cargill Inc. - cultures and enzymes unit $110 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Life-science and nutrition company Royal DSM NV agreed to pay $110 million for the cultures and enzymes unit of Cargill Inc. Target: Cargill Inc. - cultures and enzymes unit Seller: Cargill Inc. Acquirer: Royal DSM NV

Announcement date: 10/26/2012

deal description: Pioneer Natural Resources Co. announced it had signed an agreement with a subsidiary of Carmeuse Holding SA to acquire its U.S. industrial sands business, Carmeuse Industrial Sands, for approximately $297 million. Target: Carmeuse Industrial Sands Seller: Carmeuse Holding SA Investment Adviser: KeyBanc Capital Markets Acquirer: Pioneer Natural Resources Co. Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins LLP Cohen, David Wortley, Michael

Caribou Coffee Co. Inc. $340 MILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Caribou Coffee Co., a premium coffeehouse operator in the United States, and the Joh. A. Benckiser Group announced a definitive merger agreement under which an affiliate of JAB will acquire Caribou for $16 per share in cash, or a total of approximately $340 million.

Announcement date: 3/05/2012

Carrizo UK Huntington Ltd. $184 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Houston oil and gas explorer Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc. agreed to sell its unit Carrizo UK Huntington Ltd., including its interest in the Huntington Field in the U.K. North Sea, to Calgary, Alberta’s Iona Energy Inc. for $184 million. Target: Carrizo UK Huntington Ltd.

Target: Caribou Coffee Co. Inc. Investment Adviser: Moelis & Co. LLC Collins, John Gaynor, Chris Kennedy, Joseph Counsel to I-bank: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Fox, David Sorabella, William Outside Counsel: Briggs & Morgan PA Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Information Agent: PR Firm: Investor:

Joh. A. Benckiser GmbH Morgan Stanley BDT & Co. LLC Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Doyle, Sean Schnell, Paul Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP Innisfree M&A Inc. Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Burgess, Charles Johnson, Tom BDT Capital Partners LLC

Announcement date: 12/17/2012

BDT Capital Partners is a minority investor in this transaction alongside JAB.

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Seller: Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc. Acquirer: Iona Energy Inc.

Announcement date: 12/28/2012

Cascade Corp. $759 MILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Toyota Industries Corp will acquire Cascade Corp. for $759 million. Target: Cascade Corp. Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Counsel to I-bank: Shearman & Sterling LLP Camahort, Steve D’Alimonte, Christa Outside Counsel: Miller Nash LLP Acquirer: Toyota Industries Corp. Investment Adviser: Nomura Securities Co. Ltd. Outside Counsel: White & Case LLP Reiss, John Schulz, Axel Strawn, Brian Usami, Jun

Information Agent: PR Firm:

Morrow & Co. LLC Brunswick Group LLP Driscoll, Monika Lubman, Sarah

Announcement date: 10/22/2012

Casedhole Solutions Inc. $272.5 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Oil services provider C&J Energy Services Inc. agreed to acquire Casedhole Holdings Inc. from Intervale Capital for $272.5 million in cash as it looks expand its presence in the increasingly active U.S. shale sector.

Target: Casedhole Solutions Inc.

Seller: Intervale Capital Investment Adviser: Harris Williams & Co. Bean, Andrew Benjamin, Corey Lucas, Brian O’Brien, Eric Semple, Luke Spitzer, Drew Outside Counsel: Fulbright & Jaworski LLP Acosta, Efren Acquirer: C&J Energy Services Inc. Investment Adviser: Wells Fargo Securities LLC Buckman, Jay Outside Counsel: Locke Lord LLP Peter, Kevin

Announcement date: 6/06/2012

Intervale and Casedhole received financial advice from Drew Spitzer, Luke Semple, Corey Benjamin, Brian Lucas, Eric OBrien and Andew Bean at Harris Williams & Co. and legal counsel from Fulbright & Jaworski LLP’s Efren Acosta.

Catalyst Health Solutions Inc. $4.4 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: SXC Health Solutions Corp. agreed to buy Catalyst Health Solutions Inc. for $4.4 billion, gaining scale in the tumultuous drug benefits management business. Target: Catalyst Health Solutions Inc. Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Kane, Brian Rimland, Michael Silvers, Jason Sinclair, Jim Counsel to I-bank: Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Richter, Philip Investment Adviser: Citigroup Inc. Alcauskas, Steven Blake, Barry Cooper, Raymond Hite, Chris Sokolovsky, Igor Outside Counsel: Stikeman Elliott LLP Belovich, Donald Romano, Simon Outside Counsel: Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP Janson, Thomas Proxy Solicitor: MacKenzie Partners Inc. PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Brielmann, Eric Golden, James

Acquirer: SXC Health Solutions Corp. Investment Adviser: Barclays Capital Brody, Jed Hanson, Mark Investment Adviser: JPMorgan & Co. Byhovsky, Stas Stute, Jeff Outside Counsel: Heenan Blaikie LLP Rooney, Kevin Sykes, Stephanie Outside Counsel: Sidley Austin LLP Gerstman, Gary Langdon, Mark Williams, Scott Outside Counsel: Richards, Layton & Finger PA Williams, Gregory Proxy Solicitor: Innisfree M&A Inc. PR Firm: Sard Verbinnen & Co. Locke, Bryan Miller, Debbie Sard, George Wilks, Brad

Announcement date: 4/18/2012

Post-deal, Catalyst shareholders would own about 35% of the combined company.

Caterpillar Logistics Services LLC $750 MILLION (leveraged buyout) deal description: Construction and mining equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. sold a 65% stake of Caterpillar Logistic Services LLC to buyout shop Platinum Equity LLC for $750 million. Target: Caterpillar Logistics Services LLC Seller: Caterpillar Inc. Outside Counsel: Mayer Brown LLP Crimmins, Paul Sagan, John

Acquirer: Platinum Equity LLC Announcement date: 5/10/2012

Peoria, Ill.-based Caterpillar will retain a 35% stake in the logistics business.

CDC Software Corp. $249.79 MILLION (bankruptcy buyout) deal description: Archipelago Holdings, an acquisition vehicle of private equity firm Vista Equity Partners, is the stalking-horse bidder to acquire CDC Software from CDC Corp. with a $249.79 million offer. Target: CDC Software Corp. Seller: CDC Corp. Investment Adviser: Moelis & Co. LLC Joliet, John Outside Counsel: Lamberth Cifelli Stokes Ellis & Nason PA Cifelli, James Acquirer: Vista Equity Partners LLC Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Casillas, Stuart

Announcement date: 2/01/2012



Closing date: 4/12/2012

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CE Franklin Ltd. $233 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

Central Parking Corp. $323 MILLION (private acquisition)

deal description: Canadian oilfield products distributor CE Franklin Ltd., which is owned in part by New York and Paris oil services giant Schlumberger Ltd., was sold to National Oilwell Varco Inc. of Houston for $233 million (C$240 million) or $12.45 (C$12.75) per share in cash.

deal description: Ground transport and parking management company Standard Parking Corp. agreed to acquire Central Parking Corp. from affiliates of Kohlberg & Co. LLC, Lubert-Adler Partners LP and Versa Capital Management LLC for up to $350 million in cash, stock and assumed debt.

Target: CE Franklin Ltd. Investment Adviser: CIBC World Markets Inc. Beaton, Chris Horoschak, Jordan Menard, Jason Outside Counsel: Norton Rose Engbloom, Robert Tse, Don Tysowski, Lianne Committee: CE Franklin Ltd. - special committee Outside Counsel: Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP Brown, Edward (Ted) Cohen, Steve

Target: Central Parking Corp. Outside Counsel: Ropes & Gray LLP Evans, Daniel Henry, Christopher Special Counsel: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP Greenfield, Leon

Seller: Schlumberger Ltd. Outside Counsel: Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Hong, Peter Nadler, Jeffrey Acquirer: National Oilwell Varco Inc. Outside Counsel: Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP Allan, Thoburn Gilliland, William

Announcement date: 5/30/2012

Celtic Exploration Ltd. $3.1 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Oil and gas explorer Celtic Exploration Ltd. agreed to be sold to Exxon Mobil Canada Ltd., an affiliate of energy giant Exxon Mobil Corp., for $3.1 billion. Target: Celtic Exploration Ltd. Investment Adviser: FirstEnergy Capital Corp. Bakke, Erik Johnson, Nick Investment Adviser: RBC Capital Markets Corp. Gardner, Trevor Outside Counsel: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Guinan, William Proxy Solicitor: Georgeson Inc. Shanks, Roy Acquirer: Exxon Mobil Canada Ltd., Exxon Mobil Corp. Corporate Counsel: Aguirre, Richard Balagia, Jr., Jack Vint, Richard Outside Counsel: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Rogers, Ben Schneider, Chad Special Counsel: Stikeman Elliott LLP Kraus, Dean Richardson, Douglas

Announcement date: 10/17/2012

Stikeman Elliott was tax counsel.

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Seller: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Shareholder: Shareholder: Shareholder: Advisor:

KCPC Holdings Inc. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Ressler, Alison Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP Kohlberg & Co. LLC Lubert-Adler Partners LP Versa Capital Management Inc. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Acquirer: Standard Parking Corp. Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Counsel to I-bank: Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Outside Counsel: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Proxy Solicitor: Morrow & Co. LLC

Announcement date: 2/29/2012

Sullivan & Cromwell counseled Versa Capital. Lubert-Adler used Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg as its outside counsel. WilmerHale advised on antitrust matters.

Ceradyne Inc. $860 MILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Post-it notes and Scotch tape maker 3M Co. agreed to acquire industrial ceramic products maker Ceradyne Inc. for $35 per share in a merger valued at $860 million, or approximately $670 million net of cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and debt acquired. Target: Ceradyne Inc. Investment Adviser: Citigroup Inc. Counsel to I-bank: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Wolf, Daniel Zachariah, Joshua Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Information Agent:

3M Co. Credit Suisse Group Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Richards, Layton & Finger PA Dreisbach, Daniel Haubert, William Hendershot, John Georgeson Inc. Haynes, Keith

Announcement date: 10/01/2012

Ceradyne will join the 3M Energy and Advanced Materials Division within 3M’s Industrial and Transportation Business.

Certiport Inc. $140 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Pearson VUE acquired Certiport Inc. from Spire Capital Partners LLC for $140 million in cash. Target: Certiport Inc. Outside Counsel: SNR Denton US LLP Gajer, Paul Heller, Chris Seller: Spire Capital Partners LLC Acquirer: Pearson VUE Outside Counsel: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Dickey, Robert

Announcement date: 5/16/2012



Closing date: 5/16/2012

Certiport will continue to operate as an independent company.

CH Energy Group Inc. $1.5 BILLION (cash merger) deal description: Canadian utility Fortis Inc. agreed to buy CH Energy Group Inc. for $1.5 billion in cash and assumed debt. Target: CH Energy Group Inc. Investment Adviser: Lazard Bilicic, George Jacobs, Kenneth Mir, Jonathan Setian, Frank Counsel to I-bank: Latham & Watkins LLP Allinson, David Aslani-Far, M. Adel Outside Counsel: Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Norwitz, Trevor Proxy Solicitor: D.F. King & Co. PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Cuneo, Matthew Frankel, Steve Lamplough, Nicholas Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel:

Fortis Inc. Bank of America Merrill Lynch Coben, Laurie Giroux, Eric Hickson, Mark Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Kotran, Stephen White & Case LLP Kautz, Matthew O’Donnell, Earle Reiss, John

Announcement date: 2/21/2012

Champion Technologies Inc., Permian Mud Service Inc. $2.2 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Permian Mud Service Inc., the parent company of Champion Technologies Inc. agreed to be acquired by Ecolab Inc. in a deal valued at roughly $2.2 billion. Target: Permian Mud Service Inc.

Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. LLC Lazard Vinson & Elkins LLP Collins, Christopher

Target: Champion Technologies Inc. Outside Counsel: Stikeman Elliott LLP Collins, Paul Acquirer: Ecolab Inc. Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Counsel to I-bank: Shearman & Sterling LLP D’Alimonte, Christa

Announcement date: 10/12/2012

Charming Shoppes Inc., Fashion Bug Retail Cos. $890 MILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Clothing retailer Ascena Retail Group Inc. bulked up its plus-size offerings, and acquired Charming Shoppes Inc. for $890 million in cash. Target: Charming Shoppes Inc., Fashion Bug Retail Cos. Corporate Counsel: Stern, Colin Investment Adviser: Barclays Capital Mash, Ryan Rifkin, Adam Taussig, Andy Counsel to I-bank: Shearman & Sterling LLP D’Alimonte, Christa Outside Counsel: Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Pollack, John Weingarten, Marc Outside Counsel: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Juelke, Robert Raymond, F. Douglas PR Firm: Kekst and Co. Dover, Dawn Acquirer: Ascena Retail Group Inc. Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Marcus, Jerry Selig, Stefan Counsel to I-bank: Greenberg Traurig LLP Block, Dennis Helsel, Michael Outside Counsel: Proskauer Rose LLP Allen, Julie Kirshenbaum, Steven Information Agent: Innisfree M&A Inc.

Announcement date: 5/02/2012



Closing date: 6/15/2012

Chemtura Corp. - antioxidant and UV stabilizers business $200 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Chemicals manufacturer Chemtura Corp. agreed to sell its antioxidant and UV stabilizers products business to an affiliate of New York private equity firm SK Capital Partners for $200 million. Target: Chemtura Corp. - antioxidant and UV stabilizers business

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Seller: Outside Counsel:

Chemtura Corp. Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Aaronson, William Hadley, Joseph

Acquirer: SK Capital Partners LP Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP Announcement date: 11/12/2012

Cheyenne Plains Investment Co. LLC, Colorado Interstate Gas Co. LLC $635 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Houston oil and gas transporter El Paso Pipeline Partners LP agreed to acquire Cheyenne Plains Gas Pipeline Co. LLC and the 14% interest in Colorado Interstate Gas LLC it doesn’t own from El Paso Corp., also of Houston, for $635 million and $242 million in debt. Target: Cheyenne Plains Investment Co. LLC, Colorado Interstate Gas Co. LLC Seller: El Paso Corp. Corporate Counsel: Woung-Chapman, Marguerite Outside Counsel: Andrews Kurth LLP Donnenberg, Gislar O’Leary, G. Michael Vlahakos, George

Acquirer: El Paso Pipeline Partners LP Committee: El Paso Pipeline Partners LP - conflicts committee Outside Counsel: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Kendrick, J. Vincent

Announcement date: 4/18/2012

Chief Gathering LLC $1.06 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Penn Virginia Resource Partners LP announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Chief Gathering LLC for $1.06 billion.

deal description: Medtronic Inc. agreed to pay approximately $816 million in cash to acquire China Kanghui Holdings. Target: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor:

China Kanghui Holdings O’Melveny & Myers LLP Ku, Portia Scrivano, Paul Innisfree M&A Inc.

Acquirer: Medtronic Inc. Investment Adviser: Citigroup Inc. Announcement date: 9/27/2012

Choice Environmental Services Inc $123.3 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Charlotte, N.C., sanitation and cleaning services company Swisher Hygiene Inc. completed the sale of its Choice Environmental Services Inc. subsidiary to Waste Services of Florida Inc. for $123.3 million in cash. Target: Choice Environmental Services Inc

Seller: Swisher Hygiene Inc.

Acquirer: Outside Counsel: Investor:

Waste Services Inc. Andrews Kurth LLP Bogdanow, Peter Zanetti, Victor Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd.



Announcement date: 11/16/2012



Closing date: 11/16/2012

Cimarron Energy Inc. $135.1 MILLION (private acquisition)

Target: Chief Gathering LLC Investment Adviser: ARAD Energy

deal description: Curtiss-Wright Corp. acquired oil and gas production and field service company Cimarron Energy Holding Co. LLC for $135.1 million from Linx Partners LLC.



Target: Cimarron Energy Inc.

Seller: Chief E&D Holdings LP

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: PR Firm: Investor:

Penn Virginia Resources Partners LP RBC Capital Markets Corp. Kirkland & Ellis LLP Fraidin, Stephen Sorabella, William Vinson & Elkins LLP Blitzer, Caroline Reiss, Allan Kekst and Co. Riverstone Holdings LLC



Announcement date: 4/10/2012



Closing date: 5/17/2012

Kekst represented Riverstone Holdings.

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Corporate Control Alert

Seller: Investment Adviser:

Linx Partners LLC Harris Williams & Co. Baltimore, Bob Burnham, Chris Semple, Luke Spitzer, Drew

Acquirer: Curtiss-Wright Corp.



Announcement date: 11/26/2012



Closing date: 11/26/2012

Harris Williams & Co. advised both Linx Partners and Cimarron Energy on the deal.

Citadel Plastics Holdings Inc. $200 MILLION (leveraged buyout)

Clairmail Inc. $173 MILLION (private acquisition)

deal description: Private equity firm Huntsman Gay Global Capital LLC of Palo Alto, Calif., acquired plastics manufacturer Citadel Plastics Holdings Inc. from Chicago’s Wind Point Partners in a secondary buyout valued at about $200 million.

deal description: U.K.-based mobile money provider Monitise plc agreed to acquire Clairmail Inc., a mobile banking provider based in San Rafael, Calif., in a deal valued at about $173 million.

Target: Citadel Plastics Holdings Inc. Investment Adviser: HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. Investment Adviser: KeyBanc Capital Markets Outside Counsel: Reed Smith LLP Hemming, Seth Lee, Michael Schmarak, Bradley

Target: Clairmail Inc. Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Outside Counsel: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC Ishii, Robert Kornegay, Robert

Seller: Wind Point Partners Investment Adviser: Alvarez & Marsal Securities LLC Acquirer: Investment Adviser: PR Firm:

Huntsman Gay Global Capital LLC Jefferies & Co. Stanton Public Relations & Marketing Faust, Tom



Announcement date: 2/22/2012



Closing date: 2/22/2012

Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc. $952 MILLION (stock swap)

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel:

deal description: FirstMerit Corp. of Ohio agreed to acquire Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc. of Flint, Mich., in a $952 million deal that would expand the bank’s footprint into Michigan and Wisconsin. Target: Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc. Investment Adviser: JPMorgan Securities LLC Counsel to I-bank: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Cohen, H. Rodgin Eitel, Mitchell Outside Counsel: Dykema Gossett PLLC McDonald, D. Richard Metz, Mark Schlaybaugh, Jr., Rex PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Frankel, Steve Golden, James Palash, Aaron Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

FirstMerit Bank NA RBC Capital Markets Corp. Jones Day Ganske, Lyle Izanec, Peter MacDonald, III, Ralph Chip Solecki, Michael Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc.

Announcement date: 9/13/2012

In connection with the transaction, FirstMerit intends to repay $300 million of Citizens’ TARP preferred stock to be financed by a $250 million subordinated debt issuance and a $100 million preferred stock issuance.

Monitise plc Canaccord Genuity Ltd. Bridges, Simon Duncan, Cameron Goldman, Sachs & Co. Considine, Stephen Shelley, Philip Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Plapinger, William Paul Hastings LLP Belenky, Erik Daniel, Chris Hartlin, Jeff O’Sullivan, Ronan Song, Jane

Announcement date: 3/26/2012

Clare at Water Tower $110.5 MILLION (bankruptcy buyout) deal description: Senior Care Development affiliate Chicago Senior Care won the auction to acquire Clare at Water Tower with a $110.5 million bid. Target: Clare at Water Tower Investment Adviser: Houlihan Lokey Inc. Turnbull, Andrew Outside Counsel: DLA Piper Califano, Thomas Murphy, Matthew Committee: Clare at Water Tower - official committee of unsecured creditors Outside Counsel: SNR Denton US LLP Alberts, Sam Acquirer: Chicago Senior Care LLC Outside Counsel: Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP Fish, Jr., William PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Freitag, Michael Katcher, Daniel Investor: Life Care Cos. LLC Investor: Senior Care Development LLC Investor: Fundamental Advisors LP

Announcement date: 3/09/2012



Closing date: 4/27/2012

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Clariant AG - Textile Chemicals, Paper Specialties, and Emulsions businesses $556.1 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: SK Capital Partners, a US-based private investment firm, agreed to acquire the Textile Chemicals, Paper Specialties, and Emulsions businesses of specialty chemical company Clariant International Ltd. for approximately $551.6 million (Sfr502 million) in cash. Target: Clariant AG - Textile Chemicals, Paper Specialties, and Emulsions businesses Seller: Clariant AG Investment Adviser: Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. Outside Counsel: Homburger AG Acquirer: SK Capital Partners LP Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co. Outside Counsel: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Outside Counsel: Bar & Karrer AG

Announcement date: 12/27/2012

Classes USA Inc., LowerMyBills.com Inc., PriceGrabber.com $100 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Credit-reference and data services provider Experian plc signed a deal to sell Los Angeles price comparison site PriceGrabber.com, higher education portal Classes USA.com and LowerMyBills.com to India’s Ybrant Digital Ltd. for $175 million. However, Ybrant failed to line up the financing required to complete the deal. Target: Classes USA Inc., LowerMyBills.com Inc., PriceGrabber.com Seller: Experian plc Acquirer: Ybrant Digital Ltd.

Announcement date: 5/10/2012

Classic Media Inc. $155 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. acquired Classic Media Inc. from Boomerang Media LLC, a portfolio company of private equity firm GTCR, for $155 million in cash. Target: Classic Media Inc. Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co. Furman, Roy Mineard, Craig Snyder, Jeffrey Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Bartley, James Cendali, Dale Ford, Brian Hirsch, Jocelyn Holzwanger, Edward Light, Russell Mihalas, Alexandra O’Brien, Matthew Ritchie, Stephen Traxler, Seth Weed, Michael Welke, William

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Seller: Boomerang Media LLC Investor: GTCR Golder Rauner LLC Acquirer: DreamWorks SKG Investment Adviser: JPMorgan Chase & Co. Hoffman, Jay Outside Counsel: Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Saeed, Faiza Schiele, Eric Outside Counsel: O’Melveny & Myers LLP Brearton, Christopher

Announcement date: 7/23/2012



Closing date: 8/29/2012

Clearfield Energy Inc. $210 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Crosstex Energy LP agreed to acquire privately held Clearfield Energy Inc. for approximately $210 million in cash. Target: Clearfield Energy Inc. Outside Counsel: Mack & Matheson PLLC Marchesoni, Tiffany Acquirer: Crosstex Energy LP Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins LLP Boudreaux, Michelle Outside Counsel: Hunton & Williams LLP Outside Counsel: Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP Special Counsel: Baker Botts LLP Marcus, Stephen Winwood, Eric PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Freitag, Michael Rose, Andrea

Announcement date: 5/08/2012

Baker Botts advised on tax matters.

Clearwire Corp. $2.2 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Sprint announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the approximately 50% stake in Clearwire it does not currently own for $2.97 per share, equating to a total payment to Clearwire shareholders, other than Sprint, of $2.2 billion. Target: Clearwire Corp. Investment Adviser: Blackstone Advisory Partners LP Brown, C.J. Middleton, Thomas Zelin, Steven Investment Adviser: Evercore Partners Inc. Daryani, Shiv Datta, Surajit Karki, Kunal Mendelow, Daniel Mestre, Eduardo Raj, Vikas Counsel to I-bank: Dechert LLP Nussbaum, Martin Young, Kenneth Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Feirstein, David Fox, David Kitchen, Christopher Korff, Joshua

Proxy Solicitor: PR Firm: Committee: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank:

MacKenzie Partners Inc. Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Brimmer, Andrew Frank, Joele Golden, James Rose, Andrea Clearwire Corp. - special committee Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Lerner, Marni Spatt, Robert Wesely, Marissa Richards, Layton & Finger PA Bigler, C. Stephen Bussard, Donald DiCamillo, Raymond Koch, Rudolf Centerview Partners LLC Cohen, David Hess, David Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Aiello, Michael Gilroy, Matthew

Seller: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Shareholder:

Bright House Networks LLC, Intel Corp. Credit Suisse Group Birchenough, Don Cheng, Wally Simonian, Mark Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Caplan, David Chudd, William Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Davidson, Gregory Comcast Holdings Corp.

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: PR Firm: PR Firm: Investor: Shareholder:

Sprint Nextel Corp. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Kurmaniak, Rosanne Medow, Eric Shafir, Mark Raine Group LLC Kelley, Sean Pizzi, Keith Puthenveetil, Joe Schretter, Jason Sine, Jeffrey King & Spalding LLP Freiman, Adam Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Aftanas, Richard Kennedy, Thomas London, Jeremy Schlager, Ivan Vebman, Yossi Morrison & Foerster LLP Lipkin, David Siegel, Kenneth Townsend, Robert Sard Verbinnen & Co. Barron, Jim Bouchier, Megan Christiansen, John Kranhold, Paul Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Barrett, Luke Johnson, Tom Softbank Corp. Softbank Corp.



Announcement date: 12/17/2012

Gibson, Dunn and Credit Suisse Group represented Intel. Comcast’s legal counsel was Davis Polk. Sard Verbinnen represented Softbank.

Clearwire Corp. $100 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Sprint Nextel Corp. increased its stake to take control of Clearwire Corp. ahead of Sprint’s planned sale of 70% of its equity to Softbank Corp. Overland Park, Kan.-based Sprint, already a major holder in Clearwire, acquired 30.9 million Class A shares and 2.73 million Class B shares from Eagle River Holdings LLC. Target: Clearwire Corp.

Seller: Eagle River Holdings LLC Acquirer: Sprint Nextel Corp.



Announcement date: 10/18/2012



Closing date: 10/18/2012

The deal boosted Sprint’s stake in Bellevue, Wash.-based Clearwire from 48% to 50.8%.

Cleveland Browns $1.0 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Jimmy Haslam, the owner and chief executive of Pilot Flying J Inc., agreed to acquire the National Football League’s Cleveland Browns from current owner Randy Lerner for $1 billion. Target: Outside Counsel:

Seller: Individual Seller(s) Shareholder: Randy Lemer

Acquirer: Outside Counsel: Investor:

Cleveland Browns Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Herlihy, Edward Makow, Lawrence

Individual Investor(s) Proskauer Rose LLP Katz, Wayne Jimmy Haslam

Announcement date: 8/03/2012

Cloupia Inc. $125 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Cisco Systems Inc. agreed to acquire data center software company Cloupia Inc. for $125 million. Target: Cloupia Inc. Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

Cisco Systems Inc. Fenwick & West LLP Cogen, Douglas Luh, Andrew

Announcement date: 11/15/2012

Cloupia employees will be integrated into Cisco’s data center group upon the deal’s close, expected in the first quarter.

CNS Therapeutics Inc. $100 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Mallinckrodt Inc., the pharmaceuticals business of Covidien plc, agreed to acquire CNS Therapeutics Inc., a privately held specialty pharmaceutical company. Target: CNS Therapeutics Inc.

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Acquirer: Mallinckrodt Inc. Investor: Covidien plc Announcement date: 9/24/2012

Coach Am Group Holdings Corp. $134.2 MILLION (bankruptcy buyout) deal description: Stagecoach Group agrees to acquire the Coach Am Group businesses, including contract, line-run, charter and sightseeing operations of Coach Am Group Holdings Corp. for about $134.2 million. Target: Coach Am Group Holdings Corp. Investment Adviser: Rothschild Resnick, David Outside Counsel: Polsinelli Shughart PC Outside Counsel: Lowenstein Sandler PC PR Firm: Perry Street Communications

Acquirer: Stagecoach Group plc, Coach USA Inc. Outside Counsel: Steptoe & Johnson LLP



Announcement date: 5/18/2012



Closing date: 5/29/2012

CoActiv Capital Partners Inc. $100 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Element Financial Corp., Canada’s leading independent equipment finance company, agreed to acquire Marubeni America Corp. subsidiary, CoActiv Capital Partners Inc., a leading U.S. vendor finance company, for approximately $300 million. Target: CoActiv Capital Partners Inc. Investment Adviser: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. Outside Counsel: Sidley Austin LLP Seller: Marubeni America Corp. Shareholder: Marubeni Corp.

Acquirer: Element Financial Corp. Investment Adviser: Barclays Bank plc Investment Adviser: BMO Capital Markets Corp. Outside Counsel: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Announcement date: 11/09/2012

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods acted as financial adviser to Marubeni and CoActiv on the transaction and Sidley Austin acted as legal counsel.

Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines Inc. $688.5 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Mexico City bottler Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV branched out of Latin America with its $688.5 million cash acquisition of 51% of Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines. Target: Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines Inc. Seller: Coca-Cola Co. Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Doyle, Sean McGarry, Martha

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Acquirer: Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV Investment Adviser: Rothschild Investment Adviser: Allen & Co. LLC Outside Counsel: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Outside Counsel: SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan Announcement date: 12/13/2012 Closing date: 1/25/2013

The deal gave Femsa the option to buy the outstanding 49% from Coca-Cola any time during the seven years following closing, and the option to sell its holding back to Coca-Cola during the sixth year.

Cole Haan $570 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Beaverton, Oregon-based athletic footwear and apparel giant Nike Inc. agreed to sell Cole Haan LLC to private equity firm Apax Partners Worldwide LLP for $570 million. Target: Cole Haan Seller: Nike Inc. Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP King, Kenton Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Apax Partners LLP Jefferies & Co. DiDonato, Richard Greenip, Jeffrey Rizvi, Abid Tricarico, Steven Walsh, Jim Kirkland & Ellis LLP Chun, Eunu Ptashek, Jay Wedel, Eric Yehezkel, Ariel Kekst and Co.

Announcement date: 11/16/2012

Collective Brands Inc. $2.0 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Collective Brands Inc. agreed to be taken private by a joint bidder group consisting of Wolverine Worldwide Inc., Golden Gate Capital and Blum Capital for $2 billion, or $21.75 per share in cash and assumed debt. The deal concludes an eight-month auction process undertaken by Perella Weinberg Partners. Target: Collective Brands Inc. Investment Adviser: Kurt Salmon Associates Inc. Investment Adviser: Perella Weinberg Partners LP Ahmed, Zahid Bednar, Andrew Outside Counsel: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Aquila, Francis Cohen, Audra McKnight, S. Neal Outside Counsel: Richards, Layton & Finger PA DiCamillo, Raymond Proxy Solicitor: Innisfree M&A Inc. PR Firm: Kekst and Co.

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: PR Firm: PR Firm: Investor: Investor: Investor:

Investor Group - multiple investors Robert W. Baird & Co. Martin, Andrew McDonagh, Brian Pellegrini, Joe Alston & Bird LLP Miller, Kevin Barnes & Thornburg LLP Carmichael, Kepten Dutton, Stephen Hollingsworth, Joshua Larsen, Tracy Kirkland & Ellis LLP Fraidin, Stephen Gregory, Ashley Nemecek, David Oetgen, Stephen Ptashek, Jay Shoaib, Mikaal Sorabella, William Torrente, Christopher Veit, Jeremy Stikeman Elliott LLP Romano, Simon Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP Lafferty, William Sard Verbinnen & Co. Garnick, Nathaniel Gore, Jenny Kranhold, Paul Owen Blicksilver Public Relations Inc. Blicksilver, Owen Wolverine World Wide Inc. Blum Capital Partners LP Chung, David Dossey, Douglas Golden Gate Capital Attenborough, Neale Cohen, Josh Olshansky, Josh

Announcement date: 5/01/2012 Closing date: 10/09/2012

Kirkland & Ellis and Morris, Nichols advised Golden Gate Capital and Blum Capital. Robert W. Baird and Barnes & Thornburg represented Wolverine Worldwide. Golden Gate was advised by Sard Verbinnen and Owen Blicksilver represented Blum Capital. Stikeman Elliott advised Golden Gate Capital and Blum Capital.

Colson Group Inc. $231.2 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: New York midmarket investor Sentinel Capital Partners LLC acquired Colson Group Inc., a Chicago manufacturer of casters and wheels that formed part of brothers Jay and Robert Pritzker’s Chicago-based empire. Target: Colson Group Inc. Investment Adviser: William Blair & Co. LLC Seller: Pritzker family Acquirer: Sentinel Capital Partners LLC Outside Counsel: Stikeman Elliott LLP Binder, Joel Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Announcement date: 4/16/2012



Closing date: 4/16/2012

Complete Genomics Inc. $113.3 MILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Illumina Inc. launched a superior competing offer to China’s BGI-Shenzhen. On Sept. 17, Complete Genomics Inc. and BGI-Shenzhen had entered into a definitive merger agreement for $117.6 million. Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel:

Acquirer: Illumina Inc.

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Information Agent: PR Firm:

Complete Genomics Inc. Jefferies & Co. LeClerc, Real Miller, Matthew White & Case LLP Cerasani, Denise Latham & Watkins LLP Bergstrom, Luke Cheng, Rowland Hasko, Judith Mendelson, Alan

BGI Shenzhen Citigroup Inc. Carpenter, Ben O’Melveny & Myers LLP Pan, Wendy Scrivano, Paul Innisfree M&A Inc. Brunswick Group LLP Golz, Jason Reidy, Martin

Announcement date: 11/05/2012

Composite Engineering Inc. $155 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc. agreed to acquire unmanned aerial target systems maker Composite Engineering Inc. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Composite Engineering Inc. Janes Capital Partners Inc. Bartels, Douglas Karpiel, Brian Perry, Stephen Andrews Kurth LLP Faust, Quentin Washburn, J. David

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc. Sagent Advisors LLC Aquilina, Dominic McGrath, Jeffrey Vather, Stephen Paul Hastings LLP O’Brien, Teri Spiridonov, Deyan



Announcement date: 5/08/2012

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CompuWare Corp. $2.3 BILLION (tender offer-cash)

ConocoPhillips - Vietnam assets $1.29 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

deal description: New York hedge fund Elliott Associates LP, run by activist investor Paul Singer, offered to buy software-as-a-service provider Compuware Corp. for $11 per share in cash, valuing the Detroit-based company at $2.3 billion.

deal description: ConocoPhillips Co. agreed to sell its Vietnam operations to Perenco SA, an Anglo-French oil and gas explorer, for $1.29 billion as part of its plan to shed $15 billion to $20 billion in assets.

Target: CompuWare Corp. Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Arcano, Stephen Grossman, Richard Proxy Solicitor: Innisfree M&A Inc. PR Firm: Kekst and Co.

Target: ConocoPhillips - Vietnam assets

Acquirer: Elliot Associates LP Information Agent: Okapi Partners LLC Garske, Charles Goldfarb, Bruce McHugh, Patrick Sorbello, Geoffrey

Acquirer: Perenco SA



Announcement date: 12/17/2012

Seller: ConocoPhillips Corporate Counsel: Nygaard, Dagfinn Investment Adviser: HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. PR Firm: Kekst and Co.



Announcement date: 2/16/2012

ConocoPhillips spokesman Aftab Ahmed wouldn’t comment on whether the company had used outside financial and legal advisers on the sale to Perenco. Houston-based ConocoPhillips said its asset divestiture program between 2010 and 2011 yielded $10.7 billion in proceeds on top of $9.5 billion from the sale of shares in Russian oil company Lukoil OAO, bringing in $20.2 billion – above its goal.

Elliott owns an 8% stake in Compuware.

Comverse Technology Inc. $805 MILLION (stock swap) deal description: Verint Systems Inc. has agreed to acquire its holding company, New York software company Comverse Technology Inc., for $805 million in stock. Target: Comverse Technology Inc. Investment Adviser: Rothschild Grafstein, Laurence Melton, Nicholas Singh, Justin Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Ronen, Michael Rowe, Jason Counsel to I-bank: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Kotran, Stephen Outside Counsel: Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP Zeltner, David Proxy Solicitor: D.F. King & Co. PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Cuneo, Matthew Frank, Joele Repko, Meaghan Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Information Agent:

Verint Systems Inc. Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. Kaye, Jonathan Kochman, Cary Loeb & Loeb LLP Schaefer, David Jones Day Lesnick, Randi Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Grossbauer, John Salomone, Janine Innisfree M&A Inc.

Announcement date: 8/13/2012

Sullivan & Cromwell represented both Goldman, Sachs and Rothschild. Comverse Technology owns 41% of Verint’s common stock and all of its preferred convertible stock, which through the deal could be converted into a 53.7% stake of Verint’s common stock.

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ConocoPhillips Algeria Ltd. $1.75 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: ConocoPhillips Co. has agreed to sell its Algerian operation for $1.75 billion to Indonesia’s state oil company PT Pertamina, taking the Houston-based oil producer’s total disposals to about $9.1 billion over 2012. Target: ConocoPhillips Algeria Ltd. Seller: ConocoPhillips Acquirer: PT Pertamina

Announcement date: 12/19/2012

Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd. $2.0 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd. received a conditional and non‐binding proposal from News Ltd. to acquire it in a deal valued at about $2 billion. Target: Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd. Investment Adviser: UBS Investment Bank Grounds, Matthew Sweetman, Anthony Outside Counsel: Ashurst LLP Acquirer: News Ltd. Investment Adviser: Aquasia Pty Ltd. Outside Counsel: Allens Arthur Robinson PR Firm: Sard Verbinnen & Co. Sipkins, Charles Investor: News Corp.

Announcement date: 6/20/2012

Consorcio Comex SA de CV $2.34 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: The Sherwin-Williams Co. announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the capital stock of Consorcio Comex SA de CV, a leader in the paint and coatings market in Mexico. Target: Consorcio Comex SA de CV Investment Adviser: HSBC Holdings plc Outside Counsel: White & Case LLP Arriola Peñalosa, Iker Brahmst, Oliver Outside Counsel: Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Acquirer: Sherwin-Williams Co. Outside Counsel: Jones Day Dougherty, James Estandia, Jose Martinez del Campo, Javier

Announcement date: 11/12/2012

Corporate Counsel: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Acquirer: NEC Corp. Investment Adviser: UBS Investment Bank Ota, Tomoyuki Otsuka, Yuzo Runneboom, Antal Outside Counsel: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Paradise, Theodore

Continuum Wind Energy Pte. Ltd. $200 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Singapore-based Continuum Wind Energy Pte Ltd, engaged in wind power generation in India, received an investment commitment from Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MSIP), a $4 billion global infrastructure fund sponsored by Morgan Stanley, for expanding its business. Target: Continuum Wind Energy Pte. Ltd. Acquirer: Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners Outside Counsel: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Kapoor, Kirtee

Announcement date: 4/19/2012

Contrail Systems Inc. $176 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Juniper Networks Inc. agreed to purchase stealthy networking start up Contrail Systems Inc. for $176 million in stock and cash. Target: Contrail Systems Inc. Acquirer: PR Firm:

Juniper Networks Inc. Sard Verbinnen & Co. Gore, Jenny Linn, Alyssa Neugart, Lucy

Announcement date: 12/12/2012

Convergys Corp. - Information management unit $449 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Convergys Corp., a global leader in relationship management, announced it has signed an agreement to sell its information management business for $449 million in cash to NEC Corp. Target: Convergys Corp. - Information management unit Seller: Convergys Corp.

Houston, Julia Centerview Partners LLC Handler, David Katsampes, Athena Kjome, Benjamin Lissner, Madeline Neequaye, David St. Jean, David Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Becker, Barbara Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Gordon, Mark Crawford PR Crawford, Jim

Announcement date: 3/22/2012

Conversus Capital LP $1.4 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Publicly traded, Guernsey Channel Islands-based private equity fund-offunds manager Conversus Capital LP struck a deal to unload its assets to Boston-based alternative asset manager HarbourVest Partners LLC for $1.4 billion. Target: Conversus Capital LP Acquirer: Outside Counsel: Investor:

HarbourVest Partners LLC Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Ashton, Katherine HarbourVest Structured Solutions II LP

Announcement date: 7/02/2012

The transaction is expected to close in stages, starting later this year and extending into 2013.

Convio Inc. $294 MILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Blackbaud Inc. agreed to acquire its smaller peer Convio Inc. Target: Convio Inc. Investment Adviser: Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Raymond, Brad Stack, Jason Outside Counsel: DLA Piper Gilluly III, John Russell, Philip Acquirer: Corporate Counsel: Corporate Counsel: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Blackbaud Inc. Call, Cheryl Olson, Jon Bank of America Merrill Lynch Brunner, Kevin Farber, George Kamran, Scott Yang, Cavan Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP Cobb, James Reynolds, Donald Tart, Charlotte

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Outside Counsel: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Information Agent: Georgeson Inc. Hayden, Christopher

Announcement date: 1/17/2012

Cooper Industries Ltd. $11.8 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Diversified manufacturer Eaton Corp. completed its $11.8 billion acquisitions of Cooper Industries Ltd. Target: Cooper Industries Ltd. Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Aaron, Paul Convey, Colin Philip, Dusty Counsel to I-bank: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Jay, Simon Klingsberg, Ethan Outside Counsel: Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Neff, Daniel Ostling, Gregory Outside Counsel: Arthur Cox McLaughlin, Christopher Proxy Solicitor: D.F. King & Co. Acquirer: Eaton Corp. Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Dotson, William Miles, Tom Investment Adviser: Citigroup Inc. Cruz, Eduardo Kochman, Cary Shah, Niraj Singh, Sameer Counsel to I-bank: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Kreynin, Leonard Mills, Phillip Outside Counsel: A&L Goodbody Solicitors Given, John McCourt, Cian Outside Counsel: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Barratt, Ian Cogut, Charles Fenyes, Richard Lerner, Marni Ponce, Mario Signy, Adam Steinhardt, Brian Proxy Solicitor: MacKenzie Partners Inc. PR Firm: Kekst and Co.

Announcement date: 5/21/2012 Closing date: 11/30/2012

The companies have now combined into a new entity to be called Eaton Global Corp. plc, under the direction of Cutler and incorporated in Ireland. Davis Polk advised both Citi and Morgan Stanley as joint financial advisers to Eaton Corp. Shearman & Sterling’s Lisa Jacobs and Laurence Bamino advised Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and JPMorgan Securities LLC, as joint book-running managers in connection with the financing for Eaton Corp.s acquisition of Cooper Industries.

Coperion Capital GmbH $530 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Hillenbrand Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Coperion Capital GmbH, a portfolio company of Deutsche Beteiligungs AG, for an estimated purchase price of $530 million (¤408 million), which includes the assumption of an estimated $98.2 million (¤76 million) of net debt and $129.3 million (¤100 million) pension liability. Target: Coperion Capital GmbH Seller: Deutsche Beteiligungs AG Investment Adviser: Daiwa Corporate Investment Co. Ltd. Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Corporate Control Alert

Announcement date: 10/16/2012

Coppermark Bancshares Inc. $194 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Prosperity Bancshares Inc. agreed to acquire privately held Coppermark Bancshares Inc. for about $194 million in cash and stock. Target: Coppermark Bancshares Inc. Investment Adviser: Commerce Street Capital LLP Outside Counsel: Cheek & Falcone PLLC Cheek, David Outside Counsel: Fenimore, Kay, Harrison & Ford LLP Fenimore, Chet Harrison, Lowell Acquirer: Prosperity Bancshares Inc. Outside Counsel: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP Luedke, IV, William Reardon, James

Announcement date: 12/12/2012

Cordillera Energy Partners III LLC $2.85 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Apache Corp. completed its acquisition of private equity-backed Cordillera Energy Partners III LLC. Target: Cordillera Energy Partners III LLC Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co. Eads III, Ralph Oliphint, Guy Investment Adviser: JPMorgan Securities LLC Tosch, Paschall Outside Counsel: Thompson & Knight LLP Pierce, Michael Outside Counsel: Andrews Kurth LLP Haltom Jr., Hal O’Leary, G. Michael

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Hillenbrand Inc. P&M Corporate Finance LLC Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Jaletzke, Matthias Mulaney, Jr., Charles Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Bisang, Scott Brimmer, Andrew

Acquirer: Apache Corp. Corporate Counsel: Cupit, Brett Corporate Counsel: Lannie, P. Anthony

Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. LLC Holt, Maynard Tudor, Bobby Goldman, Sachs & Co. Schwartz, Bruce Sikhtian, Suhail Synnott, Ryan Young, Shane Bracewell & Giuliani LLP Bopp, Gregory Brantley, John Harder, Troy Loocke, Bryan Rafte, G. Alan



Announcement date: 1/23/2012



Closing date: 5/01/2012

Cost Plus Inc. $495 MILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. agreed to buy Cost Plus Inc. for about $495 million in cash. Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Cost Plus Inc. Peter J. Solomon Co. Berke, Jem Creamer, Tim Hornstein, Jeffrey Minchella, Michael Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Delanoy, Laura Seidman, Steven Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Madden, Rick McCarthy, Brian Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Johnson, Tom Lucas, James

Seller: Stephens Investment Holdings LLC, Red Mountain Capital Partners LLC Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Information Agent:

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. Goldman, Sachs & Co. Friedland, David Sweeney, Rob Proskauer Rose LLP Arstark, Reid Moawad, Rima Samuels, Peter Georgeson Inc. Fiske, William

Announcement date: 5/09/2012

Costco de Mexico $760.4 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Costco Wholesale Corp. agreed to buy the remaining 50% of its Mexican affiliate, Costco de México SA de CV for $760.4 million (10.7 billion pesos). The seller, Controladora Comercial Mexicana SAB de CV, has been affiliated with Costco since the 1990s through a joint venture with eventual Costco merger target Price Club. Target: Costco de Mexico

Seller: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Controladora Comercial Mexicana SAB de CV Rothschild Camarena, Luis Fernandez, Jose Martinez, Alfonso Torres, Eugenio Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Golay, David Richter, Philip

Acquirer: Costco Wholesale Corp. Announcement date: 6/14/2012

The deal is subject to approvals from the Mexican Federal Competition Commission and CCM shareholders.

Coventry Health Care Inc. $7.3 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Aetna Inc. agreed to acquire Coventry Health Care Inc. in a transaction valued at $7.3 billion, including the assumption of Coventry debt. Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Special Counsel: Proxy Solicitor:

Coventry Health Care Inc. Greenhill & Co. Contractor, Ashish He, Yet Jacobsen, Jr., Richard Suehnholz, Patrick Shearman & Sterling LLP Marzulli Jr., John Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Katz, David Rosof, Eric Bass, Berry & Sims plc Humphreys, Angela Jenkins Jr., J. James Thompson, Bob Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Morton, Mark Shannon, Kevin Wolfe Jr., Donald Crowell & Moring LLP Lerner, Arthur MacKenzie Partners Inc.

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Special Counsel:

Aetna Inc. UBS Investment Bank Digia, Robert Hourihan, Marc Anthony White & Case LLP Cerasani, Denise Goldman, Sachs & Co. King, Robert Van Der Goes, Peter Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP London, Jeremy Schnell, Paul Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Caplan, David Smith, H. Oliver Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP Bernstein, William Krasner, Wendy Ustin, Mark Wolff, Bruce Richards, Layton & Finger PA Dreisbach, Daniel Jones Day Proger, Phillip

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Committee: Outside Counsel:

Aetna Inc. - nonmanagement directors Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Cogut, Charles (Casey) Horowitz, Gary

Announcement date: 8/20/2012

Jones Day and Crowell & Moring advised on antitrust matters.

Credo Petroleum Corp. $146 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Denver oil and gas explorer Credo Petroleum Corp. agreed to be sold to Austin, Texas, natural resources and real estate company Forestar Group Inc. for $146 million in cash. Target: Credo Petroleum Corp. Investment Adviser: Northland Capital Financial Services LLC Messner, Shawn Pafko, Andrew Investment Adviser: Houlihan Lokey Inc. Bett, Michael Jackson, Kreg Mullen, Peter Outside Counsel: Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP Lentz, Kristin Acquirer: Corporate Counsel: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Forestar Group Inc. Grimm, David Goldman, Sachs & Co. Cox, Chris Davis, Robert Prather, Jonathan Ramesh, Sharad Synnott, Ryan Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Bayouth, Frank London, Jeremy

Announcement date: 6/04/2012

The transaction requires Credo stockholder approval and shareholders who own 21% including CEO James Huffman and Dallas investment funds RCH Energy Opportunity Fund III LP and RCH Energy SSI Fund LP have agreed to vote in favor.

CreXus Investment Corp. $839 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: New York real estate investment trust company Annaly Capital Management Inc. proposed to acquire the remaining shares it does not already own in CreXus Investment Corp. for about $839 million in cash. Target: CreXus Investment Corp. Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor:

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Annaly Capital Management Inc. Bank of America Merrill Lynch Addas, Bill Bala, Rag K&L Gates LLP Innisfree M&A Inc.

Announcement date: 11/12/2012

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Crown Imports LLC $1.85 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Grupo Modelo decided to sell its 50% stake in Crown Imports LLC, a joint venture that imports and markets Modelo’s brands in the United States, to Constellation Brands Inc. for $1.85 billion, giving Constellation 100% ownership. Target: Crown Imports LLC Investment Adviser: Lazard Seller: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Shareholder:

Grupo Modelo SAB de CV Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Aquila, Francis Estes, John McKnight, S. Neal Sampas, George Veeraraghavan, Krishna White III, George Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Macq, Vincent Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

Acquirer: Constellation Brands Inc. Outside Counsel: Nixon Peabody LLP Bourdeau, James Mills, Craig Outside Counsel: McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Announcement date: 6/29/2012

Crump Group Inc. - life and property casualty insurance unit $570 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: BB&T Corp. agreed to acquire the life and property casualty insurance unit of Crump Group Inc. in a $570 million cash deal. Target: Crump Group Inc. - life and property casualty insurance unit Seller: Crump Group Inc. Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Investment Adviser: Sandler O’Neill + Partners LP Investment Adviser: JPMorgan Securities LLC Outside Counsel: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Gooding, Gregory PR Firm: Sard Verbinnen & Co. Garnick, Nathaniel Miller, Debbie Sard, George Investor: J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

BB&T Corp. Deutsche Bank AG Badinehal, Vinnie Braunstein, Jason Martinez, Eric Moore & Van Allen PLLC Lee, Marcus

Announcement date: 2/03/2012

Sard Verbinnen advised J.C. Flowers. The deal does not include Crump’s Ascensus retirement services business.

Crystal Financial LLC $275 MILLION (private acquisition)

CVR Energy Inc. $2.6 BILLION (tender offer-cash)

deal description: Solar Capital Ltd. acquired middle-market lender Crystal Financial Holdings LLC from SSP Energy Ltd., Quartz Managers LLC and Quantum Strategic Partners Ltd. for about $275 million in cash.

deal description: Carl Icahn’s Icahn Capital LP offered $2.6 billion in cash for all of CVR Energy Inc., an energy and fertilizer company.

Target: Crystal Financial LLC Investment Adviser: Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Crowley, Thomas Raghunathan, Ravi Stabinsky, Niron Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders Shareholder: Quantum Strategic Partners Shareholder: Quartz Managers LLC Shareholder: SSP Energy Acquirer: Solar Capital Ltd.

Announcement date: 12/17/2012 Closing date: 1/15/2013

CSC Credit Services Inc. $1.0 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Equifax Inc.’s subsidiary, Equifax Information Services LLC, purchased Computer Sciences Corp.’s credit services unit for $1 billion in cash. Target: CSC Credit Services Inc. Seller: Computer Sciences Corp. Investment Adviser: Barclays plc Acquirer: Equifax Information Services LLC Investment Adviser: Blackstone Advisory Partners LP Counsel to I-bank: Greenberg Traurig LLP Hawa, Kemal Schwartzbaum, David Investor: Equifax Inc.

Target: CVR Energy Inc. Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co. Investment Adviser: Deutsche Bank AG Sommer, Greg Wheeler, Robert Counsel to I-bank: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Kotran, Stephen Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Anderson, William Orekar, Andy Outside Counsel: Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Brownstein, Andrew Rosof, Eric Roth, Benjamin Proxy Solicitor: MacKenzie Partners Inc. Dennedy, Lawrence PR Firm: Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Burgess, Charles Johnson, Tom Acquirer: Icahn Capital LP Outside Counsel: Alston & Bird LLP Brown, David Garris, Dennis McGee, Carol Investor: Carl Icahn

Announcement date: 2/17/2012



Closing date: 5/31/2012

Sullivan and Cromwell represented both Deutsche Bank and Goldman, Sachs.

CW Capital LLC $220 MILLION (private acquisition)



Announcement date: 12/03/2012



Closing date: 12/28/2012

deal description: Commercial lender Walker & Dunlop Inc. agreed to acquire counterpart CW Capital LLC from Fortress Investment Group LLC for about $220 million in cash and stock.

CTF Technologies Inc. $180 MILLION (private acquisition)

Target: CW Capital LLC Outside Counsel: Sidley Austin LLP Rizzo, Matthew

deal description: FleetCor Technologies Inc., a provider of fuel card and workforce payment products to businesses, agreed to acquire CTF Technologies Inc. for $180 million. Target: CTF Technologies Inc. Investment Adviser: BR Partners Outside Counsel: Mundie Advogados Protassio, Rodolpho Outside Counsel: McMillan LLP Raffin, Leo Acquirer: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Seller: Fortress Investment Group LLC Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Investor:

Walker & Dunlop Inc. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Warner, Douglas Arnold & Porter LLP Credit Suisse Group

Announcement date: 6/08/2012

Weil, Gotshal was adviser to Credit Suisse, stockholder of Walker & Dunlop.

FleetCor Technologies Inc. Machado Meyer Sendacz Opice Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Owen, Robert

Announcement date: 5/01/2012

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Cymer Inc. $2.55 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML Holding NV launched a $2.55 billion offer for San Diego-based development partner Cymer Inc. Target: Cymer Inc. Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Sykes, Gene Tewari, Pawan Outside Counsel: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Kadel Jr., Eric Krautheimer, Eric Ressler, Alison Proxy Solicitor: Morrow & Co. LLC Acquirer: ASML Holding NV Investment Adviser: Greenhill & Co. McBean, Courtney Shah, Dhiren Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Ely, Richard McDonald, James Stronski, Neil

Announcement date: 10/17/2012

Cypress Pharmaceuticals Inc., Hawthorn Pharmaceuticals Inc. $101 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Pernix Therapeutics Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, acquired Cypress Pharmaceuticals Inc., a privately owned generic pharmaceutical company, and Hawthorn Pharmaceuticals Inc. for approximately $101 million. Target: Hawthorn Pharmaceuticals Inc., Cypress Pharmaceuticals Inc. Acquirer: Pernix Therapeutics Inc.

Announcement date: 11/14/2012 Closing date: 1/02/2013

Cytec Industries Inc. - coating resins business $1.15 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Cytec Industries Inc. agreed to divest its coating resins business to Advent International Corp., a global private equity firm for $1 billion plus assumed liabilities of $118 million bringing the total value to $1.15 billion. Target: Cytec Industries Inc. - coating resins business

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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Asti, Nicola Bacon, Doug Herman, Matthew Hundertmark, Stephanie Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Dohrenwend, Chuck

Announcement date: 10/09/2012

Cytec Industries Inc. - pressure-sensitive adhesives unit $105 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Specialty materials manufacturer Cytec Industries Inc. agreed to sell its pressure-sensitive adhesives, or PSA, unit to German conglomerate Henkel AG & Co. KGaA for about $105 million in cash. Target: Cytec Industries Inc. - pressure-sensitive adhesives unit Seller: Cytec Industries Inc. PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Cuneo, Matthew Freitag, Michael Friedman, Jennifer Stern, Sharon Acquirer: Henkel AG & Co KGaA

Announcement date: 5/11/2012

Dako Denmark A/S $2.19 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Chemicals and electronic measurement heavyweight Agilent Technologies Inc. agreed to acquire Danish cancer diagnostics company Dako A/S from Swedish private equity house EQT Partners AB. Target: Dako Denmark A/S Seller: EQT Partners AB Investment Adviser: Goldman Sachs International Outside Counsel: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP O’Brien, Jeffrey Outside Counsel: Accura Weincke, Thomas Acquirer: Agilent Technologies Inc. Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC Counsel to I-bank: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Becker, Barbara Friedman, Dennis Outside Counsel: Kromann Reumert Outside Counsel: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Klingsberg, Ethan McDonald, Michael

Seller: Cytec Industries Inc. Investment Adviser: JPMorgan Chase & Co. Outside Counsel: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Downes, Robert Kotran, Stephen Sawyer, Melissa Outside Counsel: Richards, Layton & Finger PA Bigler, C. Stephen PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Cuneo, Matthew Freitag, Michael Stern, Sharon

deal description: Private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC agreed to acquire the wedding retailer David’s Bridal Inc. from its current private equity owners in a deal that values the company at $1.05 billion.

Acquirer: Advent International Corp.

Target: David’s Bridal Inc.

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Announcement date: 5/17/2012

David’s Bridal Inc. $1.05 BILLION (private acquisition)

Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders Shareholder: TPG Capital LP Shareholder: Leonard Green & Partners LP

Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

Bank of America Merrill Lynch England, Kevin Finkelstein, David Hayes, Reggie Russell, David Singer, Andrew Barclays plc Harada, Ken Iantuono, Edward Mash, Ryan Todd, Mark Latham & Watkins LLP

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Bird, Paul Ross, Jeffrey



Proxy Solicitor: MacKenzie Partners Inc.

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Viasystems Group Inc. Stifel Nicolaus Weisel Bader, Cole Chanley, David Corso, Joe Jones Day Cohen, R. Scott



Announcement date: 4/04/2012



Closing date: 6/01/2012

Decision Resources Group LLC $635 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: India’s Piramal Healthcare Ltd. agreed to acquire private equity-backed healthcare information provider Decision Resources Group LLC.

Announcement date: 8/28/2012 Target: Decision Resources Group LLC

DCP Southeast Texas LLC $240 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: DCP Midstream Partners LP agreed to purchase the remaining 66.7% interest in its DCP Southeast Texas joint venture from DCP Midstream LLC for $240 million.

Seller: Providence Equity Partners Inc. Outside Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Kuzneski, Joseph PR Firm: Sard Verbinnen & Co. Cole, Andrew Doorley, Jonathan Shiver, Brian

Target: DCP Southeast Texas LLC







Seller: DCP Midstream LLC



Acquirer: DCP Midstream Partners LP Investor: DCP Midstream GP LLC Committee: DCP Midstream Partners GP LLC - special committee of the board of directors Outside Counsel: Andrews Kurth LLP Brunger, Melinda Jewell, Robert Investment Adviser: Simmons & Co. International Baker, James Rippstein, Spencer Sulton, Michael Wise, Jack

Announcement date: 3/08/2012

DDi Corp. $282 MILLION (cash merger) deal description: Printed circuit board maker Viasystems Group Inc. completed its acquisition of smaller rival DDi Corp. for $282 million in cash. Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

DDi Corp. Jefferies & Co. O’Green, Chris Greenberg Traurig LLP Helsel, Michael Schwartzbaum, David Mooreland Partners LLC Lejuez, Jonathan Malhotra, Anil McNamara, Bon Paul Hastings LLP Della Grotta, John

Acquirer: Piramal Healthcare Ltd. Announcement date: 5/16/2012

deCode Genetics Inc. $415 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Amgen Inc. agreed to acquire deCODE Genetics Inc., a global leader in human genetics, headquartered in Reykjavik, Iceland. Target: deCode Genetics Inc. Outside Counsel: Foley Hoag LLP Warren, Robert Seller: Outside Counsel: Shareholder: Shareholder:

Saga Investments LLC Proskauer Rose LLP Solomon, Ori Polaris Venture Partners LP Arch Venture Partners

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Amgen Inc. Moelis & Co. LLC Kutay, Kasim Leaman, III, Rick Rao, Swati Covington & Burling LLP Frizzell, Gregor Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Aquila, Francis Hurd, Matthew Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Beugelmans, Jennifer Brielmann, Eric Rose, Andrea



Announcement date: 12/10/2012

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Deloro Stellite Group $425 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Kennametal Inc. agreed to acquire U.K. engineering company Deloro Stellite Group from London midmarket buyout shop Duke Street LLP.

Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Target: Deloro Stellite Group



Seller: Duke Street LLP Investment Adviser: Lazard Outside Counsel: SJ Berwin LLP



Acquirer: Kennametal Inc. Investment Adviser: Valence Group LLC Outside Counsel: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Announcement date: 1/17/2012

Deloro Stellite will be renamed Kennametal Stellite once the deal closes.

Deltak.edu LLC $220 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: John Wiley & Sons Inc. agreed to acquire Deltak.edu LLC, a privately held Chicago-based higher education and online learning services company, for $220 million. Target: Deltak.edu LLC Investment Adviser: Lazard Middle Market LLC Acquirer: John Wiley & Sons Inc. Outside Counsel: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Wilf, David

deal description: Private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo LLC acquired Deltek Systems Inc., a global provider of enterprise software and information solutions for professional services firms and government contractors, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.1 billion. Target: Deltek Systems Inc. Investment Adviser: Greenhill & Co. Christian, James Contractor, Ashish Lee Ha, Christine Shah, Dhiren Counsel to I-bank: Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Gordon, Mark Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse AG Outside Counsel: Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Bomba, Abigail Mangino, Brian Steinwurtzel, Richard Outside Counsel: Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Grossbauer, John Pittenger, Michael Seller: New Mountain Capital LLC Acquirer: Thoma Bravo LLC Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co. Crain, Andrew Driggs, Scott Klepack, Adam Koehler, John Mehr, Tracy Peloso, Scott

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Announcement date: 8/27/2012 Closing date: 10/10/2012

Demandforce Inc. $423.5 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Accounting software company Intuit Inc. bought privately held Demandforce Inc., which develops customer relationship management software for small businesses, for $423.5 million in cash. Target: Demandforce Inc. Acquirer: Intuit Inc. Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP Bergstrom, Luke

Announcement date: 4/27/2012



Closing date: 5/18/2012

Demandforce will become a new division in Intuit’s small business group.

DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. $280 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

Announcement date: 10/02/2012

Deltek Systems Inc. $1.1 BILLION (leveraged buyout)

Kirkland & Ellis LLP Nowak, Gerald Peto, Theodore Richards, Layton & Finger PA Bigler, C. Stephen Williams, Gregory

deal description: Johnson & Johnson agreed to sell its DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. trauma business to private equity-backed medical products company Biomet Inc. for $280 million, a divestment that J&J believes will satisfy regulatory concerns related to its pending purchase of Synthes Inc. of West Chester, Pa. Target: DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. Seller: Johnson & Johnson Inc. Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Outside Counsel: Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

Biomet Inc. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Coustel, Anne-Sophie Davis, Robert Leinwand, David Peponis, Margaret

Announcement date: 4/03/2012

Dick Clark Productions Inc. $370 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Guggenheim Partners LLC agreed to take a majority position in Dick Clark Productions Inc., or dcp, for an amount that values the entire television production company at $370 million. Target: Dick Clark Productions Inc. Information Agent: Okapi Partners LLC Garske, Charles Goldfarb, Bruce



Seller: Investment Adviser: Shareholder: Shareholder:

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Seller Group - multiple shareholders Raine Group LLC Six Flags Inc. Red Zone Capital Management Co. LLC Guggenheim Partners LLC Guggenheim Securities LLC Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Chandler, Todd Sullivan, Kevin Urquhart, Douglas

Announcement date: 9/04/2012

Digital Generation Inc. $550 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Digital Generation Inc. rejected a takeover offer worth around $550 million from privately held competitor Extreme Research Inc. and private equity firm Providence Equity Partners. Target: Digital Generation Inc.

Acquirer: Extreme Reach Inc. Investor: Providence Equity Partners Inc. Announcement date: 6/07/2012

Digital Risk LLC $175 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Indian IT services provider MphasiS Ltd. announced a $175 million agreement to acquire Digital Risk LLC, providing an exit for Boston private equity shop Century Capital Management LLC, which owns about 40% of the company. Target: Digital Risk LLC Investment Adviser: Portico Capital Securities LLC Outside Counsel: Katz Teller Brant & Hild

Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor: PR Firm:

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Coco, Joseph Gibson, Marie Greenberg, Thomas Lieberman, Nancy Innisfree M&A Inc. Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Bisang, Scott Brielmann, Eric Frank, Joele

Seller: Outside Counsel:

Cerberus Capital Management LP Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Freedman, Stuart Harrison, Christopher

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor: PR Firm: Advisor:

GeoEye Inc. Stone Key Group Bovin, Denis Montague, John Urfirer, Michael Goldman, Sachs & Co. Alden, Timothy Kutrieb, Benson Philip, Dusty Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Becker, Barbara Kirkland & Ellis LLP Feirstein, David Fox, David Latham & Watkins LLP O’Neill, William Wolsk, Jeremiah Zuccaro, Robert MacKenzie Partners Inc. Brunswick Group LLP Odell, Lauren Convergence Advisors LLC Piegza, Mark



Post-deal, DigitalGlobe owners will own about 64% of the combination, which will keep the DigitalGlobe name and headquarters and be run by DigitalGlobe CEO Jeffrey R. Tarr. GeoEye CEO Matt O’Connell will have an advisory role at the combined company.

Discovery Labware Inc. $730 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

Seller: Century Capital Management LLC Acquirer: MphasiS BFL Ltd. Investment Adviser: Avendus Capital Pvt. Ltd. Outside Counsel: Goodwin Procter LLP Announcement date: 12/03/2012

MphasiS is an affiliate of Hewlett-Packard Co.

DigitalGlobe Inc. $900 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: GeoEye Inc., a source of geo-spatial information and insight, proposed to acquire DigitalGlobe Inc. for $792 million. Then on July 23, DigitalGlobe Inc. and GeoEye Inc. announced that the boards of directors of both companies agreed to merge the companies for $900 million. Target: DigitalGlobe Inc. Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Wayne, Thomas Investment Adviser: Barclays plc Manak, Silvia Raine, Evan Ramos, Ozzie Wolitzer, Steve Zubieta, Ricardo

Announcement date: 5/04/2012

deal description: Corning Inc. will acquire the laboratory products business of medtech powerhouse Becton, Dickinson and Co. Target: Discovery Labware Inc. Seller: Becton, Dickinson and Co. Outside Counsel: Ropes & Gray LLP Zatylny, Marko Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Special Counsel: PR Firm:

Corning Inc. JPMorgan Securities LLC Berenson, Stephen McQueen, Jamie Miller, Rodney Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Kreynin, Leonard Shearman & Sterling LLP Connolly, David O’Brien, Clare Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Baxter, Simon Sunshine, Steven Kekst and Co.

Announcement date: 4/10/2012

Skadden, Arps advised on antitrust matters.

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Diversey Japan $377 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: A little more than a year after absorbing Diversey Holdings Inc. for $4.3 billion, Sealed Air Corp. agreed to sell Diversey G.K., or Diversey Japan, to Carlyle Group LP, for about $377 million (¥30 billion Japanese). Target: Diversey Japan Seller: Sealed Air Corp. PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Bonach, Eric Freitag, Michael Acquirer: Carlyle Group Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Kamiya, Mitsuhiro Mies, Michael

Announcement date: 10/30/2012

Doe & Ingalls Management LLC $175 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. agreed to pay about $175 million in cash for Doe & Ingalls Management LLC. Target: Doe & Ingalls Management LLC Seller: Pouschine Cook Capital Management LLC Outside Counsel: Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Goldstein, Robert Acquirer: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Brielmann, Eric Frank, Joele Rose, Andrea

Announcement date: 5/01/2012

Thermo Fisher will integrate Doe & Ingalls into its laboratory products and services segment, the largest of its three major business lines.

Dole Worldwide Packaged Foods $1.685 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Dole Food Co. agreed to sell its worldwide packaged foods and Asia fresh produce businesses for $1.685 billion in cash to Itochu Corp. Target: Dole Worldwide Packaged Foods Seller: Dole Food Co. Inc. Investment Adviser: Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Brook, Eric DiMondi, Joseph Counsel to I-bank: Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Sorkin, John Investment Adviser: Wells Fargo Securities LLC Byrne, Conor Engel, Rob Morris, Chris Orlowski, Lisa Sila, Bora Welch, Matt Counsel to I-bank: Alston & Bird LLP Miller, Kevin

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Acquirer: Itochu Corp.

Announcement date: 9/17/2012

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. $2.3 BILLION (tender offer) deal description: Hertz Global Holdings Inc. and Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. reached a definitive merger agreement under which Hertz would acquire its car rental rival for $87.50 per share in cash or $2.3 billion. Target: Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. Investment Adviser: JPMorgan Chase & Co. Pinsky, Mark Ventresca, Chris Counsel to I-bank: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Stadler, Brian Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Albee, Jeff Jacob, William Outside Counsel: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Fisher, Janet Salerno, Matthew Shim, Paul Outside Counsel: Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Fischer, Matthew Grossbauer, John Wolfe, Jr., Donald Proxy Solicitor: Georgeson Inc. Drake, David PR Firm: Sard Verbinnen & Co. Pillersdorf, Stephanie Reno, David Shiver, Brian Verbinnen, Paul Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Special Counsel: Information Agent:

Hertz Global Holdings Inc. Lazard Bhargava, Navin McMaster, Mark Weiss, Antonio Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Bank of America Merrill Lynch Sinha, Ravi Barclays plc Eken, Onur Raimondi, Ray Welsh, John Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Pagnani, Keith Sampas, George Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Barshay, Scott Morreale, Matthew Ngo, Minh Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Allen, Jr., John Brittenham, David Levitsky, Jonathan Maugue, Pierre Richards, Layton & Finger PA Bussard, Donald Gentile, Mark Jones Day Knight, Michael Sims, Joe Thomas, Ryan Innisfree M&A Inc. Miller, Alan Shotwell, Jennifer Winter, Scott

PR Firm: Brunswick Group LLP Lipin, Steve Rosefield, Jayne

Announcement date: 8/26/2012

The agreement is expected to conclude Hertz’s multiyear takeover effort. To win antitrust approval from the Federal Trade Commission, Hertz also agreed to sell its midpriced Advantage business to Franchise Services of North America Inc. and Macquarie Capital. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP advised both JPMorgan and Goldman. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP represented both Lazard and Barclays. Jones Day was antitrust counsel.

Double Down Interactive LLC $250 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Slot-machine maker International Game Technology agreed to acquire social-media developer Double Down Interactive LLC for up to $500 million.



Acquirer: Fanatics Inc. Outside Counsel: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP



Announcement date: 4/16/2012



Closing date: 6/06/2012

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (partners Gordon Caplan and Morgan Elwyn) provided lender Insight Venture Partners with legal advice.

Dressel Welding Supply Inc. $730 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Danbury, Conn.-based Tech Air, a distributor of industrial, medical and specialty gases and related welding supplies, is acquiring Dressel Welding Supply Inc. of Lancaster, Pa.

Target: Double Down Interactive LLC

Target: Dressel Welding Supply Inc. Outside Counsel: McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Acquirer: International Game Technology Outside Counsel: Sidley Austin LLP Gerstman, Gary Katz, Seth





Announcement date: 1/12/2012



Acquirer: Tech Air Outside Counsel: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP PR Firm: Kekst and Co. Investor: CI Capital Partners LLC Announcement date: 4/10/2012

Kekst advised CI Capital Partners.

Douglas Holding AG $1.9 BILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Private equity firm Advent International Corp. completed its tender offer for Germany’s Douglas Holding AG. Target: Douglas Holding AG Outside Counsel: Allen & Overy LLP Weiand, Neil Seller: Individual Investor(s), Oetker family, Kreke family Investor: Mueller, Erwin Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: PR Firm:

Advent International Corp. Rothschild Goldman, Sachs & Co. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Berrar, Carsten Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Dohrenwend, Chuck



Announcement date: 10/15/2012



Closing date: 12/07/2012

Dreams Inc. $183 MILLION (cash merger) deal description: Fanatics Inc. acquired all the outstanding shares of Dreams Inc. for $3.45 per share in cash for an aggregate transaction value of approximately $183 million, taking into account $25 million of outstanding debt. Target: Dreams Inc. Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co. Counsel to I-bank: Jones Day Dougherty, James Outside Counsel: Roetzel & Andress LP Proxy Solicitor: Morrow & Co. LLC Smith, William

Drug Trading Co., Medicine Shoppe Canada Inc. $918 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: McKesson Corp. agreed to acquire the independent pharmacy businesses of privately held Katz Group Canada Inc. Target: Medicine Shoppe Canada Inc., Drug Trading Co. Seller: Katz Group Canada Inc.

Acquirer: McKesson Corp. Announcement date: 1/30/2012

DTE Gas Resources LLC $255 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Atlas Resource Partners LP announced that it executed an agreement with an affiliate of DTE Energy Co. under which ARP will acquire DTE Gas Resources LLC, which owns approximately 35 MMboe of proved reserves and substantial resource potential, in the Fort Worth basin in Texas for approximately $255 million. Target: DTE Gas Resources LLC Seller: DTE Energy Co. Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Atlas Resource Partners LP Citigroup Inc. White & Case LLP Cerasani, Denise Ledgewood PC Jones Day Schlegel, Jeffrey

Announcement date: 11/19/2012

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Duff & Phelps Corp. $665.5 MILLION (cash merger) deal description: Duff & Phelps Corp. agreed to be acquired by a consortium comprised of affiliates of or funds managed by The Carlyle Group, Stone Point Capital LLC, Pictet & Cie and Edmond de Rothschild Group, for $15.55 per share in cash in a transaction valued at approximately $665.5 million. Target: Duff & Phelps Corp. Investment Adviser: Centerview Partners LLC Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Fox, David Wolf, Daniel Zachariah, Joshua Outside Counsel: Richards, Layton & Finger PA Williams, Gregory Proxy Solicitor: Okapi Partners LLC Goldfarb, Bruce McHugh, Patrick Acquirer: Investor Group - multiple investors Investment Adviser: RBC Capital Markets Corp. Investment Adviser: Sandler O’Neill & Partners LP Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Group Investment Adviser: Barclays plc Outside Counsel: Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Demmo, Nicholas Veblen, Mark Investor: Carlyle Group Investor: Pictet & Cie Investor: Stone Point Capital LLC Investor: Edmond de Rothschild Corporate Finance

Announcement date: 12/30/2012

Dunkermotoren GmbH $320 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Ametek Inc. completed its previously announced acquisition of the parent company of Dunkermotoren GmbH.

Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Acquirer: Carlyle Group Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co. Investment Adviser: Barclays Capital Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP Dantzic, David Lennon, Daniel Licht, Jason Shannon, Patrick Investor: Carlyle Investment Management LLC

Acquirer: Ametek Inc.

Announcement date: 4/26/2012



Closing date: 5/21/2012

DuPont Performance Coatings $4.9 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Carlyle Group agreed to purchase DuPont Performance Coatings for $4.9 billion in cash. Target: DuPont Performance Coatings Seller: EI Du Pont de Nemours and Co. Investment Adviser: Greenhill & Co. Berendes, Birger Greenhill, Robert

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Announcement date: 8/30/2012

DuPont Professional Products $125 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: EI Du Pont de Nemours and Co. agreed to sell its professional insecticides unit to Syngenta AG for $125 million. Target: DuPont Professional Products Seller: EI Du Pont de Nemours and Co. Acquirer: Syngenta AG

Target: Dunkermotoren GmbH Seller: Triton Partners LLC Outside Counsel: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Raddatz, Anselm

Credit Suisse Group Anzaldo, Jonathan Digaetano, Stephen Lodge, Gerald Svoronos, Spyros Crowell & Moring LLP Smith, William Randolph Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Greenberg, Thomas Kling, Lou Van Dyke, Brandon Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Denny, William Ryan, Jeremy Whittaker, Michael Kekst and Co.

Announcement date: 8/29/2012

Dusa Pharmaceuticals Inc. $230 MILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries acquired DUSA Pharmaceuticals Inc., a dermatology company focused on developing and marketing its Levulan photodynamic therapy platform. Target: Dusa Pharmaceuticals Inc. Investment Adviser: Leerink Swann LLC Outside Counsel: Reed Smith LLP Mantell, Nanette Miner, Brian Shecter, Howard Acquirer: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Special Counsel: Shearman & Sterling LLP Delbaum, Jessica Information Agent: MacKenzie Partners Inc.

Announcement date: 11/08/2012



Closing date: 12/21/2012

Shearman & Sterling was antitrust counsel.

Dynamic Offshore Resources LLC $1.275 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

Eagle Energy Co. of Oklahoma LLC $650 MILLION (private acquisition)

deal description: Oklahoma City oil and gas explorer SandRidge Energy Inc. agreed to acquire Dynamic Offshore Resources LLC of Houston for $1.275 billion, preempting Dynamic Offshore’s initial public offering.

deal description: Midstates Petroleum Co. Inc. agreed to acquire all the assets of Eagle Energy Co. of Oklahoma LLC, a private exploration and production company sponsored by Riverstone Holdings LLC for $325 million in cash.

Target: Dynamic Offshore Resources LLC Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins LLP Hanna, James

Target: Eagle Energy Co. of Oklahoma LLC

Seller: Riverstone Holdings LLC, Carlyle Group PR Firm: Kekst and Co. Acquirer: SandRidge Energy Inc. Investment Adviser: SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Inc. Gerlacher, Tom Warren, Jim Counsel to I-bank: Alston & Bird LLP Miller, Kevin Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Castaldo, Andrew Van Bergh, Scott Outside Counsel: Covington & Burling LLP Gourary, John Infante, Stephen Smith, Scott

Announcement date: 2/01/2012

Kekst represented Riverstone.

eAccess Ltd. $2.3 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Japanese wireless and Internet services provider Softbank Corp. struck a deal worth about $2.3 billion to buy smaller peer eAccess Ltd. Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

eAccess Ltd. Goldman Sachs Japan Co. Ltd. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Bray, Garth Hatano, Keiji Kotran, Stephen Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Puff, Gregory Wittenberg, Zachary

Shareholder - Target: Blackstone Group LP Outside Counsel: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Sneider, David Acquirer: Softbank Corp. Investment Adviser: Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd. Investment Adviser: Plutus Capital Partners Outside Counsel: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

Announcement date: 10/01/2012



Closing date: 10/31/2012

Blackstone’s equity interest in eAccess was approximately 6%.

Seller: Eagle Energy Production LLC Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins LLP Backus, Marcia Cohen, David Fox, James Shareholder: Riverstone Holdings LLC Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel:

Midstates Petroleum Co. LLC SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Inc. Warren, Jim Evercore Partners Inc. Birle, Jim Bliton, Reilly Bonstaff, Tim Borque, Craig Brown, Cecil Dardis, Lance Finnie, Shaun O’Shea, Patrick Parker, Brad Sealy, Shane Sprung, Lloyd Webb, Jordan Bank of America Merrill Lynch Maultsby, Lex McCready, John Paul Hastings LLP Baker Botts LLP Davidson, Joshua Holmes, Hillary Tucker, Hugh

Announcement date: 8/13/2012

Paul Hastings LLP represented Bank of America Merrill Lynch in connection with the financing of the deal.

Earth Fare Inc. $300 MILLION (leveraged buyout) deal description: Private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners acquired an 80% interest in Earth Fare Inc. from Monitor Clipper Partners in a secondary buyout valued at roughly $300 million. Target: Earth Fare Inc. Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co. Investment Adviser: Piper Jaffray & Co. Outside Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Sullivan, Kevin Seller: Monitor Clipper Partners Inc. Acquirer: Oak Hill Capital Partners LP Investment Adviser: Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Outside Counsel: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP PR Firm: Kekst and Co. David, James Fielding, Jeremy

Announcement date: 4/09/2012



Closing date: 4/09/2012

Weil, Gotshal & Manges served as legal counsel to Monitor Clipper and Earth Fare.

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EasyLink Services International Corp. $310 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Open Text Corp. agredd to acquire EasyLink Services International Corp., a global provider of cloud-based electronic messaging and business integration services, for $7.25 per share in cash, for a purchase price of approximately $310 million, including debt. Target: EasyLink Services International Corp. Investment Adviser: William Blair & Co. LLC Counsel to I-bank: McDermott Will & Emery LLP Harris, Mark Rothschild, Jeffrey Proxy Solicitor: Georgeson Inc. Bartko, Foster Acquirer: Open Text Corp.

Announcement date: 5/01/2012

Ecolab Inc. - vehicle care division $120 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Atlanta cleaning products maker Zep Inc. agreed to acquire Ecolab Inc.’s vehicle care division for $120 million. Target: Ecolab Inc. - vehicle care division Seller: Ecolab Inc. Acquirer: Zep Inc. PR Firm: Fleishman-Hillard Inc. Ares, Michael



Announcement date: 4/16/2012



Closing date: 9/13/2012

EDI Holdings Inc. $200 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Westlake, Ohio, precision industrial products company Nordson Corp. acquired coating and dye maker EDI Holdings Inc. for $200 million. Target: EDI Holdings Inc. Investment Adviser: Lazard Seller: Bertram Capital Acquirer: Nordson Corp. Outside Counsel: Jones Day Dougherty, James

Announcement date: 5/21/2012



Closing date: 6/14/2012

Chippewa Falls, Wis.-based EDI Holdings is also known as Extrusion Die Industries LLC.

EKO Holding SA $106.3 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

Announcement date: 10/17/2012

After the deal closes, Zep will create a vehicle care platform, Zep Vehicle Care.

Edelman Financial Group Inc. $257.8 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: The Edelman Financial Group Inc., a nationwide wealth management firm, entered into a definitive merger agreement with affiliates of Lee Equity Partners LLC, a private equity firm, to be acquired for $8.85 per share in cash. Target: Edelman Financial Group Inc. Outside Counsel: Thompson & Knight LLP Samson, Timothy Tucker, Kirk Proxy Solicitor: Phoenix Advisory Partners Einsidler, Jon Committee: Edelman Financial Group Inc. - special committee Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins LLP Bogdanow, Alan Gill, Stephen Wolfert, Valinda Investment Adviser: Stephens Inc. Stephens, Warren Seller: Individual Investor(s) Investor: Edelman, Frederic Outside Counsel: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Goldbaum, Robert Williams, Steven

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Acquirer: Lee Equity Partners LLC Outside Counsel: Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Ewan, Christopher Shine, David Outside Counsel: Andrews Kurth LLP Clutterbuck, John Concannon, David Daly, Jon

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deal description: Advent International Corp. offered to acquire Polish grocery store chain EKO Holding SA. Target: EKO Holding SA Acquirer: Ecorse Investments PR Firm: Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Investor: Advent International Corp.

Announcement date: 9/11/2012

EKR Therapeutics Inc. $125 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Specialty pharmaceutical company Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc. agreed to acquire private equity-backed EKR Therapeutics Inc. and its portfolio of hospital drugs, from LLR Partners Inc. Target: EKR Therapeutics Inc. Investment Adviser: Lazard Counsel to I-bank: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Pagnani, Keith Outside Counsel: Foley & Lardner LLP Outside Counsel: Richards, Layton & Finger PA Haubert, William Seller: LLR Partners Inc.



Acquirer: Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc. Investment Adviser: Stifel Nicolaus Weisel Outside Counsel: Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan LLP PR Firm: Fleishman-Hillard Inc. Compagnon, Bernard Lewko, Kristen

Announcement date: 5/14/2012

El Paso Corp. - exploration and production operations $7.15 BILLION (leveraged buyout) deal description: Apollo Global Management LLC acquired El Paso Corp.’s exploration and production unit via a leveraged buyout valued at $7.15 billion.

Target: El Paso Corp. - exploration and production operations Investment Adviser: Barclays Capital Pipkin, Greg Watson, Chris Outside Counsel: Locke Lord LLP Perillo, Joe Radney, Terry PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Frank, Joele Shareholder: El Paso Corp.

Seller: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Kinder Morgan Inc. Evercore Partners Inc. Bliton, Reilly Bonstaff, Tim Dardis, Lance Finnie, Shaun Framel, Trish Jankovsky, Matt Juban, Christopher O’Shea, Patrick Pacha, Robert Reilly, Jack Rogers, Doug Sealy, Shane Sierra, Guillermo Smith, Jerry Strong, Ray Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Connolly, Annemargaret Dybala, Kelly Harlev, Shayla Moore, Rodney Tabor, R. Jay

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser:

Investor Group - multiple investors Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. LLC Holt, Maynard JPMorgan Chase & Co. Whittemore, Laurence RBC Capital Markets Corp. Cordier, Don Paul Hastings LLP Baker, Michael Farley, Richard Credit Suisse Group Perry, Tim Deutsche Bank AG Eydenberg, John Neafsey, Tad

Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Special Counsel: PR Firm: Investor: Investor: Investor: Advisor:

Citigroup Inc. Shafir, Mark Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Rinker, Kevin Ross, Jeffrey Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Scott, John Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Herzog, Bruce Turteltaub, Adam Vinson & Elkins LLP Cohen, David Fox, James Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Rich, Jonathan Kekst and Co. Apollo Global Management LLC Access Industries Inc. Riverstone Holdings LLC DeGolyer & MacNaughton Graves, Greg



Announcement date: 2/24/2012



Closing date: 5/24/2012

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius was antitrust counsel to Apollo Global Management. Kekst represented Riverstone Holdings. The acquisition itself is dependent on the Houston parent’s $21 billion purchase by Kinder Morgan Inc., who in fact acted as the seller in this transaction.

El Paso Natural Gas Co., Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC $6.22 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP acquired 100% of Tennessee Gas Pipeline and a 50% interest in El Paso Natural Gas pipeline from Kinder Morgan Inc. for approximately $6.22 billion, including about $1.8 billion in assumed debt at TGP and approximately $560 million of proportional debt at EPNG.

Target: El Paso Natural Gas Co., Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC

Seller: Kinder Morgan Inc. Investment Adviser: Barclays Capital Acquirer: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Committee:

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP Bracewell & Giuliani LLP Dade, W. Cleland Orloff, Gary Witschey, R. Daniel Baker Botts LLP Davidson, Joshua Florey, Tull Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP - independent directors Investment Adviser: Greenhill & Co.



Announcement date: 8/06/2012



Closing date: 8/13/2012

Barclays and Bank of America Merrill Lynch are handling the 8.8 million share offering by Kinder Morgan Management LLC, a limited partner of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, with Bracewell & Giuliani LLP counseling Kinder Morgan Management and Andrews Kurth LLP the underwriters.

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Elevation Pharmaceuticals Inc. $100 MILLION (private acquisition)

Embanet-Compass Knowledge Group $650 MILLION (private acquisition)

deal description: Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. acquired Elevation Pharmaceuticals Inc., a privately held bio-pharmaceutical company.

deal description: Pearson plc announced the acquisition of EmbanetCompass LLC from an investor group led by Technology Crossover Ventures and Knowledge Universe, for $650 million in cash.

Target: Elevation Pharmaceuticals Inc. Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co. Miller, Matthew Tyner, Dustin Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP Haas, J. Benneville Larson, Cheston Wolfe, Scott Acquirer: Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. Investment Adviser: Barclays plc Special Counsel: Jones Day Smith, Tom Investor: Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd.

Announcement date: 8/30/2012



Closing date: 9/05/2012

Jones Day was antitrust counsel. Elevation is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Sunovion and has been renamed Sunovion Respiratory Development Inc.

Eloqua Corp. $871 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Oracle Corp. agreed to acquire cloud-based marketing software company Eloqua Inc. for about $871 million, or $23.50 per share, net of cash.

Target: Embanet-Compass Knowledge Group Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Baker, Steve Glantz, Alexander Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP Newell, John Stegemoeller, Mark Special Counsel: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Salzberger, Deborah Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders Shareholder: Technology Crossover Ventures Fenton, Ric Shareholder: Knowledge Universe Inc. Acquirer: Pearson plc Outside Counsel: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Engros, Jr., Charles Orr, Sheryl

Announcement date: 10/16/2012



Closing date: 10/16/2012

Blake, Cassels & Graydon advised on antitrust matters. Latham & Watkins advised EmbanetCompass, Knowledge Universe and Technology Crossover Ventures.

EMI Records Ltd. $1.94 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

Target: Eloqua Corp. Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders Shareholder: Bay Partners Shareholder: JMI Equity Fund LP Shareholder: Bessemer Venture Partners

deal description: Universal Music Group (UMG), the world’s leading music company, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of EMI Recorded Music.

Acquirer: Oracle Corp.

Target: EMI Records Ltd.



Announcement date: 12/20/2012

Elpida Memory Inc. $2.5 BILLION (bankruptcy buyout) deal description: Micron Technology Inc. agreed to acquire bankrupt technology manufacturing company Elipda Memory Inc. for $2.5 billion Target: Elpida Memory Inc. Outside Counsel: Morrison & Foerster LLP Siegel, Kenneth Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

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Micron Technology Inc. Goldman, Sachs & Co. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Sneider, David Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC Fore, John Rothman, Kathleen Russell, Michael Jones Day Huang, Jack

Announcement date: 7/02/2012

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Acquirer: Universal Music Group PR Firm: Kekst and Co. Investor: Vivendi SA

Announcement date: 9/21/2012



Closing date: 9/28/2012

Encore Bancshares Inc. $250 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Cadence Bancorp LLC announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Encore Bancshares Inc. in an all-cash transaction. Target: Encore Bancshares Inc. Investment Adviser: Sandler O’Neill + Partners LP Outside Counsel: Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Herlihy, Edward Kim, Richard Proxy Solicitor: Phoenix Advisory Partners Cronin, Thomas Acquirer: Cadence Bancorp LLC Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Outside Counsel:

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP McGinn, Stacie Meyerson, Lee Rodgers, Sean

Announcement date: 3/06/2012

Endace Ltd. $130 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Network chipmaker Emulex Corp. of Costa Mesa, Calif. agreed to acquire Endace Ltd. for $130 million in cash in a deal that expands the buyer’s European presence. Target: Endace Ltd. Acquirer: Emulex Corp. Information Agent: Georgeson Inc. Sydorowitz, Cas

Announcement date: 12/05/2012

ENK International LLC $155 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Advanstar Global LLC, a multi-platform events and information services company and owner of Advanstar Communications, announced that it had successfully completed the previously announced acquisition of ENK International LLC for a purchase price of $155 million. Target: ENK International LLC Investment Adviser: Berkery, Noyes & Co. Acquirer: Outside Counsel: PR Firm: Investor: Investor: Investor:

Announcement date: 11/16/2012



Closing date: 12/21/2012

Energetix Inc., NYSEG Solutions Inc. $110 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Centrica plc’s North American subsidiary, Direct Energy, agreed to acquire the New York-based energy retailers Energetix Inc. and NYSEG Solutions Inc. for $110 million (£71 million) in cash, plus additional working capital. Target: Energetix Inc., NYSEG Solutions Inc. Seller: Iberdrola SA Acquirer: Centrica plc Outside Counsel: Baker & Hostetler LLP Shearer, W. Robert

Announcement date: 7/12/2012

Energy Resource Technology Gom Inc. $700 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. agreed to sell its oil and gas subsidiary, Energy Resource Technology GOM Inc., to Talos Production LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Talos Energy LLC, a privately held Houston-based oil and gas company. Target: Energy Resource Technology Gom Inc. Seller: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel:

Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. Jefferies & Co. Keyes, Warren Straty, Stephen Jones Day Vallee, James Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP Perillo, Joe Radney, Terry

Entertainment Cruises Inc. $161.6 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Pritzker Group acquired Entertainment Cruises Inc. from ICV Capital Partners. Target: Entertainment Cruises Inc. Investment Adviser: Lazard Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Bolsinger, Markus Seller: ICV Capital Partners LLC

Acquirer: Pritzker Group Announcement date: 1/05/2012 Closing date: 1/05/2012

Envoy Therapeutics Inc. $140 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. will add to its portfolio of treatments for central nervous system disorders by spending as much as $140 million to buy privately held Envoy Therapeutics Inc. Target: Envoy Therapeutics Inc. Investment Adviser: Grant Thornton LLP Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP Hasko, Judith Roeder, Mark Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders Shareholder: Envoy Therapeutics Inc. - management Shareholder: Roche Venture Fund Shareholder: 5AM Ventures

Acquirer: Talos Energy LLC Outside Counsel: Mayer Brown LLP Moss III, William



Announcement date: 12/13/2012





Advanstar Global LLC Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Sard Verbinnen & Co. Garnick, Nathaniel Gasthalter, Jonathan Veronis Suhler Stevenson LLC Ares Management LLC Anchorage Capital Partners

Acquirer: Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Investment Adviser: Ernst & Young LLP Outside Counsel: Cooley LLP Announcement date: 11/06/2012

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Epitomics International Inc. $170 MILLION (tender offer)

Equity Red Star $140.2 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

deal description: Abcam plc agreed to buy Epitomics International Inc., which specializes in the development and manufacture of rabbit monoclonal antibodies for biomedical research and diagnostics, in a deal worth $170 million.

deal description: Sydney insurer Insurance Australia Group Ltd. agreed to sell its U.K. operations to focus on its home markets of Australia and New Zealand. IAG will sell its motor underwriting operation, Equity Red Star, to financial services investor Aquiline Capital Partners for $140.2 million (£87 million).

Target: Epitomics International Inc. Outside Counsel: Morrison & Foerster LLP Campbell, III, John

Target: Equity Red Star

Acquirer: Abcam plc

Acquirer: Aquiline Capital Partners LLC



Announcement date: 3/05/2012

Seller: Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

Announcement date: 12/14/2012

Epoch Holding Corp. $668 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

eResearchTechnology Inc. $400 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

deal description: Canada’s TD Bank Group agreed to acquire Epoch Holding Corp. in a $668 million cash deal designed to expand the buyer’s U.S. asset management business.

deal description: eResearchTechnology Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by affiliates of Genstar Capital LLC, a leading middle market private equity firm for $8.00 per share in cash in a transaction valued at approximately $400 million.

