Cases
Experience: M&A
Joint Venture Experience: Represented Hard Rock International
its joint venture partner in connection with the acquisition of the Trump