Target: Epoch Holding Corp. Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Group Counsel to I-bank: Alston & Bird LLP Miller, Kevin Outside Counsel: Greenberg Traurig LLP Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Arditi, Ralph Doyle, Sean

Target: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor: Committee:

Acquirer: TD Bank NA Investment Adviser: Barclays plc Outside Counsel: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Cogan, Sarah

Announcement date: 12/06/2012

Equitable Gas Co. LLC $720 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Pittsburgh energy company EQT Corp. agreed to sell its natural gas distribution business, Equitable Gas Co. LLC, to Peoples Natural Gas Co. LLC for $720 million in cash. Target: Equitable Gas Co. LLC Seller: EQT Corp. Investment Adviser: Lazard Outside Counsel: Baker Botts LLP Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Rogan, Michael Outside Counsel: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP Acquirer: Peoples Natural Gas Co. LLC Investor: PNG Cos. LLC

Announcement date: 12/20/2012

eResearchTechnology Inc. Pepper Hamilton LLP Abelson, Barry Georgeson Inc. Alexander, Jason eResearch Technologies Inc. - special committee Investment Adviser: JPMorgan Securities LLC Carey, Kristin Martell, Christopher Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Genstar Capital LLC Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Guerrera, Sal Latham & Watkins LLP Chris Tofalli Public Relations LLC Tofalli, Chris

Announcement date: 4/10/2012

eScreen Inc. $340 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Alere Inc. announced that it has entered into a binding agreement to purchase eScreen Inc. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

eScreen Inc. Evercore Partners Inc. Desai, Radha Honts, John Knee, Jonathan Saxena, Nishant Sobol, Jason Tooreseenin, Amir Covington & Burling LLP Ment, Andrew Miller Nash LLP

Acquirer: Alere Inc. Outside Counsel: Foley Hoag LLP Haddad, Mark

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Announcement date: 2/28/2012

ETC Canyon Pipeline LLC $207 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Summit Midstream Partners LLC acquired from La Grange Acquisition LP, a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Transfer Partners LP, ETC Canyon Pipeline LLC for $207 million. Target: ETC Canyon Pipeline LLC Seller: La Grange Acquisition LP Outside Counsel: Andrews Kurth LLP O’Leary, G. Michael Vlahakos, George Investor: Energy Transfer Partners LP Healy, Jason Acquirer: Summit Midstream Partners LLC Corporate Counsel: Degeyter, Brock Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins LLP Bland, Douglas

Announcement date: 9/14/2012 Closing date: 10/24/2012

The Canyon assets will be held in Red Rock Gathering Co. LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Summit Investments, which also owns a gathering system in the Sand Wash Basin in northern Colorado that was acquired in the second quarter of 2012.

EUSA Pharma Inc. $650 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Dublin’s Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc agreed to buy EUSA Pharma Inc. in a $700 million agreement that offers a handsome return to the target’s VC and private equity backers. Target: EUSA Pharma Inc. Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Donlon, Colm Hartley, Anthony Outside Counsel: K&L Gates LLP Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc Barclays Capital Bliss, Jordan Burch, Andrew Young, Matt Baker & McKenzie LLP A&L Goodbody Solicitors Given, John McCourt, Cian Cooley LLP DiNucci, Jennifer Kosacz, Barbara Wheeler, Francis

Announcement date: 4/26/2012

Extend Health Inc. $435 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Towers Watson & Co. and Extend Health Inc. have turned their business relationship from strategic alliance to acquisition. Target: Extend Health Inc. Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Head, James Mowrey, Cheri

Outside Counsel: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC Chu, Lawrence Acquirer: Towers Watson & Co. Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Brunner, Kevin Fitzgerald, Ed Mendelson, Greg Streich, Anthony Counsel to I-bank: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Wolff, Kenneth Outside Counsel: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP Mills III, William

Announcement date: 5/13/2012

ExxonMobil Yugen Kaisha $3.9 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Exxon Mobil Corp. agreed to sell its Japanese service stations and fuel-processing operations, ExxonMobil Yugen Kaisha, to subsidiary TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK in a deal that will also see it relinquish control of the buyer. Target: ExxonMobil Yugen Kaisha Seller: Exxon Mobil Corp. Acquirer: TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK Investment Adviser: Nomura Securities Co. Ltd. Outside Counsel: Nishimura & Asahi

Announcement date: 1/30/2012

Family Heritage Life Insurance Co. of America $218.5 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: McKinney, Texas-based life insurer Torchmark Corp. agreed to acquire privately held Family Heritage Life Insurance Co. of America, which sells health and life insurance policies to families, for $218.5 million in cash. Target: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Family Heritage Life Insurance Co. of America Willis Capital Markets & Advisory Peter J. Solomon Co. Baronoff, Kenneth Sidley Austin LLP Freedman, Jonathan Liebmann, Jeff

Acquirer: Torchmark Corp. Investment Adviser: Wells Fargo Securities LLC Outside Counsel: Locke Lord LLP Jamison, Kent PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Lamplough, Nicholas Sherman, Matthew

Announcement date: 8/01/2012

Fast Fabricators LLC, United States Pipe and Foundry Co. LLC $100 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Mueller Water Products Inc. divested United States Pipe and Foundry Co. LLC and Fast Fabricators LLC to USP Holdings Inc., an affiliate of Wynnchurch Capital Ltd. and the ComVest Group. Target: United States Pipe and Foundry Co. LLC, Fast Fabricators LLC

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Seller: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Mueller Water Products Inc. Bank of America Merrill Lynch Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Cerasani, Denise Jones Day Mann Jr., Timothy Phillips, David Bryan Cave LLP

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Investor: Investor:

USP Holdings Inc. Morgan Joseph TriArtisan Group Inc. Foley & Lardner LLP Akerman Senterfitt LLP Arnhols, William Burkett, Martin Roston, Carl Wynnchurch Capital Ltd. ComVest Group



Announcement date: 3/08/2012



Closing date: 4/04/2012

FCI SA - motorized vehicles division $963 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Delphi Automotive LLP entered into exclusive negotiations and made a binding offer to acquire FCI Group’s motorized vehicles division, from private equity firm Bain Capital LLC. Target: FCI SA - motorized vehicles division Seller: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Bain Capital LLC Rothschild Aggarwal, Aadeesh Haziza, Laurent Latham & Watkins LLP

Acquirer: Delphi Automotive LLP Investment Adviser: Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Costello, Sean Kohli, Mohit Maloney, Tom Ratigan, James Vitale, Alex Outside Counsel: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Ambrosi, Jean-Marie PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Bonach, Eric Frank, Joele Repko, Meaghan Stern, Sharon

Acquirer: 3M Co.



Announcement date: 6/21/2012



Closing date: 9/04/2012

Fenwal Inc. $1.1 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Fresenius SE agreed to acquire Fenwal Inc., a provider of transfusion technology products for blood collection, separation, and processing, via its Fresenius Kabi subsidiary from TPG and Maverick Capital. Target: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Fenwal Inc. Barclays Capital Brody, Jed Kaukab, Nabeel Landgarten, Rick Solomon, Doug Evercore Partners Inc. Bassani, Jonathan Even, Danielle Honts, John Kaplan, Brett Maisonrouge, Francois Murphy, Sean Tooreseenin, Amir Ropes & Gray LLP Jakobe, Neill Shields, William Stillwell, R. Newcomb

Seller: PR Firm: Shareholder: Shareholder:

Seller Group - multiple shareholders Owen Blicksilver Public Relations Inc. Blicksilver, Owen Luz, Caroline Maverick Capital Ltd. TPG Capital LP

Acquirer: Outside Counsel: Investor:

Fresenius Kabi Mayer Brown LLP Boelter, John Carpenter, David Gaudig, Christof Fresenius SE



Announcement date: 7/20/2012

Owen Blicksilver represented TPG.

FerroKin BioSciences Inc. $100 MILLION (private acquisition)

Announcement date: 5/24/2012

Federal Signal Technologies Group $110 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

deal description: Shire plc agreed to acquire privately-held biotech FerroKin BioSciences Inc. and its orphan drug for as much as $325 million.

deal description: 3M Co. completed its acquisition of Federal Signal Technologies Group from Federal Signal Corp., for a purchase price of $110 million in cash.

Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Target: Federal Signal Technologies Group

Acquirer: Shire plc Outside Counsel: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Chudd, William

Seller: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

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Federal Signal Corp. Jefferies & Co. Thompson Coburn LLP Kloeppel, Michele LaRose, Robert

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FerroKin BioSciences Inc. Seaview Securities LLC Latham & Watkins LLP Bergstrom, Luke

Announcement date: 3/15/2012

Fianzas Monterrey SA $285 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Ace Ltd. agreed to buy Fianzas Monterrey SA in Mexico from New York Life Insurance Co. for about $285 million in cash. Target: Fianzas Monterrey SA Seller: New York Life Insurance Co. Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Counsel to I-bank: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Kotran, Stephen Acquirer: ACE Ltd. Outside Counsel: Mayer Brown LLP Best, Edward Manter, Gregory Noreuil, Andrew

deal description: Lightyear Capital LLC agreed to buy Fidelity National Information Services Inc.’s Healthcare Benefit Solutions business for $335 million. Target: Fidelity National Information Services Inc. Healthcare Benefit Solutions business

Seller: Fidelity National Information Services Inc. Acquirer: Lightyear Capital LLC Outside Counsel: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Gottschalk, Caroline Herman, Jason Horowitz, Gary

Announcement date: 6/25/2012

Finans Emeklilik ve Hayat AS $103.6 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Cigna Corp., a Bloomfield, Conn., health service and insurance company, agreed to acquire 51% of Turkish life insurance and pension provider Finans Emeklilik ve Hayat AS for $103.6 million (¤85 million) from local private bank Finansbank AS. Target: Finans Emeklilik ve Hayat AS Seller: Finansbank AS Acquirer: Cigna Corp. Investment Adviser: Citigroup Global Markets Ltd.

Announcement date: 7/12/2012

First California Financial Group Inc. $231 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: PacWest Bancorp submitted an unsolicited proposal to the board of First California Financial Group Inc. for a merger proposal in which FCAL shareholders would receive $7.25 in PacWest Bancorp common stock for each FCAL share. Target: First California Financial Group Inc.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Ko, Jonathan McCarthy, Brian Noel, Gregg

Acquirer: PacWest Bancorp Investment Adviser: Sandler O’Neill + Partners LP Investment Adviser: Castle Creek Financial LLC Outside Counsel: Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Guest, Matthew Herlihy, Edward

Announcement date: 5/03/2012

PacWest’s merger proposal is subject to satisfactory completion of due diligence by PacWest, negotiation of a satisfactory merger agreement, the receipt of applicable board and shareholder approvals and the receipt of customary regulatory approvals.

Announcement date: 9/12/2012

Fidelity National Information Services Inc. Healthcare Benefit Solutions business $335 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)



Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

First Investors Financial Services Group Inc. $100 MILLION (cash merger) deal description: FIFS Holdings acquired all of the outstanding shares of First Investors common stock in an all-cash transaction valuing First Investors at $100 million. Target: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

First Investors Financial Services Group Inc. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. Beebe, Joseph Gallagher, Jim Lai, Haley Spinner, Kevin FalconBridge Capital Markets LLC Thompson & Knight LLP Fulton, Fred Heller IV, William

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Investor:

FIFS Holdings Corp. Macquarie Capital Hanson, Eric Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Poss, Jeffrey Aquiline Capital Partners LLC



Announcement date: 9/26/2012 Closing date: 11/01/2012

First Place Bank $250 MILLION (bankruptcy buyout) deal description: Talmer Bancorp Inc.’s stalking-horse bid, was enough to acquire First Place Bank from First Place Financial with a $250 million offer. Target: First Place Bank Seller: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

First Place Financial Corp. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. Berry, Joseph Bayard PA Edmonson, Jamie Glassman, Neil Patton Boggs LLP Jones, Robert McIlwain, Brent

Acquirer: Talmer Bancorp Inc.

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Announcement date: 10/29/2012 Closing date: 1/02/2013

First Telecom Services LLC $110 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Fiber networking company Zayo Group LLC will acquire First Telecom Services LLC for $110 million. Target: Investment Adviser:

First Telecom Services LLC Bank Street Group LLC Beckett, J. Peter Ramachandran, Jai

Acquirer: Zayo Group LLC Outside Counsel: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Talley, Steven

Announcement date: 10/17/2012

First Tower Corp. $266 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Investment firm Prospect Capital Corp. agreed to pay about $266 million to acquire an 80.1% stake in First Tower, a specialty finance company based in Mississippi. Target: First Tower Corp. Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Outside Counsel: Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP Acquirer: Prospect Capital Corp. Investment Adviser: BMO Capital Markets Corp. Investment Adviser: RBC Capital Markets Corp. Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Prins, Richard

Announcement date: 3/20/2012

First Tower’s shareholders will gain an 11% stake in Prospect Capital.

FirstCity Financial Corp. $225 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Specialty financial services company FirstCity Financial Corp. agreed to be acquired by investment firm Varde Partners Inc. for $225 million. Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

FirstCity Financial Corp. Lazard White & Case LLP Cerasani, Denise Haynes and Boone LLP Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Varde Partners Inc. Sandler O’Neill + Partners LP Mayer Brown LLP Noreuil, Andrew Perlman, Scott Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Frankel, Steve Golden, James Keehner, Jonathan Lynch, Tim



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Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings SA $873.4 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

Outside Counsel: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Outside Counsel: Richards, Layton & Finger PA

Announcement date: 12/21/2012

Corporate Control Alert

deal description: Validus and Flagstone have approved a definitive merger agreement where Validus will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Flagstone. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor: PR Firm:

Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings SA Evercore Partners Inc. Britton, Stuart Gandy, Matt Jiang, Cosmo Klauk, Jason Mestre, Eduardo Pelly, John Winther, Angus Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Jebejian, Sarkis Schiele, Eric Okapi Partners LLC Goldfarb, Bruce McHugh, Patrick Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Frankel, Steve Golden, James Palash, Aaron

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Validus Holdings Ltd. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Goldstein, Mark Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Daniels, Steven Freed, Todd



Announcement date: 8/30/2012

Flanders Corp. $192 MILLION (leveraged buyout) deal description: Insight Equity Holdings LLC agreed to acquire Pink Sheets-traded Flanders Corp., a maker of air filters, for $4.40 per share, or about $192 million. Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Flanders Corp. Oppenheimer & Co. Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Cerasani, Denise Johnson Pope Bokor Ruppel & Burns LLP McGuireWoods LLP

Acquirer: Insight Equity Outside Counsel: Hunton & Williams LLP Announcement date: 3/19/2012

McGuireWoods is counsel to Flanders’ board.

Fleet One $369 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Wright Express Corp. acquired fuel card provider Fleet One from private equity firms LLR Partners Inc. and FTV Capital for $369 million. Target: Fleet One Investment Adviser: Financial Technology Partners LLC Outside Counsel: Pepper Hamilton LLP Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders

Outside Counsel: Shareholder: Shareholder:

Kirkland & Ellis LLP Boyens, Noah Breach, David LLR Partners Inc. FTV Capital

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel:

Wright Express Corp. Bank of America Merrill Lynch Greenberg Traurig LLP Schwartzbaum, David Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP



Announcement date: 9/05/2012 Closing date: 10/04/2012

FleetPride Inc. $1.0 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Investcorp SA sold vehicle parts retailer FleetPride Inc. to private equity house TPG Capital LP. Target: FleetPride Inc. Outside Counsel: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Greaney, E. Michael Seller: Investcorp SA Investment Adviser: JPMorgan Chase & Co. Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Investment Adviser: Citigroup Inc. Acquirer: TPG Capital LP Investment Adviser: RBC Capital Markets Corp. Investment Adviser: Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Outside Counsel: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Smith, Andrew PR Firm: Owen Blicksilver Public Relations Inc. Baker, Lisa Blicksilver, Owen Hurson, Jennifer

Announcement date: 10/09/2012



Closing date: 11/27/2012

Flint Energy Services Ltd. $1.49 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: URS Corp., a San Francisco-based engineering and construction group, for $1.49 billion (C$1.48 billion) including debt, acquired Flint Energy Services Ltd. to expand its services in Canada’s huge oil sands and shale gas fields. Target: Corporate Counsel: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Flint Energy Services Ltd. James, Sean Credit Suisse Securities (Canada) Inc. Brenzel, Jon Greenberg, Tom Lapoint, Ryan Robertson, Don Tse, Jeffrey Bennett Jones LLP Friend, Anthony Peterson, Darrell Riley, Y. Beth Spencer, David Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Golden & Nelson PC

Acquirer: Corporate Counsel: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

URS Corp. Masters, Joe Szurgot, Chuck Morgan Stanley Hogan, Jeffrey Lariviere, Robert Mandel, Dan Silverman, David Winters, Joseph Shearman & Sterling LLP Camahort, Steve Dean Bradley Osborne LLC Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Turner, Frank Latham & Watkins LLP Stokdyk, Steven Tosetti, Paul Cooley LLP Livermore, Samuel Sard Verbinnen & Co. Burns, Hugh Tully, James Verbinnen, Paul



Announcement date: 2/20/2012



Closing date: 5/16/2012

Focus Media Holding Ltd. $3.7 BILLION (leveraged buyout) deal description: Chinese digital advertising outfit Focus Media Holding Ltd. received a $3.7 billion takeout offer from Giovanna Investment Holdings Ltd., a buyout group that includes chairman and CEO Jason Nanchun Jiang and FountainVest Partners, Carlyle Group, Citic Capital Partners, CDH Investments and China Everbright Ltd. Target: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor: Committee: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank:

Focus Media Holding Ltd. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Fertig, Daniel Lin, Chris Sudol, Kathryn MacKenzie Partners Inc. Focus Media Holding Ltd. - Board of Directors Kirkland & Ellis LLP Sheley, Jesse Tang, Stephanie Zhang, David Fangda Partners Maples and Calder JPMorgan Chase & Co. Shearman & Sterling LLP Strecker, Paul

Seller: Outside Counsel:

Fosun International Ltd. Morrison & Foerster LLP Cohn, Hillel Wang, Gregory

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Giovanna Investment Holdings Ltd. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Mikumo, Akiko ICBC International Capital Ltd. Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) Ltd. UBS Investment Bank Deutsche Bank AG Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) Ltd. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Gisser, Michael Huang, Peter

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Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Investor: Investor: Investor: Investor: Investor: Investor:

Zhong Lun Law Firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Chen, Victor Freeman, Douglas Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Chua, William DeSombre, Michael Conyers Dill & Pearman Ltd. Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Carlyle Group China Everbright Ltd. CITIC Capital Partners Jason Nanchun Jiang FountainVest Partners CDH Investments

Seller: Insight Venture Partners LLC Acquirer: Sage Group plc Investment Adviser: Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. Lytle, Charles Mills, Nigel Moore, Richard Skarbek, Jan PR Firm: Tulchan Communications LLP Legh, Lucy Shriver, David

Announcement date: 6/20/2012



Closing date: 6/20/2012

Announcement date: 8/13/2012

Fortitech Inc. $634 MILLION (private acquisition)

Weil, Gotshal represented both Citigroup and Credit Suisse.

Fogo de Chao Churrascaria LLC $400 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners LP agreed to acquire Fogo de Chao Churrascaria, a Dallas-based restaurant group with eighteen locations in the U.S. and seven in Brazil, from GP Investments Ltd. in a deal valued at roughly $400 million. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Fogo de Chao Churrascaria LLC JPMorgan Securities Inc. Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Amorosi, John Travers, Mischa

Seller: PR Firm:

GP Investments Ltd. Sard Verbinnen & Co. Benson, Matthew Soto, Renée Stafford, Meghan Weinberg, Robin

Acquirer: Thomas H. Lee Partners LP Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co. DiDonato, Richard Molina, Rodolfo Rizvi, Abid Tibe, John Tutun, Ted Walsh, Jim Outside Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Eisenberg, Harvey Harlev, Shayla

Announcement date: 5/29/2012

Sard Verbinnen represented both GP Investments and Thomas H. Lee Partners (Matthew Benson and Robin Weinberg worked for Thomas H. Lee Partners).

Folhamatic Group $196 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: The Sage Group plc announced it acquired a controlling interest in Folhamatic Group, a leading provider of accounting, tax and payroll and regulatory content software in Brazil. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

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Folhamatic Group Credit Suisse Group Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Caplan, Gordon Kruse, Rosalind Fahey

Corporate Control Alert

deal description: Royal DSM, the global life sciences and material sciences company, announced the agreement to acquire Fortitech Inc. Target: Fortitech Inc. Seller: Trilantic Capital Management LLC Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP O’Hargan, Shawn Torrente, Christopher

Acquirer: Royal DSM NV Outside Counsel: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Announcement date: 11/08/2012

Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc. $1.53 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Novartis AG’s Sandoz division acquired Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc. from private equity firms Nordic Capital, DLJ Merchant Banking Partners and Avista Capital Partners for $1.53 billion in cash. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc. Credit Suisse Group White & Case LLP Chung, Robert Luchs, Bryan Pierce, Morton

Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders PR Firm: Kekst and Co. Shareholder: Avista Capital Partners LP Shareholder: Nordic Capital Shareholder: DLJ Merchant Banking Partners LP Acquirer: Sandoz International GmbH Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co. Erdei, Tommy Miller, Matthew Nguyen, Dung Outside Counsel: Kaye Scholer LLP Golden, Adam Stoldt, Derek Investor: Novartis AG

Announcement date: 5/02/2012



Closing date: 7/23/2012

White & Case also represented the sellers Nordic Capital and Avista Capital Partners. Kekst advised Avista.

Fox Energy Co. LLC $440 MILLION (private acquisition)

FX Alliance Inc. $623.4 MILLION (tender offer-cash)

deal description: Electric and natural gas utility Integrys Energy Group Inc. agreed to buy privately held Fox Energy Co. LLC for $440 million to add a 593 megawatt power generating plant in Kaukauna, Wisconsin.

deal description: Thomson Reuters entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of FX Alliance Inc. for $22 per share in cash.

Target: Fox Energy Co. LLC

Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Seller: Tyr Energy Inc., General Electric Co. Acquirer: Integrys Energy Group Inc.

Announcement date: 10/01/2012

FSI International Inc. $252.5 MILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Tokyo Electron Ltd. agreed to acquire FSI International Inc. for $6.20 per share in cash, or an aggregate equity purchase price of approximately $252.5 million. Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel:

FSI International Inc. Barclays Capital Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Climan, Richard Gilroy, Matthew Faegre Baker Daniels LLP Long, Douglas

Acquirer: Tokyo Electron Ltd. Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Spaulding, Ian Stokes, Thomas Uriu, Hidetoshi Woodruff, Jon Outside Counsel: Jones Day Cohen, R. Scott Information Agent: D.F. King & Co.

Announcement date: 8/13/2012

FX Alliance Inc. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Aiyengar, Anu Molluso, Joseph Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Eitel, Mitchell Kirkland & Ellis LLP Fox, David Korff, Joshua Zachariah, Joshua Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc.

Seller: Technology Crossover Ventures Acquirer: Thomson Reuters Investment Adviser: Barclays plc Fleck, Joel Meyer, Neil Outside Counsel: Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Bomba, Abigail Mancuso, Mario Mitchell, David Pollard, Tiffany Scheinfeld, Steven Shine, David Special Counsel: Shearman & Sterling LLP Buffier, Beau Information Agent: Georgeson Inc. Hayden, Christopher

Announcement date: 7/09/2012

Shearman & Sterling advised on antitrust matters. New York-based Thomson Reuters will fold the company into its Marketplaces division, which includes its foreign exchange platforms.

Fujita Corp. $636 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

Gaikai Inc. $380 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

deal description: Goldman Sachs Japan Co. Ltd. will sell Japanese contractor Fujita Corp. to Daiwa House Industry for $636 million (50 billion yen).

deal description: Japan’s Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. agreed to acquire Californian gaming company Gaikai Inc. for about $380 million.

Target: Fujita Corp.

Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Seller: Goldman Sachs Japan Co. Ltd. Outside Counsel: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Hatano, Keiji Acquirer: Daiwa House Industry Co.

Announcement date: 8/10/2012

Funzio Inc. $210 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Japanese mobile social video game developer Gree International Inc. agreed to acquire smaller rival Funzio Inc. for $210 million. Target: Funzio Inc. Investment Adviser: RBC Capital Markets Corp. Acquirer: Gree International Inc.

Announcement date: 5/01/2012

Gaikai Inc. Qatalyst Partners Boyle, Eric Kim, James Turner, Jonathan Fenwick & West LLP Levine, Steven Luh, Andrew Stevens, Mark

Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders Shareholder: Qualcomm Inc. Shareholder: Limelight Networks Inc. Shareholder: New Enterprise Associates Inc. Shareholder: TriplePoint Capital Shareholder: Rustic Canyon Partners Shareholder: Intel Capital Shareholder: Benchmark Capital Management Co. LLC Acquirer: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Corporate Counsel: Khalil, Mark Corporate Counsel: Yeo, Jesse

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Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

PR Firm: Shareholder: Shareholder: Shareholder: Shareholder:

Kekst and Co. Quantum Strategic Partners General Atlantic LLC Murphy, Thomas J. Ospraie Special Opportunities Fund Anderson, Dwight Soros Fund Management LLC

deal description: Baxter International Inc. agreed to acquire Gambro AB, a privately held dialysis product company based in Lund, Sweden, for approximately $4 billion.

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Marubeni Corp. Nomura Holdings Inc. Fatzinger, Gregg Rouner, Jonathan Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Ishizuka, Nobuhisa Moran, Patricia

Target: Gambro AB



Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Lemkau, Gregg Outside Counsel: Linklaters LLP Johnson, Roger Shareholder: EQT Partners AB Shareholder: Investor AB

Kekst advised General Atlantic. The private equity investor group in March 2008 acquired ConAgra Foods Inc.’s commodity trading division, ConAgra Trade Group, for $2.8 billion, and later rebranded the unit as Gavilon LLC.

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Special Counsel: PR Firm:

deal description: Gaylord Entertainment Co. announced a deal to sell its hotel division, Gaylord Hotels, to Marriott International Inc. for $210 million in cash. The deal concludes a strategic alternatives process in which Gaylord’s directors approached interested parties.



Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Austin, Christopher Richards, Layton & Finger PA Haubert, William

Announcement date: 7/02/2012

Gambro AB $4.0 BILLION (private acquisition)



Baxter International Inc. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Huffines, Robert Stute, Jeffrey Vinge KB Winnerblad, Johan Kirkland & Ellis LLP Falk, R. Scott Rhoten, Roger Stikeman Elliott LLP Hutton, Susan Jones Day Sennett, Michael Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Burgess, Charles Johnson, Tom Micci, Elizabeth

Announcement date: 12/04/2012

Jones Day advised on antitrust matters.

Gaylord Hotels $210 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

Target: Gaylord Hotels Seller: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor:

Gavilon LLC $5.6 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Marubeni Corp. won the auction for agricultural commodities trading company Gavilon Group LLC with an offer worth about $5.6 billion including debt. Gavilon’s owners include four private equity funds of asset management firm Ospraie Management LP, General Atlantic LLC, Soros Fund Management LLC and Quantum Strategic Partners Ltd. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Gavilon LLC Morgan Stanley Colaco, Russ Frost, Benjamin Jones Day Kennedy, Robert Sard Verbinnen & Co. Brown, Sarah Gasthalter, Jonathan Soto, Renée

Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders

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Announcement date: 5/29/2012

Gaylord Entertainment Co. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Finkelstein, Stuart Nugent, Eileen Wolff, Kenneth Bass, Berry & Sims plc Douglas, Kevin Masterson, George Morgan, Lori Walker Jr., F. Mitchell MacKenzie Partners Inc.

Acquirer: Marriott International Inc. Announcement date: 5/31/2012

The transaction is the result of a review of strategic options to maximize long-term value for shareholders. Gaylord will continue to own and operate the Grand Ole Opry, Ryman Auditorium and other attractions as taxable REIT subsidiaries. Following the deal, Gaylord’s remaining assets, including Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry, Ryman Auditorium and General Jackson Showboat, would be reorganized into a real estate investment trust, effective Jan. 1, 2013. Gaylord Entertainment would continue to operate the remaining assets.

Gemcom Software International Inc. $360 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Paris-based Dassault Systemes acquired Canada’s Gemcom Software International Inc., a sponsor-backed three-dimensional modeling software provider, for about $360 million. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Gemcom Software International Inc. Jefferies & Co. Auerbach, Jason Ellison, Alec Lane, Chris Goodwin Procter LLP

Special Counsel:

Burnett, Mark Lauzon, Danielle Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Chang, Francis



Seller Group - multiple shareholders Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Carlyle Group JMI Equity Fund LP

Seller: PR Firm: Shareholder: Shareholder:

Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

Dassault Systemes SA Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Greenstone, Elliot Ruf, Franzisca



Announcement date: 4/26/2012



Closing date: 7/12/2012

Abernathy MacGregor represented JMI Equity.

PR Firm:

McDonald, J. Bruce Newman, Bevin Zoettl, Johannes Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Frank, Joele Keehner, Jonathan Lamplough, Nicholas Siegel, Andrew



Announcement date: 4/30/2012



Closing date: 8/01/2012

Jones Day acted on antitrust matters. Davis Polk advised Goldman Sachs Bank USA as lead arranger, bookrunner and syndication agent and Goldman, Sachs & Co. as sole bookrunning manager in connection with $3.8 billion of financing provided to Hologic Inc. for its acquisition of Gen-Probe Inc. The Davis Polk financing team included partner Jason Kyrwood, associates Meyer C. Dworkin, Steven Schuh, Jeong M. Oh and Russ McCracken. The Davis Polk capital markets team included partner Michael Kaplan, associates Derek Dostal and Sheldon Laing.

Gen-Probe Inc. $3.7 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

General Bearing Corp. $125 MILLION (cash merger)

deal description: Hologic Inc. acquired all of the outstanding shares of Gen-Probe Inc. for $82.75 per share in cash, or a total enterprise value of approximately $3.7 billion.

deal description: SKF Group acquired New York-based General Bearing Corp. for around $125 million on a cash and debt free basis.

Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor: PR Firm:

Gen-Probe Inc. Morgan Stanley Frost, Benjamin Hogan, Jeffrey Zimmerman, Kristin Latham & Watkins LLP Stokdyk, Steven Tosetti, Paul Cooley LLP Muto, Frederick Przesmicki, Steve Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Eisman, David McCarthy, Brian MacKenzie Partners Inc. Sard Verbinnen & Co. Doorley, Jonathan Verbinnen, Paul

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Counsel to I-bank: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Special Counsel:

Hologic Inc. Goldman, Sachs & Co. Gray, Angelo Ingrassia, Timothy Natauri, Jyothsna Salas, Yassaman Van Der Goes, Peter Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Spatt, Robert Stadler, Brian Perella Weinberg Partners LP O’Connor, Christopher Brown Rudnick LLP Flink, Philip Gardner, Catherine Hauser, James Pease, Edwin Richards, Layton & Finger PA Allen, Michael Gentile, Mark Jones Day

Target: General Bearing Corp. Outside Counsel: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Leichtling, Noah Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

SKF Group Reed Smith LLP Bonarrigo, Nicholas Wells, Kristin



Announcement date: 2/13/2012



Closing date: 8/02/2012

General Electric Co. - aviation hydraulic thrust reverser actuation systems business $200 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Woodward Inc. agreed to purchase the aviation hydraulic thrust reverser actuation systems business located in Duarte, California, from General Electric Co. for $200 million in cash. Target: General Electric Co. - aviation hydraulic thrust reverser actuation systems business Seller: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

General Electric Co. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Cohen, Jaclyn Osterman, Jeffrey Arnold & Porter LLP

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Woodward Inc. Houlihan Lokey Inc. Jones Day Kitslaar, Elizabeth



Announcement date: 12/28/2012

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Genesis Care Pty. Ltd. $352 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Advent Private Capital Pty Ltd. agreed to sell a 63% stake in Australia’s Genesis Care Pty. Ltd., a private equity-backed operator of center for treating cancer and cardiovascular diseases, to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP for $352 million (A$350 million). Target: Genesis Care Pty. Ltd. Seller: Advent Private Capital Pty. Ltd.

Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor:

Genpact Ltd. $1.0 BILLION (leveraged buyout)

Announcement date: 6/27/2012

Gennum Corp. $494 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: California semiconductor manufacturer Semtech Corp. acquired its Canadian rival Gennum Corp. for about $494 million (C$500 million) in cash, a hefty 120% premium to the target’s most recent stock price, prior to the announcement. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Gennum Corp. Canaccord Genuity Corp. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Morgan, Christopher Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Acquirer: Semtech Corp. Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co. Outside Counsel: O’Melveny & Myers LLP Outside Counsel: Norton Rose

Announcement date: 1/23/2012



Closing date: 3/20/2012

GenOn Energy Inc. $5.5 BILLION (stock swap) deal description: Power producer NRG Energy Inc. agreed to buy GenOn Energy Inc. for $1.7 billion in stock and the assumption of debt. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor: PR Firm:

GenOn Energy Inc. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Elliott, Jimmy Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Bayouth, Frank Rogan, Michael Innisfree M&A Inc. Sard Verbinnen & Co. Bergman, Brandy Verbinnen, Paul Weinberg, Robin

Acquirer: NRG Energy Inc. Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Holzschuh, Jeffrey Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Group Welch, Jamie Counsel to I-bank: White & Case LLP Cerasani, Denise Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Christopher, Thomas Hertz, Mitchell Mena, Andres Nowak, Gerald Sheng, Yi Claire

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Announcement date: 7/22/2012

Sard Verbinnen advised both target and buyer. White & Case represented both Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley. Potter Anderson was legal counsel to the board of directors.

Acquirer: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP

Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Ralston, Brian Reilly, Michael Tumas, Michael Wolfe, Jr., Donald MacKenzie Partners Inc.

deal description: Private equity firms General Atlantic LLC and Oak Hill Capital Partners struck a deal to sell about three-fourths of their stakes in services provider Genpact Ltd. to Bain Capital Partners LLC for $1 billion, locking up a rich return on their nearly eight-year-old investment. Target: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Genpact Ltd. Morgan Stanley Bergstein, Seth Smith, Tedd Citigroup Inc. Druskin, Ben Mooney, Joseph Sagalovsky, Daniella Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Dunn, Thomas Jebejian, Sarkis

Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders Outside Counsel: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Abbott, Matthew Goldman, Neil Lakhdhir, David PR Firm: Kekst and Co. Shareholder: General Atlantic LLC Shareholder: Oak Hill Capital Partners LP Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Bain Capital LLC JPMorgan Chase & Co. Ropes & Gray LLP Bomberg, Alison Choi, Byung Ellis, Marcia Shields, William Stillwell, R. Newcomb

Announcement date: 8/01/2012

GeoResources Inc. $973.1 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Houston oil and gas explorer Halcón Resources Corp. agreed to buy crosstown player GeoResources Inc. for about $1 billion in cash and stock. Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel:

GeoResources Inc. Wells Fargo Securities LLC Chernosky, Jay Gallagher, Stephen Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Frumkin, Joseph Sawyer, Melissa Jones & Keller PC Godbolt, Reid

Getty Images Inc. $3.3 BILLION (leveraged buyout)

Proxy Solicitor: Georgeson Inc. Vecchio, Tony Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Halcon Resources Corp. Barclays Capital Byers, Will Hutchinson, Brad Pipkin, Greg Mitchell Energy Advisors LLC Mitchell, Michael Taylor, Mike Thompson & Knight LLP Heller IV, William

Announcement date: 4/25/2012

GeoResources shareholders are expected to own 18% of the combined company after the merger closes.

Georgia Gulf Corp. $1.3 BILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Westlake Chemical Corp. revealed an unsolicited offer to buy Georgia Gulf Corp. Target: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Information Agent: PR Firm:

Georgia Gulf Corp. Barclays Capital Grahame, Kenneth Posternack, Gary JPMorgan Chase & Co. Miller, Rodney Power, Christopher Roddy, James Jones Day Hanson, Mark Profusek, Robert Zamer, John Richards, Layton & Finger PA Bigler, C. Stephen Raju, Srinivas Innisfree M&A Inc. Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Bonach, Eric Freitag, Michael Sherman, Matthew

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Information Agent: PR Firm:

Westlake Chemical Corp. Morgan Stanley Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Anos, John Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Nugent, Eileen Vinson & Elkins LLP Floyd, Jeffery Gill, Stephen Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP MacKenzie Partners Inc. Sard Verbinnen & Co. Barron, Jim Verbinnen, Paul Weinberg, Robin



Announcement date: 1/13/2012

Skadden represented Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley as joint financial advisors to Westlake Chemical Corp.

deal description: Carlyle Group acquired a controlling interest in Getty Images Inc. in a deal that valued the well-known photo distributor at $3.3 billion. Target: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Getty Images Inc. JPMorgan Securities LLC Berenson, Stephen Caggiano, Marco Gammage, John O’Brien, Andrew Puleo, Frank Wintroub, Noah Zakkour, Anwar Goldman, Sachs & Co. Britton, Sam Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Adas, Craig Ginsburg, Richard Krpata, Kyle

Seller: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Getty Investments Allen & Co. LLC Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Kelly Jr., Daniel Solum, Sarah

Seller: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Hellman & Friedman LLC Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Brentani, William Skinner, Chad Steinhardt, Brian Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc.

Acquirer: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Carlyle Group Stikeman Elliott LLP Collins, Paul Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Bird, Paul Brittenham, David Levitsky, Jonathan



Announcement date: 8/15/2012 Closing date: 10/19/2012

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP advised both Getty and Hellman & Friedman.

Global Blue Holdings AB $1.3 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Equistone Partners Europe Ltd., the successor to Barclays Private Equity Ltd., struck a $1.3 billion (¤1 billion) deal to sell travel transaction services provider Global Blue Holdings AB to Silver Lake Management LLC and Switzerland’s Partners Group AG. Target: Global Blue Holdings AB Outside Counsel: Baker & McKenzie LLP Seller: Equistone Partners Ltd. Investment Adviser: JPMorgan Chase & Co. Investment Adviser: Evercore Partners Inc. Outside Counsel: Clifford Chance LLP Walker, David

Acquirer: Partners Group AG, Silver Lake Partners

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Outside Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Donald, Mark Soundy, Mark

Announcement date: 5/24/2012



Closing date: 5/24/2012

Baker & McKenzie advised Global Blue management. Weil, Gotshal represented Silver Lake.

GlobalSpec Inc. $135 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Warburg Pincus sold GlobalSpec Inc., a company focused on helping digital marketers sell products to engineering, technical, industrial, scientific and manufacturing professionals, to IHS Inc. for $135 million. Target: GlobalSpec Inc. Outside Counsel: Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Gartner, Steven

Go-Coil LLC $110 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Pioneer Drilling Co. bought Go-Coil LLC in Maurice, La. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Acquirer: Pioneer Drilling Co. Outside Counsel: Fulbright & Jaworski LLP Lansdale Jr., Daryl

Announcement date: 1/03/2012



Closing date: 1/03/2012

Seller: Warburg Pincus LLC

Goldman Sachs Administration Services $550 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

Acquirer: IHS Inc.



Announcement date: 6/12/2012



Closing date: 7/06/2012

GlobeOp Financial Services SA $819.8 MILLION (leveraged buyout) deal description: Hedge fund administration services provider GlobeOp Financial Services SA received and accepted a competing $819.8 million offer from Carlyle Group-backed SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc., which trumped an agreed offer from TPG Capital for $799.5 million. Target: Investment Adviser:

GlobeOp Financial Services SA Evercore Partners Inc. Auspaker, Ken Banks, Edwards Bertolotto, Stefano Gladstone, Jane Polanco, Rafael Price, Andrew Svintsitski, Ilya Wang, Michael

Acquirer: SS&C Technologies Inc. Investment Adviser: Deutsche Bank AG Agnew, James Faruqui, Omar Ibbotson, James Investor: SS&C Technologies Holdings Europe Sarl Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Proxy Solicitor: PR Firm: PR Firm: Investor:

Geo 3 & Co. SCA JPMorgan Cazenove Ltd. Thomlinson, James Weir, Barry Georgeson Inc. Dennis, Dominic Pelham Bell Pottinger Davis, Gavin Peniston-Bird, Tristan Owen Blicksilver Public Relations Inc. Baker, Lisa TPG Capital LP



Announcement date: 3/08/2012



Closing date: 6/27/2012

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Go-Coil LLC Morgan Keegan & Co. Chevalier-White, Michael Donovan, Barry Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer LLC Rittenberg III, Leon

deal description: State Street Corp. announced that it agreed to acquire Goldman Sachs Administration Services, a leading hedge fund administrator, from the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in a cash transaction with a total purchase price of $550 million. Target: Goldman Sachs Administration Services Seller: Outside Counsel:

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Eitel, Mitchell Hamilton, Brian

Acquirer: State Street Corp. Outside Counsel: Ropes & Gray LLP Bellomy, Mark Henry, Christopher McCabe, Brian

Announcement date: 7/17/2012

Golf Warehouse Inc., Sportsman’s Guide Inc. $215 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Northern Tool and Equipment Catalog Co., a Burnsville Minn.-based tool and equipment retailer, agreed to acquire Sportsman’s Guide Inc. and Golf Warehouse Inc. from Redcats USA Inc., a division of French luxury conglomerate PPR SA, for an enterprise value of $215 million. Target: Sportsman’s Guide Inc., Golf Warehouse Inc. Seller: Redcats USA Inc. Investment Adviser: Rothschild Chertok, Gregoire Cygler, Frank Lipman, Steven Shareholder: PPR SA

Acquirer: Northern Tool & Equipment Catalog Co. Inc. Investment Adviser: Houlihan Lokey Inc. Announcement date: 11/08/2012

Rothschild advised both PPR and Redcats.

Golfsmith International Holdings Inc. $135 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Toronto-based golf retailer Golf Town Canada Inc., a portfolio company of Omers Private Equity, agreed to acquire Golfsmith International Holdings Inc. for $6.10 a share. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Golfsmith International Holdings Inc. Lazard White & Case LLP Pryor, Gregory Reiss, John

Seller: Atlantic Equity Partners LP Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Investor:

Golf Town Canada Inc. BMO Capital Markets Corp. TD Securities Inc. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP French, Marilyn Omers Private Equity

deal description: Agribusiness group Cargill Inc.’s Australian division has made a proposal to buy the edible fats and oils unit of Australia’s Goodman Fielder Ltd., reviving a bid that the Australian competition regulator blocked two years ago. Target: Goodman Fielder Ltd. - edible fats and oils business Seller: Goodman Fielder Ltd. Acquirer: Cargill Australia Ltd. Investor: Cargill Inc.



Goodman Global Inc. $3.7 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Daikin Industries Ltd., a Japanese manufacturer of air conditioning systems and chemical products, agreed to acquire Goodman Global Inc., a leading North American manufacturer of heating, ventilation and air conditioning products, for $3.7 billion. Target: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Goodman Global Inc. JPMorgan Securities LLC Dasa, Sucharita Gallea, Chris Josephs, Jon Puleo, Frank Ventresca, Chris Barclays plc Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Capelouto, Richard

Announcement date: 8/29/2012

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett was counsel to Goodman Global and Hellman & Friedman.

Goodrich Corp. - GPECS unit $236 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: United Technologies Corp. called off the sale of its pump and engine control business to TransDigm Group Inc. after the Department of Justice raised objections to the $236 million deal. Target: Goodrich Corp. - GPECS unit Seller: United Technologies Corp. Acquirer: TransDigm Group Inc. Outside Counsel: Baker & Hostetler LLP Allotta, John Gherlein, John

Announcement date: 5/23/2012

Privately held Cargill, which is based in Minnetonka, Minn., lodged its proposal with the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission, which simultaneously launched an investigation into the bid.

PR Firm: Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc.

Acquirer: Daikin Industries Ltd. Investment Adviser: GCA Savvian Advisors LLC Carter, Todd Okubo, Isao Waissar, Mark Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch McCombe, Bill Mitsch, Greg Ohashi, Kenichi Counsel to I-bank: Shearman & Sterling LLP Lebrun, Kenneth Outside Counsel: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Bason, Jr., George Davis, Michael Paradise, Theodore Travers, Mischa

Announcement date: 5/14/2012

Goodman Fielder Ltd. - edible fats and oils business $234 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)





Announcement date: 10/25/2012

Gordian Group Inc. $145 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Private equity firm Warburg Pincus acquired a majority stake in Gordian Group Inc., a construction pricing data and procurement software company servicing the construction industry, from Wicks Group of Cos. LLC. Target: Gordian Group Inc. Seller: Wicks Group of Cos. LLC Outside Counsel: Bingham McCutchen LLP Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

Warburg Pincus LLC Kirkland & Ellis LLP Chun, Eunu Torrente, Christopher Urias, Sergio



Announcement date: 3/28/2012



Closing date: 3/28/2012

Bingham McCutchen represented both target and seller.

Seller: Hellman & Friedman LLC

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GrainCorp Ltd. $2.9 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Archer Daniels Midland Co. offered to acquire the outstanding shares in GrainCorp Ltd. at a price of $11.75 per share in cash. Target: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

GrainCorp Ltd. Greenhill & Co. Credit Suisse Group Gilbert & Tobin

Acquirer: Archer Daniels Midland Co. Investment Adviser: Barclays plc

Announcement date: 10/22/2012

Great American Supplemental Benefits Group $295 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: American Financial Group Inc. announced that it reached a definitive agreement to sell its Medicare Supplement and Critical Illness businesses (headquartered in Austin, Texas, and doing business as Great American Supplemental Benefits Group) to Cigna Corp. for approximately $295 million in cash.

Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor: Information Agent:

UBS Investment Bank Stopnik, Matthew Nomura Securities International Inc. Epley, Mark Foros Group Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Kim, Brian Kochian, Jeffrey Testani, Rosa Weinstein, Adam Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Morton, Mark Pittenger, Michael D.F. King & Co. MacKenzie Partners Inc.

Acquirer: Information Agent:

KSL Capital Partners LLC Okapi Partners LLC Goldfarb, Bruce McHugh, Patrick



Announcement date: 3/13/2012



Closing date: 5/04/2012

On April 6, 2012, Apollo increased its offer to acquire Great Wolf from $5.00 per share in cash to $6.75 per share in cash.

Greenbrier Cos. $542 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

Target: Great American Supplemental Benefits Group Seller: American Financial Group Inc. Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Acquirer: Cigna Corporation Outside Counsel: Sidley Austin LLP Carney, Sean Keyvan, Sean PR Firm: Kekst and Co.

Announcement date: 5/10/2012

Great Wolf Resorts Inc. $810 MILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Apollo Global Management LLC topped a second attempt by KSL Capital Partners LLC to outbid it for water resort company, Great Wolf Resorts. KSL Capital Partners pulled its unsolicited and competing $395 million offer for Great Wolf Resorts Inc. Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Information Agent: PR Firm:

Great Wolf Resorts Inc. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Barot, Amish Goldfrank, Arthur Goldman, Drew Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Marell, Jeffrey Parker, Kelley Wee, Lawrence Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP Innisfree M&A Inc. Sard Verbinnen & Co. Bloom, Carrie Deissler, Emily Kelly, Briana Reno, David Sard, George

Acquirer: Apollo Global Management LLC Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley George, Michael

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deal description: Carl Icahn-controlled American Railcar Industries Inc. offered to acquire rival Greenbrier Cos. for $542 million to expand its operations. Target: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Greenbrier Cos. Bank of America Merrill Lynch Goldman, Sachs & Co. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP King, Kenton Razzak, Amr Tonkon Torp LLP Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Palash, Aaron Sherman, Matthew Siegel, Andrew

Acquirer: American Railcar Industries Inc.

Announcement date: 12/18/2012

Grupo Kativo $120 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Adhesives and paints maker H.B. Fuller Co. agreed to sell its Central American paints business, Grupo Kativo, to Cia. Global de Pinturas SA for $120 million. Target: Grupo Kativo Seller: H.B. Fuller Co. Acquirer: Cia. Global de Pinturas SA Special Counsel: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Creamer, Jr., Ronald Kadel Jr., Eric Mann Christopher Investor: Grupo Mundial

Announcement date: 5/07/2012

Sullivan & Cromwell advised Pintuco on tax and antitrust matters.

Grupo Modelo SAB de CV $20.1 BILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Anheuser-Busch InBev agreed to acquire the outstanding 50% of the maker of Corona beer, Mexico’s Grupo Modelo SAB de CV, for about $20.1 billion. Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Grupo Modelo SAB de CV Morgan Stanley Allen, James Kindler, Robert Ortega, Alejandro Perez, Rodolfo Greenberg Traurig LLP Helsel, Michael Rubio Barnetche, Luis Schwartzbaum, David Duclaud Asesores SC Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Herold, Joel Mercado, David

Acquirer: Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Investment Adviser: Lazard Hecker, Alexander Weiss, Antonio Investment Adviser: Barclays Capital D’Ursel, Aurian Faessen, Wilco Counsel to I-bank: Alston & Bird LLP Investment Adviser: Deutsche Bank AG Investment Adviser: JPMorgan Chase & Co. Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Gibson, Marie Greenberg, Thomas Schnell, Paul Outside Counsel: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Aquila, Francis Sampas, George Veeraraghavan, Krishna White III, George Special Counsel: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP PR Firm: Brunswick Group LLP Lipin, Steve Neve de Mevergnies, Stanislas

Announcement date: 6/29/2012

The deal will be completed in a series of transactions designed to simplify and streamline Modelo’s group structure. They include merging Diblo SA de CV, the holding company for Modelo’s operating subsidiaries, and leading Mexican bottler Dirección de Fábricas SA de CV, into the parent in return for newly issued Modelo shares. Immediately after this step, AB InBev will launch an all-cash tender offer for Modelo.

Guilford Mills Inc. $275 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Cerberus Capital Management LP sold fabric supplier Guilford Mills Inc. to Lear Corp. Target: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Guilford Mills Inc. Lowenstein Sandler PC Ehrenberg, Peter Reinhardt, Michael Richards, Layton & Finger PA Haubert, William

Seller: Cerberus Capital Management LP

Acquirer: Lear Corp.

Announcement date: 4/11/2012



Closing date: 6/07/2012

H. Paulin & Co. Ltd. $104.5 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Cincinnati fastener manufacturer Hillman Cos. agreed to acquire Toronto rival Paulin Co. for $104.5 million (C$103 million) in a deal that will expand the buyer’s Canadian presence. Target: Committee: Outside Counsel: Investment Adviser:

H. Paulin & Co. Ltd. H. Paulin & Co. Ltd. - special committee McCarthy Tetrault LLP Ernst & Young LLP

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: PR Firm: Investor:

Hillman Cos. Inc. Barclays plc Stikeman Elliott LLP Anderson, John Kotsalis, Argiro Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Kekst and Co. Oak Hill Capital Partners LP



Announcement date: 12/18/2012

Kekst represented Oak Hill Partners.

Hair Club for Men and Women Ltd. $163.5 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Hair salon operator Regis Corp. agreed to sell its hair loss treatment business Hair Club for Men and Women to rival Tokyo wig-maker Aderans Co. Ltd. for $163.5 million in cash.

Target: Hair Club for Men and Women Ltd.

Seller: Regis Corp. Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Outside Counsel: O’Melveny & Myers LLP Scrivano, Paul PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Cuneo, Matthew Rinehart, Annabelle Sullivan, Kelly Acquirer: Aderans Co. Ltd.

Announcement date: 7/16/2012

Aderans will add Hair Club to its hair-loss treatment business, Bosley Inc., which it acquired in 2001.

Hamilton Sundstrand Corp., Milton Roy Co., Sullair Corp., Sundyne Corp. $3.46 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: United Technologies Corp. sold its industrial products businesses Milton Roy Co., Sullair Corp. and Sundyne Corp., collectively known as Hamilton Sundstrand Corp., to BC Partners Ltd. and Carlyle Group for $3.46 billion. Target: Sundyne Corp., Milton Roy Co., Sullair Corp., Hamilton Sundstrand Corp. Seller: United Technologies Corp.

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Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Special Counsel:

Goldman, Sachs & Co. Leach, David McClure, Matthew Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Montfort, Roland Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Kirman, Igor Norwitz, Trevor Crowell & Moring LLP

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: PR Firm: Investor: Investor:

Investor Group - multiple investors RBC Capital Markets Corp. Riedman, Glenn Citigroup Inc. Tucci, Francis Latham & Watkins LLP Lennon, Daniel Sheridan Jr., Paul Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Carlyle Group BC Partners Ltd.



Announcement date: 7/25/2012

deal description: CNA Financial Corp. and Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Ltd. announced that they have agreed to terms on a cash acquisition by CNA of all common shares of Hardy. Target: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Ltd. Rothschild Peel Hunt Ltd. Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: PR Firm:

CNA Financial Corp. Aon Benfield Securities Inc. Fleishman-Hillard Inc. O’Sullivan, Alan



Announcement date: 3/21/2012



Closing date: 7/02/2012

Closing date: 12/13/2012

Crowell & Moring LLP provided antitrust counsel. Abernathy MacGregor Group represented BC Partners. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius also represented Hamilton Sundstrand.

Hardware & Home Improvement Group, Tong Lung Metal Industry Co. Ltd. $1.4 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc. agreed to acquire the Hardware and Home Improvement Group from Stanley Black & Decker Inc. for $1.4 billion in cash. Target: Hardware & Home Improvement Group Target: Tong Lung Metal Industry Co. Ltd. Seller: Stanley Black & Decker Inc. Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Metrailler, Edouard Philip, Dusty Outside Counsel: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Klingsberg, Ethan Acquirer: Spectrum Brands Inc. Corporate Counsel: Fagre, Nathan Investment Adviser: Deutsche Bank AG DiMondi, Joseph Habert, Marco Stanchina, Mike Counsel to I-bank: Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Sorkin, John Investment Adviser: Barclays plc Moses, P.J. Outside Counsel: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Ginsberg, Paul Goodison, Eric Marell, Jeffrey Russo, Raphael PR Firm: Sard Verbinnen & Co. Henson, Michael Sard, George Tully, James

Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Ltd. $227 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

Announcement date: 10/09/2012

The deal also includes certain assets of Tong Lung Metal Industry Co. Ltd., a Taiwanese manufacturer of locksets with facilities in Taiwan and the Philippines. Harbinger owns about 57% of Spectrum’s shares.

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Harris Broadcast Communications Inc. $175 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Gores Group LLC will acquire Harris Corp.’s Broadcast Communications unit for up to $225 million. Target: Harris Broadcast Communications Inc. Seller: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Harris Corp. Morgan Stanley Giardenelli, Todd Ingle, Phil Jones Day Kapur, Sanjiv

Acquirer: Corporate Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Gores Group LLC Hattler, Eric Latham & Watkins LLP Sheridan Jr., Paul Stikeman Elliott LLP Leopold, John Silversmith, Warren



Announcement date: 12/06/2012

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. - life insurance $615 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Prudential Financial Inc. agreed to buy a life insurance unit of Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. for $615 million in cash. Target: Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. - life insurance Seller: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. Greenhill & Co. Goldman, Sachs & Co. Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP Adams, Bert Burton, B. Scott Ling, Ling Sard Verbinnen & Co. Brown, Drew Scarpetta, Paul

Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

Prudential Financial Inc. Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Maguire, George Vasily, John

Announcement date: 9/27/2012

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. - retirement plans $400 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. agreed to pay $400 million for the Retirement Plans business from The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., increasing the size of MassMutual’s retirement business and strengthen its position as a leading retirement plan provider. Target: Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. retirement plans Seller: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. Greenhill & Co. Goldman, Sachs & Co. Sidley Austin LLP Keyvan, Sean Shwachman, Perry

Acquirer: Corporate Counsel: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. Finnegan, Kevin Genua, Jamie Barclays plc Bonaventura, Rich Kwon, Jin Malbacho, Brian Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Freed, Todd Sullivan, Robert Kekst and Co.



Announcement date: 9/04/2012

Harvest-Vinccler Dutch Holding BV, Petrodelta SA $725 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Houston oil and gas explorer Harvest Natural Resources Inc.’s HNR Energia BV unit agreed to sell its interests in Venezuela to Indonesian national oil company PT Pertamina for $725 million in cash. Target: Harvest-Vinccler Dutch Holding BV, Petrodelta SA Seller: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Shareholder:

HNR Energia BV Bank of America Merrill Lynch Shearman & Sterling LLP Marzulli Jr., John Harvest Natural Resources Inc.

Acquirer: PT Pertamina Announcement date: 6/21/2012

Outside Counsel:

Kirkland & Ellis LLP Basta, Paul Campbell, Richard Kwasteniet, Ross Nash, Jr., Patrick Ryan, Tana Sprayregen, James Wierbicki, Paul

Acquirer: Superior Aviation Beijing Co. Ltd. Investment Adviser: Grant Thornton LLP Outside Counsel: Locke Lord LLP Announcement date: 7/09/2012

Health Net Inc. - Medicare prescription drug plan $160 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Health Net Inc. agreed to sell its Medicare standalone prescription drug plan business to CVS Caremark Corp. Target: Health Net Inc. - Medicare prescription drug plan Seller: Health Net Inc. PR Firm: Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc.

Acquirer: CVS Caremark Corp. Announcement date: 1/09/2012

HealthCare Partners LLC $4.42 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: DaVita Inc. agreed to acquire HealthCare Partners for $4.42 billion in cash and stock. Target: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

HealthCare Partners LLC Nossaman LLP Mosher, Robert Spohn, Richard Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP Denham, Robert Kim, Mark

Acquirer: DaVita Inc. Investment Adviser: JPMorgan Securities Inc. Rapkin, Cory Stute, Jeffrey Outside Counsel: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP Klein, Eric Outside Counsel: Morrison & Foerster LLP Bell, Jeffery Jordaan, Hendrik Klein, Spencer Lynn, David O’Bryan, Michael

Announcement date: 5/21/2012

Hawker Beechcraft Inc. $1.79 BILLION (bankruptcy buyout)

Healthpoint Ltd. $782 MILLION (private acquisition)

deal description: Superior Aviation Beijing bids to acquire Hawker Beechcraft for $1.79 billion. Target: Hawker Beechcraft Inc. Investment Adviser: Perella Weinberg Partners LP Kramer, Michael

deal description: U.K. joint replacement company Smith & Nephew plc acquired Healthpoint Ltd. for $782 million to expand its wound care activities. Target: Healthpoint Ltd. Investment Adviser: JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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Seller: DFB Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Smith & Nephew plc Deutsche Bank AG Sidley Austin LLP Jha, Pran



Announcement date: 11/28/2012



Closing date: 12/27/2012

Heiler Software AG $104 MILLION (tender offer) deal description: Informatica Corp. offered to acquire German product information management software producer Heiler Software AG in a deal valuing the target’s stock at $104 million (¤80.8 million). The offer was made through its wholly owned subsidiary Informatica Deutschland AG and made at ¤7.04 per share for a minimum of 67.5% of Heiler’s outstanding shares. Target: Heiler Software AG

Acquirer: Informatica Deutschland AG Investor: Informatica Corp.

Hertz Global Holdings Inc. - Advantage business $2.3 BILLION (cash merger) deal description: Hertz Global Holdings reached an agreement to sell the Advantage business to Franchise Services of North America and Macquarie Capital. Target: Hertz Global Holdings Inc. - Advantage business Seller: Investment Adviser: PR Firm:

Hertz Global Holdings Inc. Lazard Brunswick Group LLP Lipin, Steve Rosefield, Jayne

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Franchise Services of North America Inc. Seer Capital Management LP Macquarie Capital Edinger Associates Stikeman Elliott LLP Chatwin, Keith Nixon, Christopher Ottenbreit, Kenneth Paul Hastings LLP



deal description: American Securities LLC acquired HHI Group Holdings LLC, a manufacturer of highly engineered, safety-critical forged components for automotive customers, from KPS Capital Partners LP. Target: HHI Group Holdings LLC Outside Counsel: Jenner & Block LLP Wolf, Michael Seller: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

KPS Capital Partners LP Goldman, Sachs & Co. Albee, Jeff McClure, Matthew Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Reisner, Carl Kekst and Co.

Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

American Securities LLC Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Cohen, Jaclyn Weisser, Michael



Announcement date: 10/08/2012



Closing date: 10/05/2012

Announcement date: 10/01/2012

Informatica said it had irrevocable agreements to accept the offer from the holders of 71.6% of the stock, including the founder and CEO, Rolf Heiler, and his family who own about 30% of the company.



HHI Group Holdings LLC $750 MILLION (private acquisition)

Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Acquirer: Macquarie Capital Outside Counsel: Sidley Austin LLP Outside Counsel: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Announcement date: 8/28/2012

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High Sierra Energy LP $693 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: NGL Energy Partners LP exchanged common units and contributed cash for the equity interests in the High Sierra Energy LP. Target: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

High Sierra Energy LP Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. Securities Inc. Gilliland, Lance Jones, Steve Houlihan Lokey Inc. Alston & Bird LLP Miller, Kevin Locke Lord LLP Johnson, Eric Swanstrom, Bill Taylor, David Richards, Layton & Finger PA Allen, Michael Ladner, Gregory

Seller: Tortoise Capital Resources Corp.

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

NGL Energy Partners LP Robert W. Baird & Co. Alfermann, Nick Goot, Curtis Lundal, Kjell Murphy, Frank Winston & Strawn LLP Bynan, Gregory Toth, Bruce



Announcement date: 5/21/2012



Closing date: 6/29/2012

High Sierra Sport Co. $110 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Samsonite International SA entered into an agreement to acquire High Sierra Sport Co. for about $110 million.

Target: High Sierra Sport Co.

Acquirer: Samsonite International SA Outside Counsel: Ropes & Gray LLP Comeau, Christopher PR Firm: Kekst and Co. Davies, Thomas Riggs, Nathan

Announcement date: 7/18/2012

Homeward Residential Holdings Inc. $750 MILLION (private acquisition)

HSBC Holdings plc - U.S. insurance manufacturing business $181 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: HSBC Holdings plc agreed to sell its U.S. insurance manufacturing business to Enstar Group Inc. for $181 million in cash. Target: HSBC Holdings plc - U.S. insurance manufacturing business Seller: HSBC Holdings plc Investment Adviser: Evercore Partners Inc. Acquirer: Enstar Group Ltd. Outside Counsel: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Juelke, Robert Krane, Daniel McDonald, Matthew Investor: J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC Investor: Goldman Sachs Capital Partners

deal description: Ocwen Financial Corporation and private equity firm WL Ross & Co. LLC entered into an agreement whereby Ocwen will acquire Homeward Residential Holdings, Inc., including its various residential mortgage loan servicing and origination operating subsidiaries, for approximately $588 million in cash and $162 million in Ocwen convertible preferred stock.





deal description: M&T Bank Corp. struck an agreement to buy Hudson City Bancorp Inc. in a $3.7 billion deal that would create an eastern U.S. banking powerhouse with branches spread from Connecticut to Virginia.

Target: Homeward Residential Holdings Inc.

Seller: Outside Counsel:

WL Ross & Co. LLC Jones Day Profusek, Robert Sonnie, Marilyn

Acquirer: Ocwen Financial Corp. Investment Adviser: Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Investment Adviser: Barclays Capital Conway, Ted Greenberg, Andrew Mallol, Mariano Outside Counsel: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Moriarty, James

Announcement date: 10/03/2012

Houghton International Inc. $1.05 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: New York buyout shop AEA Investors secured a $1.05 billion exit from chemicals company Houghton International Inc., selling the operation to Gulf Oil Corp., a unit of India’s Hinduja Group. Target: Houghton International Inc. Outside Counsel: Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Ewan, Christopher Seller: AEA Investors LP Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Investor:

Gulf Oil Corp. RBC Capital Markets Corp. Mayer Brown LLP Bowen, Todd Davis, Edward Galante, Victor Stevens, Mark Hinduja Group



Announcement date: 11/07/2012



Closing date: 12/20/2012

RBC Capital Markets is also the lead arranger on debt financing.

Announcement date: 9/06/2012

Hudson City Bancorp Inc. $3.7 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor: Proxy Solicitor: PR Firm:

Hudson City Bancorp Inc. JPMorgan Securities Inc. Albinson, Scott Schechter, Michael Simmons, John Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Meyerson, Lee Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Cohen, H. Rodgin Gerlach, C. Andrew Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Shannon, Kevin Wolfe Jr., Donald Georgeson Inc. Morrow & Co. LLC Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc.

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

M&T Bank Corp. Evercore Partners Inc. Burton, Mark Chen, Xiang-Yu Cox, David Jiang, Cosmo Kolosieke, Robert Main, Tim Reddy, Avi Senbetta, Henoch Sheldon, Brendan Kirkland & Ellis LLP Christopher, Thomas Sheng, Yi Claire Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Herlihy, Edward Kim, Richard Makow, Lawrence Richards, Layton & Finger PA Williams, Gregory



Announcement date: 8/27/2012

Abernathy MacGregor Group represented both target and buyer.

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Hughes Telematics Inc. $612 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Verizon Communications Inc. acquired Hughes Telematics Inc. in a $612 million deal designed to boost the telecom giant’s enterprise business. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Information Agent: Committee: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank:

Hughes Telematics Inc. Barclays Capital Ramos, Ozzie Zubieta, Ricardo Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Brill, Jeffrey Fernicola, Gregory Pincus, Robert Innisfree M&A Inc. Hughes Telematics Inc. - special committee Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Allred, Jeffrey Hollingsworth II, Michael Vaughn, Charles Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Morton, Mark Pittenger, Michael Moelis & Co. LLC Haber, Andrew Mahmoodzadegan, Navid Raich, Jeffrey Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP Bava, Gordon

Shareholder: Apollo Global Management LLC Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Verizon Communications Inc. UBS Investment Bank Herbst, Jonathan Tanielyan, Siran Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Gallardo, Eduardo Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Regner, William Rosen, Jeffrey Richards, Layton & Finger PA Bussard, Donald Gentile, Mark



Announcement date: 6/01/2012



Closing date: 7/26/2012

Human Genome Sciences Inc. $3.6 BILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Human Genome Sciences Inc. signaled it was open to offers after it received and rejected a $2.59 billion takeover proposal from U.K. drug giant GlaxoSmithKline plc. On July 16th 2012, GlaxoSmithKline plc and Human Genome Sciences entered into an agreement under which GSK will acquire HGS for $14.25 per share in cash. The transaction valued HGS at approximately $3.6 billion on an equity basis, or approximately $3 billion net of cash and debt. Target: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser:

Human Genome Sciences Inc. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC Lindsay, Scott Lozada, Vincent Murley, Robert Newton, Charles Goldman, Sachs & Co. Ingrassia, Timothy Kim, Lorance Manthripragada, Vijay Van Der Goes, Peter

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Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Information Agent: PR Firm:

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Richter, Philip Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Gerber, Marc Rogan, Michael DLA Piper LLP (US) Innisfree M&A Inc. Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Friedman, Jennifer Katcher, Daniel Keehner, Jonathan Moser, Jamie

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Information Agent: PR Firm:

GlaxoSmithKline plc Lazard Gluckman, David Weiss, Antonio Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Friedman, Dennis Gallardo, Eduardo Morgan Stanley Gartin, Clinton Huang, Susan Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Kotler, Meredith Lewkow, Victor O’Reilly, Benet Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Emmerich, Adam Lam, David Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP Alexander, Frederick D.F. King & Co. Sard Verbinnen & Co. Cole, Andrew Henson, Michael Kelly, Briana Sard, George



Announcement date: 4/19/2012

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP advised both Lazard and Morgan Stanley as financial advisors to GlaxoSmithKline. Fried Frank advised both Goldman and Credit Suisse.

Hydro Star LLC $500 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Vancouver, British Columbia, water and energy services provider Corix Utilities Inc. agreed to buy Hydro Star LLC from the Highstar Capital Fund II. Target: Hydro Star LLC Seller: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Highstar Capital Fund II RBC Capital Markets Corp. Adams, Chris Napolitano, Frank Citigroup Inc. Duggal, Jugjeev Paris, Jack Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Morris, Jonathan

Acquirer: Corix Utilities Inc. Investment Adviser: Wells Fargo Securities LLC Babowal, Hugh Smith, Aaron Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Sinha, Pankaj

Announcement date: 2/20/2012

Hyper Marketing Inc. $460 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Marketing service company Alliance Data Systems Corp. acquired digital advertising agency Hyper Marketing Inc. from buyout shop Lake Capital for $460 million Target: Hyper Marketing Inc. Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Seller: Lake Capital Inc. Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Perl, Sanford Wilson, Robert Acquirer: Alliance Data Systems Corp.

Announcement date: 11/09/2012



Closing date: 11/30/2012

Héroux-Devtek Inc. - McSwain manufacturing unit $295.3 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Metal components producer Precision Castparts Corp. agreed to acquire Canadian aerospace manufacturing company Héroux-Devtek Inc.’s McSwain manufacturing unit and certain aerospace structure businesses for $295.3 million (C$300 million) in cash. Target: Héroux-Devtek Inc. - McSwain manufacturing unit Seller: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Héroux-Devtek Inc. National Bank Financial Inc. Hogan Lovells Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

Seller: IBM Corp. Investment Adviser: Lazard Outside Counsel: Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Morreale, Matthew Schoen, George Acquirer: Toshiba TEC Corp. Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Brunner, Kevin Manaka, Akihiko Matsumoto, Takeshi Ohashi, Kenichi Yang, Cavan Outside Counsel: Stikeman Elliott LLP Gelinas, Michel Outside Counsel: Morrison & Foerster LLP Siegel, Kenneth

iContact Corp. $169 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Vocus, a leading provider of cloud-based marketing and PR software, announced that it acquired iContact. Target: iContact Corp. Seller: JMI Equity Fund LP PR Firm: Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Seller: Updata Partners Acquirer: Vocus Inc.

Announcement date: 2/28/2012



Closing date: 2/24/2012

Iglo Foods Group Ltd. $3.9 BILLION (private acquisition)

Acquirer: Precision Castparts Corp.

Announcement date: 7/17/2012

Iberoamericana de Energia Ibener SA $415 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Charlotte, N.C., power producer Duke Energy Corp. bought Iberoamericana de Energia Ibener SA in Chile from Chilean energy conglomerate CGE Group for $415 million.

Announcement date: 4/17/2012

deal description: Private equity firms Blackstone Group LP and BC Partners Ltd. made a joint offer for leading European frozen-foods company Iglo Foods Group Ltd., owned by private equity peer Permira, whose top brands include Bird’s Eye frozen peas and fish fingers. Target: Iglo Foods Group Ltd. Seller: Permira

Target: Iberoamericana de Energia Ibener SA

Acquirer: Investor Group - multiple investors Investor: BC Partners Ltd. Investor: Blackstone Group LP

Seller: Chilean energy conglomerate CGE



Acquirer: Duke Energy Corp. Investment Adviser: Citigroup Inc.

Announcement date: 12/26/2012

IBM Corp. - retail-store-solutions unit $850 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Japan’s Toshiba Tec Corp. agreed to pay $850 million for the point-of-sale unit of IBM Corp. and to partner with the Armonk, N.Y., technology giant in providing systems linking centralized data on retailers’ procurement, marketing, sales and customer services with individual stores. Target: IBM Corp. - retail-store-solutions unit

Announcement date: 6/20/2012

Illinois Tool Works Inc. - decorative surfaces segment $1.05 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Illinois Tool Works Inc. announced it had entered into an agreement to divest a 51% stake in its decorative surfaces segment, consisting of Wilsonart and related international businesses, to a fund managed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC. Through a combination of CD&R’s equity investment of $395 million and borrowing by the new company, ITW will receive cash proceeds of approximately $1.05 billion at closing and will retain a 49 percent equity interest in the business. Target: Illinois Tool Works Inc. - decorative surfaces segment

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Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Immoweb.be $163.2 MILLION (private acquisition)

Seller: Illinois Tool Works Inc. Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC Citigroup Global Markets Inc. UBS Investment Bank Morgan Stanley Credit Suisse AG Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Bradshaw, Tom Diaz, Javier Roland, Ed Santini, Michael Barclays Capital Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Blassberg, Franci Rinker, Kevin Ross, Jeffrey

Announcement date: 8/16/2012

The business will become a new, independent company operating as Wilsonart International Holdings LLC.

Illumina Inc. $6.3 BILLION (tender offer-cash)

deal description: Axel Springer Digital Classifieds GmbH, an eight-month-old joint venture between German publisher Axel Springer AG and Greenwich, Conn.-based General Atlantic LLC, said that it had spent $163.2 million (¤127.5 million) on an 80% stake in the parent company of Belgian property portal Immoweb.be.

Illumina Inc. Bank of America Merrill Lynch Goldman, Sachs & Co. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Cohen, Jeffrey Schnell, Paul Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Climan, Richard Flaum, Keith Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Morton, Mark Wolfe, Jr., Donald Innisfree M&A Inc. Sard Verbinnen & Co. Benson, Matthew Bujarski, Cassandra Doorley, Jonathan Kranhold, Paul Verbinnen, Paul

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Information Agent: PR Firm:

Roche Holding AG Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Berger, Adam Foss, Jason Hill, Michael Shearman & Sterling LLP Katz, Robert Marzulli Jr., John Greenhill & Co. Contractor, Ashish Greenhill, Robert Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Azzopardi, Frank Golden, Arthur Williams, Marc Richards, Layton & Finger PA MacKenzie Partners Inc. Brunswick Group LLP Lipin, Steve Lowney, Jennifer



Announcement date: 1/25/2012

Roche plans to move its applied sciences activities to Illumina’s San Diego headquarters. Shearman & Sterling served as counsel to both Greenhill and Citigroup.

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Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders Shareholder: Produpress SCA Shareholder: Rousseaux family Acquirer: Axel Springer Digital Classifieds GmbH Investor: General Atlantic LLC Investor: Axel Springer AG Announcement date: 11/06/2012

Christophe Rousseaux will remain CEO of Immoweb SA and two other family members will retain a 20% stake.

deal description: Roche Holding AG’s hostile offer for Illumina Inc. failed to materialize an agreed deal and was allowed to expire. Target: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Information Agent: PR Firm:

Target: Immoweb.be

Imperial Sugar Co. $203 MILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Privately held Louis Dreyfus Commodities LLC agreed to acquire Imperial Sugar Co. in an all cash deal, including debt, valued at $203 million. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Imperial Sugar Co. Perella Weinberg Partners LP Benedetti, Riccardo Scheirer, Dawn Wong, Richard Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Williams, Steven

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Information Agent:

Louis Dreyfus Commodities LLC Barclays Capital Ben, James McGrath North Mullin & Kratz PC Wells, Roger MacKenzie Partners Inc.



Announcement date: 5/01/2012

Incline Therapeutics Inc. $185 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Medicines Co. acquired biotech Incline Therapeutics Inc. for at least $185 million. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Incline Therapeutics Inc. Leerink Swann LLC Cooley LLP DiNucci, Jennifer Empey, Gordon Kosacz, Barbara Vega, Miguel

Acquirer: Investment Adviser:

Medicines Co. Bank of America Merrill Lynch Farman, Ivan Glassman, Robert Khedekar, Sumit

Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel:

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Richter, Philip Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP Falber, Stuart Hermanson, Jeffrey Redlick, David

Announcement date: 12/12/2012 Closing date: 1/07/2013

Indianapolis Downs LLC $500 MILLION (bankruptcy buyout) deal description: Centaur Gaming wins the auction to acquire Indianapolis Downs for $500 million. Target: Indianapolis Downs LLC Investment Adviser: Lazard Aronson, Daniel Furie, Simon Ridings, Barry Outside Counsel: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC Monaco Jr., Francis Outside Counsel: Greenberg Traurig LLP Mitchell, Nancy PR Firm: Financial Dynamics Geczi, Michael Kennedy, Kelsi Legner, Kyna Investor: Oliver Estate LLC Investor: Jane C. Warriner Trust Mangano, Ross Investor: Oliver Cunningham Trust Investor: Oliver Racing LLC Investor: Anne C. McClure Trust Shareholder - Target: Indianapolis Downs LLC - creditor and equity group Acquirer: Centaur LLC Outside Counsel: Morris James LLP Miller, Stephen

Announcement date: 9/14/2012

Indura SA $884 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Air Products and Chemicals Inc., of Allentown, agreed to pay $884 million to buy a 67% stake in Indura SA, which is based in Santiago, Chile. Target: Indura SA Seller: Briones family Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: PR Firm:

Air Products and Chemicals Inc. Rothschild McDermott Will & Emery LLP Rothschild, Jeffrey Sard Verbinnen & Co. Reno, David Sard, George

Announcement date: 6/20/2012

Industrea Ltd. $698 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: General Electric Co. agreed to pay $698 million (A$700 million), including debt, for Australia’s Industrea Ltd. Target: Industrea Ltd. Investment Adviser: Record Point Firmin, Michael Outside Counsel: Norton Rose Clyne, Shaun Advisor: Deloitte LLP Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Advisor:

General Electric Co. UBS Investment Bank Peirce, Gregor Sweetman, Anthony King & Wood Mallesons Minns, Stephen PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Announcement date: 5/15/2012

Industrea will be integrated into GE Transportation, the company’s global mining unit.

Inergy Propane LLC $1.8 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Suburban Propane Partners LP agreed to acquire the retail propane operations of Inergy LP in a $1.8 billion deal.

Target: Inergy Propane LLC

Seller: Inergy LP Investment Adviser: Greenhill & Co. Bok, Scott Gallagher, Graham Kramer, Andrew Randolph, Greg Shideler, Stephanie Suehnholz, Patrick Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Group Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins LLP Fredrickson, Robin Hobson, Gillian Reiss, Allan Rosenwasser, Mike Outside Counsel: Richards, Layton & Finger PA Haubert, William Ladner, Gregory Raju, Srinivas Acquirer: Suburban Propane Partners LP Investment Adviser: Evercore Partners Inc. Barenbaum, Sasha Borque, Craig Brown, Cecil Reilly, Jack Sprung, Lloyd Strong, Ray Counsel to I-bank: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Lobrano, John Naughton, Patrick Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP Dillard, Michael Wheeler, Sean Outside Counsel: Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP Harris, David

Announcement date: 4/26/2012

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Infastech Ltd. $850 MILLION (private acquisition)

Instagram Inc. $1.0 BILLION (private acquisition)

deal description: Stanley Black & Decker Inc. agreed to acquire private equity-backed fastener company Infastech Ltd. for $850 million in cash.

deal description: Facebook Inc. offered $1 billion to acquire Instagram, a privately held developer of mobile photo-sharing software.

Target: Infastech Ltd.



Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders Shareholder: Standard Chartered Private Equity Ltd. Shareholder: CVC Capital Partners Ltd. Acquirer: Stanley Black & Decker Inc. Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Adebiyi, John Doyle, Sean PR Firm: Sard Verbinnen & Co. Bricca, Marissa Garnick, Nathaniel Gordon, Brooke Reno, David

Announcement date: 7/23/2012

Inhibitex Inc. $2.5 BILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. purchased Inhibitex Inc. Target: Inhibitex Inc. Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC Kovacs, Shane Lindsay, Scott Lozada, Vincent Newton, Charles Counsel to I-bank: Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Cerasani, Denise Outside Counsel: Dechert LLP Goldberg, Richard Rosenthal, David Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Information Agent:

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Citigroup Inc. Bhardwaj, Vikram Hammerman, Ross Kalvaria, Leon Magstadt, Dave Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Becker, Barbara Friedman, Dennis Kirkland & Ellis LLP Feirstein, David Fox, David Wolf, Daniel Zachariah, Joshua Richards, Layton & Finger PA Williams, Gregory MacKenzie Partners Inc.



Announcement date: 1/07/2012



Closing date: 2/13/2012

Inhibitex agreed not to solicit any competing bids.

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Target: Instagram Inc. Outside Counsel: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Acquirer: Facebook Inc. Outside Counsel: Fenwick & West LLP Roussel, R. Gregory

Announcement date: 4/09/2012



Closing date: 9/06/2012

Intavent Direct Ltd., LMA International NV $275.6 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Medical technology company Teleflex Inc. acquired its Singapore peer LMA International NV as well as the target’s independent U.K. supplier, Intavent Direct Ltd. Target: Intavent Direct Ltd., LMA International NV Outside Counsel: Shearman & Sterling LLP Katz, Robert Marzulli Jr., John Acquirer: Teleflex Inc. Investment Adviser: Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. Outside Counsel: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Conway, Gregory Ponce, Mario

Announcement date: 8/13/2012 Closing date: 10/23/2012

IntegraMed America Inc. $169.5 MILLION (leveraged buyout) deal description: Greenwich, Conn., private equity firm Sagard Capital Partners LP took healthcare services provider IntegraMed America Inc. private for $169.5 million in cash. Target: IntegraMed America Inc. Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co. Lockwood, Keith Nguyen, Dung Counsel to I-bank: White & Case LLP Cerasani, Denise Outside Counsel: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Dwyer, Jr., Robert Khadavi, Steven Acquirer: Sagard Capital Partners LP Outside Counsel: Finn Dixon & Herling LLP Downey, III, Charles Outside Counsel: Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Grossbauer, John Morton, Mark PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Frankel, Steve Katcher, Daniel Lamplough, Nicholas

Announcement date: 6/11/2012



Closing date: 9/20/2012

Integrated Drilling Equipment Company Holdings Inc. $187 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Integrated Drilling Equipment Company Holdings Inc. will merge with Empeiria Acquisition Corp. in exchange for consideration in the form of cash and EAC common stock.



Announcement date: 5/24/2012



Closing date: 7/03/2012

Interline Brands Inc. $1.1 BILLION (leveraged buyout)

Target: Integrated Drilling Equipment Company Holdings Inc.

Acquirer: Empeiria Acquisition Corp. Investment Adviser: Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. LLC Holt, Maynard Outside Counsel: Jones Day O’Mara, Kevin

Outside Counsel: Stikeman Elliott LLP Cameron, Gordon Ottenbreit, Kenneth

Announcement date: 10/19/2012

Intelligrated Inc. $515 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: San Francisco private equity firm Gryphon Investors LP exited Intelligrated Inc., a provider of material-handling systems, through a sale to U.K. buyout shop Permira for $515 million. Target: Intelligrated Inc. Investment Adviser: Baird Investment Banking Group Special Counsel: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Lichtenstein, Robert Seller: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Gryphon Investors LP Credit Suisse Group Kirkland & Ellis LLP Breach, David Casillas, Stuart Owen Blicksilver Public Relations Inc. Blicksilver, Owen Luz, Caroline

Acquirer: Permira Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Investment Adviser: RBC Capital Markets Corp. Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Schneirov, Allison PR Firm: Sard Verbinnen & Co. Garnick, Nathaniel Gordon, Brooke

Announcement date: 6/08/2012



Closing date: 7/30/2012

Credit Suisse Group advised both target and seller. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius was employee benefits counsel.

Interfast Inc. $134.8 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Wesco Aircraft Holdings Inc., a leading provider of comprehensive supply chain management services to the global aerospace industry, announced that it completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Interfast Inc. Target: Interfast Inc. Acquirer: Wesco Aircraft Holdings Inc.

deal description: The private equity arm of Goldman, Sachs & Co. and New York-based P2 Capital Partners LLC took repair and maintenance product company Interline Brands Inc. private in an $811.9 million deal that will be valued at more than $1.1 billion because it includes $300 million in debt held by the Jacksonville, Fla.-based company. Target: Interline Brands Inc. Investment Adviser: Barclays Capital Hudson, Mark Siegel, Richard Counsel to I-bank: Greenberg Traurig LLP Helsel, Michael Schwartzbaum, David Outside Counsel: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Ginsberg, Paul Goodison, Eric Kennedy, John Schumer, Robert Proxy Solicitor: Georgeson Inc. Fiske, William Acquirer: Investor Group - multiple investors Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Gross, Bradley Outside Counsel: Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Ewan, Christopher Golay, David Reindel, F. William Schwenkel, Robert Shaw, David Outside Counsel: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Bab, Andrew Gooding, Gregory Maugüé, Pierre Outside Counsel: Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Grossbauer, John Investor: P2 Capital Partners LLC Investor: GS Capital Partners

Announcement date: 5/29/2012



Closing date: 9/07/2012

Interline has the right to a go-shop period to search out a better offer, which lasts until June 29, 2012. The company is required to pay the private equity bidders $13.9 million if it finds a superior proposal during the go-shop period. Interline could also owe the firms anywhere from $29.9 million up to $68.4 million in termination fees, if the deal doesn’t go through for reasons other than a better bid.

Intermec Inc. $600 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Diversified manufacturing company Honeywell International Inc. agreed to buy mobile computing and inventory management company Intermec Inc. for about $600 million in cash net of cash and debt acquired. Target: Intermec Inc. Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch

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Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Greenberg Traurig LLP Schwartzbaum, David Perkins Coie LLP Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP Lafferty, William Sard Verbinnen & Co. Reno, David Weinberg, Robin

Acquirer: Honeywell International Inc. Outside Counsel: Richards, Layton & Finger PA Williams, Gregory

Announcement date: 12/10/2012

International Lease Finance Corp. $4.23 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: A Chinese consortium led by New China Trust Co. Ltd. chairman Weng Xianding agreed to pay $4.23 billion for an initial 80.1% of American International Group Inc.’s International Lease Finance Corp. in the latest of several large deals in the aircraft leasing sector. Target: International Lease Finance Corp. Seller: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

American International Group Inc. Morgan Stanley JPMorgan Chase & Co. Citigroup Inc. Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Bab, Andrew Burgess, Geoffrey Vasily, John

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Investor: Investor: Investor:

Investor Group - multiple investors Credit Suisse Group Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Brenner, Alan Clivner, Daniel Culhane, Philip O’Shea, Sinead Sudol, Kathryn New China Trust Co. Ltd. P3 Investments Ltd. China Aviation Industrial Fund



Announcement date: 12/09/2012

International Paper Co. - building products unit $750 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Memphis paper and packaging producer International Paper Co. agreed to sell its Temple-Inland building products division to Atlanta pulp and paper and company Georgia-Pacific LLC, the maker of Dixie cups, Brawny paper towels and Quilted Northern toilet paper, for $750 million. Target: International Paper Co. - building products unit Seller: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

International Paper Co. Bank of America Merrill Lynch Messina, Joseph K&L Gates LLP Bruce, James

Acquirer: Georgia-Pacific LLC Outside Counsel: Jones Day Davis, Bryan

Announcement date: 12/13/2012

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Intertrust Group Holdings SA $883 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: An affiliate of Blackstone Capital Partners VI acquired Intertrust Group, a global trust and corporate services provider. Target: Intertrust Group Holdings SA Acquirer: Outside Counsel: Investor:

Blackstone Capital Partners VI LP Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Pesonen, Antti Wolfson, Michael Blackstone Group LP

Announcement date: 12/04/2012

Interturbine Group of Cos. $250 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: B/E Aerospace, a manufacturer of aircraft cabin interior products and distributor of aerospace fasteners and consumables, agreed to acquire Interturbine Group of Cos., a provider of material management logistical services to global airlines, for approximately $250 million (¤200 million). Target: Interturbine Group of Cos. Investment Adviser: Steen Associates LLP Outside Counsel: Graf von Westphalen Acquirer: Outside Counsel: Special Counsel:

B/E Aerospace Inc. Shearman & Sterling LLP Condon, Creighton Alston & Bird LLP Jones, Deborah

Announcement date: 6/25/2012

Alston & Bird acted as special litigation counsel.

Invacare Supply Group $150 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Invacare Corp., a provider of home and long-term care medical products, sold Invacare Supply Group, its domestic medical supplies business, to AssuraMed for $150 million. Target: Invacare Supply Group Seller: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Invacare Corp. Jefferies & Co. Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Cuneo, Matthew Moser, Jamie Sherman, Matthew

Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

AssuraMed Holding Inc. Jones Day Hardin Jr., Charles Stewart Jr., William



Announcement date: 12/21/2012 Closing date: 1/18/2013

Ion Beam Applications SA radiopharmaceutical unit $234 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: SK Capital Partners LP agreed to acquire a 60% stake in Ion Beam Applications SA’s radiopharmaceutical unit.

Target: Ion Beam Applications SA - radiopharmaceutical unit

Seller: Ion Beam Applications SA Investment Adviser: UBS Investment Bank Outside Counsel: Linklaters LLP Coibion, Arnaud Acquirer: SK Capital Partners III LP Investment Adviser: ING Groep NV Investment Adviser: Houlihan Lokey Inc. Outside Counsel: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Cohen, Steven Outside Counsel: Altius Outside Counsel: Arendt & Medernach Investor: SK Capital Partners LP

Announcement date: 1/09/2012

IBA, a Belgian medical technology company, will keep the remaining 40%. The two companies will operate the target as a joint venture that will be called IBA Molecular Imaging.

IPD Group Ltd. $125 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: MSCI Inc., a leading provider of investment decision support tools worldwide, announced that its subsidiary, MSCI Ltd., entered into a definitive agreement to acquire IPD Group Ltd., a holding company for the IPD Group, for a purchase price of approximately $125 million (£78 million). Target: IPD Group Ltd. Investment Adviser: Lazard Investment Adviser: Portico Capital Securities LLC Outside Counsel: Addis Law Ltd. Outside Counsel: Linklaters LLP Acquirer: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

MSCI Inc. Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Chudd, William Witty, Simon Allen & Overy LLP Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc.

Acquirer: Danaher Corp. Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Feirstein, David Wolf, Daniel Information Agent: Okapi Partners LLC Goldfarb, Bruce McHugh, Patrick

ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. $500 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Ista Pharmaceuticals Inc. agreed to be acquired by Warburg Pincus-owned Bausch & Lomb Inc. for $500 million in cash. Target: ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. Investment Adviser: Greenhill & Co. Bok, Scott Contractor, Ashish Jacobsen Jr., Richard Counsel to I-bank: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Williams, Marc Outside Counsel: Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth Carlson, C. Craig Cohn, Lawrence Siddiqi, Numan Outside Counsel: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP Bothwick, Jay Redlick, David Outside Counsel: Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Morton, Mark Pittenger, Michael Proxy Solicitor: Georgeson Inc. Fiske, William Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: PR Firm: Investor:

Announcement date: 10/31/2012

Iris International Inc. $338 MILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Danaher Corp. agreed to acquire Iris International Inc. for $19.50 per share in cash. Target: Iris International Inc. Investment Adviser: Citigroup Inc. Bhardwaj, Vikram Carpenter, Ben Sarin, Aradhana Counsel to I-bank: White & Case LLP Cerasani, Denise Outside Counsel: Stubbs Alderton & Markiles LLP McIlvery, John

Announcement date: 9/17/2012

Bausch & Lomb Inc. Goldman, Sachs & Co. King, Robert Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Alpert, Laurent Davis, Robert McGrory, Glenn Peponis, Margaret Richards, Layton & Finger PA Haubert, William Hendershot, John Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Warburg Pincus LLC

Announcement date: 3/26/2012

ITX Corp. $662 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Restructuring Japanese camera maker Olympus Corp. agreed to sell its ITX Corp. phone retailing unit to Japan Industrial Partners Inc. as it continues to navigate its way out of a loss-hiding scandal. Target: ITX Corp. Seller: Olympus Corp. Outside Counsel: Shearman & Sterling LLP Ikeda, Masahisa Acquirer: Japan Industrial Partners Inc.

Announcement date: 8/24/2012

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J Brand Denim Co. $290 MILLION (leveraged buyout)

J.L. French Automotive Castings Inc. $215 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

deal description: Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. agreed to buy 80.1% of Los Angeles denim manufacturer and retailer J Brand Holdings LLC from Star Avenue Capital LLC, and J Brand management for about $290 million.

deal description: Nemak, a subsidiary of Mexican conglomerate ALFA SAB de CV that manufactures high-tech aluminum auto components, acquired J.L. French Automotive Castings Inc., a supplier of high pressure die cast aluminum components, for $215 million.

Target: J Brand Denim Co. Seller: Star Avenue Capital LLC Acquirer: Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. Outside Counsel: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Clivner, Daniel

Announcement date: 11/30/2012

Star Avenue owns 52% of J Brand, and Rudes holds 36%. Management including Rudes will remain in place following closing, which is expected by year’s end.

Target: J.L. French Automotive Castings Inc. Investment Adviser: Houlihan Lokey Inc. Acquirer: Tenedora Nemak SA de CV Investment Adviser: Sagent Advisors LLC Outside Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Bernard, Jon-Paul Investor: Alfa SAB de CV

Announcement date: 4/12/2012



Closing date: 6/28/2012

J. Alexander’s Corp. $107.4 MILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Fidelity National Financial Inc. took J. Alexander’s Corp. private adding to Fidelity’s American Blue Ribbon Holding LLC restaurant portfolio. Target: J. Alexander’s Corp. Investment Adviser: Cary Street Partners LLC Outside Counsel: Bass, Berry & Sims plc Acquirer: Outside Counsel: Information Agent: Investor:

Fidelity National Financial Inc. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Aiello, Michael Connolly, Annemargaret Dokos, Daniel Zylberberg, Samuel Georgeson Inc. Fiske, William American Blue Ribbon Holdings LLC

Announcement date: 6/25/2012 Closing date: 10/29/2012

Fidelity, through its American Blue Ribbon Holdings LLC subsidiary, originally agreed to a $72 million deal with J. Alexander’s on June 25th 2012. It then increased its bid to $78 million, or $13 per share in cash, about two weeks later, after J. Alexander’s revealed that it entered negotiations with two other unnamed suitors during its go-shop period.

J.A. Thomas & Associates Inc. $265 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Nuance Communications Inc. acquired J.A. Thomas & Associates Inc., a provider of clinical documentation improvement programs for the healthcare industry. Target: J.A. Thomas & Associates Inc. Investment Adviser: VRA Partners LLC Acquirer: Nuance Communications Inc.

Announcement date: 10/01/2012



Closing date: 10/01/2012

JDA Software Group Inc. $1.9 BILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: RedPrairie Corp. will conduct a cash tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of JDA common stock for $45 per share. In addition to contributing the current equity capital of RedPrairie, New Mountain Capital will also commit additional new cash equity to fund the transaction. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Committee: Outside Counsel:

JDA Software Group Inc. JPMorgan & Co. DLA Piper Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP Alexander, Frederick JDA Software Group Inc. - special committee Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Acquirer: RedPrairie Corp. Investment Adviser: Greenhill & Co. Contractor, Ashish He, Yet Shah, Dhiren Counsel to I-bank: Shearman & Sterling LLP Marzulli Jr., John Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Group Outside Counsel: Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Bomba, Abigail Diamant, Aviva Outside Counsel: Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Grossbauer, John Pittenger, Michael Information Agent: MacKenzie Partners Inc. PR Firm: Brunswick Group LLP Larson, Shahed Investor: New Mountain Capital LLC

Announcement date: 11/01/2012

Jefferies Group Inc. $3.7 BILLION (stock swap) deal description: Jefferies Group Inc.’s shareholders (other than Leucadia, which currently owns approximately 28.6% of the Jefferies outstanding shares) will receive 0.81 of a share of Leucadia National Corp. common stock for each share of Jefferies common stock they hold. Target: Jefferies Group Inc. Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co.

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Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Committee: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank:

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Dawson, R. Alec Farrell, Stephen Orr, Sheryl Petretti, Richard Robison, Robert Richards, Layton & Finger PA Haubert, William Varallo, Gregory Jefferies Group Inc. - transaction committee Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Herlihy, Edward Shapiro, David Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP Lafferty, William Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor:

Leucadia National Corp. UBS Investment Bank Rothschild Goodman, Jill Lawrence, Christopher Melton, Nicholas Singh, Justin Villalon, Antonio Proskauer Rose LLP Bienenstock, Martin Borgogni, Lorenzo Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Bernstein, Andrea Gilroy, Matthew Innisfree M&A Inc.



Announcement date: 11/12/2012

Proskauer Rose represented Leucadia’s board of directors.

Jefferson Capital Systems LLC $130.5 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: CompuCredit Holdings Corp. sold its charged-off debt buying operations, Jefferson Capital Systems, to Flexpoint Fund II LP for $130.5 million, of which $10.8 million will be received by CompuCredit if certain performance targets are met by December 31, 2014. Target: Jefferson Capital Systems LLC Seller: CompuCredit Holdings Corp. Investment Adviser: Raymond James Financial Inc. Outside Counsel: Troutman Sanders LLP Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

Flexpoint Ford LLC Kirkland & Ellis LLP Fennell, Mark Perl, Sanford



Announcement date: 8/03/2012



Closing date: 8/02/2012



Acquirer: Pinnacle Operating Corp. Investor: Apollo Global Management LLC Announcement date: 10/17/2012

Joh. Heinr. Bornemann GmbH $267 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: ITT Corp. agreed to acquire Joh. Heinr. Bornemann GmbH. Target: Joh. Heinr. Bornemann GmbH Seller: BWK GmbH

Acquirer: ITT Corp. Announcement date: 10/15/2012

Journal Register Co. $121.65 MILLION (bankruptcy buyout) deal description: Prepetition creditor Alden Global Capital is the stalking-horse bidder to acquire Journal Register with a $121.65 million offer. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Journal Register Co. SSG Capital Advisors LLC Victor, J. Scott Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Garrity Jr., James Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP

Acquirer: Alden Global Capital LLC Outside Counsel: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Beckerman, Lisa

Announcement date: 9/05/2012

JSA International Holdings LP $1.2767 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd. will acquire all of the outstanding equity interests of JSA International Holdings LP. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Special Counsel:

JSA International Holdings LP Deutsche Bank AG Masterson, Michael Ratigan, Jim Von-Kalm, Henning Kirkland & Ellis LLP Fisher, Damon Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Mayer Brown LLP Barnard, Robert

Seller: Oaktree Capital Management LP

Jimmy Sanders Inc. $850 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Pinnacle Operating Corp., an affiliate of Apollo Global Management LLC, agreed to acquire Mississippi-based agricultural inputs distributor Jimmy Sanders Inc.

Acquirer: Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd. Outside Counsel: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Mills, Phillip

Announcement date: 10/04/2012

Kirkland & Ellis and Paul, Weiss advised both JSA and Oaktree. Mayer Brown provided aircraft regulatory advice to JSA and Oaktree.

Target: Jimmy Sanders Inc.

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KA Steel Chemicals Inc. $328 MILLION (private acquisition)

KAYAK Software Corp. $1.8 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

deal description: Chemical and ammunition maker Olin Corp. agreed to acquire K.A. Steel Chemicals Inc., a bleach and caustic soda manufacturer, for $328 million in cash.

deal description: Priceline.com Inc. agreed to acquire Kayak Software Corp. in a $1.65 billion cash and stock deal designed to expand the buyer’s range of travel tools.

Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

KA Steel Chemicals Inc. Wells Fargo Securities LLC DeGarmo, Adam McQuilkin, Kevin Packard, Trey Zoretic, Derek Reed Smith LLP Hemming, Seth Long, Nicholas

Acquirer: Olin Corp. Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Bicknell, Giles Darnell, Matt Ralhan, Sameer Shaughnessy, John Vaske, John Outside Counsel: Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Morreale, Matthew Schoen, George Townsend III, Robert

Announcement date: 7/18/2012

KAI Pharmaceuticals Inc. $315 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Amgen Inc. will acquire privately held KAI Pharmaceuticals Inc. and its developmental treatment for kidney disease. Target: KAI Pharmaceuticals Inc. Investment Adviser: JPMorgan Securities LLC Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP Acquirer: Amgen Inc. Outside Counsel: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Outside Counsel: Richards, Layton & Finger PA Bussard, Donald Gentile, Mark

Announcement date: 4/10/2012

Kansas City Board of Trade $126 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: CME Group Inc. agreed to acquire the Kansas City Board of Trade for $126 million in cash. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Kansas City Board of Trade George K. Baum Capital Advisors Husch Blackwell LLP Richards, Layton & Finger PA Allen, Michael

Acquirer: CME Group Inc. Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Schreiber, Rodd

Announcement date: 10/17/2012

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Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

KAYAK Software Corp. Houlihan Lokey Inc. Alston & Bird LLP Miller, Kevin Bingham McCutchen LLP Cerveny, Laurie Conza, Michael Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP Hurd, S. Mark

Acquirer: Priceline.com Inc. Outside Counsel: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Hamilton, Brian Pagnani, Keith

Announcement date: 11/08/2012

KCI Therapeutic Support Systems $275 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: San Antonio medical technology producer Kinetic Concepts Inc. agreed to sell its therapeutic support systems business to Swedish medical products and equipment maker Getinge AB for $275 million. Target: KCI Therapeutic Support Systems Seller: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Special Counsel: Shareholder: Shareholder: Shareholder:

Kinetic Concepts Inc. UBS Investment Bank Credit Suisse Group Cox Smith Matthews Inc. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Apax Partners LLP Public Sector Pension Investment Board

Acquirer: Getinge AB

Announcement date: 8/15/2012

Simpson Thacher acted as antitrust counsel.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. $575 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Stifel Financial Corp. and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. agreed to merge in order to create a premier middle-market investment bank. Target: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor:

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. Bank of America Merrill Lynch White & Case LLP Cerasani, Denise Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Cohen, H. Rodgin Eitel, Mitchell Richards, Layton & Finger PA Bigler, C. Stephen D.F. King & Co.

Acquirer: Stifel Financial Corp.



Investment Adviser: Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Investment Adviser: Stephens Inc. Outside Counsel: Bryan Cave LLP Announcement date: 11/05/2012

Stephens Inc. rendered a fairness opinion to the board of directors of Stifel Financial Corp.

Keen Energy Services LLC $140 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Privately held Latshaw Drilling Co. LLC acquired Keen Energy Services, a unit of New York City holding company Leucadia National Corp., for $140 million. Target: Keen Energy Services LLC Seller: Leucadia National Corp. Outside Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Announcement date: 10/21/2012



Closing date: 10/29/2012

Kenexa Corp. $1.3 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: IBM corp. agreed to acquire Kenexa Corp., a publicly-held company headquartered in Wayne, Pa., in a cash transaction at a price of $46 per share, or at a net price of approximately $1.3 billion. Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Special Counsel: Proxy Solicitor:

Kenexa Corp. Lazard Dolins, Mark Murray, Mike Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Brown, Peggy Goodman, Louis Pepper Hamilton LLP Abelson, Barry Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Zelikoff, David Georgeson Inc. Alexander, Jason

Acquirer: IBM Corp. Outside Counsel: Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Barshay, Scott Morreale, Matthew



Committee: Kenneth Cole Productions Inc. - special committee Outside Counsel: Sidley Austin LLP Freeman, Scott Saltarelli, Gabriel Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Counsel to I-bank: White & Case LLP Cerasani, Denise Acquirer: Individual Investor(s) Investor: Cole, Kenneth Investment Adviser: Peter J. Solomon Co. Cooper, Marc Stein III, Joseph Outside Counsel: Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Nusbaum, Jack Turteltaub, Adam Investor: KCP Holdco Inc.

Announcement date: 2/24/2012



Closing date: 9/25/2012

Acquirer: Latshaw Drilling Co. LLC







Announcement date: 8/27/2012 Closing date: 12/03/2012

Kenneth Cole Productions Inc. $245 MILLION (cash merger) deal description: Fashion designer Kenneth Cole offered $148.5 million and bought out shareholders of Kenneth Cole Productions Inc., arguing that the company would be better able to compete as a privately held business. On June 6, 2012, Kenneth Cole returned with a $15.25 per share in cash, valuing the remaining 54% of the company at $245 million. Target: Kenneth Cole Productions Inc. Proxy Solicitor: Georgeson Inc. Ackerly, Donna

Kenny Construction Co. $130 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Granite Construction Inc. announced that it signed an agreement to acquire Kenny Construction Co. for $130 million. Target: Kenny Construction Co. Investment Adviser: FMI Corp. Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel:

Granite Constuction Inc. Bank of America Merrill Lynch White & Case LLP Cerasani, Denise Jones Day Betzen, Mark

Announcement date: 12/28/2012

Kensey Nash Corp. $360 MILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Kensey Nash Corp. was acquired by Royal DSM NV. Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel:

Kensey Nash Corp. Jefferies & Co. Miller, Matthew Robinson, Michael Greenberg Traurig LLP Helsel, Michael Schwartzbaum, David Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Shevitz, David Wood, Mark

Acquirer: Royal DSM NV Investment Adviser: Citigroup Inc. Outside Counsel: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Groll, William Outside Counsel: Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Fischer, Matthew Grossbauer, John Wolfe, Jr., Donald Information Agent: MacKenzie Partners Inc.

Announcement date: 5/03/2012



Closing date: 6/25/2012

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Kewill plc $155.1 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: London private equity firm Symphony Technology Group agreed to acquire Kewill plc in a deal valuing the company’s stock at $155.1 million (£99.6 million). On May 2, Kewill plc had agreed to be taken private by tFrancisco Partners in a deal that valued the British software company at $145.17 million (£89.5 million). Target: Kewill plc Investment Adviser: Investec Bank plc Proxy Solicitor: D.F. King & Co.



Acquirer: Ambu A/S Announcement date: 12/20/2012

Kiva Systems Inc. $775 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: E-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. announced a $775 million cash agreement to acquire Kiva Systems Inc., which makes robots used in warehouses to fulfill orders.

Acquirer: Symphony Technology Group LLC Investment Adviser: Altium Capital Ltd.

Target: Kiva Systems Inc. Outside Counsel: Richards, Layton & Finger PA Haubert, William

Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

Acquirer: Amazon.com Inc. Outside Counsel: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Heilmann, Peter PR Firm: Kekst and Co.



Francisco Partners Management LLC Kirkland & Ellis LLP Kirkham, Christopher Oates, Daniel

Announcement date: 6/12/2012



Announcement date: 3/19/2012

Keystone Midstream Services LLC $512 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

Klockner Pentaplast GmbH & Co. KG $238.2 MILLION (bankruptcy buyout)

deal description: MarkWest Energy Partners LP acquired 100% of the ownership interests of Keystone Midstream Services LLC, for $512 million.

deal description: Klockner Pentaplast was recapitalized with a cash equity injection of ¤190 million by a group of new investors led by Strategic Value Partners LLC and new debt facilities underwritten and funded by Jefferies & Co.

Target: Investment Adviser:

Keystone Midstream Services LLC Evercore Partners Inc. Bliton, Reilly Fitzgerald, Will Jeffries, Alex Juban, Christopher Pacha, Robert Parker, Brad

Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders Shareholder: Summit Discovery Resources II LLC Shareholder: Stonehenge Energy Resources LP Shareholder: RE Gas Development LLC Shareholder: Sumitomo Corp. Shareholder: Rex Energy Corp. Acquirer: MarkWest Energy Partners LP

Announcement date: 5/07/2012



Closing date: 5/29/2012

King Systems Corp. $120 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Consort Medical plc, a leading designer and manufacturer of medical devices, agreed to sell King Systems Corp., a supplier of disposable airway management products to the Danish medical device company Ambu A/S for a maximum consideration of up to $170 million (£105 million). Target: King Systems Corp. Seller: Consort Medical plc Investment Adviser: Evercore Partners Inc. Beirne, Alan Oakley, Julian PR Firm: Brunswick Group LLP Coles, Jon Gramlick, Amie Mcllroy, Justine

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Target: Klockner Pentaplast GmbH & Co. KG Seller: Strategic Value Master Fund Ltd. Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co. Shareholder: Blackstone Group LP Acquirer: Strategic Value Partners LLC Investment Adviser: Rothschild Cronin, Glen Merrett, Andrew PR Firm: Kekst and Co.

Announcement date: 6/29/2012



Closing date: 6/29/2012

Following the equity injection, the SVP Investor Group assumed ownership of the company. Moelis & Co. provided the first lien lenders with financial advice.

Knaack LLC $115 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Emerson Electric Co. completed the sale of its Knaack LLC subsidiary to Werner Co. for $115 million in cash. Target: Knaack LLC Seller: Emerson Electric Co. Investment Adviser: Baird’s Investment Banking Group Acquirer: Werner Co. Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP deBeers, Kimberly

Announcement date: 9/07/2012



Closing date: 9/07/2012

Knight Capital Group Inc. $635 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Getco Holdings Co. LLC submitted a $635 million offer to buy troubled rival Knight Capital Group Inc. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Knight Capital Group Inc. Sandler O’Neill + Partners LP Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Demmo, Nicholas Herlihy, Edward Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Brimmer, Andrew Siegel, Andrew

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: PR Firm: PR Firm: Shareholder:

Getco Holdings Co. LLC Jefferies & Co. Bank of America Merrill Lynch Shearman & Sterling LLP Katz, Robert Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Cohen, H. Rodgin Mead, John Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Dohrenwend, Chuck Johnson, Tom Kekst and Co. General Atlantic LLC



Announcement date: 11/28/2012

Bank of America Merrill Lynch provided a fairness opinion to the board of directors of Getco. Kekst advised General Atlantic.

Knology Inc. $1.5 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Knology Inc. was taken private in a $1.5 billion deal to WideOpenWest, also known as WOW!, another regional cable operator controlled by private equity fund Avista Capital Partners. Target: Corporate Counsel: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor: Committee: Outside Counsel: Investment Adviser:

Knology Inc. Wachter, Chad Bank of America Merrill Lynch Braun, Ben Chapin, Sam Gupta, Akash Lindsay, James Tauber, Andrew Shearman & Sterling LLP D’Alimonte, Christa Alston & Bird LLP Brown Jr., David Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Grossbauer, John Pittenger, Michael Morrow & Co. LLC Ferguson, John Mills, Joseph Knology Inc. - board of directors Hogan Lovells Connolly Jr., Joseph Gilligan, Joseph Greenslade, Kevin Kaufman, Steven Manca, Paul Credit Suisse Group Federman, Eric Trousdale, John

Counsel to I-bank: Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Richter, Philip Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: PR Firm: Investor:

WideOpenWest Holdings LLC Morgan Stanley Baker, Steve Eilers, Matt Shepard, Adam Kirkland & Ellis LLP Kanner, Jason Kogan, Joshua Korff, Joshua Radke, Kirk Wedel, Eric Richards, Layton & Finger PA Williams, Gregory Kekst and Co. Avista Capital Partners LP Burgstahler, David Phillips, Jackson Scollans, Brendan Tamaroff, Josh



Announcement date: 4/18/2012



Closing date: 8/17/2012

Kekst represneted Avista Capital Partners.

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP - 50% stake $300 MILLION (stock swap) deal description: Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, announced it has signed an agreement with an investment vehicle affiliated with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP, where KMP will purchase from KKR its 50% interest in the joint venture that owns the Altamont gathering, processing and treating assets (Uinta Basin in Utah) and the Camino Real Gathering System (Eagle Ford Shale in Texas) for $300 million in KMP common units. El Paso Corp. owns the other 50% of the joint venture. Target: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP - 50% stake Seller: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP Acquirer: Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP Outside Counsel: Andrews Kurth LLP O’Leary, G. Michael

Announcement date: 4/25/2012

On May 24, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners closed on the acquisition for El Paso Corp. giving it 100% interest in the joint venture.

KraussMaffei Group $729.7 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Canadian private equity firm Onex Corp. agreed to buy German machinery maker KraussMaffei from Chicago’s Madison Capital Partners for $729.7 million (¤568 million). Target: KraussMaffei Group Seller: Madison Capital Partners Outside Counsel: Paul Hastings LLP Richards, Brian Acquirer: Onex Corp. Investment Adviser: RBC Capital Markets Corp. Investment Adviser: Barclays Capital

Announcement date: 9/26/2012

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LaCie SA $186 MILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Hard-disk-drive maker Seagate Technology acquired a 64.5% stake in Paris counterpart LaCie SA for $186 million in cash.

Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders Investment Adviser: Barclays plc Outside Counsel: Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Herzog, Bruce Shareholder: GTCR Golder Rauner LLC Shareholder: Platform Partners LLC

Target: LaCie SA Investment Adviser: Ricol Lasteyrie & Associes Outside Counsel: De Pardieu Brocas Maffei & Leygonie

Acquirer: Carlyle Group Investment Adviser: Evercore Partners Inc. Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP

Acquirer: Seagate Technology LLC Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Outside Counsel: Allen & Overy LLP Billam, Marcus Moreau, Frederic PR Firm: Sard Verbinnen & Co. Christiansen, John Isaacs, David Kranhold, Paul





Announcement date: 5/23/2012



Closing date: 8/06/2012

Seagate purchased the shares from LaCie chairman and CEO Philippe Spruch.

LaCrosse Footwear Inc. $138 MILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: ABC-MART Inc., a Japan-based footwear retailer, acquired LaCrosse Footwear Inc. of Portland, for about $20 per share or $138 million. Target: LaCrosse Footwear Inc. Investment Adviser: Wells Fargo Securities LLC Cox, Andrew Farnham, Sam Wielechowski, Tim Counsel to I-bank: Alston & Bird LLP Miller, Kevin Outside Counsel: Garvey Schubert & Barer Acquirer: ABC-MART Inc. Investment Adviser: Barclays Capital Outside Counsel: Paul Hastings LLP Arai, Toshiyuki Hataway, C. Scott Kanagawa, Hajime Sanchez, Carl Information Agent: Phoenix Advisory Partners Einsidler, Jon

Announcement date: 7/05/2012



Closing date: 8/15/2012

Landmark Aviation Inc. $650 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Private equity firm Carlyle Group LP agreed to buy aircraft maintenance services company Landmark Aviation Inc. from GTCR and Platform partners. Target: Landmark Aviation Inc. Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Butler, Christopher Osborn, Jason Ritchie, Stephen

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Announcement date: 9/14/2012

LCI Holding Co. $320 MILLION (bankruptcy buyout) deal description: Hospital Acquisition LLC, an acquisition vehicle of senior lenders, including JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, is the stalking-horse bidder to acquire LCI Holding Co. with a $320 million offer. Target: LCI Holding Co. Investment Adviser: Rothschild Augustine, Neil Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Clark, Anthony Perlman, Felicia Gerber Ziman, Ken PR Firm: Lovell Communications Inc. Plorin, Rosemary Acquirer: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Investor:

Hospital Acquisition LLC Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Qusba, Sandeep Richards, Layton & Finger PA Collins, Mark JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

Announcement date: 12/11/2012

LCOR Inc. $820 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) acquired a majority interest in LCOR, a leading real estate investment, management and development company, in combination with extensive real estate holdings owned by LCOR’s former partner, Lehman Brothers. Target: LCOR Inc. Seller: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Outside Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Bond, W. Michael Herman, David Acquirer: California State Teachers’ Retirement System

Announcement date: 5/23/2012



Closing date: 5/23/2012

LeCroy Corp. $291 MILLION (cash merger) deal description: Aerospace instrumentation maker Teledyne Technologies Inc. agreed to acquire LeCroy Corp. in a $291 million cash deal designed to broaden its portfolio. Target: LeCroy Corp. Investment Adviser: Stifel Nicolaus Weisel Counsel to I-bank: White & Case LLP Cerasani, Denise Outside Counsel: Bingham McCutchen LLP Outside Counsel: Fish & Richardson PC Proxy Solicitor: MacKenzie Partners Inc. Acquirer: Teledyne Technologies Inc. Investment Adviser: Needham & Co. LLC Outside Counsel: McGuireWoods LLP



deal description: Acquisitive Flowers Foods Inc. agreed to purchase Lepage Bakeries Inc. of Maine for $370 million in cash and stock. Target: Lepage Bakeries Inc. Investment Adviser: Bigelow Co. MacLeod, Robert Worrell, Peter Outside Counsel: Goodwin Procter LLP Cable, Stuart Whalen, Robert Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Flowers Foods Inc. Deutsche Bank AG Brook, Eric DiMondi, Joseph Stynes, James Jones Day Spainhour Jr., Sterling Thomas, Lizanne Zawrotny, William

Announcement date: 5/31/2012

Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico LLC, OneLink Communications Inc. $585.3 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Private equity firms MidOcean Partners and Crestview Partners sold Puerto Rico’s largest cable operator, San Juan Cable LLC, which does business as OneLink Communications, for $585.3 million to Denver media mogul John Malone’s Liberty Global Inc. and PE shop Searchlight Capital Partners LP. Target: Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico LLC, OneLink Communications Inc. Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Director, Mark Fine, Alexander Shareholder: Crestview Partners LP Shareholder: MidOcean Partners LP

Announcement date: 6/26/2012 Closing date: 11/09/2012

Liberty Global will contribute its Puerto Rican pay-TV operator Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico LLC to a newly formed entity, which will merge with OneLink, and Searchlight will put up cash. Liberty Global will hold 60% of the business, and Searchlight will have the remainder of the equity.

Announcement date: 5/29/2012

Lepage Bakeries Inc. $370 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)



Acquirer: Investor Group - multiple investors Investment Adviser: Bank of Nova Scotia Bingham, Randy Fishman, Ricardo Gutierrez, Christian Masola, Diego McCarthy, Rory Outside Counsel: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Investor: Searchlight Capital Partners LP Investor: Liberty Global Inc.

Light Force SpA $340 MILLION (leveraged buyout) deal description: Carlyle Group agreed to acquire a majority stake in Italian fashion brand Twin Set Simona Barbieri and its holding company, Light Force SpA, for a reported $316.4 million to $380 million (¤250 million to ¤300 million). The company founders, Tiziano Sgarbi and Simona Barbieri, will retain a minority interest. Target: Light Force SpA Seller: DGPA Capital Investment Adviser: N 1 Syz Srl Outside Counsel: Studio Legale Calandra Buonaura-Andreoli Outside Counsel: Russo De Rosa Bolletta & Associati Acquirer: Carlyle Group Investment Adviser: Banca Euromobiliare SpA Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP

Announcement date: 6/29/2012

Lightower Fiber Networks LLC, Sidera Networks Inc. $2.0 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Berkshire Partners LLC led a merger of Lightower Fiber Networks LLC and Sidera Networks Inc., combining two companies emblematic of private equity’s interest in fiber infrastructure. Target: Lightower Fiber Networks LLC, Sidera Networks Inc. Outside Counsel: Alston & Bird LLP Ives III, H. Bryan Lowance Jr., David Outside Counsel: Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP Barrett, Peter Jefferson, IV, Thomas Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders Shareholder: Pamlico Capital Management LP Shareholder: Ridgemont Equity Partners Shareholder: M/C Venture Partners Shareholder: Abry Partners LLC Shareholder: Spectrum Equity Investors

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Acquirer: Outside Counsel: Special Counsel:

Berkshire Partners LLC Ropes & Gray LLP Hart, Taylor Covington & Burling LLP Dori, Yaron Rosenstein, Mace

Announcement date: 12/27/2012

Lightwire Inc. $271 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Cisco Systems Inc. acquired venture capital-backed cloud services provider Lightwire Inc. for $271 million in cash. Target: Lightwire Inc. Outside Counsel: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Aldridge, Richard Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

Cisco Systems Inc. Fenwick & West LLP Cogen, Douglas Luh, Andrew



Announcement date: 2/24/2012



Closing date: 3/19/2012

LINC Logistics Co. $335 MILLION (stock swap) deal description: Universal Truckload Services Inc. agreed to acquire LINC Logistics Co., a leading asset-light provider of custom-developed third-party logistics solutions, in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at approximately $335 million, including the assumption of debt. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

LINC Logistics Co. Stifel Nicolaus Weisel Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Brentani, William Malloy, Peter Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard PLLC Universal Truckload Services Inc. Evercore Partners Inc. Ackert, George Cheever, Elizabeth Hiltz, William Holloway, Brett Li, Helen Lynch, Christopher Minaya, Yohan Latham & Watkins LLP FitzSimons, Tim Gerstein, Mark Shapiro, David

Announcement date: 7/26/2012

Lincare Holdings Inc. $4.6 BILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: German conglomerate Linde AG acquired Clearwater, Fla.-based Lincare Holdings Inc., a home healthcare company, for $4.6 billion. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Lincare Holdings Inc. JPMorgan Securities Inc. Huffines, Robbie Mainelli, Matt Martell, Chris Stute, Jeffrey Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Aiello, Michael Connolly, Annemargaret

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Information Agent:

Linde AG Morgan Stanley Bhak, Andrew Smith, Tedd Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Perella Weinberg Partners LP Becker, Dietrich Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Greene, Mark Grehan, Kevin Hall, Richard Zumbro, Paul Greenberg Traurig LLP MacKenzie Partners Inc.



Announcement date: 7/02/2012



Closing date: 8/14/2012

Linen Holdings LLC $105 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., the Union, N.J.-based home furnishings retailer, announced it would acquire privately held Linen Holdings LLC for about $105 million in cash. Target: Linen Holdings LLC

Acquirer: Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. Announcement date: 6/01/2012

Link A Media Devices Corp. $248 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: SK Hynix Inc., a Korean manufacturer of computer chips, agreed to acquire privately held Link_A_Media Devices of California, a supplier of SoC chips for the data storage market. Target: Link A Media Devices Corp. Outside Counsel: Morrison & Foerster LLP Choe, William Acquirer: SK Hynix Inc. Outside Counsel: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Brown, Patrick

Announcement date: 6/20/2012

Upon completion of the acquisition, LAMD will join SK Hynix as a business unit focused on customized NAND-based solutions.

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Litle & Co. $361 MILLION (private acquisition)

Los Angeles Dodgers LLC $2.0 BILLION (bankruptcy buyout)

deal description: Vantiv Inc., a leading provider of payment processing services and related technology solutions for merchants and financial institutions, announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Litle & Co. for $361 million.

deal description: The Los Angeles Dodgers and Frank McCourt agreed for Guggenheim Baseball Management LLC to acquire the L.A. Dodgers for $2 billion upon completion of the closing process. The purchasing group includes Guggenheim Partners LLC chief executive officer Mark R. Walter as its controlling partner, as well as Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Peter Guber, Stan Kasten, Bobby Patton and Todd Boehly.

Target: Litle & Co. Acquirer: Committee: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank:

Vantiv Inc. Vantiv Inc. - board of directors JPMorgan Chase & Co. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Spatt, Robert

Announcement date: 10/31/2012

LiveOffice LLC $115 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Symantec Corp. acquired LiveOffice LLC, which sells cloud-based archiving software. Target: LiveOffice LLC Outside Counsel: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC Chu, Lawrence Jeffries, Tony Acquirer: Symantec Corp. Outside Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Adas, Craig Ballack, Karen

Announcement date: 1/16/2012



Closing date: 1/16/2012

LML Payment Systems Inc. $102.8 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Digital River Inc. acquired LML Payment Systems Inc. in an all cash transaction valued at $3.45 per share, or an aggregate purchase price of approximately $102.8 million. Target: LML Payment Systems Inc. Investment Adviser: William Blair & Co. LLC Daul, Daniel Laszlo, Daniel Metzger, Robert Olson, Phillip Acquirer: Digital River Inc. Investment Adviser: RBC Capital Markets Corp. Outside Counsel: Fredrikson & Byron PA Miest, Ryan

Announcement date: 9/24/2012



Closing date: 1/10/2013



Target: Los Angeles Dodgers LLC Committee: Los Angeles Dodgers LLC - official committee of unsecured creditors Outside Counsel: Morrison & Foerster LLP Goren, Todd Marinuzzi, Lorenzo Miller, Brett Outside Counsel: Pinckney, Harris & Weidinger LLC Harris, Donna Pinckney, Joanne

Seller: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Frank McCourt Moelis & Co. LLC Blackstone Advisory Partners LP Buschmann, Mark Cohen, Peter Gentile, Robert J. Huffard, Paul Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Abelson, Philip Bennett, Bruce Bienenstock, Martin Climan, Richard Levinson, Sidney Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Deutsch, Ivan Krautheimer, Eric Schlein, Robert Shenker, Joseph Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP Brady, Robert Kekst and Co. Estin, Lyndsey Goodsell, Stefanie Siegfried, Robert D.

Acquirer: Outside Counsel: Investor:

Guggenheim Baseball Management LLC Foley & Lardner LLP Raij, Irwin American Media Productions LLC



Announcement date: 3/27/2012

The Los Angeles Dodgers in a statement said, ‘‘his transaction underscores the debtors’objective to maximize the value of their estate and to emerge from Chapter 11 under a successful plan of reorganization, under which all creditors are paid in full.’’ Of the buyer group, Walter is the CEO of hedge fund Guggenheim Partners LLC, and Boehly is the president. Guber is the CEO of Mandalay Entertainment Group, a multimedia company. Kasten is a longtime baseball executive and former president of the Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals. Patton operates oil and gas properties.

LSP Energy LP $278.4 MILLION (bankruptcy buyout) deal description: Quantum Batesville Power is the backup bidder to acquire LSP Energy with a $278.4 million offer. On July 11, South Mississippi Electric Power Association had agreed to acquire LSP Energy for $272.63 million offer. Target: LSP Energy LP Investment Adviser: Lazard O’Dowd, Blake

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Outside Counsel: Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP Acquirer: Quantum Batesville Power LLC Acquirer: South Mississippi Electric Power Association Outside Counsel: Bifferato Gentilotti LLC



Announcement date: 8/13/2012

LTI Boyd $248 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: New York-based Snow Phipps Group LLC agreed to acquire LTI Boyd, a Modesto, Calif.-based component manufacturer, designer and distributor for heavy trucks, recreational vehicles, electronics makers and other industries. Target: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Ellin, Howard McCarthy, Brian

LTI Boyd Robert W. Baird & Co. Coetzee, Chris Cooper, Chris Lindemann, Michael McDonagh, Brian Sealy, Nicholas Siu, Anthony William Blair & Co. LLC Kirkland & Ellis LLP Grabel, Drew

Seller: Sentinel Capital Partners LLC

Acquirer: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Snow Phipps Group LLC Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Fert, Igor Smith, Andrew Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc.



Announcement date: 7/19/2012



Closing date: 7/20/2012

GE Capital Corp. and KeyBank NA provided debt financing. King & Spalding LLP advised GE as joint lead arranger and administrative agent, while Squire Sanders LLC advised KeyBank as joint lead arranger. PennantPark Investment Corp. and Morgan Stanley Credit Partners provided subordinated debt financing and were advised by Latham & Watkins LLP and Proskauer Rose LLP.

Lucasfilm Ltd. $4.05 BILLION (private acquisition)

Lucid Markets Trading Ltd. $176 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: New York-listed online foreign exchange services provider FXCM Inc. agreed to acquire 51% of U.K. nonbank electronic market making and trading firm Lucid Markets Trading Ltd. for about $176 million. Target: Lucid Markets Trading Ltd. Acquirer: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Lucasfilm Ltd. Latham & Watkins LLP Freese, Tad Kaufman, Christopher Leigh, Jamie

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank:

Walt Disney Co. Guggenheim Partners LLC Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Chatzinoff, Howard Cohen, Jaclyn Goldman, Sachs & Co. Gordon, Andy Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Ressler, Alison

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FXCM Inc. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Bonnie, Joshua Dougherty, William Reed Smith LLP

Announcement date: 6/14/2012

M5 Networks $146.3 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: ShoreTel Inc. agreed to acquire privately held M5 Networks, a provider of VoIP phone systems for small to medium-sized businesses, for up to $160 million. Target: M5 Networks Investment Adviser: Arbor Advisors LLC Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

deal description: Walt Disney Co. agreed to acquire Lucasfilm Ltd. for $4.05 billion. Target: Outside Counsel:

Announcement date: 10/30/2012

ShoreTel Inc. Bank of America Merrill Lynch Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Denenberg, Alan Fenwick & West LLP Vetter, Jeffrey Withrow, Kris Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP Johnston, Andrew Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Repko, Jed Sherman, Matthew

Announcement date: 2/01/2012

Maag Group $285 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Clyde Blowers Capital, the Scottish industrial investor, and CGS Management, the Swiss based industrial investor, sold the Maag Group to Dover Corp. Target: Maag Group

Seller: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Shareholder: Shareholder:

Seller Group - multiple shareholders PwC Advisory Co. Ltd. Froriep Renggli Clyde Blowers Capital CGS Management

Acquirer: Dover Corp.

PR Firm:

Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Freitag, Michael Lamplough, Nicholas Repko, Jed



Announcement date: 2/13/2012



Closing date: 3/13/2012

MACH $693.91 MILLION (private acquisition)

ManageIQ $104 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Red Hat Inc. agreed to acquire privately-held ManageIQ, a provider of cloud enterprise management solutions, for approximately $104 million in cash. Target: ManageIQ

Acquirer: Red Hat Inc.



Announcement date: 12/20/2012

deal description: Syniverse Technologies Inc. agreed to acquire telecommunications company MACH for $693.91 million. Target: MACH Investment Adviser: Barclays Capital Acquirer: Syniverse Technologies Inc. Investment Adviser: Deutsche Bank AG Outside Counsel: Shearman & Sterling LLP D’Alimonte, Christa Koenig, Thomas Neuhaus, Martin Outside Counsel: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Announcement date: 7/03/2012

Magellan Petroleum Corp. $124 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Energy asset holding company Stratex Oil & Gas Holdings Inc. offered to buy Denver oil and gas producer Magellan Petroleum Corp. for $2.30 a share, or $124 million.

Marathon Banking Corp. $135 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Investors Bancorp will acquire Marathon Banking Corporation for $135 million in cash. Target: Marathon Banking Corp. Seller: Piraeus Bank SA Investment Adviser: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. Outside Counsel: Linklaters LLP Acquirer: Investors Bancorp Inc. Investment Adviser: RBC Capital Markets Corp. Investment Adviser: Stifel Nicolaus Weisel Plotkin, Ben Safer, Dwayne Suskind, Robin Outside Counsel: Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick PC

Marazzi Group $1.5 BILLION (private acquisition)

Target: Magellan Petroleum Corp.

Acquirer: Stratex Oil & Gas Holdings Inc. Announcement date: 8/28/2012

Magnablend Inc. $550 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Private equity-backed Univar Inc. acquired Magnablend Inc. of Texas expanding the chemicals company’s reach into the oil and gas market. Target: Magnablend Inc. Investment Adviser: Lazard Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders Shareholder: TGF Management Corp. Shareholder: Cotton Creek Capital Management LLP Shareholder: Austin Ventures LLC Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Investor: Investor:

Univar Inc. Moelis & Co. LLC Bank of America Merrill Lynch White & Case LLP Brahmst, Oliver Vardi, Carolyn Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC CVC Capital Partners Ltd.



Announcement date: 12/05/2012



Closing date: 12/14/2012

Announcement date: 6/14/2012

Stifel Nicolaus Weisel provided fairness opinion.

deal description: Mohawk Industries Inc. agreed to acquire the Marazzi Group, a manufacturer and marketer of ceramic tile, for $1.5 billion (¤1.17 billion). Target: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Marazzi Group Eidos Partners srl Mediobanca SpA Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Schneirov, Allison Giliberti Pappalettera Triscornia

Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders Outside Counsel: Paolo Favilla Outside Counsel: Lega Colucci e Associati PR Firm: Sard Verbinnen & Co. Garnick, Nathaniel Gordon, Brooke Shareholder: Finceramica SpA Shareholder: Private Equity Partners Funds Shareholder: Permira Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel:

Mohawk Industries Inc. Barclays plc Greenberg Traurig LLP Schwartzbaum, David Alston & Bird LLP Howard, Justin Patton, R. David

Announcement date: 12/20/2012

Marazzi is held by the Marazzi family through their investment vehicle, Finceramica SpA, and two private equity funds—Permira and Private Equity Partners. The Marazzi family will remain as investors in the business through an unspecified stake in Mohawk.

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Martin Professional A/S $162 MILLION (private acquisition)

McGraw-Hill Education $2.5 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

deal description: Harman International Industries Inc. agreed to acquire Danish lighting company Martin Professional A/S from Aktieselskabet Schouw & Co. for about $162 million in a bid to expand into lighting services.

deal description: McGraw Hill Cos. Inc. struck a deal to sell its education publishing business to Apollo Global Management LLC for $2.5 billion.

Target: Martin Professional A/S

Seller: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Seller: AS Schouw & Co. Acquirer: Harman International Industries Inc.

Announcement date: 12/19/2012

Mathena Inc. $240 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Scottish engineering company Weir Group plc agreed to pay up to $385 million for Mathena Inc., a specialist in onshore drilling gear. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Mathena Inc. McColl Partners LLC Neville LLP Hartzog Conger Cason & Neville (Oklahoma City)

Acquirer: Weir Group plc Outside Counsel: Jones Day Lewis, Troy

Announcement date: 12/20/2012

maxIT Healthcare Holdings Inc. $473 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Science Applications International Corp. agreed to acquire maxIT Healthcare Holdings Inc. Target: maxIT Healthcare Holdings Inc. Investment Adviser: Houlihan Lokey Inc. Acquirer: Science Applications International Corp.

Announcement date: 7/17/2012

McFarland Cascade Holdings Inc. $250 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Stella-Jones Inc. acquired McFarland Cascade Holdings Inc., a provider of treated wood products based in the state of Washington. Target: McFarland Cascade Holdings Inc. Acquirer: Stella-Jones Inc. Outside Counsel: Stikeman Elliott LLP Massé, David

Announcement date: 11/02/2012



Closing date: 11/30/2012

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Target: McGraw-Hill Education McGraw-Hill Cos. Evercore Partners Inc. Atluri, Anisha Graf, Nathan Knee, Jonathan Liu, Jeanna Mestre, Eduardo Sobol, Jason Thomas, Jaison Zhou, Emily Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Gilroy, Matthew Green, Frederick Goldman, Sachs & Co. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Klingsberg, Ethan Clifford Chance LLP Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Norwitz, Trevor Sard Verbinnen & Co. Bergman, Brandy Henson, Michael Sard, George

Acquirer: Apollo Global Management LLC Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co. Investment Adviser: UBS Investment Bank Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse AG Investment Adviser: BMO Financial Group Outside Counsel: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Special Counsel: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Rich, Jonathan

Announcement date: 11/26/2012

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius advised on antitrust matters. Upon closing, McGraw-Hill Cos. will be renamed McGraw-Hill Financial.

McMoRan Exploration Co. $2.4 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. agreed to buy McMoRan Exploration Co. Target: Proxy Solicitor: Committee: Outside Counsel: Investment Adviser:

McMoRan Exploration Co. MacKenzie Partners Inc. McMoRan Exploration Co. - special committee Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Aiello, Michael Bloch, Matthew Connolly, Annemargaret Ginsburg, Richard Moore, Rodney Zylberberg, Samuel Evercore Partners Inc. Altman, Roger Becker, Steven Bennett, Rachel Bliton, Reilly Brogdon, Matthew Carlson, Tim Day, John Hiltz, William Parker, Brad Rogers, Doug Smith, Jerry Veazey, Matt

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor: Committee: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank:

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Feltman, Joshua Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Kingsley, Paul Williams, Marc Georgeson Inc. Vecchio, Tony Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. - special committee Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC Weinberger, Greg Alston & Bird LLP Miller, Kevin

MediConnect Global Inc. $348.6 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Verisk Analytics Inc. announced it had signed an agreement to acquire MediConnect Global Inc. Target: MediConnect Global Inc. Acquirer: Verisk Analytics Inc. PR Firm: MWW Group Inc. Tauberman, Rich

Announcement date: 12/05/2012

Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. $2.6 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

Announcement date: 3/23/2012

Mediq NV $1.33 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Advent International Corp. made a public offer for all shares of Mediq NV.

deal description: Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. agreed to a $2.6 billion deal to take over Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. and build its growing dermatology business.

Target: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Mediq NV ING Bank NV Allen & Co. LLC Allen & Overy LLP

Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor:

Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Cohen, Michael Levin, David Stynes, James Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Sorkin, John Roberts Mitani LLC Latham & Watkins LLP Dubofsky, Joshua Holmes, Wesley Ruck, Charles Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Aiello, Michael Gilroy, Matthew Richards, Layton & Finger PA Bussard, Donald Gentile, Mark MacKenzie Partners Inc.



Advent International Corp. BNP Paribas SA Deutsche Bank AG Rabobank International Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc.

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. JPMorgan Securities LLC Frank, Steve Monaghan, Thomas Woolery, Jim Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Arcano, Stephen Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Payne, Sarah Ressler, Alison Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP Nachbar, Kenneth Sard Verbinnen & Co. Brown, Sarah Levy, Jared Soto, Renée





Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Announcement date: 9/24/2012

Mediware Information Systems Inc. $195 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Mediware Information Systems Inc. agreed to be acquired by private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo LLC, in a transaction valued at about $195 million. Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor:

Mediware Information Systems Inc. William Blair & Co. LLC Kibler, John Palasz, Karl McDermott Will & Emery LLP Rothschild, Jeffrey Herrick Feinstein LLP Fox, Stephen Kishner, Irwin Morrow & Co. LLC O’Keefe, Justin

Acquirer: Thoma Bravo LLC Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Nowak, Gerald Penati, Francesco

Announcement date: 9/12/2012

Announcement date: 9/03/2012

The deal doesn’t include a go-shop provision. Though the transaction includes a breakup fee worth between 3.5% and 3.6%.

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Medmarc Insurance Group $146.2 MILLION (cash merger)

Memphis Grizzlies $377 MILLION (private acquisition)

deal description: ProAssurance Corp. acquired Medmarc Insurance Group through a $153.7 million, all cash, sponsored demutualization that will provide Medmarc’s eligible Members with cash payments of $146.2 million and future policy credits of $7.5 million.

deal description: Kaplan teamed up with a consortium of investors, led by technology entrepreneur Robert J. Pera, to buy the Memphis Grizzlies from its previous owner Michael Heisley for $377 million. Target: Memphis Grizzlies

Target: Medmarc Insurance Group Investment Adviser: Sandler O’Neill + Partners LP Outside Counsel: Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick PC

Seller: Individual Investor(s) Investor: Heisley, Michael

Acquirer: ProAssurance Corp. Investment Adviser: Wells Fargo Securities LLC Counsel to I-bank: White & Case LLP Cerasani, Denise Outside Counsel: Burr & Forman LLP

Acquirer: Consortium of Investors lead by Stephen A. Kaplan Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Meshki, Hamed Weissenbach, John



Announcement date: 6/27/2012



Closing date: 1/03/2013

Acquirer: Robert J. Pera

Announcement date: 10/31/2012

Medtox Scientific Inc. $242.1 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

Meraki Networks Inc. $1.2 BILLION (private acquisition)

deal description: Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings Inc. bought smaller rival Medtox Scientific Inc. for $27 a share, or about $242.1 million in cash.

deal description: Cisco Systems Inc. acquired privately held Meraki Inc., a cloud networking provider.

Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor:

Target: Meraki Networks Inc. Outside Counsel: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC Ringler, Michael

Medtox Scientific Inc. Lazard White & Case LLP Cerasani, Denise Leonard, Street & Deinard PA Phoenix Advisory Partners Einsidler, Jon

Acquirer: Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings Inc.

Announcement date: 6/04/2012



Closing date: 7/31/2012

MEI Conlux $820 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Crane Co., a diversified manufacturer of highly engineered industrial products, agreed to purchase 100% of the equity interests in MEI Conlux Holdings Inc. and its affiliate MEI Conlux Holdings (Japan) Inc. from Bain Capital and Advantage Partners for $820 million. Target: MEI Conlux Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders Outside Counsel: Ropes & Gray LLP Bomberg, Alison Shareholder: Bain Capital LLC Shareholder: Advantage Partners LLP Acquirer: Crane Co.

Announcement date: 12/20/2012

Crane expects to combine MEI with its existing Crane Payment Solutions affiliate, creating an entity with about $575 million in annual sales.

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Acquirer: Cisco Systems Inc. Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Counsel to I-bank: Shearman & Sterling LLP Camahort, Steve Outside Counsel: Fenwick & West LLP Cogen, Douglas Withrow, Kris

Announcement date: 11/18/2012



Closing date: 12/20/2012

Meraki is now a new division within the company known as the Cloud Networking Group.

Merchant eSolutions Inc. $670 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Cielo SA, Latin America’s leader in electronic payment solutions has entered into an agreement to acquire Merchant e-Solutions, a U.S.-based provider of full-service global payment solutions. Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel:

Merchant eSolutions Inc. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Spatt, Robert Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC

Acquirer: Cielo SA Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Outside Counsel: White & Case LLP Mickelsen, Brady

Announcement date: 7/02/2012

Merrill Lynch & Co. - International Wealth Management business $881.2 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Julius Baer Group Ltd. agreed to acquire Merrill Lynch’s International Wealth Management business.



Merrill Lynch & Co. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Jay, Simon Shim, Paul Bank of America Corp.

Acquirer: Julius Baer Group Ltd. Investment Adviser: Perella Weinberg Partners LP

Announcement date: 8/13/2012

Metaldyne LLC $820 MILLION (leveraged buyout) deal description: American Securities LLC, in partnership with management, acquired Metaldyne LLC from an investment group led by Carlyle Group. Target: Metaldyne LLC Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Seller: Carlyle Group Acquirer: American Securities LLC Investment Adviser: Nomura Securities Co. Ltd. Outside Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Announcement date: 12/19/2012



Closing date: 12/19/2012

Metl-Span LLC $145 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: NCI Building Systems Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Metl-Span LLC from a subsidiary of BlueScope Steel North America Corp. for $145 million in cash. Target: Metl-Span LLC Seller: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

BlueScope Steel North America Corp. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Vinson & Elkins LLP Kimball, Robert Oxley, A. Winston Wolfert, Valinda

Acquirer: NCI Building Systems Inc. Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC Klepetko, Paul Outside Counsel: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP Outside Counsel: Holland & Hart LLP Outside Counsel: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Bab, Andrew Brittenham, David Outside Counsel: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Announcement date: 5/02/2012

The acquisition is subject to a number of closing conditions, including the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period under the Hart Scott Rodino Act.

Metrics Inc. $120 MILLION (private acquisition)

Target: Merrill Lynch & Co. - International Wealth Management business Seller: Outside Counsel: Investor:

Outside Counsel: Richards, Layton & Finger PA

deal description: Mayne Pharma Group Ltd. acquired Metrics Inc. for $120 million. Target: Metrics Inc. Acquirer: Mayne Pharma Ltd. Outside Counsel: Minter Ellison Broome, Nick

Announcement date: 10/03/2012



Closing date: 11/26/2012

MetroPCS Communications Inc. $7.0 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Deutsche Telekom and MetroPCS Communications Inc. announced that they signed a definitive agreement to combine T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS. Target: Corporate Counsel: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Special Counsel: Proxy Solicitor:

MetroPCS Communications Inc. Stachiw, Mark Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC Birchenough, Don Brown, Robert Eisenberg, Jonathan Modelski, Andrew Raincsuk, Jr., Bill Trousdale, John Shearman & Sterling LLP Katz, Robert JPMorgan Securities Inc. Blanchett, Brian Ecchtchenko, Denis Ford, Aaron Kearns, Jessica Moscowitz, Jason Solis, Angel Song, Kevin Turpin, Fred Verdasca, Andrew Wallace, Benjamin Zakkour, Anwar Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Chapman, Jeffrey Esdorn, Joerg Little, Robert Mehraban, Darius Nordahl, Stephen Telecommunications Law Professionals PLLC Lazarus, Michael Nortrop, Carl Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP Lafferty, William Paul Hastings LLP Hataway, C. Scott MacKenzie Partners Inc.

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PR Firm: Committee: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Investment Adviser:

Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Frank, Joele Lamplough, Nicholas Moser, Jamie MetroPCS Communications Inc. - special committee Fulbright & Jaworski LLP Dial, Karl Govett, Brett Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Dockery, Robert Menges Jr., J. Kenneth Evercore Partners Inc. Brin, Slava Fischer, Eric Gopstein, Emily Lerer, Sam Mendelow, Daniel Price, Michael

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor: PR Firm: PR Firm: Investor: Committee: Investment Adviser:

T-Mobile USA Inc. Lazard Maybank, Joseph Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Emmerich, Adam Rosof, Eric Wiley Rein LLP Senkowski, R. Michael Victory, Nancy Wiley, Richard K&L Gates LLP Inouye, Margaret Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Nelson, Mark D.F. King & Co. Sard Verbinnen & Co. Cannan, Delia Gore, Jenny Low, Ronald Neugart, Lucy Sard, George Kekst and Co. Deutsche Telekom AG Deutsche Telekom AG - Supervisory Board Morgan Stanley Eatroff, Robert



Announcement date: 10/03/2012

Paul Hastings advised on antitrust matters. The companies said the combination will retain the T-Mobile name. Kekst represented Deutsche Telecom.

Metropolitan Health Networks Inc. $850 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Humana Inc. agreed to acquire Metropolitan Health Networks Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately $850 million plus transaction costs. Target: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor:

Metropolitan Health Networks Inc. Morgan Joseph TriArtisan Group Inc. Barclays plc Greenberg Traurig LLP Blaney, Brian Macdonough, Bruce Wells, David Georgeson Inc. Ackerly, Donna

Acquirer: Humana Inc.

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Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Bank of America Merrill Lynch White & Case LLP Cerasani, Denise Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Bagner, Jeffrey Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP Vella, Patricia

Announcement date: 11/05/2012

The transaction is subject to Metropolitan shareholder approval and customary closing conditions.

MFI Management für Immobilien AG, Perella Weinberg - Ruhr-Park shopping center $482 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Paris-based Unibail-Rodamco SE agreed to buy a majority stake in the company that controls German shopping center operator MFI Management für Immobilien AG and other assets, including the Ruhr-Park shopping center, from Perella Weinberg Partners LP for $482 million (¤383 million).

Target: MFI Management für Immobilien AG



Target: Perella Weinberg - Ruhr-Park shopping center

Seller: Perella Weinberg Partners LP Outside Counsel: Hengeler Mueller Frowein, Georg Mueller, Thomas

Acquirer: Unibail-Rodamco SA Announcement date: 6/14/2012

Michael Baker Corp. $233 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Construction engineering company Michael Baker Corp. received an unsolicited $233 million buyout proposal from an affiliate of DC Capital Partners LLC, a shareholder that has been critical of the company’s operations. Target: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Michael Baker Corp. K&L Gates LLP Jones Day Grubman, David Profusek, Robert Sonnie, Marilyn

Acquirer: DC Capital Partners LLC Outside Counsel: Arnold & Porter LLP Lavin, Kevin

Announcement date: 12/20/2012

Michigan Power LP $117 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Michigan Power announced the transfer of certain indirect partnership interest in Michigan Power from subsidiaries of Olympus Power LLC and certain private individuals to Michigan Power Funding V LLC; and the transfer of certain indirect partnership interests in Michigan Power from John Hancock Life Insurance Co., JH Partnership Holdings I LP and JH Partnership Holdings II LP.

Target: Michigan Power LP

MicroProbe Inc. $116.8 MILLION (private acquisition)

Outside Counsel: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Carroll, Mitchell Filosa, Richard

Seller: Olympus Power LLC, John Hancock Life Insurance Co. Acquirer: ArcLight Capital Partners LLC Announcement date: 9/14/2012

Micro-Poise Measurement Systems LLC $170 MILLION (private acquisition)

deal description: FormFactor Inc. acquired MicroProbe Inc. for $100 million in cash and $16.8 million in stock. Target: MicroProbe Inc.

Seller: Astria Semiconductor Holdings Inc. Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Outside Counsel: DLA Piper LLP (US)

deal description: Ametek Inc. acquired Micro-Poise Measurement Systems LLC for $170 million in cash, from American Industrial Partners LP and Partners Group AG.

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Target: Micro-Poise Measurement Systems LLC









Seller: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Shareholder: Shareholder:

Seller Group - multiple shareholders Morgan Stanley Patton Boggs LLP Partners Group AG American Industrial Partners LP

Micromet Inc. $1.16 BILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Amgen Inc. agreed to acquire Micromet Inc. Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Micromet Inc. Goldman, Sachs & Co. Van Der Goes, Peter Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Arcano, Stephen Cooley LLP Borden, Barbara Plaza, Christian Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP Lafferty, William Sard Verbinnen & Co. Bogdanow, Lesley Cole, Andrew

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Information Agent:

Amgen Inc. Moelis & Co. LLC Badakhsh, Azad Collins, John Faris, David Kutay, Kasim Leaman III, Rick Moelis, Ken Covington & Burling LLP Weinberg, J.D. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Aquila, Francis Krautheimer, Eric Richards, Layton & Finger PA Bussard, Donald DiCamillo, Raymond Georgeson Inc. Haynes, Keith



Announcement date: 9/03/2012 Closing date: 10/18/2012

MicroProbe will operate as a separate business unit within FormFactor.

Midas Inc. $310 MILLION (tender offer-cash)

Acquirer: Ametek Inc. Announcement date: 10/23/2012

FormFactor Inc. Needham & Co. LLC Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Dapiran, Antony Kelly, William

deal description: Car care center operator Midas Inc. agreed to be acquired by TBC Corp., a unit of Sumitomo Corp. of America, at $11.50 per share or $310 million, including $173 million in cash and $137 million in debt and pension liabilities. Target: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: PR Firm: Committee: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank:

Midas Inc. Kirkland & Ellis LLP Christopher, Thomas Huff, Carol Anne Richards, Layton & Finger PA Williams, Gregory Sard Verbinnen & Co. Crows, Jacob DeGraff, Mike Larsen, Larry Wilks, Brad Midas Inc. - special committee JPMorgan Securities Inc. Ferrell, Grant Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Lerner, Marni

Acquirer: TBC Corp. Investment Adviser: Morgan Joseph TriArtisan Group Inc. Outside Counsel: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Edmister, Bradley Neuwirth, Alan Sirignano, David Information Agent: D.F. King & Co.

Announcement date: 3/13/2012

Announcement date: 1/26/2012

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Miller Milling Co. $122 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Nisshin Seifun Group Inc. and its subsidiary, Nisshin Flour Milling Inc., agreed to acquire Miller Mining Company, a producer and wholesaler of flour. Target: Miller Milling Co. Acquirer: Nisshin Seifun Group Inc. Investment Adviser: Lazard Outside Counsel: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Investor: Nishimura & Asahi

Announcement date: 2/27/2012



Closing date: 3/20/2012

MIPS Technologies Inc. $100 MILLION (cash merger) deal description: Imagination Technologies agreed to acquire the operating business, certain patent properties and license rights to other patent properties of MIPS Technologies Inc., a provider of CPU architectures and cores, for $100 million. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor:

MIPS Technologies Inc. JPMorgan Securities LLC Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP King, Kenton Georgeson Inc. Pantina, Steve

Acquirer: Imagination Technologies Group plc Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co.

Announcement date: 11/05/2012

Miranda Technologies Inc. $332 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: St. Louis cable manufacturer Belden Inc. agreed to acquire Montreal broadcast software maker Miranda Technologies Inc. for about $332 million in cash as it looks to raise its profile in the Canadian market. Target: Miranda Technologies Inc. Investment Adviser: BMO Capital Markets Corp. Outside Counsel: Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Acquirer: Outside Counsel: Information Agent:

Belden Inc. McCarthy Tetrault LLP Georgeson Inc. Shanks, Roy

Announcement date: 6/05/2012

Missouri Gas Energy, New England Gas Co. $1.035 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Laclede Group Inc., Energy Transfer Equity LP and Energy Transfer Partners LP announced that two newly formed subsidiaries of Laclede have agreed with Southern Union Co., an affiliate of ETE and ETP, pursuant to which Laclede will acquire the assets of Southern Union’s Missouri Gas Energy and New England Gas Co. divisions for $1.035 billion. Target: New England Gas Co., Missouri Gas Energy

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Seller: Southern Union Co. Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC Welch, James Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP Finnegan, Bill Wheeler, Sean Shareholder: Energy Transfer Partners LP Acquirer: Laclede Group Inc. Investment Adviser: Wells Fargo Securities LLC Babowal, Hugh Basse, A.J. Investment Adviser: Moelis & Co. LLC Collins, John DeGhetto, Scott Decker, Henry Counsel to I-bank: White & Case LLP Cerasani, Denise Outside Counsel: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Dooley, Patrick Kochian, Jeffrey Torres, Lucas Volow, Mark PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Beugelmans, Jennifer Cuneo, Matthew Moser, Jamie

Announcement date: 12/17/2012

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC is acting as exclusive financial advisor to ETE, ETP and Southern Union.

Misys plc $2.0 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Vista Equity Partners struck a $2 billion (£1.27 billion) takeover agreement for financial-services software maker Misys plc and attempted to lock out competing suitors CVC Capital Partners, ValueAct Capital Partners LP and at one time Temenos Group AG. Target: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Misys plc Barclays Capital Carter, Michael Molenaar, Erik-Jaap Smith, Matthew JPMorgan Cazenove Ltd. Breuer, Mark Hodgkin, Andrew Allen & Overy LLP Knighton, George Brunswick Group LLP Smith, Mike

Seller: Schroder Investment Management Ltd., Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd. Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank:

Vista Equity Partners LLC Goldman, Sachs & Co. Harper, Nick Lemkau, Gregg van den Arend, Nicholas Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Emmerson, Timothy Perry, Benjamin

Outside Counsel: PR Firm: PR Firm:

Kirkland & Ellis LLP Breach, David Gillespie, A. Stephen Gordon, Gavin Jindal, Sonali Penati, Francesco White, Graham Capital MSL Ltd. Brown, Ian Campbell, Richard Kekst and Co.

Announcement date: 2/20/2012

Mitchell’s Oil Field Services Inc. $135 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Wood Group agreed to acquire Mitchell’s Oil Field Services Inc., a provider of maintenance, installation and fabrication services in the oil-rich Bakken shale region for an initial consideration of $135 million. Target: Mitchell’s Oil Field Services Inc. Outside Counsel: Lindquist & Vennum PLLP O’Malley, Dennis Seller: Stone Arch Capital LLC Acquirer: Corporate Counsel: Outside Counsel:

John Wood Group plc Jones, Dianna McIntyre, Martin Baker Botts LLP Florey, Tull

Announcement date: 9/21/2012

MModal Inc. $1.1 BILLION (leveraged buyout) deal description: JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s private equity arm, One Equity Partners LLC, acquired MModal Inc., a provider of voice-recognition software and transcription services to the medical sector, for an enterprise value of about $1.1 billion. Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

MModal Inc. RBC Capital Markets Corp. White & Case LLP Cerasani, Denise Macquarie Capital Dorfman, David Lee, Daniel Shah, Tej Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Taylor, William Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Clivner, Daniel Richards, Layton & Finger PA Bussard, Donald Foster, Anne

Acquirer: One Equity Partners LLC Outside Counsel: Dechert LLP Winokur, Derek Zimmerman, Scott Information Agent: Georgeson Inc. Ackerly, Donna

Announcement date: 7/02/2012



Closing date: 8/17/2012

Monitor Co. Group LP $116.2 MILLION (bankruptcy buyout) deal description: Stalking-horse bidder Deloitte Consulting LLP acquire Monitor Co. Group LP for $116.2 million. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Monitor Co. Group LP Carl Marks Securities LLC Meyercord, Duff Pfefferle, Marc Ropes & Gray LLP Martin, D. Ross Wilton, James

Acquirer: Deloitte Consulting LLP Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Milmoe, J. Gregory Nugent, Eileen Schell, James Stronski, Neil PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Freitag, Michael Lynch, Tim

Announcement date: 11/07/2012 Closing date: 1/11/2013

Montana Refining Co. $120 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Canada’s Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd. sold its Montana refinery to U.S.based Calumet Specialty Products Partners for about $120 million, plus working capital. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Montana Refining Co. Goldman, Sachs & Co. Freeborn, Michael Klym, Michael Norton Rose Kennedy, Jennifer

Seller: Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd. Investment Adviser: RBC Capital Markets Corp. Acquirer: Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP Investment Adviser: Evercore Partners Inc. Strong, Ray Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP Kurzweil, David

Announcement date: 8/14/2012 Closing date: 10/02/2012

Goldman Sachs and Norton Rose advised both Connacher and Montana Refining.

Morgan Keegan & Co. $1.18 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Following a six-month auction, Regions Financial Corp. sold its brokerage Morgan Keegan & Co. to Raymond James & Associates Inc., a division of Raymond James Financial Inc. Target: Morgan Keegan & Co.

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Seller: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Regions Financial Corp. Goldman, Sachs & Co. Coquillette, Kenneth Graves, Adam Mahoney, John Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Alpuche, Maripat Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Eitel, Mitchell Maynard Cooper & Gale PC Harmon, Christopher Sard Verbinnen & Co. Miller, Debbie Sard, George

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Investor:

Raymond James & Associates Inc. JPMorgan Securities LLC Aiyengar, Anu Esperdy, Therese Koester, Reinhard Myers, Elizabeth Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Van Ngo, Minh Morrison & Foerster LLP Cohn, Hillel Tanenbaum, James Raymond James Financial Inc.



Announcement date: 1/11/2012



Closing date: 4/02/2012

Only the Morgan Keegan brokerage, capital markets and investment banking business are being sold, while Morgan Keegan Asset Management and Regions Morgan Keegan Trust will remain with Regions.

Morningstar Foods LLC $1.45 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Montreal food distributor Saputo Inc. acquired Morningstar Foods LLC from dairy products distributor Dean Foods Co. for $1.45 billion in a deal that will expand its U.S. dairy presence.

Target: Morningstar Foods LLC

Seller: Dean Foods Co. Investment Adviser: Evercore Partners Inc. Chou, Jeff Day, John Heshmaty, Alexander Kimm, John Magro, Tony Morse, David Yakhnina, Tatyana Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Arcano, Stephen Special Counsel: Dechert LLP Denis, Paul Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser:

Saputo Inc. Rabobank International Cooper, Andrew Durand, Emmanuel Halajian, Christopher Pai, Vivek Varadarajan, Suresh Rothschild Barnes, Nicholas Gottschalk, Michael Michaels, Joshua White, Christine

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Outside Counsel: Stikeman Elliott LLP Outside Counsel: Jones Day Stamatakos, Philip

Announcement date: 12/03/2012 Closing date: 1/03/2013

Dechert advised on antitrust matters. Saputo will add Morningstar to its U.S. dairy products division.

Motorola Home $2.35 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Google Inc. agreed to sell its cable box division, Motorola Home, to Arris Group Inc. for $2.35 billion in cash and stock, shedding a large piece of the business the tech titan acquired as part of its $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. Target: Motorola Home Seller: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc., Google Inc. Barclays Capital Hardegree, Richard Kaludis, Kirk Kamo, David Matt, Gary Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Alpert, Laurent Klingsberg, Ethan Lincer, Richard McGrory, Glenn Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Sherman, Matthew Siegel, Andrew

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Arris Group Inc. Evercore Partners Inc. Karsenti, David Khan, Moiz Mowery-Bell, Chris Nataraj, Naveen Pressman, Josh Price, Michael Safabakhsh, Nima Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP King, Kenton King, Leif Bank of America Merrill Lynch Troutman Sanders LLP Sard Verbinnen & Co. Benson, Matthew Cannan, Delia Kranhold, Paul Sard, George



Announcement date: 12/19/2012

Movianto GmbH $157.3 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Owens & Minor Inc. agreed to acquire the Movianto Group unit of pharmaceutical distributor Celesio AG for $158 million. Target: Movianto GmbH

Seller: Celesio AG Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley

Acquirer: Investment Adviser:

Owens & Minor Inc. Barclays plc Brody, Jed Goodey, John Klemm, David Landgarten, Rick Shah, Bhavesh

deal description: Comcast Corp. unit NBCUniversal Media agreed to acquire from Microsoft Corp. the half of MSNBC Digital Network it didn’t already own. Target: MSNBC.com Seller: Outside Counsel:

Microsoft Corp. Perkins Coie LLP Ross, Richard Runnfeldt, Gail

Acquirer: NBCUniversal Media LLC Outside Counsel: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Azzopardi, Frank Williams, Marc PR Firm: Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Investor: Comcast Holdings Corp. Announcement date: 7/16/2012

MSR Resort Golf Course LLC $1.5 BILLION (bankruptcy buyout) deal description: Prepetition lenders 450 Lex Private Ltd. and C Hotel Mezz Private Ltd. are the stalking-horse bidders to acquire MSR Resort Golf Course with a $1.5 billion offer. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

MSR Resort Golf Course LLC Houlihan Lokey Inc. Burian, Saul Kirkland & Ellis LLP Basta, Paul Husnick, Chad Sassower, Edward Sprayregen, James

Acquirer: C Hotel Mezz Private Ltd., 450 Lex Private Ltd. Investment Adviser: Lazard Investor: Government of Singapore Investment Corp. (Realty) Pte. Ltd. Announcement date: 8/16/2012

Mustafa Nevzat Ilac Sanayii AS $700 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Biotech firm Amgen Inc. agreed to buy nearly all of Turkish rival Mustafa Nevzat Ilac Sanayii AS to raise its profile in the Euro-Asian country. Target: Mustafa Nevzat Ilac Sanayii AS



Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP McDonald, Michael Paksoy & Co. Aziz, Elvan

Announcement date: 4/25/2012

The sellers were heirs of the target’s founder, Mustafa Nevzat Pisak.

Announcement date: 7/23/2012

MSNBC.com $300 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)



Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Acquirer: Amgen Inc.

Navilyst Medical Inc. $372 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: AngioDynamics Inc. agreed to buy Navilyst Medical Inc., Boston Scientific Corp.’s former venous access and fluid management systems division that Avista Capital Partners LP acquired in early 2008. Target: Navilyst Medical Inc. Investment Adviser: Barclays Capital Brody, Jed Solomon, Doug Outside Counsel: Ropes & Gray LLP Manheim Jr., Bruce Marcus, Craig McCrystal, Timothy Rutkovsky, Steven Seller: Avista Capital Partners LP PR Firm: Kekst and Co. Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

AngioDynamics Inc. JPMorgan Securities LLC Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP Mills III, William

Announcement date: 1/31/2012

NCGA Holdings Ltd. $305 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: China Baoxin Auto Group Ltd. agreed to buy NCGA Holdings Ltd., a high-end car dealership based in Beijing and backed by global asset manager Apollo Group, for $305 million. Target: NCGA Holdings Ltd. Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Norris, Nicholas Yun, David Seller: Apollo Global Management LLC

Acquirer: China Baoxin Auto Group Ltd. Announcement date: 8/30/2012

NDS Group Holdings Ltd. $5.0 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Network equipment giant Cisco Systems Inc. acquired privately held NDS Group Ltd. for about $5 billion in cash, retention bonuses and assumed debt, expanding its presence in the video transmission market. Target: NDS Group Holdings Ltd. Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Ellin, Howard Hatchard, Michael Kling, Lou Schneirov, Allison

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Seller: PR Firm: Shareholder: Shareholder:

Seller Group - multiple shareholders Sard Verbinnen & Co. Garnick, Nathaniel Gordon, Brooke Sipkins, Charles News Corp. Permira

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Cisco Systems Inc. Centerview Partners LLC Handler, David St. Jean, David Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Frumkin, Joseph Payne, Sarah JPMorgan Securities LLC Lee, Jimmy Nason, Jennifer Sigfstead, Curt Zakkour, Anwar Kirkland & Ellis LLP Feirstein, David Wolf, Daniel Fenwick & West LLP Cogen, Douglas Spector, Scott Withrow, Kris Kekst and Co.



Announcement date: 3/15/2012



Closing date: 7/31/2012

Acquirer: C.R. Bard Inc. Outside Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Lubowitz, Michael

Announcement date: 10/23/2012

NES Group Ltd. $378.7 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: London buyout firm Graphite Capital Management LLP sold technical and engineering recruitment company NES Group Ltd. to AEA Investors LP for $378.7 million (£234 million). Target: NES Group Ltd. Seller: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Graphite Capital Management LLP Robert W. Baird & Co. Augar, Peter O’Neill, Daniel Partin, Boris Silver, David Olswang LLP Carpanini, Fabrizio

Acquirer: AEA Investors LP Outside Counsel: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Wilmot, Tim

Announcement date: 10/05/2012



Closing date: 10/05/2012

Skadden represented the target and the seller.

Neo Material Technologies Inc. $1.313877 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Molycorp Inc. agreed to acquire Neo Materials Technologies Inc. for approximately $1.3 billion. Target: Neo Material Technologies Inc. Investment Adviser: GMP Securities LP Outside Counsel: McDonald Hopkins LLC Outside Counsel: Fogler Rubinoff LLP Committee: Neo Material Technologies Inc. - special committee Outside Counsel: Stikeman Elliott LLP Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Molycorp Inc. Morgan Stanley McCarthy Tetrault LLP Jones Day Litle, Jeffrey

Announcement date: 3/08/2012

Neomend Inc. $140 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Murray Hill, N.J.-based C.R. Bard Inc., which manufactures medical devices in the vascular, urology, oncology and surgical specialty products field, will pay as much as $165 million for the rights to Neomend Inc. Target: Neomend Inc. Outside Counsel: Ropes & Gray LLP Saul, David

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New Orleans Hornets $338 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Tom Benson agreed to acquire the NBA’s New Orleans Hornets for about $338 million. Target: New Orleans Hornets

Seller: National Basketball Association

Acquirer: Investor: Outside Counsel:

Individual Investor(s) Benson, Tom Covington & Burling LLP Cutler, Michael Wilson, Bruce Zern, Peter

Announcement date: 4/13/2012

NewPage Corp. $1.425 BILLION (bankruptcy buyout) deal description: Verso Paper offers to acquire NewPage for $1.425 billion. Target: NewPage Corp. Investment Adviser: Lazard O’Dowd, Blake Outside Counsel: Proskauer Rose LLP Bienenstock, Martin Liu, Judy Outside Counsel: Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP Cairns, Timothy Jones, Laura Davis Seidl, Michael

Committee: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

NewPage Corp. - creditors committee Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP Cleary, M. Blake Paul Hastings LLP Despins, Luc Plaskon, Leslie

Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

Verso Paper Corp. Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Morton, Mark Ryan, Jeremy



Announcement date: 7/02/2012

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Announcement date: 10/22/2012



Closing date: 11/28/2012

NextWave Wireless Inc. $600 MILLION (cash merger)

Newport Medical Instruments Inc. $108 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Newport Medical announced that it signed an agreement to be acquired by Covidien plc for $108 million. Target: Newport Medical Instruments Inc. Outside Counsel: Morrison & Foerster LLP Stanton, Scott

Acquirer: Covidien plc



Announcement date: 3/22/2012



Closing date: 5/01/2012

NextMedia Outdoor Inc. $145 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: NextMedia Group sold NextMedia Outdoor, its outdoor advertising unit, to Lamar Advertising Co. for $145 million. Target: NextMedia Outdoor Inc. Seller: NextMedia Group Inc. PR Firm: Kekst and Co. Fogarty, Todd PR Firm: Finsbury Ltd. Dowler, Andrew Investor: Angelo, Gordon & Co. LP Investor: Strategic Value Partners LLC

Acquirer: Lamar Advertising Co.



Announcement date: 11/20/2012



Closing date: 11/20/2012

Kekst advised Strategic Value Partners and Finsbury was the p.r. firm for Angelo Gordon.

NextWave Pharmaceuticals Inc. $255 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Pfizer Inc. acquired NextWave Pharmaceuticals Inc. in a deal that could ultimately be worth $700 million and bring the ADHD drugmaker’s venture capital investors a big return. Target: NextWave Pharmaceuticals Inc. Investment Adviser: Aquilo Partners Inc. Outside Counsel: Cooley LLP Kamb, Barclay Kosacz, Barbara Medina, Laura

Pfizer Inc. Jefferies & Co. Miller, Matthew Sheridan, Kevin Kaye Scholer LLP Dashefsky, Lowell Golden, Adam Ropes & Gray LLP

deal description: AT&T Inc. agreed to purchase NextWave Wireless Inc., a telecom that owns a swath of the unused spectrum and other licenses, for $600 million. Target: NextWave Wireless Inc. Investment Adviser: Canaccord Adams Inc. Outside Counsel: Lowenstein Sandler PC Citron, Lowell Makinen, Marita Reinhardt, Michael Outside Counsel: Richards, Layton & Finger PA Gentile, Mark Rohrbacher, Blake Proxy Solicitor: Georgeson Inc. Ackerly, Donna Committee: NextWave Wireless Inc. - special committee Investment Adviser: Moelis & Co. LLC A’Hearn‎, Matthew Cech, Ryan Holtz, Stanley Hootnick, Mark Counsel to I-bank: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP Wee, H.H. Sean Acquirer: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

AT&T Inc. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Deitderich, Andrew Krautheimer, Eric Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP Nachbar, Kenneth

Announcement date: 8/02/2012

Nicira Network Inc. $1.2 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Cloud infrastructure company VMware Inc. acquired Nicira Inc. for $1.2 billion. Target: Nicira Network Inc. Investment Adviser: Qatalyst Partners Outside Counsel: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Leopold Tilley, Allison del Calvo, Jorge Acquirer: VMware Inc. Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Brown, Margaret

Announcement date: 7/23/2012

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NKT Flexibles I/S $670 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

North American Breweries Holdings LLC $388 MILLION (private acquisition)

deal description: Houston oil services giant National Oilwell Varco Inc. agreed to pay $670 million (3.8 billion Danish kroner) for Denmark’s NKT Flexibles I/S.

deal description: KPS Capital Partners LP announced that it signed a definitive agreement to sell its portfolio company, North American Breweries Holdings LLC, to Cerveceria Costa Rica SA, a subsidiary of Florida Ice and Farm Company SA, for $388 million in cash.

Target: NKT Flexibles I/S Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders Shareholder: Subsea 7 SA Shareholder: NKT Holding A/S Acquirer: National Oilwell Varco Inc.

Announcement date: 2/03/2012

Nordenia International AG $805.7 MILLION (private acquisition)

Target: North American Breweries Holdings LLC Outside Counsel: Jenner & Block LLP Seller: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

KPS Capital Partners LP UBS Investment Bank Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Kekst and Co.

Acquirer: Cerveceria Costa Rica SA

Announcement date: 10/26/2012

deal description: Anglo-South African packaging company Mondi Group agreed to buy private equity-backed German rival Nordenia International AG from Oaktree Capital Management LP for up to $805.7 million as it continues to rewrap its European assets.

UBS acted as financial adviser to KPS and North American Breweries.

Target: Nordenia International AG

deal description: Scottish engineering company Weir Group plc agreed to buy Novatech LLC, a family-owned, Dallas-based maker of valves for the oil and gas industry.

Seller: Oaktree Capital Management LP Outside Counsel: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Rhein, Wolfram Acquirer: Mondi Group Investment Adviser: Rothschild

Announcement date: 7/11/2012

Novatech LLC $176 MILLION (private acquisition)

Target: Novatech LLC Acquirer: Weir Group plc Outside Counsel: Jones Day Weinberg, Michael

Norit NV $1.1 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Boston-based chemicals supplier Cabot Corp. agreed to buy Dutch activated carbon company Norit NV from private equity firms Doughty Hanson & Co. and Euroland Investments BV for $1.1 billion. Target: Norit NV Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Murray-Jones, Allan Shareholder: Doughty Hanson & Co. Corbidge, Mark Shareholder: Euroland Investments BV Acquirer: Cabot Corp. Investment Adviser: JPMorgan & Co. Outside Counsel: De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek NV Schutte, Ton Outside Counsel: Slaughter and May Murphy, Frances Ogle, Robin Outside Counsel: Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Neff, Daniel

Announcement date: 6/21/2012

Nukem Energy GmbH $136 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Canadian uranium mining and processing business Cameco Corp. will acquire German nuclear fuel and products broker Nukem Energy GmbH for $136 million (¤105 million) from Advent International Corp. Target: Nukem Energy GmbH Seller: Advent International Corp. Investment Adviser: Rothschild Adam, Martin Brimson, Stefan Cammann, Walter Grassmair, Gregor Gunning, Amy Vaughan, Stephen Outside Counsel: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP PR Firm: Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Acquirer: Cameco Corp. Corporate Counsel: Hoffman, Jenny Quinn, Sean Investment Adviser: Deutsche Bank AG Outside Counsel: Hengeler Mueller Schmidt-Hern, Karsten Special Counsel: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Rich, Frederic

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Announcement date: 1/25/2012

Announcement date: 5/14/2012

Numara Software Holdings Inc. $300 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: BMC Software announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Numara Software. Target: Numara Software Holdings Inc. Acquirer: BMC Software Inc. Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins LLP Jones, J. Wesley

Announcement date: 1/30/2012

Nurse On Call Inc. $112.5 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Emeritus Corp., a domestic provider of assisted living and memory care services, purchased Nurse on Call Inc. from Kinderhook Industries LLC. Target: Nurse On Call Inc. Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Raftery, W. Brian Seller: Kinderhook Industries LLC Acquirer: Emeritus Corp.

Announcement date: 11/01/2012



Closing date: 11/16/2012



Investment Adviser: Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking Outside Counsel: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Cohen, Audra Emmerson, Timothy Evangelakos, John Vilmorin, Olivier de Outside Counsel: Shearman & Sterling LLP Reynolds, Barnabas Outside Counsel: Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Reilly, Michael Tumas, Michael Wolfe Jr., Donald

NYSE Euronext shareholders will own approximately 36% of ICE shares post-transaction.

O’Brien Corp. $175 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Ametek Inc. agreed to acquire O’Brien Corp. from private equity firm Industrial Growth Partners. Target: O’Brien Corp. Investment Adviser: Lazard Seller: Industrial Growth Partners Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Dixon, David Acquirer: Ametek Inc.

NYSE Euronext $8.2 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: IntercontinentalExchange Inc., an operator of global markets and clearing houses, agreed to acquire NYSE Euronext, the preeminent global equity, equity options and fixed income derivatives market operator, in a stockand-cash transaction. Target: NYSE Euronext Investment Adviser: Moelis & Co. LLC Investment Adviser: BNP Paribas SA Investment Adviser: Blackstone Advisory Partners LP Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Investment Adviser: Citigroup Inc. Investment Adviser: Perella Weinberg Partners LP Outside Counsel: Slaughter and May Outside Counsel: Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Outside Counsel: Stibbe Outside Counsel: Richards, Layton & Finger PA Williams, Gregory PR Firm: Sard Verbinnen & Co. Sard, George Soto, Renée Verbinnen, Paul Acquirer: IntercontinentalExchange Inc. Investment Adviser: Lazard Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Counsel to I-bank: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Amorosi, John Investment Adviser: Broadhaven Capital Partners LLC Investment Adviser: JPMorgan Chase & Co. Investment Adviser: Wells Fargo Securities LLC Investment Adviser: BMO Capital Markets Corp.

Announcement date: 12/20/2012

Announcement date: 1/26/2012

O’Charley’s Inc. $221 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: O’Charley’s Inc. was acquired by Fidelity National Financial Inc. for about $221 million, or close to $9.85 per share. Target: O’Charley’s Inc. Investment Adviser: Evercore Partners Inc. Billyard, Paul Christensen, Gus Day, John Yakhnina, Tatyana Outside Counsel: Bass, Berry & Sims plc Bell, Scott Davidson, J. Page Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Information Agent:

Fidelity National Financial Inc. Jefferies & Co. Monnin, Tim Stocks, Charlie Walsh, Jim Jones Day Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Aiello, Michael Georgeson Inc. Fiske, William



Announcement date: 2/06/2012



Closing date: 4/03/2012

The deal agreement gives O’Charley’s a 30-day go-shop period to seek higher bids up to March 6, 2012.

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Objet Ltd. $1.4 BILLION (stock swap) deal description: Objet Ltd. and Stratasys Inc. agreed to merge in an all-stock transaction with a combined equity value of approximately $1.4 billion. Target: Objet Ltd. Investment Adviser: JPMorgan Securities LLC Outside Counsel: Meitar Liquornik Geva & Leshem Brandwein Outside Counsel: Cooley LLP Outside Counsel: Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP Alexander, Frederick PR Firm: Conover Tuttle Pace Graff, Todd Acquirer: Stratasys Inc. Investment Adviser: Piper Jaffray & Co. Outside Counsel: McLaughlin & Stern LLP Honick, Eric Outside Counsel: Fischer Behar Chen Well Orion & Co. Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP Prager, Bruce Rosenblatt, Howard Outside Counsel: Richards, Layton & Finger PA Bussard, Donald Gentile, Mark Proxy Solicitor: MacKenzie Partners Inc. Burch, Daniel Dennedy, Lawrence PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Beugelmans, Jennifer Frank, Joele Moser, Jamie Rose, Andrea

Announcement date: 4/16/2012

Outside Counsel: Allen & Overy LLP Gilligan, Michael

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Inc. $700 MILLION (leveraged buyout) deal description: Private equity firm CCMP Capital Advisors LLC acquired the discount retailer Ollie’s Bargain Outlet from SKM Equity Fund III LP through a recapitalization transaction in partnership with current management. Target: Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Inc. Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co. Rizvi, Abid Tricarico, Steven Outside Counsel: Ropes & Gray LLP Evans, Daniel Committee: Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Inc. - management Outside Counsel: Barley Snyder LLC Seller: SKM Equity Fund III LP Acquirer: CCMP Capital Advisors LLC Investment Adviser: KeyBanc Capital Markets Outside Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP PR Firm: Sard Verbinnen & Co. Cole, Andrew Gordon, Brooke Investor: KarpReilly LLC

Joele Frank represented Objet and Stratasys.

Old World Industries LLC - ethylene unit $795 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Thailand’s Indorama Ventures pcl agreed to acquire the ethylene-producing units of Old World Industries LLC for $795 million in cash.

Target: Old World Industries LLC - ethylene unit

Seller: Old World Industries LLC Corporate Counsel: Leep, Daniel Investment Adviser: William Blair & Co. LLC Cassidy, Todd Gooch, Matthew Morris, Cameron Nyhan, Brendan Tinaglia, Sam Outside Counsel: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP Miller, Scott Acquirer: Indorama Ventures pcl Investment Adviser: HSBC Holdings plc Investment Adviser: Evercore Partners Inc. Alecksandrovich, Inna Brofka, Mark CuUnjieng, Stephen Hsu, Victor Kassin, Phil Kobylivker, Burt Page, Matthew Wang, Steve Yee, Stephanie

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Announcement date: 2/07/2012

Announcement date: 8/28/2012 Closing date: 10/03/2012

Olympus Media LLC $285 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Private equity firms Acon Investments LLC and MidOcean Partners LP have merged their respective portfolio companies, Fairway Outdoor Advertising LLC and Olympus Media LLC, to form Fairway Media Group LLC with headquarters in Fairway’s Greenville, S.C. location. Target: Olympus Media LLC Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Director, Mark Michaels, Daniel Stamas, George Acquirer: Fairway Outdoor Advertising LLC Outside Counsel: Hogan Lovells Welp, Robert

Announcement date: 6/20/2012

Kirkland & Ellis represented MidOcean.

OMGPOP Inc. $183.1 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Social network video game developer Zynga Inc. acquired smaller rival OMGpop Inc., the New York-based developer of popular mobile game “Draw Something” for $183.1 million in cash. Target: OMGPOP Inc.

Investment Adviser: Waller Capital Corp. Stengel, Brian Acquirer: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Zynga Inc. Cooley LLP DiNucci, Jennifer Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc.



Announcement date: 3/21/2012



Closing date: 3/21/2012

OMNI Energy Services Corp. $455 MILLION (private acquisition)

Acquirer: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Investment Adviser: JPMorgan Securities LLC Outside Counsel: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Beugelmans, Jennifer Brielmann, Eric Frank, Joele Rose, Andrea

Announcement date: 7/16/2012



Closing date: 9/14/2012

Thermo Fisher folded One Lambda into its specialty diagnostics segment.

1-800 Contacts Inc. $900 MILLION (private acquisition)

deal description: Wellspring Capital Management LLC sold its portfolio company Omni Energy Services Corp. to Gibson Energy Inc. in a deal valued at $455 million. Target: OMNI Energy Services Corp. Investment Adviser: UBS Investment Bank Investment Adviser: BlackArch Partners Outside Counsel: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Bonvino, Angelo Schwab, James Outside Counsel: Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Cossette, Sylvain Theriault, Sebastien Seller: PR Firm:

Wellspring Capital Management LLC Kekst and Co. Semer, Mark Tang, Micheline

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Gibson Energy Holdings Inc. BMO Capital Markets Corp. Brown, Sean Manning, John Spencer, Michael Bennett Jones LLP Mills, Kahlan Osler, William Latham & Watkins LLP Luongo, Nicholas Shannon, Patrick Silvera, Jason



Announcement date: 10/10/2012



Closing date: 11/01/2012

UBS Investment Bank and BlackArch Partners served as financial advisers to Wellspring and OMNI.

One Lambda Inc. $925 MILLION (private acquisition)

deal description: Fenway Partners LLC sold optical products retailer 1-800 Contacts Inc. to WellPoint Inc. Target: 1-800 Contacts Inc. Seller: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Fenway Partners LLC Ropes & Gray LLP Leuchtenburg, Joshua Marcellino, Carl Sard Verbinnen & Co. Cordasco, Anna Doorley, Jonathan Gordon, Brooke Shiver, Brian

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

WellPoint Inc. Credit Suisse Group Linklaters LLP Dufner, Dan



Announcement date: 6/04/2012



Closing date: 6/20/2012

180 Medical Inc. $321 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: 180 Medical Inc., a direct-to-consumer distributor of intermittent catheters, urologic and disposable medical supplies, was acquired by ConvaTec Inc. Target: 180 Medical Inc. Investment Adviser: Harris Williams & Co. Seller: Cortec Group Inc. Investment Adviser: Cain Brothers & Co. LLC Margulies, Matt

deal description: Medical diagnostics firm Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. acquired One Lambda Inc., which makes diagnostic tests for transplant center, for $925 million in cash.



Announcement date: 8/31/2012

Target: One Lambda Inc. Investment Adviser: Perella Weinberg Partners LP Counsel to I-bank: Latham & Watkins LLP Ruck, Charles Shean, R. Scott Outside Counsel: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP



Closing date: 9/28/2012

Acquirer: ConvaTec Inc. Outside Counsel: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC

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OneStopPlus Group $525 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC and Webster Capital agreed to pay an enterprise value of $525 million to acquire large-size clothes retailer OneStopPlus Group from PPR SA, completing the French company’s sale of its Redcats USA business. Target: OneStopPlus Group Seller: PPR SA Investment Adviser: Peter J. Solomon Co. Cooper, Marc Leonhardt, Cathy Investment Adviser: Rothschild Chertok, Gregoire Cygler, Frank Lipman, Steven Outside Counsel: Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Katz, David Acquirer: Investor Group - multiple investors Investor: Webster Capital Investor: Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC

Announcement date: 12/06/2012

Opnet Technologies Inc. $1.0 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: IT performance company Riverbed Technology Inc. agreed to acquire network manager Opnet Technologies Inc. for $43 per share in cash and stock, for an equity value of $1 billion and an enterprise value of $921 million. The deal is being accomplished through a two-step merger. Target: Opnet Technologies Inc. Investment Adviser: Lazard Counsel to I-bank: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Brown, Margaret Outside Counsel: Cooley LLP DiNucci, Jennifer Acquirer: Riverbed Technology Inc. Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Outside Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Bensch, Jennifer Flaum, Keith Freeman, Danek Griffin, James Outside Counsel: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC Blake, Richard Segre, David Information Agent: MacKenzie Partners Inc.

Announcement date: 10/29/2012

Opnext Inc. $177 MILLION (stock swap) deal description: Oclaro Inc. and Opnext Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge in an all-stock transaction. Target: Opnext Inc. Corporate Counsel: O’Neill, Justin

Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor: PR Firm: Investor:

Acquirer: Oclaro Inc. Corporate Counsel: Lee, Thomas Rundle, Kate Stephenson, Julie Investment Adviser: Foros Group Manas, Jean Outside Counsel: Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Flaum, Keith Outside Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Flaum, Keith Proxy Solicitor: MacKenzie Partners Inc. PR Firm: Sard Verbinnen & Co. Christiansen, John Fong, Chris Verbinnen, Paul

Announcement date: 3/26/2012

Tanis Communications represented both target and acquirer.

Orange County Container Group LLC $340 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Smurfit Kappa Group plc agreed to acquire Orange County Container Group LLC for a total cash consideration of $340 million. Target: Orange County Container Group LLC Acquirer: Smurfit Kappa Group plc Outside Counsel: Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Ewan, Christopher

Announcement date: 9/24/2012

OraPharma Inc. $312 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. agreed to acquire OraPharma, a specialty oral health company, from Water Street Healthcare Partners, a private equity firm, for $312 million. Target: OraPharma Inc. Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP DiLoreto Jr., Martin Kiburz, Robert Zook, Ted Seller: Water Street Healthcare Partners LLC Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

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Blackstone Advisory Partners LP Madnani, Sean Malik, Aman Wolf, Alex Latham & Watkins LLP Allinson, David Morrison & Foerster LLP Yukevich, Stanley Morrow & Co. LLC Tanis Communications Inc. Radlinsky, Judy Hitachi Ltd.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Arcano, Stephen Gibson, Marie

Announcement date: 6/15/2012

OrthoHelix Surgical Designs Inc. $135 MILLION (private acquisition)

Pacific Capital Bancorp $1.5 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

deal description: Tornier NV signed an agreement to acquire OrthoHelix Surgical Designs Inc. for $135 million plus additional payments over two years.

deal description: UnionBanCal Corp. and its primary subsidiary, Union Bank NA, agreed to acquire Pacific Capital Bancorp for $46 per share in cash.

Target: OrthoHelix Surgical Designs Inc. Outside Counsel: Jones Day Saada Jr., John

Target: Pacific Capital Bancorp Investment Adviser: Sandler O’Neill + Partners LP Dunne III, James Outside Counsel: Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Herlihy, Edward Makow, Lawrence

Acquirer: Tornier NV Outside Counsel: Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP Martin, Phillip PR Firm: ICR Inc. Bertner, Sherry

Announcement date: 8/24/2012

Oshkosh Corp. $3.0 BILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Carl Icahn abandoned his tender offer for the outstanding common shares of Oshkosh at $32.50 per share in cash and nomination of directors to the Oshkosh board. Target: Oshkosh Corp. Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Counsel to I-bank: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Outside Counsel: Foley & Lardner LLP Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Information Agent: Innisfree M&A Inc. PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Katcher, Daniel Lamplough, Nicholas Sherman, Matthew Acquirer: Carl Icahn Information Agent: D.F. King & Co.

Announcement date: 10/11/2012

Outdoor Channel Holdings Inc. $170 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Outdoor Channel Holdings Inc. agreed to a merger agreement with InterMedia Outdoors Holdings LLC, which controls The Sportsman Channel. Target: Outdoor Channel Holdings Inc. Investment Adviser: Lazard Counsel to I-bank: White & Case LLP Cerasani, Denise Outside Counsel: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC Ishii, Robert Kornegay, Robert Waters, Martin PR Firm: Brainerd Communicators Inc. LoBello, Joe Acquirer: InterMedia Outdoors Inc. Outside Counsel: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Investor: CIT Communications Finance Corp.

Announcement date: 11/16/2012

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

UnionBanCal Corp. Morgan Stanley Pruzan, Jonathan Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Cohen, H. Rodgin Hatano, Keiji Morphy, James Toumey, Donald Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc.

Announcement date: 3/12/2012

Sandler O’Neill provided a fairness opinion to board of directors.

Pall Corp. - blood collection unit $536 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Haemonetics Corp. entered into an agreement to acquire the business assets of the blood collection, filtration and processing product lines of Pall Corp. Target: Pall Corp. - blood collection unit Seller: Pall Corp. Acquirer: Haemonetics Corp. Investment Adviser: Centerview Partners LLC Outside Counsel: Goodwin Procter LLP

Announcement date: 4/29/2012

Centerview Partners provided a fairness to its board.

Paloma Partners II LLC $750 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Houston oil and gas explorer Paloma Partners II LLC, which is backed by Paloma Resources LLC, Encap Energy Capital Fund VII LP and Macquarie Americas Corp., agreed to be sold to Marathon Oil Corp., also of Houston, for $750 million in cash. Target: Paloma Partners II LLC Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co. Eads III, Ralph Outside Counsel: Baker & McKenzie LLP Davis, Louis Davis II, William Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders Shareholder: EnCap Energy Capital Fund VII LP Shareholder: Macquarie Americas Corp. Shareholder: Paloma Resources LLC

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Acquirer: Corporate Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Marathon Oil Corp. Miller, Susan Polisini, John Romain, Byron Baker Botts LLP Tucker, Hugh

Announcement date: 5/09/2012

Panther Expedited Services Inc. $180 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Arkansas Best Corp., a leading provider of freight transportation and logistics solutions, announced it entered into an agreement to acquire Panther Expedited Services Inc., from Fenway Partners LLC, a leading middle market private equity firm. Target: Panther Expedited Services Inc. Seller: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Fenway Partners LLC JPMorgan Securities LLC Scudder Law Firm PC Sard Verbinnen & Co. Cordasco, Anna Doorley, Jonathan Gordon, Brooke

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Arkansas Best Corp. Stifel Nicolaus Weisel Bader, Cole Pozzi, Michael Stewart, Alexsander (Sandy) Stephens Inc. Vinson & Elkins LLP Bogdanow, Alan



Announcement date: 6/14/2012

Stephens Inc. provided a fairness opinion to Arkansas Best. Scudder Law Firm advised both Fenway Partners and Panther.

Par Pharmaceutical Cos. $1.9 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Private equity firm TPG Capital LP bought generic drugs maker Par Pharmaceutical Cos. Inc. in a take-private valued at around $1.9 billion. Target: Par Pharmaceutical Cos. Investment Adviser: JPMorgan Securities LLC Frank, Steve Woolery, Jim Outside Counsel: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Milling, R. King Smith, Richard Outside Counsel: Richards, Layton & Finger PA Bigler, C. Stephen Proxy Solicitor: Innisfree M&A Inc. Committee: Par Pharmaceutical Cos. - board of directors Outside Counsel: Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Barshay, Scott Fogg, William Schoen, George Zobitz, George

Acquirer: TPG Capital LP Investment Adviser: Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch

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Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Goldman, Sachs & Co. Ropes & Gray LLP Kim, Jay Morrison, Amanda Shields, William Owen Blicksilver Public Relations Inc. Baker, Lisa Blicksilver, Owen Hurson, Jennifer



Announcement date: 7/16/2012



Closing date: 9/28/2012

Par had a go-shop period through August 24th, 2012.

Paradigm Ltd. $1.0 BILLION (cash merger) deal description: Apax Partners and JMI Equity acquired Paradigm Ltd., a software vendor focused on the growing oil and gas exploration and production space, for approximately $1 billion in an all-cash transaction. Target: Paradigm Ltd. Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co. Godley, Jason Lane, Chris Montgomery, Christopher Tedesco, Michael Xu, Connie Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP King, Kenton Razzak, Amr Seller: Fox Paine & Co. LLC Special Counsel: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP van der Stok, Eelco Acquirer: Investor Group - multiple investors Investment Adviser: Simmons & Co. International Charlton, Frederick Kessler, Barry Schroeder, Andrew Terrill, Kris Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Kamran, Scott Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Chun, Eunu Greenberg, Leo Ptashek, Jay Yehezkel, Ariel PR Firm: Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Dohrenwend, Chuck Vento, Allyson PR Firm: Kekst and Co. Fogarty, Todd Investor: Apax Partners LLP Investor: JMI Equity Fund LP

Announcement date: 6/11/2012



Closing date: 7/30/2012

Kekst represented Apax Partners. Freshfields advised on tax matters.

Partner Communications Ltd. $365 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: U.S.-Israeli media magnate Haim Saban’s Saban Capital Group Inc. bought a controlling stake in Israel’s Partner Communications Ltd., from Scailex Corp. Target: Partner Communications Ltd. Seller: Scailex Corp. Investment Adviser: Lazard Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Fox, David Wolf, Daniel Acquirer: Saban Capital Group Inc. Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Cohen, Jeffrey Eisman, David PR Firm: Sard Verbinnen & Co. Nentwig, Robyn Pillersdorf, Stephanie Shiver, Brian

Announcement date: 11/29/2012 Closing date: 1/29/2013

Scailex - which held 44.5 percent of Partner - will keep 13.8 percent, while Saban will have 30.7 percent. Suny, Scailex’s parent company, will keep a 1.4 percent stake.

Party City Corp. $2.69 BILLION (leveraged buyout) deal description: Boston private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners LP prevailed in the heated auction for Party City Holdings Inc. recapitalizing the party goods supplier in a deal valued at $2.69 billion. Target: Party City Corp. Investment Adviser: Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Boutry, David Kitts, Robert Volpe, Noel Wargo, Keith Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. De Fazero, James Peacock, Richard Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders Outside Counsel: Ropes & Gray LLP Goldstein, Jane Savkar, Sunil PR Firm: Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Shareholder: Weston Presidio Capital Cronin, Michael Hayes, Kevin Shareholder: Advent International Corp. Collins, Steven Mussafer, David Shareholder: Berkshire Partners LLC Lubin, Richard Small, Robert Acquirer: Thomas H. Lee Partners LP Investment Adviser: Barclays Capital Investment Adviser: Moelis & Co. LLC Hoit, Roger Shaia, Gregory

Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Aiello, Michael Connolly, Annemargaret Dybala, Kelly Emmel, Heather Sard Verbinnen & Co. Benson, Matthew Weinberg, Robin

Announcement date: 6/05/2012

Majority owners — Advent International Corp., Berkshire Partners LLC, Weston Presidio and company management — will retain significant minority stakes following the closing.

Pecos Gathering & Marketing LLC $150 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Pecos Gathering & Marketing LLC sold itself to NGL Energy Partners LP of Tulsa, Okla., for $150 million. Target: Pecos Gathering & Marketing LLC Outside Counsel: Andrews Kurth LLP Washburn, J. David Seller: Jensen family Acquirer: NGL Energy Partners LP Outside Counsel: Locke Lord LLP Johnson, Eric

Announcement date: 10/24/2012



Closing date: 11/01/2012

Peet’s Coffee & Tea Inc. $1.0 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: German holding company Joh. A. Benckiser GmbH agreed to acquire Peet’s Coffee & Tea Inc. for $1 billion in cash. Target: Peet’s Coffee & Tea Inc. Investment Adviser: Citigroup Inc. Schackner, Jeffrey Counsel to I-bank: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Amorosi, John Outside Counsel: Cooley LLP Borden, Barbara Guernsey, Kenneth Lee, Robin a Marca, Mischi Proxy Solicitor: Phoenix Advisory Partners Einsidler, Jon PR Firm: Sard Verbinnen & Co. Christiansen, John Gore, Jenny Isaacs, David Kranhold, Paul Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank:

Joh. A. Benckiser GmbH Morgan Stanley Ciagne, David BDT & Company LLC Trott, Byron Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP Goldman, David Rodda, Brett Todd, Mary Ann

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Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Doyle, Sean Schnell, Paul Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc.

Announcement date: 7/23/2012

The transaction is structured as a one-step merger with Peet’s as the surviving corporation. BDT Capital Partners LLC is participating in this transaction as an adviser and minority investor.

Peninsula Gaming LLC $1.45 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Boyd Gaming Corp. agreed to acquire Peninsula Gaming LLC in a $1.45 billion cash and assumed debt deal that would strengthen the company’s presence in the Midwest. Target: Peninsula Gaming LLC Investment Adviser: Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. Berman, David Protell, Charles Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Group Outside Counsel: White & Case LLP Zilkha, Nazim Outside Counsel: Richards, Layton & Finger PA Stubenberg, Melissa Zeberkiewicz, John Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Boyd Gaming Corp. Greenhill & Co. Morrison & Foerster LLP Parris, Brandon Sard Verbinnen & Co. Barron, Jim Stafford, Meghan

Announcement date: 5/16/2012

Penn Maritime Inc. $295 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Houston tank barge operator Kirby Corp. agreed to acquire privately held tugboat operator Penn Maritime Inc. for $295 million. Target: Penn Maritime Inc. Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Grossman, Richard Nicolas, Andrea

Acquirer: Kirby Corp. Announcement date: 11/27/2012

Pep Boys - Manny Moe & Jack $1.0 BILLION (leveraged buyout) deal description: The planned $1 billion buyout of Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack by Gores Group LLC was called off amid lingering questions about the recent financial performance of the auto parts retailer. Gores agreed to pay $50 million to reimburse Pep Boys for merger-related expenses. Target: Pep Boys - Manny Moe & Jack Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Baronoff, Steven Hall, Perry

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Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor:

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP McKenzie Jr., James Pedrick, Michael Okapi Partners LLC Goldfarb, Bruce McHugh, Patrick Sorbello, Geoffrey

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Gores Group LLC Barclays Capital Credit Suisse Group Sagent Advisors LLC DeDonato, Donato Kohr, William Moses, Scott Ritch, Herald Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Madden, Rick



Announcement date: 1/30/2012

The agreement included a 45-day go-shop period during which Pep Boys can solicit other offers.

Pergo AG $150 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Carpeting and wooden flooring products maker Mohawk Industries Inc. will acquire laminate flooring manufacturer Pergo Inc. for $150 million in cash. Target: Pergo AG Seller: Pfleiderer AG Investment Adviser: Nordea Corporate Finance Investment Adviser: BNP Paribas SA Outside Counsel: Morrison Cohen LLP Outside Counsel: Noerr LLP PR Firm: Frank Elsner Kommunikation fur Unternehmen GmbH Elsner, Frank Acquirer: Mohawk Industries Inc. Outside Counsel: Alston & Bird LLP Patton, R. David

Announcement date: 10/29/2012 Closing date: 1/10/2013

Pervasive Software Inc. $161.9 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Actian Corp., a data management company, agreed to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Pervasive Software Inc.’s common stock. Target: Pervasive Software Inc. Investment Adviser: Shea & Co. LLC Seller: Garnett & Helfrich Capital Acquirer: Investment Adviser:

Actian Corp. Evercore Partners Inc. Mandl, Eric Rao, Vikram Schendel, Alex li, Jin

Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Barbeau, Joseph McDowell, Stewart Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Keehner, Jonathan Repko, Meaghan Sherman, Matthew

Announcement date: 8/13/2012

PF Chang’s China Bistro Inc. $1.1 BILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: PF Chang’s China Bistro Inc. was taken private by Centerbridge Partners LP in a deal that values the casual-dining chain at $1.1 billion. Target: PF Chang’s China Bistro Inc. Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Ingrassia, Timothy Matthews, Roger Scenna, David Counsel to I-bank: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Kotran, Stephen Krautheimer, Eric Outside Counsel: DLA Piper Altman, Theodore Eisner, Daniel Knox, Jamie Rains, Jay Thacker, Jeffrey PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Sherman, Matthew Withers, Averell Acquirer: Centerbridge Partners LP Investment Adviser: Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. DiMondi, Joseph Pelt, Keith Investment Adviser: Wells Fargo Securities LLC Phalen, Michael Sila, Bora Outside Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Dybala, Kelly Emmel, Heather Fontana, Angela Lubowitz, Michael Warner, Douglas Information Agent: Georgeson Inc. Fiske, William PR Firm: Kekst and Co.

Announcement date: 5/01/2012



Closing date: 7/02/2012

Pfizer Nutrition $11.85 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Switzerland’s Nestlé SA triumphed in the bidding for Pfizer Inc.’s nutrition business with an above-forecast $11.85 billion bid.

Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Centerview Partners LLC Effron, Blair Fischer, C. Emlen Hartman, Alan Tokat, Eric Kirkland & Ellis LLP Fox, David Symons, Jeffrey Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Schnell, Paul Wolff, Kenneth DLA Piper Burke, Sidney Klein, Jonathan Clifford Chance LLP

Acquirer: Nestle SA Investment Adviser: Deutsche Bank AG Bell, Scott DiMondi, Joseph Evans, Bruce Varlakhov, Steven Investment Adviser: Rothschild Barnes, Nicholas Gottschalk, Michael Lawrence, Jim Lemonnier, Brice Macron, Emmanuel Portman, Lawrence Outside Counsel: Mayer Brown LLP Boelter, John Carpenter, David Uhrynuk, Mark

Announcement date: 4/23/2012

Pfizer expects completion in the first half of next year, subject to regulatory clearances.

PGC Holdings Corp. $239 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Private equity firm Capital Z Partners Ltd. struck a deal to sell PGC Holdings Corp., the holding company for Nashville-based automobile insurer Permanent General Cos., to American Family Insurance for $239 million. Target: PGC Holdings Corp. Investment Adviser: Willis Capital Markets & Advisory Seller: Capital Z Partners Outside Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Tabor, R. Jay Verdesca, Joseph

Acquirer: American Family Insurance Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Announcement date: 9/25/2012 Closing date: 12/31/2012

New York-based Capital Z bought the target for an undisclosed price in 2004 from Ingram Industries Inc., a Nashville conglomerate.

Target: Pfizer Nutrition Seller: Pfizer Inc. Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Boublik, Michael Gartin, Clinton Modisett, Joseph Molinos, Carmen

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Phoenix International Freight Services Ltd. $635 MILLION (private acquisition)

Plains Exploration & Production Co. $17.2 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

deal description: C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. agreed to acquire smaller rival Phoenix International Inc. in a $635 million cash and stock deal that would continue the trucking and logistics firm’s international push.

deal description: Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. made a big expansion move into the oil and natural gas business and agreed to buy Plains Exploration & Production Co.

Target: Phoenix International Freight Services Ltd. Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP

Target: Plains Exploration & Production Co. Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co. Investment Adviser: Barclays plc Hilliard, Hank Hutchinson, Brad McOuat, Gavin Pipkin, Greg Watson, Chris Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP Dillard, Michael Gerstein, Mark Shannon, Patrick Wheeler, Sean Outside Counsel: Richards, Layton & Finger PA Bussard, Donald Gentile, Mark Proxy Solicitor: Innisfree M&A Inc.

Acquirer: C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.

Announcement date: 9/25/2012

PL Midstream LLC $625 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP formed a joint venture with an affiliate of its general partner, Boardwalk Pipelines Holding Corp., to acquire PL Midstream LLC from PL Logistics LLC, a portfolio company of Lindsay Goldberg for $625 million in cash. Target: PL Midstream LLC Investment Adviser: Wells Fargo Securities LLC Babowal, Hugh Clingman, Russell Seller: PL Logistics LLC Outside Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Connolly, Annemargaret West, Glenn Investor: Lindsay Goldberg & Bessemer LP Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Investor:

Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP Barclays Capital Rogan, Scott Ruiz, Carlos Vinson & Elkins LLP Layne, E. Ramey Boardwalk Pipelines Holding Corp.

Outside Counsel: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank:

Closing date: 10/01/2012

deal description: Houston natural gas transportation and storage provider Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP purchased the remaining 65% equity interest in PL Midstream LLC from Boardwalk Pipelines Holding Corp., a unit of Loews Corp. and the parent of its general partner, for $269 million. Target: PL Midstream LLC Seller: Boardwalk Pipelines Holding Corp. Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP Rothschild Vinson & Elkins LLP Layne, E. Ramey Richards, Layton & Finger PA Ladner, Gregory Raju, Srinivas

Announcement date: 10/15/2012

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Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Kingsley, Paul Williams, Marc Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. - special committee Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Feltman, Joshua Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC Weinberger, Greg Alston & Bird LLP Miller, Kevin

Announcement date: 12/05/2012

PlainsCapital Corp. $537 MILLION (private acquisition)

Announcement date: 8/16/2012

PL Midstream LLC $269 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)



Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Committee:

deal description: Dallas casualty insurer Hilltop Holdings Inc. agreed to acquire privately held banking company PlainsCapital Corp. for about $537 million in cash and stock. Target: PlainsCapital Corp. Investment Adviser: JPMorgan Securities LLC Counsel to I-bank: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Lerner, Marni Outside Counsel: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Cohen, H. Rodgin Eitel, Mitchell Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor:

Hilltop Holdings Inc. Stephens Inc. Vinson & Elkins LLP Bogdanow, Alan Early, Mark Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Herlihy, Edward Kim, Richard Shapiro, David D.F. King & Co.

Announcement date: 5/09/2012

Platt Electric Supply Inc. $381.5 MILLION (private acquisition)

Polygon Management LLP $104 MILLION (private acquisition)

deal description: Private equity-backed electrical components maker Rexel SA agreed to acquire Platt Electric Supply Inc., a Beaverton, Ore.-based distributor of electrical products, for an enterprise value of $381.5 million (¤300 million).

deal description: Amsterdam-listed asset manager Tetragon Financial Group Ltd. purchased larger affiliate Polygon Management LP in a stock deal worth $104 million.

Target: Platt Electric Supply Inc. Acquirer: Rexel SA Outside Counsel: Thompson & Knight LLP

Announcement date: 5/16/2012

Platt Electric President Jeff Baker will continue to head the business and become vicepresident of Rexel Inc., one of Rexel’s two U.S. subsidiaries.

PLX Technology Inc. $330 MILLION (tender offer) deal description: Chipmaker Integrated Device Technology Inc. cancelled it $330 million agreement to buy switching component maker PLX Technology Inc. Target: PLX Technology Inc. Investment Adviser: Deutsche Bank AG Cho, Thomas Howell, Adam Counsel to I-bank: O’Melveny & Myers LLP Scrivano, Paul Outside Counsel: Baker & McKenzie LLP Mitchell, Emery Roeder, Craig Schrader, Stephen Acquirer: Integrated Device Technology Inc. Investment Adviser: JPMorgan Chase & Co. Edelstone, Mark Rajkovic, Drago Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP Leigh, Jamie Roeder, Mark Information Agent: Innisfree M&A Inc. PR Firm: Sard Verbinnen & Co. Christiansen, John Cole, Andrew

Announcement date: 4/30/2012

Polycom Inc. - wireless handset unit $110 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Investment firm Sun Capital Partners Inc. acquired the enterprise wireless handset unit of Polycom Inc. for $110 million. Target: Polycom Inc. - wireless handset unit Seller: Polycom Inc. Acquirer: Sun Capital Partners Inc.

Announcement date: 5/10/2012 Closing date: 12/05/2012

Target: Polygon Management LLP Acquirer: Tetragon Financial Group Ltd. Outside Counsel: Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Rogers Jr., William Committee: Tetragon Financial Group Ltd. - committee of independent directors Outside Counsel: Carey Olsen Outside Counsel: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Conway, Gregory Horowitz, Gary Investment Adviser: Perella Weinberg Partners LP

Announcement date: 10/29/2012



Closing date: 10/29/2012

Poole & Associates Inc. $126 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Cybersecurity specialist KEYW Holding Corp. completed its $126 million cash-and-stock purchase of intelligent systems and software-engineeringservices business Poole & Associates Inc. Target: Poole & Associates Inc. Acquirer: KEYW Holding Corp.

Announcement date: 9/10/2012 Closing date: 10/02/2012

Power Holdings Inc. $380 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Palo Alto, Calif., middle-market private equity firm Huntsman Gay Global Capital sold the operating businesses of Power Holdings to Kelso & Co. for $380 million. The operating companies, T&D Solutions LLC of Alexandria, La., and Associated Diversified Services Inc. of Hartselle, Ala., provide maintenance and construction services to electric utilities across the southeastern U.S. Target: Power Holdings Inc. Seller: Outside Counsel:

Huntsman Gay Global Capital LLC Kirkland & Ellis LLP Golden, Jeffrey Hsia, Tai Lee, Ahn

Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

Kelso & Co. Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Maugüé, Pierre Schmidt, Kevin



Announcement date: 12/21/2012



Closing date: 12/21/2012

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PowerReviews Inc. $168.2 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Social software developer Bazaarvoice Inc. bought smaller rival PowerReviews Inc. for $168.2 million.

Target: PowerReviews Inc.

Seller: Menlo Ventures Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Bazaarvoice Inc. Credit Suisse Group Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC Alcorta, Joseph Tobias, Paul Brady Public Relations Brady, Emily



Announcement date: 5/24/2012



Closing date: 6/12/2012

Counsel to I-bank: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor: PR Firm:

Target: PPC Inc. Investment Adviser: Raymond James & Associates Inc. McGrew, Frank Stockburger, Michael Outside Counsel: Baker & McKenzie LLP Zoccolillo Jr., Alan Acquirer: Belden Inc.

Announcement date: 12/11/2012

PPG Industries Inc. - commodity chemicals business $2.1 BILLION (cash merger) deal description: PPG Industries Inc., a specialty chemicals products company, agreed to spin-off its commodity chemicals business and then merge it with Georgia Gulf Corp., a peer chemical manufacturer. Target: PPG Industries Inc. - commodity chemicals business Seller: PPG Industries Inc. Investment Adviser: Lazard Bhargava, Navin McMaster, Mark Outside Counsel: Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Rosenblum, Steven Rosof, Eric Information Agent: Georgeson Inc. Pantina, Steve Acquirer: Investment Adviser:

Georgia Gulf Corp. Houlihan Lokey Inc. Cerimele, Christopher Stull, Andrew

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Announcement date: 7/19/2012

The merger will result in PPG shareholders receiving approximately 50.5% of the shares of the merged company, with existing Georgia Gulf shareholders owning approximately 49% of the company.

PPC Inc. $515.7 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Electronic component manufacturer Belden Inc. agreed to acquire privately held PPC Inc. for $515.7 million to improve its portfolio of broadband connectivity products.

White & Case LLP Cerasani, Denise Barclays plc Collins, Paul Grahame, Ken Posternack, Gary Shearman & Sterling LLP Swann, Eliza Jones Day Profusek, Robert Zamer, John Richards, Layton & Finger PA Bigler, C. Stephen Innisfree M&A Inc. Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Bonach, Eric Freitag, Michael

Precision Dynamics Corp. $300 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Milwaukee signs and security systems manufacturer Brady Corp. acquired medical identification company Precision Dynamics Corp. from Water Street Healthcare Partners for $300 million in cash, including debt. Target: Precision Dynamics Corp. Seller: Water Street Healthcare Partners LLC Acquirer: Investment Adviser:

Brady Corp. Robert W. Baird & Co. Hansen, Trish Lacey, Travis Rogalski, Paul Sealy, Nicholas



Announcement date: 12/28/2012



Closing date: 12/28/2012

Precision Planting Inc. $210 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: St. Louis agricultural products company Monsanto Co. agreed to acquire planting measurement business Precision Planting Inc. for up to $250 million. Target: Precision Planting Inc. Acquirer: Monsanto Co.

Announcement date: 5/23/2012

Premier Dental Services Inc. $550 MILLION (private acquisition)

Presidential Life Corp. $415 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

deal description: Orange, Calif.-based Premier Dental Services Inc. is being acquired by New Mountain Partners III L.P. for $550 million including the repayment of Premier’s existing debt.

deal description: Athene Holding Ltd., an Apollo Global Management LLC affiliate, agreed to acquire Presidential Life Corp. for $415 million, or $14 a share.

Target: Premier Dental Services Inc. Seller: Court Square Capital Partners Outside Counsel: Dechert LLP Acquirer: New Mountain Capital LLC

Announcement date: 9/16/2012

Premier Foods plc - grocery brands $318 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Hain Celestial Group Inc. agreed to buy grocery brands from Premier Foods plc for $318 million (£200 million) to expand its U.K. chilled and frozenfoods business into ambient products. Target: Premier Foods plc - grocery brands

Target: Presidential Life Corp. Investment Adviser: Sandler O’Neill + Partners LP Johns, George Kaftal, Max Olstein, Richard Singh, Manu Outside Counsel: Proskauer Rose LLP Allen, Julie Outside Counsel: Richards, Layton & Finger PA Bigler, C. Stephen Proxy Solicitor: Innisfree M&A Inc. PR Firm: Brunswick Group LLP Allen, Beau Hart, Gemma Acquirer: Athene Holding Ltd. Outside Counsel: Sidley Austin LLP Kelly, Jonathan Saltarelli, Gabriel Investor: Apollo Global Management LLC

Seller: Premier Foods plc Outside Counsel: Spayne Lindsay & Co. LLP Outside Counsel: Slaughter and May Byk, Robert Corbett, Michael Shareholder: Warburg Pincus LLC



Acquirer: Hain Celestial Group Inc. Investment Adviser: Rothschild

deal description: BioCryst and Presidio mutually agreed to terminate the $101 million allstock merger they signed on Oct. 17th 2012. Both boards approved the decision and released each other from all obligations tied to the proposed deal.



Announcement date: 8/22/2012

Premium Credit Ltd. $1.446 BILLION (leveraged buyout) deal description: Chicago private equity firm GTCR LLC announced the acquisition of U.K. payment facilitation services business Premium Credit Ltd. from Bank of America Merrill Lynch subsidiary MBNA Europe Bank Ltd. Target: Premium Credit Ltd. Seller: MBNA Europe Bank Ltd. Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

GTCR LLC Barclays Capital Kohlmeyer, Kurt Shuster, Andrew Kessler Group Kessler, Howard Kirkland & Ellis LLP Cawley, Lisa Gillespie, A. Stephen Gordon, Gavin Gordon, Scott Greeno, Christopher Hirsch, Jocelyn Ritchie, Stephen Mayer Brown LLP Bloomingdale, Bruce



Announcement date: 11/01/2012



Closing date: 11/01/2012

Announcement date: 7/13/2012

Presidio Pharmaceuticals Inc. $101 MILLION (stock swap)

Target: Presidio Pharmaceuticals Inc. Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Outside Counsel: Cooley LLP Menden, Craig Weeks, Mark Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. JPMorgan Securities LLC Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Gordon, Mark

Announcement date: 10/18/2012

Each company will bear its own legal and transaction fees.

Prestige Brands Holdings Inc. $834 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Mexican consumer products and drug company Genomma Lab Internacional SAB de CV pulled its unsolicited $834 million offer for Prestige Brands Holdings Inc. Target: Prestige Brands Holdings Inc. Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Fox, David Wolf, Daniel PR Firm: Sard Verbinnen & Co. Burns, Hugh Weinberg, Robin

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Acquirer: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Information Agent: PR Firm:

Genomma Lab Internacional SAB de CV Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Cerasani, Denise Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Grossbauer, John Wolfe Jr., Donald Innisfree M&A Inc. Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc.



deal description: International communications provider Primus Telecommunications Group Inc. agreed to sell its Australia operations to M2 Telecommunications Group Ltd. for about $200 million (A$192.4 million). Target: Primus Telecom Holdings Pty Ltd.

Seller: Primus Telecommunications Group Inc. Committee: Primus Telecommunications Group Inc. - special committee Outside Counsel: Andrews Kurth LLP Bertolatus, Roy Clutterbuck, John Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co. Auerbach, Jason Kelloff, Alex Counsel to I-bank: Greenberg Traurig LLP Helsel, Michael Schwartzbaum, David Acquirer: M2 Telecommunications Group Ltd. Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Outside Counsel: Lander & Rogers



Announcement date: 4/16/2012



Closing date: 6/01/2012

deal description: Battle Creek, Mich.-based cereal maker Kellogg Co. entered into an agreement to acquire Procter & Gamble’s Pringles chips brand business for about $2.7 billion. Target: Procter & Gamble Co. - Pringles chips Seller: Procter & Gamble Co. Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Rossi, Kristen Outside Counsel: Jones Day Lesnick, Randi Profusek, Robert Special Counsel: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP Swartz, Linda Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

deal description: CenterPoint Energy Field Services LLC said it bought gathering and processing assets primarily in northeast Texas for $364 million. It bought the 50% it didn’t own of Waskom Gas Processing Co. from Martin Midstream Partners LP unit Prism Gas Systems I LP and gathering and processing assets from Martin Midstream’s natural gas services segment for $275 million. It also purchased the 139-mile Amoruso gathering system from Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc., a unit of Canada’s Encana Corp., for $89 million. Target: Waskom Gas Processing Co., Prism Gas Systems I LP - East Texas and Northern Louisiana assets

Seller: Martin Midstream Partners LP, Prism Gas Systems I LP Investment Adviser: RBC Capital Markets Corp. Akbar, Ali Pancamo, Brett

Kellogg Co. Barclays Capital Patel, Sandeep Taetle, Adam Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Neff, Daniel Roth, Benjamin Seligman, Stephanie Dechert LLP

Announcement date: 2/15/2012

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft advised on tax matters. The companies expect to complete the transaction in the summer of 2012, pending necessary regulatory approvals.

Prodigy Gold Inc. $348 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

King & Wood Mallesons’ Craig Semple and Robert Kelly advised financier Goldman Sachs. Gilbert + Tobin was counsel for the M2’s financing.

Prism Gas Systems I LP - East Texas and Northern Louisiana assets, Waskom Gas Processing Co. $364 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

Announcement date: 6/19/2012

Procter & Gamble Co. - Pringles chips $2.695 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

Announcement date: 2/21/2012

Primus Telecom Holdings Pty Ltd. $200 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)



Acquirer: CenterPoint Energy Field Services Inc. Outside Counsel: Baker Botts LLP Spedale, Gerald

deal description: Argonaut Gold Inc. agreed to acquire Prodigy Gold Inc. for $348 million (C$341 million) in cash and stock. Target: Prodigy Gold Inc. Investment Adviser: National Bank Financial Inc. Outside Counsel: DuMoulin Black LLP

Acquirer: Argonaut Gold Inc. Investment Adviser: BMO Capital Markets Corp. Outside Counsel: Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP Announcement date: 10/15/2012

Argonaut holders would control about 78% of the combined company.

Production Control Services Inc. $220 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Industrial components company Dover Corp. acquired oilfield lift system and service company Production Control Services Inc. from private investment firm Devonshire Investors for $220 million. Target: Production Control Services Inc.

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Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Harris Williams & Co. Armstrong, Tiff Burnham, Chris Spitzer, Drew White, Matt Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Doud, Randall

Seller: Production Control Services management, Devonshire Investors

Acquirer: PR Firm:

Dover Corp. Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Freitag, Michael Repko, Jed



Announcement date: 4/25/2012



Closing date: 4/25/2012

Proximagen Group plc $554.7 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: British biotechnology company Proximagen Group plc agreed to be acquired by U.S. pharmaceuticals group Upsher-Smith Laboratories Inc. in a deal valuing the company’s stock at up to $554.7 million (£356.8 million). Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Proximagen Group plc WG Partners Hunter, James Wilson, David Reed Smith LLP Beale, Giles Wilson, James



Seller Group - multiple shareholders Lansdowne Partners Ltd King’s College London H. Lundbeck AS Invesco Asset Management Ltd. IP Group plc

Seller: Shareholder: Shareholder: Shareholder: Shareholder: Shareholder:

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Upsher-Smith Laboratories Inc. JPMorgan Cazenove Ltd. Dickinson, Christopher Mitford, James Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Goldschmidt, David Hatchard, Michael Hopkins, Scott McDonald, James

Announcement date: 6/13/2012

Separately, IP Group plc, an AIM-listed venture investor focused on commercialization of portfolio companies’ intellectual property, said it would receive £15.4 million in cash for its 7.6% stake in the company and a further £9.2 million in CVRs. The cash payment alone would represent a multiple of 35 times its £400,000 total investment in Proximagen, and the multiple could rise up to 57 times including the CVRs.

Psion plc $200 MILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Motorola Solutions Inc. will acquire British mobile-computing products business Psion plc for about $200 million (£129 million).

Investment Adviser: PR Firm:

Canaccord Genuity Ltd. Ballantine, Alex Russell, Simon Buchanan Communications Brocks, Suzanne Hadcocks, Louise Ryland, Charles

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Motorola Solutions Inc. Goldman, Sachs & Co. Beidas, Adrian Sorrell, Mark Clifford Chance LLP Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Lamplough, Nicholas Siegel, Andrew



Announcement date: 6/15/2012

PSS World Medical Inc. $2.1 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: McKesson Corp. will acquire all outstanding shares of PSS World Medical Inc. for $29.00 per share in cash. Target: Corporate Counsel: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor: PR Firm:

PSS World Medical Inc. DeRienzis, Joshua Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC Kostell, David Smith, Stuart White & Case LLP Cerasani, Denise Goldman, Sachs & Co. Katzman, James Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Klingsberg, Ethan Alston & Bird LLP Brown Jr., David Ernst, Sarah Matlock, Dawnmarie Pottle, Steven Scheineson, Marc Georgeson Inc. Alexander, Jason Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Brimmer, Andrew Lamplough, Nicholas Withers, Averell

Acquirer: Corporate Counsel: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

McKesson Corp. Mao, Ann Seeger, Laureen Peter J. Solomon Co. Berliner, Kenneth Feigenbaum, Jeffrey Handsman, Eric Pagano, Stephen Quigley, Andrew Riemer, Brian Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Kaufman, Joseph Spatt, Robert Swedenburg, Eric Xu, Joyce



Announcement date: 10/25/2012

Target: Psion plc

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Pure Energy Services Ltd. $285 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)



deal description: FMC Technologies Inc. will acquire Pure Energy Services Ltd. for C$11.00 per share in cash, or approximately $285 million (C$282 million).



Target: Pure Energy Services Ltd. Investment Adviser: AltaCorp Capital Inc. Colucci, Matt Gindl, Chris Gosbee, George Hardage, Jesse Stables, Patrick Outside Counsel: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Bentley, Ross Clarke, Scott Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

FMC Technologies Inc. Simmons & Co. International Modi, Dave Schroeder, Andrew Somers, Jr., Alexander Trainer, Robert Stikeman Elliott LLP Johnston, W. Chipman Nixon, Christopher Vinson & Elkins LLP Kelly, T. Mark Strock, William



deal description: An investor group, comprising Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Providence Equity Partners, Madison Dearborn Partners LLC, and BCE Inc. acquired Canadian data center operator Q9 Networks Inc. from Abry Partners LLC in a deal valued at about $1 billion (C$1.1 billion).

Announcement date: 6/02/2012 Closing date: 10/19/2012

Bell and its consortium partners committed to settle the Reverse Break-Fee Proceedings initiated in 2008, with terms to be finalized in advance of closing of the transaction.

QuadraMed Quantim Corp. $230 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Nuance Communications Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Quantim, the Health Information Management (HIM) business of QuadraMed, a provider of leading information technology solutions for the healthcare industry. Target: QuadraMed Quantim Corp. Seller: QuadraMed Corp. Acquirer: Nuance Communications Inc. Outside Counsel: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC

Announcement date: 9/27/2012



Closing date: 9/28/2012

Announcement date: 8/20/2012

Q9 Networks Inc. $1.059 BILLION (leveraged buyout)

Investor: Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Investor: BCE Inc.

Qualicaps Co. Ltd. $654.2 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Private equity firm Carlyle Group sold Qualicaps Co. Ltd., a maker of pharmaceutical capsules, to Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. for $654.2 million (¥55.8 billion). Target: Qualicaps Co. Ltd. Seller: Carlyle Group



Target: Q9 Networks Inc. Investment Adviser: BMO Capital Markets Corp. Investment Adviser: TD Securities Inc.

Seller: Abry Partners LLC Acquirer: Investor Group - multiple investors Investment Adviser: RBC Capital Markets Corp. Investment Adviser: Barclays Capital Kroft, Gordon Lossius, Trond Mayne, Alan Rothney, Bruce Valenti, Joseph Investment Adviser: Evercore Partners Inc. Aijazuddin, Imran Bryson, Nancy Fazal, Qazi Irrera, Edoardo Karki, Kunal PR Firm: Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. PR Firm: Sard Verbinnen & Co. Cole, Andrew Doorley, Jonathan Shiver, Brian Investor: Madison Dearborn Partners LLC Investor: Providence Equity Partners Inc.

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Acquirer: Mitsubishi Chemical Corp.

Announcement date: 12/25/2012

Quanta Services Inc. - telecommunications infrastructure services subsidiaries $275 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Dycom Industries Inc. acquired substantially all of Quanta Services’ domestic telecommunications infrastructure services subsidiaries for approximately $275 million in cash. Target: Quanta Services Inc. - telecommunications infrastructure services subsidiaries Seller: Investment Adviser:

Quanta Services Inc. Stephens Inc. Dement, Matt Gunderman, Kenny Rucker, Ross

Acquirer: Dycom Industries Inc. Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Barclays plc Aglialoro, Paul Raimondi, Ray Richert, John Shearman & Sterling LLP Besen, Stephen



Announcement date: 11/19/2012



Closing date: 12/03/2012

PR Firm: Investor: Investor:

Target: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor: PR Firm: Committee: Investment Adviser:

Quest Software Inc. Latham & Watkins LLP Ruck, Charles Shean, R. Scott Silvera, Jason Treska, Michael Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Davey, T. Brad Morton, Mark MacKenzie Partners Inc. Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Quest Software Inc. - special committee Morgan Stanley Cory, Chuck Wyatt, Michael

Seller: Individual Investor(s) Investor: Smith, Vincent Outside Counsel: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP Hopkinson, R. Ronald Kagan, Stewart Mills III, William Patti, Gregory Outside Counsel: Richards, Layton & Finger PA Dreisbach, Daniel Acquirer: Dell Inc. Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch King, David Liu, Shawn MacDonald, Jack Miller, Steve Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP King, Kenton Schneirov, Allison Special Counsel: Alston & Bird LLP Latham, John Acquirer: Investor Group - multiple investors Investment Adviser: Barclays Capital Outside Counsel: Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Caplan, Gordon Dye, William Elwyn, Morgan Outside Counsel: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Wellington, Martin Outside Counsel: Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP Lafferty, William

Announcement date: 7/02/2012

Davis Polk advised Vector Capital. Willkie Farr & Gallagher and Morris, Nichols were counsel to Insight. A special committee of Quest directors struck an agreement to include a 60-day go-shop period during which it will seek out and potentially negotiate alternative offers.

Quest Software Inc. $2.4 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Dell Inc. beat out two private equity firms, Insight Venture Partners LLC and Vector Capital Corp., in the bidding war for Quest Software Inc., offering $2.4 billion for the provider of IT infrastructure software.

Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Bisang, Scott Repko, Meaghan Sherman, Matthew Insight Venture Partners LLC Vector Capital Corp.

QuickPlay Media Inc. $100 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Chicago private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners LLC has taken a controlling stake in QuickPlay Media Inc. for $100 million in equity, providing exits for all but one of the video streaming company’s venture backers. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

QuickPlay Media Inc. William Blair & Co. LLC Abbe, Robert Ruppert, Charles South, Greg Stahl, Per-Ake Stikeman Elliott LLP Horn, Samantha

Acquirer: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Madison Dearborn Partners LLC Kirkland & Ellis LLP Davis, Brian Richards, Jeffrey Weiner, David Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc.



Announcement date: 7/09/2012



Closing date: 7/09/2012

R360 Environmental Solutions Inc. $1.3 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Waste Connections Inc. agreed to acquire the business and operating subsidiaries of Houston-based R360 Environmental Solutions Inc. for approximately $1.3 billion in cash. Target: R360 Environmental Solutions Inc. Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Group Outside Counsel: Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Vucic, Ante Seller: Paine & Partners LLC PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Waste Connections Inc. Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. LLC Holt, Maynard Baker Botts LLP Haire, M. Breen Paris, Theodore

Announcement date: 9/16/2012

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Radvision Ltd. $230 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Private equity-owned telecom equipment maker Avaya Inc. agreed to pay $230 million for Nasdaq-listed Tel Aviv video conferencing company Radvision Ltd. Target: Radvision Ltd. Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co. Berkowitz, Philip Counsel to I-bank: Jones Day Dougherty, James Outside Counsel: Goldfarb Seligman & Co. Outside Counsel: Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP Acquirer: Avaya Inc. Outside Counsel: Meitar Liquornik Geva & Leshem Brandwein Outside Counsel: Sidley Austin LLP Choy, Constance Freeman, Scott Kirmayer, Asi Oh, Raymond Rotter, Irving Wallace, Jonathan PR Firm: Owen Blicksilver Public Relations Inc. Baker, Lisa Blicksilver, Owen

Announcement date: 3/15/2012

RailAmerica Inc. $2.0 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Genesee & Wyoming Inc. acquired rival RailAmerica Inc. for close to $2 billion in cash and assumed debt. The sale provided a profitable exit for the target’s owner, Fortress Investment Group LLC. Target: RailAmerica Inc. Investment Adviser: Deutsche Bank AG Costello, Sean Dix, Bettina Fuehrer, Craig Ratigan, Jim Counsel to I-bank: Greenberg Traurig LLP Helsel, Michael Schwartzbaum, David Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Coco, Joseph Greenberg, Thomas Outside Counsel: Sidley Austin LLP Seller: Fortress Investment Group LLC Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel:

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Bank of America Merrill Lynch Baronoff, Steven Dopp, Chris Ende, Eleba Klingelhofer, Philipp Martin, Andrew Reilly, Tom Wu, Loli White & Case LLP Cerasani, Denise Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Curbow, William Kess, Avrohom

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Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Special Counsel: Investor:

Latham & Watkins LLP Brown, David Lennon, Daniel Thorp Reed & Armstrong LLP Hocky, Eric Steptoe & Johnson LLP Coburn, David LaRocca, Anthony Carlyle Group

Announcement date: 7/23/2012 Closing date: 10/01/2012

Ralcorp Holdings Inc. $6.8 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: ConAgra Foods Inc. acquired Ralcorp Holdings Inc. for $6.8 billion, finally winning a deal for the private-label food giant more than a year after first approaching the company. Target: Ralcorp Holdings Inc. Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Group Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Bowman, Andrew Ingrassia, Timothy Ratesic, Marko Counsel to I-bank: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Klingsberg, Ethan O’Reilly, Benet Investment Adviser: Barclays plc Diorio, Chris Silverstein, Stefani Taetle, Adam Outside Counsel: Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Rosenblum, Steven Proxy Solicitor: MacKenzie Partners Inc. PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Bonach, Eric Brielmann, Eric Frank, Joele Palash, Aaron Acquirer: ConAgra Foods Inc. Investment Adviser: Centerview Partners LLC Effron, Blair Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Kapalan, Todd McIntosh, Joseph Rose, Jeff Counsel to I-bank: Greenberg Traurig LLP Schwartzbaum, David Outside Counsel: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Golden, Arthur Williams, Marc

Announcement date: 11/27/2012 Closing date: 1/29/2013

Cleary Gottlieb counseled Barclays and Goldman Sachs on the deal.

Ramtron International Corp. $109.8 MILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Ramtron International Corp. received and rejected a hostile takeover offer from larger rival Cypress Semiconductor Corp., only to eventually succumb to a superior offer. Target: Ramtron International Corp. Investment Adviser: Needham & Co. LLC Outside Counsel: Shearman & Sterling LLP Camahort, Steve Kromm, Dana Information Agent: Innisfree M&A Inc. Acquirer: Cypress Semiconductor Corp. Investment Adviser: Greenhill & Co. Foster, Stephen Masterson, William McBean, Courtney Woeber, Andrew Counsel to I-bank: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Outside Counsel: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC Cleary, Todd Day, Selim Finkelstein, Bradley Sonsini, Larry

Announcement date: 6/13/2012 Closing date: 10/10/2012

Rangeland Energy LLC - COLT system $425 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Rangeland Energy LLC agreed to sell its crude oil rail terminal to Inergy Midstream LP for $425 million.

Acquirer: RM Opco LLC Outside Counsel: Richards, Layton & Finger PA Silberglied, Russell Investor: Z Capital Partners LLC Investor: JPMorgan Investment Management Inc. Investor: Tennenbaum Capital Partners LLC

Announcement date: 2/03/2012



Closing date: 3/21/2012

Remmele Engineering Inc. $182 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: RTI International Metals Inc. agreed to acquire privately held precision manufacturing components maker Remmele Engineering Inc. from private equity firm Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison Inc. Target: Remmele Engineering Inc. Investment Adviser: Greene Holcomb & Fisher LLC Greene, Hunt Greeson, Matthew Nicholson, Eric Outside Counsel: Faegre Baker Daniels LLP Engler, Bruce Radtke, Keith Seller: Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison Inc. Acquirer: RTI International Metals Inc. Investment Adviser: Barclays Capital Raimondi, Raymond Wolitzer, Steven Outside Counsel: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC Minter, Jennifer Patterson, Perry

Announcement date: 1/10/2012

Target: Rangeland Energy LLC - COLT system Seller: Rangeland Energy LLC Investment Adviser: Citigroup Inc. Outside Counsel: Jones Day Schlegel, Jeffrey PR Firm: TEN|10 Group Nikoloric, Casey Acquirer: Inergy Midstream LP Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co. Counsel to I-bank: White & Case LLP Cerasani, Denise

Announcement date: 11/05/2012

Real Mex Restaurants Inc. $163 MILLION (bankruptcy buyout) deal description: RM Opco an acquisition vehicle of second-lien noteholders Tennenbaum Capital Partners LLC, Z Capital Partners LLC and JPMorgan Investment Management Inc., win the auction for Real Mex Restaurants with a $163 million bid. Target: Real Mex Restaurants Inc. Investment Adviser: Imperial Capital LLC Bilbao, Marc Outside Counsel: Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP Outside Counsel: Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP

Residential Capital LLC - mortgage loan portfolio and residual financial assets $1.6 BILLION (bankruptcy buyout) deal description: Berkshire Hathaway offered $1.5 billion to lead an auction of Residential Capital’s mortgage loan portfolio and residual financial assets. On May 14, Ally Financial was the stalking horse bidder with a $1.6 billion offer. Target: Residential Capital LLC - mortgage loan portfolio and residual financial assets Seller: Residential Capital LLC Investment Adviser: Centerview Partners LLC Greene, Samuel Puntus, Marc Outside Counsel: Morrison & Foerster LLP Goren, Todd Lee, Gary Nashelsky, Larren PR Firm: Rubenstein Associates Inc. Kresler, Tisha Stockham, Alex Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP Goldman, Seth Walper, Thomas

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Acquirer: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Ally Financial Inc. Kirkland & Ellis LLP Cieri, Richard Hessler, Stephen Schrock, Ray Mayer Brown LLP Raymond, Elizabeth Sard Verbinnen & Co. DesChenes, Denise Sard, George

Announcement date: 6/11/2012

Residential Capital LLC - mortgage origination and servicing businesses $3.0 BILLION (bankruptcy buyout) deal description: Ocwen Financial and Walter Investment Management won the auction for Residential Capital’s mortgage loan origination business with a $3 billion bid. On May 14, Nationstar Mortgage was the stalking-horse bidder to acquire Residential Capital’s mortgage origination and servicing businesses with a $2.48 billion offer. Target: Residential Capital LLC - mortgage origination and servicing businesses Seller: Residential Capital LLC Investment Adviser: Centerview Partners LLC Greene, Samuel Puntus, Marc Outside Counsel: Morrison & Foerster LLP Goren, Todd Lee, Gary Nashelsky, Larren PR Firm: Rubenstein Associates Inc. Kresler, Tisha Stockham, Alex Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Investor: Investor:

Investor Group - multiple investors Barclays plc Mayer Brown LLP Kucera, William Clifford Chance LLP Ocwen Financial Corp. Walter Investment Management Corp.

Acquirer: Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. Outside Counsel: Sidley Austin LLP Boelter, Jessica Nyhan, Lawrence Investor: Fortress Investment Group LLC

Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Greenberg Traurig LLP Schwartzbaum, David Shabot, Joey Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Becker, Barbara Meitar Liquornik Geva & Leshem Brandwein

Acquirer: NCR Corp. Investment Adviser: JPMorgan Chase & Co. Nason, Jennifer Navon, Roy Thiessen, Will Outside Counsel: Amit, Pollak, Matalon & Co. Outside Counsel: Morrison & Foerster LLP Mann, Bruce

Announcement date: 11/28/2012

Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc. $120 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Walter Investment Management Corp., an asset manager, mortgage servicer and mortgage portfolio owner, acquired Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc. for $120 million. Target: Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc. Investment Adviser: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. Outside Counsel: Weiner Brodsky Sidman Kider PC Outside Counsel: Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP Davidson, Joe Seller: Outside Counsel:

Jacobs Asset Management LLC Dechert LLP Brown, Kristopher Siegel, Eric

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Walter Investment Management Corp. Morgan Stanley Kilman, Jim Scherzer, Felix Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Eisenberg, David Gordon, Peter Norman, Risë



Announcement date: 9/04/2012 Closing date: 11/01/2012

Announcement date: 10/23/2012

Rexam plc - cosmetics, toiletries and household care products business $459 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

Clifford Chance served as bankruptcy counsel to Ocwen and Mayer Brown as primary deal counsel. Shearman & Sterling (Fredric Sosnick, partner) represented bankruptcy adviser, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., in connection with the financing for the acquisition.

Retalix Ltd. $650 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: NCR Corp. agreed to acquire Retalix Ltd., a leading global provider of innovative retail software and services, for a cash purchase price of $30.00 per Retalix share, implying a transaction value of approximately $650 million. Target: Retalix Ltd. Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co. Auerbach, Jason Ellison, Alec Lane, Chris

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deal description: Sun Capital Partners Inc.’s Albéa affiliate made a binding offer for Rexam plc’s cosmetics, toiletries and household care products business for $459 million in cash. Target: Rexam plc - cosmetics, toiletries and household care products business Seller: Rexam plc Investment Adviser: Barclays Capital Outside Counsel: Mayer Brown LLP Robertson, Martin

Acquirer: Albea Inc.

Outside Counsel: Investor:

Kirkland & Ellis LLP Field, Christopher Liss, Jeremy Sun Capital Partners Inc.



Announcement date: 7/03/2012



Closing date: 1/24/2013

Rexam plc - high barrier food packaging business $250 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Silgan Holdings Inc.’s subsidiary has agreed to purchase Rexam plc’s high barrier food packaging business for $250 million cash. Target: Rexam plc - high barrier food packaging business Seller: Rexam plc Investment Adviser: Barclays Capital Outside Counsel: Mayer Brown LLP Robertson, Martin

Acquirer: Silgan Holdings Inc.

deal description: Boston Scientific Corp. agreed to acquire Rhythmia Medical Inc. for $265 million. Target: Rhythmia Medical Inc. Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Robinson, Graham Outside Counsel: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP



deal description: National Oilwell Varco Inc. agreed to acquire Robbins & Myers Inc. in an all cash transaction that values Robbins & Myers at approximately $2.5 billion. Target: Robbins & Myers Inc. Investment Adviser: Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. Bishop, John Friesen, Justin Kochman, Cary Trauber, Stephen Tucci, Francis Counsel to I-bank: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Falk, R. Scott Rhoten, Roger Outside Counsel: Thompson Hine LLP Block, Barry Harson, Linn Neuhardt, David Acquirer: National Oilwell Varco Inc. Outside Counsel: Fulbright & Jaworski LLP Peterman, David

Announcement date: 8/09/2012

Announcement date: 7/03/2012

Rhythmia Medical Inc. $265 MILLION (private acquisition)



Robbins & Myers Inc. $2.5 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

Acquirer: Boston Scientific Corp. Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP Announcement date: 10/08/2012

Rochdale Investment Management LLC $100 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Los Angeles bank holding company City National Corp. announced that City National Bank has acquired New York investment bank Rochdale Investment Management LLC for $100 million. Target: Rochdale Investment Management LLC Outside Counsel: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Regner, William

Acquirer: City National Bank PR firm: Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc.



Announcement date: 4/25/2012



Closing date: 4/25/2012

Riverside Energy Center LLC $392 MILLION (private acquisition)

Rocketdyne Propulsion & Power unit $550 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

deal description: Wisconsin Power & Light Co., a unit of Madison, Wis., utility Alliant Energy Corp., exercised its option to buy Riverside Energy Center LLC, which owns a 600-megawatt power plant in Beloit, Wis., from Calpine Corp. of Houston for $392 million.

deal description: United Technologies Corp. agreed to sell its Rocketdyne space unit to GenCorp Inc., a maker of aerospace propulsion systems, for $550 million.

Target: Riverside Energy Center LLC

Seller: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Seller: Calpine Corp. Outside Counsel: White & Case LLP Shenberg, Michael

Acquirer: Wisconsin Power & Light Co. Announcement date: 5/18/2012

Target: Rocketdyne Propulsion & Power unit United Technologies Corp. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Dupree, Charles Ferguson, John Gittsovich, Daniel Ho, Kenneth Lee, Ryan Starkins, Greg Moelis & Co. LLC Eppler, Edward Sahazizian, Anton Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Cammaker, Joshua

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Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel:

GenCorp Inc. Citigroup Inc. Edelman, Stephen Link, Brian Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP Braun, Lawrence

Announcement date: 7/23/2012

Roma Financial Corp. $452 MILLION (stock swap)

Roundarch Inc. $125 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Digital media advertising company Aegis Group plc agreed to acquire privately held U.S. counterpart Roundarch Inc. for up to $360 million in cash.

Target: Roundarch Inc.



Acquirer: Aegis Group plc



deal description: Short Hills, N.J.-based Investors Bancorp Inc. agreed to buy Roma Financial Corp. for $452 million in stock to increase its presence in New Jersey. Target: Roma Financial Corp. Investment Adviser: Sandler O’Neill + Partners LP Outside Counsel: Malizia Spidi & Fisch

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Investors Bancorp Inc. RBC Capital Markets Corp. Stifel Nicolaus Weisel Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick PC

Announcement date: 12/19/2012

Ropak Packaging $265 MILLION (leveraged buyout) deal description: BWAY Corp., a Platinum Equity company and leading North American supplier of general line rigid containers, acquired Ropak Packaging from the LINPAC Group in a transaction valued at approximately $265 million. Target: Ropak Packaging Seller: Linpac Group Investment Adviser: Rothschild Blythe, Geoffrey Gupta, Ravi Outside Counsel: McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP

Acquirer: BWAY Corp. Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP Announcement date: 12/03/2012 Closing date: 1/21/2013

Roseland Partners LLC $119 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Mack-Cali Realty Corp. agreed to acquire the real estate development and management businesses of Roseland Partners LLC. Target: Roseland Partners LLC Outside Counsel: Orloff, Lowenbach, Stifelman & Siegel Schwartz, Stanley Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

Mack-Cali Realty Corp. Greenberg Traurig LLP Block, Dennis Marsico, Anthony

Announcement date: 10/09/2012

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Announcement date: 2/22/2012

Royal Purple Inc. $335 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Indianapolis chemicals producer Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP agreed to acquire privately held Royal Purple Inc. for $335 million. Target: Royal Purple Inc. Investment Adviser: Cleary Gull Inc. Outside Counsel: Hallett & Perrin PC Acquirer: Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP Kurzweil, David

Announcement date: 6/06/2012

Rutgers AG $917 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: German private equity house Triton Beteiligungsberatung GmbH agreed sell European coal-tar producer, Rütgers NV, to Rain CII Carbon LLC, a U.S. subsidiary of Indian cement and calcined coke supplier Rain Commodities Ltd. for an enterprise value of $917 million (¤702 million). Target: Rutgers AG Seller: Triton Beteiligungsberatung GmbH Investment Adviser: Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Outside Counsel: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Acquirer: Rain Calcining Ltd. Investment Adviser: Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Greenberg, Thomas Henle, Walter Jaletzke, Matthias McGarry, Martha Investor: Rain Commodities Ltd.

Announcement date: 10/22/2012

Safariland LLC $114 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: BAE Systems plc sold its Ontario, California-based Safariland LLC business to a newly formed acquisition vehicle affiliated with Kanders & Co. Inc. Target: Safariland LLC Seller: BAE Systems plc

Outside Counsel:

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Jebejian, Sarkis Morreale, Matthew Zobitz, George

Acquirer: Kanders & Co.



Announcement date: 5/02/2012



Closing date: 6/11/2012

Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. $1.25 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Clean Harbors Inc. agreed to acquire oil recycler Safety-Kleen Inc. in an all-cash deal valued at $1.25 billion. Target: Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Investment Adviser: Houlihan Lokey Inc. Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Group Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Cullen, Gary Noel, Gregg

Acquirer: Clean Harbors Inc. Outside Counsel: Davis Malm & D’Agostine Announcement date: 10/29/2012

Saia-Burgess Controls AG $130 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Honeywell International Inc. acquired building and industrial controls systems maker Saia Burgess Controls AG from Hong Kong’s Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd. for $130 million.

Acquirer: Investor Group - multiple investors Outside Counsel: Jones Day Swan Jr., Edward Outside Counsel: Proskauer Rose LLP Oram, Jon Weise, Steven Investor: Individual Investor(s) Fowler, Ron Mickelson, Phil O’Malley, Peter

Announcement date: 8/07/2012



Closing date: 8/29/2012

Jones Day advised Phil Mickelson. Current Padres limited partner Ron Fowler is also investing in the deal.

SandRidge Tertiary LLC $130 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Morgan Stanley Global Private Equity-backed pipeline and supply company Trinity CO2 Investments LLC acquired SandRidge Tertiary LLC for $130 million from SandRidge Energy Inc. Target: SandRidge Tertiary LLC Seller: SandRidge Energy Inc. Outside Counsel: Covington & Burling LLP

Announcement date: 6/04/2012



Closing date: 6/01/2012

Santa Maria Foods Inc. $190 MILLION (private acquisition)

Target: Saia-Burgess Controls AG Seller: Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd.

Acquirer: Honeywell International Inc.



Announcement date: 10/24/2012



Closing date: 10/24/2012

San Diego Padres Baseball Club LP $800 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: An investor group led by former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Peter O’Malley and Professional Golfers’ Association member Phil Mickelson agreed to acquire Major League Baseball’s San Diego Padres franchise for a reported $800 million. Target: San Diego Padres Baseball Club LP Investment Adviser: Moag & Co. Investment Adviser: Allen & Co. LLC Greenberg, Steve Outside Counsel: O’Melveny & Myers LLP Haymer, Robert Seller: San Diego Padres investor group Investor: Individual Investor(s) Moores, John

Acquirer: Trinity CO2 Investments LLC Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins LLP

deal description: Sofina Foods Inc., a family-owned Markham, Ontario-based meat business, will acquire Italian-style deli meats company Santa Maria Foods from Chicago-based private equity firm Wind Point Partners. Target: Santa Maria Foods Inc. Outside Counsel: DLA Piper Outside Counsel: Aird & Berlis LLP Seller: Wind Point Partners Acquirer: Sofina Foods Inc. Outside Counsel: Stikeman Elliott LLP Robitaille, Steeve Outside Counsel: Foley & Lardner LLP

Announcement date: 3/23/2012

Savers Inc. $1.7 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Savers Inc. announced that private equity firms Leonard Green & Partners LP and TPG will recapitalize the company in partnership with Savers’ Chairman Thomas Ellison and the management team. Target: Savers Inc.

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Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Seller: Freeman Spogli & Co.

Acquirer: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: PR Firm: Investor: Investor:

Barclays Capital Moelis & Co. LLC Bingham McCutchen LLP Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Ressler, Alison

Investor Group - multiple investors Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Latham & Watkins LLP Owen Blicksilver Public Relations Inc. Baker, Lisa Blicksilver, Owen TPG Capital LP Leonard Green & Partners LP

Announcement date: 6/07/2012

Savings.com Inc. $100 MILLION (private acquisition)

Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Information Agent: PR Firm:

Morgan Stanley Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Myerson, Toby Parker, Kelley Williams, Steven MacKenzie Partners Inc. Sard Verbinnen & Co. Barron, Jim Gordon, Brooke Levy, Jared Verbinnen, Paul

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Bayer AG Bank of America Merrill Lynch Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Hurd, Matthew Jones Day Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP Alexander, Frederick



Schlumberger Ltd. - Wilson distribution business $800 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

deal description: Cox Target Media completed its acquisition of Savings.com. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Savings.com Inc. Evercore Partners Inc. Mandl, Eric Sobol, Jason Latham & Watkins LLP O’Shea, Robert

Seller: U.S. Venture Partners, Rustic Canyon Partners Acquirer: Cox Enterprises Inc. Investment Adviser: Deutsche Bank AG Outside Counsel: Dow Lohnes PLLC



Announcement date: 6/21/2012



Closing date: 6/21/2012

Schiff Nutrition International Inc. $1.4 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: U.K. consumer goods company Reckitt Benckiser declared a bidding war for vitamin maker Schiff Nutrition International Inc. by besting an $1.2 billion offer from Germany’s Bayer AG. Target: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Schiff Nutrition International Inc. Houlihan Lokey Inc. Hood, William Novak, Jay Peter, Julius Rothschild Barnes, Nicholas Kimmel, Roger Portman, Lawrence Latham & Watkins LLP Freese, Tad Leigh, Jamie Richards, Layton & Finger PA Bussard, Donald Gentile, Mark

Seller: TPG Capital LP Acquirer: Reckitt Benckiser plc

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Announcement date: 11/15/2012

deal description: Houston oil services giant National Oilwell Varco Inc. agreed to pay $800 million in cash for Schlumberger Ltd.’s Wilson distribution business. Target: Schlumberger Ltd. - Wilson distribution business

Seller: Schlumberger Ltd. Acquirer: National Oilwell Varco Inc. Announcement date: 4/10/2012

Schrader International Inc. $505 MILLION (leveraged buyout) deal description: British engineering company Tomkins plc agreed to sell its Schrader division, a maker of automotive sensors and valves, for $505 million to Chicago private equity investor Madison Dearborn Partners LLC. Madison Dearborn is acquiring the asset through August Lux Holding Co. under the terms of the purchase from Tomkins parent Pinafore Holdings BV. Target: Schrader International Inc. Seller: Pinafore Holdings BV Investment Adviser: Barclays Capital Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP Luongo, Nicholas Reddy, Bobby Sheridan, Jr., Paul Shareholder: Tomkins plc Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: PR Firm: Investor:

August Lux Holding Co. Guggenheim Securities LLC Kirkland & Ellis LLP Campbell, Richard Wheat, Jon-Micheal Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Madison Dearborn Partners LLC

Announcement date: 3/16/2012

Schuler AG $730.6 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

Seajacks International Ltd. $850 MILLION (private acquisition)

deal description: The board of management and supervisory board of the Schuler AG unanimously recommended that the shareholders accept the takeover offer put forward by the Andritz Group, an Austrian technology company.

deal description: Marubeni Corp. teamed with Japan’s state-backed private equity fund, Innovation Network Corp. of Japan, to buy U.K.-based offshore wind farm services group Seajacks International Ltd. from PE shop Riverstone Holdings LLC.

Target: Schuler AG Shareholder - Target: Elliott Associates LP Acquirer: Andritz AG

Announcement date: 7/12/2012

Scotsman Industries Inc. $575 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Warburg Pincus LLC agreed to sell Scotsman Industries Inc. to Milan’s Ali Group SpA for about $575 million. Target: Scotsman Industries Inc. Outside Counsel: Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Gartner, Steven Gump, William Mark, Thomas Seller: Warburg Pincus LLC Acquirer: Ali SpA

Announcement date: 11/06/2012

SeaBright Holdings Inc. $252 MILLION (cash merger) deal description: Enstar Group Inc. agreed to acquire SeaBright Holdings Inc. for $11.11 per share in cash for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $252 million. Target: SeaBright Holdings Inc. Investment Adviser: Sandler O’Neill + Partners LP Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Rowe, James Special Counsel: Mayer Brown LLP Hamilton, Lawrence Woods, James Acquirer: Enstar Group Ltd. Outside Counsel: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Juelke, Robert Krane, Daniel McDonald, Matthew

Announcement date: 8/27/2012

Mayer Brown acted as special regulatory counsel.

Target: Seajacks International Ltd. Seller: Riverstone Holdings LLC Investment Adviser: Greentech Capital Advisors Securities LLC Junttila, Olav McDermott, Jeffrey Outside Counsel: Wikborg, Rein & Co. Outside Counsel: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Grady, Blayne Mehta, Prakash PR Firm: Kekst and Co. Acquirer: Investor Group - multiple investors Investor: Marubeni Corp. Investor: Innovation Network Corp. of Japan

Announcement date: 3/19/2012



Closing date: 5/25/2012

Greentech Capital Advisors Securities LLC also advised Seajacks International.

Sealy Corp. $1.3 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Tempur-Pedic International Inc. agreed to acquire Sealy Corp., a rival mattress maker, in a $1.3 billion cash-and-debt deal. Target: Sealy Corp. Investment Adviser: Citigroup Inc. Alibhai, Aly Diggles, Andrew Holbrook, Austin Pearlman, Steve Robicheaux, Derrick Schackner, Jeffrey Counsel to I-bank: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Chatzinoff, Howard Cohen, Jaclyn Outside Counsel: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Kaufman, Joseph Rodgers, Sean Outside Counsel: Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Grossbauer, John Pittenger, Michael PR Firm: Brunswick Group LLP Larson, Shahed Neve de Mevergnies, Stanislas Committee: Sealy Corp. - independent committee Outside Counsel: Blank Rome LLP Genkin, Barry Lieblich, Alan Investment Adviser: Perella Weinberg Partners LP Benedetti, Riccardo Haines, Thomas Seller: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP

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Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Tempur-Pedic International Inc. Bank of America Merrill Lynch Cusimano, Robert Lamberton, Heather Marcus, Jerry Rose, Jeff Greenberg Traurig LLP Helsel, Michael Schwartzbaum, David Bingham McCutchen LLP Burkhart, Benjamin Carbone, Anthony Melendi, Christina Utzschneider, John Valenstein, Carl Edelman Inc. Geller, Michael Gibbons, Trevor

Announcement date: 9/27/2012

SeaMicro Inc. $334 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Microprocessor maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. agreed to buy SeaMicro Inc., a developer of low-power components and technology for data centers, for $334 million in cash and stock. Target: SeaMicro Inc. Investment Adviser: Qatalyst Partners Boutros, George DiLullo, Jason Outside Counsel: Fenwick & West LLP Davidson, Gordon Leahy, Mark Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Morgan Stanley Latham & Watkins LLP Freese, Tad Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Brimmer, Andrew Cuneo, Matthew

deal description: Selexys Pharmaceuticals Corp. signed a deal with Novartis AG whereby the Swiss pharmaceutical giant has been given the exclusive option to acquire the company and its lead asset, monoclonal antibody SelG1. Target: Selexys Pharmaceuticals Corp.

Acquirer: Novartis AG Outside Counsel: Kaye Scholer LLP Frankle, Diane Golden, Adam Outside Counsel: Richards, Layton & Finger PA Bigler, C. Stephen

deal description: AltaGas Ltd. announced that it entered into an agreement with Continental Energy Systems LLC to acquire Semco Holding Corp. for $1.135 billion, including approximately $355 million in assumed debt.

Announcement date: 9/19/2012

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Target: Semco Holding Corp.

Seller: Continental Energy Systems LLC Investment Adviser: Blackstone Advisory Partners LP Braude, Paul Lurvey, Jonathan Nathoo, Raffiq Zhang, Betty Outside Counsel: Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Thompson, Andrew Shareholder: Lindsay Goldberg & Bessemer LP Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

AltaGas Ltd. Stikeman Elliott LLP Chatwin, Keith Corbett, Leland Grant, Bradley Nixon, Christopher

Announcement date: 2/01/2012

Senseo $223 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Sara Lee Corp. agreed to acquire the remaining 50% stake it does not already own in the Senseo coffee brand from Amsterdam-based Royal Philips Electronics NV for about $223 million.

Target: Senseo

Seller: Royal Philips Electronics NV

Announcement date: 2/29/2012

Selexys Pharmaceuticals Corp. $665 MILLION (private acquisition)



Semco Holding Corp. $1.135 BILLION (private acquisition)

Acquirer: Sara Lee Corp. Announcement date: 1/26/2012

Seojin Industrial Co. Ltd. $147 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Seojin Automotive Inc. acquired Seojin Industrial Co. Ltd. from Tower International for $147 million.

Target: Seojin Industrial Co. Ltd.

Seller: Tower International Investment Adviser: Rothschild Wolfson, Ira

Acquirer: Seojin Automotive Inc.



Announcement date: 12/12/2012



Closing date: 12/12/2012

Sergeant’s Pet Care Products Inc. $285 MILLION (private acquisition)

7 Days Group Holdings Ltd. $635 MILLION (cash merger)

deal description: Perrigo Co. acquired Sergeant’s Pet Care Products Inc., a privately-held, Omaha, Nebraska-based manufacturer of OTC companion animal healthcare products, for approximately $285 million in cash.

deal description: Chinese budget hotel chain 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd. announced that a group including U.S. investment firms Carlyle Group and Sequoia Capital had offered to take it private in a deal valued at about $635 million.

Target: Sergeant’s Pet Care Products Inc. Investment Adviser: BMO Capital Markets Corp. Jones, Michael Phillips Jr., John Taylor, Michael

Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Committee:

Seller: Sowell & Co. Outside Counsel: Koley Jessen PC Beaufait, Teresa Norton, Joshua

Seller: Warburg Pincus LLC PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher

Acquirer: Perrigo Co. Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co. Nguyen, Dung Rizvi, Abid Steininger, Robert Counsel to I-bank: White & Case LLP Cerasani, Denise Outside Counsel: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Orr, Sheryl Robison, Robert

Target: Servigistics Inc. Investment Adviser: Blackstone Advisory Partners LP Brockman, Ivan Liu, Jeremy Pashalides, Jeff Outside Counsel: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC Day, Selim Korman, Martin Seller: Marlin Equity Partners LLC Acquirer: Parametric Technology Corp. Investment Adviser: RBC Capital Markets Corp. Outside Counsel: Bingham McCutchen LLP Cerveny, Laurie





Announcement date: 8/08/2012 Closing date: 10/02/2012

Announcement date: 9/26/2012

SGS International Inc. $813 MILLION (private acquisition)

Closing date: 10/01/2012

deal description: Parametrics Technology Corp. acquired Servigistics Inc., a developer of service lifecycle management software solutions, for approximately $220 million in cash.



Acquirer: Investor Group - multiple investors Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Dusek, Daniel Huang, Peter Miao, Gregory Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Sheley, Jesse Zhang, David Investor: Carlyle Group Investor: Sequoia Capital LLP

Announcement date: 9/13/2012

Servigistics Inc. $220 MILLION (private acquisition)

7 Days Group Holdings Ltd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Shearman & Sterling LLP Strecker, Paul 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd. - special committee

deal description: Packaging graphics company SGS International Inc. was acquired by Canadian private equity giant Onex Corp. from Court Square Capital Partners in an $813 million deal. Target: SGS International Inc. Investment Adviser: UBS Investment Bank Outside Counsel: Dechert LLP Cohen, Abbi Godshall, Craig Wild, Richard Seller: Court Square Capital Partners Acquirer: Onex Corp. Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Group Outside Counsel: Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Bursky, Daniel Ewan, Christopher Jaffe, Erica

Announcement date: 9/04/2012 Closing date: 10/19/2012

Shale-Inland LLC $500 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: New York and London private equity firm TowerBrook Capital Partners LP bought Schiller Park, Ill.-based steel distributor Shale-Inland LLC from Stephens Group LLC, a Little Rock, Ark., investment firm. Target: Shale-Inland LLC Seller: Stephens Group LLC

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Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

TowerBrook Capital Partners LP Kirkland & Ellis LLP Greenberg, Leo Guttman, Elazar Raftery, W. Brian



Announcement date: 3/12/2012



Closing date: 3/26/2012

TowerBrook further stuck a deal to buy HD Supply Inc.’s Industrial Pipe, Valves, and Fittings unit.

Shaw Group Inc. $3.04 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV agreed to acquire Shaw Group Inc. in a $3.04 billion deal designed to create a global engineering and construction company focused on the energy industry. Target: Shaw Group Inc. Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Ayes, Lyle Blank, Daniel Eichin, Mark Holzschuh, Jeffrey Counsel to I-bank: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Williams, Marc Outside Counsel: Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre LLP Chenevert, Scott Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins LLP Floyd, Jeffery Fullenweider, Keith Gill, Stephen Oelman, David Proxy Solicitor: Morrow & Co. LLC PR Firm: Kekst and Co. Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor: PR Firm:

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV Bank of America Merrill Lynch Carano, Mark Chung, Leonard Lawson, Gary Martin, Andrew McMahon, Harry Naber, Omar Shearman & Sterling LLP Lyons, Peter Swann, Eliza Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Neff, Daniel Rosof, Eric Shapiro, David Innisfree M&A Inc. Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Brielmann, Eric Frank, Joele Stern, Sharon

Announcement date: 7/30/2012

Shaw Group Inc. - Energy & Chemicals business $300 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Baton Rouge, La., engineering company Shaw Group Inc. agreed to sell almost all of its energy and chemicals business to France’s Technip SA for $300 million in cash.

Target: Shaw Group Inc. - Energy & Chemicals business

Seller: Shaw Group Inc. Investment Adviser: UBS Investment Bank Fee, Adam Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins LLP Hanna, James Stockbridge, Edward Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Technip SA Barclays Capital Boutin, Frederic Jossart, Sebastien Raimondi, Raymond Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Aaronson, William Peres, Arnaud

Announcement date: 5/21/2012

Shearer’s Foods Inc. $400 MILLION (leveraged buyout) deal description: Private equity firm Wind Point Partners agreed to buy troubled snack food supplier Shearer’s Foods Inc. from Mistral Equity Partners for between $350 million and $400 million.

Target: Shearer’s Foods Inc.

Seller: Mistral Equity Partners LLC Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co. Acquirer: Investor Group - multiple investors Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Bauer, Gregory Liss, Jeremy Myers, Dennis Ritchie, Stephen Investor: Teachers’ Private Capital Investor: Wind Point Partners

Announcement date: 8/27/2012 Closing date: 11/01/2012

Ontario Teachers’ Pension plan made the investment through its private equity division, Teachers’ Private Capital.

Shell Vacations LLC $255 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Wyndham Vacation Ownership Inc., acquired privately held Shell Vacations LLC and its subsidiaries for approximately $255 million. Target: Shell Vacations LLC Outside Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Rosen, Philip Warner, Douglas

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Acquirer: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Wyndham Vacation Ownership Inc. Kirkland & Ellis LLP Sorabella, William Wool, Stefanie Sard Verbinnen & Co. DesChenes, Denise Scarpetta, Paul



Announcement date: 9/14/2012



Closing date: 9/14/2012

SHL Group Ltd. $660 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Veronis Suhler Stevenson LLC and HgCapital agreed to sell SHL Group to the Corporate Executive Board Co. for $660 million in cash. Target: SHL Group Ltd. Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Outside Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Lucas, Stephen Wood, Jonathan Advisor: Deloitte LLP Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders Outside Counsel: Proskauer Rose LLP Budish, Lawrence Shareholder: HgCapital plc Shareholder: Veronis Suhler Stevenson LLC Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Corporate Executive Board Co. Bank of America Merrill Lynch Allen & Co. LLC Kirkland & Ellis LLP Director, Mark Gillespie, A. Stephen Gregory, Ashley Herman, Andrew White, Graham

Sierra Trading Post Inc. $200 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Framingham Mass.-based T.J. Maxx operator TJX Cos Inc. acquired discount online retailer Sierra Trading Post Inc. for about $200 million in cash. Target: Sierra Trading Post Inc. Investment Adviser: Harris Williams & Co. Bistrong, Jeff Monjauze, Thierry Naithani, Priyanka Reimers, Eric Swaim, Derek

Announcement date: 12/21/2012



Closing date: 12/21/2012

Skagen Designs Ltd. $236.8 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Fashion accessories designer Fossil Inc. agreed to acquire privately held rival Skagen Designs Ltd. Target: Skagen Designs Ltd. Outside Counsel: Fenwick & West LLP Cogen, Douglas Withrow, Kris

deal description: Canacol Energy Ltd. announced the formal closing of the Shona Energy Company Inc. Target: Shona Energy Company Inc. Acquirer: Canacol Energy Ltd. Outside Counsel: Jones Day Salerno, James

Announcement date: 10/15/2012



Closing date: 12/21/2012

Acquirer: Fossil Inc. Announcement date: 1/10/2012

SkinMedica Inc. - topical aesthetics skin care business $350 MILLION (private acquisition)

Announcement date: 7/02/2012

Shona Energy Company Inc. $130 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

Acquirer: TJX Cos. Inc Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Investment Adviser: Peter J. Solomon Co. Outside Counsel: Ropes & Gray LLP

deal description: Allergan Inc. acquired the topical aesthetics skin care business of Carlsbad, Calif., cosmetic products company SkinMedica Inc. for $350 million. Target: SkinMedica Inc. - topical aesthetics skin care business Seller: SkinMedica Inc. Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP Wolfe, Scott Acquirer: Allergan Inc. Outside Counsel: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Allen, Terrence

Announcement date: 11/16/2012



Closing date: 12/19/2012

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Skyline Steel LLC $605 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

SmartSynch Inc. $100 MILLION (private acquisition)

deal description: Steelmaker Nucor Corp. agreed to buy one of its key customers, Skyline Steel LLC, for $605 million, from ArcelorMittal SA.

deal description: Itron Inc., a smart-grid technology provider agreed to acquire privately held SmartSynch Inc., a developer of wireless utility-metering componentry, for $100 million in cash.

Target: Skyline Steel LLC Seller: ArcelorMittal SA Outside Counsel: Shearman & Sterling LLP Karafotias, George Acquirer: Nucor Corp.

Announcement date: 5/17/2012



Closing date: 6/20/2012

Target: SmartSynch Inc. Investment Adviser: Stephens Inc. McKissack, Marshall Mowery, Joseph Rucker, Ross Outside Counsel: Morris, Manning & Martin LLP Allen, Scott Gardiner, Sandra

deal description: LinkedIn agrees to acquire SlideShare for $118.7 million in cash and stock.

Acquirer: Itron Inc. Investment Adviser: Centerview Partners LLC Handler, David Neequaye, David Outside Counsel: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Becker, Barbara PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Katcher, Daniel Siegel, Andrew

Target: SlideShare Inc.



SlideShare Inc. $118.75 MILLION (private acquisition)

Acquirer: LinkedIn Corp. Outside Counsel: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC Finkelstein, Bradley

Announcement date: 5/03/2012

Smart & Final Holdings Corp. $975 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Los Angeles-based private equity firm Ares Management LLC agreed to acquire warehouse grocery store chain Smart & Final Holdings Corp. from New York-based private equity firm Apollo for a total enterprise value of $975 million. Target: Smart & Final Holdings Corp. Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Outside Counsel: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Dawson, R. Alec Robison, Robert Seller: Apollo Global Management LLC Acquirer: Ares Management LLC Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Group Outside Counsel: Proskauer Rose LLP Bettwy, Andrew Bond, Philippa Ganitsky, Daniel Woronoff, Michael

Announcement date: 10/11/2012

Senior management will retain a minority stake in the company.

Announcement date: 2/15/2012

Smeralda Holding Srl $1.307 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Qatar Holding agrees to acquire Colony Capital’s 86% stake in Smeralda Holding for $1.3 billion. Target: Smeralda Holding Srl Seller: Colony Capital LLC Investment Adviser: Deutsche Bank AG Acquirer: Qatar Holding LLC Investment Adviser: Evercore Partners Inc.

Announcement date: 4/16/2012

Under the terms of the agreement, Qatar Holding will acquire a portfolio consisting of four luxury hotels (Cala di Volpe, Pitrizza, Romazzino and Cervo) with a total of 372 rooms, the Porto Cervo Marina (host to the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda), the Porto Cervo Shipyard, the Pevero Golf Club (designed by Robert Trent Jones), a 51% interest in 2,290 hectares of adjacent undeveloped land and various other real estate assets in Costa Smeralda.

Snack Factory LLC $340 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Snyder’s-Lance Inc., a manufacturer of snack foods, agreed to acquire Snack Factory LLC and certain affiliates, for $340 million in cash. Target: Snack Factory LLC Investment Adviser: Houlihan Lokey Inc. Bauer, Chaz Larsen, Tim Novak, Jay Pfenning, Wally Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Davis, Eva Nemecek, David Seller: VMG Partners

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Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Snyder’s-Lance Inc. Edgeview Partners LLC K&L Gates LLP Allison, John Denny, Michael Watson, Alexander

Announcement date: 9/05/2012

Houlihan Lokey and Kirkland & Ellis advised both Snack Factory and VMG Partners.

Soho House Ltd. $382 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Soho House Ltd., the group of fashionable private members clubs was sold to Yucaipa Cos. managing partner Ron Burkle for a reported $382 million. Target: Soho House Ltd. Investment Adviser: Ashcombe Advisers LLP Investment Adviser: EME Capital LLP

Acquirer: Ron Burkle Investor: Yucaipa Cos. LLC



Announcement date: 1/13/2012



Closing date: 1/13/2012

Solarsoft Business Systems Ltd. $155 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Epicor Software Corp., a global provider of business software solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail and services organizations, acquired privately held Solarsoft Business Systems from Marlin Equity Partners. Target: Solarsoft Business Systems Ltd. Investment Adviser: Moelis & Co. LLC

Seller: Marlin Equity Partners LLC

Acquirer: Epicor Software Corp. Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co. Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Greenberg, Leo

Announcement date: 9/13/2012 Closing date: 10/15/2012

Soldex SA $235 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Colfax Corp. announced the acquisition of the 91% interest in Soldex SA held by Inversiones Breca SA and its affiliates. Target: Soldex SA Investment Adviser: Lazard

Seller: Inversiones Breca SA Acquirer: Colfax



Announcement date: 5/29/2012



Closing date: 5/29/2012

Solo Cup Co. $1.0 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Dart Container Corp. agreed to buy plastic cup maker Solo Cup Co. from the family of the target’s founder and New York private equity firm Vestar Capital Partners. Target: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Solo Cup Co. Evercore Partners Inc. Kimm, John Magro, Tony Goldman, Sachs & Co. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Duwe, Brian Vance III, L. Byron

Seller: Outside Counsel: PR Firm: Shareholder:

Vestar Capital Partners Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Gordon, Peter Owen Blicksilver Public Relations Inc. Makovich, Carol Hulseman family, The

Acquirer: Dart Container Corp. Investment Adviser: Ernst & Young Orenda Corporate Finance Inc. Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins LLP Hanna, James Schmitt, Chris

Announcement date: 3/21/2012

Solutia Inc. $4.7 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Eastman Chemical Co. agreed to acquire Solutia Inc. Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor: PR Firm: Committee: Outside Counsel: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank:

Solutia Inc. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Abramson, Adam Anos, John Ferguson, John Ratigan, James Stynes, James Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Nugent, Eileen Moelis & Co. LLC Collins, John Faris, David Moelis, Ken Perella Weinberg Partners LP DeBenedetti, Ricardo Perella, Joseph Kirkland & Ellis LLP Fox, David Gregory, Ashley Sorabella, William Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP Lafferty, William MacKenzie Partners Inc. RLM Finsbury LLC Solutia Inc. - board of directors Faegre Baker Daniels LLP Valence Group LLC Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Sampas, George

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Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Eastman Chemical Co. Barclays Capital Collins, Paul Grahame, Kenneth McNulty, Derek Posternack, Gary Citigroup Inc. Eldridge, Nathan Smith, Paul Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Groll, William Jones Day Hanson, Mark Rowland, William Thomas, Lizanne Zawrotny, William Richards, Layton & Finger PA Bigler, C. Stephen Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Brimmer, Andrew Frank, Joele

Announcement date: 1/27/2012

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP provided counsel to both Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Moelis & Co. LLC. Davis Polk partner Jason Kyrwood advised Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Barclays Capital as joint lead arrangers and joint physical bookrunners of a $3.5 billion senior unsecured bridge loan facility for Eastman.

Sonneborn Inc. $400 MILLION (leveraged buyout) deal description: Private equity shop One Equity Partners purchased specialty chemicals maker Sonneborn Inc. in a secondary buyout worth about $400 million from Sun Capital Partners Inc. Target: Sonneborn Inc. Seller: Sun Capital Partners Inc. Investment Adviser: Lazard Middle Market LLC Outside Counsel: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Acquirer: One Equity Partners LLC



Announcement date: 3/07/2012



Closing date: 5/10/2012

SP Newsprint Holdings LLC $145 MILLION (bankruptcy buyout) deal description: General Electric Capital Corp. is the stalking-horse bidder to acquire SP Newsprint Holdings with a $145 million offer. Target: SP Newsprint Holdings LLC Investment Adviser: Lazard Investment Adviser: Raymond James & Associates Inc. McHugh, Mark Pokrassa, Mike

Acquirer: General Electric Capital Corp.



Announcement date: 7/19/2012



Closing date: 9/13/2012

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Space Systems/Loral Inc. $1.07 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. acquired Space Systems/Loral, the satellite manufacturing arm of Loral Space & Communications Inc., in a deal ultimately valued at a little over $1 billion, designed to expand the Canadian communications company’s exposure to the U.S. commercial market. Target: Space Systems/Loral Inc. Seller: Loral Space & Communications Inc. Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Group Singer, Jon Trousdale, John Investment Adviser: JPMorgan Chase & Co. Outside Counsel: Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Getachew, A. Mark Lefkort, Maurice Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel:

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. RBC Capital Markets Corp. Bank of America Merrill Lynch Shearman & Sterling LLP Swann, Eliza Kaye Scholer LLP Jalinous, Farhad Jungermann, Sebastian

Announcement date: 6/26/2012 Closing date: 11/02/2012

Credit Suisse Group represented both target and seller.

Spartech Corp. $393 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Chemicals maker PolyOne Corp. agreed to acquire Spartech Corp. in a $393 million deal designed to build the company’s plastics business and expand it into new industries. Target: Spartech Corp. Investment Adviser: Barclays plc Collins, Paul Grahame, Ken Martinot, Marco Outside Counsel: K&L Gates LLP Proxy Solicitor: Georgeson Inc. Vecchio, Tony PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Freitag, Michael Keehner, Jonathan Rinehart, Annabelle Acquirer: PolyOne Corp. Investment Adviser: Moelis & Co. LLC Collins, John Faris, David Petrosino, Dom Senft, Michael Investment Adviser: KeyBanc Capital Markets Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Chassin, Andrew Kelly, Greg Lyons, Benjamin Ramsey, Patrick

Outside Counsel: Jones Day Dougherty, James Solecki, Michael

Announcement date: 10/24/2012

Specialist Distribution Group $349 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: U.K. entrepreneur Peter Rigby’s Specialist Computer Holdings Ltd., of Birmingham, England, will sell Specialist Distribution Group for $349 million (¤277 million), unloading operations that do business in the U.K., France, and Netherlands. Target: Specialist Distribution Group Seller: Specialist Computer Holdings Ltd.

Acquirer: Tech Data Corp. Announcement date: 9/05/2012

SpectraLink Corp. $110 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Polycom Inc. announced an agreement to divest its enterprise wireless voice solutions business to an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners Inc. for approximately $110 million in cash. Target: SpectraLink Corp. Seller: Polycom Inc. Acquirer: Sun Capital Partners V LP Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Gessner, Douglas Liss, Jeremy Masory, Rachel Investor: Sun Capital Partners Inc.

Announcement date: 5/10/2012

Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corp., Total Repair Express Inc. $110 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Steris Corp., of Mentor, Ohio, acquired privately held Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corp. and Total Repair Express Inc., both of which either provide surgical instruments, help repair them, or assist with their maintenance. Target: Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corp., Total Repair Express Inc. Acquirer: Steris Corp. Investment Adviser: Lazard Outside Counsel: Thompson Hine LLP Kuhel, Tony

Announcement date: 10/16/2012



Closing date: 10/16/2012

SpringSoft Inc. $406 MILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: SpringSoft Inc. signed an agreement to be acquired by Synopsys Inc. Target: SpringSoft Inc. Investment Adviser: Atlas Technology Group LLC Outside Counsel: Goodwin Procter LLP Outside Counsel: Jones Day Acquirer: Synopsys Inc. Corporate Counsel: Bombach, Patrick Cabrera, Brian Petirs, Brian Varga McEnroe, Erika Outside Counsel: Sidley Austin LLP Kadlec, Robert Lin, Yabo Outside Counsel: Lee and Li Attorneys-at-Law

Announcement date: 8/03/2012

Sprint Nextel Corp. $20.1 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Sprint Nextel Corp. received a $20.1 billion offer from Softbank Corp., which would give the Japanese telecom a 70% majority stake in Sprint. Target: Sprint Nextel Corp. Investment Adviser: Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Medow, Eric Investment Adviser: UBS Investment Bank Grafstein, Laurence Herbst, Jonathan Meade, Winston Investment Adviser: Rothschild Lawrence, Christopher Melton, Nicholas Singh, Justin Counsel to I-bank: Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Townsend III, Robert Outside Counsel: Polsinelli Shughart PC Mahood III, William Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Kennedy, Thomas London, Jeremy Schlager, Ivan Vebman, Yossi Special Counsel: Lawler, Metzger, Keeney & Logan LLC Keeney, Regina Proxy Solicitor: Georgeson Inc. Dowd, Christopher PR Firm: Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Acquirer: Softbank Corp. Investment Adviser: Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd. Matsui, Kentaro Investment Adviser: Raine Group LLC Schretter, Jason Sine, Jeffrey Investment Adviser: Deutsche Bank AG Dunn, Edward Kisling, Timothy Nomoto, Yuji Outside Counsel: Foulston Siefkin LLP Wood, William

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Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Special Counsel: PR Firm:

Morrison & Foerster LLP Caldwell, Dale Lipkin, David Liu, Jaclyn Parris, Brandon Siegel, Kenneth Smallwood, Ivan Spiliotes, Nicholas Townsend, Robert Winden, Andrew Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Shiota, Naoya Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Morton, Mark Pittenger, Michael Dow Lohnes PLLC Baxt, Leonard Sard Verbinnen & Co. Barron, Jim Bouchier, Megan Christiansen, John Kranhold, Paul

Announcement date: 10/11/2012

Dow Lohnes and Lawler, Metzger, Keeney & Logan each acted as regulatory counsel. Cravath represented Citigroup Global Markets, Rothschild and UBS Investment Bank.

SPX Service Solutions US LLC $1.15 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: SPX Corp. agreed to sell its automotive service solutions business to Robert Bosch GmbH. Target: SPX Service Solutions US LLC Seller: SPX Corp. Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC Outside Counsel: Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Diamant, Aviva Pollard, Tiffany

Outside Counsel: Investor:

Announcement date: 1/24/2012

SRLC America Holdings Corp. $617.5 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Prudential plc’s Jackson National Life Insurance Co. unit agreed to pay $617.5 million (£398 million) to buy SRLC America Holdings Corp. from Swiss Re AG. Target: SRLC America Holdings Corp. Seller: Swiss Re AG Investment Adviser: Barclays Capital Outside Counsel: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Kotran, Stephen Rowen, Andrew

Acquirer: Jackson National Life Insurance Co.

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Announcement date: 5/31/2012

Barclays Capital also provided a fairness opinion to Swiss Re. SRLC’s main operating asset is Reassure America Life Insurance Co.

SRS Labs Inc. $148 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: DTS Inc. agreed to acquire SRS Labs Inc., in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $148 million. Target: SRS Labs Inc. Investment Adviser: Covert & Co. Covert, Kevin Counsel to I-bank: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP Grinberg, David Outside Counsel: Paul Hastings LLP Sanchez, Carl Simpson, William Proxy Solicitor: MacKenzie Partners Inc. PR Firm: Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Acquirer: DTS Inc. Investment Adviser: Centerview Partners LLC Chinn, Adam Kjome, Benjamin St. Jean, David Outside Counsel: DLA Piper Kagnoff, Michael Outside Counsel: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Layne, Jonathan PR Firm: Sard Verbinnen & Co. Bouchier, Megan Christiansen, John Cole, Andrew Gore, Jenny Linn, Alyssa

Acquirer: Robert Bosch GmbH Outside Counsel: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Bellini, Christopher Outside Counsel: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Freed, Todd Ulery, Christopher Prudential plc

Announcement date: 4/17/2012

Standard Microsystems Corp. $939 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Microchip Technology Inc. finalized its $939 million purchase of Standard Microsystems Corp. in a deal designed to expand the buyer’s range of products. Target: Standard Microsystems Corp. Outside Counsel: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP O’Reilly, Benet Outside Counsel: Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Fischer, Matthew Wolfe Jr., Donald Proxy Solicitor: MacKenzie Partners Inc. Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

Microchip Technology Inc. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC Ishii, Robert Kwon, Denny Suffoletta, Robert



Announcement date: 5/02/2012



Closing date: 8/02/2012

StarBev Management Services SRO $3.5 BILLION (private acquisition)

Suddenlink Communications Inc. $6.6 BILLION (private acquisition)

deal description: Molson Coors Brewing Co. agreed to acquire StarBev from private equity shop CVC Capital Group and the beer-maker’s management for $3.5 billion (¤2.65 billion) in cash and debt.

deal description: London buyout shop BC Partners Ltd. and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired U.S. cable system operator Suddenlink Communications for $6.6 billion. Suddenlink’s parent, Cequel Communications Holdings LLC, was also acquired from its existing equity holders, a group led by Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and included Quadrangle Group LLC, Oaktree Capital Management LP and Jordan Co.

Target: StarBev Management Services SRO Seller: CVC Capital Partners Group Investment Adviser: Nomura International plc Outside Counsel: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Brown, Chris Kellaway, Duncan Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Morgan Stanley Fetters, Dan Hogan, Jeffrey Winters, Joseph Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Aiello, Michael Dederick, David Hamilton, Ian Barclays Capital Ben, James Faessen, Wilco Deutsche Bank AG Brook, Eric Stynes, James Kirkland & Ellis LLP Butler, Christopher Falk, R. Scott Nagler, Christian Rhoten, Roger Sard Verbinnen & Co. Bergman, Brandy Bloom, Carrie Brown, Drew Garnick, Nathaniel

Announcement date: 4/03/2012

The deal comes little more than two years after CVC created StarBev through the acquisition of Anheuser Busch-InBev NV/SA’s Central and Eastern European assets, following InBev NV’s $52 billion takeover of Anheuser Busch Cos. in 2008. StarBev will operate as a separate business unit within Molson Coors and will be headquartered in the Czech Republic.

Stephen L. LaFrance Holdings Inc. - regional drugstore chain $438 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Walgreen Co. announced that it entered into an agreement to purchase a regional drugstore chain in the mid-South region of the United States from Stephen L. LaFrance Holdings Inc. and members of the LaFrance family. Target: Stephen L. LaFrance Holdings Inc. - regional drugstore chain Seller: LaFrance family, Stephen L. LaFrance Holdings Inc.

Target: Suddenlink Communications Inc. Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Investment Adviser: LionTree Advisors LLC Bourkoff, Aryeh Outside Counsel: Paul Hastings LLP Brooks, Barry Denhup, Richard Iovine III, Luke Pellegrino, Jeffrey Outside Counsel: Seyfarth Shaw LLP Bloch, Stanley Lucano, Andrew Outside Counsel: Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Feldman, Eric Grossbauer, John PR Firm: Sard Verbinnen & Co. Gagnier, Daniel Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders Outside Counsel: Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Reindel, F. William Schwenkel, Robert Steinman, Steven Shareholder: Goldman Sachs Capital Partners Shareholder: Jordan Co. Shareholder: Oaktree Capital Management LP Shareholder: Quadrangle Group LLC Acquirer: Investor Group - multiple investors Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Group Outside Counsel: Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Cohen, Steven Feltman, Joshua Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP Lin, Raymond Zeitzer, Taurie Outside Counsel: Torys LLP Berman, Guy Cameron, R. John Cockburn, Matthew PR Firm: Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Investor: Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Investor: BC Partners Ltd.

Announcement date: 7/19/2012 Closing date: 11/20/2012

Abernathy MacGregor Group advised BC Partners and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board. Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board was also separately advised by Torys LLP.

Acquirer: Walgreen Co.

Announcement date: 7/05/2012

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Summit Entertainment LLC $634.4 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

Sun Life Financial Inc. - annuity business $1.35 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

deal description: Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. acquired “Twilight” producer Summit Entertainment LLC.

deal description: Canadian insurer Sun Life Financial Inc. agreed to sell its U.S. annuity business and certain life insurance assets to an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners for $1.35 billion in cash.

Target: Summit Entertainment LLC Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Eisman, David McCarthy, Brian Outside Counsel: Liner Grode Stein Yankelevitz Sunshine Regenstreif & Taylor LLP Grode, Joshua Swanson, Paul Seller: M6 Group Outside Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Leavy, James Acquirer: Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co. Mineard, Craig Investment Adviser: JPMorgan Securities Inc. Hageman, William Investment Adviser: Barclays Capital Iosilevich, Alex Outside Counsel: Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Shapiro, David PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Frank, Joele Rinehart, Annabelle

Announcement date: 1/13/2012



Closing date: 1/13/2012

Sun Healthcare Group Inc. $273.3 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Sun Healthcare Group agreed to be acquired by Genesis Healthcare LLC for $273.3 million net of cash and debt required. Target: Sun Healthcare Group Inc. Investment Adviser: MTS Health Partners LP Outside Counsel: O’Melveny & Myers LLP Baxter, Thomas Terner, Andor Tonsfeldt, Steven Outside Counsel: Richards, Layton & Finger PA Haubert, William Proxy Solicitor: Innisfree M&A Inc. Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Genesis HealthCare LLC Barclays Capital Brody, Jed Rabinowitz, Eric Ricciani, Marcus Schaevitz, Scott Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Kennedy, Thomas London, Jeremy Williams Mullen Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Announcement date: 6/20/2012

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Target: Sun Life Financial Inc. - annuity business Seller: Sun Life Financial Inc. Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Outside Counsel: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Potter, Nicholas PR Firm: Sard Verbinnen & Co. Brown, Drew Gavigan, Meghan James, Katie Miller, Debbie Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Guggenheim Partners LLC Barclays plc Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Freed, Todd Ulery, Christopher

Announcement date: 12/17/2012

Sunoco Inc. $5.5 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Energy Transfer Partners LP acquired Sunoco Inc. in a stock and cash transaction valued at $50.13 per share, or a total consideration of approximately $5.5 billion. Target: Sunoco Inc. Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC Shughart, Brooks Weinberger, Greg Counsel to I-bank: Alston & Bird LLP Miller, Kevin Outside Counsel: Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Katz, David Lam, David Proxy Solicitor: Innisfree M&A Inc. Proxy Solicitor: Morrow & Co. LLC Corso, Donna Mills, Joseph PR Firm: Sard Verbinnen & Co. Barron, Jim Kittredge, Chris Sard, George Stafford, Meghan Acquirer: Energy Transfer Partners LP Investment Adviser: Wells Fargo Securities LLC Babowal, Hugh Chernosky, Jay Horodinca, Nicolae Counsel to I-bank: Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Cerasani, Denise Counsel to I-bank: White & Case LLP Cerasani, Denise Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins LLP Oelman, David Strock, William

Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Special Counsel: Proxy Solicitor:

Latham & Watkins LLP Finnegan, Bill FitzSimons, Tim Shannon, Patrick Wheeler, Sean Zuccaro, Robert Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP Hering, Louis Johnston, Andrew Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Feldman, Eric Grossbauer, John Morton, Mark Bingham McCutchen LLP Howard, Jasper Huffman, Gary McKee, Bill Schultz, Michael Whitehurst, Bradford MacKenzie Partners Inc.

Announcement date: 4/30/2012 Closing date: 10/05/2012

Bingham McCutchen advised on tax matters. The deal was not subject to financing and there was no go-shop provision or contingencies.

Sunquest Information Systems Inc. $1.415 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Industrial equipment maker Roper Industries Inc. agreed to acquire Sunquest Information Systems Inc. for $1.415 billion, expanding its presence in the diagnostics and laboratory software market. Target: Sunquest Information Systems Inc. Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co. Auerbach, Jason Crisci, Paul Gerardi, Mike Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Breach, David Casillas, Stuart PR Firm: Kekst and Co. Shareholder: Huntsman Gay Global Capital LLC Shareholder: Credit Suisse Group Shareholder: Vista Equity Partners LLC Shareholder: Neuberger Berman Group LLC Acquirer: Roper Industries Inc. Investment Adviser: Barclays plc Baron, David Cohen, Jared Hudson, Mark Outside Counsel: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Rinaldi, Joseph

Announcement date: 7/30/2012



Closing date: 8/23/2012

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP advised JPMorgan in connection with the transaction. Kirkland & Ellis LLP advised Vista Equity Partners. Kekst represented both Vista Equity Partners and Roper Industries.

Sunrise Senior Living Inc. $1.9 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Health Care REIT Inc. completed its $1.9 billion acquisition of Sunrise Senior Living Inc. Target: Sunrise Senior Living Inc. Investment Adviser: KeyBanc Capital Markets Horrigan, John Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Graziano, Michael Mehrotra, Avinash Outside Counsel: Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Emmerich, Adam Lam, David Proxy Solicitor: Georgeson Inc. Bartko, Foster PR Firm: Kekst and Co. Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Health Care REIT Inc. Bank of America Merrill Lynch Emany, Sravan Hampton, III, Gray Vadhavkar, Mandar Goodmans LLP Nabarro LLP Arnold & Porter LLP Howe III, Joseph Mann, Cynthia Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick LLP Pisanelli, Mary Ellen Sidley Austin LLP McQueen, Matthew Zampa, David Richards, Layton & Finger PA Dreisbach, Daniel Gentile, Mark



Announcement date: 8/22/2012



Closing date: 1/09/2013

Sunrise Senior Living Management Co. $129.5 MILLION (leveraged buyout) deal description: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP, Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Co. and Coastwood Senior Housing Partners LLC agreed to acquire the management company business of Sunrise Senior Living Inc., a provider of senior living services and housing, for approximately $130 million. Target: Sunrise Senior Living Management Co. Seller: Sunrise Senior Living Inc. Outside Counsel: Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Emmerich, Adam Lam, David Acquirer: Investor Group - multiple investors Outside Counsel: Paul Hastings LLP Malik, Thaddeus Richards, Brian Outside Counsel: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Lerner, Marni Outside Counsel: Epstein Becker & Green PC Outside Counsel: Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr PC Investor: Coastwood Senior Housing Partners LLC Investor: Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Co. Investor: Health Care REIT Inc.

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Investor: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP Announcement date: 9/14/2012

Simpson Thacher represented KKR. Health Care REIT Inc. will also invest approximately $26 million for a 20% interest in the business.

SuperMedia Inc. $1.57 BILLION (stock swap) deal description: Dex One Corp. agreed to acquire SuperMedia Inc. for $1.57 billion. Target: SuperMedia Inc. Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Lee, Chris Shepard, Adam Whayne, Thomas Yourkoski, Jon Counsel to I-bank: Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Saeed, Faiza Investment Adviser: Chilmark Partners LLP Kennedy, Michael Rosenberg, Matthew Outside Counsel: Fulbright & Jaworski LLP Hettinger, Glen Outside Counsel: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Groll, William Outside Counsel: Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Grossbauer, John PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Bisang, Scott Freitag, Michael Lynch, Tim Acquirer: Dex One Corp. Investment Adviser: Houlihan Lokey Inc. Gold, Irwin Raithel, Jeff Wilson, Christopher Winthrop, Eric Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Hayward, Robert Kleeman, R. Henry Porter, Richard Outside Counsel: Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP Tuthill, Walter Proxy Solicitor: Innisfree M&A Inc.

Announcement date: 8/21/2012

SureWest Communications $538 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Telecom provider Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc. agreed to acquire its peer SureWest Communications in a $538 million cash-andstock deal designed to create a company with greater scale. Target: SureWest Communications Investment Adviser: UBS Investment Bank Herbst, Jonathan Holder, Todd Kumra, Vijay Stenzler, Ehren Counsel to I-bank: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Kennedy, Thomas Outside Counsel: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Haft, William Seneca, Mark Smith, Richard

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Proxy Solicitor: PR Firm:

Okapi Partners LLC Garske, Charles Goldfarb, Bruce Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Repko, Meaghan Stern, Sharon

Acquirer: Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc. Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Earls, Andrew Martin, Gene Shepard, Adam Yourkoski, Jon Investment Adviser: Wells Fargo Securities LLC Aznavoorian, Vartan Baveja, Gaurav Birenbaum, Marc Broner, James Mitchell, Alan White, William Counsel to I-bank: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Kotran, Stephen Outside Counsel: Schiff Hardin LLP DeLucia, Louis McCarthy, David McHugh, David Young, Alexander Proxy Solicitor: Morrow & Co. LLC Skulski, Thomas

Announcement date: 2/06/2012

Shearman & Sterling LLP’s Jason Lehner represented Morgan Stanley in connection with the financing for transaction.

Surpass Medical Ltd. $135 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Stryker Corp. agreed to acquire privately-held Surpass Medical Ltd. in an all cash transaction for $100 million and up to an additional $35 million of milestone payments. Target: Surpass Medical Ltd. Outside Counsel: Cooley LLP Medina, Laura Weeks, Mark

Acquirer: Stryker Corp.



Announcement date: 10/16/2012

Swank Audio Visuals LLC $270 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Kelso & Co., a private equity firm located in New York, acquired Swank Audio Visuals LLC, and merged it with Audio Visual Services Group Inc. Target: Swank Audio Visuals LLC Investment Adviser: Piper Jaffray & Co. Investment Adviser: Lincoln International LLC Seller: CHS Capital LLC

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Merger Partner:

Kelso & Co. Barclays plc Macquarie Capital Audio Visual Services Group Inc.



Announcement date: 10/10/2012



Closing date: 11/13/2012

Piper Jaffray & Co. served as lead adviser and Lincoln International served as a co-adviser to CHS Capital and Swank. Barclays and Macquarie Capital served as advisers to Kelso, and are arranging financing for the deal.

Synventive Molding Solutions $335 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Barnes Group Inc., an international aerospace and industrial manufacturing and service provider based in Bristol, Conn., acquired privately held Synventive Molding Solutions, a leading designer and manufacturer of highly engineered and customized hot runner systems, components, and services, for $335 million in cash. Target: Synventive Molding Solutions Investment Adviser: Robert W. Baird & Co. Seller: Littlejohn & Co. LLC, Advent International Corp. PR Firm: Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc.

Acquirer: Barnes Group Inc.



Announcement date: 7/16/2012



Closing date: 8/27/2012

Abernathy MacGregor represented Advent.

T-Chek Systems Inc. $302.5 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. sold its payment services business, T-Chek Systems Inc., to Electronic Funds Source LLC for $302.5 million in cash. Target: T-Chek Systems Inc. Seller: C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.

Acquirer: Electronic Funds Source LLC



Announcement date: 10/16/2012



Closing date: 10/16/2012

Talaris Topco Ltd. $1.0 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Carlyle Group agreed to sell its British cash management systems and software business Talaris Ltd. to Japanese money-counting machine maker Glory Ltd. in a deal valued at roughly $1 billion (£650 million). Target: Talaris Topco Ltd. Seller: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Carlyle Group Bank of America Merrill Lynch Clifford Chance LLP Sherrell, Caroline Walker, David

Acquirer: Glory Ltd. Outside Counsel: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Kihira, Takayuki

Outside Counsel: Slaughter and May Brown, Gavin Advisor: KPMG LLP

Announcement date: 2/14/2012

Talbots Inc. $369 MILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Sycamore Partners acquired all the outstanding common stock of Talbots for $2.75 per share in cash. The transaction was valued at approximately $369 million, including net debt. Target: Talbots Inc. Investment Adviser: Perella Weinberg Partners LP Bednar, Andrew Haddadin, Yezan Wilcox, Ben Outside Counsel: White & Case LLP Chung, Robert Gong, Chang-Do Pierce, Morton Outside Counsel: Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Gong, Chang-Do Myers, Robert Pierce, Morton Outside Counsel: Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Grossbauer, John Wolfe Jr., Donald Information Agent: Georgeson Inc. Dowd, Christopher Acquirer: Sycamore Partners LLC Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Hallinan, Blake Russell, David Selig, Stefan Outside Counsel: Winston & Strawn LLP Faley, James Morris, Cabell Wall, Robert Outside Counsel: Law Offices of Gary M. Holihan Holihan, Gary Outside Counsel: Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP Honaker, James Information Agent: Phoenix Advisory Partners Einsidler, Jon PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Freitag, Michael Friedman, Jennifer Lynch, Tim

Announcement date: 5/31/2012



Closing date: 8/03/2012

Talbots became a wholly-owned subsidiary of TLB Holdings LLC, which is affiliated with Sycamore Partners. Shares of Talbots not tendered were canceled and converted into the right to receive the same $2.75 per share in cash paid during the tender offer.

Taleo Corp. $1.9 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Oracle Corp. agreed to acquire Taleo Corp. in a $1.9 billion deal net of cash and debt designed to boost the software giant’s cloud-based human resources offerings. Target: Taleo Corp.

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Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor:

Qatalyst Partners Boutros, George MacLeod, Ian Shearman & Sterling LLP Camahort, Steve Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC Bertelsen, Mark Hollatz, Melissa Ringler, Michael Georgeson Inc. Haynes, Keith

Acquirer: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Oracle Corp. GTC Law Group LLP Belanga, Sean Decicco, Anthony Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Flaum, Keith



Announcement date: 2/09/2012

Talison Lithium Ltd. $854 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Chinese lithium battery converter maker Chengdu Tianqi Industry Group Co. submitted a competing bid for Talison Lithium Ltd., supplanting a previously agreed to offer from Rockwood Holdings Inc. for $732 million. Target: Talison Lithium Ltd. Investment Adviser: Rothschild Investment Adviser: Macquarie Capital Outside Counsel: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Outside Counsel: Clayton Utz Shareholder - Target: Resource Capital Funds Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Investor:

Chengdu Tianqi Industry Group Co. Ltd. RedBridge Grant Samuel Pte Ltd. Stikeman Elliott LLP Belovich, Donald Allens Zhong Lun Law Firm Linklaters LLP Windfield Holdings Pty Ltd.

Acquirer: Rockwood Holdings Inc. Investment Adviser: Lazard Outside Counsel: Gilbert & Tobin Outside Counsel: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Cogut, Charles Reardon, Roxane Stadler, Brian

Announcement date: 11/19/2012

Tank Holdings Corp. $830 MILLION (leveraged buyout) deal description: Private equity firm Olympus Partners appears poised to unload Tank Holdings Corp., comprising subsidiaries Snyder Industries Inc. and Norwesco Inc., through a sale to Leonard Green & Partners LP valued at around $830 million.

TE Connectivity Ltd. - Touch Solutions unit $380 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Los Angeles private equity firm Gores Group LLC will acquire TE Connectivity Ltd.’s touch-screens business for $380 million. Target: TE Connectivity Ltd. - Touch Solutions unit Seller: TE Connectivity Ltd. Outside Counsel: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Aaronson, William Azzopardi, Frank

Acquirer: Gores Group LLC Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Group Announcement date: 4/10/2012

Teavana Holdings Inc. $620 MILLION (cash merger) deal description: Starbucks Coffee Co. acquired Teavana Holdings Inc. in an all-cash acquisition. Target: Teavana Holdings Inc. Outside Counsel: DLA Piper Gordon, Brian Smith Jr., Robert Outside Counsel: Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP Lafferty, William Acquirer: Starbucks Corp. Outside Counsel: Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Saeed, Faiza Schiele, Eric Outside Counsel: Richards, Layton & Finger PA Allen, Michael Williams, Gregory PR Firm: Kekst and Co.

Announcement date: 11/14/2012



Closing date: 12/31/2012

TFI Holdings Inc., Thermo Fluids Inc. $245 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Publicly traded Heckmann Corp. agreed to acquire environmental services and waste recycling services business Thermo Fluids Inc., or TFI Holdings, from CIVC Partners for $245 million in cash and stock. Target: TFI Holdings Inc., Thermo Fluids Inc. Investment Adviser: Houlihan Lokey Inc. Ackerman, Jeff Lavelle, Jim Sergeant, Scott

Seller: Olympus Partners

Seller: Outside Counsel:



Seller: Green Fuel Services LLC

Target: Tank Holdings Corp. Investment Adviser: Barclays Capital



Acquirer: Leonard Green & Partners LP Announcement date: 6/13/2012

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CIVC Partners LP Kirkland & Ellis LLP Gabriel, Sarah Porter, Richard Ryan, Tana



Announcement date: 3/08/2012

Houlihan Lokey advised TFI and CIVC.

Thales Training & Simulation Ltd. - civil aircraft unit $132 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: New York defense communications and reconnaissance equipment maker L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. will acquire Thales Training & Simulation Ltd.’s civil aircraft simulation and training business for $132 million (£83 million). Target: Thales Training & Simulation Ltd. - civil aircraft unit Seller: Thales Training & Simulation Ltd. Investment Adviser: Barclays Capital Outside Counsel: Norton Rose Acquirer: L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. Outside Counsel: Chandler & Thong-ek Outside Counsel: Macfarlanes LLP Powell, Luke

Thomas & Betts Corp. $3.9 BILLION (cash merger)

Acquirer: Heckmann Corp. Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Group

Announcement date: 4/11/2012

Things Remembered Inc. $295 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Chicago-based private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners bought retail gift chain Things Remembered Inc. for $295 million, using a 55% equity check for the secondary buyout from New York private equity firms Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. and GB Merchant Partners. Target: Things Remembered Inc. Seller: TRM Holdings Corp. Investment Adviser: Oppenheimer & Co. Outside Counsel: Paul Hastings LLP Schwitter, William PR Firm: Kekst and Co. Shareholder: Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. LLC Shareholder: GB Merchant Partners LLC Acquirer: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Madison Dearborn Partners LLC Kirkland & Ellis LLP Paley, Michael Ptashek, Jay Ryan, A. Kelly Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Dohrenwend, Chuck



Announcement date: 5/24/2012



Closing date: 5/24/2012

Kekst represented Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co.

deal description: Switzerland’s ABB Ltd. bought Thomas & Betts Corp. Target: Thomas & Betts Corp. Investment Adviser: Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Dupree, Charlie Getsie, David Moskal, Eric Stefanick, Paul Counsel to I-bank: Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Sorkin, John Outside Counsel: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Davis, Michael Kingsley, Paul Proxy Solicitor: Georgeson Inc. Vecchio, Tony Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Special Counsel: Special Counsel: PR Firm:

ABB Ltd. Credit Suisse Group Bank of America Merrill Lynch Baronoff, Steven Martin, Andrew Pashigian, Peter Wertz, Parker Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Cerasani, Denise Kirkland & Ellis LLP Brueck, Michael Christopher, Thomas Wolf, Daniel Jones Day Wales, David Stikeman Elliott LLP Brown, Jeffrey Sard Verbinnen & Co. Barron, Jim Cannan, Delia Coyle, Rich Stafford, Meghan Verbinnen, Paul Wilks, Brad



Announcement date: 1/30/2012



Closing date: 5/16/2012

Stikeman Elliott and Jones Day advised on antitrust matters. Sard Verbinnen & Co. also provided PR advice for Thomas & Betts.

Thomas Medical Products Inc. $167 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Merit Medical Systems Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable devices used primarily in cardiology, radiology and endoscopy, entered into a stock purchase agreement to acquire Thomas Medical Products Inc. from GE Healthcare in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $167 million. Target: Thomas Medical Products Inc. Seller: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

GE Healthcare Moelis & Co. LLC Paul Hastings LLP Malik, Thaddeus

Acquirer: Merit Medical Systems Inc.

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Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Raymond James Financial Inc. Piper Jaffray & Co. Morrison & Foerster LLP Parr Brown Gee & Loveless PC



Announcement date: 11/26/2012



Closing date: 12/20/2012

Raymond James Financial rendered a fairness opinion to Merit’s board of directors.

Thomson Reuters - IR/PR division $390 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. agreed to acquire the investor relations and public relations businesses of Thomson Reuters Corp. for $390 million, expanding the range of services the exchange offers corporate customers. Target: Thomson Reuters - IR/PR division Seller: Thomson Reuters

Thomas Russell Co. $525 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Morris Township, N.J., conglomerate Honeywell International Inc. agreed to acquire 70% of Thomas Russell Co., a Tulsa, Okla., provider of natural gas processing and treating technology and equipment, for $525 million in cash through its energy processing technology unit UOP. Target: Thomas Russell Co. Investment Adviser: Simmons & Co. International Baker, James Rippstein, Spencer Sulton, Michael Wise, Jack Outside Counsel: Fulbright & Jaworski LLP Lewis, Gene

Acquirer: Honeywell International Inc. Corporate Counsel: Adams, Katherine Outside Counsel: Jenner & Block LLP Announcement date: 10/01/2012

Thomson Reuters - healthcare unit $1.25 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Thomson Reuters struck a deal to offload its healthcare intelligence business to Veritas Capital, a New York private equity firm. Target: Thomson Reuters - healthcare unit Seller: Thomson Reuters Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Bartlett, Christopher Glantz, Alexander Smith, Tedd Investment Adviser: Allen & Co. LLC Koski, John Lowe, Robert Outside Counsel: Covington & Burling LLP Rosinus, David Weinberg, J.D. Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

Veritas Capital Partners LP Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Estes, John Miller, Scott

Announcement date: 4/23/2012

Acquirer: Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Adler, David Balinov, Georgi Shakib, Kaivan Investment Adviser: Barclays plc Fleck, Joel Outside Counsel: Shearman & Sterling LLP Isautier, Guillaume Marzulli Jr., John Outside Counsel: Jones Day

Announcement date: 12/12/2012

Thomson Reuters PORTIA $170 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Financial software maker SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc. agreed to acquire Thomson Reuters Corp. software unit Portia for $170 million in cash, subject to a working capital adjustment. Target: Thomson Reuters PORTIA Seller: Thomson Reuters Outside Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Chatzinoff, Howard Cohen, Jaclyn

Acquirer: SS&C Technologies Inc. Announcement date: 2/29/2012

The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of the second quarter, pending regulatory approval.

Three Rivers Operating Co. LLC $1.0 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Oil and gas explorer Concho Resources Inc. will acquire all the oil and natural gas assets of Riverstone/Carlyle Global Energy and Power Fund IV LPbacked Three Rivers Operating Co. and its affiliates for $1 billion in cash. Target: Three Rivers Operating Co. LLC Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Group Outside Counsel: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP McAnelly III, W. James Still Jr., Charles Seller: Carlyle/Riverstone Global Energy and Power Fund PR Firm: Kekst and Co.

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Acquirer: Concho Resources Inc.

Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

BMO Capital Markets Corp. Boukouzis, Pete Galloway, Taylor Marinelli, Jon White, Brandon Winkler, Shawn JPMorgan Chase & Co. Conoscenti, Chris Elliott, James Gregg, Vean Nix, Lee Reuben, Trevor Whittemore, Laurence Vinson & Elkins LLP Connally, IV, John Strock, William

Titan Europe plc $367 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Titan International Inc. made an announcement that it reached an agreement on the terms of a recommended share offer for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Titan Europe plc. Target: Titan Europe plc Acquirer: Titan International Inc. Information Agent: Georgeson Inc. Dennis, Dominic

Announcement date: 5/13/2012

Titanium Metals Corp. $2.9 BILLION (tender offer-cash)

The agreement pre-empts Three Rivers’ planned initial public offering.

3B Fibreglass Sprl $362 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Platinum Equity LLC announced it completed the sale of 3B Fibreglass Sprl. Target: 3B Fibreglass Sprl Seller: Platinum Equity LLC Outside Counsel: Jones Day Liebman, Howard

Acquirer: Braj Binani Industries Ltd. Outside Counsel: AZB & Partners Outside Counsel: Stibbe



Announcement date: 2/01/2012



Closing date: 2/01/2012

Tile Shop LLC $500 MILLION (cash merger) deal description: JWC Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company owned by Boston private equity firm J.W. Childs Associates LP, agreed to a merger with Tile Shop LLC, a retailer of manufactured and natural stone tiles, in a reverse merger with an equity value of $437 million and enterprise value of about $500 million. Target: Tile Shop LLC Outside Counsel: Foley & Lardner LLP Broude, Paul Garai, Gabor Pravda, Susan

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor: Investor: Advisor:

JWC Acquisition Corp. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. McDermott Will & Emery LLP Morrow & Co. LLC J.W. Childs Associates LP Telsey Advisory Group LLC

Announcement date: 6/27/2012

Stockholders of JWC will own about 33%, Tile Shop owners, 67%, and CEO and founder Robert Rucker will keep 18.5% of the common stock in the combined entity, Tile Shop Holdings Inc.

Announcement date: 8/10/2012

deal description: Precision Castparts Corp. agreed to acquire all of the common stock of Titanium Metals Corp. for $16.50 per share in cash. Target: Titanium Metals Corp. Outside Counsel: Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP Lafferty, William Committee: Titanium Metals Corp. - special committee Outside Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Tabor, R. Jay West, Glenn Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Acquirer: Precision Castparts Corp. Outside Counsel: Richards, Layton & Finger PA Haubert, William Information Agent: Georgeson Inc. Pantina, Steve

Announcement date: 11/09/2012

Shearman & Sterling’s Lisa Jacobs and Maura O’Sullivan represented Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup and Wells Fargo Securities as joint book-running managers in connection with the financing for the deal.

TLG Immobilien GmbH $1.4 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Lone Star Funds agreed to buy TLG Immobilien GmbH for $1.4 billion as the Dallas investor extended its lengthy tradition. Target: TLG Immobilien GmbH Seller: Government of Germany Investment Adviser: Barclays plc

Acquirer: Lone Star Funds Announcement date: 12/12/2012

TLP Energy LLC $655 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Trilantic Capital Partners completed the sale of the assets of oil and gas producer TLP Energy to Houston’s NFR Energy for about $655 million. Target: TLP Energy LLC

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Acquirer: NFR Energy LLC



Announcement date: 12/17/2012



Closing date: 12/17/2012

TMW Systems Inc. $335 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Pamlico Capital agreed to sell TMW Systems Inc. to Trimble Navigation Ltd. for $335 million in cash.

Target: TMW Systems Inc.

Seller: Pamlico Capital Management LP Investment Adviser: William Blair & Co. LLC Brady, Mark Connolly, Daniel Outside Counsel: King & Spalding LLP Bange III, Richard Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Trimble Navigation Ltd. Lazard Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Saslaw, Michael

Announcement date: 8/27/2012

TMW and Pamlico were advised by William Blair and King & Spalding.

TNS Inc. $862 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Payment communications company TNS Inc. agreed to be taken private by a consortium led by Siris Capital Group LLC in a deal valued at $862 million. Target: Committee: Outside Counsel: Investment Adviser:

TNS Inc. TNS Inc. - special committee Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Adams, Aaron Benedict, Anne Glover, Stephen Greenhill & Co. Christian, James Chu, Lawrence Oloruntimehin, Seun Sheridan, Cornelius

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Siris Capital Group LLC UBS Investment Bank Freeland, Ben Nahmiyas, Yusuf Runneboom, Antal Macquarie Capital Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Clivner, Daniel



TNT Express NV $6.89 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

Seller: Trilantic Capital Management LLC

Announcement date: 12/11/2012

Todd Koetje from SunTrust and Morgan Edwards from Macquarie Capital assisted with the financing.

deal description: United Parcel Service Inc. cancelled its agreement to purchase TNT Express NV for $6.89 billion (¤5.16 billion) in cash. Target: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel:

TNT Express NV Lazard Doll, Alexander Han, Wouter van der Vlist, Bas Goldman, Sachs & Co. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Plapinger, William Allen & Overy LLP Burggraaf, Jan Louis Stevens, Tim

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

United Parcel Service Inc. Morgan Stanley Eichorn, Mark Krowinkel, Peter Runde, Jim UBS Investment Bank Abdallaoui-Maan, Mokhtar Brennan, James Bycoff, Douglas Chan, Mark Chaudhri, Abid Dadakuziev, Alisher Garcia, Michael Knapp, Karl Kurzke, Jendrik Otton, Charles Popov, Alexander Robertson, James Teschmacher, Heino Van Der Kley, Marnix Warshaw, Simon Wolf, Robert van Tets, Victoria Bank of America Merrill Lynch Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Doorman, Alexander van der Staay, Jan Willem Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc.



Tomkins plc - Dexter Axle business $360 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: British engineering company Tomkins plc agreed to sell its Dexter Axle business to Sterling Group LP for $360 million, continuing to shed assets as it refocuses under its private equity ownership.

Target: Tomkins plc - Dexter Axle business

Seller: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

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Announcement date: 2/17/2012

Tomkins plc Credit Suisse Group Fidus Partners Morrison & Foerster LLP Jordaan, Hendrik

Acquirer: Sterling Group LP Announcement date: 9/27/2012

TPC Group Inc. $904 MILLION (cash merger) deal description: TPC Group Inc. was acquired by investment funds sponsored by First Reserve Corp. and SK Capital Partners. On Oct. 8, TPC Group Inc. had received a nonbinding proposal to be acquired by Innospec Inc., which was ultimately withdrawn. Target: TPC Group Inc. Investment Adviser: Perella Weinberg Partners LP Outside Counsel: Baker Botts LLP Bresson, Michael Haire, M. Breen Massad, Stephen Weedon, Luke Outside Counsel: Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP Hurd, S. Mark Proxy Solicitor: Innisfree M&A Inc. PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Cuneo, Matthew Golden, James Repko, Meaghan Committee: TPC Group Inc. - special committee Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Aftanas, Richard Bayouth, Frank Acquirer: Investor Group - multiple investors Investment Adviser: Jefferies & Co. Outside Counsel: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Curbow, William Tolley, Edward PR Firm: Sard Verbinnen & Co. Barron, Jim Blum, Pamela Investor: First Reserve Corp. Investor: SK Capital Partners LP Acquirer: Innospec Inc. Outside Counsel: Richards, Layton & Finger PA Bigler, C. Stephen

Announcement date: 8/27/2012 Closing date: 12/20/2012

Traffix Systems $140 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Data networking company F5 Networks Inc. acquired Traffix Systems, a developer of call connection technology for telecommunications service providers. Target: Traffix Systems Acquirer: F5 Networks Inc.

Announcement date: 2/20/2012



Closing date: 2/22/2012

TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. - oilfield service business $164 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Dubai-based buyout shop Abraaj Capital Ltd. struck a nonbinding agreement to acquire the oilfield services business of TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. Target: TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. - oilfield service business

Seller: TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. Outside Counsel: Parks Paton Hoepfl & Brown Acquirer: Abraaj Capital Ltd. Investment Adviser: Evercore Partners Inc. Acquirer: Dalea Partners LP Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd.

Announcement date: 2/27/2012

Transcend Services Inc. $300 MILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Nuance Communications Inc. announced it had acquired Transcend Services Inc. for approximately $300 million, net, in cash. Target: Transcend Services Inc. Investment Adviser: Lazard Garner, Albert Wijaya, Ian Counsel to I-bank: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Herzeca, Lois Outside Counsel: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP Faris, Bradley Gerstein, Mark Acquirer: Nuance Communications Inc. Investment Adviser: Evercore Partners Inc. Jadav, Vishal Nataraj, Naveen Qin, Joshua Safabakhsh, Nima Senbetta, Henoch Verma, Adisha Outside Counsel: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC Peale, Daniel Sanchez, Robert Information Agent: Georgeson Inc. Fiske, William

Announcement date: 3/07/2012



Closing date: 4/27/2012

Latham & Watkins advised the Transcend board of directors.

TransUnion LLC $3.2 BILLION (leveraged buyout) deal description: Chicago’s Madison Dearborn Partners LLC and the Pritzker family business agreed to sell TransUnion to Advent International Corp. and GS Capital Partners for more $3.2 billion. Target: TransUnion LLC Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Brunner, Kevin Fitzgerald, Ed Kapalan, Todd Counsel to I-bank: Greenberg Traurig LLP Helsel, Michael Schwartzbaum, David Investment Adviser: Deutsche Bank AG Henry, Michael Kitts, Bob Walsh, Michael

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Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Sorkin, John Latham & Watkins LLP Birkeland, Cathy Branch, Roderick Hairston, Scott Keim Jr., Thomas Pucker, Michael Richards, Layton & Finger PA Allen, Michael

Seller: Outside Counsel: Shareholder: Shareholder:

Seller Group - multiple shareholders Kirkland & Ellis LLP Porter, Richard Madison Dearborn Partners LLC Hurd, Tim Pritzker family

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: PR Firm: Investor: Investor:

Investor Group - multiple investors Evercore Partners Inc. Brown, Cecil Goodman, Saul Mirostaw, Jay Ryan, Tim Sobol, Jason Ugarte, Andy Zhou, Lusa Goldman, Sachs & Co. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Fenyes, Richard McGinn, Stacie Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Aaronson, William Amorosi, John Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP French, Marilyn Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Advent International Corp. Egan, Chris GS Capital Partners



Announcement date: 2/17/2012

Abernathy MacGregor advised both Advent and Goldman.

Travel Channel International Ltd. $102.7 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Scripps Networks Interactive Inc., a Knoxville, Tenn., producer of lifestyle media content, said it will buy London-based Travel Channel International Ltd. for $102.7 million.

2GIG Technologies Inc., Vivint Inc., Vivint Solar Inc. $2.0 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Blackstone Capital Partner VI LP acquired Vivint from its existing shareholders, including Goldman Sachs, Peterson Partners, Jupiter Partners and other minority shareholders for in excess of $2.0 billion. Target: Vivint Inc., 2GIG Technologies Inc., Vivint Solar Inc. Investment Adviser: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Bloom, Ryan McCombe, Bill Counsel to I-bank: Shearman & Sterling LLP D’Alimonte, Christa Investment Adviser: Citigroup Inc. Hoeft, Chad Link, Brian Mann, Stephanie Russell, Jason Outside Counsel: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC Van der Veer, Hugh Outside Counsel: Durham Jones & Pinegar PC Leishman, N. Todd Outside Counsel: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Outside Counsel: Jones Day Levine, Andrew Profusek, Robert

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:



Acquirer: Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. Announcement date: 3/22/2012

TTS Group ASA $270 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Oilfield equipment and services provider Cameron International Corp. said it would pay $270 million for TTS Group ASA’s drilling equipment business. Target: TTS Group ASA

Acquirer: Cameron International Corp. Announcement date: 4/18/2012

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Seller Group - multiple shareholders Jupiter Partners LLC Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Peterson Partners LLP Blackstone Capital Partners VI LP Blackstone Advisory Partners LP Raymond James & Associates Inc. Cetingok, Alper Grinnan, Daniel McClure, Donald Pranaitis, Jeff Veatch, Kyle Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Fert, Igor Martelli, Peter

Announcement date: 9/19/2012 Closing date: 11/19/2012

2SS Holdings Inc. $287.5 MILLION (private acquisition)

Target: Travel Channel International Ltd.

Seller: Shareholder: Shareholder: Shareholder:

deal description: Bellevue, Wash.-based InfoSpace Inc., which offers online search services, acquired 2nd Story Software Inc., whose flagship product is called TaxAct. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

2SS Holdings Inc. Jefferies & Co. Goodwin Procter LLP Fields, Kathy Hadden, Jeffrey

Seller: TA Associates Inc.

Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

InfoSpace Inc. Perkins Coie LLP Bor, Andrew DeJong, Eric

PR Firm: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Friedman, Jennifer Moser, Jamie

Announcement date: 1/09/2012



Closing date: 1/31/2012

Tyco Flow Control $4.9 BILLION (stock swap)



Acquirer: Steris Corp. Investment Adviser: Lazard Outside Counsel: Jones Day Daniels, Thomas Dougherty, James

deal description: Tyco International Ltd. sold its flow control business to Pentair Inc. for an enterprise value of $4.9 billion via a tax-free merger that represents a variation on its 6-month-old plan to split into three. Target: Tyco Flow Control PR Firm: Kekst and Co. Seller: Tyco International Ltd. Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. McClure, Matthew Counsel to I-bank: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Herman, Matthew Outside Counsel: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Klein, Alan Outside Counsel: McDermott Will & Emery LLP Proxy Solicitor: MacKenzie Partners Inc. Committee: Tyco International Ltd. - board of directors Investment Adviser: Lazard Bhargava, Navin Greene, Jean Lewis, William McMaster, Mark Acquirer: Pentair Inc. Investment Adviser: Deutsche Bank AG Noah, David Oelerich, Frank Outside Counsel: Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Dunn, Thomas Saeed, Faiza Outside Counsel: Foley & Lardner LLP Garmer III, Benjamin PR Firm: Sard Verbinnen & Co. Committee: Pentair Inc. - board of directors Investment Adviser: Greenhill & Co. Bok, Scott Jackson, Douglas Roehm, Chris Counsel to I-bank: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Nugent, Eileen

Announcement date: 3/28/2012



Closing date: 9/28/2012

Skadden represented both Deutsche Bank and Greenhill & Co. as financial advisers to Pentair Inc. The deal is structured as a Reverse Morris Trust, a tax-free transaction in which Tyco will first spin off Tyco Flow to its own shareholders. Pentair will then merge with a subsidiary of Tyco Flow. The combined entity would be 52.5% owned by Tyco shareholders and, like Tyco, incorporated in Switzerland. It would be 47.5% owned by investors in Pentair, whose Minneapolis headquarters will form the center of its operations. Pentair’s workforce will double to 30,000 following the deal.

U.S. Endoscopy Group Inc. $270 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Steris Corp. agreed to purchase privately-owned U.S. Endoscopy Group Inc. Target: U.S. Endoscopy Group Inc.

Investment Adviser: Cohen Capital Advisors Ltd. Outside Counsel: Baker & Hostetler LLP Outside Counsel: McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman Co. LPA

Announcement date: 7/17/2012

U.S. Renal Care Inc. $565 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Leonard Green & Partners LP acquired kidney dialysis services company U.S. Renal Care Inc. from current investors SV Life Sciences, Cressey & Co., Salix Ventures and Select Capital Partners. Target: U.S. Renal Care Inc. Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders Shareholder: Salix Ventures Shareholder: Cressey & Co. LP Shareholder: SV Life Sciences Advisers LLP Shareholder: Select Capital Ventures LP

Acquirer: Leonard Green & Partners LP Investment Adviser: RBC Capital Markets Corp. Investment Adviser: Barclays plc



Announcement date: 6/21/2012



Closing date: 7/03/2012

U.S. Silver Corp. $108.6 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Silver producer Hecla Mining made a hostile all-cash $108.6 million (C$110.7 million) bid for U.S. Silver Corp., complicating an earlier merger agreement between U.S. Silver and RX Gold & Silver Inc. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

U.S. Silver Corp. Cormark Securities Inc. Stikeman Elliott LLP Grbesic, Ivan Kellerman, Jay



Hecla Mining Co. Scotia Bank Aird & Berlis LLP MacKenzie Partners Inc.



Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Information Agent:

Announcement date: 7/25/2012

U.S. United Barge Line LLC $222 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Private equity-backed oil and coal transportation company United Maritime Group LLC of Tampa, Fla., it will sell its barge transportation subsidiary, U.S. United Barge Line LLC, to Ingram Barge Co., itself a subsidiary of familyowned Nashville, Tenn., conglomerate Ingram Industries Inc. Target: U.S. United Barge Line LLC

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Seller: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

United Maritime Group LLC Bank of America Merrill Lynch Martin, Andrew Thomson, Matthew Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Leaf, Russell

Acquirer: Ingram Barge Co. Announcement date: 4/19/2012

U.S. United Ocean Services LLC $111 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: International Shipholding Corp. agreed to acquire a 100% ownership interest in U.S. United Ocean Services LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Maritime Group LLC, for a total purchase price of approximately $111 million cash. Target: U.S. United Ocean Services LLC Seller: United Maritime Group LLC Outside Counsel: Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Leaf, Russell

Acquirer: International Shipholding Corp. Investment Adviser: DnB Markets Outside Counsel: Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre LLP Friend, Asher Grehan, H. Hughes

Acquirer: EQT VI Investment Adviser: Lazard Fassbender, Ernst Loos, Matthias Manoev, Dragan Moulet, Bertrand Outside Counsel: Duane Morris LLP Gannon, Brian Grouf, Jon Heide, Nanette Potter, Jr., Lee Outside Counsel: Schoenherr Rechtsanwalte GmbH Investor: EQT Partners AB

Announcement date: 8/10/2012

Udi’s Healthy Foods LLC $125 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Smart Balance Inc. completed the $125 million acquisition of Udi’s Healthy Foods LLC. Target: Udi’s Healthy Foods LLC Acquirer: Smart Balance Inc. Outside Counsel: Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Richter, Philip

Announcement date: 5/31/2012



Closing date: 5/31/2012

Announcement date: 10/11/2012

Ubitech Hub Pte Ltd. $170 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Blackstone Real Estate Partners completed its acquisition of Ubitech Hub Pte Ltd. in a deal valued at about $170 million. Target: Ubitech Hub Pte Ltd. Acquirer: Blackstone Real Estate Partners Outside Counsel: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Sudol, Kathryn

Announcement date: 4/30/2012



Closing date: 4/30/2012

UC4 Software GmbH $271.3 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: UC4 Software GmbH announced that EQT VI, a fund of EQT Partners, agreed to purchase the company from The Carlyle Group. Target: UC4 Software GmbH Seller: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Carlyle Group Arma Partners LLP Guely, Paul Helle, Jan Sunderraman, Varun Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Groeller, Konrad

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UFC Aerospace Corp. $400 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: B/E Aerospace Inc. purchased UFC Aerospace Corp. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

UFC Aerospace Corp. Wells Fargo Securities LLC Brown, Bradford Schulz & Associates PC Schulz, Thomas

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel:

B/E Aerospace Inc. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Friesen, Justin Kirkland & Ellis LLP Falk, R. Scott Rhoten, Roger Shearman & Sterling LLP Besen, Stephen



Announcement date: 1/09/2012



Closing date: 1/30/2012

Ulterra Drilling Technologies LP $325 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Engineered component manufacturer Esco Corp. will acquire Ulterra Drilling Technologies LP, a manufacturer of compact drill bits used to dig oil and gas wells, in a $325 million cash deal designed to boost the buyer’s presence in the energy sector. Target: Ulterra Drilling Technologies LP

Outside Counsel: Fulbright & Jaworski LLP Acosta, Efren Lewis, Gene

Seller: Intervale Capital

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Esco Corp. Wells Fargo Securities LLC Brown, Bradford Warrender, Scott Williams, Nicholas White & Case LLP Cerasani, Denise Ernst & Young LLP Baker Botts LLP Florey, Tull Kirkland Jr., J. David

Announcement date: 8/14/2012

Umbro plc $225 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Nike Inc. agreed to sell its Umbro affiliate brand to Iconix Brand Group Inc. for $225 million. Target: Umbro plc Seller: Nike Inc. Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP King, Kenton

Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Announcement date: 4/12/2012



Closing date: 7/20/2012

Unilever plc - Bertolli and P.F. Chang’s Home Menu frozen meal business $265 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: ConAgra Foods Inc. agreed to acquire the Bertolli and P.F. Chang’s Home Menu frozen meal business from Unilever plc for $265 million in cash. Target: Unilever plc - Bertolli and P.F. Chang’s Home Menu frozen meal business

Announcement date: 10/24/2012



Closing date: 12/03/2012

Umeco plc $439 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Cytec Industries Inc. acquired all of the outstanding shares of Umeco plc. Target: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Umeco plc Investec Bank plc Rudd, James Treneman, Chris Rothschild Allen, Alistair Simpson, Paul Vincent, Stuart Slaughter and May Jolly, Andrew Murphy, Frances Baker & Hostetler LLP Van Euwen, Peter Hudson Sandler Hayes, Andrew Leach, Andrew

Acquirer: Investment Adviser:

Cytec Industries Inc. Barclays Capital Bathard-Smith, Jon Collins, Paul Grahame, Kenneth Warham, Mark Whitely, David

Seller: Unilever Investment Adviser: Lazard Acquirer: ConAgra Foods Inc. Announcement date: 7/30/2012

Unilever will retain the Bertolli trademark and continue to make pasta sauce under the brand name.

Union Drilling Inc. $242 MILLION (tender offer)

Acquirer: Iconix Brand Group Inc.



Squire Sanders LLP Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Freitag, Michael Friedman, Jennifer Stern, Sharon

deal description: Private equity backed Sidewinder Drilling Inc. acquired Union Drilling Inc. for about $242 million. Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel:

Union Drilling Inc. RBC Capital Markets Corp. Akbar, Ali Kundagrami, Shauvik Sher, Farhan Kirkland & Ellis LLP Sorabella, William Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Aaronson, William Bick, John

Acquirer: Outside Counsel: Information Agent: PR Firm: Investor:

Sidewinder Drilling Inc. Vinson & Elkins LLP Fullenweider, Keith Gill, Stephen Moss, Brian Pacey, Matthew Stone, David D.F. King & Co. Kekst and Co. Avista Capital Partners LP



Announcement date: 9/25/2012 Closing date: 11/05/2012

Kekst represented Avista Capital. Michael Chambers, Catherine Ozdogan, Div Gupta, Pamela Kellet and David Miller at Latham & Watkins LLP represented the lenders. Jefferies & Co., which is providing the debt financing commitment for the transaction, sent a team consisting of Steve Straty, Craig Zaph, Henry Lang and Guy Oliphint.

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United Technologies Corp. - electrical power systems business $401 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: French military electronics producer Safran SA agreed to pay $401 million (¤310 millionn) for an electrical power systems business owned by United Technologies Corp.

USI Insurance Services Corp. $2.3 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Canadian private equity firm Onex Corp. acquired U.S. insurance brokerage business, USI Insurance Services LLC, from GS Capital Partners for $2.3 billion. Target: USI Insurance Services Corp.

Target: United Technologies Corp. - electrical power systems business Seller: United Technologies Corp. Acquirer: Safran SA

Announcement date: 10/16/2012

The electrical power systems business was previously owned by Goodrich Corp., which UTC acquired in July 2012.

Seller: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Acquirer: Onex Corp. Investment Adviser: Morgan Stanley Outside Counsel: Kaye Scholer LLP

Announcement date: 11/26/2012



Closing date: 12/27/2012

URL Pharma Inc. $800 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Japanese drug company Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. agreed to buy hedge fund-backed gout treatment provider URL Pharma Inc. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

URL Pharma Inc. JPMorgan Securities LLC Ropes & Gray LLP Kinsella, Paul Zatylny, Marko

Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders Shareholder: Elliott Associates LP Shareholder: Momar Corp. Acquirer: Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Counsel to I-bank: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Cohen, Jeffrey Outside Counsel: Sidley Austin LLP O’Hare, John Verigan, Robert

Announcement date: 04/11/2012

US Salt LLC $192.5 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Inergy Midstream LLC acquired 100% of the membership interests in US Salt LLC from Inergy LP i exchange for $192.5 million in cash and 473,707 Inergy Midstream common units. Target: US Salt LLC Seller: Inergy LP Acquirer: Inergy Midstream LP

Announcement date: 5/14/2012



Closing date: 5/14/2012

Ute Energy Upstream Holdings LLC $861 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Crescent Point Energy Corp., a Canadian independent oil-exploration company, acquired privately held oil and gas producer Ute Energy Upstream Holdings LLC for $861 million in cash. Target: Ute Energy Upstream Holdings LLC Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC Investment Adviser: Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. LLC Acquirer: Crescent Point Energy Corp. Investment Adviser: RBC Capital Markets Corp. Investment Adviser: BMO Capital Markets Corp. Investment Adviser: Evercore Partners Inc. Becker, Steven Bennett, Rachel Carlson, Tim Curis, Lawson Estey, George Finnie, Shaun Jeffries, Alex Parker, Brad Sealy, Shane Smith, Jerry Veazey, Matt Outside Counsel: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Brenkert, Jason Sam, Kenneth

Announcement date: 11/01/2012



Closing date: 11/29/2012

Valent Aerostructures LLC $246.7 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: St. Charles, Mo.-based aerospace structural assembly kit maker LMI Aerospace Inc. acquired aircraft parts maker Valent Aerostructures LLC for $246.7 million. Target: Investment Adviser:

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GS Capital Partners Goldman Sachs Group Inc. RBC Capital Partners Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Valent Aerostructures LLC Wells Fargo Securities LLC Brown, Bradford Holzman, Langdon



Outside Counsel: SNR Denton US LLP

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel:

LMI Aerospace Inc. RBC Capital Markets Corp. White & Case LLP Cerasani, Denise Polsinelli Shughart PC Bannister, Mary Chuquimia, Ruben



Announcement date: 12/06/2012



Closing date: 12/28/2012

Acquirer: Temasek Holdings Pte. Ltd. Outside Counsel: Jones Day Arruda, Michael Barsky, Dennis Acquirer: Kelso & Co. Outside Counsel: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Davenport, Margaret

Veolia Environnement SA U.K. water and waste operations $1.94 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

Larry Resnick of AeroAdvisory LLC gave additional deal planning and due diligence advice.

Velocity Technology Solutions Inc. $225 MILLION (leveraged buyout) deal description: Silver Lake Sumeru-led investor group and Velocity management signed a definitive agreement to acquire Velocity Technology Solutions Inc. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Velocity Technology Solutions Inc. Stifel Nicolaus Weisel Hendon, John Levy, Steven SNR Denton US LLP

Acquirer: Outside Counsel: Investor: Investor: Investor:

Investor Group - multiple investors Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Adas, Craig Gregson, Gabriel Northleaf Capital Partners Ltd. Silver Lake Sumeru Partners Group AG



Announcement date: 7/12/2012

Weil, Gotshal & Manges acted as legal counsel to Silver Lake Sumeru. PwC provided accounting and tax advisory services to Silver Lake Sumeru.

Announcement date: 5/22/2012

deal description: French water and waste utility Veolia Environnement SA concluded the auction of its U.K. regulated water business, after it sold a 90% stake for $1.94 billion (£1.24 billion) to Rift Acquisitions, a joint venture of Britain’s Prudential plc and Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners.

Target: Veolia Environnement SA - U.K. water and waste operations

Seller: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Veolia Environnement SA Deutsche Bank AG JPMorgan Chase & Co. Simmons & Simmons LLP Roberts, Isabella Stewart, Arthur

Acquirer: Rift Acquisitions Ltd. Outside Counsel: Lovells LLP Investor: Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners Investor: Prudential plc Announcement date: 6/28/2012

Veolia will retain its non-regulated U.K. water business and a 10% stake in the regulated business for at least five years.

Venari Resources LLC $1.125 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

Veolia ES Solid Waste Inc. $1.909 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition)

deal description: Venari Resources LLC, an early-stage company focused on deep water oil exploration in the Gulf of Mexico, announced that leading investment firms Warburg Pincus, Kelso & Co., Temasek, and The Jordan Co. have agreed to make an investment of up to $1.125 billion in the company.

deal description: Veolia Environnement SA sold its U.S. solid waste business, Veolia ES Solid Waste Inc., to Star Atlantic Waste Holdings LP, a portfolio company of Highstar Capital, for $1.9 billion.

Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Venari Resources LLC TD Securities Inc. McIntyre, Drew Rogers, Jim Tung, See Hon Thompson & Knight LLP Samson, Timothy Zlotky, Jeffrey

Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

Jordan Co. Mayer Brown LLP Bowen, Todd Brandes, Philip

Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

Warburg Pincus LLC Vinson & Elkins LLP Blitzer, Caroline Wulfe, Scott

Target: Veolia ES Solid Waste Inc. Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Group Seller: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Veolia Environnement SA Barclays plc Hudson, Mark Jossart, Sebastien Murphy, George Jones Day Kitslaar, Elizabeth

Acquirer: Star Atlantic Waste Holdings III LP Investment Adviser: Deutsche Bank AG Blum, Chris Chhabria, Sid Costello, Sean Ratigan, Jim Ron, Juan-Ignacio Santini, Michael

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Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Investor:

Macquarie Capital Ang, Simon Jankelson, Ariel Kupchak, Robinson Mehos, Stephen Silverton, Michael Winston & Strawn LLP Birenbaum, Jonathan Highstar Capital LP

Announcement date: 7/19/2012 Closing date: 11/21/2012

Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP Rapisardi, John Richards, Layton & Finger PA Collins, Mark FTI Consulting Inc.

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Quad/Graphics Inc. Blackstone Advisory Partners LP Arnold & Porter LLP Canning, Michael



Announcement date: 10/10/2012 Closing date: 1/16/2013

Veolia reduced its debt by $1.82 billion after selling the unit.

Verde Realty $366 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Brookfield Asset Management Inc.’s Brookfield Property Group will acquire a majority interest in Verde Realty, a Houston-based REIT that acquires, develops, owns and manages industrial distribution facilities. Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel:

Verde Realty Wells Fargo Securities LLC White & Case LLP Cerasani, Denise Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Evangelakos, John

Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Chivers, Corey Connolly, Annemargaret Harlev, Shayla Rosen, Philip



Announcement date: 7/26/2012

Vermont Hard Cider Co. LLC $305 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: C&C Group plc agreed to acquire the Vermont Hard Cider Co. LLC for $305 million. Target: Vermont Hard Cider Co. LLC Acquirer: Investment Adviser: PR Firm: PR Firm:

C&C Group plc Rothschild Drury Communications Hughes, Paddy Cardew Group Ballantyne, Robert Willenbrock, Shan Shan

Announcement date: 10/23/2012

Vessix Vascular Inc. $125 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Medical equipment company Boston Scientific Corp. agreed to purchase of Vessix Vascular Inc. for up to $425 million. Target: Vessix Vascular Inc. Seller: Seller Group - multiple shareholders Shareholder: OrbiMed Advisors LLC Shareholder: NeoMed Management AS Shareholder: Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners SAS Shareholder: Christopher Weil & Co.

Acquirer: Boston Scientific Corp. Announcement date: 11/08/2012

Viking International Ltd. $167.2 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. announce that it closed the sale of its oilfield services business to a joint venture owned by Dalea Partners LP, an affiliate of N. Malone Mitchell III, the company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and funds advised by Abraaj Investment Management Ltd. Target: Viking International Ltd. Seller: TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. Investment Adviser: Parks Paton Hoepfl & Brown Hoepfl, Joe Outside Counsel: Baker Botts LLP Lemon III, C. Neel Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Abraaj Capital Ltd., Dalea Partners LP Credit Suisse Group McAfee & Taft PC Smith, Josh



Announcement date: 3/16/2012



Closing date: 6/13/2012

Vertis Holdings Inc. $267 MILLION (bankruptcy buyout)

Viking International Resources Co. Inc. $106.7 MILLION (private acquisition)

deal description: Quad/Graphics Inc., the stalking-horse bidder, acquired Vertis Holdings Inc. $267 million offer.

deal description: Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. announced that Triad Hunter LLC, its wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire 100% of the stock of privately-held Viking International Resources Co. for a purchase price of approximately $106.7 million.

Target: Vertis Holdings Inc. Investment Adviser: Perella Weinberg Partners LP Scherer, Joshua S.

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Target: Viking International Resources Co. Inc.

Outside Counsel: Duane Morris LLP Ephross, Joel Vaughan, Shelton Acquirer: Outside Counsel: Investor:

Triad Hunter LLC Fulbright & Jaworski LLP Morrison, David Magnum Hunter Resources Corp.

Announcement date: 10/25/2012

Viking Range Corp. $380 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Middleby Corp. acquired Viking Range Corp., a manufacturer of kitchen appliances for the home, for $380 million in cash.

Target: Viking Range Corp. Investment Adviser: Stephens Inc.

Acquirer: Middleby Corp. Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Gupta, Shilpi

Announcement date: 12/31/2012



Closing date: 12/31/2012

Vilebrequin $106.2 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: G-III Apparel Group Ltd. acquired Vilebrequin, a leading global provider of luxury swimwear, accessories and resort-wear, for approximately $106 million (¤85.5 million).

Target: Vilebrequin

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

G-III Apparel Group Ltd. Barclays Capital Fulbright & Jaworski LLP Meyerlustenberger Lachenal ICR Inc. Palczynski, James



Announcement date: 8/07/2012



Closing date: 8/07/2012

Waldos Dolar Mart de Mexico S de RL de CV $101 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Washington-based private equity firm Acon Investments LLC acquired debtplagued Mexican discount chain Waldo’s Dollar Mart de Mexico S de RL de CV for the nominal price of $1 and the assumption of more than $100 million of company debt.

Target: Waldos Dolar Mart de Mexico S de RL de CV Acquirer: Acon Investments LLC



Announcement date: 10/04/2012



Closing date: 10/04/2012

Walker Group Holdings LLC $360 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Wabash National Corp. agreed to acquire Walker Group Holdings LLC in a deal valued at about $360 million in cash. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Walker Group Holdings LLC Harris Williams & Co. Arendale, John McLain, Matt Neuner, John Olympia, Darwin Hunton & Williams LLP Ducharme, Sean

Seller: Insight Equity Acquirer: Corporate Counsel: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Wabash National Corp. Roth, Erin Morgan Stanley Calhoun, Ben Graham, William Gross, Eli Gupta, Guru Hogan Lovells Gralley, Kevin Intner, William Johnson, Alexander Silver, Michael

Announcement date: 3/27/2012

Warnaco Group Inc. $2.9 BILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: PVH Corp. agreed to buy rival Warnaco Group Inc. for about $2.9 billion in a cash-and-stock deal that will give the company control of the Calvin Klein clothing brand. Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor: PR Firm:

Warnaco Group Inc. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Aiello, Michael Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Myers, Alan Serating, Peter Innisfree M&A Inc. Kekst and Co. Kopsick, Wendi Taufield, Jeffrey

Acquirer: PVH Corp. Investment Adviser: Peter J. Solomon Co. Counsel to I-bank: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Fraidin, Stephen Sorabella, William Outside Counsel: Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz PR Firm: Sard Verbinnen & Co. Doorley, Jonathan Gagnier, Daniel Garnick, Nathaniel Gavigan, Meghan

Announcement date: 10/31/2012

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WaveDivision Holdings LLC $950 MILLION (leveraged buyout) deal description: WaveDivision Holdings LLC announced that Oak Hill Capital Partners and GI Partners, in conjunction with Chief Executive Officer Steve Weed and other members of Wave management, have entered into an agreement to acquire the company from its current owners, led by Sandler Capital Management. Target: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

WaveDivision Holdings LLC RBC Capital Markets Corp. Waller Capital Corp. Dow Lohnes PLLC

Seller: Sandler Capital Management Acquirer: Investor Group - multiple investors Investment Adviser: Deutsche Bank AG Investment Adviser: Wells Fargo & Co. Outside Counsel: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP PR Firm: Kekst and Co. David, James Wu, Lin-Hua Investor: GI Partners LLP Investor: Oak Hill Capital Partners LP

Announcement date: 06/01/2012

Kekst, Deutsche Bank, Wells Fargo and Paul, Weiss represented Oak Hill Capital Partners. Kirkland & Ellis was legal counsel to GI Partners.

West Coast Bancorp $506 MILLION (cash merger) deal description: Columbia Banking System Inc. agreed to acquire West Coast Bancorp in a $506 million deal that would create a Pacific Northwest community banking behemoth. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

West Coast Bancorp Sandler O’Neill + Partners LP Bodine, Murray Dunne III, James Keefer, Adam Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Guest, Matthew Kim, Richard

Acquirer: Columbia Banking System Inc. Investment Adviser: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. Gregg, Ramsey Wishner, Jeffrey Outside Counsel: Graham & Dunn PC Baruffi, Kumi Klein, Stephen

Announcement date: 9/26/2012

Westway Feed LLC, Westway Group Inc. - European terminals $115 MILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Westway Group Inc. agreed to sell its liquid feed supplement business and certain bulk liquid storage terminals located in Ireland, Denmark, Korea, and the United Kingdom to an affiliate of ED&F Man Holdings Ltd., the company’s largest stockholder, for a purchase price of approximately $115 million. Target: Westway Feed LLC, Westway Group Inc. - European terminals Seller: Committee: Outside Counsel: Investment Adviser:

Westway Group Inc. Westway Group Inc. - special committee Dechert LLP Evercore Partners Inc.

Acquirer: ED&F Man Holdings Ltd. Outside Counsel: Reed Smith LLP

Announcement date: 12/20/2012

Westway Group Inc. $419 MILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Sweden’s EQT Partners’ Infrastructure II fund agreed to buy Westway Group Inc., a Nasdaq-listed provider of liquid storage facilities for animal feeds, oils, chemicals and other products, in a deal valued at about $419 million. Target: Committee: Outside Counsel: Investment Adviser:

Westway Group Inc. Westway Group Inc. - special committee Dechert LLP Evercore Partners Inc.

Acquirer: EQT Infrastructure Fund Investment Adviser: Sterne, Agee & Leach Inc. Outside Counsel: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Information Agent: MacKenzie Partners Inc. Investor: EQT Partners AB

Announcement date: 12/20/2012

Wheatland Oil Inc. $340 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Continental Resources Inc. agreed to buy Wheatland Oil Inc. in a $340 million stock deal designed to boost Continental’s presence in the Midwest’s Bakken basin. Target: Outside Counsel:

Wheatland Oil Inc. Burleson LLP Conge, Allan Johnson, Gary Kinkaid, Philip

Acquirer: Continental Resources Inc. Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP Dillard, Michael Wheeler, Sean Committee: Continental Resources Inc. - special committee Outside Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Moore, Rodney Roberts, Thomas West, Glenn

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Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank:

Evercore Partners Inc. Carlson, Tim Framel, Trish Jankovsky, Matt Jeffries, Alex Parker, Brad Rogers, Doug Vinson & Elkins LLP Gill, Stephen

Announcement date: 3/28/2012

White Rock Distilleries Inc. $605 MILLION (private acquisition)

Woodbury Financial Services Inc. $115 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. sold its Woodbury Financial Services Inc. division to American International Group Inc. Target: Woodbury Financial Services Inc. Seller: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. Deutsche Bank AG Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP Sard Verbinnen & Co. Brown, Drew Scarpetta, Paul

Acquirer: American International Group Inc.

deal description: Beam Inc. agreed to acquire White Rock Distilleries Inc. in a $605 million deal that would add vodka and rum brands to its spirits portfolio.



Target: White Rock Distilleries Inc.



Seller: Coulombe family

Woodbury will become part of SunAmerica Financial Group, AIG’s U.S.-based life and retirement insurance business.



Acquirer: Beam Inc. Investment Adviser: Credit Suisse Group PR Firm: Kekst and Co. Announcement date: 4/23/2012

Williams Controls Inc. $119 MILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Curtiss-Wright Corp. acquired Portland, Ore.-based Williams Controls Inc., a manufacturer of throttles and other electronics used in off-road vehicles, for $119 million. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Williams Controls Inc. Houlihan Lokey Inc. Bazemore, Gene Lavelle, Jim Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP Wolters, Jeffrey

Acquirer: Curtiss-Wright Corp. Information Agent: Innisfree M&A Inc. Announcement date: 11/01/2012

Wood Mackenzie Ltd. $1.17 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Wood Mackenzie announced that a recapitalization transaction was signed with Hellman & Friedman for a majority stake in Wood Mackenzie. Target: Wood Mackenzie Ltd. Seller: Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP

Acquirer: Hellman & Friedman LLC PR Firm: Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. Announcement date: 7/03/2012

Announcement date: 7/31/2012 Closing date: 12/03/2012

World Courier Group Inc. $520 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: AmerisourceBergen Corp. agreed to purchase World Courier Group Inc., a privately held leading global specialty transportation and logistics provider for the biopharmaceutical industry. Target: World Courier Group Inc. Acquirer: Outside Counsel:

AmerisourceBergen Corp. Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Morreale, Matthew Zoubek, Damien

Announcement date: 3/06/2012

Wuhan Asia-Pacific Condiments Co. Ltd. $141 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Food spices and flavorings maker McCormick & Co. agreed to acquire Chinese bouillon producer Wuhan Asia-Pacific Condiments Co. Ltd. for $141 million (900 million renminbi). Target: Wuhan Asia-Pacific Condiments Co. Ltd.

Acquirer: McCormick & Co. Inc. Investment Adviser: Rothschild Announcement date: 8/20/2012

Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG $293.2 MILLION (leveraged buyout) deal description: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP agreed to invest at least $293.2 million (¤237.8 million) to take control of listed German cutlery, kitchenwares and coffee machines maker Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG. Target: Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG Seller: CapVis Equity Partners AG

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Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser:

Commerzbank AG Mohr, Philipp Macquarie Capital Dwyer, John Geiger, Florian Isaacs, Antony Krass, Marco Langel, Rainer Reymondet, David Trubenbach, Fabian Zenov, Zvetomir van Helmond, Dennis

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Outside Counsel: Investor:

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP UniCredit SpA Nomura International plc Credit Suisse Group Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Conway, Gregory Membrillera, Alvaro Hengeler Mueller Knepper, Heinrich Schiessl, Maximilian Schwandtner, Christian Vetter, Jochen Wirbel, Bernd Finedining Capital GmbH



Announcement date: 7/06/2012

X-Rite Inc. $625 MILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Danaher Corp. acquired X-Rite Inc. for $5.55 per share in cash, or a total of approximately $625 million including the assumption of debt, net of cash. Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: PR Firm:

X-Rite Inc. Centerview Partners LLC Amezquita, Alex Cohen, David Crosby, David Turk, Gayle Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Gilroy, Matthew Winston & Strawn LLP Schafer, Brian Toth, Bruce Sard Verbinnen & Co. Reno, David Soto, Renée Stafford, Meghan

Seller: One Equity Partners LLC Outside Counsel: Dechert LLP Winokur, Derek Acquirer: Danaher Corp. Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Wolf, Daniel Zachariah, Joshua Information Agent: Okapi Partners LLC Goldfarb, Bruce McHugh, Patrick

Announcement date: 4/10/2012



Closing date: 5/15/2012

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Xaloy Inc. $200 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Nordson Corp., a Westlake, Ohio-based precision industrial products company, acquired plastics delivery component maker Xaloy Superior Holdings Inc. from San Francisco private equity firm Industrial Growth Partners for $200 million. Target: Xaloy Inc. Seller: Industrial Growth Partners Investment Adviser: Lincoln International LLC Malchow, Eric Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Breach, David Casillas, Stuart Acquirer: Nordson Corp. Outside Counsel: Jones Day Dougherty, James

Announcement date: 6/04/2012

Yammer Inc. $1.2 BILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Venture-backed business software company Yammer Inc. has reportedly agreed to be acquired by Microsoft Corp. in a $1.2 billion deal. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Yammer Inc. Qatalyst Partners Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Friedland, Daniel Smith, Richard Yost, Daniel

Acquirer: Corporate Counsel: Outside Counsel:

Microsoft Corp. Dolliver, Keith Perkins Coie LLP Landefeld, Stewart Moore, Andrew



Announcement date: 6/15/2012



Closing date: 7/18/2012

Yard House USA LLC $585 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Darden Restaurants Inc., the owner of Olive Garden, Red Lobster and LongHorn Steakhouse chains, agreed to acquire Yard House USA Inc. for roughly $585 million in an all-cash deal. Target: Yard House USA LLC Seller: TSG Consumer Partners LLC Investment Adviser: JPMorgan Securities LLC Engel, Peter Outside Counsel: Sidley Austin LLP Flanagan, Sharon Gandhi, Samir Metts, Mark Acquirer: Darden Restaurants Inc. Investment Adviser: Goldman, Sachs & Co. Friedland, David Matthews, Roger

Outside Counsel: Hunton & Williams LLP Thompson, Gary

Announcement date: 7/12/2012

Yoki Alimentos SA $938.5 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: General Mills Inc. agreed to acquire family-held Brazilian food company Yoki Alimentos SA for $840.5 million (1.75 billion reais), plus the assumption of R$200 million in outstanding debt, for a total consideration of $938.5 million (R$1.95 billion). Target: Yoki Alimentos SA

Acquirer: Lufkin Industries Inc. Investment Adviser: Barclays Capital Adebayo, Ahmed Ferneini, Sarah Gunduz, Asim Peterkin, Jim Shakespeare, Derek Outside Counsel: King & Spalding LLP Hunt, Martin Outside Counsel: Andrews Kurth LLP O’Leary, G. Michael Peacock, Philip Investor: Lufkin Industries Holdings UK Ltd.

Announcement date: 2/27/2012



Closing date: 2/29/2012

Seller: PAI Partners SAS

Announcement date: 5/24/2012

Sodiaal SA, a French cooperative, continues to hold a 49% stake in Yoplait. General Mills acquired its stake from private equity firm PAI Partners.

Young Innovations Inc. $314 MILLION (cash/stock acquisition) deal description: Linden Capital Partners, a healthcare and life sciencs-focused private equity firm, agreed to acquire dental supply and equipment company Young Innovations Inc. for $39.50 per share, or about $314 million. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel: Proxy Solicitor:

Young Innovations Inc. Robert W. Baird & Co. McMahon, Christopher Rogalski, Paul Rosenfeld, Rob McDermott Will & Emery LLP Tamisiea, John Wales, Samuel Georgeson Inc. Vecchio, Tony

Acquirer: Linden Capital LP Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Nowak, Gerald Wilson, Robert Zook, Ted

Ziff Davis Media Inc. $167 MILLION (private acquisition)

Acquirer: General Mills Inc.

Announcement date: 12/04/2012

Zenith Oilfield Technology Ltd. $126.6 MILLION (private acquisition) deal description: Lufkin Industries Holdings UK Ltd., a subsidiary of Lufkin Industries Inc., acquired Zenith Oilfield Technology Ltd. Target: Investment Adviser: Outside Counsel:

Zenith Oilfield Technology Ltd. Simmons & Co. International Beveridge, Mike Donachie, John Ross, Lianne Simpson, Jennifer Slattery, Sean Stronachs LLP Sheach, David

deal description: Provider of business cloud services, j2 Global, acquired Ziff Davis, a media company in the technology market, for approximately $167 million in cash. Target: Ziff Davis Media Inc. Outside Counsel: Goodwin Procter LLP Dietz, David Acquirer: J2 Global Communications Inc. Outside Counsel: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Brown, Patrick

Announcement date: 11/12/2012



Closing date: 11/12/2012

Zoll Medical Corp. $2.21 BILLION (tender offer-cash) deal description: Asahi Kasei Corp. will acquire Zoll Medical Corp. for approximately $2.21 billion. Target: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel:

Zoll Medical Corp. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. Molner, John Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Pagnani, Keith Goodwin Procter LLP Matarese, James Zemlin, Raymond

Acquirer: Investment Adviser: Counsel to I-bank: Outside Counsel: Information Agent: PR Firm:

Asahi Kasei Corp. UBS Investment Bank Hourihan, Marc Anthony Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Cerasani, Denise Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Austin, Christopher Palenberg, John Georgeson Inc. Ackerly, Donna Kreab Gavin Anderson Hattori, Minako Hayden, Deborah



Announcement date: 3/12/2012

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PARTICIPANTINDEX The Participant Index divides all participants in deals announced between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2012, into four categories: investment advisers, law firms, public relation firms and proxy solicitors. The names in parentheses that follow participant names identify the targets of the deals in which they advised.

INVESTMENT ADVISER Allen & Co. LLC Acorn Media Group Inc., Image Entertainment Inc.-Target Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines Inc.-Buyer Getty Images Inc.-Seller Mediq NV-Target San Diego Padres Baseball Club LP-Target SHL Group Ltd.-Buyer Thomson Reuters - healthcare unit-Seller AltaCorp Capital Inc. Pure Energy Services Ltd.-Target Altium Capital Ltd. Kewill plc-Buyer Alvarez & Marsal Securities LLC Citadel Plastics Holdings Inc.-Seller Ambassador Financial Group Alliance Financial Corp.-Buyer America’s Growth Capital LLC BreakingPoint Systems Inc.-Target Aon Benfield Securities Inc. Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Ltd.-Buyer Aquasia Pty Ltd. Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd.-Buyer Aquilo Partners Inc. NextWave Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Target ARAD Energy Chief Gathering LLC-Target Arbor Advisors LLC M5 Networks-Target Arma Partners LLP Adeptra Ltd.-Target UC4 Software GmbH-Seller Ashcombe Advisers LLP Soho House Ltd.-Target Atlas Technology Group LLC BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd-Buyer SpringSoft Inc.-Target Avendus Capital Pvt. Ltd. Digital Risk LLC-Buyer Bain & Co. B&M Retail Ltd.-Buyer Banca Euromobiliare SpA Light Force SpA-Buyer Bank of America Merrill Lynch Actavis Group hf-Buyer AlixPartners LLP-Target Ally Financial Inc. - international operations-Buyer Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd.-Target

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American Realty Capital Trust III Inc.-Buyer American Realty Capital Trust Inc.-Buyer Amil Participacoes SA-Buyer Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Buyer Apple REIT Six Inc.-Buyer Ardea Biosciences Inc.-Target AT&T Advertising Solutions, AT&T Interactive-Seller B&M Retail Ltd.-Buyer Business Property Lending Inc.-Buyer Cascade Corp.-Target Central Parking Corp.-Buyer CH Energy Group Inc.-Buyer Champion Technologies Inc., Permian Mud Service Inc.-Buyer Charming Shoppes Inc., Fashion Bug Retail Cos.-Buyer Convio Inc.-Buyer CreXus Investment Corp.-Buyer David’s Bridal Inc.-Target Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc.-Buyer Dynamic Offshore Resources LLC-Buyer Eagle Energy Co. of Oklahoma LLC-Buyer Extend Health Inc.-Buyer Fast Fabricators LLC, United States Pipe and Foundry Co. LLC-Seller Fleet One-Buyer FleetPride Inc.-Seller Focus Media Holding Ltd.-Buyer Goodman Global Inc.-Buyer Greenbrier Cos.-Target Grupo Modelo SAB de CV-Buyer Hair Club for Men and Women Ltd.-Seller Harvest-Vinccler Dutch Holding BV, Petrodelta SA-Seller Healthpoint Ltd.-Target Hyper Marketing Inc.-Target IBM Corp. - retail-store-solutions unit-Buyer Illumina Inc.-Target Incline Therapeutics Inc.-Buyer Intermec Inc.-Target International Paper Co. - building products unit-Seller Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc.-Target Kenneth Cole Productions Inc.-Target Kenny Construction Co.-Buyer Knight Capital Group Inc.-Buyer Knology Inc.-Target M5 Networks-Buyer Magnablend Inc.-Buyer Meraki Networks Inc.-Buyer Metaldyne LLC-Target Metropolitan Health Networks Inc.-Buyer Motorola Home-Buyer Par Pharmaceutical Cos.-Buyer Paradigm Ltd.-Buyer Party City Corp.-Buyer Pep Boys - Manny Moe & Jack-Target Presidio Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Target

Quest Software Inc.-Buyer RailAmerica Inc.-Buyer Ralcorp Holdings Inc.-Buyer Schiff Nutrition International Inc.-Buyer Sealy Corp.-Buyer Shaw Group Inc.-Buyer SHL Group Ltd.-Buyer Sierra Trading Post Inc.-Buyer Space Systems/Loral Inc.-Buyer Spartech Corp.-Buyer Sunrise Senior Living Inc.-Buyer Talaris Topco Ltd.-Seller Talbots Inc.-Buyer Thomas & Betts Corp.-Buyer Thomson Reuters - IR/PR division-Buyer TNT Express NV-Buyer TransUnion LLC-Target 2GIG Technologies Inc., Vivint Inc., Vivint Solar Inc.-Target U.S. United Barge Line LLC-Seller Bank of Nova Scotia Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico LLC, OneLink Communications Inc.Buyer Bank Street Group LLC First Telecom Services LLC-Target Barclays Capital AboveNet Inc.-Buyer Ahlsell AB-Buyer Ally Financial Inc. - international operations-Buyer Amerigroup Corp.-Target Ancestry.com Inc.-Buyer AOT Bedding Super Holdings LLC-Target Apex Tool Group LLC-Buyer Apollo Health Street Inc.-Target Archipelago Learning Inc.-Target BWAY Parent Co. Inc.-Target Caiman Eastern Midstream LLC-Seller Catalyst Health Solutions Inc.-Buyer Charming Shoppes Inc., Fashion Bug Retail Cos.-Target CoActiv Capital Partners Inc.-Buyer CSC Credit Services Inc.-Seller David’s Bridal Inc.-Target DigitalGlobe Inc.-Target Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc.-Buyer Duff & Phelps Corp.-Buyer DuPont Performance Coatings-Buyer El Paso Corp. - exploration and production operations-Target El Paso Natural Gas Co., Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC-Seller Elevation Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Buyer Epoch Holding Corp.-Buyer EUSA Pharma Inc.-Buyer Fenwal Inc.-Target FSI International Inc.-Target FX Alliance Inc.-Buyer GeoResources Inc.-Buyer Georgia Gulf Corp.-Target Goodman Global Inc.-Target GrainCorp Ltd.-Buyer Grupo Modelo SAB de CV-Buyer H. Paulin & Co. Ltd.-Buyer Hardware & Home Improvement Group, Tong Lung Metal Industry Co. Ltd.-Buyer

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. - retirement plans-Buyer Homeward Residential Holdings Inc.-Buyer Hughes Telematics Inc.-Target Illinois Tool Works Inc. - decorative surfaces segment-Buyer Imperial Sugar Co.-Buyer Interline Brands Inc.-Target KraussMaffei Group-Buyer LaCrosse Footwear Inc.-Buyer Landmark Aviation Inc.-Seller MACH-Target Marazzi Group-Buyer Metropolitan Health Networks Inc.-Target Misys plc-Target Motorola Home-Seller Movianto GmbH-Buyer Navilyst Medical Inc.-Target Party City Corp.-Buyer Pep Boys - Manny Moe & Jack-Buyer PL Midstream LLC-Buyer Plains Exploration & Production Co.-Target PPG Industries Inc. - commodity chemicals business-Buyer Premium Credit Ltd.-Buyer Procter & Gamble Co. - Pringles chips-Buyer Q9 Networks Inc.-Buyer Quanta Services Inc. - telecommunications infrastructure services subsidiaries-Buyer Quest Software Inc.-Buyer Ralcorp Holdings Inc.-Target Remmele Engineering Inc.-Buyer Residential Capital LLC - mortgage origination and servicing businesses-Buyer Rexam plc - cosmetics, toiletries and household care products business-Seller Rexam plc - high barrier food packaging business-Seller Savers Inc.-Target Schrader International Inc.-Seller Shaw Group Inc. - Energy & Chemicals business-Buyer Solutia Inc.-Buyer Spartech Corp.-Target SRLC America Holdings Corp.-Seller StarBev Management Services SRO-Buyer Summit Entertainment LLC-Buyer Sun Healthcare Group Inc.-Buyer Sun Life Financial Inc. - annuity business-Buyer Sunquest Information Systems Inc.-Buyer Swank Audio Visuals LLC-Buyer Tank Holdings Corp.-Target Thales Training & Simulation Ltd. - civil aircraft unit-Seller Thomson Reuters - IR/PR division-Buyer TLG Immobilien GmbH-Seller U.S. Renal Care Inc.-Buyer Umeco plc-Buyer Veolia ES Solid Waste Inc.-Seller Vilebrequin-Buyer Zenith Oilfield Technology Ltd.-Buyer BDT & Company LLC Allrecipes.com-Buyer Avon Products Inc.-Buyer Caribou Coffee Co. Inc.-Buyer Peet’s Coffee & Tea Inc.-Buyer

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Berkery, Noyes & Co. ENK International LLC-Target Bigelow Co. Lepage Bakeries Inc.-Target BlackArch Partners OMNI Energy Services Corp.-Target Blackstone Advisory Partners LP Actavis Group hf-Target Avon Products Inc.-Buyer Barneys New York Inc.-Seller Brightpoint Inc.-Target Clearwire Corp.-Target CSC Credit Services Inc.-Buyer Los Angeles Dodgers LLC-Seller NYSE Euronext-Target Opnext Inc.-Target Semco Holding Corp.-Seller Servigistics Inc.-Target 2GIG Technologies Inc., Vivint Inc., Vivint Solar Inc.-Buyer Vertis Holdings Inc.-Buyer BMO Financial Group CoActiv Capital Partners Inc.-Buyer First Tower Corp.-Buyer Golfsmith International Holdings Inc.-Buyer McGraw-Hill Education-Buyer Miranda Technologies Inc.-Target NYSE Euronext-Buyer OMNI Energy Services Corp.-Buyer Prodigy Gold Inc.-Buyer Q9 Networks Inc.-Target Sergeant’s Pet Care Products Inc.-Target Three Rivers Operating Co. LLC-Buyer Ute Energy Upstream Holdings LLC-Buyer BNP Paribas SA Mediq NV-Buyer NYSE Euronext-Target Pergo AG-Seller Booz & Co. Inc. Central Parking Corp.-Buyer BR Partners CTF Technologies Inc.-Target Broadhaven Capital Partners LLC NYSE Euronext-Buyer Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. Intavent Direct Ltd., LMA International NV-Buyer Zoll Medical Corp.-Target Cain Brothers & Co. LLC 180 Medical Inc.-Seller Canaccord Adams Inc. NextWave Wireless Inc.-Target Canaccord Genuity Clairmail Inc.-Buyer Gennum Corp.-Target Psion plc-Target Carl Marks Securities LLC Monitor Co. Group LP-Target Cary Street Partners LLC J. Alexander’s Corp.-Target

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Castle Creek Financial LLC First California Financial Group Inc.-Buyer Centerview Partners LLC Ameristar Casinos Inc.-Target Clearwire Corp.-Target Convergys Corp. - Information management unit-Seller Duff & Phelps Corp.-Target NDS Group Holdings Ltd.-Buyer Pall Corp. - blood collection unit-Buyer Pfizer Nutrition-Seller Ralcorp Holdings Inc.-Buyer Residential Capital LLC - mortgage loan portfolio and residual financial assets-Seller Residential Capital LLC - mortgage origination and servicing businesses-Seller SmartSynch Inc.-Buyer SRS Labs Inc.-Buyer X-Rite Inc.-Target Chilmark Partners LLP SuperMedia Inc.-Target CIBC World Markets Inc. CE Franklin Ltd.-Target Citigroup Inc. Accor SA - United States economy hotels division-Seller Ally Credit Canada Ltd., ResMor Trust-Seller Ally Financial Inc. - international operations-Seller Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd.-Buyer AMC Entertainment Inc.-Target Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Buyer Anchor Glass Container Corp.-Buyer Apple REIT Six Inc.-Buyer Archstone Inc.-Seller AT&T Advertising Solutions, AT&T Interactive-Seller Boston Biomedical Inc.-Buyer Caiman Eastern Midstream LLC-Seller Catalyst Health Solutions Inc.-Target Ceradyne Inc.-Target China Kanghui Holdings-Buyer Clariant AG - Textile Chemicals, Paper Specialties, and Emulsions businesses-Seller Clearwire Corp.-Buyer Complete Genomics Inc.-Buyer Comverse Technology Inc.-Buyer Cooper Industries Ltd.-Buyer DTE Gas Resources LLC-Buyer El Paso Corp. - exploration and production operations-Buyer Finans Emeklilik ve Hayat AS-Buyer FleetPride Inc.-Seller Focus Media Holding Ltd.-Buyer Folhamatic Group-Buyer Genpact Ltd.-Target Hamilton Sundstrand Corp., Milton Roy Co., Sullair Corp., Sundyne Corp.-Buyer Homeward Residential Holdings Inc.-Buyer Hydro Star LLC-Seller Iberoamericana de Energia Ibener SA-Buyer Illinois Tool Works Inc. - decorative surfaces segment-Buyer Illumina Inc.-Buyer Inhibitex Inc.-Buyer International Lease Finance Corp.-Seller

Iris International Inc.-Target Jefferies Group Inc.-Target Kensey Nash Corp.-Buyer NYSE Euronext-Target Peet’s Coffee & Tea Inc.-Target Rangeland Energy LLC - COLT system-Seller Robbins & Myers Inc.-Target Rocketdyne Propulsion & Power unit-Buyer Rutgers AG-Buyer Sealy Corp.-Target Solutia Inc.-Buyer Sprint Nextel Corp.-Target Tile Shop LLC-Buyer 2GIG Technologies Inc., Vivint Inc., Vivint Solar Inc.-Target UFC Aerospace Corp.-Buyer Cleary Gull Inc. Royal Purple Inc.-Target Code Advisors LLC Buddy Media Inc.-Target Cohen Capital Advisors Ltd. U.S. Endoscopy Group Inc.-Target Commerce Street Capital LLP Coppermark Bancshares Inc.-Target Commerzbank AG Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG-Seller Convergence Advisors LLC DigitalGlobe Inc.-Buyer Cormark Securities Inc. U.S. Silver Corp.-Target Covert & Co. SRS Labs Inc.-Target Credit Suisse Group Alliance Films Holdings Inc.-Buyer AMC Entertainment Inc.-Target Amerigroup Corp.-Buyer Amil Participacoes SA-Target AmSafe Global Holdings Inc.-Buyer AmWINS Group Inc.-Buyer Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Target APS Healthcare Inc.-Seller Archipelago Learning Inc.-Buyer Atlantic Broadband Group LLC-Target Avery Dennison Corp. - office & consumer products operations-Buyer Best Buy Co.-Buyer Bolthouse Farms Inc.-Target Bunge Ltd. - Brazilian operations-Seller Camp Systems International LLC-Seller Ceradyne Inc.-Buyer Clearwire Corp.-Seller Dako Denmark A/S-Buyer Deltek Systems Inc.-Target Duff & Phelps Corp.-Buyer DuPont Performance Coatings-Seller El Paso Corp. - exploration and production operations-Buyer Epoch Holding Corp.-Target eResearchTechnology Inc.-Buyer Flint Energy Services Ltd.-Target Focus Media Holding Ltd.-Buyer Folhamatic Group-Target

Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Target GenOn Energy Inc.-Buyer GrainCorp Ltd.-Target Human Genome Sciences Inc.-Target Illinois Tool Works Inc. - decorative surfaces segment-Buyer Inergy Propane LLC-Seller Inhibitex Inc.-Target Intelligrated Inc.-Seller International Lease Finance Corp.-Buyer JDA Software Group Inc.-Buyer KCI Therapeutic Support Systems-Seller Knology Inc.-Target McGraw-Hill Education-Buyer McMoRan Exploration Co.-Buyer Metl-Span LLC-Buyer MetroPCS Communications Inc.-Target Missouri Gas Energy, New England Gas Co.-Seller 1-800 Contacts Inc.-Buyer Peninsula Gaming LLC-Target Pep Boys - Manny Moe & Jack-Buyer Plains Exploration & Production Co.-Buyer PowerReviews Inc.-Buyer PSS World Medical Inc.-Target R360 Environmental Solutions Inc.-Target Ralcorp Holdings Inc.-Target Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.-Target SGS International Inc.-Buyer Smart & Final Holdings Corp.-Buyer Space Systems/Loral Inc.-Seller SPX Service Solutions US LLC-Seller Suddenlink Communications Inc.-Buyer Sunoco Inc.-Target TE Connectivity Ltd. - Touch Solutions unit-Buyer TFI Holdings Inc., Thermo Fluids Inc.-Buyer Thomas & Betts Corp.-Buyer Three Rivers Operating Co. LLC-Target Tomkins plc - Dexter Axle business-Seller TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. - oilfield service business-Buyer Ute Energy Upstream Holdings LLC-Target Veolia ES Solid Waste Inc.-Target Viking International Ltd.-Buyer White Rock Distilleries Inc.-Buyer Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG-Buyer Daiwa Corporate Investment Co. Ltd. Coperion Capital GmbH-Seller Dean Bradley Osborne LLC Flint Energy Services Ltd.-Buyer DeGolyer & MacNaughton El Paso Corp. - exploration and production operations-Buyer Deloitte LLP Allrecipes.com-Buyer Industrea Ltd.-Target SHL Group Ltd.-Target Deutsche Bank AG Actavis Group hf-Target Ahlsell AB-Buyer AOT Bedding Super Holdings LLC-Target Appleton Papers Inc.-Buyer Ariba Inc.-Buyer Business Property Lending Inc.-Seller January/February 2013

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BWAY Parent Co. Inc.-Target Crump Group Inc. - life and property casualty insurance unit-Buyer Crystal Financial LLC-Target CVR Energy Inc.-Target Dole Worldwide Packaged Foods-Seller Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc.-Buyer El Paso Corp. - exploration and production operations-Buyer FCI SA - motorized vehicles division-Buyer Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings SA-Buyer FleetPride Inc.-Buyer Focus Media Holding Ltd.-Buyer Georgia Gulf Corp.-Buyer GlobeOp Financial Services SA-Buyer Great Wolf Resorts Inc.-Target Grupo Modelo SAB de CV-Buyer Hardware & Home Improvement Group, Tong Lung Metal Industry Co. Ltd.-Buyer Healthpoint Ltd.-Buyer Illinois Tool Works Inc. - decorative surfaces segment-Buyer JSA International Holdings LP-Target Lepage Bakeries Inc.-Buyer MACH-Buyer Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.-Target Mediq NV-Buyer Nukem Energy GmbH-Buyer Par Pharmaceutical Cos.-Buyer Party City Corp.-Target PF Chang’s China Bistro Inc.-Buyer Pfizer Nutrition-Buyer PLX Technology Inc.-Target RailAmerica Inc.-Target Rocketdyne Propulsion & Power unit-Seller Savings.com Inc.-Buyer Smeralda Holding Srl-Seller Solutia Inc.-Target Sprint Nextel Corp.-Buyer StarBev Management Services SRO-Buyer Thomas & Betts Corp.-Target TransUnion LLC-Target Tyco Flow Control-Buyer Veolia Environnement SA - U.K. water and waste operations-Seller Veolia ES Solid Waste Inc.-Buyer WaveDivision Holdings LLC-Buyer Woodbury Financial Services Inc.-Seller DnB Markets U.S. United Ocean Services LLC-Buyer Duff & Phelps Corp. BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd-Buyer EarlyBirdCapital Inc. Acorn Media Group Inc., Image Entertainment Inc.-Target Edgeview Partners LLC Snack Factory LLC-Buyer Eidos Partners srl Marazzi Group-Target EME Capital LLP Soho House Ltd.-Target Ernst & Young LLP AMC Entertainment Inc.-Buyer B&M Retail Ltd.-Buyer

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Central Parking Corp.-Buyer Envoy Therapeutics Inc.-Buyer H. Paulin & Co. Ltd.-Target Solo Cup Co.-Buyer Ulterra Drilling Technologies LP-Buyer Evercore Partners Inc. Allrecipes.com-Seller Ally Credit Canada Ltd., ResMor Trust-Seller Ally Financial Inc. - international operations-Seller Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Buyer Apollo Health Street Inc.-Target Boardwalk HP Storage Co. LLC-Buyer Clearwire Corp.-Target Eagle Energy Co. of Oklahoma LLC-Buyer El Paso Corp. - exploration and production operations-Seller eScreen Inc.-Target Fenwal Inc.-Target Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings SA-Target Global Blue Holdings AB-Seller GlobeOp Financial Services SA-Target HSBC Holdings plc - U.S. insurance manufacturing business-Seller Hudson City Bancorp Inc.-Buyer Inergy Propane LLC-Buyer Keystone Midstream Services LLC-Target King Systems Corp.-Seller Landmark Aviation Inc.-Buyer LINC Logistics Co.-Buyer McGraw-Hill Education-Seller McMoRan Exploration Co.-Target MetroPCS Communications Inc.-Target Montana Refining Co.-Buyer Morningstar Foods LLC-Seller Motorola Home-Buyer O’Charley’s Inc.-Target Old World Industries LLC - ethylene unit-Buyer Pervasive Software Inc.-Buyer Q9 Networks Inc.-Buyer Savings.com Inc.-Target Smeralda Holding Srl-Buyer Solo Cup Co.-Target TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. - oilfield service business-Buyer Transcend Services Inc.-Buyer TransUnion LLC-Buyer Ute Energy Upstream Holdings LLC-Buyer Westway Feed LLC, Westway Group Inc. - European terminals-Seller Westway Group Inc.-Target Wheatland Oil Inc.-Buyer FalconBridge Capital Markets LLC First Investors Financial Services Group Inc.-Target Fidus Partners Tomkins plc - Dexter Axle business-Seller Financial Technology Partners LP AmWINS Group Inc.-Target Fleet One-Target FirstEnergy Capital Corp. Celtic Exploration Ltd.-Target FMI Corp. Kenny Construction Co.-Target Foros Group Great Wolf Resorts Inc.-Buyer Opnext Inc.-Buyer

FTI Consulting Inc. Central Parking Corp.-Buyer GCA Savvian Advisors LLC Buddy Media Inc.-Target Goodman Global Inc.-Buyer George K. Baum Capital Advisors Kansas City Board of Trade-Target Gleacher & Co. Inc. Archstone Inc.-Seller Atlantic Broadband Group LLC-Buyer GMP Securities LP Neo Material Technologies Inc.-Target Goldman, Sachs & Co. AlixPartners LLP-Target American Realty Capital Trust Inc.-Target Amerigroup Corp.-Target Ameristar Casinos Inc.-Buyer AmWINS Group Inc.-Target Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Target Apex Tool Group LLC-Target APS Healthcare Inc.-Buyer Ascend Health Corp.-Target Aviva USA Corp.-Seller Billabong International Ltd.-Target BioMimetic Therapeutics Inc.-Target Bolthouse Farms Inc.-Target Business Property Lending Inc.-Buyer BWAY Parent Co. Inc.-Target Catalyst Health Solutions Inc.-Target Clairmail Inc.-Buyer Cole Haan-Seller Comverse Technology Inc.-Target Cooper Industries Ltd.-Target Cordillera Energy Partners III LLC-Buyer Cost Plus Inc.-Buyer Coventry Health Care Inc.-Buyer Credo Petroleum Corp.-Buyer CVR Energy Inc.-Target Cymer Inc.-Target Dako Denmark A/S-Seller DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.-Seller DigitalGlobe Inc.-Buyer Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc.-Target Douglas Holding AG-Buyer Earth Fare Inc.-Buyer eAccess Ltd.-Target Elpida Memory Inc.-Buyer Encore Bancshares Inc.-Buyer Fianzas Monterrey SA-Seller First Tower Corp.-Target FSI International Inc.-Buyer Gambro AB-Seller Gen-Probe Inc.-Buyer Getty Images Inc.-Target Great American Supplemental Benefits Group-Seller Greenbrier Cos.-Target Hamilton Sundstrand Corp., Milton Roy Co., Sullair Corp., Sundyne Corp.-Seller Hardware & Home Improvement Group, Tong Lung Metal Industry Co. Ltd.-Seller

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. - life insurance-Seller Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. - retirement plans-Seller HHI Group Holdings LLC-Seller Human Genome Sciences Inc.-Target Illumina Inc.-Target Interline Brands Inc.-Buyer ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Buyer KA Steel Chemicals Inc.-Buyer Lucasfilm Ltd.-Buyer McGraw-Hill Education-Seller Merchant eSolutions Inc.-Buyer Micromet Inc.-Target Misys plc-Buyer Montana Refining Co.-Target Morgan Keegan & Co.-Seller NYSE Euronext-Target Opnet Technologies Inc.-Buyer Oshkosh Corp.-Target Par Pharmaceutical Cos.-Buyer Party City Corp.-Target PF Chang’s China Bistro Inc.-Target PGC Holdings Corp.-Buyer Primus Telecom Holdings Pty Ltd.-Buyer Psion plc-Buyer PSS World Medical Inc.-Target Quanta Services Inc. - telecommunications infrastructure services subsidiaries-Buyer Ralcorp Holdings Inc.-Target Rutgers AG-Seller Schrader International Inc.-Seller Solo Cup Co.-Target Suddenlink Communications Inc.-Target Sunrise Senior Living Inc.-Target TNT Express NV-Target TransUnion LLC-Buyer Tyco Flow Control-Seller URL Pharma Inc.-Buyer USI Insurance Services Corp.-Seller Yard House USA LLC-Buyer Grant Thornton LLP Envoy Therapeutics Inc.-Target Hawker Beechcraft Inc.-Buyer Greene Holcomb & Fisher LLC Remmele Engineering Inc.-Target Greenhill & Co. Advantage Resourcing America Inc., Advantage Resourcing Europe BV-Buyer Alpine Access Inc.-Buyer Archstone Inc.-Buyer BancTec Inc.-Target Becker Underwood Inc.-Target Coventry Health Care Inc.-Target Cymer Inc.-Buyer Deltek Systems Inc.-Target DuPont Performance Coatings-Seller El Paso Natural Gas Co., Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC-Buyer GrainCorp Ltd.-Target Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. - life insurance-Seller Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. - retirement plans-Seller Illumina Inc.-Buyer

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Inergy Propane LLC-Seller ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Target JDA Software Group Inc.-Buyer Peninsula Gaming LLC-Buyer Ramtron International Corp.-Buyer TNS Inc.-Target Tyco Flow Control-Buyer Greentech Capital Advisors Securities LLC Seajacks International Ltd.-Seller Guggenheim Securities LLC Arbitron Inc.-Target Dick Clark Productions Inc.-Buyer Lucasfilm Ltd.-Buyer Schrader International Inc.-Buyer Harris Williams & Co. Casedhole Solutions Inc.-Seller Cimarron Energy Inc.-Seller 180 Medical Inc.-Target Production Control Services Inc.-Target Sierra Trading Post Inc.-Target Walker Group Holdings LLC-Target Houlihan Lokey Inc. AD Computer Corp., Electronic Merchant Systems, JetPay LLC, Payroll Tax Filing Services Inc.-Target Airborne Inc.-Buyer Arinc Inc. - defense systems engineering & support division-Seller Arnold Magnetic Technologies Corp.-Target Avid Health Inc.-Target Barneys New York Inc.-Buyer Clare at Water Tower-Target Credo Petroleum Corp.-Target General Electric Co. - aviation hydraulic thrust reverser actuation systems business-Buyer Golf Warehouse Inc., Sportsman’s Guide Inc.-Buyer High Sierra Energy LP-Target Ion Beam Applications SA - radiopharmaceutical unit-Buyer J.L. French Automotive Castings Inc.-Target KAYAK Software Corp.-Target maxIT Healthcare Holdings Inc.-Target MSR Resort Golf Course LLC-Target PPG Industries Inc. - commodity chemicals business-Buyer Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.-Target Schiff Nutrition International Inc.-Target Snack Factory LLC-Target SuperMedia Inc.-Buyer TFI Holdings Inc., Thermo Fluids Inc.-Target Williams Controls Inc.-Target HSBC Holdings plc Citadel Plastics Holdings Inc.-Target ConocoPhillips - Vietnam assets-Seller Consorcio Comex SA de CV-Target Old World Industries LLC - ethylene unit-Buyer ICBC International Capital Ltd. Focus Media Holding Ltd.-Buyer Imperial Capital LLC Real Mex Restaurants Inc.-Target ING Groep NV Ion Beam Applications SA - radiopharmaceutical unit-Buyer Mediq NV-Target

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Investec Bank plc Kewill plc-Target Umeco plc-Target JPMorgan Chase & Co. AboveNet Inc.-Target Accor SA - United States economy hotels division-Buyer Alliance Films Holdings Inc.-Buyer Allos Therapeutics Inc.-Target Amil Participacoes SA-Buyer Arbitron Inc.-Buyer Archstone Inc.-Seller Ariba Inc.-Buyer Ascend Health Corp.-Buyer Avery Dennison Corp. - office & consumer products operations-Seller Avon Products Inc.-Buyer BioMimetic Therapeutics Inc.-Buyer BioReliance Corp.-Seller BREG Inc.-Seller Catalyst Health Solutions Inc.-Buyer Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc.-Target Classic Media Inc.-Buyer Cordillera Energy Partners III LLC-Target Crump Group Inc. - life and property casualty insurance unit-Seller Cytec Industries Inc. - coating resins business-Seller Discovery Labware Inc.-Buyer Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc.-Target El Paso Corp. - exploration and production operations-Buyer eResearchTechnology Inc.-Target FleetPride Inc.-Seller Focus Media Holding Ltd.-Target Fogo de Chao Churrascaria LLC-Target FX Alliance Inc.-Target Gambro AB-Buyer GenOn Energy Inc.-Target Genpact Ltd.-Buyer Georgia Gulf Corp.-Target Getty Images Inc.-Target Global Blue Holdings AB-Seller GlobeOp Financial Services SA-Buyer Goodman Global Inc.-Target Grupo Modelo SAB de CV-Buyer HealthCare Partners LLC-Buyer Healthpoint Ltd.-Target Hudson City Bancorp Inc.-Target International Lease Finance Corp.-Seller JDA Software Group Inc.-Target Jefferies Group Inc.-Target KAI Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Target Lincare Holdings Inc.-Target Litle & Co.-Buyer McMoRan Exploration Co.-Buyer Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.-Buyer Merchant eSolutions Inc.-Target Metl-Span LLC-Seller MetroPCS Communications Inc.-Target Midas Inc.-Target MIPS Technologies Inc.-Target Misys plc-Target Morgan Keegan & Co.-Buyer Navilyst Medical Inc.-Buyer

NDS Group Holdings Ltd.-Buyer Norit NV-Buyer NYSE Euronext-Buyer Objet Ltd.-Target One Lambda Inc.-Buyer Panther Expedited Services Inc.-Seller Par Pharmaceutical Cos.-Target Plains Exploration & Production Co.-Buyer PlainsCapital Corp.-Target PLX Technology Inc.-Buyer Presidio Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Buyer Proximagen Group plc-Buyer Retalix Ltd.-Buyer 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd.-Target Space Systems/Loral Inc.-Seller Summit Entertainment LLC-Buyer Three Rivers Operating Co. LLC-Buyer URL Pharma Inc.-Target Veolia Environnement SA - U.K. water and waste operations-Seller Warnaco Group Inc.-Target Yard House USA LLC-Seller Janes Capital Partners Inc. Composite Engineering Inc.-Target Jefferies & Co. Anchor Glass Container Corp.-Target Appleton Papers Inc.-Target Archipelago Learning Inc.-Buyer Ascent Pharmahealth Ltd.-Seller Badlands Energy LLC-Buyer Benihana Inc.-Target Caiman Eastern Midstream LLC-Buyer Cambridge Major Laboratories Inc.-Target Citadel Plastics Holdings Inc.-Buyer Clariant AG - Textile Chemicals, Paper Specialties, and Emulsions businesses-Buyer Classic Media Inc.-Target Cole Haan-Buyer Complete Genomics Inc.-Target Cordillera Energy Partners III LLC-Target CVR Energy Inc.-Target Cypress Pharmaceuticals Inc., Hawthorn Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Seller DDi Corp.-Target Deltek Systems Inc.-Buyer Dreams Inc.-Target DuPont Performance Coatings-Buyer Earth Fare Inc.-Target Elevation Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Target Energy Resource Technology Gom Inc.-Seller Federal Signal Technologies Group-Seller Fogo de Chao Churrascaria LLC-Buyer Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Buyer Gemcom Software International Inc.-Target Gennum Corp.-Buyer IntegraMed America Inc.-Target Invacare Supply Group-Seller Jefferies Group Inc.-Target Kensey Nash Corp.-Target Klockner Pentaplast GmbH & Co. KG-Seller Knight Capital Group Inc.-Buyer McGraw-Hill Education-Buyer

MIPS Technologies Inc.-Buyer NextWave Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Buyer O’Charley’s Inc.-Buyer Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Inc.-Target Paloma Partners II LLC-Target Paradigm Ltd.-Target Plains Exploration & Production Co.-Target Primus Telecom Holdings Pty Ltd.-Seller Radvision Ltd.-Target Rangeland Energy LLC - COLT system-Buyer Retalix Ltd.-Target Sergeant’s Pet Care Products Inc.-Buyer Shearer’s Foods Inc.-Seller Solarsoft Business Systems Ltd.-Buyer Summit Entertainment LLC-Buyer Sunquest Information Systems Inc.-Target TPC Group Inc.-Buyer 2SS Holdings Inc.-Target Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. Alliance Financial Corp.-Target American State Financial Corp.-Buyer Aurora Bank FSB-Target Beacon Federal Bancorp Inc.-Seller CoActiv Capital Partners Inc.-Target CW Capital LLC-Buyer First California Financial Group Inc.-Target First Investors Financial Services Group Inc.-Target First Place Bank-Seller Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc.-Target Marathon Banking Corp.-Seller Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc.-Target West Coast Bancorp-Buyer Kessler Group Premium Credit Ltd.-Buyer KeyBanc Capital Markets Carmeuse Industrial Sands-Seller Citadel Plastics Holdings Inc.-Target Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Inc.-Buyer Spartech Corp.-Buyer Sunrise Senior Living Inc.-Target KPMG LLP Author Solutions Inc.-Buyer Talaris Topco Ltd.-Buyer Kurt Salmon Associates Inc. Collective Brands Inc.-Target Lazard A123 Systems Inc.-Target A123 Systems Inc. - automotive assets-Seller ABA Seguros-Seller Acorn Media Group Inc., Image Entertainment Inc.-Buyer AFP Cuprum SA-Buyer Air Serv Corp.-Target AlixPartners LLP-Target Ally Credit Canada Ltd., ResMor Trust-Seller Ally Financial Inc. - international operations-Seller Ameristar Casinos Inc.-Target ArrMaz Custom Chemicals Inc.-Target Atria Senior Living Group Inc.-Seller Aviva USA Corp.-Buyer

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Barneys New York Inc.-Buyer Bullhorn Inc.-Target CH Energy Group Inc.-Target Champion Technologies Inc., Permian Mud Service Inc.-Target Crown Imports LLC-Target Deloro Stellite Group-Seller Deltak.edu LLC-Target Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc.-Buyer EDI Holdings Inc.-Target EKR Therapeutics Inc.-Target Entertainment Cruises Inc.-Target Equitable Gas Co. LLC-Seller FirstCity Financial Corp.-Target Golfsmith International Holdings Inc.-Target Grupo Modelo SAB de CV-Buyer Hertz Global Holdings Inc. - Advantage business-Seller Human Genome Sciences Inc.-Buyer IBM Corp. - retail-store-solutions unit-Seller Indianapolis Downs LLC-Target IPD Group Ltd.-Target Kenexa Corp.-Target LSP Energy LP-Target Magnablend Inc.-Target Medtox Scientific Inc.-Target MetroPCS Communications Inc.-Buyer Miller Milling Co.-Buyer MSR Resort Golf Course LLC-Buyer NewPage Corp.-Target NYSE Euronext-Buyer O’Brien Corp.-Target Opnet Technologies Inc.-Target Outdoor Channel Holdings Inc.-Target Partner Communications Ltd.-Seller PPG Industries Inc. - commodity chemicals business-Seller Soldex SA-Target Sonneborn Inc.-Seller SP Newsprint Holdings LLC-Target Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corp., Total Repair Express Inc.-Buyer Talison Lithium Ltd.-Buyer TMW Systems Inc.-Buyer TNT Express NV-Target Transcend Services Inc.-Target Tyco Flow Control-Seller U.S. Endoscopy Group Inc.-Buyer UC4 Software GmbH-Buyer Unilever plc - Bertolli and PF Chang’s Home Menu frozen meal business-Seller Leerink Swann LLC Dusa Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Target Incline Therapeutics Inc.-Target Lincoln International LLC Swank Audio Visuals LLC-Target Xaloy Inc.-Seller LionTree Advisors LLC Suddenlink Communications Inc.-Target Macquarie Capital AmWINS Group Inc.-Buyer Belden Inc. - Thermax-Raydex aerospace business-Seller Billabong International Ltd.-Buyer Cadillac Jack Inc.-Buyer

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First Investors Financial Services Group Inc.-Buyer Hertz Global Holdings Inc. - Advantage business-Buyer MModal Inc.-Target Peninsula Gaming LLC-Target Swank Audio Visuals LLC-Buyer Talison Lithium Ltd.-Target TNS Inc.-Buyer Veolia ES Solid Waste Inc.-Buyer Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG-Seller McColl Partners LLC Mathena Inc.-Target Mediobanca SpA Marazzi Group-Target MHT Partners LP Anue Systems Inc.-Target Mitchell Energy Advisors LLC GeoResources Inc.-Buyer Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd. eAccess Ltd.-Buyer Sprint Nextel Corp.-Buyer Moag & Co. San Diego Padres Baseball Club LP-Target Moelis & Co. LLC AboveNet Inc.-Target Apex Systems Inc.-Buyer Avid Health Inc.-Buyer Behavioral Centers of America Corp.-Target Caribou Coffee Co. Inc.-Target CDC Software Corp.-Seller deCode Genetics Inc.-Buyer Hughes Telematics Inc.-Target Los Angeles Dodgers LLC-Seller Magnablend Inc.-Buyer Micromet Inc.-Buyer Missouri Gas Energy, New England Gas Co.-Buyer NextWave Wireless Inc.-Target NYSE Euronext-Target Party City Corp.-Buyer Rocketdyne Propulsion & Power unit-Seller Savers Inc.-Target Solarsoft Business Systems Ltd.-Target Solutia Inc.-Target Spartech Corp.-Buyer Thomas Medical Products Inc.-Seller Mooreland Partners LLC DDi Corp.-Target Morgan Joseph TriArtisan Group Inc. Fast Fabricators LLC, United States Pipe and Foundry Co. LLC-Buyer Metropolitan Health Networks Inc.-Target Midas Inc.-Buyer Morgan Keegan & Co. Go-Coil LLC-Target Morgan Stanley AlixPartners LLP-Buyer Allrecipes.com-Seller Ancestry.com Inc.-Buyer Anthony International Inc.-Seller AOT Bedding Super Holdings LLC-Target

Archstone Inc.-Buyer Ardea Biosciences Inc.-Buyer Ariba Inc.-Target Aviva USA Corp.-Seller BioReliance Corp.-Buyer Bolthouse Farms Inc.-Buyer Brightpoint Inc.-Buyer Caribou Coffee Co. Inc.-Buyer Clairmail Inc.-Target Cooper Industries Ltd.-Buyer Crump Group Inc. - life and property casualty insurance unit-Seller DigitalGlobe Inc.-Target Embanet-Compass Knowledge Group-Target EUSA Pharma Inc.-Target Extend Health Inc.-Target Flint Energy Services Ltd.-Buyer Gavilon LLC-Target Gen-Probe Inc.-Target GenOn Energy Inc.-Buyer Genpact Ltd.-Target Georgia Gulf Corp.-Buyer Great Wolf Resorts Inc.-Buyer Grupo Modelo SAB de CV-Target Harris Broadcast Communications Inc.-Seller Human Genome Sciences Inc.-Buyer Illinois Tool Works Inc. - decorative surfaces segment-Buyer Intelligrated Inc.-Buyer International Lease Finance Corp.-Seller Knology Inc.-Buyer LaCie SA-Buyer Landmark Aviation Inc.-Target LCOR Inc.-Seller Lincare Holdings Inc.-Buyer MetroPCS Communications Inc.-Buyer Micro-Poise Measurement Systems LLC-Seller MicroProbe Inc.-Seller Movianto GmbH-Seller Neo Material Technologies Inc.-Buyer NYSE Euronext-Buyer Pacific Capital Bancorp-Buyer Peet’s Coffee & Tea Inc.-Buyer Pfizer Nutrition-Seller Procter & Gamble Co. - Pringles chips-Seller Quest Software Inc.-Target Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc.-Buyer Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.-Target Schiff Nutrition International Inc.-Buyer SeaMicro Inc.-Buyer Shaw Group Inc.-Target SHL Group Ltd.-Target Smart & Final Holdings Corp.-Target StarBev Management Services SRO-Buyer Sun Life Financial Inc. - annuity business-Seller SuperMedia Inc.-Target SureWest Communications-Buyer Thomson Reuters - healthcare unit-Seller Titanium Metals Corp.-Target TNT Express NV-Buyer USI Insurance Services Corp.-Buyer Walker Group Holdings LLC-Buyer

MTS Health Partners LP Sun Healthcare Group Inc.-Target N 1 Syz Srl Light Force SpA-Seller National Bank Financial Inc. Héroux-Devtek Inc. - McSwain manufacturing unit-Seller Prodigy Gold Inc.-Target Needham & Co. LLC LeCroy Corp.-Buyer MicroProbe Inc.-Buyer Ramtron International Corp.-Target Nomura Holdings Inc. Cascade Corp.-Buyer ExxonMobil Yugen Kaisha-Buyer Gavilon LLC-Buyer Great Wolf Resorts Inc.-Buyer Metaldyne LLC-Buyer StarBev Management Services SRO-Seller Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG-Buyer Nordea Corporate Finance Pergo AG-Seller Northland Capital Financial Services LLC Credo Petroleum Corp.-Target Oppenheimer & Co. Flanders Corp.-Target Things Remembered Inc.-Seller P&M Corporate Finance LLC Coperion Capital GmbH-Buyer Pareto Securities AS TTS Group ASA-Seller Parks Paton Hoepfl & Brown Viking International Ltd.-Seller Peel Hunt Ltd. Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Ltd.-Target Perella Weinberg Partners LP Barneys New York Inc.-Target Collective Brands Inc.-Target Gen-Probe Inc.-Buyer Hawker Beechcraft Inc.-Target Imperial Sugar Co.-Target Lincare Holdings Inc.-Buyer Merrill Lynch & Co. - International Wealth Management business-Buyer NYSE Euronext-Target One Lambda Inc.-Target Polygon Management LLP-Buyer Sealy Corp.-Target Solutia Inc.-Target Talbots Inc.-Target TPC Group Inc.-Target Vertis Holdings Inc.-Target Peter J. Solomon Co. Cost Plus Inc.-Target Family Heritage Life Insurance Co. of America-Target Kenneth Cole Productions Inc.-Buyer OneStopPlus Group-Seller PSS World Medical Inc.-Buyer Sierra Trading Post Inc.-Buyer Warnaco Group Inc.-Buyer

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Piper Jaffray & Co. Archway Marketing Services Inc.-Buyer AuthenTec Inc.-Target Earth Fare Inc.-Target Objet Ltd.-Buyer Swank Audio Visuals LLC-Target Thomas Medical Products Inc.-Buyer Plutus Capital Partners eAccess Ltd.-Buyer Portico Capital Securities LLC Digital Risk LLC-Target IPD Group Ltd.-Target PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Central Parking Corp.-Seller Industrea Ltd.-Buyer PwC Advisory Co. Ltd. B&M Retail Ltd.-Target Maag Group-Seller Qatalyst Partners Ancestry.com Inc.-Target Gaikai Inc.-Target Nicira Network Inc.-Target SeaMicro Inc.-Target Taleo Corp.-Target Yammer Inc.-Target Rabobank International Banner Pharmacaps Inc.-Seller Mediq NV-Buyer Morningstar Foods LLC-Buyer Raine Group LLC Clearwire Corp.-Buyer Dick Clark Productions Inc.-Seller Sprint Nextel Corp.-Buyer Raymond James Financial Inc. Jefferson Capital Systems LLC-Seller PPC Inc.-Target SP Newsprint Holdings LLC-Target Thomas Medical Products Inc.-Buyer 2GIG Technologies Inc., Vivint Inc., Vivint Solar Inc.-Buyer RBC Capital Markets Corp. Allos Therapeutics Inc.-Buyer Ally Credit Canada Ltd., ResMor Trust-Buyer Apex Tool Group LLC-Buyer BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd-Target Celtic Exploration Ltd.-Target Chief Gathering LLC-Buyer Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc.-Buyer Duff & Phelps Corp.-Buyer El Paso Corp. - exploration and production operations-Buyer First Tower Corp.-Buyer FleetPride Inc.-Buyer Funzio Inc.-Target Hamilton Sundstrand Corp., Milton Roy Co., Sullair Corp., Sundyne Corp.-Buyer Houghton International Inc.-Buyer Hydro Star LLC-Seller Intelligrated Inc.-Buyer KraussMaffei Group-Buyer LML Payment Systems Inc.-Buyer

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Marathon Banking Corp.-Buyer MModal Inc.-Target Montana Refining Co.-Seller Prism Gas Systems I LP - East Texas and Northern Louisiana assets, Waskom Gas Processing Co.-Seller Q9 Networks Inc.-Buyer Roma Financial Corp.-Buyer Servigistics Inc.-Buyer Space Systems/Loral Inc.-Buyer U.S. Renal Care Inc.-Buyer Union Drilling Inc.-Target USI Insurance Services Corp.-Seller Ute Energy Upstream Holdings LLC-Buyer Valent Aerostructures LLC-Buyer WaveDivision Holdings LLC-Target RBS Corporate Finance Ascent Pharmahealth Ltd.-Buyer Record Point Industrea Ltd.-Target RedBridge Grant Samuel Pte Ltd. Talison Lithium Ltd.-Buyer Ricol Lasteyrie & Associes LaCie SA-Target Robert W. Baird & Co. Archway Marketing Services Inc.-Seller Collective Brands Inc.-Buyer High Sierra Energy LP-Buyer Intelligrated Inc.-Target Knaack LLC-Seller LTI Boyd-Target NES Group Ltd.-Seller Precision Dynamics Corp.-Buyer Synventive Molding Solutions-Target Young Innovations Inc.-Target Roberts Mitani LLC Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.-Target Rothschild Accor SA - United States economy hotels division-Seller Alcan Cable-Seller Anchor Danly Co. - components business, Dayton Progress Corp.-Buyer Aperio Technologies Inc.-Target Avio SpA - aviation unit-Seller B&M Retail Ltd.-Target Banner Pharmacaps Inc.-Seller Coach Am Group Holdings Corp.-Target Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines Inc.-Buyer Comverse Technology Inc.-Target Costco de Mexico-Seller Douglas Holding AG-Buyer FCI SA - motorized vehicles division-Seller Golf Warehouse Inc., Sportsman’s Guide Inc.-Seller Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Ltd.-Target Indura SA-Buyer Jefferies Group Inc.-Buyer Klockner Pentaplast GmbH & Co. KG-Buyer LCI Holding Co.-Target Morningstar Foods LLC-Buyer Nordenia International AG-Buyer Nukem Energy GmbH-Seller

OneStopPlus Group-Seller Pfizer Nutrition-Buyer PL Midstream LLC-Buyer Premier Foods plc - grocery brands-Buyer Ropak Packaging-Seller Schiff Nutrition International Inc.-Target Seojin Industrial Co. Ltd.-Seller Sprint Nextel Corp.-Target Talison Lithium Ltd.-Target Umeco plc-Target Vermont Hard Cider Co. LLC-Buyer Wuhan Asia-Pacific Condiments Co. Ltd.-Buyer Sagent Advisors LLC Composite Engineering Inc.-Buyer J.L. French Automotive Castings Inc.-Buyer Pep Boys - Manny Moe & Jack-Buyer Sandler O’Neill & Partners LP American State Financial Corp.-Target Beacon Federal Bancorp Inc.-Buyer Crump Group Inc. - life and property casualty insurance unit-Seller Duff & Phelps Corp.-Buyer Encore Bancshares Inc.-Target First California Financial Group Inc.-Buyer FirstCity Financial Corp.-Buyer Knight Capital Group Inc.-Target Medmarc Insurance Group-Target Pacific Capital Bancorp-Target Presidential Life Corp.-Target Rochdale Investment Management LLC-Target Roma Financial Corp.-Target SeaBright Holdings Inc.-Target West Coast Bancorp-Target Sawaya Segalas & Co. LLC Avid Health Inc.-Target Scotia Bank U.S. Silver Corp.-Buyer Seaview Securities LLC FerroKin BioSciences Inc.-Target Seer Capital Management LP Hertz Global Holdings Inc. - Advantage business-Buyer Shea & Co. LLC Pervasive Software Inc.-Target Signal Hill Capital Group LLC Arbitron Inc.-Target Simmons & Co. International Associated Asphalt Partners LLC-Target DCP Southeast Texas LLC-Buyer Paradigm Ltd.-Buyer Pure Energy Services Ltd.-Buyer Thomas Russell Co.-Target Zenith Oilfield Technology Ltd.-Target Societe Generale SA Accor SA - United States economy hotels division-Seller NYSE Euronext-Buyer SSG Capital Advisors LLC Journal Register Co.-Target Steen Associates LLP Interturbine Group of Cos.-Target

Stephens Inc. Advance America Cash Advance Centers Inc.-Buyer Edelman Financial Group Inc.-Target Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc.-Buyer Panther Expedited Services Inc.-Buyer PlainsCapital Corp.-Buyer Quanta Services Inc. - telecommunications infrastructure services subsidiaries-Seller SmartSynch Inc.-Target Viking Range Corp.-Target Sterne, Agee & Leach Inc. Westway Group Inc.-Buyer Stifel Nicolaus Weisel Anue Systems Inc.-Buyer BreakingPoint Systems Inc.-Buyer Convio Inc.-Target DDi Corp.-Buyer EKR Therapeutics Inc.-Buyer Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc.-Buyer LeCroy Corp.-Target LINC Logistics Co.-Target Marathon Banking Corp.-Buyer Panther Expedited Services Inc.-Buyer Roma Financial Corp.-Buyer Velocity Technology Solutions Inc.-Target Stone Key Group DigitalGlobe Inc.-Buyer SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Inc. Dynamic Offshore Resources LLC-Buyer Eagle Energy Co. of Oklahoma LLC-Buyer TD Securities Inc. Arctic Glacier Income Fund-Target Golfsmith International Holdings Inc.-Buyer Q9 Networks Inc.-Target Venari Resources LLC-Target Telsey Advisory Group LLC Tile Shop LLC-Buyer Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. LLC Champion Technologies Inc., Permian Mud Service Inc.-Target Cordillera Energy Partners III LLC-Buyer El Paso Corp. - exploration and production operations-Buyer High Sierra Energy LP-Target Integrated Drilling Equipment Company Holdings Inc.-Buyer R360 Environmental Solutions Inc.-Buyer Ute Energy Upstream Holdings LLC-Target UBS Investment Bank Arinc Inc. - defense systems engineering & support division-Seller Banner Pharmacaps Inc.-Buyer Becker Underwood Inc.-Buyer Caiman Eastern Midstream LLC-Buyer Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd.-Target Convergys Corp. - Information management unit-Buyer Coventry Health Care Inc.-Buyer Focus Media Holding Ltd.-Buyer Great Wolf Resorts Inc.-Buyer Hughes Telematics Inc.-Buyer Illinois Tool Works Inc. - decorative surfaces segment-Buyer Industrea Ltd.-Buyer Ion Beam Applications SA - radiopharmaceutical unit-Seller Jefferies Group Inc.-Buyer

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KCI Therapeutic Support Systems-Seller McGraw-Hill Education-Buyer North American Breweries Holdings LLC-Seller OMNI Energy Services Corp.-Target SGS International Inc.-Target Shaw Group Inc. - Energy & Chemicals business-Seller Sprint Nextel Corp.-Target SureWest Communications-Target TNS Inc.-Buyer TNT Express NV-Buyer Zoll Medical Corp.-Buyer UniCredit SpA Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG-Buyer Valence Group LLC ArrMaz Custom Chemicals Inc.-Buyer Deloro Stellite Group-Buyer Solutia Inc.-Target VRA Partners LLC J.A. Thomas & Associates Inc.-Target Waller Capital Corp. OMGPOP Inc.-Target WaveDivision Holdings LLC-Target Wells Fargo Securities LLC Advance America Cash Advance Centers Inc.-Target Alpine Access Inc.-Target American Realty Capital Trust Inc.-Buyer Apex Systems Inc.-Target Apple REIT Six Inc.-Target Badlands Energy LLC-Target Casedhole Solutions Inc.-Buyer Dole Worldwide Packaged Foods-Seller Family Heritage Life Insurance Co. of America-Buyer GeoResources Inc.-Target Hydro Star LLC-Buyer KA Steel Chemicals Inc.-Target LaCrosse Footwear Inc.-Target Medmarc Insurance Group-Buyer Missouri Gas Energy, New England Gas Co.-Buyer NYSE Euronext-Buyer PF Chang’s China Bistro Inc.-Buyer PL Midstream LLC-Target Sunoco Inc.-Buyer SureWest Communications-Buyer UFC Aerospace Corp.-Target Ulterra Drilling Technologies LP-Buyer Valent Aerostructures LLC-Target Verde Realty-Target WaveDivision Holdings LLC-Buyer WG Partners Proximagen Group plc-Target William Blair & Co. LLC Accelerated Payment Technologies Inc.-Target Colson Group Inc.-Target EasyLink Services International Corp.-Target LML Payment Systems Inc.-Target LTI Boyd-Target Mediware Information Systems Inc.-Target Old World Industries LLC - ethylene unit-Seller QuickPlay Media Inc.-Target TMW Systems Inc.-Seller

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Willis Capital Markets & Advisory AmWINS Group Inc.-Target Family Heritage Life Insurance Co. of America-Target PGC Holdings Corp.-Target

OUTSIDE COUNSEL A&L Goodbody Solicitors Cooper Industries Ltd.-Buyer EUSA Pharma Inc.-Buyer Accura Dako Denmark A/S-Seller Addis Law Ltd. IPD Group Ltd.-Target Aird & Berlis LLP Santa Maria Foods Inc.-Target U.S. Silver Corp.-Buyer Akerman Senterfitt LLP Fast Fabricators LLC, United States Pipe and Foundry Co. LLC-Buyer Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd.-Target Anchor Glass Container Corp.-Target Appleton Papers Inc.-Buyer Cheyenne Plains Investment Co. LLC, Colorado Interstate Gas Co. LLC-Buyer eAccess Ltd.-Target Great Wolf Resorts Inc.-Buyer Journal Register Co.-Buyer MetroPCS Communications Inc.-Target Missouri Gas Energy, New England Gas Co.-Buyer Seajacks International Ltd.-Seller Allen & Overy LLP B&M Retail Ltd.-Target Douglas Holding AG-Target IPD Group Ltd.-Buyer LaCie SA-Buyer Mediq NV-Target Misys plc-Target Old World Industries LLC - ethylene unit-Buyer TNT Express NV-Target Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc.-Target Allens Billabong International Ltd.-Target Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd.-Buyer Talison Lithium Ltd.-Buyer Alston & Bird LLP Accelerated Payment Technologies Inc.-Buyer Advance America Cash Advance Centers Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Allrecipes.com-Buyer s Inv Adviser Arinc Inc. - defense systems engineering & support division-Seller s Inv Adviser AuthenTec Inc.-Target Collective Brands Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser CVR Energy Inc.-Buyer Dole Worldwide Packaged Foods-Seller s Inv Adviser Dynamic Offshore Resources LLC-Buyer s Inv Adviser Epoch Holding Corp.-Target s Inv Adviser Grupo Modelo SAB de CV-Buyer s Inv Adviser High Sierra Energy LP-Target s Inv Adviser Interturbine Group of Cos.-Buyer

KAYAK Software Corp.-Target s Inv Adviser Knology Inc.-Target LaCrosse Footwear Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Lightower Fiber Networks LLC, Sidera Networks Inc.-Target Marazzi Group-Buyer McMoRan Exploration Co.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Pergo AG-Buyer Plains Exploration & Production Co.-Buyer s Inv Adviser PSS World Medical Inc.-Target Quest Software Inc.-Buyer Sunoco Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Altius Ion Beam Applications SA - radiopharmaceutical unit-Buyer Amit, Pollak, Matalon & Co. Retalix Ltd.-Buyer Anderson Mori & Tomotsune eAccess Ltd.-Target Andrews Kurth LLP Cheyenne Plains Investment Co. LLC, Colorado Interstate Gas Co. LLC-Seller Choice Environmental Services Inc.-Buyer Composite Engineering Inc.-Target Cordillera Energy Partners III LLC-Target DCP Southeast Texas LLC-Buyer Edelman Financial Group Inc.-Buyer ETC Canyon Pipeline LLC-Seller Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP - 50% stake-Buyer Pecos Gathering & Marketing LLC-Target Primus Telecom Holdings Pty Ltd.-Seller Zenith Oilfield Technology Ltd.-Buyer Appleby Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd.-Buyer Arendt & Medernach Ion Beam Applications SA - radiopharmaceutical unit-Buyer Arnall Golden Gregory LLP Sun Healthcare Group Inc.-Buyer Arnold & Porter LLP CW Capital LLC-Buyer General Electric Co. - aviation hydraulic thrust reverser actuation systems business-Seller Michael Baker Corp.-Buyer Sunrise Senior Living Inc.-Buyer Vertis Holdings Inc.-Buyer Arthur Cox Cooper Industries Ltd.-Target Ashurst LLP Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd.-Target AZB & Partners 3B Fibreglass Sprl-Buyer Baker & Hostetler LLP AmSafe Global Holdings Inc.-Buyer Energetix Inc., NYSEG Solutions Inc.-Buyer Goodrich Corp. - GPECS unit-Buyer U.S. Endoscopy Group Inc.-Target Umeco plc-Target Baker & McKenzie LLP AgraQuest Inc.-Target EUSA Pharma Inc.-Buyer

Global Blue Holdings AB-Target Paloma Partners II LLC-Target PLX Technology Inc.-Target PPC Inc.-Target Baker Botts LLP Acorn Media Group Inc., Image Entertainment Inc.-Target Clearfield Energy Inc.-Buyer Eagle Energy Co. of Oklahoma LLC-Buyer El Paso Natural Gas Co., Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC-Buyer Equitable Gas Co. LLC-Seller Mitchell’s Oil Field Services Inc.-Buyer Paloma Partners II LLC-Buyer Prism Gas Systems I LP - East Texas and Northern Louisiana assets, Waskom Gas Processing Co.-Buyer R360 Environmental Solutions Inc.-Buyer TPC Group Inc.-Target Ulterra Drilling Technologies LP-Buyer Viking International Ltd.-Seller Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer LLC Go-Coil LLC-Target Bar & Karrer AG Clariant AG - Textile Chemicals, Paper Specialties, and Emulsions businesses-Buyer Barley Snyder LLC Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Inc.-Target Barnes & Thornburg LLP Collective Brands Inc.-Buyer Bass, Berry & Sims plc Coventry Health Care Inc.-Target Gaylord Hotels-Seller J. Alexander’s Corp.-Target O’Charley’s Inc.-Target Bayard PA First Place Bank-Seller Becker, Glynn, Muffly, Chasin & Hosinski LLP Banner Pharmacaps Inc.-Seller Bennett Jones LLP Flint Energy Services Ltd.-Target OMNI Energy Services Corp.-Buyer Bifferato Gentilotti LLC LSP Energy LP-Buyer Bingham McCutchen LLP Gordian Group Inc.-Seller KAYAK Software Corp.-Target LeCroy Corp.-Target Savers Inc.-Target Sealy Corp.-Buyer Servigistics Inc.-Buyer Sunoco Inc.-Buyer Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Celtic Exploration Ltd.-Buyer CoActiv Capital Partners Inc.-Buyer Embanet-Compass Knowledge Group-Target Gemcom Software International Inc.-Target Gennum Corp.-Target Hertz Global Holdings Inc. - Advantage business-Buyer Pure Energy Services Ltd.-Target Talison Lithium Ltd.-Target

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Blank Rome LLP Brightpoint Inc.-Target Sealy Corp.-Target Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Celtic Exploration Ltd.-Target CTF Technologies Inc.-Buyer Bracewell & Giuliani LLP American State Financial Corp.-Buyer Boardwalk HP Storage Co. LLC-Buyer s Inv Adviser Coppermark Bancshares Inc.-Buyer Cordillera Energy Partners III LLC-Buyer El Paso Natural Gas Co., Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC-Buyer Equitable Gas Co. LLC-Seller Metl-Span LLC-Buyer Old World Industries LLC - ethylene unit-Seller Three Rivers Operating Co. LLC-Target Briggs & Morgan PA Caribou Coffee Co. Inc.-Target Brown Rudnick LLP Gen-Probe Inc.-Buyer Bryan Cave LLP Anue Systems Inc.-Buyer BioReliance Corp.-Buyer BreakingPoint Systems Inc.-Buyer Fast Fabricators LLC, United States Pipe and Foundry Co. LLC-Seller Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc.-Buyer Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC Deloro Stellite Group-Buyer Remmele Engineering Inc.-Buyer 2GIG Technologies Inc., Vivint Inc., Vivint Solar Inc.-Target Burleson LLP Wheatland Oil Inc.-Target Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP CE Franklin Ltd.-Target Burr & Forman LLP Medmarc Insurance Group-Buyer Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP Extend Health Inc.-Buyer Navilyst Medical Inc.-Buyer Procter & Gamble Co. - Pringles chips-Seller Quest Software Inc.-Seller Vertis Holdings Inc.-Target Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP Ascend Health Corp.-Target Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP Invacare Supply Group-Seller Carey Olsen Polygon Management LLP-Buyer Cariola Diez Perez-Cotapos & Cia. Ltda. AFP Cuprum SA-Buyer Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP Radvision Ltd.-Target Chandler & Thong-ek Thales Training & Simulation Ltd. - civil aircraft unit-Buyer Cheek & Falcone PLLC Coppermark Bancshares Inc.-Target Clayton Utz Talison Lithium Ltd.-Target

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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Amerigroup Corp.-Target s Inv Adviser Avery Dennison Corp. - office & consumer products operations-Buyer BroadLight Inc.-Buyer Ceradyne Inc.-Buyer Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines Inc.-Buyer Cooper Industries Ltd.-Target s Inv Adviser Dako Denmark A/S-Buyer DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.-Buyer Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc.-Target FCI SA - motorized vehicles division-Buyer Fortitech Inc.-Buyer Gaikai Inc.-Buyer Hardware & Home Improvement Group, Tong Lung Metal Industry Co. Ltd.-Seller Human Genome Sciences Inc.-Buyer ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Buyer Jefferies Group Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Kensey Nash Corp.-Buyer McGraw-Hill Education-Seller s Inv Adviser Merrill Lynch & Co. - International Wealth Management business-Seller MetroPCS Communications Inc.-Buyer Motorola Home-Seller Mustafa Nevzat Ilac Sanayii AS-Buyer Oshkosh Corp.-Target s Inv Adviser PSS World Medical Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Ralcorp Holdings Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Rocketdyne Propulsion & Power unit-Buyer s Inv Adviser Savers Inc.-Buyer Solutia Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Standard Microsystems Corp.-Target SuperMedia Inc.-Target 2GIG Technologies Inc., Vivint Inc., Vivint Solar Inc.-Target Zoll Medical Corp.-Buyer Clifford Chance LLP Actavis Group hf-Target s Inv Adviser Ancestry.com Inc.-Buyer B&M Retail Ltd.-Buyer Global Blue Holdings AB-Seller McGraw-Hill Education-Seller Pfizer Nutrition-Seller Psion plc-Buyer Residential Capital LLC - mortgage origination and servicing businesses-Buyer Talaris Topco Ltd.-Seller Conyers Dill & Pearman Ltd. Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd.-Target Focus Media Holding Ltd.-Buyer Cooley LLP Archives.com-Seller Becker Underwood Inc.-Buyer Boston Biomedical Inc.-Target Envoy Therapeutics Inc.-Buyer EUSA Pharma Inc.-Buyer Flint Energy Services Ltd.-Buyer Gen-Probe Inc.-Target Incline Therapeutics Inc.-Target Micromet Inc.-Target NextWave Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Target Objet Ltd.-Target OMGPOP Inc.-Buyer

Opnet Technologies Inc.-Target Peet’s Coffee & Tea Inc.-Target Presidio Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Target Surpass Medical Ltd.-Target Covington & Burling LLP Actavis Group hf-Buyer s Inv Adviser Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Buyer Ardea Biosciences Inc.-Buyer BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd-Target deCode Genetics Inc.-Buyer Dynamic Offshore Resources LLC-Buyer eScreen Inc.-Target Lightower Fiber Networks LLC, Sidera Networks Inc.-Buyer Micromet Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser New Orleans Hornets-Buyer SandRidge Tertiary LLC-Seller Thomson Reuters - healthcare unit-Seller Cox Smith Matthews Inc. KCI Therapeutic Support Systems-Seller Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Amerigroup Corp.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Archipelago Learning Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Ascend Health Corp.-Buyer Classic Media Inc.-Buyer DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.-Seller Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc.-Buyer Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings SA-Target Genpact Ltd.-Target Grupo Modelo SAB de CV-Target IBM Corp. - retail-store-solutions unit-Seller JDA Software Group Inc.-Target KA Steel Chemicals Inc.-Buyer Kenexa Corp.-Buyer Lincare Holdings Inc.-Buyer Morgan Keegan & Co.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Par Pharmaceutical Cos.-Target Polygon Management LLP-Buyer Safariland LLC-Seller Semco Holding Corp.-Seller Sprint Nextel Corp.-Target s Inv Adviser SuperMedia Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Teavana Holdings Inc.-Buyer Tyco Flow Control-Buyer World Courier Group Inc.-Buyer Crowell & Moring LLP Coventry Health Care Inc.-Target DuPont Performance Coatings-Seller Hamilton Sundstrand Corp., Milton Roy Co., Sullair Corp., Sundyne Corp.-Seller Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP CE Franklin Ltd.-Seller Consorcio Comex SA de CV-Target Gemcom Software International Inc.-Buyer OMNI Energy Services Corp.-Target Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP Alpine Access Inc.-Target Credo Petroleum Corp.-Target Davis Malm & D’Agostine Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.-Buyer

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd.-Target s Inv Adviser AMC Entertainment Inc.-Buyer Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Buyer Ancestry.com Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Arbitron Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Archway Marketing Services Inc.-Target Ariba Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Avery Dennison Corp. - office & consumer products operations-Seller s Inv Adviser Bolthouse Farms Inc.-Buyer Brightpoint Inc.-Buyer Chemtura Corp. - antioxidant and UV stabilizers business-Seller Clearwire Corp.-Seller Continuum Wind Energy Pte. Ltd.-Buyer Convergys Corp. - Information management unit-Buyer Convio Inc.-Buyer Cooper Industries Ltd.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Coventry Health Care Inc.-Buyer Dako Denmark A/S-Seller Discovery Labware Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser FerroKin BioSciences Inc.-Buyer Focus Media Holding Ltd.-Buyer Fogo de Chao Churrascaria LLC-Target Gen-Probe Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Getty Images Inc.-Seller Goodman Global Inc.-Buyer Illumina Inc.-Buyer IPD Group Ltd.-Buyer ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser JSA International Holdings LP-Buyer M5 Networks-Buyer s Inv Adviser McMoRan Exploration Co.-Buyer Metl-Span LLC-Buyer MicroProbe Inc.-Buyer MModal Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser MSNBC.com-Buyer NYSE Euronext-Buyer s Inv Adviser Peet’s Coffee & Tea Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Plains Exploration & Production Co.-Buyer Quest Software Inc.-Buyer Ralcorp Holdings Inc.-Buyer Ramtron International Corp.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Shaw Group Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Shaw Group Inc. - Energy & Chemicals business-Buyer Sunquest Information Systems Inc.-Buyer TE Connectivity Ltd. - Touch Solutions unit-Seller Thomas & Betts Corp.-Target TransUnion LLC-Buyer Union Drilling Inc.-Target De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek NV Akzo Nobel NV - decorative paints business-Seller Norit NV-Buyer De Pardieu Brocas Maffei & Leygonie LaCie SA-Target Debevoise & Plimpton LLP AFP Cuprum SA-Buyer Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd.-Buyer B&M Retail Ltd.-Buyer Conversus Capital LP-Buyer

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Crump Group Inc. - life and property casualty insurance unit-Seller David’s Bridal Inc.-Buyer Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc.-Buyer El Paso Corp. - exploration and production operations-Buyer Getty Images Inc.-Buyer Great Wolf Resorts Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Ltd.-Target Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. - life insurance-Buyer Hughes Telematics Inc.-Buyer Illinois Tool Works Inc. - decorative surfaces segment-Buyer Interline Brands Inc.-Buyer International Lease Finance Corp.-Seller MACH-Buyer Metl-Span LLC-Buyer Power Holdings Inc.-Buyer Rochdale Investment Management LLC-Target Sun Life Financial Inc. - annuity business-Seller Venari Resources LLC-Buyer Dechert LLP AD Computer Corp., Electronic Merchant Systems, JetPay LLC, Payroll Tax Filing Services Inc.-Buyer Avila Therapeutics Inc.-Buyer Clearwire Corp.-Target s Inv Adviser Inhibitex Inc.-Target MModal Inc.-Buyer Morningstar Foods LLC-Seller Premier Dental Services Inc.-Seller Procter & Gamble Co. - Pringles chips-Buyer Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc.-Seller SGS International Inc.-Target Westway Feed LLC, Westway Group Inc. - European terminals-Seller Westway Group Inc.-Target X-Rite Inc.-Seller Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Allos Therapeutics Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Boston Biomedical Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Central Parking Corp.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Fast Fabricators LLC, United States Pipe and Foundry Co. LLC-Seller s Inv Adviser Flanders Corp.-Target s Inv Adviser Illumina Inc.-Target Inhibitex Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Los Angeles Dodgers LLC-Seller Opnext Inc.-Buyer Prestige Brands Holdings Inc.-Buyer Sunoco Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Talbots Inc.-Target Taleo Corp.-Buyer Thomas & Betts Corp.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Zoll Medical Corp.-Buyer s Inv Adviser DLA Piper Appleton Papers Inc.-Target Clare at Water Tower-Target Convio Inc.-Target JDA Software Group Inc.-Target PF Chang’s China Bistro Inc.-Target Pfizer Nutrition-Seller Santa Maria Foods Inc.-Target SRS Labs Inc.-Buyer Teavana Holdings Inc.-Target

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DLA Piper LLP (US) Human Genome Sciences Inc.-Target MicroProbe Inc.-Seller Dorsey & Whitney LLP IntegraMed America Inc.-Target Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico LLC, OneLink Communications Inc.Buyer Miller Milling Co.-Buyer SPX Service Solutions US LLC-Buyer Ute Energy Upstream Holdings LLC-Buyer Dow Lohnes PLLC Savings.com Inc.-Buyer Sprint Nextel Corp.-Buyer WaveDivision Holdings LLC-Target Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Charming Shoppes Inc., Fashion Bug Retail Cos.-Target HSBC Holdings plc - U.S. insurance manufacturing business-Buyer SeaBright Holdings Inc.-Buyer DSK Legal Ascent Pharmahealth Ltd.-Seller Duane Morris LLP American Realty Capital Trust Inc.-Buyer UC4 Software GmbH-Buyer Viking International Resources Co. Inc.-Target Duclaud Asesores SC Grupo Modelo SAB de CV-Target DuMoulin Black LLP Prodigy Gold Inc.-Target Durham Jones & Pinegar PC 2GIG Technologies Inc., Vivint Inc., Vivint Solar Inc.-Target Dykema Gossett PLLC Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc.-Target Edinger Associates Hertz Global Holdings Inc. - Advantage business-Buyer Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP Lightower Fiber Networks LLC, Sidera Networks Inc.-Target Epstein Becker & Green PC Sunrise Senior Living Management Co.-Buyer Faegre Baker Daniels LLP FSI International Inc.-Target Remmele Engineering Inc.-Target Solutia Inc.-Target Fangda Partners Focus Media Holding Ltd.-Target Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Héroux-Devtek Inc. - McSwain manufacturing unit-Seller Fenimore, Kay, Harrison & Ford LLP Coppermark Bancshares Inc.-Target Fenwick & West LLP Amobee Inc.-Buyer Cloupia Inc.-Buyer Gaikai Inc.-Target Instagram Inc.-Buyer Lightwire Inc.-Buyer M5 Networks-Buyer Meraki Networks Inc.-Buyer NDS Group Holdings Ltd.-Buyer SeaMicro Inc.-Target Skagen Designs Ltd.-Target

Finn Dixon & Herling LLP IntegraMed America Inc.-Buyer Fischer Behar Chen Well Orion & Co. Objet Ltd.-Buyer Fish & Richardson PC LeCroy Corp.-Target Fogler Rubinoff LLP Neo Material Technologies Inc.-Target Foley & Lardner LLP EKR Therapeutics Inc.-Target Fast Fabricators LLC, United States Pipe and Foundry Co. LLC-Buyer Los Angeles Dodgers LLC-Buyer Oshkosh Corp.-Target Santa Maria Foods Inc.-Buyer Tile Shop LLC-Target Tyco Flow Control-Buyer Foley Hoag LLP deCode Genetics Inc.-Target eScreen Inc.-Buyer Foulston Siefkin LLP Sprint Nextel Corp.-Buyer Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP CE Franklin Ltd.-Buyer Prodigy Gold Inc.-Buyer Fredrikson & Byron PA LML Payment Systems Inc.-Buyer Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Ahlsell AB-Buyer Air Products and Chemicals Inc. - Continental-European homecare business-Seller Boxal Group-Buyer Crown Imports LLC-Seller Cytec Industries Inc. - coating resins business-Buyer Dunkermotoren GmbH-Seller Grupo Modelo SAB de CV-Buyer Mediq NV-Buyer NES Group Ltd.-Buyer Nordenia International AG-Seller Nukem Energy GmbH-Seller Paradigm Ltd.-Seller Rutgers AG-Seller StarBev Management Services SRO-Seller TNT Express NV-Buyer Tyco Flow Control-Seller s Inv Adviser UC4 Software GmbH-Seller Westway Group Inc.-Buyer Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP American Realty Capital Trust Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Ancestry.com Inc.-Buyer Catalyst Health Solutions Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Costco de Mexico-Seller Deltek Systems Inc.-Target Dole Worldwide Packaged Foods-Seller s Inv Adviser Edelman Financial Group Inc.-Buyer Focus Media Holding Ltd.-Buyer FX Alliance Inc.-Buyer Hardware & Home Improvement Group, Tong Lung Metal Industry Co. Ltd.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Houghton International Inc.-Target Human Genome Sciences Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser

Incline Therapeutics Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Interline Brands Inc.-Buyer JDA Software Group Inc.-Buyer Knology Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.-Target s Inv Adviser Metropolitan Health Networks Inc.-Buyer Orange County Container Group LLC-Buyer SGS International Inc.-Buyer SPX Service Solutions US LLC-Seller Suddenlink Communications Inc.-Seller Thomas & Betts Corp.-Target s Inv Adviser TransUnion LLC-Target s Inv Adviser Udi’s Healthy Foods LLC-Buyer Froriep Renggli Maag Group-Seller Fulbright & Jaworski LLP Casedhole Solutions Inc.-Seller Go-Coil LLC-Buyer MetroPCS Communications Inc.-Target Robbins & Myers Inc.-Buyer SuperMedia Inc.-Target Thomas Russell Co.-Target Ulterra Drilling Technologies LP-Target Viking International Resources Co. Inc.-Buyer Vilebrequin-Buyer Garvey Schubert & Barer LaCrosse Footwear Inc.-Target Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP AboveNet Inc.-Buyer AlixPartners LLP-Buyer Ameristar Casinos Inc.-Target Apex Tool Group LLC-Target Archives.com-Buyer Archway Marketing Services Inc.-Buyer Ariba Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Bolthouse Farms Inc.-Target Caiman Eastern Midstream LLC-Buyer Cambridge Major Laboratories Inc.-Seller Clearwire Corp.-Seller Convergys Corp. - Information management unit-Seller s Inv Adviser Dako Denmark A/S-Buyer s Inv Adviser Deltak.edu LLC-Buyer DigitalGlobe Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser First Telecom Services LLC-Buyer FleetPride Inc.-Target Hughes Telematics Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Human Genome Sciences Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Inhibitex Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Kiva Systems Inc.-Buyer MetroPCS Communications Inc.-Target Pervasive Software Inc.-Buyer Retalix Ltd.-Target SkinMedica Inc. - topical aesthetics skin care business-Buyer SmartSynch Inc.-Buyer SRS Labs Inc.-Buyer TNS Inc.-Target Transcend Services Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Gilbert & Tobin GrainCorp Ltd.-Target Talison Lithium Ltd.-Buyer

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Giliberti Pappalettera Triscornia Marazzi Group-Target Goldfarb Seligman & Co. Radvision Ltd.-Target Goodmans LLP Sunrise Senior Living Inc.-Buyer Goodwin Procter LLP Alliance Financial Corp.-Buyer Digital Risk LLC-Buyer Gemcom Software International Inc.-Target Lepage Bakeries Inc.-Target Pall Corp. - blood collection unit-Buyer SpringSoft Inc.-Target 2SS Holdings Inc.-Target Ziff Davis Media Inc.-Target Zoll Medical Corp.-Target Graf von Westphalen Interturbine Group of Cos.-Target Graham & Dunn PC West Coast Bancorp-Buyer Greenberg Traurig LLP Acorn Media Group Inc., Image Entertainment Inc.-Buyer Anchor Glass Container Corp.-Target s Inv Adviser Benihana Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Cadillac Jack Inc.-Buyer Charming Shoppes Inc., Fashion Bug Retail Cos.-Buyer s Inv Adviser CSC Credit Services Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser DDi Corp.-Target s Inv Adviser Epoch Holding Corp.-Target Fleet One-Buyer s Inv Adviser Grupo Modelo SAB de CV-Target s Inv Adviser Indianapolis Downs LLC-Target Interline Brands Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Intermec Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Kensey Nash Corp.-Target s Inv Adviser Lincare Holdings Inc.-Buyer Marazzi Group-Buyer s Inv Adviser Metropolitan Health Networks Inc.-Target Primus Telecom Holdings Pty Ltd.-Seller s Inv Adviser RailAmerica Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Ralcorp Holdings Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Retalix Ltd.-Target s Inv Adviser Roseland Partners LLC-Buyer Sealy Corp.-Buyer s Inv Adviser TransUnion LLC-Target s Inv Adviser GTC Law Group LLP Taleo Corp.-Buyer Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP Ariba Inc.-Target Cameron Health Inc.-Target Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Golden & Nelson PC Flint Energy Services Ltd.-Target Hallett & Perrin PC Royal Purple Inc.-Target Hartzog Conger Cason & Neville (Oklahoma City) Mathena Inc.-Target Haynes and Boone LLP FirstCity Financial Corp.-Target

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Heenan Blaikie LLP Cadillac Jack Inc.-Buyer Catalyst Health Solutions Inc.-Buyer Hengeler Mueller MFI Management für Immobilien AG, Perella Weinberg - Ruhr-Park shopping center-Seller Nukem Energy GmbH-Buyer Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG-Buyer Herbert Smith LLP Ascent Pharmahealth Ltd.-Seller Herrick Feinstein LLP Mediware Information Systems Inc.-Target Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP Clare at Water Tower-Buyer Hogan Lovells Alliance Financial Corp.-Target Archstone Inc.-Buyer BREG Inc.-Seller Héroux-Devtek Inc. - McSwain manufacturing unit-Seller Knology Inc.-Target Olympus Media LLC-Buyer Veolia Environnement SA - U.K. water and waste operations-Buyer Walker Group Holdings LLC-Buyer Holland & Hart LLP Metl-Span LLC-Buyer Homburger AG Clariant AG - Textile Chemicals, Paper Specialties, and Emulsions businesses-Seller Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP Benihana Inc.-Target Hunton & Williams LLP American State Financial Corp.-Target Clearfield Energy Inc.-Buyer Flanders Corp.-Buyer Walker Group Holdings LLC-Target Yard House USA LLC-Buyer Husch Blackwell LLP Kansas City Board of Trade-Target Ivins, Phillips & Barker AgraQuest Inc.-Buyer Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel LLP AirSep Corp.-Target Jenner & Block LLP Badlands Energy LLC-Target HHI Group Holdings LLC-Target North American Breweries Holdings LLC-Target Thomas Russell Co.-Buyer Johnson Pope Bokor Ruppel & Burns LLP Flanders Corp.-Target Jones & Keller PC GeoResources Inc.-Target Jones Day AgraQuest Inc.-Buyer Air Serv Corp.-Buyer AirSep Corp.-Buyer Anchor Danly Co. - components business, Dayton Progress Corp.-Seller Arbora & Ausonia SL-Buyer Arctic Glacier Income Fund-Target

Ariba Inc.-Buyer Boston Biomedical Inc.-Buyer Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc.-Buyer Comverse Technology Inc.-Buyer Consorcio Comex SA de CV-Buyer Coventry Health Care Inc.-Buyer DDi Corp.-Buyer Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc.-Buyer Dreams Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser DTE Gas Resources LLC-Buyer EDI Holdings Inc.-Buyer Elevation Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Buyer Elpida Memory Inc.-Buyer Energy Resource Technology Gom Inc.-Seller s Inv Adviser Fast Fabricators LLC, United States Pipe and Foundry Co. LLC-Seller FSI International Inc.-Buyer Gambro AB-Buyer Gavilon LLC-Target Gen-Probe Inc.-Buyer General Electric Co. - aviation hydraulic thrust reverser actuation systems business-Buyer Georgia Gulf Corp.-Target Harris Broadcast Communications Inc.-Seller Homeward Residential Holdings Inc.-Seller Integrated Drilling Equipment Company Holdings Inc.-Buyer International Paper Co. - building products unit-Buyer Invacare Supply Group-Buyer Kenny Construction Co.-Buyer Lepage Bakeries Inc.-Buyer Mathena Inc.-Buyer Michael Baker Corp.-Target Morningstar Foods LLC-Buyer Neo Material Technologies Inc.-Buyer Novatech LLC-Buyer O’Charley’s Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser OrthoHelix Surgical Designs Inc.-Target PPG Industries Inc. - commodity chemicals business-Buyer Procter & Gamble Co. - Pringles chips-Seller Radvision Ltd.-Target s Inv Adviser Rangeland Energy LLC - COLT system-Seller San Diego Padres Baseball Club LP-Buyer Schiff Nutrition International Inc.-Buyer Shona Energy Company Inc.-Buyer Solutia Inc.-Buyer Spartech Corp.-Buyer SpringSoft Inc.-Target Thomas & Betts Corp.-Buyer Thomson Reuters - IR/PR division-Buyer 3B Fibreglass Sprl-Seller 2GIG Technologies Inc., Vivint Inc., Vivint Solar Inc.-Target U.S. Endoscopy Group Inc.-Buyer Venari Resources LLC-Buyer Veolia ES Solid Waste Inc.-Seller Xaloy Inc.-Buyer Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre LLP Shaw Group Inc.-Target U.S. United Ocean Services LLC-Buyer K&L Gates LLP Advance America Cash Advance Centers Inc.-Target CreXus Investment Corp.-Buyer

EUSA Pharma Inc.-Target International Paper Co. - building products unit-Seller MetroPCS Communications Inc.-Buyer Michael Baker Corp.-Target Snack Factory LLC-Buyer Spartech Corp.-Target Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Central Parking Corp.-Buyer General Bearing Corp.-Target Kensey Nash Corp.-Target Katz Teller Brant & Hild Digital Risk LLC-Target Kaye Scholer LLP Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Buyer NextWave Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Buyer Selexys Pharmaceuticals Corp.-Buyer Space Systems/Loral Inc.-Buyer USI Insurance Services Corp.-Buyer Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Beacon Federal Bancorp Inc.-Seller King & Spalding LLP Air Serv Corp.-Target Clearwire Corp.-Buyer TMW Systems Inc.-Seller Zenith Oilfield Technology Ltd.-Buyer King & Wood Mallesons Industrea Ltd.-Buyer Kirkland & Ellis LLP Accelerated Payment Technologies Inc.-Target Accion Investments in Microfinance SPC-Buyer Ahlsell AB-Seller Allos Therapeutics Inc.-Buyer Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Buyer Ancestry.com Inc.-Seller Aperio Technologies Inc.-Buyer Apex Tool Group LLC-Buyer APS Healthcare Inc.-Seller Archipelago Learning Inc.-Buyer ArrMaz Custom Chemicals Inc.-Buyer ATC Associates Inc.-Buyer Atento call center business-Buyer Atlantic Broadband Group LLC-Seller BancTec Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Barneys New York Inc.-Target Behavioral Centers of America Corp.-Target Benihana Inc.-Buyer Bolthouse Farms Inc.-Target BREG Inc.-Buyer Bullhorn Inc.-Buyer BWAY Parent Co. Inc.-Target Camp Systems International LLC-Buyer Caribou Coffee Co. Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser CDC Software Corp.-Buyer Ceradyne Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Chief Gathering LLC-Buyer s Inv Adviser Classic Media Inc.-Target Clearwire Corp.-Target Cole Haan-Buyer

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Collective Brands Inc.-Buyer Colson Group Inc.-Buyer Deltek Systems Inc.-Buyer DigitalGlobe Inc.-Buyer Duff & Phelps Corp.-Target Entertainment Cruises Inc.-Target Fleet One-Seller Focus Media Holding Ltd.-Target Fortitech Inc.-Seller FX Alliance Inc.-Target Gambro AB-Buyer GenOn Energy Inc.-Buyer Gordian Group Inc.-Buyer Hawker Beechcraft Inc.-Target Hudson City Bancorp Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Hyper Marketing Inc.-Seller Inhibitex Inc.-Buyer Intelligrated Inc.-Seller Iris International Inc.-Buyer Jefferson Capital Systems LLC-Buyer JSA International Holdings LP-Target Kewill plc-Buyer Knology Inc.-Buyer Landmark Aviation Inc.-Target Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico LLC, OneLink Communications Inc.Seller LTI Boyd-Target Mediware Information Systems Inc.-Buyer Memphis Grizzlies-Buyer Metaldyne LLC-Target Midas Inc.-Target Misys plc-Buyer MSR Resort Golf Course LLC-Target NCGA Holdings Ltd.-Target NDS Group Holdings Ltd.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Nurse On Call Inc.-Target O’Brien Corp.-Seller Olympus Media LLC-Target OraPharma Inc.-Target Paradigm Ltd.-Buyer Partner Communications Ltd.-Seller Pfizer Nutrition-Seller s Inv Adviser Power Holdings Inc.-Seller Premium Credit Ltd.-Buyer Prestige Brands Holdings Inc.-Target QuickPlay Media Inc.-Buyer Residential Capital LLC - mortgage loan portfolio and residual financial assets-Buyer Rexam plc - cosmetics, toiletries and household care products business-Buyer Robbins & Myers Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Schrader International Inc.-Buyer SeaBright Holdings Inc.-Target 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd.-Buyer Shale-Inland LLC-Buyer Shearer’s Foods Inc.-Buyer Shell Vacations LLC-Buyer SHL Group Ltd.-Buyer Snack Factory LLC-Target Solarsoft Business Systems Ltd.-Buyer Solutia Inc.-Target SpectraLink Corp.-Buyer

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StarBev Management Services SRO-Buyer Sunquest Information Systems Inc.-Seller SuperMedia Inc.-Buyer TFI Holdings Inc., Thermo Fluids Inc.-Seller Things Remembered Inc.-Buyer Thomas & Betts Corp.-Buyer TransUnion LLC-Seller UFC Aerospace Corp.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Union Drilling Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Warnaco Group Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser WaveDivision Holdings LLC-Buyer X-Rite Inc.-Buyer Xaloy Inc.-Seller Young Innovations Inc.-Buyer Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP Central Parking Corp.-Seller Koley Jessen PC Sergeant’s Pet Care Products Inc.-Seller Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Homeward Residential Holdings Inc.-Buyer Kromann Reumert Dako Denmark A/S-Buyer Lamberth Cifelli Stokes Ellis & Nason PA CDC Software Corp.-Seller Lander & Rogers Primus Telecom Holdings Pty Ltd.-Buyer Latham & Watkins LLP A123 Systems Inc.-Target A123 Systems Inc. - automotive assets-Seller AboveNet Inc.-Buyer Actavis Group hf-Buyer Advantage Resourcing America Inc., Advantage Resourcing Europe BV-Buyer Allos Therapeutics Inc.-Target American Realty Capital Trust Inc.-Buyer Apex Systems Inc.-Buyer Avery Dennison Corp. - office & consumer products operations-Seller BWAY Parent Co. Inc.-Buyer Cameron Health Inc.-Buyer CH Energy Group Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Chemtura Corp. - antioxidant and UV stabilizers business-Buyer Complete Genomics Inc.-Target David’s Bridal Inc.-Target Demandforce Inc.-Buyer DigitalGlobe Inc.-Buyer DuPont Performance Coatings-Buyer Elevation Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Target Embanet-Compass Knowledge Group-Target Envoy Therapeutics Inc.-Target eResearchTechnology Inc.-Buyer FCI SA - motorized vehicles division-Seller FerroKin BioSciences Inc.-Target Flint Energy Services Ltd.-Buyer Gen-Probe Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Hamilton Sundstrand Corp., Milton Roy Co., Sullair Corp., Sundyne Corp.-Buyer Harris Broadcast Communications Inc.-Buyer Inergy Propane LLC-Buyer KAI Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Target Landmark Aviation Inc.-Buyer

Light Force SpA-Buyer LINC Logistics Co.-Buyer Lucasfilm Ltd.-Target Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.-Target Missouri Gas Energy, New England Gas Co.-Seller Montana Refining Co.-Buyer Objet Ltd.-Buyer OMNI Energy Services Corp.-Buyer One Lambda Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Opnext Inc.-Target Phoenix International Freight Services Ltd.-Target Plains Exploration & Production Co.-Target PLX Technology Inc.-Buyer Quest Software Inc.-Target RailAmerica Inc.-Buyer Rhythmia Medical Inc.-Buyer Ropak Packaging-Buyer Royal Purple Inc.-Buyer Savers Inc.-Buyer Savings.com Inc.-Target Schiff Nutrition International Inc.-Target Schrader International Inc.-Seller SeaMicro Inc.-Buyer SkinMedica Inc. - topical aesthetics skin care business-Seller Suddenlink Communications Inc.-Buyer Sunoco Inc.-Buyer Transcend Services Inc.-Target TransUnion LLC-Target Wheatland Oil Inc.-Buyer Law Offices of Gary M. Holihan Talbots Inc.-Buyer Lawler, Metzger, Keeney & Logan LLC Sprint Nextel Corp.-Target Ledgewood PC DTE Gas Resources LLC-Buyer Lee and Li Attorneys-at-Law SpringSoft Inc.-Buyer Lefosse Advogados Amil Participacoes SA-Target Lega Colucci e Associati Marazzi Group-Seller Leonard, Street & Deinard PA Medtox Scientific Inc.-Target Lindquist & Vennum PLLP Mitchell’s Oil Field Services Inc.-Target Liner Grode Stein Yankelevitz Sunshine Regenstreif & Taylor LLP Summit Entertainment LLC-Target Linklaters LLP Actavis Group hf-Target Air Products and Chemicals Inc. - Continental-European homecare business-Buyer Amerigroup Corp.-Buyer Amil Participacoes SA-Target Gambro AB-Seller Ion Beam Applications SA - radiopharmaceutical unit-Seller IPD Group Ltd.-Target Marathon Banking Corp.-Seller 1-800 Contacts Inc.-Buyer Talison Lithium Ltd.-Buyer

Locke Lord LLP Casedhole Solutions Inc.-Buyer El Paso Corp. - exploration and production operations-Target Energy Resource Technology Gom Inc.-Seller Family Heritage Life Insurance Co. of America-Buyer Hawker Beechcraft Inc.-Buyer High Sierra Energy LP-Target Pecos Gathering & Marketing LLC-Buyer Loeb & Loeb LLP Comverse Technology Inc.-Buyer Lowenstein Sandler PC Buddy Media Inc.-Target Coach Am Group Holdings Corp.-Target Guilford Mills Inc.-Target NextWave Wireless Inc.-Target Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick PC Beacon Federal Bancorp Inc.-Buyer Marathon Banking Corp.-Buyer Medmarc Insurance Group-Target Roma Financial Corp.-Buyer Macfarlanes LLP Thales Training & Simulation Ltd. - civil aircraft unit-Buyer Machado Meyer Sendacz Opice CTF Technologies Inc.-Buyer Mack & Matheson PLLC Clearfield Energy Inc.-Target Malizia Spidi & Fisch Roma Financial Corp.-Target Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP AD Computer Corp., Electronic Merchant Systems, JetPay LLC, Payroll Tax Filing Services Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Coventry Health Care Inc.-Buyer Hughes Telematics Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser NextWave Wireless Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser SRS Labs Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Maples and Calder Focus Media Holding Ltd.-Target Mayer Brown LLP ABA Seguros-Buyer Accion Investments in Microfinance SPC-Target Alliance Films Holdings Inc.-Buyer Brit Insurance Ltd.-Buyer Bucyrus International Inc. - mining equipment distribution business-Seller Bucyrus International Inc. - distribution and support business-Seller Bucyrus International Inc. - South African operations-Seller Caterpillar Logistics Services LLC-Seller Energy Resource Technology Gom Inc.-Buyer Fenwal Inc.-Buyer Fianzas Monterrey SA-Buyer FirstCity Financial Corp.-Buyer Houghton International Inc.-Buyer JSA International Holdings LP-Target Pfizer Nutrition-Buyer Premium Credit Ltd.-Buyer Residential Capital LLC - mortgage loan portfolio and residual financial assets-Buyer Residential Capital LLC - mortgage origination and servicing businesses-Buyer January/February 2013

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Rexam plc - cosmetics, toiletries and household care products business-Seller Rexam plc - high barrier food packaging business-Seller SeaBright Holdings Inc.-Target Venari Resources LLC-Buyer Maynard Cooper & Gale PC Morgan Keegan & Co.-Seller McAfee & Taft PC Viking International Ltd.-Buyer McCarthy Tetrault LLP Cadillac Jack Inc.-Buyer H. Paulin & Co. Ltd.-Target Miranda Technologies Inc.-Buyer Neo Material Technologies Inc.-Buyer McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman Co. LPA U.S. Endoscopy Group Inc.-Target McDermott Will & Emery LLP Allrecipes.com-Buyer Crown Imports LLC-Buyer EasyLink Services International Corp.-Target s Inv Adviser Indura SA-Buyer s Inv Adviser Mediware Information Systems Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Tile Shop LLC-Buyer Tyco Flow Control-Seller Young Innovations Inc.-Target McDonald Hopkins LLC Neo Material Technologies Inc.-Target McGrath North Mullin & Kratz PC Imperial Sugar Co.-Buyer McGuireWoods LLP Apple REIT Six Inc.-Target Flanders Corp.-Target LeCroy Corp.-Buyer McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Ropak Packaging-Seller McLaughlin & Stern LLP Objet Ltd.-Buyer McMillan LLP CTF Technologies Inc.-Target McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC Dressel Welding Supply Inc.-Target Meitar Liquornik Geva & Leshem Brandwein Objet Ltd.-Target Radvision Ltd.-Buyer Retalix Ltd.-Target Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Vilebrequin-Buyer Middletons Ascent Pharmahealth Ltd.-Seller Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP Catalyst Health Solutions Inc.-Target Comverse Technology Inc.-Target First Tower Corp.-Target Real Mex Restaurants Inc.-Target Miller Nash LLP Cascade Corp.-Target eScreen Inc.-Target

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Minter Ellison Metrics Inc.-Buyer Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo PC Boston Biomedical Inc.-Target Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard PLLC LINC Logistics Co.-Target Moore & Van Allen PLLC Crump Group Inc. - life and property casualty insurance unit-Buyer Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP About.com Inc.-Seller Alcan Cable-Buyer Angus Industries Inc.-Target Appleton Papers Inc.-Target Author Solutions Inc.-Buyer Cardiokine Inc.-Target Certiport Inc.-Buyer Clariant AG - Textile Chemicals, Paper Specialties, and Emulsions businesses-Buyer Dreams Inc.-Buyer El Paso Corp. - exploration and production operations-Buyer Embanet-Compass Knowledge Group-Buyer Hamilton Sundstrand Corp., Milton Roy Co., Sullair Corp., Sundyne Corp.-Seller Hydro Star LLC-Seller Intelligrated Inc.-Target Ion Beam Applications SA - radiopharmaceutical unit-Buyer Jefferies Group Inc.-Target Journal Register Co.-Target Kenexa Corp.-Target Lightwire Inc.-Target McGraw-Hill Education-Buyer Michigan Power LP-Target Midas Inc.-Buyer Pep Boys - Manny Moe & Jack-Target Sergeant’s Pet Care Products Inc.-Buyer Smart & Final Holdings Corp.-Target Sonneborn Inc.-Seller Mori Hamada & Matsumoto eAccess Ltd.-Buyer Sprint Nextel Corp.-Buyer Talaris Topco Ltd.-Buyer Morris James LLP Indianapolis Downs LLC-Buyer Morris, Manning & Martin LLP SmartSynch Inc.-Target Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP Allos Therapeutics Inc.-Target Benihana Inc.-Buyer Buddy Media Inc.-Target Collective Brands Inc.-Buyer FirstCity Financial Corp.-Target Georgia Gulf Corp.-Buyer Human Genome Sciences Inc.-Buyer Inergy Propane LLC-Buyer Intermec Inc.-Target JDA Software Group Inc.-Target Jefferies Group Inc.-Target KAYAK Software Corp.-Target M5 Networks-Buyer Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.-Buyer

MetroPCS Communications Inc.-Target Metropolitan Health Networks Inc.-Buyer Micromet Inc.-Target NextWave Wireless Inc.-Buyer Objet Ltd.-Target Quest Software Inc.-Buyer Schiff Nutrition International Inc.-Buyer Solutia Inc.-Target Sunoco Inc.-Buyer SuperMedia Inc.-Buyer Talbots Inc.-Buyer Teavana Holdings Inc.-Target Titanium Metals Corp.-Target TPC Group Inc.-Target Williams Controls Inc.-Target Morrison & Foerster LLP Ameristar Casinos Inc.-Buyer Arbitron Inc.-Target Archstone Inc.-Buyer Clearwire Corp.-Buyer Elpida Memory Inc.-Target Epitomics International Inc.-Target Focus Media Holding Ltd.-Seller HealthCare Partners LLC-Buyer IBM Corp. - retail-store-solutions unit-Buyer Link A Media Devices Corp.-Target Los Angeles Dodgers LLC-Target Morgan Keegan & Co.-Buyer Newport Medical Instruments Inc.-Target Opnext Inc.-Target Peninsula Gaming LLC-Buyer Residential Capital LLC - mortgage loan portfolio and residual financial assets-Seller Residential Capital LLC - mortgage origination and servicing businesses-Seller Retalix Ltd.-Buyer Sprint Nextel Corp.-Buyer Thomas Medical Products Inc.-Buyer Tomkins plc - Dexter Axle business-Seller Morrison Cohen LLP Pergo AG-Seller Mundie Advogados CTF Technologies Inc.-Target Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP Ameristar Casinos Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Caribou Coffee Co. Inc.-Buyer HealthCare Partners LLC-Target Peet’s Coffee & Tea Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Residential Capital LLC - mortgage loan portfolio and residual financial assets-Buyer Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr PC Sunrise Senior Living Management Co.-Buyer Nabarro LLP Sunrise Senior Living Inc.-Buyer Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu eAccess Ltd.-Target Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP First Place Bank-Buyer Hughes Telematics Inc.-Target

Neville LLP Mathena Inc.-Target Nishimura & Asahi ExxonMobil Yugen Kaisha-Buyer Nixon Peabody LLP Anthony International Inc.-Buyer Crown Imports LLC-Buyer Noerr LLP Pergo AG-Seller Norton Rose CE Franklin Ltd.-Target Gennum Corp.-Buyer Industrea Ltd.-Target Montana Refining Co.-Target Thales Training & Simulation Ltd. - civil aircraft unit-Seller Nossaman LLP HealthCare Partners LLC-Target O’Melveny & Myers LLP China Kanghui Holdings-Target Classic Media Inc.-Buyer Complete Genomics Inc.-Buyer Gennum Corp.-Buyer Hair Club for Men and Women Ltd.-Seller PLX Technology Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser San Diego Padres Baseball Club LP-Target Sun Healthcare Group Inc.-Target Olswang LLP NES Group Ltd.-Seller Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP OrthoHelix Surgical Designs Inc.-Buyer Orloff, Lowenbach, Stifelman & Siegel Roseland Partners LLC-Target Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Instagram Inc.-Target Par Pharmaceutical Cos.-Target SureWest Communications-Target Yammer Inc.-Target Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Alliance Films Holdings Inc.-Buyer Ally Credit Canada Ltd., ResMor Trust-Buyer Flint Energy Services Ltd.-Buyer Miranda Technologies Inc.-Target Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP NewPage Corp.-Target Real Mex Restaurants Inc.-Target Paksoy & Co. Mustafa Nevzat Ilac Sanayii AS-Buyer Paolo Favilla Marazzi Group-Seller Parks Paton Hoepfl & Brown TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. - oilfield service business-Seller Parr Brown Gee & Loveless PC Thomas Medical Products Inc.-Buyer Patton Boggs LLP First Place Bank-Seller Micro-Poise Measurement Systems LLC-Seller

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Paul Hastings LLP Anchor Danly Co. - components business, Dayton Progress Corp.-Buyer Ardea Biosciences Inc.-Target Clairmail Inc.-Buyer Composite Engineering Inc.-Buyer DDi Corp.-Target Eagle Energy Co. of Oklahoma LLC-Buyer s Inv Adviser El Paso Corp. - exploration and production operations-Buyer s Inv Adviser Hertz Global Holdings Inc. - Advantage business-Buyer KraussMaffei Group-Seller LaCrosse Footwear Inc.-Buyer MetroPCS Communications Inc.-Target NewPage Corp.-Target SRS Labs Inc.-Target Suddenlink Communications Inc.-Target Sunrise Senior Living Management Co.-Buyer Things Remembered Inc.-Seller Thomas Medical Products Inc.-Seller Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Advance America Cash Advance Centers Inc.-Buyer APS Healthcare Inc.-Buyer Dressel Welding Supply Inc.-Buyer Earth Fare Inc.-Buyer Edelman Financial Group Inc.-Seller El Paso Corp. - exploration and production operations-Buyer ENK International LLC-Buyer Genpact Ltd.-Seller Great Wolf Resorts Inc.-Target H. Paulin & Co. Ltd.-Buyer Hardware & Home Improvement Group, Tong Lung Metal Industry Co. Ltd.-Buyer HHI Group Holdings LLC-Seller Imperial Sugar Co.-Target Interline Brands Inc.-Target JSA International Holdings LP-Target McGraw-Hill Education-Buyer North American Breweries Holdings LLC-Seller OMNI Energy Services Corp.-Target Outdoor Channel Holdings Inc.-Buyer Schiff Nutrition International Inc.-Buyer WaveDivision Holdings LLC-Buyer Pepper Hamilton LLP eResearchTechnology Inc.-Target Fleet One-Target Kenexa Corp.-Target Perkins Coie LLP Acorn Media Group Inc., Image Entertainment Inc.-Target Intermec Inc.-Target MSNBC.com-Seller 2SS Holdings Inc.-Buyer Yammer Inc.-Buyer Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Nicira Network Inc.-Target Pinckney, Harris & Weidinger LLC Los Angeles Dodgers LLC-Target Pinheiro Neto Advogados Amil Participacoes SA-Buyer

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Polsinelli Shughart PC Coach Am Group Holdings Corp.-Target Sprint Nextel Corp.-Target Valent Aerostructures LLC-Buyer Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP AboveNet Inc.-Buyer Ancestry.com Inc.-Buyer Comverse Technology Inc.-Buyer Coventry Health Care Inc.-Target Deltek Systems Inc.-Target Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc.-Target DuPont Performance Coatings-Seller GenOn Energy Inc.-Buyer Great Wolf Resorts Inc.-Buyer Hudson City Bancorp Inc.-Target Hughes Telematics Inc.-Target Illumina Inc.-Target IntegraMed America Inc.-Buyer Interline Brands Inc.-Buyer ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Target JDA Software Group Inc.-Buyer Kensey Nash Corp.-Buyer Knology Inc.-Target NewPage Corp.-Buyer NYSE Euronext-Buyer Prestige Brands Holdings Inc.-Buyer Quest Software Inc.-Target Sealy Corp.-Target Sprint Nextel Corp.-Buyer Standard Microsystems Corp.-Target Suddenlink Communications Inc.-Target Sunoco Inc.-Buyer SuperMedia Inc.-Target Talbots Inc.-Target Proskauer Rose LLP Accor SA - United States economy hotels division-Seller American Realty Capital Trust Inc.-Target Avid Health Inc.-Buyer Charming Shoppes Inc., Fashion Bug Retail Cos.-Buyer Cleveland Browns-Buyer Cost Plus Inc.-Buyer deCode Genetics Inc.-Seller Jefferies Group Inc.-Buyer NewPage Corp.-Target Presidential Life Corp.-Target San Diego Padres Baseball Club LP-Buyer SHL Group Ltd.-Seller Smart & Final Holdings Corp.-Buyer Reed Smith LLP Badlands Energy LLC-Buyer Banner Pharmacaps Inc.-Buyer Citadel Plastics Holdings Inc.-Target Dusa Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Target General Bearing Corp.-Buyer KA Steel Chemicals Inc.-Target Lucid Markets Trading Ltd.-Buyer Proximagen Group plc-Target Westway Feed LLC, Westway Group Inc. - European terminals-Buyer Richards, Layton & Finger PA A123 Systems Inc.-Target A123 Systems Inc. - automotive assets-Seller AboveNet Inc.-Target

Allos Therapeutics Inc.-Buyer Amerigroup Corp.-Buyer Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Buyer Ancestry.com Inc.-Seller Arbitron Inc.-Target AuthenTec Inc.-Target Benihana Inc.-Target BioMimetic Therapeutics Inc.-Target Boardwalk HP Storage Co. LLC-Buyer Cardiokine Inc.-Target Catalyst Health Solutions Inc.-Buyer Ceradyne Inc.-Buyer Clearwire Corp.-Target Collective Brands Inc.-Target Coventry Health Care Inc.-Buyer Cytec Industries Inc. - coating resins business-Seller Deltek Systems Inc.-Buyer Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc.-Buyer Duff & Phelps Corp.-Target EKR Therapeutics Inc.-Target First Place Bank-Buyer Gaikai Inc.-Buyer Gen-Probe Inc.-Buyer Georgia Gulf Corp.-Target Guilford Mills Inc.-Target High Sierra Energy LP-Target Hudson City Bancorp Inc.-Buyer Hughes Telematics Inc.-Buyer Illumina Inc.-Buyer Inergy Propane LLC-Seller Inhibitex Inc.-Buyer Intermec Inc.-Buyer ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Buyer Jefferies Group Inc.-Target KAI Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Buyer Kansas City Board of Trade-Target Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc.-Target Kiva Systems Inc.-Target Knology Inc.-Buyer LCI Holding Co.-Buyer Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.-Target Metl-Span LLC-Buyer Micromet Inc.-Buyer Midas Inc.-Target MModal Inc.-Target NextWave Wireless Inc.-Target NYSE Euronext-Target Objet Ltd.-Buyer Par Pharmaceutical Cos.-Target Peninsula Gaming LLC-Target PL Midstream LLC-Buyer Plains Exploration & Production Co.-Target PPG Industries Inc. - commodity chemicals business-Buyer Presidential Life Corp.-Target Quest Software Inc.-Seller Real Mex Restaurants Inc.-Buyer Schiff Nutrition International Inc.-Target Selexys Pharmaceuticals Corp.-Buyer Solutia Inc.-Buyer Sun Healthcare Group Inc.-Target Sunrise Senior Living Inc.-Buyer Teavana Holdings Inc.-Buyer

Titanium Metals Corp.-Buyer TPC Group Inc.-Buyer TransUnion LLC-Target Vertis Holdings Inc.-Target Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA AmWINS Group Inc.-Target Roetzel & Andress LP Dreams Inc.-Target Ropes & Gray LLP A10 Capital LLC-Buyer Arctic Glacier Income Fund-Buyer BioMimetic Therapeutics Inc.-Target Central Parking Corp.-Target Discovery Labware Inc.-Seller Fenwal Inc.-Target Genpact Ltd.-Buyer Goldman Sachs Administration Services-Buyer High Sierra Sport Co.-Buyer Lightower Fiber Networks LLC, Sidera Networks Inc.-Buyer MEI Conlux-Seller Monitor Co. Group LP-Target Navilyst Medical Inc.-Target Neomend Inc.-Target NextWave Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Buyer Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Inc.-Target 1-800 Contacts Inc.-Seller Par Pharmaceutical Cos.-Buyer Party City Corp.-Seller Sierra Trading Post Inc.-Buyer URL Pharma Inc.-Target Roschier Attorneys Ltd. Ahlsell AB-Buyer Russo De Rosa Bolletta & Associati Light Force SpA-Seller Schiff Hardin LLP SureWest Communications-Buyer Schoenherr Rechtsanwalte GmbH UC4 Software GmbH-Buyer Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Advantage Resourcing America Inc., Advantage Resourcing Europe BV-Seller AT&T Advertising Solutions, AT&T Interactive-Buyer BancTec Inc.-Buyer Charming Shoppes Inc., Fashion Bug Retail Cos.-Target DigitalGlobe Inc.-Seller Doe & Ingalls Management LLC-Seller Schulz & Associates PC UFC Aerospace Corp.-Target Scudder Law Firm PC Panther Expedited Services Inc.-Seller Seyfarth Shaw LLP Suddenlink Communications Inc.-Target Shearman & Sterling LLP Actavis Group hf-Target American Realty Capital Trust Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Anchor Glass Container Corp.-Buyer Avio SpA - aviation unit-Buyer

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Becker Underwood Inc.-Buyer Best Buy Co.-Buyer Bunge Ltd. - Brazilian operations-Seller Cascade Corp.-Target s Inv Adviser Champion Technologies Inc., Permian Mud Service Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Charming Shoppes Inc., Fashion Bug Retail Cos.-Target s Inv Adviser Coventry Health Care Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Discovery Labware Inc.-Buyer Dusa Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Buyer Flint Energy Services Ltd.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Focus Media Holding Ltd.-Target s Inv Adviser FX Alliance Inc.-Buyer Goodman Global Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Harvest-Vinccler Dutch Holding BV, Petrodelta SA-Seller s Inv Adviser Illumina Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Intavent Direct Ltd., LMA International NV-Target Interturbine Group of Cos.-Buyer ITX Corp.-Seller JDA Software Group Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Knight Capital Group Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Knology Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser MACH-Buyer Meraki Networks Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser MetroPCS Communications Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser NYSE Euronext-Buyer PPG Industries Inc. - commodity chemicals business-Buyer s Inv Adviser Quanta Services Inc. - telecommunications infrastructure services subsidiaries-Buyer Ramtron International Corp.-Target 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd.-Target s Inv Adviser Shaw Group Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Skyline Steel LLC-Seller Space Systems/Loral Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Taleo Corp.-Target s Inv Adviser Thomson Reuters - IR/PR division-Buyer 2GIG Technologies Inc., Vivint Inc., Vivint Solar Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser UFC Aerospace Corp.-Buyer Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd-Buyer HealthCare Partners LLC-Buyer One Lambda Inc.-Target Rocketdyne Propulsion & Power unit-Buyer Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick LLP Alpine Access Inc.-Buyer Sunrise Senior Living Inc.-Buyer Sidley Austin LLP A123 Systems Inc.-Buyer Aspen Surgical Products Inc.-Target Aurora Bank FSB-Buyer Aviva USA Corp.-Buyer Catalyst Health Solutions Inc.-Buyer CoActiv Capital Partners Inc.-Target CW Capital LLC-Target Double Down Interactive LLC-Buyer Family Heritage Life Insurance Co. of America-Target Great American Supplemental Benefits Group-Buyer Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. - retirement plans-Seller Healthpoint Ltd.-Buyer

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Hertz Global Holdings Inc. - Advantage business-Buyer Kenneth Cole Productions Inc.-Target Presidential Life Corp.-Buyer Radvision Ltd.-Buyer RailAmerica Inc.-Target Residential Capital LLC - mortgage origination and servicing businesses-Buyer SpringSoft Inc.-Buyer Sunrise Senior Living Inc.-Buyer URL Pharma Inc.-Buyer Yard House USA LLC-Seller Simmons & Simmons LLP Veolia Environnement SA - U.K. water and waste operations-Seller Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Accor SA - United States economy hotels division-Buyer AlixPartners LLP-Target Amil Participacoes SA-Buyer s Inv Adviser AmWINS Group Inc.-Buyer Apple REIT Six Inc.-Buyer Arbitron Inc.-Buyer Atlantic Broadband Group LLC-Buyer Barneys New York Inc.-Buyer Best Buy Co.-Target Clearwire Corp.-Target Cooper Industries Ltd.-Buyer Coventry Health Care Inc.-Buyer Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser eAccess Ltd.-Seller Elpida Memory Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Encore Bancshares Inc.-Buyer Epoch Holding Corp.-Buyer Fidelity National Information Services Inc. - Healthcare Benefit Solutions business-Buyer Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings SA-Seller FleetPride Inc.-Buyer Focus Media Holding Ltd.-Target Gen-Probe Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Getty Images Inc.-Seller Goodman Global Inc.-Target Hudson City Bancorp Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Inergy Propane LLC-Buyer s Inv Adviser Intavent Direct Ltd., LMA International NV-Buyer International Lease Finance Corp.-Buyer Intertrust Group Holdings SA-Buyer J Brand Denim Co.-Buyer KCI Therapeutic Support Systems-Seller LCI Holding Co.-Buyer LINC Logistics Co.-Target Litle & Co.-Buyer s Inv Adviser LTI Boyd-Buyer Lucid Markets Trading Ltd.-Buyer Merchant eSolutions Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Midas Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser MModal Inc.-Target Morgan Keegan & Co.-Seller s Inv Adviser PlainsCapital Corp.-Target s Inv Adviser Polygon Management LLP-Buyer PSS World Medical Inc.-Buyer RailAmerica Inc.-Buyer Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc.-Buyer

Sealy Corp.-Target Solo Cup Co.-Seller Sunrise Senior Living Management Co.-Buyer Talison Lithium Ltd.-Buyer TNS Inc.-Buyer TPC Group Inc.-Buyer TransUnion LLC-Buyer 2GIG Technologies Inc., Vivint Inc., Vivint Solar Inc.-Buyer Tyco Flow Control-Seller Ubitech Hub Pte Ltd.-Buyer Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG-Buyer SJ Berwin LLP Deloro Stellite Group-Seller Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP A123 Systems Inc.-Target AboveNet Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Actavis Group hf-Buyer Amerigroup Corp.-Target Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Target Associated Asphalt Partners LLC-Seller Avon Products Inc.-Buyer Banner Pharmacaps Inc.-Buyer Barneys New York Inc.-Buyer Becker Underwood Inc.-Target BroadLight Inc.-Buyer Caribou Coffee Co. Inc.-Buyer Clearwire Corp.-Buyer Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines Inc.-Seller Cole Haan-Seller CompuWare Corp.-Target Coperion Capital GmbH-Buyer Cost Plus Inc.-Target Coventry Health Care Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Credo Petroleum Corp.-Buyer Cymer Inc.-Buyer DigitalGlobe Inc.-Target Discovery Labware Inc.-Buyer Diversey Japan-Buyer DuPont Performance Coatings-Seller Epoch Holding Corp.-Target Equitable Gas Co. LLC-Seller eResearchTechnology Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Extend Health Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser First California Financial Group Inc.-Target First Tower Corp.-Buyer Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings SA-Buyer Focus Media Holding Ltd.-Buyer Gavilon LLC-Buyer Gaylord Hotels-Seller Gen-Probe Inc.-Target Gennum Corp.-Target GenOn Energy Inc.-Target Georgia Gulf Corp.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Greenbrier Cos.-Target Grupo Modelo SAB de CV-Buyer Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. - retirement plans-Buyer Hughes Telematics Inc.-Target Human Genome Sciences Inc.-Target Hydro Star LLC-Buyer Illumina Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser

Infastech Ltd.-Buyer Intelligrated Inc.-Buyer Kansas City Board of Trade-Buyer Kenexa Corp.-Target s Inv Adviser Knaack LLC-Buyer LCI Holding Co.-Target Lucasfilm Ltd.-Buyer Lucid Markets Trading Ltd.-Seller Marazzi Group-Target Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.-Buyer Micromet Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser MIPS Technologies Inc.-Target Monitor Co. Group LP-Buyer Morningstar Foods LLC-Seller Motorola Home-Buyer s Inv Adviser NDS Group Holdings Ltd.-Target Nicira Network Inc.-Buyer Norit NV-Seller Opnet Technologies Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser OraPharma Inc.-Buyer Oshkosh Corp.-Target Paradigm Ltd.-Target Partner Communications Ltd.-Buyer Peet’s Coffee & Tea Inc.-Buyer Penn Maritime Inc.-Target Pep Boys - Manny Moe & Jack-Buyer Pfizer Nutrition-Seller Production Control Services Inc.-Target Proximagen Group plc-Buyer Quest Software Inc.-Buyer RailAmerica Inc.-Target Rhythmia Medical Inc.-Target Rutgers AG-Buyer Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.-Target 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd.-Buyer Solo Cup Co.-Target Solutia Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Sprint Nextel Corp.-Target SRLC America Holdings Corp.-Buyer Summit Entertainment LLC-Target Sun Healthcare Group Inc.-Buyer Sun Life Financial Inc. - annuity business-Buyer SureWest Communications-Target s Inv Adviser TPC Group Inc.-Target Tyco Flow Control-Buyer s Inv Adviser Umbro plc-Seller URL Pharma Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Viking Range Corp.-Buyer Warnaco Group Inc.-Target Slaughter and May Norit NV-Buyer NYSE Euronext-Target Premier Foods plc - grocery brands-Seller Talaris Topco Ltd.-Buyer Umeco plc-Target Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan LLP EKR Therapeutics Inc.-Buyer SNR Denton US LLP Certiport Inc.-Target Clare at Water Tower-Target

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Valent Aerostructures LLC-Target Velocity Technology Solutions Inc.-Target Souza, Cescon Avedissian, Barrieu e Flesch Advogados Bunge Ltd. - Brazilian operations-Seller Spayne Lindsay & Co. LLP Premier Foods plc - grocery brands-Seller Squire Sanders LLP Arnold Magnetic Technologies Corp.-Target SPX Service Solutions US LLC-Buyer Umeco plc-Buyer Steptoe & Johnson LLP Coach Am Group Holdings Corp.-Buyer RailAmerica Inc.-Buyer Stibbe NYSE Euronext-Target 3B Fibreglass Sprl-Buyer Stikeman Elliott LLP AMC Entertainment Inc.-Buyer Apex Tool Group LLC-Buyer Arctic Glacier Income Fund-Buyer Atlantic Broadband Group LLC-Buyer Catalyst Health Solutions Inc.-Target Celtic Exploration Ltd.-Buyer Champion Technologies Inc., Permian Mud Service Inc.-Target Collective Brands Inc.-Buyer Colson Group Inc.-Buyer Gambro AB-Buyer Getty Images Inc.-Buyer H. Paulin & Co. Ltd.-Buyer Harris Broadcast Communications Inc.-Buyer Hertz Global Holdings Inc. - Advantage business-Buyer IBM Corp. - retail-store-solutions unit-Buyer Interfast Inc.-Buyer McFarland Cascade Holdings Inc.-Buyer Morningstar Foods LLC-Buyer Neo Material Technologies Inc.-Target Pure Energy Services Ltd.-Buyer QuickPlay Media Inc.-Target Santa Maria Foods Inc.-Buyer Semco Holding Corp.-Buyer Talison Lithium Ltd.-Buyer Thomas & Betts Corp.-Buyer U.S. Silver Corp.-Target Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth Allos Therapeutics Inc.-Buyer ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Target Stronachs LLP Zenith Oilfield Technology Ltd.-Target Stubbs Alderton & Markiles LLP Iris International Inc.-Target Studio Legale Calandra Buonaura-Andreoli Light Force SpA-Seller Sullivan & Cromwell LLP ABA Seguros-Seller Akzo Nobel NV - decorative paints business-Seller Ally Credit Canada Ltd., ResMor Trust-Seller Ally Financial Inc. - international operations-Seller Amil Participacoes SA-Buyer

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AOT Bedding Super Holdings LLC-Target AT&T Advertising Solutions, AT&T Interactive-Seller Aviva USA Corp.-Target BioMimetic Therapeutics Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Business Property Lending Inc.-Buyer Central Parking Corp.-Seller CH Energy Group Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Clairmail Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Collective Brands Inc.-Target Comverse Technology Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Crown Imports LLC-Seller CVR Energy Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Cymer Inc.-Target Cytec Industries Inc. - coating resins business-Seller deCode Genetics Inc.-Buyer Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Douglas Holding AG-Buyer s Inv Adviser eAccess Ltd.-Target s Inv Adviser EKR Therapeutics Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Fianzas Monterrey SA-Seller s Inv Adviser Focus Media Holding Ltd.-Buyer Fujita Corp.-Seller FX Alliance Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser GeoResources Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Goldman Sachs Administration Services-Seller Grupo Kativo-Buyer Grupo Modelo SAB de CV-Buyer Hudson City Bancorp Inc.-Target KAI Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Buyer KAYAK Software Corp.-Buyer Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc.-Target Knight Capital Group Inc.-Buyer Link A Media Devices Corp.-Buyer Los Angeles Dodgers LLC-Seller Lucasfilm Ltd.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.-Buyer Micromet Inc.-Buyer Misys plc-Buyer s Inv Adviser Morgan Keegan & Co.-Seller NDS Group Holdings Ltd.-Buyer s Inv Adviser NextWave Wireless Inc.-Buyer Nukem Energy GmbH-Buyer NYSE Euronext-Buyer Pacific Capital Bancorp-Buyer PF Chang’s China Bistro Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser PlainsCapital Corp.-Target Savers Inc.-Target Schiff Nutrition International Inc.-Buyer Solutia Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser SRLC America Holdings Corp.-Seller SureWest Communications-Buyer s Inv Adviser Thomson Reuters - healthcare unit-Buyer TNT Express NV-Target s Inv Adviser Verde Realty-Target Ziff Davis Media Inc.-Buyer Zoll Medical Corp.-Target s Inv Adviser Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. - life insurance-Seller Woodbury Financial Services Inc.-Seller

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines Inc.-Buyer Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP Clearfield Energy Inc.-Buyer Telecommunications Law Professionals PLLC MetroPCS Communications Inc.-Target Thompson & Knight LLP Cordillera Energy Partners III LLC-Target Edelman Financial Group Inc.-Target First Investors Financial Services Group Inc.-Target GeoResources Inc.-Buyer Platt Electric Supply Inc.-Buyer Venari Resources LLC-Target Thompson Coburn LLP Federal Signal Technologies Group-Seller Thompson Hine LLP Robbins & Myers Inc.-Target Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corp., Total Repair Express Inc.-Buyer Thorp Reed & Armstrong LLP RailAmerica Inc.-Buyer Tonkon Torp LLP Avid Health Inc.-Target Greenbrier Cos.-Target Torys LLP Ally Credit Canada Ltd., ResMor Trust-Seller Suddenlink Communications Inc.-Buyer Troutman Sanders LLP Apex Systems Inc.-Target Jefferson Capital Systems LLC-Seller Motorola Home-Buyer Venable LLP Acorn Media Group Inc., Image Entertainment Inc.-Target Vinge KB Gambro AB-Buyer Vinson & Elkins LLP AmerCable Holdings Inc.-Target Anue Systems Inc.-Target Archipelago Learning Inc.-Target Associated Asphalt Partners LLC-Buyer Caiman Eastern Midstream LLC-Seller Carmeuse Industrial Sands-Buyer Champion Technologies Inc., Permian Mud Service Inc.-Target Chief Gathering LLC-Buyer Clearfield Energy Inc.-Buyer Dynamic Offshore Resources LLC-Target Eagle Energy Co. of Oklahoma LLC-Seller Edelman Financial Group Inc.-Target El Paso Corp. - exploration and production operations-Buyer ETC Canyon Pipeline LLC-Buyer Georgia Gulf Corp.-Buyer Inergy Propane LLC-Seller Metl-Span LLC-Seller Numara Software Holdings Inc.-Buyer Panther Expedited Services Inc.-Buyer PL Midstream LLC-Buyer PlainsCapital Corp.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Pure Energy Services Ltd.-Buyer SandRidge Tertiary LLC-Buyer

Shaw Group Inc.-Target Shaw Group Inc. - Energy & Chemicals business-Seller Solo Cup Co.-Buyer Sunoco Inc.-Buyer Three Rivers Operating Co. LLC-Buyer Union Drilling Inc.-Buyer Venari Resources LLC-Buyer Wheatland Oil Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz A123 Systems Inc. - automotive assets-Buyer Ancestry.com Inc.-Target CH Energy Group Inc.-Target Cleveland Browns-Target Convergys Corp. - Information management unit-Seller Cooper Industries Ltd.-Target Coventry Health Care Inc.-Target CVR Energy Inc.-Target Deltek Systems Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Duff & Phelps Corp.-Buyer Encore Bancshares Inc.-Target First California Financial Group Inc.-Buyer Hamilton Sundstrand Corp., Milton Roy Co., Sullair Corp., Sundyne Corp.-Seller Hudson City Bancorp Inc.-Buyer Human Genome Sciences Inc.-Buyer Jefferies Group Inc.-Target Knight Capital Group Inc.-Target McGraw-Hill Education-Seller McMoRan Exploration Co.-Buyer MetroPCS Communications Inc.-Buyer Norit NV-Buyer NYSE Euronext-Target OneStopPlus Group-Seller Pacific Capital Bancorp-Target Plains Exploration & Production Co.-Buyer PlainsCapital Corp.-Buyer PPG Industries Inc. - commodity chemicals business-Seller Presidio Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Buyer Procter & Gamble Co. - Pringles chips-Buyer R360 Environmental Solutions Inc.-Target Ralcorp Holdings Inc.-Target Rocketdyne Propulsion & Power unit-Seller Shaw Group Inc.-Buyer Suddenlink Communications Inc.-Buyer Summit Entertainment LLC-Buyer Sunoco Inc.-Target Sunrise Senior Living Inc.-Target Sunrise Senior Living Management Co.-Seller Warnaco Group Inc.-Buyer West Coast Bancorp-Target Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP About.com Inc.-Buyer Allrecipes.com-Seller Ally Financial Inc. - international operations-Buyer AMC Entertainment Inc.-Target AmSafe Global Holdings Inc.-Target Anthony International Inc.-Target AOT Bedding Super Holdings LLC-Buyer Archipelago Learning Inc.-Target Archstone Inc.-Seller

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ArrMaz Custom Chemicals Inc.-Target AuthenTec Inc.-Buyer BancTec Inc.-Target BioReliance Corp.-Seller Business Property Lending Inc.-Seller Clearwire Corp.-Target s Inv Adviser CW Capital LLC-Buyer Decision Resources Group LLC-Seller Dick Clark Productions Inc.-Buyer Earth Fare Inc.-Target El Paso Corp. - exploration and production operations-Seller Focus Media Holding Ltd.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Fogo de Chao Churrascaria LLC-Buyer FSI International Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser General Electric Co. - aviation hydraulic thrust reverser actuation systems business-Seller Getty Images Inc.-Target Global Blue Holdings AB-Buyer Golfsmith International Holdings Inc.-Buyer HHI Group Holdings LLC-Buyer J. Alexander’s Corp.-Buyer J.L. French Automotive Castings Inc.-Buyer Jefferies Group Inc.-Buyer Keen Energy Services LLC-Seller LCOR Inc.-Seller Lincare Holdings Inc.-Target LiveOffice LLC-Buyer Lucasfilm Ltd.-Buyer s Inv Adviser McGraw-Hill Education-Seller s Inv Adviser McMoRan Exploration Co.-Target Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.-Target Metaldyne LLC-Buyer Neomend Inc.-Buyer O’Charley’s Inc.-Buyer Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Inc.-Buyer Opnet Technologies Inc.-Buyer Opnext Inc.-Buyer Party City Corp.-Buyer PF Chang’s China Bistro Inc.-Buyer PGC Holdings Corp.-Seller PL Midstream LLC-Seller Sealy Corp.-Target s Inv Adviser Shell Vacations LLC-Target SHL Group Ltd.-Target StarBev Management Services SRO-Buyer s Inv Adviser Summit Entertainment LLC-Seller Thomson Reuters PORTIA-Seller Titanium Metals Corp.-Target TMW Systems Inc.-Buyer TransUnion LLC-Buyer USI Insurance Services Corp.-Seller Velocity Technology Solutions Inc.-Buyer Verde Realty-Buyer Warnaco Group Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Wheatland Oil Inc.-Buyer X-Rite Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Weiner Brodsky Sidman Kider PC Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc.-Target White & Case LLP Allos Therapeutics Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser

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American Realty Capital Trust III Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser American Realty Capital Trust Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Apple REIT Six Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Cascade Corp.-Buyer CH Energy Group Inc.-Buyer Complete Genomics Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Consorcio Comex SA de CV-Target Coventry Health Care Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser DTE Gas Resources LLC-Buyer s Inv Adviser FirstCity Financial Corp.-Target s Inv Adviser Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Target GenOn Energy Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Golfsmith International Holdings Inc.-Target IntegraMed America Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Iris International Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Kenneth Cole Productions Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Kenny Construction Co.-Buyer s Inv Adviser LeCroy Corp.-Target s Inv Adviser Magnablend Inc.-Buyer Medmarc Insurance Group-Buyer s Inv Adviser Medtox Scientific Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Merchant eSolutions Inc.-Buyer Metropolitan Health Networks Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Missouri Gas Energy, New England Gas Co.-Buyer s Inv Adviser MModal Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Outdoor Channel Holdings Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser Peninsula Gaming LLC-Target PPG Industries Inc. - commodity chemicals business-Buyer s Inv Adviser PSS World Medical Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser RailAmerica Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Rangeland Energy LLC - COLT system-Buyer s Inv Adviser Riverside Energy Center LLC-Seller Sergeant’s Pet Care Products Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Sunoco Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Talbots Inc.-Target Ulterra Drilling Technologies LP-Buyer s Inv Adviser Valent Aerostructures LLC-Buyer s Inv Adviser Verde Realty-Target s Inv Adviser Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP LSP Energy LP-Target Wiggin & Dana LLP AboveNet Inc.-Target Wikborg, Rein & Co. Seajacks International Ltd.-Seller Wiley Rein LLP Atlantic Broadband Group LLC-Buyer MetroPCS Communications Inc.-Buyer Williams Mullen Sun Healthcare Group Inc.-Buyer Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP AboveNet Inc.-Target AlixPartners LLP-Seller Amil Participacoes SA-Buyer s Inv Adviser Barneys New York Inc.-Seller Cost Plus Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser El Paso Corp. - exploration and production operations-Buyer First Investors Financial Services Group Inc.-Buyer Folhamatic Group-Target

GlobalSpec Inc.-Target Kenneth Cole Productions Inc.-Buyer Landmark Aviation Inc.-Seller Lincare Holdings Inc.-Buyer s Inv Adviser Quest Software Inc.-Buyer Scotsman Industries Inc.-Target Space Systems/Loral Inc.-Seller U.S. United Barge Line LLC-Seller U.S. United Ocean Services LLC-Seller Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP Arinc Inc. - defense systems engineering & support division-Buyer Cadillac Jack Inc.-Target Central Parking Corp.-Target Fleet One-Buyer Incline Therapeutics Inc.-Buyer ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Target One Lambda Inc.-Buyer Rhythmia Medical Inc.-Target Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC Amobee Inc.-Target Ardea Biosciences Inc.-Target s Inv Adviser BioMimetic Therapeutics Inc.-Buyer BreakingPoint Systems Inc.-Target Buddy Media Inc.-Buyer Clairmail Inc.-Target Elpida Memory Inc.-Buyer Extend Health Inc.-Target LiveOffice LLC-Target Meraki Networks Inc.-Target Merchant eSolutions Inc.-Target 180 Medical Inc.-Buyer Opnet Technologies Inc.-Buyer Outdoor Channel Holdings Inc.-Target PowerReviews Inc.-Buyer QuadraMed Quantim Corp.-Buyer Ramtron International Corp.-Buyer Servigistics Inc.-Target SlideShare Inc.-Buyer Standard Microsystems Corp.-Buyer Taleo Corp.-Target Transcend Services Inc.-Buyer Winston & Strawn LLP High Sierra Energy LP-Buyer Talbots Inc.-Buyer Veolia ES Solid Waste Inc.-Buyer X-Rite Inc.-Target Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC Indianapolis Downs LLC-Target Transcend Services Inc.-Target Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP Convio Inc.-Buyer Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP Great Wolf Resorts Inc.-Target Journal Register Co.-Target Los Angeles Dodgers LLC-Seller NewPage Corp.-Target Zhong Lun Law Firm Focus Media Holding Ltd.-Buyer Talison Lithium Ltd.-Buyer

PR FIRM Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. AlixPartners LLP-Seller AOT Bedding Super Holdings LLC-Buyer Arinc Inc. - defense systems engineering & support division-Buyer ArrMaz Custom Chemicals Inc.-Seller Avery Dennison Corp. - office & consumer products operations-Seller Avon Products Inc.-Buyer Bolthouse Farms Inc.-Seller BWAY Parent Co. Inc.-Seller Caribou Coffee Co. Inc.-Buyer Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc.-Buyer Clearwire Corp.-Buyer Cost Plus Inc.-Target CVR Energy Inc.-Target Cytec Industries Inc. - coating resins business-Buyer Douglas Holding AG-Buyer EKO Holding SA-Buyer FX Alliance Inc.-Target Gambro AB-Buyer Gemcom Software International Inc.-Seller Getty Images Inc.-Seller Goodman Global Inc.-Seller Hamilton Sundstrand Corp., Milton Roy Co., Sullair Corp., Sundyne Corp.-Buyer Health Net Inc. - Medicare prescription drug plan-Seller Hudson City Bancorp Inc.-Target iContact Corp.-Seller IPD Group Ltd.-Buyer ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Buyer Knight Capital Group Inc.-Buyer LTI Boyd-Buyer Mediq NV-Buyer MSNBC.com-Buyer Nukem Energy GmbH-Seller OMGPOP Inc.-Buyer Pacific Capital Bancorp-Buyer Paradigm Ltd.-Buyer Party City Corp.-Seller Peet’s Coffee & Tea Inc.-Buyer Prestige Brands Holdings Inc.-Buyer Q9 Networks Inc.-Buyer Quest Software Inc.-Target QuickPlay Media Inc.-Buyer Rochdale Investment Management LLC-Buyer Schrader International Inc.-Buyer Sprint Nextel Corp.-Target SRS Labs Inc.-Target Suddenlink Communications Inc.-Buyer Synventive Molding Solutions-Seller Things Remembered Inc.-Buyer TNT Express NV-Buyer TransUnion LLC-Buyer Wood Mackenzie Ltd.-Buyer Brady Public Relations PowerReviews Inc.-Buyer Brainerd Communicators Inc. Outdoor Channel Holdings Inc.-Target

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Brunswick Group LLP Archipelago Learning Inc.-Target Business Property Lending Inc.-Buyer Cascade Corp.-Buyer Complete Genomics Inc.-Buyer DigitalGlobe Inc.-Buyer Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc.-Buyer Grupo Modelo SAB de CV-Buyer Hertz Global Holdings Inc. - Advantage business-Seller Illumina Inc.-Buyer JDA Software Group Inc.-Buyer King Systems Corp.-Seller Misys plc-Target Presidential Life Corp.-Target Sealy Corp.-Target Buchanan Communications Psion plc-Target Capital MSL Ltd. Misys plc-Buyer Cardew Group Vermont Hard Cider Co. LLC-Buyer Chris Tofalli Public Relations LLC eResearchTechnology Inc.-Buyer Conover Tuttle Pace Objet Ltd.-Target Crawford PR Convergys Corp. - Information management unit-Seller Drury Communications Vermont Hard Cider Co. LLC-Buyer Edelman Inc. Sealy Corp.-Buyer Financial Dynamics Indianapolis Downs LLC-Target Fleishman-Hillard Inc. AMC Entertainment Inc.-Buyer Bay Bread Group-Seller Ecolab Inc. - vehicle care division-Buyer EKR Therapeutics Inc.-Buyer Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Ltd.-Buyer Frank Elsner Kommunikation fur Unternehmen GmbH Pergo AG-Seller FTI Consulting Inc. Vertis Holdings Inc.-Target Hudson Sandler Umeco plc-Target ICR Inc. OrthoHelix Surgical Designs Inc.-Buyer Vilebrequin-Buyer Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher A123 Systems Inc.-Target A123 Systems Inc. - automotive assets-Seller Adeptra Ltd.-Buyer Alpine Access Inc.-Buyer American Realty Capital Trust III Inc.-Buyer American Realty Capital Trust Inc.-Target Ameristar Casinos Inc.-Target Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Target Anthony International Inc.-Buyer

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Arbitron Inc.-Target Archstone Inc.-Seller Barneys New York Inc.-Target Catalyst Health Solutions Inc.-Target CH Energy Group Inc.-Target Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc.-Target Clare at Water Tower-Buyer Clearfield Energy Inc.-Buyer Clearwire Corp.-Target Comverse Technology Inc.-Target Coperion Capital GmbH-Buyer Cytec Industries Inc. - coating resins business-Seller Cytec Industries Inc. - pressure-sensitive adhesives unit-Seller deCode Genetics Inc.-Buyer DigitalGlobe Inc.-Target Diversey Japan-Seller Doe & Ingalls Management LLC-Buyer El Paso Corp. - exploration and production operations-Target Family Heritage Life Insurance Co. of America-Buyer FCI SA - motorized vehicles division-Buyer FirstCity Financial Corp.-Buyer Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings SA-Target Gen-Probe Inc.-Buyer Georgia Gulf Corp.-Target Greenbrier Cos.-Target Hair Club for Men and Women Ltd.-Seller Human Genome Sciences Inc.-Target IntegraMed America Inc.-Buyer Invacare Supply Group-Seller Knight Capital Group Inc.-Target M5 Networks-Buyer Maag Group-Buyer MetroPCS Communications Inc.-Target Missouri Gas Energy, New England Gas Co.-Buyer Monitor Co. Group LP-Buyer Motorola Home-Seller Objet Ltd.-Buyer One Lambda Inc.-Buyer Oshkosh Corp.-Target Pervasive Software Inc.-Buyer PF Chang’s China Bistro Inc.-Target PPG Industries Inc. - commodity chemicals business-Buyer Production Control Services Inc.-Buyer Psion plc-Buyer PSS World Medical Inc.-Target Quest Software Inc.-Buyer R360 Environmental Solutions Inc.-Seller Ralcorp Holdings Inc.-Target SeaMicro Inc.-Buyer 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd.-Seller Shaw Group Inc.-Buyer SmartSynch Inc.-Buyer Solutia Inc.-Buyer Spartech Corp.-Target Summit Entertainment LLC-Buyer SuperMedia Inc.-Target SureWest Communications-Target Talbots Inc.-Buyer TPC Group Inc.-Target 2SS Holdings Inc.-Buyer Umeco plc-Buyer

Kekst and Co. ABA Seguros-Seller Acorn Media Group Inc., Image Entertainment Inc.-Seller AKQA-Seller Ally Financial Inc. - international operations-Target Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd.-Target Anthony International Inc.-Seller Appleton Papers Inc.-Buyer Arbitron Inc.-Target Ariba Inc.-Buyer Atlantic Broadband Group LLC-Seller Benihana Inc.-Target BioReliance Corp.-Seller Charming Shoppes Inc., Fashion Bug Retail Cos.-Target Chief Gathering LLC-Buyer Cole Haan-Buyer Collective Brands Inc.-Target CompuWare Corp.-Target ConocoPhillips - Vietnam assets-Seller Cooper Industries Ltd.-Buyer Discovery Labware Inc.-Buyer Dressel Welding Supply Inc.-Buyer DuPont Performance Coatings-Seller Dynamic Offshore Resources LLC-Seller Earth Fare Inc.-Buyer El Paso Corp. - exploration and production operations-Buyer EMI Records Ltd.-Buyer Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Seller Gavilon LLC-Seller Genpact Ltd.-Seller Great American Supplemental Benefits Group-Buyer H. Paulin & Co. Ltd.-Buyer Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. - retirement plans-Buyer HHI Group Holdings LLC-Seller High Sierra Sport Co.-Buyer Kiva Systems Inc.-Buyer Klockner Pentaplast GmbH & Co. KG-Buyer Knight Capital Group Inc.-Buyer Knology Inc.-Buyer Los Angeles Dodgers LLC-Seller MetroPCS Communications Inc.-Buyer Misys plc-Buyer Navilyst Medical Inc.-Seller NDS Group Holdings Ltd.-Buyer NextMedia Outdoor Inc.-Seller North American Breweries Holdings LLC-Seller OMNI Energy Services Corp.-Seller Paradigm Ltd.-Buyer PF Chang’s China Bistro Inc.-Buyer Seajacks International Ltd.-Seller Shaw Group Inc.-Target Sunquest Information Systems Inc.-Seller Sunrise Senior Living Inc.-Target Teavana Holdings Inc.-Buyer Things Remembered Inc.-Seller Three Rivers Operating Co. LLC-Seller Tyco Flow Control-Target Union Drilling Inc.-Buyer Warnaco Group Inc.-Target WaveDivision Holdings LLC-Buyer White Rock Distilleries Inc.-Buyer Kreab Gavin Anderson Zoll Medical Corp.-Buyer

LaBreche Archipelago Learning Inc.-Buyer Lane PR Archipelago Learning Inc.-Buyer Lovell Communications Inc. LCI Holding Co.-Target Muirfield Partners Apex Systems Inc.-Buyer MWW Group Inc. MediConnect Global Inc.-Buyer Owen Blicksilver Public Relations Inc. Billabong International Ltd.-Buyer Collective Brands Inc.-Buyer Fenwal Inc.-Seller FleetPride Inc.-Buyer GlobeOp Financial Services SA-Buyer Intelligrated Inc.-Seller Par Pharmaceutical Cos.-Buyer Radvision Ltd.-Buyer Savers Inc.-Buyer Solo Cup Co.-Seller Pelham Bell Pottinger GlobeOp Financial Services SA-Buyer Perry Street Communications Coach Am Group Holdings Corp.-Target RLM Finsbury LLC NextMedia Outdoor Inc.-Seller Solutia Inc.-Target Rubenstein Associates Inc. Residential Capital LLC - mortgage loan portfolio and residual financial assets-Seller Residential Capital LLC - mortgage origination and servicing businesses-Seller Rubenstein Communications Inc. AMC Entertainment Inc.-Target Sard Verbinnen & Co. ABA Seguros-Seller Ally Credit Canada Ltd., ResMor Trust-Seller Ally Financial Inc. - international operations-Seller AMC Entertainment Inc.-Seller Ameristar Casinos Inc.-Buyer Ancestry.com Inc.-Buyer Archipelago Learning Inc.-Seller Archstone Inc.-Buyer Best Buy Co.-Buyer Bunge Ltd. - Brazilian operations-Seller Catalyst Health Solutions Inc.-Buyer Clearwire Corp.-Buyer Collective Brands Inc.-Buyer Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd.-Buyer Contrail Systems Inc.-Buyer Crump Group Inc. - life and property casualty insurance unit-Seller Decision Resources Group LLC-Seller Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc.-Target ENK International LLC-Buyer Flint Energy Services Ltd.-Buyer Fogo de Chao Churrascaria LLC-Seller Gavilon LLC-Target Gen-Probe Inc.-Target GenOn Energy Inc.-Target

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Georgia Gulf Corp.-Buyer Great Wolf Resorts Inc.-Target Hardware & Home Improvement Group, Tong Lung Metal Industry Co. Ltd.-Buyer Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. - life insurance-Seller Human Genome Sciences Inc.-Buyer Illumina Inc.-Target Indura SA-Buyer Infastech Ltd.-Buyer Intelligrated Inc.-Buyer Intermec Inc.-Target LaCie SA-Buyer Marazzi Group-Seller McGraw-Hill Education-Seller Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.-Buyer MetroPCS Communications Inc.-Buyer Micromet Inc.-Target Midas Inc.-Target Morgan Keegan & Co.-Seller Motorola Home-Buyer NDS Group Holdings Ltd.-Seller NYSE Euronext-Target Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Inc.-Buyer 1-800 Contacts Inc.-Seller Opnext Inc.-Buyer Panther Expedited Services Inc.-Seller Partner Communications Ltd.-Buyer Party City Corp.-Buyer Peet’s Coffee & Tea Inc.-Target Peninsula Gaming LLC-Buyer PLX Technology Inc.-Buyer Prestige Brands Holdings Inc.-Target Q9 Networks Inc.-Buyer Residential Capital LLC - mortgage loan portfolio and residual financial assets-Buyer Schiff Nutrition International Inc.-Buyer Shell Vacations LLC-Buyer Sprint Nextel Corp.-Buyer SRS Labs Inc.-Buyer StarBev Management Services SRO-Buyer Suddenlink Communications Inc.-Target Sun Life Financial Inc. - annuity business-Seller Sunoco Inc.-Target Thomas & Betts Corp.-Buyer TPC Group Inc.-Buyer Tyco Flow Control-Buyer Warnaco Group Inc.-Buyer Woodbury Financial Services Inc.-Seller X-Rite Inc.-Target Stanton Public Relations & Marketing Citadel Plastics Holdings Inc.-Buyer Tanis Communications Inc. Opnext Inc.-Target TEN|10 Group Rangeland Energy LLC - COLT system-Seller Tulchan Communications LLP Folhamatic Group-Buyer Weber Shandwick Cameron Health Inc.-Buyer

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PROXY SOLICITOR D.F. King & Co. American Realty Capital Trust Inc.-Target Ameristar Casinos Inc.-Buyer Ancestry.com Inc.-Target Best Buy Co.-Buyer CH Energy Group Inc.-Target Comverse Technology Inc.-Target Cooper Industries Ltd.-Target FSI International Inc.-Buyer Great Wolf Resorts Inc.-Buyer Human Genome Sciences Inc.-Buyer Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc.-Target Kewill plc-Target MetroPCS Communications Inc.-Buyer Midas Inc.-Buyer Oshkosh Corp.-Buyer PlainsCapital Corp.-Buyer Union Drilling Inc.-Buyer Georgeson Inc. American Realty Capital Trust Inc.-Buyer Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Buyer Benihana Inc.-Target Bluegreen Corp.-Target Celtic Exploration Ltd.-Target Ceradyne Inc.-Buyer Convio Inc.-Buyer Cost Plus Inc.-Buyer Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc.-Target EasyLink Services International Corp.-Target Endace Ltd.-Buyer eResearchTechnology Inc.-Target FX Alliance Inc.-Buyer GeoResources Inc.-Target GlobeOp Financial Services SA-Buyer Hudson City Bancorp Inc.-Target Interline Brands Inc.-Target ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Target J. Alexander’s Corp.-Buyer Kenexa Corp.-Target Kenneth Cole Productions Inc.-Target McMoRan Exploration Co.-Buyer Metropolitan Health Networks Inc.-Target Micromet Inc.-Buyer MIPS Technologies Inc.-Target Miranda Technologies Inc.-Buyer MModal Inc.-Buyer NextWave Wireless Inc.-Target O’Charley’s Inc.-Buyer PF Chang’s China Bistro Inc.-Buyer PPG Industries Inc. - commodity chemicals business-Seller PSS World Medical Inc.-Target Spartech Corp.-Target Sprint Nextel Corp.-Target Sunrise Senior Living Inc.-Target Talbots Inc.-Target Taleo Corp.-Target Thomas & Betts Corp.-Target Titan Europe plc-Buyer

Titanium Metals Corp.-Buyer Transcend Services Inc.-Buyer Young Innovations Inc.-Target Zoll Medical Corp.-Buyer Innisfree M&A Inc. American Realty Capital Trust Inc.-Target Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Target Ariba Inc.-Target Brightpoint Inc.-Target Caribou Coffee Co. Inc.-Buyer Catalyst Health Solutions Inc.-Buyer Charming Shoppes Inc., Fashion Bug Retail Cos.-Buyer China Kanghui Holdings-Target Collective Brands Inc.-Target Complete Genomics Inc.-Buyer CompuWare Corp.-Target Comverse Technology Inc.-Buyer CreXus Investment Corp.-Buyer DigitalGlobe Inc.-Target Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc.-Buyer GenOn Energy Inc.-Target Georgia Gulf Corp.-Target Great Wolf Resorts Inc.-Target Hughes Telematics Inc.-Target Human Genome Sciences Inc.-Target Illumina Inc.-Target Jefferies Group Inc.-Buyer Oshkosh Corp.-Target Par Pharmaceutical Cos.-Target Plains Exploration & Production Co.-Target PLX Technology Inc.-Buyer PPG Industries Inc. - commodity chemicals business-Buyer Presidential Life Corp.-Target Prestige Brands Holdings Inc.-Buyer Ramtron International Corp.-Target Shaw Group Inc.-Buyer Sun Healthcare Group Inc.-Target Sunoco Inc.-Target SuperMedia Inc.-Buyer TPC Group Inc.-Target Warnaco Group Inc.-Target Williams Controls Inc.-Buyer MacKenzie Partners Inc. AboveNet Inc.-Target Allos Therapeutics Inc.-Buyer Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd.-Target Ameristar Casinos Inc.-Target AuthenTec Inc.-Target Badlands Energy LLC-Buyer Catalyst Health Solutions Inc.-Target Clearwire Corp.-Target Cooper Industries Ltd.-Buyer Coventry Health Care Inc.-Target CVR Energy Inc.-Target DDi Corp.-Target DigitalGlobe Inc.-Buyer Dusa Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Buyer Focus Media Holding Ltd.-Target Gaylord Hotels-Seller

Gen-Probe Inc.-Target GenOn Energy Inc.-Buyer Georgia Gulf Corp.-Buyer Great Wolf Resorts Inc.-Buyer Illumina Inc.-Buyer Imperial Sugar Co.-Buyer Inhibitex Inc.-Buyer JDA Software Group Inc.-Buyer Kensey Nash Corp.-Buyer LeCroy Corp.-Target Lincare Holdings Inc.-Buyer McMoRan Exploration Co.-Target Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.-Target MetroPCS Communications Inc.-Target Objet Ltd.-Buyer Opnet Technologies Inc.-Buyer Opnext Inc.-Buyer Quest Software Inc.-Target Ralcorp Holdings Inc.-Target Schiff Nutrition International Inc.-Buyer Solutia Inc.-Target SRS Labs Inc.-Target Standard Microsystems Corp.-Target Sunoco Inc.-Buyer Tyco Flow Control-Seller U.S. Silver Corp.-Buyer Westway Group Inc.-Buyer Morrow & Co. LLC Amerigroup Corp.-Target Cascade Corp.-Buyer Central Parking Corp.-Buyer Cymer Inc.-Target Dreams Inc.-Target Hudson City Bancorp Inc.-Target Knology Inc.-Target Mediware Information Systems Inc.-Target Opnext Inc.-Target Shaw Group Inc.-Target Sunoco Inc.-Target SureWest Communications-Buyer Tile Shop LLC-Buyer Okapi Partners LLC CompuWare Corp.-Buyer Dick Clark Productions Inc.-Target Duff & Phelps Corp.-Target Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings SA-Target Great Wolf Resorts Inc.-Buyer Iris International Inc.-Buyer Pep Boys - Manny Moe & Jack-Target SureWest Communications-Target X-Rite Inc.-Buyer Phoenix Advisory Partners Ardea Biosciences Inc.-Target Edelman Financial Group Inc.-Target Encore Bancshares Inc.-Target LaCrosse Footwear Inc.-Buyer Medtox Scientific Inc.-Target Peet’s Coffee & Tea Inc.-Target Talbots Inc.-Buyer

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P R I N C I P A L I N D E X The Principal Index lists all target companies, bidders, acquirers, leaders of leveraged buyout investor groups, merger partners, creditors and significant shareholders that participated in deals announced between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2012. The name appearing after the dash identifies the target company, with the particular business unit or assets in parentheses. If no such name appears, the principal was the target.

A A10 Capital LLC A123 Systems Inc. A123 Systems Inc. - automotive assets A123 Systems Inc.-A123 Systems Inc. - automotive assets ABA Seguros ABB Ltd.-Thomas & Betts Corp. ABC-MART Inc.-LaCrosse Footwear Inc. Abcam plc-Epitomics International Inc. ABM Industries Inc.-Air Serv Corp. About.com Inc. AboveNet Inc. Abraaj Capital Ltd.-TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. - oilfield service business Abraaj Capital Ltd.-Viking International Ltd. Abry Partners LLC-Atlantic Broadband Group LLC Abry Partners LLC-Lightower Fiber Networks LLC, Sidera Networks Inc. Abry Partners LLC-Q9 Networks Inc. Acadia Healthcare Co. LLC-AmiCare Behavioral Centers LLC Acadia Healthcare Co. LLC-Behavioral Centers of America Corp. Acadia Woods Partners LLC-Aperio Technologies Inc. Accelerated Payment Technologies Inc. Access Industries Inc.-El Paso Corp. - exploration and production operations Accion Investments in Microfinance SPC Accor SA - United States economy hotels division Accor SA-Accor SA - United States economy hotels division ACE Group-ABA Seguros ACE Ltd.-ABA Seguros ACE Ltd.-Fianzas Monterrey SA Acon Investments LLC-Waldos Dolar Mart de Mexico S de RL de CV Acorn Media Group Inc. Actavis Group hf Actavis Group hf - Management-Actavis Group hf Actian Corp.-Pervasive Software Inc. AD Computer Corp. Adams Street Partners LLC-Incline Therapeutics Inc. Adeptra Ltd. Aderans Co. Ltd.-Hair Club for Men and Women Ltd. Advance America Cash Advance Centers Inc. Advanced Micro Devices Inc.-SeaMicro Inc. Advanced Technology Ventures-Aperio Technologies Inc. Advanstar Global LLC-ENK International LLC Advantage Partners LLP-MEI Conlux Advantage Resourcing America Inc. Advantage Resourcing Europe BV Advent International Corp.-AOT Bedding Super Holdings LLC Advent International Corp.-Cytec Industries Inc. - coating resins business Advent International Corp.-Douglas Holding AG

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Advent International Corp.-EKO Holding SA Advent International Corp.-Mediq NV Advent International Corp.-Nukem Energy GmbH Advent International Corp.-Party City Corp. Advent International Corp.-Synventive Molding Solutions Advent International Corp.-TransUnion LLC Advent Private Capital Pty. Ltd.-Genesis Care Pty. Ltd. Advent Venture Partners LLP-Avila Therapeutics Inc. AEA Investors LP-Houghton International Inc. AEA Investors LP-NES Group Ltd. Aegis Group plc-Roundarch Inc. Aetna Inc. - non-management directors-Coventry Health Care Inc. Aetna Inc.-Coventry Health Care Inc. AFP Cuprum SA Agilent Technologies Inc.-Dako Denmark A/S AgraQuest Inc. Agrolimen SA-Arbora & Ausonia SL Ahlsell AB Air Products and Chemicals Inc. - Continental-European homecare business Air Products and Chemicals Inc.-Air Products and Chemicals Inc. Continental-European homecare business Air Products and Chemicals Inc.-Indura SA Air Serv Corp. Airborne Inc. AirSep Corp. AKQA Akzo Nobel NV - decorative paints business Akzo Nobel NV-Akzo Nobel NV - decorative paints business Albea Inc.-Rexam plc - cosmetics, toiletries and household care products business Alcan Cable Alden Global Capital LLC-Journal Register Co. Alere Inc.-eScreen Inc. Alfa SAB de CV-J.L. French Automotive Castings Inc. Ali SpA-Scotsman Industries Inc. AlixPartners LLP Allergan Inc.-SkinMedica Inc. - topical aesthetics skin care business Alliance Data Systems Corp.-Hyper Marketing Inc. Alliance Films Holdings Inc. Alliance Financial Corp. Allied Marine Industries Inc.-Allied Transportation Co. Allied Transportation Co. Allos Therapeutics Inc. Allrecipes.com Ally Credit Canada Ltd. Ally Financial Inc. - international operations Ally Financial Inc.-ABA Seguros Ally Financial Inc.-Ally Credit Canada Ltd., ResMor Trust Ally Financial Inc.-Ally Financial Inc. - international operations

Ally Financial Inc.-Residential Capital LLC - mortgage loan portfolio and residual financial assets Alpine Access Inc. AltaGas Ltd.-Semco Holding Corp. Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd. Amaya Gaming Group Inc.-Cadillac Jack Inc. Amazon.com Inc.-Kiva Systems Inc. Ambu A/S-King Systems Corp. AMC Entertainment Inc. AmerCable Holdings Inc. American Blue Ribbon Holdings LLC-J. Alexander’s Corp. American Capital Ltd.-Cambridge Major Laboratories Inc. American Family Insurance-PGC Holdings Corp. American Financial Group Inc.-Great American Supplemental Benefits Group American Industrial Partners LP-Micro-Poise Measurement Systems LLC American International Group Inc.-International Lease Finance Corp. American International Group Inc.-Woodbury Financial Services Inc. American Media Productions LLC-Los Angeles Dodgers LLC American Railcar Industries Inc.-Greenbrier Cos. American Realty Capital Properties Inc.-American Realty Capital Trust III Inc. American Realty Capital Trust III Inc. American Realty Capital Trust Inc. American Securities LLC-HHI Group Holdings LLC American Securities LLC-Metaldyne LLC American State Financial Corp. Amerigroup Corp. AmerisourceBergen Corp.-World Courier Group Inc. Ameristar Casinos Inc. Ametek Inc.-Dunkermotoren GmbH Ametek Inc.-Micro-Poise Measurement Systems LLC Ametek Inc.-O’Brien Corp. Amgen Inc.-deCode Genetics Inc. Amgen Inc.-KAI Pharmaceuticals Inc. Amgen Inc.-Micromet Inc. Amgen Inc.-Mustafa Nevzat Ilac Sanayii AS AmiCare Behavioral Centers LLC Amil Participacoes SA Amobee Inc. AmSafe Global Holdings Inc. AmWINS Group Inc. Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. Ancestry.com Inc. Ancestry.com Inc.-Archives.com Anchor Danly Co. - components business Anchor Glass Container Corp. Anchorage Capital Partners-ENK International LLC Andreessen Horowitz-Instagram Inc. Andritz AG-Schuler AG Angelo, Gordon & Co. LP-Benihana Inc. Angelo, Gordon & Co. LP-NextMedia Outdoor Inc. AngioDynamics Inc.-Navilyst Medical Inc. Angus Industries Inc. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV-Crown Imports LLC Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV-Grupo Modelo SAB de CV Annaly Capital Management Inc.-CreXus Investment Corp. Anne C. McClure Trust-Indianapolis Downs LLC Answers Corp.-About.com Inc.

Anthony International Inc. Anue Systems Inc. AOT Bedding Super Holdings LLC Apache Corp.-Cordillera Energy Partners III LLC Apax Partners LLP-Cole Haan Apax Partners LLP-KCI Therapeutic Support Systems Apax Partners LLP-Paradigm Ltd. Aperio Technologies Inc. Apex Systems Inc. Apex Tool Group LLC Apollo Global Management LLC-Aviva USA Corp. Apollo Global Management LLC-El Paso Corp. - exploration and production operations Apollo Global Management LLC-Great Wolf Resorts Inc. Apollo Global Management LLC-Hughes Telematics Inc. Apollo Global Management LLC-Jimmy Sanders Inc. Apollo Global Management LLC-McGraw-Hill Education Apollo Global Management LLC-NCGA Holdings Ltd. Apollo Global Management LLC-Presidential Life Corp. Apollo Global Management LLC-Smart & Final Holdings Corp. Apollo Health Street Inc. Apollo Hospitals-Apollo Health Street Inc. Apollo Management LP-AMC Entertainment Inc. Apple Inc.-AuthenTec Inc. Apple REIT Six Inc. Appleton Papers Inc. APS Healthcare Inc. Aquiline Capital Partners LLC-Equity Red Star Aquiline Capital Partners LLC-First Investors Financial Services Group Inc. Arbitron Inc. Arbora & Ausonia SL ArcelorMittal SA-Skyline Steel LLC Arch Venture Partners-deCode Genetics Inc. Archer Daniels Midland Co.-GrainCorp Ltd. Archipelago Learning Inc. Archipelago Learning Inc. - Board of Directors-Archipelago Learning Inc. Archives.com Archstone Inc. Archway Marketing Services Inc. ArcLight Capital Partners LLC-Associated Asphalt Partners LLC ArcLight Capital Partners LLC-Michigan Power LP Arctic Glacier Income Fund Ardagh Glass Group SA-Boxal Group Ardagh Group SA-Anchor Glass Container Corp. Ardea Biosciences Inc. Ares Management LLC-AOT Bedding Super Holdings LLC Ares Management LLC-ENK International LLC Ares Management LLC-Smart & Final Holdings Corp. Argonaut Gold Inc.-Prodigy Gold Inc. Ariba Inc. Arinc Inc. - defense systems engineering & support division Arinc Inc.-Arinc Inc. - defense systems engineering & support division Arkansas Best Corp.-Panther Expedited Services Inc. Arlington Capital Partners LP-Cambridge Major Laboratories Inc. Arnold Magnetic Technologies Corp. Arris Group Inc.-Motorola Home ArrMaz Custom Chemicals Inc. AS Schouw & Co.-Martin Professional A/S

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Asahi Kasei Corp.-Zoll Medical Corp. Ascena Retail Group Inc.-Charming Shoppes Inc., Fashion Bug Retail Cos. Ascend Health Corp. Ascent Pharmahealth Ltd. ASML Holding NV-Cymer Inc. Aspen Surgical Products Inc. Associated Asphalt Partners LLC AssuraMed Holding Inc.-Invacare Supply Group AstraZeneca plc-Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. AstraZeneca plc-Ardea Biosciences Inc. Astria Semiconductor Holdings Inc.-MicroProbe Inc. AT&T Advertising Solutions AT&T Inc.-AT&T Advertising Solutions, AT&T Interactive AT&T Inc.-NextWave Wireless Inc. AT&T Interactive ATC Associates Inc. Atento call center business Athene Holding Ltd.-Aviva USA Corp. Athene Holding Ltd.-Presidential Life Corp. Atlantic Broadband Group LLC Atlantic Equity Partners LP-Golfsmith International Holdings Inc. Atlas Resource Partners LP-DTE Gas Resources LLC Atria Senior Living Group Inc. Audax Group LP-Arnold Magnetic Technologies Corp. Audio Visual Services Group Inc.-Swank Audio Visuals LLC August Lux Holding Co.-Schrader International Inc. Aurora Bank FSB Austin Ventures LLC-BreakingPoint Systems Inc. Austin Ventures LLC-Magnablend Inc. AuthenTec Inc. Author Solutions Inc. AvalonBay Communities Inc.-Archstone Inc. Avaya Inc.-Radvision Ltd. Avery Dennison Corp. - office & consumer products operations Avery Dennison Corp.-Avery Dennison Corp. - office & consumer products operations Avid Health Inc. Avila Therapeutics Inc. Avio SpA - aviation unit Avio SpA-Avio SpA - aviation unit Avista Capital Partners LP-Anthony International Inc. Avista Capital Partners LP-BioReliance Corp. Avista Capital Partners LP-Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc. Avista Capital Partners LP-Knology Inc. Avista Capital Partners LP-Navilyst Medical Inc. Avista Capital Partners LP-Union Drilling Inc. Aviva plc-Aviva USA Corp. Aviva USA Corp. Avon Products Inc. Axel Springer AG-Immoweb.be Axel Springer Digital Classifieds GmbH-Immoweb.be

B B&M Retail Ltd. B&R Acquisition Co.-Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. B/E Aerospace Inc.-Interturbine Group of Cos. B/E Aerospace Inc.-UFC Aerospace Corp.

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Badlands Energy LLC BAE Systems plc-Safariland LLC Bain Capital LLC-AMC Entertainment Inc. Bain Capital LLC-Apex Tool Group LLC Bain Capital LLC-Atento call center business Bain Capital LLC-FCI SA - motorized vehicles division Bain Capital LLC-Genpact Ltd. Bain Capital LLC-MEI Conlux Bamboo Finance sarl-Accion Investments in Microfinance SPC BancTec Inc. Bandera Partners LLC-Kenneth Cole Productions Inc. Bank of America Corp.-Merrill Lynch & Co. - International Wealth Management business Banner Pharmacaps Inc. Barloworld Ltd.-Bucyrus International Inc. - South African operations Barnes Group Inc.-Synventive Molding Solutions Barneys New York Inc. BASF AG-Becker Underwood Inc. Bausch & Lomb Inc.-ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. Baxter International Inc.-Gambro AB Bay Bread Group Bay Partners-Eloqua Corp. Bayer AG-Schiff Nutrition International Inc. Bayer CropScience LP-AgraQuest Inc. Bazaarvoice Inc.-PowerReviews Inc. BB&T Corp.-Crump Group Inc. - life and property casualty insurance unit BC Partners Ltd.-Hamilton Sundstrand Corp., Milton Roy Co., Sullair Corp., Sundyne Corp. BC Partners Ltd.-Iglo Foods Group Ltd. BC Partners Ltd.-Suddenlink Communications Inc. BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. BCE Inc.-Q9 Networks Inc. BCV Investments SCA-Avio SpA - aviation unit BDGB Enterprise Software SarL BDT Capital Partners LLC-Caribou Coffee Co. Inc. Beacon Federal Bancorp Inc. Beam Inc.-White Rock Distilleries Inc. Becker Underwood Inc. Becton, Dickinson and Co.-Discovery Labware Inc. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.-Cost Plus Inc. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.-Linen Holdings LLC Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Co.-Sunrise Senior Living Management Co. Behavioral Centers of America Corp. Belden Inc. - Thermax-Raydex aerospace business Belden Inc.-Belden Inc. - Thermax-Raydex aerospace business Belden Inc.-Miranda Technologies Inc. Belden Inc.-PPC Inc. Benchmark Capital Management Co. LLC-Gaikai Inc. Benihana Inc. Berkshire Hathaway Inc.-Avon Products Inc. Berkshire Hathaway Inc.-Residential Capital LLC - mortgage loan portfolio and residual financial assets Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc.-Beacon Federal Bancorp Inc. Berkshire Partners LLC-AmSafe Global Holdings Inc. Berkshire Partners LLC-Lightower Fiber Networks LLC, Sidera Networks Inc. Berkshire Partners LLC-Party City Corp. Bertram Capital Management LLC-Author Solutions Inc.

Bertram Capital-EDI Holdings Inc. Bessemer Venture Partners-Eloqua Corp. Best Buy Co. BGI Shenzhen-Complete Genomics Inc. Billabong International Ltd. BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Presidio Pharmaceuticals Inc. Biomet Inc.-DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. BioMimetic Therapeutics Inc. BioReliance Corp. Biscuiterie Industrielle du Moghreb SA Black Canyon Capital LLC-Archway Marketing Services Inc. Blackbaud Inc.-Convio Inc. Blackstone Capital Partners VI LP-2GIG Technologies Inc., Vivint Inc., Vivint Solar Inc. Blackstone Capital Partners VI LP-Intertrust Group Holdings SA Blackstone Group LP-Accor SA - United States economy hotels division Blackstone Group LP-eAccess Ltd. Blackstone Group LP-Iglo Foods Group Ltd. Blackstone Group LP-Intertrust Group Holdings SA Blackstone Group LP-Klockner Pentaplast GmbH & Co. KG Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII-Accor SA - United States economy hotels division Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII-Apple REIT Six Inc. Blackstone Real Estate Partners-Ubitech Hub Pte Ltd. Blu Ecigs Blue Harbour Group LP-Arbitron Inc. Bluegreen Corp. BlueOrchard Private Equity Fund S.C.A. - SICAV FIS-Accion Investments in Microfinance SPC BlueScope Steel North America Corp.-Metl-Span LLC Blum Capital Partners LP-Collective Brands Inc. BMC Software Inc.-Numara Software Holdings Inc. Boardwalk GP LLC - conflicts committee-Boardwalk HP Storage Co. LLC Boardwalk GP LLC - special committee-Boardwalk HP Storage Co. LLC Boardwalk GP LLC-Boardwalk HP Storage Co. LLC Boardwalk HP Storage Co. LLC Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP-Boardwalk HP Storage Co. LLC Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP-PL Midstream LLC Boardwalk Pipelines Holding Corp.-Boardwalk HP Storage Co. LLC Boardwalk Pipelines Holding Corp.-PL Midstream LLC Bolthouse Farms Inc. Boomerang Media LLC-Classic Media Inc. Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.-Arinc Inc. - defense systems engineering & support division Boston Biomedical Inc. Boston Scientific Corp.-Cameron Health Inc. Boston Scientific Corp.-Rhythmia Medical Inc. Boston Scientific Corp.-Vessix Vascular Inc. Boxal Group Boyd Gaming Corp.-Peninsula Gaming LLC Brady Corp.-Precision Dynamics Corp. Brainware Inc. Braj Binani Industries Ltd.-3B Fibreglass Sprl BRE Select Hotels Corp.-Apple REIT Six Inc. BreakingPoint Systems Inc. BREG Inc. Bright House Networks LLC-Clearwire Corp. Brightpoint Inc. Brightstar Corp.-Brightstar Europe Ltd.

Brightstar Europe Ltd. Briones family-Indura SA Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.-Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.-Inhibitex Inc. Brit Insurance Holdings NV-Brit Insurance Ltd. Brit Insurance Ltd. Broadcom Corp.-BroadLight Inc. BroadLight Inc. Brookfield Asset Management Inc.-Verde Realty Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. LLC-Things Remembered Inc. Bucyrus International Inc. - mining equipment distribution business Bucyrus International Inc. - distribution and support business Bucyrus International Inc. - South African operations Buddy Media Inc. Bullhorn Inc. Bunge Ltd. - Brazilian operations Bunge Ltd.-Bunge Ltd. - Brazilian operations Business Property Lending Inc. BWAY Corp.-Ropak Packaging BWAY Parent Co. Inc. BWK GmbH-Joh. Heinr. Bornemann GmbH

C C Hotel Mezz Private Ltd.-MSR Resort Golf Course LLC C&C Group plc-Vermont Hard Cider Co. LLC C&J Energy Services Inc.-Casedhole Solutions Inc. C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.-Phoenix International Freight Services Ltd. C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.-T-Chek Systems Inc. C.R. Bard Inc.-Neomend Inc. Cabot Corp.-Norit NV Cadence Bancorp LLC-Encore Bancshares Inc. Cadillac Jack Inc. Caiman Eastern Midstream LLC Caiman Energy LLC-Caiman Eastern Midstream LLC California State Teachers’ Retirement System-LCOR Inc. Calpine Corp.-Riverside Energy Center LLC Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP-Montana Refining Co. Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP-Royal Purple Inc. Cambridge Major Laboratories Inc. Cameco Corp.-Nukem Energy GmbH Cameron Health Inc. Cameron International Corp.-TTS Group ASA Camp Systems International LLC Campbell Soup Co.-Bolthouse Farms Inc. Canacol Energy Ltd.-Shona Energy Company Inc. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board-KCI Therapeutic Support Systems Canada Pension Plan Investment Board-Suddenlink Communications Inc. Capital Z Partners-PGC Holdings Corp. CapVis Equity Partners AG-Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG Cardiokine Inc. Cardno Ltd.-ATC Associates Inc. Cardno US Inc.-ATC Associates Inc. Cargill Australia Ltd.-Goodman Fielder Ltd. - edible fats and oils business Cargill Inc. - cultures and enzymes unit

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Cargill Inc.-Cargill Inc. - cultures and enzymes unit Cargill Inc.-Goodman Fielder Ltd. - edible fats and oils business Caribou Coffee Co. Inc. Cariden Technologies Inc. Carl Icahn-CVR Energy Inc. Carl Icahn-Oshkosh Corp. Carlisle Cos.-Belden Inc. - Thermax-Raydex aerospace business Carlyle Group-7 Days Group Holdings Ltd. Carlyle Group-AMC Entertainment Inc. Carlyle Group-Arinc Inc. - defense systems engineering & support division Carlyle Group-Diversey Japan Carlyle Group-Duff & Phelps Corp. Carlyle Group-DuPont Performance Coatings Carlyle Group-Dynamic Offshore Resources LLC Carlyle Group-Focus Media Holding Ltd. Carlyle Group-Gemcom Software International Inc. Carlyle Group-Getty Images Inc. Carlyle Group-Hamilton Sundstrand Corp., Milton Roy Co., Sullair Corp., Sundyne Corp. Carlyle Group-Landmark Aviation Inc. Carlyle Group-Light Force SpA Carlyle Group-Metaldyne LLC Carlyle Group-Qualicaps Co. Ltd. Carlyle Group-RailAmerica Inc. Carlyle Group-Talaris Topco Ltd. Carlyle Group-UC4 Software GmbH Carlyle Investment Management LLC-DuPont Performance Coatings Carlyle/Riverstone Global Energy and Power Fund-Three Rivers Operating Co. LLC Carmeuse Holding SA-Carmeuse Industrial Sands Carmeuse Industrial Sands Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc.-Carrizo UK Huntington Ltd. Carrizo UK Huntington Ltd. Cascade Corp. Casedhole Solutions Inc. Catalyst Health Solutions Inc. Caterpillar Inc.-Bucyrus International Inc. - mining equipment distribution business Caterpillar Inc.-Bucyrus International Inc. - distribution and support business Caterpillar Inc.-Bucyrus International Inc. - South African operations Caterpillar Inc.-Caterpillar Logistics Services LLC Caterpillar Logistics Services LLC CCMP Capital Advisors LLC-AMC Entertainment Inc. CCMP Capital Advisors LLC-Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Inc. CDC Corp.-CDC Software Corp. CDC Software Corp. CDH Investments-Focus Media Holding Ltd. CE Franklin Ltd. CE Franklin Ltd. - special committee-CE Franklin Ltd. Celesio AG-Movianto GmbH Celgene Corp.-Avila Therapeutics Inc. Celtic Exploration Ltd. Centaur LLC-Indianapolis Downs LLC Centerbridge Partners LP-PF Chang’s China Bistro Inc. CenterPoint Energy Field Services Inc.-Prism Gas Systems I LP - East Texas and Northern Louisiana assets, Waskom Gas Processing Co. Central Parking Corp.

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Centrica plc-Energetix Inc., NYSEG Solutions Inc. Century Capital Management LLC-Digital Risk LLC Ceradyne Inc. Cerberus Capital Management LP-Advantage Resourcing America Inc., Advantage Resourcing Europe BV Cerberus Capital Management LP-AT&T Advertising Solutions, AT&T Interactive Cerberus Capital Management LP-BancTec Inc. Cerberus Capital Management LP-DigitalGlobe Inc. Cerberus Capital Management LP-Guilford Mills Inc. Certiport Inc. Cerveceria Costa Rica SA-North American Breweries Holdings LLC CGS Management-Maag Group CH Energy Group Inc. Champion Technologies Inc. Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC-AboveNet Inc. Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC-OneStopPlus Group Charming Shoppes Inc. Chart Industries Inc.-AirSep Corp. Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP-Wood Mackenzie Ltd. Chemtura Corp. - antioxidant and UV stabilizers business Chemtura Corp.-Chemtura Corp. - antioxidant and UV stabilizers business Chengdu Tianqi Industry Group Co. Ltd.-Talison Lithium Ltd. Cheyenne Plains Investment Co. LLC Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV-Shaw Group Inc. Chicago Senior Care LLC-Clare at Water Tower Chief E&D Holdings LP-Chief Gathering LLC Chief Gathering LLC Chilean energy conglomerate CGE-Iberoamericana de Energia Ibener SA China Aviation Industrial Fund-International Lease Finance Corp. China Baoxin Auto Group Ltd.-NCGA Holdings Ltd. China Everbright Ltd.-Focus Media Holding Ltd. China Kanghui Holdings Choice Environmental Services Inc Christopher Weil & Co.-Vessix Vascular Inc. CHS Capital LLC-Swank Audio Visuals LLC Church & Dwight Co.-Avid Health Inc. CI Capital Partners LLC-Dressel Welding Supply Inc. Cia. Global de Pinturas SA-Grupo Kativo Cielo SA-Merchant eSolutions Inc. Cigna Corp.-Finans Emeklilik ve Hayat AS Cigna Corporation-Great American Supplemental Benefits Group Cimarron Energy Inc. Cinven Ltd.-Ahlsell AB Cinven Ltd.-Avio SpA - aviation unit Cisco Systems Inc.-Cariden Technologies Inc. Cisco Systems Inc.-Cloupia Inc. Cisco Systems Inc.-Lightwire Inc. Cisco Systems Inc.-Meraki Networks Inc. Cisco Systems Inc.-NDS Group Holdings Ltd. CIT Communications Finance Corp.-Outdoor Channel Holdings Inc. Citadel Plastics Holdings Inc. CITIC Capital Partners-Focus Media Holding Ltd. Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc. City National Bank-Rochdale Investment Management LLC CIVC Partners LP-TFI Holdings Inc., Thermo Fluids Inc. Clairmail Inc.

Clare at Water Tower Clare at Water Tower - official committee of unsecured creditors-Clare at Water Tower Clariant AG - Textile Chemicals, Paper Specialties, and Emulsions businesses Clariant AG-Clariant AG - Textile Chemicals, Paper Specialties, and Emulsions businesses Classes USA Inc. Classic Media Inc. Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC-B&M Retail Ltd. Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC-David’s Bridal Inc. Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC-Illinois Tool Works Inc. - decorative surfaces segment Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC-Magnablend Inc. Clean Harbors Inc.-Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. Clearfield Energy Inc. Clearwire Corp. Clearwire Corp. - special committee-Clearwire Corp. Cleveland Browns Cloupia Inc. Clyde Blowers Capital-Maag Group CME Group Inc.-Kansas City Board of Trade CNA Financial Corp.-Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Ltd. CNS Therapeutics Inc. Coach Am Group Holdings Corp. Coach USA Inc.-Coach Am Group Holdings Corp. CoActiv Capital Partners Inc. Coastwood Senior Housing Partners LLC-Sunrise Senior Living Management Co. Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines Inc. Coca-Cola Co.-Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines Inc. Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV-Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines Inc. Cogeco Cable Inc.-Atlantic Broadband Group LLC Cole Haan Colfax-Soldex SA Collective Brands Inc. Colony Capital LLC-Smeralda Holding Srl Colorado Interstate Gas Co. LLC Colson Group Inc. Columbia Banking System Inc.-West Coast Bancorp Comcast Holdings Corp.-Clearwire Corp. Comcast Holdings Corp.-MSNBC.com Compass Diversified Holdings LLC-Arnold Magnetic Technologies Corp. Complete Genomics Inc. Composite Engineering Inc. CompuCredit Holdings Corp.-Jefferson Capital Systems LLC Computer Sciences Corp.-CSC Credit Services Inc. CompuWare Corp. Comverse Technology Inc. ComVest Group-Fast Fabricators LLC, United States Pipe and Foundry Co. LLC ConAgra Foods Inc.-Ralcorp Holdings Inc. ConAgra Foods Inc.-Unilever plc - Bertolli and PF Chang’s Home Menu frozen meal business Concho Resources Inc.-Three Rivers Operating Co. LLC Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd.-Montana Refining Co. Connell Industrial Tool Corp.-Anchor Danly Co. - components business, Dayton Progress Corp. Connell LP-Anchor Danly Co. - components business, Dayton Progress Corp.

ConocoPhillips - Vietnam assets ConocoPhillips Algeria Ltd. ConocoPhillips-ConocoPhillips - Vietnam assets ConocoPhillips-ConocoPhillips Algeria Ltd. Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc.-SureWest Communications Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd. Consorcio Comex SA de CV Consort Medical plc-King Systems Corp. Consortium of Investors lead by Stephen A. Kaplan-Memphis Grizzlies Constellation Brands Inc.-Crown Imports LLC Continental Energy Systems LLC-Semco Holding Corp. Continental Resources Inc. - special committee-Wheatland Oil Inc. Continental Resources Inc.-Wheatland Oil Inc. Continuum Wind Energy Pte. Ltd. Contrail Systems Inc. Contrarian Capital Management LLC-Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. Controladora Comercial Mexicana SAB de CV-Costco de Mexico ConvaTec Inc.-180 Medical Inc. Convergys Corp. - Information management unit Convergys Corp.-Convergys Corp. - Information management unit Conversus Capital LP Convio Inc. Cooper Industries Ltd. Cooper Industries Ltd.-Apex Tool Group LLC Coperion Capital GmbH Coppermark Bancshares Inc. Cordillera Energy Partners III LLC Corix Utilities Inc.-Hydro Star LLC Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc.-Cardiokine Inc. Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc.-EKR Therapeutics Inc. Corning Inc.-Discovery Labware Inc. Corporate Executive Board Co.-SHL Group Ltd. Cortec Group Inc.-180 Medical Inc. Cost Plus Inc. Costco de Mexico Costco Wholesale Corp.-Costco de Mexico Cotton Creek Capital Management LLP-Magnablend Inc. Coty Inc.-Avon Products Inc. Coulombe family-White Rock Distilleries Inc. Court Square Capital Partners-Premier Dental Services Inc. Court Square Capital Partners-SGS International Inc. Coventry Health Care Inc. Covidien plc-CNS Therapeutics Inc. Covidien plc-Newport Medical Instruments Inc. Cox Enterprises Inc.-Savings.com Inc. Crane Co.-MEI Conlux Credit Suisse Group-CW Capital LLC Credit Suisse Group-Sunquest Information Systems Inc. Credo Petroleum Corp. Crescent Point Energy Corp.-Ute Energy Upstream Holdings LLC Cressey & Co. LP-U.S. Renal Care Inc. Crestview Partners LP-Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico LLC, OneLink Communications Inc. CreXus Investment Corp. Crosstex Energy LP-Clearfield Energy Inc. Crown Imports LLC Crump Group Inc. - life and property casualty insurance unit Crump Group Inc.-Crump Group Inc. - life and property casualty insurance unit January/Febuary 2013

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Crystal Financial LLC CSC Credit Services Inc. CTF Technologies Inc. Curtiss-Wright Corp.-Cimarron Energy Inc. Curtiss-Wright Corp.-Williams Controls Inc. CVC Capital Partners Group-Ahlsell AB CVC Capital Partners Group-AlixPartners LLP CVC Capital Partners Group-StarBev Management Services SRO CVC Capital Partners Ltd.-Infastech Ltd. CVC Capital Partners Ltd.-Magnablend Inc. CVR Energy Inc. CVS Caremark Corp.-Health Net Inc. - Medicare prescription drug plan CW Capital LLC Cymer Inc. Cypress Pharmaceuticals Inc. Cypress Semiconductor Corp.-Ramtron International Corp. Cytec Industries Inc. - coating resins business Cytec Industries Inc. - pressure-sensitive adhesives unit Cytec Industries Inc.-Cytec Industries Inc. - coating resins business Cytec Industries Inc.-Cytec Industries Inc. - pressure-sensitive adhesives unit Cytec Industries Inc.-Umeco plc

D Daikin Industries Ltd.-Goodman Global Inc. Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd.-Boston Biomedical Inc. Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd.-Elevation Pharmaceuticals Inc. Daiwa House Industry Co.-Fujita Corp. Dako Denmark A/S Dalea Partners LP-TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. - oilfield service business Dalea Partners LP-Viking International Ltd. Dalian Wanda Group Corp. Ltd.-AMC Entertainment Inc. Danaher Corp.-Aperio Technologies Inc. Danaher Corp.-Apex Tool Group LLC Danaher Corp.-Iris International Inc. Danaher Corp.-X-Rite Inc. Darden Restaurants Inc.-Yard House USA LLC Dart Container Corp.-Solo Cup Co. Dassault Systemes SA-Gemcom Software International Inc. David’s Bridal Inc. DaVita Inc.-HealthCare Partners LLC Dayton Progress Corp. DC Capital Partners LLC-Michael Baker Corp. DCP Midstream GP LLC-DCP Southeast Texas LLC DCP Midstream LLC-DCP Southeast Texas LLC DCP Midstream Partners GP LLC - special committee of the board of directors-DCP Southeast Texas LLC DCP Midstream Partners LP-DCP Southeast Texas LLC DCP Southeast Texas LLC DDi Corp. Dean Foods Co.-Morningstar Foods LLC Decision Resources Group LLC deCode Genetics Inc. Dell Inc.-Quest Software Inc. Deloitte Consulting LLP-Monitor Co. Group LP Deloro Stellite Group Delphi Automotive LLP-FCI SA - motorized vehicles division

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Deltak.edu LLC Deltek Systems Inc. Demandforce Inc. DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. Deutsche Beteiligungs AG-Coperion Capital GmbH Deutsche Telekom AG - Supervisory Board-MetroPCS Communications Inc. Deutsche Telekom AG-MetroPCS Communications Inc. Devonshire Investors-Production Control Services Inc. Dex One Corp.-SuperMedia Inc. DFB Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Healthpoint Ltd. DGPA Capital-Light Force SpA Diamond Resorts Holdings LLC-Bluegreen Corp. Dick Clark Productions Inc. Digital Generation Inc. Digital Risk LLC Digital River Inc.-LML Payment Systems Inc. DigitalGlobe Inc. Diodes Inc.-BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. Discovery Labware Inc. Diversey Japan DLJ Merchant Banking Partners LP-Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc. Doe & Ingalls Management LLC Dole Food Co. Inc.-Dole Worldwide Packaged Foods Dole Worldwide Packaged Foods Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. Double Down Interactive LLC Doughty Hanson & Co.-Norit NV Douglas Holding AG Dover Corp.-Anthony International Inc. Dover Corp.-Maag Group Dover Corp.-Production Control Services Inc. Dreams Inc. DreamWorks SKG-Classic Media Inc. Dressel Welding Supply Inc. Drug Trading Co. DTE Energy Co.-DTE Gas Resources LLC DTE Gas Resources LLC DTS Inc.-SRS Labs Inc. Duff & Phelps Corp. Duke Energy Corp.-Iberoamericana de Energia Ibener SA Duke Street LLP-Deloro Stellite Group Dunkermotoren GmbH DuPont Performance Coatings DuPont Professional Products Dusa Pharmaceuticals Inc. Dycom Industries Inc.-Quanta Services Inc. - telecommunications infrastructure services subsidiaries Dynamic Offshore Resources LLC

E eAccess Ltd. Eagle Energy Co. of Oklahoma LLC Eagle Energy Production LLC-Eagle Energy Co. of Oklahoma LLC Eagle River Holdings LLC-Clearwire Corp. Earth Fare Inc. Eastman Chemical Co.-Solutia Inc. EasyLink Services International Corp.

Eaton Corp.-Cooper Industries Ltd. Ecolab Inc. - vehicle care division Ecolab Inc.-Champion Technologies Inc., Permian Mud Service Inc. Ecolab Inc.-Ecolab Inc. - vehicle care division Ecorse Investments-EKO Holding SA ED&F Man Holdings Ltd.-Westway Feed LLC, Westway Group Inc. European terminals Edelman Financial Group Inc. Edelman Financial Group Inc. - special committee-Edelman Financial Group Inc. EDI Holdings Inc. Edmond de Rothschild Corporate Finance-Duff & Phelps Corp. Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners SAS-Vessix Vascular Inc. EI Du Pont de Nemours and Co.-DuPont Performance Coatings EI Du Pont de Nemours and Co.-DuPont Professional Products EKO Holding SA EKR Therapeutics Inc. El Paso Corp. - exploration and production operations El Paso Corp.-Cheyenne Plains Investment Co. LLC, Colorado Interstate Gas Co. LLC El Paso Corp.-El Paso Corp. - exploration and production operations El Paso Natural Gas Co. El Paso Pipeline Partners LP - conflicts committee-Cheyenne Plains Investment Co. LLC, Colorado Interstate Gas Co. LLC El Paso Pipeline Partners LP-Cheyenne Plains Investment Co. LLC, Colorado Interstate Gas Co. LLC Electronic Funds Source LLC-T-Chek Systems Inc. Electronic Merchant Systems Element Financial Corp.-CoActiv Capital Partners Inc. Elevation Pharmaceuticals Inc. Elliot Associates LP-CompuWare Corp. Elliott Associates LP-Schuler AG Elliott Associates LP-URL Pharma Inc. Eloqua Corp. Elpida Memory Inc. Embanet-Compass Knowledge Group Emeritus Corp.-Nurse On Call Inc. Emerson Electric Co.-Knaack LLC EMI Records Ltd. Empeiria Acquisition Corp.-Integrated Drilling Equipment Company Holdings Inc. Empresas Penta SA-AFP Cuprum SA Emulex Corp.-Endace Ltd. EnCap Energy Capital Fund VII LP-Paloma Partners II LLC Encore Bancshares Inc. Endace Ltd. Energetix Inc. Energy Resource Technology Gom Inc. Energy Transfer Partners LP-ETC Canyon Pipeline LLC Energy Transfer Partners LP-Missouri Gas Energy, New England Gas Co. Energy Transfer Partners LP-Sunoco Inc. ENK International LLC Enstar Group Ltd.-HSBC Holdings plc - U.S. insurance manufacturing business Enstar Group Ltd.-SeaBright Holdings Inc. Entertainment Cruises Inc. Entertainment One Ltd.-Alliance Films Holdings Inc. Envoy Therapeutics Inc. Envoy Therapeutics Inc. - management-Envoy Therapeutics Inc. Epicor Software Corp.-Solarsoft Business Systems Ltd.

Epitomics International Inc. Epoch Holding Corp. EQT Corp.-Equitable Gas Co. LLC EQT Infrastructure Fund-Westway Group Inc. EQT Partners AB-Dako Denmark A/S EQT Partners AB-Gambro AB EQT Partners AB-UC4 Software GmbH EQT Partners AB-Westway Group Inc. EQT VI-UC4 Software GmbH Equifax Inc.-CSC Credit Services Inc. Equifax Information Services LLC-CSC Credit Services Inc. Equistone Partners Ltd.-Global Blue Holdings AB Equitable Gas Co. LLC Equity Red Star Equity Residential Inc.-Archstone Inc. eResearch Technologies Inc. - special committee -eResearchTechnology Inc. eResearchTechnology Inc. Esco Corp.-Ulterra Drilling Technologies LP eScreen Inc. ETC Canyon Pipeline LLC Euroland Investments BV-Norit NV EUSA Pharma Inc. EverBank Financial Corp.-Business Property Lending Inc. Exal Corp.-Boxal Group Experian plc-Classes USA Inc., LowerMyBills.com Inc., PriceGrabber.com Extend Health Inc. Extreme Reach Inc.-Digital Generation Inc. Exxon Mobil Canada Ltd.-Celtic Exploration Ltd. Exxon Mobil Corp.-Celtic Exploration Ltd. Exxon Mobil Corp.-ExxonMobil Yugen Kaisha ExxonMobil Yugen Kaisha

F F5 Networks Inc.-Traffix Systems Facebook Inc.-Instagram Inc. Fair Isaac Corp.-Adeptra Ltd. Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.-Brit Insurance Ltd. Fairway Outdoor Advertising LLC-Olympus Media LLC Family Heritage Life Insurance Co. of America Fanatics Inc.-Dreams Inc. Fashion Bug Retail Cos. Fast Fabricators LLC Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.-J Brand Denim Co. FCI SA - motorized vehicles division Federal Signal Corp.-Federal Signal Technologies Group Federal Signal Technologies Group Fenwal Inc. Fenway Partners LLC-1-800 Contacts Inc. Fenway Partners LLC-Coach Am Group Holdings Corp. Fenway Partners LLC-Panther Expedited Services Inc. FerroKin BioSciences Inc. Fianzas Monterrey SA Fidelity National Financial Inc.-J. Alexander’s Corp. Fidelity National Financial Inc.-O’Charley’s Inc. Fidelity National Information Services Inc. - Healthcare Benefit Solutions business

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Fidelity National Information Services Inc.-Fidelity National Information Services Inc. - Healthcare Benefit Solutions business FIFS Holdings Corp.-First Investors Financial Services Group Inc. Finans Emeklilik ve Hayat AS Finansbank AS-Finans Emeklilik ve Hayat AS Finceramica SpA-Marazzi Group Finedining Capital GmbH-Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG Finmeccanica SpA-Avio SpA - aviation unit Finning International Inc.-Bucyrus International Inc. - mining equipment distribution business First California Financial Group Inc. First Investors Financial Services Group Inc. First Place Bank First Place Financial Corp.-First Place Bank First Reserve Corp.-TPC Group Inc. First Telecom Services LLC First Tower Corp. FirstCity Financial Corp. FirstMerit Bank NA-Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc. 5AM Ventures-Envoy Therapeutics Inc. 5AM Ventures-Incline Therapeutics Inc. Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings SA Flanders Corp. Fleet One FleetCor Technologies Inc.-CTF Technologies Inc. FleetPride Inc. Flexpoint Ford LLC-Jefferson Capital Systems LLC Flint Energy Services Ltd. Flowers Foods Inc.-Lepage Bakeries Inc. FMC Technologies Inc.-Pure Energy Services Ltd. Focus Media Holding Ltd. Focus Media Holding Ltd. - Board of Directors-Focus Media Holding Ltd. Fogo de Chao Churrascaria LLC Folhamatic Group Forestar Group Inc.-Credo Petroleum Corp. FormFactor Inc.-MicroProbe Inc. Fortis Inc.-CH Energy Group Inc. Fortitech Inc. Fortress Investment Group LLC-CW Capital LLC Fortress Investment Group LLC-RailAmerica Inc. Fortress Investment Group LLC-Residential Capital LLC - mortgage origination and servicing businesses Fossil Inc.-Skagen Designs Ltd. Fosun International Ltd.-Focus Media Holding Ltd. Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc. FountainVest Partners-Focus Media Holding Ltd. 450 Lex Private Ltd.-MSR Resort Golf Course LLC Fox Energy Co. LLC Fox Paine & Co. LLC-Paradigm Ltd. Franchise Services of North America Inc.-Hertz Global Holdings Inc. Advantage business Francisco Partners Management LLC-Kewill plc Frank McCourt-Los Angeles Dodgers LLC Frazier Healthcare Ventures-Incline Therapeutics Inc. Freeman Spogli & Co.-Savers Inc. Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. - special committee-McMoRan Exploration Co. Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. - special committee-Plains Exploration & Production Co.

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Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.-McMoRan Exploration Co. Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.-Plains Exploration & Production Co. Fresenius Kabi-Fenwal Inc. Fresenius SE-Fenwal Inc. FSI International Inc. FTV Capital-Fleet One Fujita Corp. Fundamental Advisors LP-Clare at Water Tower Funzio Inc. FX Alliance Inc. FXCM Inc.-Lucid Markets Trading Ltd.

G G-III Apparel Group Ltd.-Vilebrequin Gaikai Inc. Galen Partners-Aperio Technologies Inc. Gambro AB Garnett & Helfrich Capital-Pervasive Software Inc. Gavilon LLC Gaylord Entertainment Co.-Gaylord Hotels Gaylord Hotels GB Merchant Partners LLC-Things Remembered Inc. GE Capital Corp.-Business Property Lending Inc. GE Healthcare-Thomas Medical Products Inc. Gemcom Software International Inc. Gen-Probe Inc. GenCorp Inc.-Rocketdyne Propulsion & Power unit General Atlantic LLC-AKQA General Atlantic LLC-Gavilon LLC General Atlantic LLC-Genpact Ltd. General Atlantic LLC-Immoweb.be General Atlantic LLC-Knight Capital Group Inc. General Bearing Corp. General Cable Corp.-Alcan Cable General Electric Capital Corp.-SP Newsprint Holdings LLC General Electric Co. - aviation hydraulic thrust reverser actuation systems business General Electric Co.-Avio SpA - aviation unit General Electric Co.-Fox Energy Co. LLC General Electric Co.-General Electric Co. - aviation hydraulic thrust reverser actuation systems business General Electric Co.-Industrea Ltd. General Mills Inc.-Yoki Alimentos SA General Motors Co.-Ally Financial Inc. - international operations Generation Investment Management-AgraQuest Inc. Genesee & Wyoming Inc.-RailAmerica Inc. Genesis Care Pty. Ltd. Genesis HealthCare LLC-Sun Healthcare Group Inc. Genesis Inventions LP-BreakingPoint Systems Inc. Gennum Corp. Genomma Lab Internacional SAB de CV-Prestige Brands Holdings Inc. GenOn Energy Inc. Genpact Ltd. Genstar Capital LLC-eResearchTechnology Inc. Geo 3 & Co. SCA-GlobeOp Financial Services SA GeoEye Inc.-DigitalGlobe Inc. GeoResources Inc.

Georgia Gulf Corp. Georgia Gulf Corp.-PPG Industries Inc. - commodity chemicals business Georgia-Pacific LLC-International Paper Co. - building products unit Getco Holdings Co. LLC-Knight Capital Group Inc. Getinge AB-KCI Therapeutic Support Systems Getty Images Inc. Getty Investments-Getty Images Inc. GF Capital Private Equity Fund LP-Airborne Inc. GI Partners LLP-WaveDivision Holdings LLC Gibson Energy Holdings Inc.-OMNI Energy Services Corp. Giovanna Investment Holdings Ltd.-Focus Media Holding Ltd. GlaxoSmithKline plc-Human Genome Sciences Inc. Global Blue Holdings AB Global Payments Inc.-Accelerated Payment Technologies Inc. GlobalSpec Inc. GlobeOp Financial Services SA Glory Ltd.-Talaris Topco Ltd. Go-Coil LLC Golden Gate Capital-ArrMaz Custom Chemicals Inc. Golden Gate Capital-Collective Brands Inc. Goldman Sachs Administration Services Goldman Sachs Capital Partners-Ahlsell AB Goldman Sachs Capital Partners-Associated Asphalt Partners LLC Goldman Sachs Capital Partners-HSBC Holdings plc - U.S. insurance manufacturing business Goldman Sachs Capital Partners-Suddenlink Communications Inc. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.-2GIG Technologies Inc., Vivint Inc., Vivint Solar Inc. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.-Goldman Sachs Administration Services Goldman Sachs Japan Co. Ltd.-Fujita Corp. Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison Inc.-Remmele Engineering Inc. Golf Town Canada Inc.-Golfsmith International Holdings Inc. Golf Warehouse Inc. Golfsmith International Holdings Inc. Goodman Fielder Ltd. - edible fats and oils business Goodman Fielder Ltd.-Goodman Fielder Ltd. - edible fats and oils business Goodman Global Inc. Goodrich Corp. - GPECS unit Google Inc.-Motorola Home Gordian Group Inc. Gores Group LLC-Harris Broadcast Communications Inc. Gores Group LLC-Pep Boys - Manny Moe & Jack Gores Group LLC-TE Connectivity Ltd. - Touch Solutions unit Government of Germany-TLG Immobilien GmbH Government of Singapore Investment Corp. (Realty) Pte. Ltd.-MSR Resort Golf Course LLC GP Investments Ltd.-Fogo de Chao Churrascaria LLC GrainCorp Ltd. Granite Constuction Inc.-Kenny Construction Co. Graphite Capital Management LLP-NES Group Ltd. Great American Supplemental Benefits Group Great Hill Partners LLC-Accelerated Payment Technologies Inc. Great Wolf Resorts Inc. Gree International Inc.-Funzio Inc. Green Fuel Services LLC-TFI Holdings Inc., Thermo Fluids Inc. Greenbriar Equity Group LLC-AmSafe Global Holdings Inc. Greenbrier Cos.

Grupo Elektra SAB de CV-Advance America Cash Advance Centers Inc. Grupo Kativo Grupo Modelo SAB de CV Grupo Modelo SAB de CV-Crown Imports LLC Grupo Mundial-Grupo Kativo Gryphon Investors LP-Intelligrated Inc. GS Capital Partners-Alliance Films Holdings Inc. GS Capital Partners-Interline Brands Inc. GS Capital Partners-TransUnion LLC GS Capital Partners-USI Insurance Services Corp. GTCR Golder Rauner LLC-AboveNet Inc. GTCR Golder Rauner LLC-APS Healthcare Inc. GTCR Golder Rauner LLC-Camp Systems International LLC GTCR Golder Rauner LLC-Classic Media Inc. GTCR Golder Rauner LLC-Landmark Aviation Inc. GTCR LLC-Premium Credit Ltd. Guggenheim Baseball Management LLC-Los Angeles Dodgers LLC Guggenheim Partners LLC-Dick Clark Productions Inc. Guggenheim Partners LLC-Sun Life Financial Inc. - annuity business Guilford Mills Inc. Gulf Oil Corp.-Houghton International Inc.

H H. Lundbeck AS-Proximagen Group plc H. Paulin & Co. Ltd. H. Paulin & Co. Ltd. - special committee-H. Paulin & Co. Ltd. H.B. Fuller Co.-Grupo Kativo H.I.G. Capital LLC-A10 Capital LLC H.I.G. Capital LLC-Arctic Glacier Income Fund Haemonetics Corp.-Pall Corp. - blood collection unit Hain Celestial Group Inc.-Premier Foods plc - grocery brands Hair Club for Men and Women Ltd. Halcon Resources Corp.-GeoResources Inc. Halcyon Capital-AgraQuest Inc. Hamilton Sundstrand Corp. HarbourVest Partners LLC-Conversus Capital LP HarbourVest Structured Solutions II LP-Conversus Capital LP Hardware & Home Improvement Group Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Ltd. Harman International Industries Inc.-Martin Professional A/S Harris Broadcast Communications Inc. Harris Corp.-Harris Broadcast Communications Inc. Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. - life insurance Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. - retirement plans Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.-Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. - life insurance Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.-Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. - retirement plans Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.-Woodbury Financial Services Inc. Harvest Natural Resources Inc.-Harvest-Vinccler Dutch Holding BV, Petrodelta SA Harvest-Vinccler Dutch Holding BV Hawker Beechcraft Inc. Hawthorn Pharmaceuticals Inc. Health Care REIT Inc.-Sunrise Senior Living Inc. Health Care REIT Inc.-Sunrise Senior Living Management Co. Health Net Inc. - Medicare prescription drug plan

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Health Net Inc.-Health Net Inc. - Medicare prescription drug plan HealthCare Partners LLC Healthpoint Ltd. Heckmann Corp.-Badlands Energy LLC Heckmann Corp.-TFI Holdings Inc., Thermo Fluids Inc. Hecla Mining Co.-U.S. Silver Corp. Heiler Software AG Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc.-Energy Resource Technology Gom Inc. Hellman & Friedman LLC-AlixPartners LLP Hellman & Friedman LLC-Getty Images Inc. Hellman & Friedman LLC-Goodman Global Inc. Hellman & Friedman LLC-Wood Mackenzie Ltd. Henkel AG & Co KGaA-Cytec Industries Inc. - pressure-sensitive adhesives unit Hertz Global Holdings Inc. - Advantage business Hertz Global Holdings Inc.-Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. Hertz Global Holdings Inc.-Hertz Global Holdings Inc. - Advantage business HgCapital plc-SHL Group Ltd. HHI Group Holdings LLC Hicks Acquisition Co.-Appleton Papers Inc. High Sierra Energy LP High Sierra Sport Co. Highland Capital Management LP-Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. Highstar Capital Fund II-Hydro Star LLC Highstar Capital LP-Veolia ES Solid Waste Inc. Hill-Rom Holdings Inc.-Aspen Surgical Products Inc. Hillenbrand Inc.-Coperion Capital GmbH Hillman Cos. Inc.-H. Paulin & Co. Ltd. Hilltop Holdings Inc.-PlainsCapital Corp. Hinduja Group-Houghton International Inc. Hitachi Ltd.-Opnext Inc. HNR Energia BV-Harvest-Vinccler Dutch Holding BV, Petrodelta SA Hologic Inc.-Gen-Probe Inc. Homeward Residential Holdings Inc. Honeywell International Inc.-Intermec Inc. Honeywell International Inc.-Saia-Burgess Controls AG Honeywell International Inc.-Thomas Russell Co. Hospital Acquisition LLC-LCI Holding Co. Houghton International Inc. HSBC Holdings plc - U.S. insurance manufacturing business HSBC Holdings plc-HSBC Holdings plc - U.S. insurance manufacturing business Hudson City Bancorp Inc. Hughes Telematics Inc. Hughes Telematics Inc. - special committee-Hughes Telematics Inc. Hulseman family, The-Solo Cup Co. Human Genome Sciences Inc. Humana Inc.-Metropolitan Health Networks Inc. Huntsman Gay Global Capital LLC-Citadel Plastics Holdings Inc. Huntsman Gay Global Capital LLC-Power Holdings Inc. Huntsman Gay Global Capital LLC-Sunquest Information Systems Inc. Hydro Star LLC Hyper Marketing Inc. Héroux-Devtek Inc. - McSwain manufacturing unit Héroux-Devtek Inc.-Héroux-Devtek Inc. - McSwain manufacturing unit

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I IAC/InterActiveCorp.-About.com Inc. Iberdrola SA-Energetix Inc., NYSEG Solutions Inc. Iberoamericana de Energia Ibener SA IBM Corp. - retail-store-solutions unit IBM Corp.-IBM Corp. - retail-store-solutions unit IBM Corp.-Kenexa Corp. Icahn Capital LP-CVR Energy Inc. Iconix Brand Group Inc.-Umbro plc iContact Corp. ICV Capital Partners LLC-Entertainment Cruises Inc. Iglo Foods Group Ltd. IHS Inc.-GlobalSpec Inc. Illinois Tool Works Inc. - decorative surfaces segment Illinois Tool Works Inc.-Illinois Tool Works Inc. - decorative surfaces segment Illumina Inc. Illumina Inc.-Complete Genomics Inc. Image Entertainment Inc. Imagination Technologies Group plc-MIPS Technologies Inc. Immoweb.be Imperial Sugar Co. Incline Therapeutics Inc. Indianapolis Downs LLC Indianapolis Downs LLC - creditor and equity group-Indianapolis Downs LLC Individual Investor(s)-AlixPartners LLP Individual Investor(s)-Best Buy Co. Individual Investor(s)-Billabong International Ltd. Individual Investor(s)-Cleveland Browns Individual Investor(s)-Douglas Holding AG Individual Investor(s)-Edelman Financial Group Inc. Individual Investor(s)-Kenneth Cole Productions Inc. Individual Investor(s)-Memphis Grizzlies Individual Investor(s)-New Orleans Hornets Individual Investor(s)-Quest Software Inc. Individual Investor(s)-San Diego Padres Baseball Club LP Individual Seller(s)-B&M Retail Ltd. Individual Seller(s)-Badlands Energy LLC Individual Seller(s)-Cleveland Browns Indorama Ventures pcl-Old World Industries LLC - ethylene unit Indura SA Industrea Ltd. Industrial Growth Partners-O’Brien Corp. Industrial Growth Partners-Xaloy Inc. Inergy LP-Inergy Propane LLC Inergy LP-US Salt LLC Inergy Midstream LP-Rangeland Energy LLC - COLT system Inergy Midstream LP-US Salt LLC Inergy Propane LLC Infastech Ltd. Inflection LLC-Archives.com Informatica Corp.-Heiler Software AG Informatica Deutschland AG-Heiler Software AG InfoSpace Inc.-2SS Holdings Inc. Ingram Barge Co.-U.S. United Barge Line LLC Ingram Micro Inc.-Brightpoint Inc. Inhibitex Inc.

Innospec Inc.-TPC Group Inc. Innovation Network Corp. of Japan-Seajacks International Ltd. Insight Equity-Flanders Corp. Insight Equity-Walker Group Holdings LLC Insight Venture Partners LLC-Folhamatic Group Insight Venture Partners LLC-Quest Software Inc. Instagram Inc. Insurance Australia Group Ltd.-Equity Red Star Intavent Direct Ltd. IntegraMed America Inc. Integrated Device Technology Inc.-PLX Technology Inc. Integrated Drilling Equipment Company Holdings Inc. Integrys Energy Group Inc.-Fox Energy Co. LLC Intel Capital-Gaikai Inc. Intel Corp.-Clearwire Corp. Intelligrated Inc. IntercontinentalExchange Inc.-NYSE Euronext Interfast Inc. Interline Brands Inc. Intermec Inc. InterMedia Outdoors Inc.-Outdoor Channel Holdings Inc. International Game Technology-Double Down Interactive LLC International Lease Finance Corp. International Paper Co. - building products unit International Paper Co.-International Paper Co. - building products unit International Shipholding Corp.-U.S. United Ocean Services LLC Intertrust Group Holdings SA Interturbine Group of Cos. Intervale Capital-Casedhole Solutions Inc. Intervale Capital-Ulterra Drilling Technologies LP Intuit Inc.-Demandforce Inc. Invacare Corp.-Invacare Supply Group Invacare Supply Group Inversiones Banpenta Limitada-AFP Cuprum SA Inversiones Breca SA-Soldex SA Invesco Asset Management Ltd.-Proximagen Group plc Investcorp SA-Archway Marketing Services Inc. Investcorp SA-FleetPride Inc. Investissement Quebec-Alliance Films Holdings Inc. Investor AB-Gambro AB Investor Group - multiple investors-7 Days Group Holdings Ltd. Investor Group - multiple investors-Archstone Inc. Investor Group - multiple investors-Billabong International Ltd. Investor Group - multiple investors-Collective Brands Inc. Investor Group - multiple investors-Duff & Phelps Corp. Investor Group - multiple investors-El Paso Corp. - exploration and production operations Investor Group - multiple investors-Hamilton Sundstrand Corp., Milton Roy Co., Sullair Corp., Sundyne Corp. Investor Group - multiple investors-Iglo Foods Group Ltd. Investor Group - multiple investors-Interline Brands Inc. Investor Group - multiple investors-International Lease Finance Corp. Investor Group - multiple investors-Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico LLC, OneLink Communications Inc. Investor Group - multiple investors-OneStopPlus Group Investor Group - multiple investors-Paradigm Ltd. Investor Group - multiple investors-Q9 Networks Inc. Investor Group - multiple investors-Quest Software Inc. Investor Group - multiple investors-Residential Capital LLC - mortgage origination and servicing businesses

Investor Group - multiple investors-San Diego Padres Baseball Club LP Investor Group - multiple investors-Savers Inc. Investor Group - multiple investors-Seajacks International Ltd. Investor Group - multiple investors-Shearer’s Foods Inc. Investor Group - multiple investors-Suddenlink Communications Inc. Investor Group - multiple investors-Sunrise Senior Living Management Co. Investor Group - multiple investors-TPC Group Inc. Investor Group - multiple investors-TransUnion LLC Investor Group - multiple investors-Velocity Technology Solutions Inc. Investor Group - multiple investors-WaveDivision Holdings LLC Investors Bancorp Inc.-Marathon Banking Corp. Investors Bancorp Inc.-Roma Financial Corp. Ion Beam Applications SA - radiopharmaceutical unit Ion Beam Applications SA-Ion Beam Applications SA - radiopharmaceutical unit Iona Energy Inc.-Carrizo UK Huntington Ltd. IP Group plc-Proximagen Group plc IPD Group Ltd. Iris International Inc. ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. Istithmar World PJSC-Barneys New York Inc. Itochu Corp.-Dole Worldwide Packaged Foods Itron Inc.-SmartSynch Inc. ITT Corp.-Joh. Heinr. Bornemann GmbH ITX Corp. Ixia-Anue Systems Inc. Ixia-BreakingPoint Systems Inc.

J J Brand Denim Co. J. Alexander’s Corp. J.A. Thomas & Associates Inc. J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC-Crump Group Inc. - life and property casualty insurance unit J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC-HSBC Holdings plc - U.S. insurance manufacturing business J.L. French Automotive Castings Inc. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.-Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.-Real Mex Restaurants Inc. J.W. Childs Associates LP-Tile Shop LLC J2 Global Communications Inc.-Ziff Davis Media Inc. Jackson National Life Insurance Co.-SRLC America Holdings Corp. Jacobs Asset Management LLC-Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc. Jane C. Warriner Trust-Indianapolis Downs LLC Japan Industrial Partners Inc.-ITX Corp. Jason Nanchun Jiang-Focus Media Holding Ltd. Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc-EUSA Pharma Inc. JDA Software Group Inc. JDA Software Group Inc. - special committee-JDA Software Group Inc. Jefferies Group Inc. Jefferies Group Inc. - transaction committee-Jefferies Group Inc. Jefferson Capital Systems LLC Jensen family-Pecos Gathering & Marketing LLC JetPay LLC JH Partners LLC-Acorn Media Group Inc., Image Entertainment Inc. Jimmy Sanders Inc. Jimmy Haslam-Cleveland Browns

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JLL Partners Inc.-Banner Pharmacaps Inc. JMI Equity Fund LP-Eloqua Corp. JMI Equity Fund LP-Gemcom Software International Inc. JMI Equity Fund LP-iContact Corp. JMI Equity Fund LP-Paradigm Ltd. Joh. A. Benckiser GmbH-Caribou Coffee Co. Inc. Joh. A. Benckiser GmbH-Peet’s Coffee & Tea Inc. Joh. Heinr. Bornemann GmbH John Hancock Life Insurance Co.-Michigan Power LP John Wiley & Sons Inc.-Deltak.edu LLC John Wood Group plc-Mitchell’s Oil Field Services Inc. Johnson & Johnson Inc.-DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. Johnson Controls Inc.-A123 Systems Inc. - automotive assets Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd.-Saia-Burgess Controls AG Jordan Co.-Suddenlink Communications Inc. Jordan Co.-Venari Resources LLC Journal Register Co. JPMorgan Chase Bank NA-LCI Holding Co. JSA International Holdings LP Julius Baer Group Ltd.-Merrill Lynch & Co. - International Wealth Management business Juniper Networks Inc.-Contrail Systems Inc. Jupiter Partners LLC-2GIG Technologies Inc., Vivint Inc., Vivint Solar Inc. JWC Acquisition Corp.-Tile Shop LLC

K KA Steel Chemicals Inc. KAI Pharmaceuticals Inc. Kanders & Co.-Safariland LLC Kansas City Board of Trade KarpReilly LLC-Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Inc. Katz Group Canada Inc.-Drug Trading Co., Medicine Shoppe Canada Inc. KAYAK Software Corp. KCI Therapeutic Support Systems KCP Holdco Inc.-Kenneth Cole Productions Inc. KCPC Holdings Inc.-Central Parking Corp. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. Keen Energy Services LLC Kellogg Co.-Procter & Gamble Co. - Pringles chips Kelso & Co.-Power Holdings Inc. Kelso & Co.-Swank Audio Visuals LLC Kelso & Co.-Venari Resources LLC Kenexa Corp. Kennametal Inc.-Deloro Stellite Group Kenneth Cole Productions Inc. Kenneth Cole Productions Inc. - special committee-Kenneth Cole Productions Inc. Kenny Construction Co. Kensey Nash Corp. Kewill plc Keystone Midstream Services LLC KEYW Holding Corp.-Poole & Associates Inc. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP - independent directors-El Paso Natural Gas Co., Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP-El Paso Natural Gas Co., Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC

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Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP-Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP 50% stake Kinder Morgan Inc.-El Paso Corp. - exploration and production operations Kinder Morgan Inc.-El Paso Natural Gas Co., Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC Kinderhook Industries LLC-Nurse On Call Inc. Kinetic Concepts Inc.-KCI Therapeutic Support Systems King Systems Corp. King’s College London-Proximagen Group plc Kirby Corp.-Allied Transportation Co. Kirby Corp.-Penn Maritime Inc. Kiva Systems Inc. Klockner Pentaplast GmbH & Co. KG Knaack LLC Knight Capital Group Inc. Knology Inc. Knology Inc. - board of directors-Knology Inc. Knowledge Universe Inc.-Embanet-Compass Knowledge Group Kohlberg & Co. LLC-Central Parking Corp. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP - 50% stake Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP-Genesis Care Pty. Ltd. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP-Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP 50% stake Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP-Sealy Corp. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP-Sunrise Senior Living Management Co. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP-Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG KPS Capital Partners LP-HHI Group Holdings LLC KPS Capital Partners LP-North American Breweries Holdings LLC Kraft Foods Inc.-Biscuiterie Industrielle du Moghreb SA Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc.-Composite Engineering Inc. KraussMaffei Group Kreke family-Douglas Holding AG KSL Capital Partners LLC-Great Wolf Resorts Inc.

L L-3 Communications Holdings Inc.-Thales Training & Simulation Ltd. civil aircraft unit La Grange Acquisition LP-ETC Canyon Pipeline LLC Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings Inc.-Medtox Scientific Inc. LaCie SA Laclede Group Inc.-Missouri Gas Energy, New England Gas Co. LaCrosse Footwear Inc. LaFrance family-Stephen L. LaFrance Holdings Inc. - regional drugstore chain Lake Capital Inc.-Hyper Marketing Inc. Lamar Advertising Co.-NextMedia Outdoor Inc. Landmark Aviation Inc. Lansdowne Partners Ltd-Proximagen Group plc Latshaw Drilling Co. LLC-Keen Energy Services LLC Lazard Freres Real Estate LLC-Atria Senior Living Group Inc. LCI Holding Co. LCOR Inc. Lear Corp.-Guilford Mills Inc. LeCroy Corp. Lee Equity Partners LLC-Edelman Financial Group Inc.

Lehman Brothers Bank FSB-Aurora Bank FSB Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.-Archstone Inc. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.-LCOR Inc. Leica Microsystems AG-Aperio Technologies Inc. Leonard Green & Partners LP-David’s Bridal Inc. Leonard Green & Partners LP-Savers Inc. Leonard Green & Partners LP-Tank Holdings Corp. Leonard Green & Partners LP-U.S. Renal Care Inc. Lepage Bakeries Inc. Leucadia National Corp.-Jefferies Group Inc. Leucadia National Corp.-Keen Energy Services LLC Lexmark International Inc.-BDGB Enterprise Software SarL, Brainware Inc. Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico LLC Liberty Global Inc.-Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico LLC, OneLink Communications Inc. Life Care Cos. LLC-Clare at Water Tower Light Force SpA Lightower Fiber Networks LLC Lightwire Inc. Lightyear Capital LLC-Fidelity National Information Services Inc. Healthcare Benefit Solutions business Lightyear Capital LLC-Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings SA Limelight Networks Inc.-Gaikai Inc. LINC Logistics Co. Lincare Holdings Inc. Linde AG-Air Products and Chemicals Inc. - Continental-European homecare business Linde AG-Lincare Holdings Inc. Linden Capital LP-Young Innovations Inc. Linden LLC-Behavioral Centers of America Corp. Lindsay Goldberg & Bessemer LP-PL Midstream LLC Lindsay Goldberg & Bessemer LP-Semco Holding Corp. Linen Holdings LLC Link A Media Devices Corp. LinkedIn Corp.-SlideShare Inc. Linpac Group-Ropak Packaging Linx Partners LLC-Cimarron Energy Inc. Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.-Summit Entertainment LLC Litle & Co. Littlejohn & Co. LLC-Synventive Molding Solutions LiveOffice LLC LLR Partners Inc.-EKR Therapeutics Inc. LLR Partners Inc.-Fleet One LMA International NV LMI Aerospace Inc.-Valent Aerostructures LLC LML Payment Systems Inc. Loews Corp.-Boardwalk HP Storage Co. LLC Lone Star Funds-TLG Immobilien GmbH Loral Space & Communications Inc.-Space Systems/Loral Inc. Lorillard Inc.-Blu Ecigs Los Angeles Dodgers LLC Los Angeles Dodgers LLC- official committee of unsecured creditorsLos Angeles Dodgers LLC Loudwater Investment Partners-AgraQuest Inc. Louis Dreyfus Commodities LLC-Imperial Sugar Co. LowerMyBills.com Inc. LSP Energy LP LTI Boyd

Lubert-Adler Partners LP-Central Parking Corp. Lucasfilm Ltd. Lucid Markets Trading Ltd. Lufkin Industries Holdings UK Ltd.-Zenith Oilfield Technology Ltd. Lufkin Industries Inc.-Zenith Oilfield Technology Ltd.

M M&T Bank Corp.-Hudson City Bancorp Inc. M/C Venture Partners-Lightower Fiber Networks LLC, Sidera Networks Inc. M2 Telecommunications Group Ltd.-Primus Telecom Holdings Pty Ltd. M5 Networks M6 Group-Summit Entertainment LLC Maag Group MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.-Space Systems/Loral Inc. MACH Mack-Cali Realty Corp.-Roseland Partners LLC Macquarie Americas Corp.-Paloma Partners II LLC Macquarie Capital-Hertz Global Holdings Inc. - Advantage business Madison Capital Partners-KraussMaffei Group Madison Dearborn Partners LLC-Bolthouse Farms Inc. Madison Dearborn Partners LLC-BWAY Parent Co. Inc. Madison Dearborn Partners LLC-Q9 Networks Inc. Madison Dearborn Partners LLC-QuickPlay Media Inc. Madison Dearborn Partners LLC-Schrader International Inc. Madison Dearborn Partners LLC-Things Remembered Inc. Madison Dearborn Partners LLC-TransUnion LLC Magellan Petroleum Corp. Magnablend Inc. Magnum Hunter Resources Corp.-Viking International Resources Co. Inc. Mallinckrodt Inc.-CNS Therapeutics Inc. ManageIQ Marathon Banking Corp. Marathon Oil Corp.-Paloma Partners II LLC Marazzi Group Markel Corp.-Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd. MarkWest Energy Partners LP-Keystone Midstream Services LLC Marlin Equity Partners LLC-Servigistics Inc. Marlin Equity Partners LLC-Solarsoft Business Systems Ltd. Marriott International Inc.-Gaylord Hotels Martin Midstream Partners LP-Prism Gas Systems I LP - East Texas and Northern Louisiana assets, Waskom Gas Processing Co. Martin Professional A/S Marubeni America Corp.-CoActiv Capital Partners Inc. Marubeni Corp.-CoActiv Capital Partners Inc. Marubeni Corp.-Gavilon LLC Marubeni Corp.-Seajacks International Ltd. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.-Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. - retirement plans Mathena Inc. Maverick Capital Ltd.-Fenwal Inc. maxIT Healthcare Holdings Inc. Mayne Pharma Ltd.-Metrics Inc. MBNA Europe Bank Ltd.-Premium Credit Ltd. McCormick & Co. Inc.-Wuhan Asia-Pacific Condiments Co. Ltd. McFarland Cascade Holdings Inc. McGraw-Hill Cos.-McGraw-Hill Education

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McGraw-Hill Education McKesson Corp.-Drug Trading Co., Medicine Shoppe Canada Inc. McKesson Corp.-PSS World Medical Inc. McMoRan Exploration Co. McMoRan Exploration Co. - special committee-McMoRan Exploration Co. Medicine Shoppe Canada Inc. Medicines Co.-Incline Therapeutics Inc. Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. MediConnect Global Inc. Mediq NV Mediware Information Systems Inc. Medmarc Insurance Group Medtox Scientific Inc. Medtronic Inc.-China Kanghui Holdings MEI Conlux Memphis Grizzlies Menlo Ventures-PowerReviews Inc. Meraki Networks Inc. Merchant eSolutions Inc. Meredith Corp.-Allrecipes.com Merit Capital Partners-Angus Industries Inc. Merit Medical Systems Inc.-Thomas Medical Products Inc. Merrill Lynch & Co. - International Wealth Management business Merrill Lynch & Co.-Merrill Lynch & Co. - International Wealth Management business Metaldyne LLC Metl-Span LLC Metrics Inc. MetroPCS Communications Inc. MetroPCS Communications Inc. - special committee-MetroPCS Communications Inc. Metropolitan Health Networks Inc. MFI Management für Immobilien AG Michael Baker Corp. Michigan Power LP Micro-Poise Measurement Systems LLC Microchip Technology Inc.-Standard Microsystems Corp. Micromet Inc. Micron Technology Inc.-Elpida Memory Inc. MicroProbe Inc. Microsoft Corp.-MSNBC.com Microsoft Corp.-Yammer Inc. Midas Inc. Midas Inc. - special committee-Midas Inc. Middleby Corp.-Viking Range Corp. MidOcean Partners LP-Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico LLC, OneLink Communications Inc. Midstates Petroleum Co. LLC-Eagle Energy Co. of Oklahoma LLC Miller Milling Co. Milton Roy Co. MIPS Technologies Inc. Miranda Technologies Inc. Missouri Gas Energy Mistral Equity Partners LLC-Shearer’s Foods Inc. MISUMI Group Inc.-Anchor Danly Co. - components business, Dayton Progress Corp. Misys plc Mitchell’s Oil Field Services Inc.

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Mitsubishi Chemical Corp.-Qualicaps Co. Ltd. Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd.-JSA International Holdings LP MModal Inc. Mohawk Industries Inc.-Marazzi Group Mohawk Industries Inc.-Pergo AG Molson Coors Brewing Co.-StarBev Management Services SRO Molycorp Inc.-Neo Material Technologies Inc. Momar Corp.-URL Pharma Inc. Mondi Group-Nordenia International AG Monitise plc-Clairmail Inc. Monitor Clipper Partners Inc.-Earth Fare Inc. Monitor Co. Group LP Monsanto Co.-Precision Planting Inc. Montana Refining Co. Morgan Keegan & Co. Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners-Continuum Wind Energy Pte. Ltd. Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners-Veolia Environnement SA - U.K. water and waste operations Morningstar Foods LLC Motorola Home Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc.-Motorola Home Motorola Solutions Inc.-Psion plc Movianto GmbH MphasiS BFL Ltd.-Digital Risk LLC MSCI Inc.-IPD Group Ltd. MSNBC.com MSR Resort Golf Course LLC Mueller Water Products Inc.-Fast Fabricators LLC, United States Pipe and Foundry Co. LLC Mustafa Nevzat Ilac Sanayii AS

N Nasdaq OMX Group Inc.-Thomson Reuters - IR/PR division National Basketball Association-New Orleans Hornets National Oilwell Varco Inc.-CE Franklin Ltd. National Oilwell Varco Inc.-NKT Flexibles I/S National Oilwell Varco Inc.-Robbins & Myers Inc. National Oilwell Varco Inc.-Schlumberger Ltd. - Wilson distribution business Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc.-Aurora Bank FSB Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc.-Residential Capital LLC - mortgage origination and servicing businesses Navilyst Medical Inc. NBCUniversal Media LLC-MSNBC.com NBT Bancorp Inc.-Alliance Financial Corp. NCGA Holdings Ltd. NCI Building Systems Inc.-Metl-Span LLC NCR Corp.-Retalix Ltd. NDS Group Holdings Ltd. NEC Corp.-Convergys Corp. - Information management unit Neo Material Technologies Inc. Neo Material Technologies Inc. - special committee-Neo Material Technologies Inc. NeoMed Management AS-Vessix Vascular Inc. Neomend Inc. NES Group Ltd. Nestle SA-Pfizer Nutrition

Neuberger Berman Group LLC-Sunquest Information Systems Inc. New China Trust Co. Ltd.-International Lease Finance Corp. New England Gas Co. New Enterprise Associates Inc.-Gaikai Inc. New Mountain Capital LLC-AmWINS Group Inc. New Mountain Capital LLC-Deltek Systems Inc. New Mountain Capital LLC-JDA Software Group Inc. New Mountain Capital LLC-Premier Dental Services Inc. New Orleans Hornets New York Life Insurance Co.-Fianzas Monterrey SA New York Times Co.-About.com Inc. NewPage Corp. NewPage Corp. - creditors committee-NewPage Corp. Newport Medical Instruments Inc. News Corp.-Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd. News Corp.-NDS Group Holdings Ltd. News Ltd.-Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd. Nexans SA-AmerCable Holdings Inc. Next World Group-Bay Bread Group NextMedia Group Inc.-NextMedia Outdoor Inc. NextMedia Outdoor Inc. NextWave Pharmaceuticals Inc. NextWave Wireless Inc. NextWave Wireless Inc. - special committee-NextWave Wireless Inc. NFR Energy LLC-TLP Energy LLC NGL Energy Partners LP-High Sierra Energy LP NGL Energy Partners LP-Pecos Gathering & Marketing LLC Nicira Network Inc. Nielsen Co.-Arbitron Inc. Nike Inc.-Cole Haan Nike Inc.-Umbro plc Nishimura & Asahi-Miller Milling Co. Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.-Miller Milling Co. NKT Flexibles I/S NKT Holding A/S-NKT Flexibles I/S Nordenia International AG Nordic Capital-Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc. Nordson Corp.-EDI Holdings Inc. Nordson Corp.-Xaloy Inc. Norit NV North American Breweries Holdings LLC Northern Tool & Equipment Catalog Co. Inc.-Golf Warehouse Inc., Sportsman’s Guide Inc. Northleaf Capital Partners Ltd.-Velocity Technology Solutions Inc. Norwest Equity Partners-Becker Underwood Inc. Novartis AG-Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc. Novartis AG-Selexys Pharmaceuticals Corp. Novatech LLC NRG Energy Inc.-GenOn Energy Inc. Nuance Communications Inc.-J.A. Thomas & Associates Inc. Nuance Communications Inc.-QuadraMed Quantim Corp. Nuance Communications Inc.-Transcend Services Inc. Nucor Corp.-Skyline Steel LLC Nukem Energy GmbH Numara Software Holdings Inc. Nurse On Call Inc. NYSE Euronext NYSEG Solutions Inc.

O O’Brien Corp. O’Charley’s Inc. Oak Hill Capital Partners LP-Atlantic Broadband Group LLC Oak Hill Capital Partners LP-Earth Fare Inc. Oak Hill Capital Partners LP-Genpact Ltd. Oak Hill Capital Partners LP-H. Paulin & Co. Ltd. Oak Hill Capital Partners LP-WaveDivision Holdings LLC Oaktree Capital Management LP-JSA International Holdings LP Oaktree Capital Management LP-Nordenia International AG Oaktree Capital Management LP-Suddenlink Communications Inc. Objet Ltd. Oclaro Inc.-Opnext Inc. Ocwen Financial Corp.-Homeward Residential Holdings Inc. Ocwen Financial Corp.-Residential Capital LLC - mortgage origination and servicing businesses Oetker family-Douglas Holding AG Old World Industries LLC - ethylene unit Old World Industries LLC-Old World Industries LLC - ethylene unit Olin Corp.-KA Steel Chemicals Inc. Oliver Cunningham Trust-Indianapolis Downs LLC Oliver Estate LLC-Indianapolis Downs LLC Oliver Racing LLC-Indianapolis Downs LLC Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Inc. Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Inc. - management-Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Inc. Olympus Corp.-ITX Corp. Olympus Media LLC Olympus Partners-Tank Holdings Corp. Olympus Power LLC-Michigan Power LP Omers Private Equity-Golfsmith International Holdings Inc. OMGPOP Inc. OMNI Energy Services Corp. On Assignment Inc.-Apex Systems Inc. One Equity Partners LLC-MModal Inc. One Equity Partners LLC-Sonneborn Inc. One Equity Partners LLC-X-Rite Inc. One Lambda Inc. 1-800 Contacts Inc. 180 Medical Inc. OneLink Communications Inc. OneStopPlus Group Onex Corp.-KraussMaffei Group Onex Corp.-SGS International Inc. Onex Corp.-USI Insurance Services Corp. Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan-AOT Bedding Super Holdings LLC Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan-Q9 Networks Inc. Open Text Corp.-EasyLink Services International Corp. Opnet Technologies Inc. Opnext Inc. Oracle Corp.-Eloqua Corp. Oracle Corp.-Taleo Corp. Orange County Container Group LLC OraPharma Inc. OrbiMed Advisors LLC-Vessix Vascular Inc. Orthofix International NV-BREG Inc. OrthoHelix Surgical Designs Inc. Oshkosh Corp. Ospraie Special Opportunities Fund-Gavilon LLC

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Otter Capital LLC-AgraQuest Inc. Outdoor Channel Holdings Inc. Owens & Minor Inc.-Movianto GmbH

P P2 Capital Partners LLC-Interline Brands Inc. P3 Investments Ltd.-International Lease Finance Corp. Pacific Capital Bancorp PacWest Bancorp-First California Financial Group Inc. PAI Partners SAS-Yoki Alimentos SA Paine & Partners LLC-R360 Environmental Solutions Inc. Pall Corp. - blood collection unit Pall Corp.-Pall Corp. - blood collection unit Paloma Partners II LLC Paloma Resources LLC-Paloma Partners II LLC Pamlico Capital Management LP-Lightower Fiber Networks LLC, Sidera Networks Inc. Pamlico Capital Management LP-TMW Systems Inc. Panther Expedited Services Inc. Par Pharmaceutical Cos. Par Pharmaceutical Cos. - board of directors-Par Pharmaceutical Cos. Paradigm Ltd. Parametric Technology Corp.-Servigistics Inc. Parthenon Capital Partners-AmWINS Group Inc. Partner Communications Ltd. Partners Group AG-Global Blue Holdings AB Partners Group AG-Micro-Poise Measurement Systems LLC Partners Group AG-Velocity Technology Solutions Inc. Party City Corp. Patheon Inc.-Banner Pharmacaps Inc. Payroll Tax Filing Services Inc. Pearson plc-Author Solutions Inc. Pearson plc-Embanet-Compass Knowledge Group Pearson VUE-Certiport Inc. Pecos Gathering & Marketing LLC Peet’s Coffee & Tea Inc. Peninsula Gaming LLC Penn Maritime Inc. Penn Virginia Resources Partners LP-Chief Gathering LLC Pentair Inc. - board of directors-Tyco Flow Control Pentair Inc.-Tyco Flow Control Peoples Natural Gas Co. LLC-Equitable Gas Co. LLC Pep Boys - Manny Moe & Jack Perella Weinberg - Ruhr-Park shopping center Perella Weinberg Partners LP-MFI Management für Immobilien AG, Perella Weinberg - Ruhr-Park shopping center Perenco SA-ConocoPhillips - Vietnam assets Pergo AG Permian Mud Service Inc. Permira-Ancestry.com Inc. Permira-Iglo Foods Group Ltd. Permira-Intelligrated Inc. Permira-Marazzi Group Permira-NDS Group Holdings Ltd. Pernix Therapeutics Inc.-Cypress Pharmaceuticals Inc., Hawthorn Pharmaceuticals Inc. Perrigo Co.-Sergeant’s Pet Care Products Inc. Perry Capital LLC-Barneys New York Inc.

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Pervasive Software Inc. Peterson Partners LLP-2GIG Technologies Inc., Vivint Inc., Vivint Solar Inc. Petrodelta SA PF Chang’s China Bistro Inc. Pfizer Inc.-NextWave Pharmaceuticals Inc. Pfizer Inc.-Pfizer Nutrition Pfizer Nutrition Pfleiderer AG-Pergo AG PGC Holdings Corp. Phoenix International Freight Services Ltd. Pictet & Cie-Duff & Phelps Corp. Pinafore Holdings BV-Schrader International Inc. Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.-Ameristar Casinos Inc. Pinnacle Operating Corp.-Jimmy Sanders Inc. Pioneer Drilling Co.-Go-Coil LLC Pioneer Natural Resources Co.-Carmeuse Industrial Sands Piraeus Bank SA-Marathon Banking Corp. Piramal Healthcare Ltd.-Decision Resources Group LLC PL Logistics LLC-PL Midstream LLC PL Midstream LLC Plains Exploration & Production Co. PlainsCapital Corp. Platform Partners LLC-Landmark Aviation Inc. Platinum Equity LLC-3B Fibreglass Sprl Platinum Equity LLC-BWAY Parent Co. Inc. Platinum Equity LLC-Caterpillar Logistics Services LLC Plato Learning Inc.-Archipelago Learning Inc. Platt Electric Supply Inc. PLX Technology Inc. PNG Cos. LLC-Equitable Gas Co. LLC Polaris Venture Partners LP-deCode Genetics Inc. Polycom Inc. - wireless handset unit Polycom Inc.-Polycom Inc. - wireless handset unit Polycom Inc.-SpectraLink Corp. Polygon Management LLP PolyOne Corp.-Spartech Corp. Poole & Associates Inc. PostNL NV-TNT Express NV Pouschine Cook Capital Management LLC-Doe & Ingalls Management LLC Power Holdings Inc. PowerReviews Inc. PPC Inc. PPG Industries Inc. - commodity chemicals business PPG Industries Inc.-Akzo Nobel NV - decorative paints business PPG Industries Inc.-PPG Industries Inc. - commodity chemicals business PPR SA-Golf Warehouse Inc., Sportsman’s Guide Inc. PPR SA-OneStopPlus Group Precision Castparts Corp.-Héroux-Devtek Inc. - McSwain manufacturing unit Precision Castparts Corp.-Titanium Metals Corp. Precision Dynamics Corp. Precision Planting Inc. Premier Dental Services Inc. Premier Foods plc - grocery brands Premier Foods plc-Premier Foods plc - grocery brands Premium Credit Ltd.

Presidential Life Corp. Presidio Pharmaceuticals Inc. Prestige Brands Holdings Inc. PriceGrabber.com Priceline.com Inc.-KAYAK Software Corp. Primus Telecom Holdings Pty Ltd. Primus Telecommunications Group Inc. - special committee-Primus Telecom Holdings Pty Ltd. Primus Telecommunications Group Inc.-Primus Telecom Holdings Pty Ltd. Principal Financial Group Inc.-AFP Cuprum SA Prism Gas Systems I LP - East Texas and Northern Louisiana assets Prism Gas Systems I LP-Prism Gas Systems I LP - East Texas and Northern Louisiana assets, Waskom Gas Processing Co. Pritzker family-Colson Group Inc. Pritzker family-TransUnion LLC Pritzker Group-Entertainment Cruises Inc. Private Equity Partners Funds-Marazzi Group ProAssurance Corp.-Medmarc Insurance Group Procter & Gamble Co. - Pringles chips Procter & Gamble Co.-Arbora & Ausonia SL Procter & Gamble Co.-Procter & Gamble Co. - Pringles chips Prodigy Gold Inc. Production Control Services Inc. Production Control Services management-Production Control Services Inc. Produpress SCA-Immoweb.be Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd.-Choice Environmental Services Inc. Prospect Capital Corp.-First Tower Corp. Prosperity Bancshares Inc.-American State Financial Corp. Prosperity Bancshares Inc.-Coppermark Bancshares Inc. Providence Equity Partners Inc.-Archipelago Learning Inc. Providence Equity Partners Inc.-Decision Resources Group LLC Providence Equity Partners Inc.-Digital Generation Inc. Providence Equity Partners Inc.-Q9 Networks Inc. Proximagen Group plc Prudential Financial Inc.-Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. - life insurance Prudential plc-SRLC America Holdings Corp. Prudential plc-Veolia Environnement SA - U.K. water and waste operations Psion plc PSS World Medical Inc. PT Pertamina-ConocoPhillips Algeria Ltd. PT Pertamina-Harvest-Vinccler Dutch Holding BV, Petrodelta SA Public Sector Pension Investment Board-KCI Therapeutic Support Systems Pure Energy Services Ltd. PVH Corp.-Warnaco Group Inc.

Q Q9 Networks Inc. Qatar Holding LLC-Smeralda Holding Srl Quad/Graphics Inc.-Vertis Holdings Inc. QuadraMed Corp.-QuadraMed Quantim Corp. QuadraMed Quantim Corp. Quadrangle Group LLC-Suddenlink Communications Inc. Qualcomm Inc.-Gaikai Inc.

Qualicaps Co. Ltd. Quanta Services Inc. - telecommunications infrastructure services subsidiaries Quanta Services Inc.-Quanta Services Inc. - telecommunications infrastructure services subsidiaries Quantum Batesville Power LLC-LSP Energy LP Quantum Strategic Partners-Crystal Financial LLC Quantum Strategic Partners-Gavilon LLC Quartz Managers LLC-Crystal Financial LLC Quest Software Inc. Quest Software Inc. - special committee-Quest Software Inc. QuickPlay Media Inc. Quintana Energy Partners LP-AmerCable Holdings Inc.

R R360 Environmental Solutions Inc. Radvision Ltd. RailAmerica Inc. Rain Calcining Ltd.-Rutgers AG Rain Commodities Ltd.-Rutgers AG Ralcorp Holdings Inc. Ramtron International Corp. Randy Lemer-Cleveland Browns Rangeland Energy LLC - COLT system Rangeland Energy LLC-Rangeland Energy LLC - COLT system Raymond James & Associates Inc.-Morgan Keegan & Co. Raymond James Financial Inc.-Morgan Keegan & Co. RE Gas Development LLC-Keystone Midstream Services LLC Reader’s Digest Association Inc.-Allrecipes.com Real Mex Restaurants Inc. Realty Income Corp.-American Realty Capital Trust Inc. Reckitt Benckiser plc-Schiff Nutrition International Inc. Recruit Co. Ltd.-Advantage Resourcing America Inc., Advantage Resourcing Europe BV Red Hat Inc.-ManageIQ Red Mountain Capital Partners LLC-Cost Plus Inc. Red Zone Capital Management Co. LLC-Dick Clark Productions Inc. Redcats USA Inc.-Golf Warehouse Inc., Sportsman’s Guide Inc. RedPrairie Corp.-JDA Software Group Inc. Regions Financial Corp.-Morgan Keegan & Co. Regis Corp.-Hair Club for Men and Women Ltd. Remmele Engineering Inc. Residential Capital LLC - mortgage loan portfolio and residual financial assets Residential Capital LLC - mortgage origination and servicing businesses Residential Capital LLC-Residential Capital LLC - mortgage loan portfolio and residual financial assets Residential Capital LLC-Residential Capital LLC - mortgage origination and servicing businesses ResMor Trust Resource Capital Funds-Talison Lithium Ltd. Retalix Ltd. Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc. Rex Energy Corp.-Keystone Midstream Services LLC Rexam plc - cosmetics, toiletries and household care products business Rexam plc - high barrier food packaging business

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Rexam plc-Rexam plc - cosmetics, toiletries and household care products business Rexam plc-Rexam plc - high barrier food packaging business Rexel SA-Platt Electric Supply Inc. Rhythmia Medical Inc. Richard Schultze-Best Buy Co. Ridgemont Equity Partners-Lightower Fiber Networks LLC, Sidera Networks Inc. Rift Acquisitions Ltd.-Veolia Environnement SA - U.K. water and waste operations Rio Tinto Group-Alcan Cable Riverbed Technology Inc.-Opnet Technologies Inc. Riverside Energy Center LLC Riverstone Holdings LLC-Chief Gathering LLC Riverstone Holdings LLC-Dynamic Offshore Resources LLC Riverstone Holdings LLC-Eagle Energy Co. of Oklahoma LLC Riverstone Holdings LLC-El Paso Corp. - exploration and production operations Riverstone Holdings LLC-Seajacks International Ltd. RLJ Acquisition Inc.-Acorn Media Group Inc., Image Entertainment Inc. RM Opco LLC-Real Mex Restaurants Inc. Robbins & Myers Inc. Robert Bosch GmbH-SPX Service Solutions US LLC Robert J. Pera-Memphis Grizzlies Rochdale Investment Management LLC Roche Holding AG-Illumina Inc. Roche Venture Fund-Envoy Therapeutics Inc. Rocketdyne Propulsion & Power unit Rockwood Holdings Inc.-Talison Lithium Ltd. Roma Financial Corp. Ron Burkle-Soho House Ltd. Ropak Packaging Roper Industries Inc.-Sunquest Information Systems Inc. Roseland Partners LLC Roundarch Inc. RoundTable Healthcare Partners-Aspen Surgical Products Inc. Rousseaux family-Immoweb.be Royal Bank of Canada-Ally Credit Canada Ltd., ResMor Trust Royal DSM NV-Cargill Inc. - cultures and enzymes unit Royal DSM NV-Fortitech Inc. Royal DSM NV-Kensey Nash Corp. Royal Philips Electronics NV-Senseo Royal Purple Inc. RTI International Metals Inc.-Remmele Engineering Inc. Rustic Canyon Partners-Gaikai Inc. Rustic Canyon Partners-Savings.com Inc. Rutgers AG

S Saban Capital Group Inc.-Partner Communications Ltd. SAC Private Capital Group LLC-MModal Inc. Safariland LLC Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. Safran SA-United Technologies Corp. - electrical power systems business Saga Investments LLC-deCode Genetics Inc. Sagard Capital Partners LP-IntegraMed America Inc. Sage Group plc-Folhamatic Group

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Saia-Burgess Controls AG Saints Capital-Incline Therapeutics Inc. Salesforce.com Inc.-Buddy Media Inc. Salix Ventures-U.S. Renal Care Inc. Samsonite International SA-High Sierra Sport Co. San Diego Padres Baseball Club LP San Diego Padres investor group-San Diego Padres Baseball Club LP Sandler Capital Management-WaveDivision Holdings LLC Sandoz International GmbH-Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc. SandRidge Energy Inc.-Dynamic Offshore Resources LLC SandRidge Energy Inc.-SandRidge Tertiary LLC SandRidge Tertiary LLC Santa Maria Foods Inc. SAP AG-Ariba Inc. Saputo Inc.-Morningstar Foods LLC Sara Lee Corp.-Senseo Savers Inc. Savings.com Inc. Scailex Corp.-Partner Communications Ltd. Schiff Nutrition International Inc. Schiff Nutrition International Inc.-Airborne Inc. Schlumberger Ltd. - Wilson distribution business Schlumberger Ltd.-CE Franklin Ltd. Schlumberger Ltd.-Schlumberger Ltd. - Wilson distribution business Schrader International Inc. Schroder Investment Management Ltd.-Misys plc Schuler AG Science Applications International Corp.-maxIT Healthcare Holdings Inc. Scotsman Industries Inc. Scripps Networks Interactive Inc.-Travel Channel International Ltd. SeaBright Holdings Inc. Seagate Technology LLC-LaCie SA Seajacks International Ltd. Sealed Air Corp.-Diversey Japan Sealy Corp. Sealy Corp. - independent committee-Sealy Corp. SeaMicro Inc. Searchlight Capital Partners LP-Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico LLC, OneLink Communications Inc. Select Capital Ventures LP-U.S. Renal Care Inc. Selexys Pharmaceuticals Corp. Seller Group - multiple shareholders-2GIG Technologies Inc., Vivint Inc., Vivint Solar Inc. Seller Group - multiple shareholders-Ahlsell AB Seller Group - multiple shareholders-AMC Entertainment Inc. Seller Group - multiple shareholders-AmSafe Global Holdings Inc. Seller Group - multiple shareholders-AOT Bedding Super Holdings LLC Seller Group - multiple shareholders-Archway Marketing Services Inc. Seller Group - multiple shareholders-BreakingPoint Systems Inc. Seller Group - multiple shareholders-Crystal Financial LLC Seller Group - multiple shareholders-David’s Bridal Inc. Seller Group - multiple shareholders-Dick Clark Productions Inc. Seller Group - multiple shareholders-Eloqua Corp. Seller Group - multiple shareholders-Embanet-Compass Knowledge Group Seller Group - multiple shareholders-Envoy Therapeutics Inc. Seller Group - multiple shareholders-Fenwal Inc. Seller Group - multiple shareholders-Fleet One

Seller Group - multiple shareholders-Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc. Seller Group - multiple shareholders-Gaikai Inc. Seller Group - multiple shareholders-Gambro AB Seller Group - multiple shareholders-Gavilon LLC Seller Group - multiple shareholders-Gemcom Software International Inc. Seller Group - multiple shareholders-Genpact Ltd. Seller Group - multiple shareholders-Immoweb.be Seller Group - multiple shareholders-Infastech Ltd. Seller Group - multiple shareholders-Keystone Midstream Services LLC Seller Group - multiple shareholders-Landmark Aviation Inc. Seller Group - multiple shareholders-Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico LLC, OneLink Communications Inc. Seller Group - multiple shareholders-Lightower Fiber Networks LLC, Sidera Networks Inc. Seller Group - multiple shareholders-Maag Group Seller Group - multiple shareholders-Magnablend Inc. Seller Group - multiple shareholders-Marazzi Group Seller Group - multiple shareholders-MEI Conlux Seller Group - multiple shareholders-Micro-Poise Measurement Systems LLC Seller Group - multiple shareholders-NDS Group Holdings Ltd. Seller Group - multiple shareholders-NKT Flexibles I/S Seller Group - multiple shareholders-Norit NV Seller Group - multiple shareholders-Paloma Partners II LLC Seller Group - multiple shareholders-Party City Corp. Seller Group - multiple shareholders-Proximagen Group plc Seller Group - multiple shareholders-SHL Group Ltd. Seller Group - multiple shareholders-Suddenlink Communications Inc. Seller Group - multiple shareholders-Sunquest Information Systems Inc. Seller Group - multiple shareholders-TransUnion LLC Seller Group - multiple shareholders-U.S. Renal Care Inc. Seller Group - multiple shareholders-URL Pharma Inc. Seller Group - multiple shareholders-Vessix Vascular Inc. Semco Holding Corp. Semtech Corp.-Gennum Corp. Senior Care Development LLC-Clare at Water Tower Senseo Sentinel Capital Partners LLC-Colson Group Inc. Sentinel Capital Partners LLC-LTI Boyd Seojin Automotive Inc.-Seojin Industrial Co. Ltd. Seojin Industrial Co. Ltd. Sequoia Capital LLP-7 Days Group Holdings Ltd. Sergeant’s Pet Care Products Inc. Servigistics Inc. 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd. 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd. - special committee-7 Days Group Holdings Ltd. SGS International Inc. Shale-Inland LLC Shaw Group Inc. Shaw Group Inc. - Energy & Chemicals business Shaw Group Inc.-Shaw Group Inc. - Energy & Chemicals business Shearer’s Foods Inc. Shell Vacations LLC Sherwin-Williams Co.-Consorcio Comex SA de CV Shire plc-FerroKin BioSciences Inc. SHL Group Ltd.

Shona Energy Company Inc. ShoreTel Inc.-M5 Networks Sidera Networks Inc. Sidewinder Drilling Inc.-Union Drilling Inc. Sierra Trading Post Inc. Sigma Aldrich Corp.-BioReliance Corp. Silgan Holdings Inc.-Rexam plc - high barrier food packaging business Silver Lake Partners-Global Blue Holdings AB Silver Lake Sumeru-Velocity Technology Solutions Inc. Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.-Amobee Inc. Siris Capital Group LLC-TNS Inc. Six Flags Inc.-Dick Clark Productions Inc. SK Capital Partners III LP-Ion Beam Applications SA - radiopharmaceutical unit SK Capital Partners LP-Chemtura Corp. - antioxidant and UV stabilizers business SK Capital Partners LP-Clariant AG - Textile Chemicals, Paper Specialties, and Emulsions businesses SK Capital Partners LP-Ion Beam Applications SA - radiopharmaceutical unit SK Capital Partners LP-TPC Group Inc. SK Hynix Inc.-Link A Media Devices Corp. Skagen Designs Ltd. SKF Group-General Bearing Corp. SkinMedica Inc. - topical aesthetics skin care business SkinMedica Inc.-SkinMedica Inc. - topical aesthetics skin care business SKM Equity Fund III LP-Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Inc. Skyline Steel LLC SlideShare Inc. Smart & Final Holdings Corp. Smart Balance Inc.-Udi’s Healthy Foods LLC SmartSynch Inc. Smeralda Holding Srl Smith & Nephew plc-Healthpoint Ltd. Smurfit Kappa Group plc-Orange County Container Group LLC Snack Factory LLC Snow Phipps Chemical Portfolio Co.-ArrMaz Custom Chemicals Inc. Snow Phipps Group LLC-ArrMaz Custom Chemicals Inc. Snow Phipps Group LLC-LTI Boyd Snyder’s-Lance Inc.-Snack Factory LLC Societe Nationale d’Investissement SA-Biscuiterie Industrielle du Moghreb SA Sofina Foods Inc.-Santa Maria Foods Inc. Softbank Corp.-Clearwire Corp. Softbank Corp.-eAccess Ltd. Softbank Corp.-Sprint Nextel Corp. Soho House Ltd. Solar Capital Ltd.-Crystal Financial LLC Solarsoft Business Systems Ltd. Soldex SA Solo Cup Co. Solutia Inc. Solutia Inc. - board of directors-Solutia Inc. Sonneborn Inc. Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.-Gaikai Inc. Soros Fund Management LLC-Gavilon LLC South Mississippi Electric Power Association-LSP Energy LP Southern Union Co.-Missouri Gas Energy, New England Gas Co.

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Sowell & Co.-Sergeant’s Pet Care Products Inc. SP Newsprint Holdings LLC Space Systems/Loral Inc. Spartech Corp. Specialist Computer Holdings Ltd.-Specialist Distribution Group Specialist Distribution Group SpectraLink Corp. Spectrum Brands Inc.-Hardware & Home Improvement Group, Tong Lung Metal Industry Co. Ltd. Spectrum Equity Investors-AMC Entertainment Inc. Spectrum Equity Investors-Ancestry.com Inc. Spectrum Equity Investors-Lightower Fiber Networks LLC, Sidera Networks Inc. Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Allos Therapeutics Inc. Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corp. Spire Capital Partners LLC-Certiport Inc. Sportsman’s Guide Inc. SpringSoft Inc. Sprint Nextel Corp. Sprint Nextel Corp.-Clearwire Corp. SPX Corp.-SPX Service Solutions US LLC SPX Service Solutions US LLC SRLC America Holdings Corp. SRS Labs Inc. SS&C Technologies Holdings Europe Sarl-GlobeOp Financial Services SA SS&C Technologies Inc.-GlobeOp Financial Services SA SS&C Technologies Inc.-Thomson Reuters PORTIA SSP Energy-Crystal Financial LLC Stagecoach Group plc-Coach Am Group Holdings Corp. Stairway Capital Management II LP-ATC Associates Inc. Standard Chartered Private Equity Ltd.-Infastech Ltd. Standard Microsystems Corp. Standard Parking Corp.-Central Parking Corp. Stanley Black & Decker Inc.-Hardware & Home Improvement Group, Tong Lung Metal Industry Co. Ltd. Stanley Black & Decker Inc.-Infastech Ltd. Star Atlantic Waste Holdings III LP-Veolia ES Solid Waste Inc. Star Avenue Capital LLC-J Brand Denim Co. StarBev Management Services SRO Starbucks Corp.-Bay Bread Group Starbucks Corp.-Teavana Holdings Inc. State Street Corp.-Goldman Sachs Administration Services Stella-Jones Inc.-McFarland Cascade Holdings Inc. Stephen L. LaFrance Holdings Inc. - regional drugstore chain Stephen L. LaFrance Holdings Inc.-Stephen L. LaFrance Holdings Inc. regional drugstore chain Stephens Group LLC-Shale-Inland LLC Stephens Investment Holdings LLC-Cost Plus Inc. Steris Corp.-Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corp., Total Repair Express Inc. Steris Corp.-U.S. Endoscopy Group Inc. Sterling Group LP-Tomkins plc - Dexter Axle business Stifel Financial Corp.-Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. Stone Arch Capital LLC-Mitchell’s Oil Field Services Inc. Stone Point Capital LLC-Duff & Phelps Corp. Stonehenge Energy Resources LP-Keystone Midstream Services LLC Stratasys Inc.-Objet Ltd. Strategic Value Master Fund Ltd.-Klockner Pentaplast GmbH & Co. KG

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Strategic Value Partners LLC-Klockner Pentaplast GmbH & Co. KG Strategic Value Partners LLC-NextMedia Outdoor Inc. Stratex Oil & Gas Holdings Inc.-Magellan Petroleum Corp. Strides Arcolab Ltd.-Ascent Pharmahealth Ltd. Stryker Corp.-Surpass Medical Ltd. Styx Partners LP-ATC Associates Inc. Subsea 7 SA-NKT Flexibles I/S Suburban Propane Partners LP-Inergy Propane LLC Suddenlink Communications Inc. Sullair Corp. Sumitomo Corp.-Keystone Midstream Services LLC Summit Discovery Resources II LLC-Keystone Midstream Services LLC Summit Entertainment LLC Summit Midstream Partners LLC-ETC Canyon Pipeline LLC Summit Partners-About.com Inc. Summit Partners-HealthCare Partners LLC Sun Capital Partners Inc.-Polycom Inc. - wireless handset unit Sun Capital Partners Inc.-Real Mex Restaurants Inc. Sun Capital Partners Inc.-Rexam plc - cosmetics, toiletries and household care products business Sun Capital Partners Inc.-Sonneborn Inc. Sun Capital Partners Inc.-SpectraLink Corp. Sun Capital Partners V LP-SpectraLink Corp. Sun Healthcare Group Inc. Sun Life Financial Inc. - annuity business Sun Life Financial Inc.-Sun Life Financial Inc. - annuity business Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.-Dusa Pharmaceuticals Inc. Sundyne Corp. Sunoco Inc. Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Elevation Pharmaceuticals Inc. Sunquest Information Systems Inc. Sunrise Senior Living Inc. Sunrise Senior Living Inc.-Sunrise Senior Living Management Co. Sunrise Senior Living Management Co. Superior Aviation Beijing Co. Ltd.-Hawker Beechcraft Inc. SuperMedia Inc. SureWest Communications Surpass Medical Ltd. Sutherland Global Services-Apollo Health Street Inc. SV Life Sciences Advisers LLP-U.S. Renal Care Inc. Swank Audio Visuals LLC Swisher Hygiene Inc.-Choice Environmental Services Inc. Swiss Re AG-AgraQuest Inc. Swiss Re AG-SRLC America Holdings Corp. SXC Health Solutions Corp.-Catalyst Health Solutions Inc. Sycamore Partners LLC-Billabong International Ltd. Sycamore Partners LLC-Talbots Inc. Sykes Enterprises Inc.-Alpine Access Inc. Symantec Corp.-LiveOffice LLC Symphony Technology Group LLC-Kewill plc Syngenta AG-DuPont Professional Products Syniverse Technologies Inc.-MACH Synopsys Inc.-SpringSoft Inc. Synventive Molding Solutions

T T-Chek Systems Inc. T-Mobile USA Inc.-MetroPCS Communications Inc.

TA Associates Inc.-2SS Holdings Inc. TA Associates Inc.-About.com Inc. Tailwind Capital LLC-Archway Marketing Services Inc. Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.-Envoy Therapeutics Inc. Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.-URL Pharma Inc. Talaris Topco Ltd. Talbots Inc. Taleo Corp. Talison Lithium Ltd. Talmer Bancorp Inc.-First Place Bank Talos Energy LLC-Energy Resource Technology Gom Inc. Tank Holdings Corp. TBC Corp.-Midas Inc. TD Bank NA-Epoch Holding Corp. TE Connectivity Ltd. - Touch Solutions unit TE Connectivity Ltd.-TE Connectivity Ltd. - Touch Solutions unit Teachers’ Private Capital-Shearer’s Foods Inc. Teavana Holdings Inc. Tech Air-Dressel Welding Supply Inc. Tech Data Corp.-Brightstar Europe Ltd. Tech Data Corp.-Specialist Distribution Group Technip SA-Shaw Group Inc. - Energy & Chemicals business Technology Crossover Ventures-Embanet-Compass Knowledge Group Technology Crossover Ventures-FX Alliance Inc. Technology Partners-Incline Therapeutics Inc. Teledyne Technologies Inc.-LeCroy Corp. Teleflex Inc.-Intavent Direct Ltd., LMA International NV Telefonica SA-Atento call center business Temasek Holdings Pte. Ltd.-Venari Resources LLC Tempur-Pedic International Inc.-Sealy Corp. Tenedora Nemak SA de CV-J.L. French Automotive Castings Inc. Tennenbaum Capital Partners LLC-Real Mex Restaurants Inc. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC Tetragon Financial Group Ltd. - committee of independent directorsPolygon Management LLP Tetragon Financial Group Ltd.-Polygon Management LLP TFI Holdings Inc. TGF Management Corp.-Magnablend Inc. Thales Training & Simulation Ltd. - civil aircraft unit Thales Training & Simulation Ltd.-Thales Training & Simulation Ltd. civil aircraft unit Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.-Doe & Ingalls Management LLC Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.-One Lambda Inc. Thermo Fluids Inc. Things Remembered Inc. Thoma Bravo LLC-Archipelago Learning Inc. Thoma Bravo LLC-Deltek Systems Inc. Thoma Bravo LLC-Mediware Information Systems Inc. Thomas & Betts Corp. Thomas H. Lee Partners LP-Fogo de Chao Churrascaria LLC Thomas H. Lee Partners LP-Party City Corp. Thomas Medical Products Inc. Thomas Russell Co. Thomson Reuters - healthcare unit Thomson Reuters - IR/PR division Thomson Reuters PORTIA Thomson Reuters-FX Alliance Inc. Thomson Reuters-Thomson Reuters - healthcare unit Thomson Reuters-Thomson Reuters - IR/PR division

Thomson Reuters-Thomson Reuters PORTIA Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd.-Misys plc Three Rivers Operating Co. LLC 3B Fibreglass Sprl 3M Co.-Avery Dennison Corp. - office & consumer products operations 3M Co.-Ceradyne Inc. 3M Co.-Federal Signal Technologies Group Tile Shop LLC Titan Europe plc Titan International Inc.-Titan Europe plc Titanium Metals Corp. Titanium Metals Corp. - special committee-Titanium Metals Corp. TJX Cos. Inc-Sierra Trading Post Inc. TLG Immobilien GmbH TLP Energy LLC TMW Systems Inc. TNS Inc. TNS Inc. - special committee-TNS Inc. TNT Express NV Tokyo Electron Ltd.-FSI International Inc. Tomkins plc - Dexter Axle business Tomkins plc-Schrader International Inc. Tomkins plc-Tomkins plc - Dexter Axle business TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK-ExxonMobil Yugen Kaisha Tong Lung Metal Industry Co. Ltd. Torchmark Corp.-Family Heritage Life Insurance Co. of America Tornier NV-OrthoHelix Surgical Designs Inc. Tortoise Capital Resources Corp.-High Sierra Energy LP Toshiba TEC Corp.-IBM Corp. - retail-store-solutions unit Total Repair Express Inc. Tower International-Seojin Industrial Co. Ltd. TowerBrook Capital Partners LP-Shale-Inland LLC Towers Watson & Co.-Extend Health Inc. Toyota Industries Corp.-Cascade Corp. TPC Group Inc. TPC Group Inc. - special committee-TPC Group Inc. TPG Biotech Partners-AgraQuest Inc. TPG Capital LP-Billabong International Ltd. TPG Capital LP-David’s Bridal Inc. TPG Capital LP-Fenwal Inc. TPG Capital LP-FleetPride Inc. TPG Capital LP-GlobeOp Financial Services SA TPG Capital LP-Par Pharmaceutical Cos. TPG Capital LP-Savers Inc. TPG Capital LP-Schiff Nutrition International Inc. Traffix Systems TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. - oilfield service business TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd.-TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. - oilfield service business TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd.-Viking International Ltd. Transcend Services Inc. TransCentra Inc.-BancTec Inc. TransDigm Group Inc.-AmSafe Global Holdings Inc. TransDigm Group Inc.-Goodrich Corp. - GPECS unit TransUnion LLC Travel Channel International Ltd. Triad Hunter LLC-Viking International Resources Co. Inc. Trilantic Capital Management LLC-Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings SA Trilantic Capital Management LLC-Fortitech Inc.

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Trilantic Capital Management LLC-TLP Energy LLC Trimble Navigation Ltd.-TMW Systems Inc. Trinity CO2 Investments LLC-SandRidge Tertiary LLC TriplePoint Capital-Gaikai Inc. Triton Beteiligungsberatung GmbH-Rutgers AG Triton Partners LLC-Dunkermotoren GmbH TRM Holdings Corp.-Things Remembered Inc. TSG Consumer Partners LLC-Yard House USA LLC TTS Group ASA 2GIG Technologies Inc. 2SS Holdings Inc. Tyco Flow Control Tyco International Ltd. - board of directors-Tyco Flow Control Tyco International Ltd.-Tyco Flow Control Tyr Energy Inc.-Fox Energy Co. LLC

U U.S. Department of the Treasury-ABA Seguros U.S. Department of the Treasury-Ally Credit Canada Ltd., ResMor Trust U.S. Endoscopy Group Inc. U.S. Renal Care Inc. U.S. Silver Corp. U.S. United Barge Line LLC U.S. United Ocean Services LLC U.S. Venture Partners-Savings.com Inc. Ubitech Hub Pte Ltd. UC4 Software GmbH Udi’s Healthy Foods LLC UFC Aerospace Corp. Ulterra Drilling Technologies LP Umbro plc Umeco plc Unibail-Rodamco SA-MFI Management für Immobilien AG, Perella Weinberg - Ruhr-Park shopping center Unilever plc - Bertolli and PF Chang’s Home Menu frozen meal business Unilever-Unilever plc - Bertolli and PF Chang’s Home Menu frozen meal business Union Drilling Inc. UnionBanCal Corp.-Pacific Capital Bancorp United Maritime Group LLC-U.S. United Barge Line LLC United Maritime Group LLC-U.S. United Ocean Services LLC United Parcel Service Inc.-TNT Express NV United States Pipe and Foundry Co. LLC United Technologies Corp. - electrical power systems business United Technologies Corp.-Goodrich Corp. - GPECS unit United Technologies Corp.-Hamilton Sundstrand Corp., Milton Roy Co., Sullair Corp., Sundyne Corp. United Technologies Corp.-Rocketdyne Propulsion & Power unit United Technologies Corp.-United Technologies Corp. - electrical power systems business UnitedHealth Group Inc.-Amil Participacoes SA Univar Inc.-Magnablend Inc. Universal American Corp.-APS Healthcare Inc. Universal Business Payment Solutions Acquisitions Corp.-AD Computer Corp., Electronic Merchant Systems, JetPay LLC, Payroll Tax Filing Services Inc. Universal Health Services Inc.-Ascend Health Corp.

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Universal Music Group-EMI Records Ltd. Universal Truckload Services Inc.-LINC Logistics Co. Updata Partners-iContact Corp. Upsher-Smith Laboratories Inc.-Proximagen Group plc URL Pharma Inc. URS Corp.-Flint Energy Services Ltd. US Salt LLC USI Insurance Services Corp. USP Holdings Inc.-Fast Fabricators LLC, United States Pipe and Foundry Co. LLC Ute Energy Upstream Holdings LLC

V Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.-Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.-OraPharma Inc. Valent Aerostructures LLC Validus Holdings Ltd.-Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings SA Vantiv Inc. - board of directors-Litle & Co. Vantiv Inc.-Litle & Co. Varde Partners Inc.-FirstCity Financial Corp. Vector Capital Corp.-Quest Software Inc. Velocity Technology Solutions Inc. Venari Resources LLC Ventas Inc.-Atria Senior Living Group Inc. Veolia Environnement SA - U.K. water and waste operations Veolia Environnement SA-Veolia Environnement SA - U.K. water and waste operations Veolia Environnement SA-Veolia ES Solid Waste Inc. Veolia ES Solid Waste Inc. Verde Realty Verint Systems Inc.-Comverse Technology Inc. Verisk Analytics Inc.-MediConnect Global Inc. Veritas Capital Partners LP-Thomson Reuters - healthcare unit Verizon Communications Inc.-Hughes Telematics Inc. Vermont Hard Cider Co. LLC Veronis Suhler Stevenson LLC-ENK International LLC Veronis Suhler Stevenson LLC-SHL Group Ltd. Versa Capital Management Inc.-Central Parking Corp. Verso Paper Corp.-NewPage Corp. Vertis Holdings Inc. Vessix Vascular Inc. Vestar Capital Partners-Solo Cup Co. Viasystems Group Inc.-DDi Corp. Viking International Ltd. Viking International Resources Co. Inc. Viking Range Corp. Vilebrequin Vion NV-Banner Pharmacaps Inc. Vista Equity Partners LLC-BDGB Enterprise Software SarL, Brainware Inc. Vista Equity Partners LLC-Bullhorn Inc. Vista Equity Partners LLC-CDC Software Corp. Vista Equity Partners LLC-Misys plc Vista Equity Partners LLC-Sunquest Information Systems Inc. Vivendi SA-EMI Records Ltd. Vivint Inc. Vivint Solar Inc.

VMG Partners-Snack Factory LLC VMware Inc.-Nicira Network Inc. Vocus Inc.-iContact Corp.

W Wabash National Corp.-Walker Group Holdings LLC Waldos Dolar Mart de Mexico S de RL de CV Walgreen Co.-Stephen L. LaFrance Holdings Inc. - regional drugstore chain Walker & Dunlop Inc.-CW Capital LLC Walker Group Holdings LLC Walt Disney Co.-Lucasfilm Ltd. Walter Investment Management Corp.-Residential Capital LLC - mortgage origination and servicing businesses Walter Investment Management Corp.-Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc. Wanxiang America Corp.-A123 Systems Inc. Wanxiang Group Corp.-A123 Systems Inc. Warburg Pincus LLC-7 Days Group Holdings Ltd. Warburg Pincus LLC-Allos Therapeutics Inc. Warburg Pincus LLC-Camp Systems International LLC Warburg Pincus LLC-GlobalSpec Inc. Warburg Pincus LLC-Gordian Group Inc. Warburg Pincus LLC-ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. Warburg Pincus LLC-Premier Foods plc - grocery brands Warburg Pincus LLC-Scotsman Industries Inc. Warburg Pincus LLC-Venari Resources LLC Warnaco Group Inc. Waskom Gas Processing Co. Waste Connections Inc.-R360 Environmental Solutions Inc. Waste Services Inc.-Choice Environmental Services Inc. Water Street Healthcare Partners LLC-BREG Inc. Water Street Healthcare Partners LLC-OraPharma Inc. Water Street Healthcare Partners LLC-Precision Dynamics Corp. Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Actavis Group hf Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.-Ascent Pharmahealth Ltd. WaveDivision Holdings LLC Wayzata Investment Partners LLC-Anchor Glass Container Corp. Webster Capital-OneStopPlus Group Weir Group plc-Mathena Inc. Weir Group plc-Novatech LLC WellPoint Inc.-1-800 Contacts Inc. WellPoint Inc.-Amerigroup Corp. Wellspring Capital Management LLC-OMNI Energy Services Corp. Werner Co.-Knaack LLC Wesco Aircraft Holdings Inc.-Interfast Inc. West Coast Bancorp Westlake Chemical Corp.-Georgia Gulf Corp. Weston Presidio Capital-Party City Corp. Westrac Pty. Ltd.-Bucyrus International Inc. - distribution and support business Westway Feed LLC Westway Group Inc. Westway Group Inc. - European terminals Westway Group Inc. - special committee-Westway Feed LLC, Westway Group Inc. - European terminals Westway Group Inc. - special committee-Westway Group Inc.

Westway Group Inc.-Westway Feed LLC, Westway Group Inc. - European terminals Wheatland Oil Inc. White Rock Distilleries Inc. Wicks Group of Cos. LLC-Gordian Group Inc. WideOpenWest Holdings LLC-Knology Inc. Williams Controls Inc. Williams Partners LP-Caiman Eastern Midstream LLC Wind Point Partners-Citadel Plastics Holdings Inc. Wind Point Partners-Santa Maria Foods Inc. Wind Point Partners-Shearer’s Foods Inc. Windfield Holdings Pty Ltd.-Talison Lithium Ltd. Wisconsin Power & Light Co.-Riverside Energy Center LLC WL Ross & Co. LLC-Homeward Residential Holdings Inc. Wolverine World Wide Inc.-Collective Brands Inc. Wood Mackenzie Ltd. Woodbury Financial Services Inc. Woodward Inc.-General Electric Co. - aviation hydraulic thrust reverser actuation systems business World Courier Group Inc. Worthington Industries Inc.-Angus Industries Inc. WPP plc-AKQA Wright Express Corp.-Fleet One Wright Medical Group Inc.-BioMimetic Therapeutics Inc. Wuhan Asia-Pacific Condiments Co. Ltd. Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG Wyndham Vacation Ownership Inc.-Shell Vacations LLC Wynnchurch Capital Ltd.-Fast Fabricators LLC, United States Pipe and Foundry Co. LLC

X X-Rite Inc. Xaloy Inc.

Y Yammer Inc. Yara International ASA-Bunge Ltd. - Brazilian operations Yard House USA LLC Ybrant Digital Ltd.-Classes USA Inc., LowerMyBills.com Inc., PriceGrabber.com Yoki Alimentos SA Young Innovations Inc. Yucaipa Cos. LLC-Barneys New York Inc. Yucaipa Cos. LLC-Soho House Ltd.

Z Z Capital Partners LLC-Real Mex Restaurants Inc. Zayo Group LLC-AboveNet Inc. Zayo Group LLC-First Telecom Services LLC Zenith Oilfield Technology Ltd. Zep Inc.-Ecolab Inc. - vehicle care division Ziff Davis Media Inc. Zoll Medical Corp. Zynga Inc.-OMGPOP Inc.

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BANKRUPTCY BUYOUT A123 Systems Inc. A123 Systems Inc. - automotive assets Arctic Glacier Income Fund Barneys New York Inc. CDC Software Corp. Clare at Water Tower Coach Am Group Holdings Corp. Elpida Memory Inc. First Place Bank Hawker Beechcraft Inc. Indianapolis Downs LLC Journal Register Co. Klockner Pentaplast GmbH & Co. KG LCI Holding Co. Los Angeles Dodgers LLC LSP Energy LP Monitor Co. Group LP MSR Resort Golf Course LLC NewPage Corp. Real Mex Restaurants Inc. Residential Capital LLC - mortgage loan portfolio and residual financial assets Residential Capital LLC - mortgage origination and servicing businesses SP Newsprint Holdings LLC Vertis Holdings Inc.

CASH MERGER BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd CH Energy Group Inc. China Kanghui Holdings DDi Corp. Dreams Inc. Duff & Phelps Corp. First Investors Financial Services Group Inc. General Bearing Corp. Hertz Global Holdings Inc. - Advantage business Kenneth Cole Productions Inc. LeCroy Corp. Medmarc Insurance Group MIPS Technologies Inc. NextWave Wireless Inc. Paradigm Ltd. PPG Industries Inc. - commodity chemicals business SeaBright Holdings Inc. 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd. Teavana Holdings Inc. Thomas & Betts Corp. Tile Shop LLC TPC Group Inc. West Coast Bancorp

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CASH/STOCK ACQUISITION A123 Systems Inc. ABA Seguros About.com Inc. AboveNet Inc. Accor SA - United States economy hotels division Acorn Media Group Inc., Image Entertainment Inc. AD Computer Corp., Electronic Merchant Systems, JetPay LLC, Payroll Tax Filing Services Inc. Advance America Cash Advance Centers Inc. Advantage Resourcing America Inc., Advantage Resourcing Europe BV Air Products and Chemicals Inc. - Continental-European homecare business Akzo Nobel NV - decorative paints business Alcan Cable Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd. American Realty Capital Trust III Inc. Amerigroup Corp. Ameristar Casinos Inc. Ancestry.com Inc. Apex Tool Group LLC Apple REIT Six Inc. Arbitron Inc. Archipelago Learning Inc. Archstone Inc. Ardea Biosciences Inc. Ariba Inc. Ascent Pharmahealth Ltd. AT&T Advertising Solutions, AT&T Interactive Atento call center business Aurora Bank FSB AuthenTec Inc. Avery Dennison Corp. - office & consumer products operations Aviva USA Corp. Beacon Federal Bancorp Inc. Belden Inc. - Thermax-Raydex aerospace business Billabong International Ltd. BioMimetic Therapeutics Inc. Bluegreen Corp. Boardwalk HP Storage Co. LLC BREG Inc. Brightpoint Inc. Brightstar Europe Ltd. Bucyrus International Inc. - mining equipment distribution business Bucyrus International Inc. - distribution and support business Bucyrus International Inc. - South African operations Buddy Media Inc. Bunge Ltd. - Brazilian operations Business Property Lending Inc. Cardiokine Inc. Cargill Inc. - cultures and enzymes unit Carrizo UK Huntington Ltd. Catalyst Health Solutions Inc. CE Franklin Ltd.

Celtic Exploration Ltd. Chemtura Corp. - antioxidant and UV stabilizers business Cheyenne Plains Investment Co. LLC, Colorado Interstate Gas Co. LLC Choice Environmental Services Inc Clariant AG - Textile Chemicals, Paper Specialties, and Emulsions businesses Classes USA Inc., LowerMyBills.com Inc., PriceGrabber.com Clearwire Corp. CoActiv Capital Partners Inc. Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines Inc. Cole Haan Collective Brands Inc. ConocoPhillips - Vietnam assets ConocoPhillips Algeria Ltd. Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd. Convergys Corp. - Information management unit Conversus Capital LP Cooper Industries Ltd. Costco de Mexico Coventry Health Care Inc. Credo Petroleum Corp. CreXus Investment Corp. Crown Imports LLC CSC Credit Services Inc. Cymer Inc. Cytec Industries Inc. - coating resins business Cytec Industries Inc. - pressure-sensitive adhesives unit deCode Genetics Inc. Deloro Stellite Group DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. Digital Generation Inc. DigitalGlobe Inc. Discovery Labware Inc. Diversey Japan Dole Worldwide Packaged Foods DTE Gas Resources LLC DuPont Performance Coatings DuPont Professional Products Dynamic Offshore Resources LLC eAccess Ltd. EasyLink Services International Corp. Ecolab Inc. - vehicle care division Edelman Financial Group Inc. EKO Holding SA El Paso Natural Gas Co., Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC Eloqua Corp. EMI Records Ltd. Encore Bancshares Inc. Endace Ltd. Energetix Inc., NYSEG Solutions Inc. Energy Resource Technology Gom Inc. Epoch Holding Corp. Equitable Gas Co. LLC Equity Red Star eResearchTechnology Inc. eScreen Inc. ETC Canyon Pipeline LLC ExxonMobil Yugen Kaisha Fast Fabricators LLC, United States Pipe and Foundry Co. LLC Federal Signal Technologies Group

Fidelity National Information Services Inc. - Healthcare Benefit Solutions business First California Financial Group Inc. FirstCity Financial Corp. Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings SA Flint Energy Services Ltd. Fujita Corp. Gaikai Inc. Gaylord Hotels Gen-Probe Inc. General Electric Co. - aviation hydraulic thrust reverser actuation systems business Gennum Corp. GeoResources Inc. Goldman Sachs Administration Services Golf Warehouse Inc., Sportsman’s Guide Inc. Golfsmith International Holdings Inc. Goodman Fielder Ltd. - edible fats and oils business Goodrich Corp. - GPECS unit GrainCorp Ltd. Great American Supplemental Benefits Group Great Wolf Resorts Inc. Greenbrier Cos. Grupo Kativo H. Paulin & Co. Ltd. Hair Club for Men and Women Ltd. Hamilton Sundstrand Corp., Milton Roy Co., Sullair Corp., Sundyne Corp. Hardware & Home Improvement Group, Tong Lung Metal Industry Co. Ltd. Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Ltd. Harris Broadcast Communications Inc. Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. - life insurance Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. - retirement plans Harvest-Vinccler Dutch Holding BV, Petrodelta SA Health Net Inc. - Medicare prescription drug plan HealthCare Partners LLC High Sierra Sport Co. HSBC Holdings plc - U.S. insurance manufacturing business Hudson City Bancorp Inc. Hughes Telematics Inc. Héroux-Devtek Inc. - McSwain manufacturing unit Iberoamericana de Energia Ibener SA IBM Corp. - retail-store-solutions unit Illinois Tool Works Inc. - decorative surfaces segment Industrea Ltd. Inergy Propane LLC Intavent Direct Ltd., LMA International NV Integrated Drilling Equipment Company Holdings Inc. Intermec Inc. International Lease Finance Corp. International Paper Co. - building products unit Interturbine Group of Cos. Invacare Supply Group Ion Beam Applications SA - radiopharmaceutical unit ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. ITX Corp. J.L. French Automotive Castings Inc. Jefferson Capital Systems LLC Jimmy Sanders Inc.

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KAYAK Software Corp. KCI Therapeutic Support Systems Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. Keen Energy Services LLC Kenexa Corp. Kewill plc Keystone Midstream Services LLC King Systems Corp. Knaack LLC Knight Capital Group Inc. Knology Inc. Lepage Bakeries Inc. LML Payment Systems Inc. Magellan Petroleum Corp. Marathon Banking Corp. McGraw-Hill Education McMoRan Exploration Co. Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. Mediq NV Mediware Information Systems Inc. Medtox Scientific Inc. Merchant eSolutions Inc. Merrill Lynch & Co. - International Wealth Management business MetroPCS Communications Inc. Metropolitan Health Networks Inc. Michael Baker Corp. Michigan Power LP Miranda Technologies Inc. Missouri Gas Energy, New England Gas Co. Misys plc Montana Refining Co. Morgan Keegan & Co. Morningstar Foods LLC Motorola Home Movianto GmbH MSNBC.com Neo Material Technologies Inc. Nicira Network Inc. NKT Flexibles I/S NYSE Euronext O’Charley’s Inc. OneStopPlus Group Opnet Technologies Inc. Outdoor Channel Holdings Inc. Pacific Capital Bancorp Pall Corp. - blood collection unit Par Pharmaceutical Cos. Partner Communications Ltd. Peet’s Coffee & Tea Inc. Pervasive Software Inc. Pfizer Nutrition PL Midstream LLC Plains Exploration & Production Co. Polycom Inc. - wireless handset unit Premier Foods plc - grocery brands Presidential Life Corp. Prestige Brands Holdings Inc. Primus Telecom Holdings Pty Ltd. Prism Gas Systems I LP - East Texas and Northern Louisiana assets, Waskom Gas Processing Co.

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Procter & Gamble Co. - Pringles chips Prodigy Gold Inc. Proximagen Group plc PSS World Medical Inc. Pure Energy Services Ltd. Quanta Services Inc. - telecommunications infrastructure services subsidiaries Quest Software Inc. QuickPlay Media Inc. Radvision Ltd. RailAmerica Inc. Ralcorp Holdings Inc. Retalix Ltd. Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc. Rexam plc - cosmetics, toiletries and household care products business Rexam plc - high barrier food packaging business Robbins & Myers Inc. Rocketdyne Propulsion & Power unit Safariland LLC Saia-Burgess Controls AG San Diego Padres Baseball Club LP SandRidge Tertiary LLC Schiff Nutrition International Inc. Schlumberger Ltd. - Wilson distribution business Schuler AG Sealy Corp. SeaMicro Inc. Senseo Shaw Group Inc. Shaw Group Inc. - Energy & Chemicals business Shona Energy Company Inc. Skyline Steel LLC Smart & Final Holdings Corp. Solutia Inc. Space Systems/Loral Inc. Spartech Corp. SpectraLink Corp. Sprint Nextel Corp. SPX Service Solutions US LLC SRLC America Holdings Corp. SRS Labs Inc. Standard Microsystems Corp. Summit Entertainment LLC Sun Healthcare Group Inc. Sun Life Financial Inc. - annuity business Sunoco Inc. Sunrise Senior Living Inc. SureWest Communications T-Chek Systems Inc. Taleo Corp. Talison Lithium Ltd. TE Connectivity Ltd. - Touch Solutions unit Thales Training & Simulation Ltd. - civil aircraft unit Thomas Medical Products Inc. Thomson Reuters - healthcare unit Thomson Reuters - IR/PR division Thomson Reuters PORTIA Titan Europe plc TNS Inc.

TNT Express NV Tomkins plc - Dexter Axle business TPC Group Inc. TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. - oilfield service business TTS Group ASA U.S. Silver Corp. Ulterra Drilling Technologies LP Umbro plc Umeco plc Unilever plc - Bertolli and P.F. Chang’s Home Menu frozen meal business United Technologies Corp. - electrical power systems business US Salt LLC Venari Resources LLC Veolia Environnement SA - U.K. water and waste operations Veolia ES Solid Waste Inc. Viking International Ltd. Warnaco Group Inc. Woodbury Financial Services Inc. Young Innovations Inc.

LEVERAGED BUYOUT A10 Capital LLC Ahlsell AB AlixPartners LLP Archway Marketing Services Inc. Arnold Magnetic Technologies Corp. Associated Asphalt Partners LLC Atria Senior Living Group Inc. Bay Bread Group Benihana Inc. Billabong International Ltd. Caterpillar Logistics Services LLC Citadel Plastics Holdings Inc. Deltek Systems Inc. Earth Fare Inc. El Paso Corp. - exploration and production operations Flanders Corp. Focus Media Holding Ltd. Genpact Ltd. Getty Images Inc. GlobeOp Financial Services SA IntegraMed America Inc. Interline Brands Inc. J Brand Denim Co. Light Force SpA Metaldyne LLC MModal Inc. Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Inc. Party City Corp. Pep Boys - Manny Moe & Jack Premium Credit Ltd. Q9 Networks Inc. Quest Software Inc. Ropak Packaging Schrader International Inc. Shearer’s Foods Inc. Sonneborn Inc. Sunrise Senior Living Management Co.

Tank Holdings Corp. TransUnion LLC Velocity Technology Solutions Inc. WaveDivision Holdings LLC Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG

PRIVATE ACQUISITION Accelerated Payment Technologies Inc. Accion Investments in Microfinance SPC Actavis Group hf Adeptra Ltd. AgraQuest Inc. Air Serv Corp. Airborne Inc. AirSep Corp. AKQA Alliance Films Holdings Inc. Allied Transportation Co. Allrecipes.com Ally Credit Canada Ltd., ResMor Trust Ally Financial Inc. - international operations Alpine Access Inc. AMC Entertainment Inc. AmerCable Holdings Inc. American State Financial Corp. AmiCare Behavioral Centers LLC Amil Participacoes SA Amobee Inc. AmSafe Global Holdings Inc. AmWINS Group Inc. Anchor Danly Co. - components business, Dayton Progress Corp. Anchor Glass Container Corp. Angus Industries Inc. Anthony International Inc. Anue Systems Inc. AOT Bedding Super Holdings LLC Aperio Technologies Inc. Apex Systems Inc. Apollo Health Street Inc. Appleton Papers Inc. APS Healthcare Inc. Arbora & Ausonia SL Archives.com Arinc Inc. - defense systems engineering & support division ArrMaz Custom Chemicals Inc. Ascend Health Corp. Aspen Surgical Products Inc. ATC Associates Inc. Atlantic Broadband Group LLC Author Solutions Inc. Avid Health Inc. Avila Therapeutics Inc. Avio SpA - aviation unit B&M Retail Ltd. Badlands Energy LLC BancTec Inc. Banner Pharmacaps Inc. BDGB Enterprise Software SarL, Brainware Inc. Becker Underwood Inc.

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Behavioral Centers of America Corp. BioReliance Corp. Biscuiterie Industrielle du Moghreb SA Blu Ecigs Bolthouse Farms Inc. Boston Biomedical Inc. Boxal Group BreakingPoint Systems Inc. Brit Insurance Ltd. BroadLight Inc. Bullhorn Inc. BWAY Parent Co. Inc. Cadillac Jack Inc. Caiman Eastern Midstream LLC Cambridge Major Laboratories Inc. Cameron Health Inc. Camp Systems International LLC Cariden Technologies Inc. Carmeuse Industrial Sands Casedhole Solutions Inc. Central Parking Corp. Certiport Inc. Champion Technologies Inc., Permian Mud Service Inc. Chief Gathering LLC Cimarron Energy Inc. Clairmail Inc. Classic Media Inc. Clearfield Energy Inc. Cleveland Browns Cloupia Inc. CNS Therapeutics Inc. Colson Group Inc. Composite Engineering Inc. Consorcio Comex SA de CV Continuum Wind Energy Pte. Ltd. Contrail Systems Inc. Coperion Capital GmbH Coppermark Bancshares Inc. Cordillera Energy Partners III LLC Crump Group Inc. - life and property casualty insurance unit Crystal Financial LLC CTF Technologies Inc. CW Capital LLC Cypress Pharmaceuticals Inc., Hawthorn Pharmaceuticals Inc. Dako Denmark A/S David’s Bridal Inc. DCP Southeast Texas LLC Decision Resources Group LLC Deltak.edu LLC Demandforce Inc. Dick Clark Productions Inc. Digital Risk LLC Doe & Ingalls Management LLC Double Down Interactive LLC Dressel Welding Supply Inc. Drug Trading Co., Medicine Shoppe Canada Inc. Dunkermotoren GmbH Eagle Energy Co. of Oklahoma LLC EDI Holdings Inc. EKR Therapeutics Inc. Elevation Pharmaceuticals Inc. Embanet-Compass Knowledge Group

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ENK International LLC Entertainment Cruises Inc. Envoy Therapeutics Inc. EUSA Pharma Inc. Extend Health Inc. Family Heritage Life Insurance Co. of America FCI SA - motorized vehicles division Fenwal Inc. FerroKin BioSciences Inc. Fianzas Monterrey SA Finans Emeklilik ve Hayat AS First Telecom Services LLC First Tower Corp. Fleet One FleetPride Inc. Fogo de Chao Churrascaria LLC Folhamatic Group Fortitech Inc. Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc. Fox Energy Co. LLC Funzio Inc. Gambro AB Gavilon LLC Gemcom Software International Inc. Genesis Care Pty. Ltd. Global Blue Holdings AB GlobalSpec Inc. Go-Coil LLC Goodman Global Inc. Gordian Group Inc. Guilford Mills Inc. Healthpoint Ltd. HHI Group Holdings LLC High Sierra Energy LP Homeward Residential Holdings Inc. Houghton International Inc. Hydro Star LLC Hyper Marketing Inc. iContact Corp. Iglo Foods Group Ltd. Immoweb.be Incline Therapeutics Inc. Indura SA Infastech Ltd. Instagram Inc. Intelligrated Inc. Interfast Inc. Intertrust Group Holdings SA IPD Group Ltd. J.A. Thomas & Associates Inc. Joh. Heinr. Bornemann GmbH JSA International Holdings LP KA Steel Chemicals Inc. KAI Pharmaceuticals Inc. Kansas City Board of Trade Kenny Construction Co. Kiva Systems Inc. KraussMaffei Group Landmark Aviation Inc. LCOR Inc. Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico LLC, OneLink Communications Inc. Lightower Fiber Networks LLC, Sidera Networks Inc.

Lightwire Inc. Linen Holdings LLC Link A Media Devices Corp. Litle & Co. LiveOffice LLC LTI Boyd Lucasfilm Ltd. Lucid Markets Trading Ltd. M5 Networks Maag Group MACH Magnablend Inc. ManageIQ Marazzi Group Martin Professional A/S Mathena Inc. maxIT Healthcare Holdings Inc. McFarland Cascade Holdings Inc. MediConnect Global Inc. MEI Conlux Memphis Grizzlies Meraki Networks Inc. Metl-Span LLC Metrics Inc. MFI Management für Immobilien AG, Perella Weinberg - Ruhr-Park shopping center Micro-Poise Measurement Systems LLC MicroProbe Inc. Miller Milling Co. Mitchell’s Oil Field Services Inc. Mustafa Nevzat Ilac Sanayii AS Navilyst Medical Inc. NCGA Holdings Ltd. NDS Group Holdings Ltd. Neomend Inc. NES Group Ltd. New Orleans Hornets Newport Medical Instruments Inc. NextMedia Outdoor Inc. NextWave Pharmaceuticals Inc. Nordenia International AG Norit NV North American Breweries Holdings LLC Novatech LLC Nukem Energy GmbH Numara Software Holdings Inc. Nurse On Call Inc. O’Brien Corp. Old World Industries LLC - ethylene unit Olympus Media LLC OMGPOP Inc. OMNI Energy Services Corp. One Lambda Inc. 1-800 Contacts Inc. 180 Medical Inc. Orange County Container Group LLC OraPharma Inc. OrthoHelix Surgical Designs Inc. Paloma Partners II LLC Panther Expedited Services Inc. Pecos Gathering & Marketing LLC Peninsula Gaming LLC

Penn Maritime Inc. Pergo AG PGC Holdings Corp. Phoenix International Freight Services Ltd. PL Midstream LLC PlainsCapital Corp. Platt Electric Supply Inc. Polygon Management LLP Poole & Associates Inc. Power Holdings Inc. PowerReviews Inc. PPC Inc. Precision Dynamics Corp. Precision Planting Inc. Premier Dental Services Inc. Production Control Services Inc. QuadraMed Quantim Corp. Qualicaps Co. Ltd. R360 Environmental Solutions Inc. Rangeland Energy LLC - COLT system Remmele Engineering Inc. Rhythmia Medical Inc. Riverside Energy Center LLC Rochdale Investment Management LLC Roseland Partners LLC Roundarch Inc. Royal Purple Inc. Rutgers AG Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. Santa Maria Foods Inc. Savers Inc. Savings.com Inc. Scotsman Industries Inc. Seajacks International Ltd. Selexys Pharmaceuticals Corp. Semco Holding Corp. Seojin Industrial Co. Ltd. Sergeant’s Pet Care Products Inc. Servigistics Inc. SGS International Inc. Shale-Inland LLC Shell Vacations LLC SHL Group Ltd. Sierra Trading Post Inc. Skagen Designs Ltd. SkinMedica Inc. - topical aesthetics skin care business SlideShare Inc. SmartSynch Inc. Smeralda Holding Srl Snack Factory LLC Soho House Ltd. Solarsoft Business Systems Ltd. Soldex SA Solo Cup Co. Specialist Distribution Group Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corp., Total Repair Express Inc. StarBev Management Services SRO Stephen L. LaFrance Holdings Inc. - regional drugstore chain Suddenlink Communications Inc. Sunquest Information Systems Inc. Surpass Medical Ltd. Swank Audio Visuals LLC

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Synventive Molding Solutions Talaris Topco Ltd. TFI Holdings Inc., Thermo Fluids Inc. Things Remembered Inc. Thomas Russell Co. Three Rivers Operating Co. LLC 3B Fibreglass Sprl TLG Immobilien GmbH TLP Energy LLC TMW Systems Inc. Traffix Systems Travel Channel International Ltd. 2GIG Technologies Inc., Vivint Inc., Vivint Solar Inc. 2SS Holdings Inc. U.S. Endoscopy Group Inc. U.S. Renal Care Inc. U.S. United Barge Line LLC U.S. United Ocean Services LLC Ubitech Hub Pte Ltd. UC4 Software GmbH Udi’s Healthy Foods LLC UFC Aerospace Corp. URL Pharma Inc. USI Insurance Services Corp. Ute Energy Upstream Holdings LLC Valent Aerostructures LLC Verde Realty Vermont Hard Cider Co. LLC Vessix Vascular Inc. Viking International Resources Co. Inc. Viking Range Corp. Vilebrequin Waldos Dolar Mart de Mexico S de RL de CV Walker Group Holdings LLC Wheatland Oil Inc. White Rock Distilleries Inc. Wood Mackenzie Ltd. World Courier Group Inc. Wuhan Asia-Pacific Condiments Co. Ltd. Xaloy Inc. Yammer Inc. Yard House USA LLC Yoki Alimentos SA Zenith Oilfield Technology Ltd. Ziff Davis Media Inc.

STOCK SWAP Alliance Financial Corp. American Realty Capital Trust Inc. Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc. Comverse Technology Inc. GenOn Energy Inc. Jefferies Group Inc. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP - 50% stake LINC Logistics Co. Objet Ltd. Opnext Inc. Presidio Pharmaceuticals Inc. Roma Financial Corp. SuperMedia Inc. Tyco Flow Control

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TENDER OFFER AFP Cuprum SA Best Buy Co. Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. Epitomics International Inc. Heiler Software AG PLX Technology Inc. Union Drilling Inc.

TENDER OFFER-CASH Allos Therapeutics Inc. Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. Avon Products Inc. Caribou Coffee Co. Inc. Cascade Corp. Ceradyne Inc. Charming Shoppes Inc., Fashion Bug Retail Cos. Complete Genomics Inc. CompuWare Corp. Convio Inc. Cost Plus Inc. CVR Energy Inc. Douglas Holding AG Dusa Pharmaceuticals Inc. FSI International Inc. FX Alliance Inc. Georgia Gulf Corp. Great Wolf Resorts Inc. Grupo Modelo SAB de CV Human Genome Sciences Inc. Illumina Inc. Imperial Sugar Co. Inhibitex Inc. Iris International Inc. J. Alexander’s Corp. JDA Software Group Inc. Kensey Nash Corp. LaCie SA LaCrosse Footwear Inc. Lincare Holdings Inc. Micromet Inc. Midas Inc. Oshkosh Corp. PF Chang’s China Bistro Inc. Psion plc Ramtron International Corp. SpringSoft Inc. Talbots Inc. Titanium Metals Corp. Transcend Services Inc. Westway Feed LLC, Westway Group Inc. - European terminals Westway Group Inc. Williams Controls Inc. X-Rite Inc. Zoll Medical Corp.

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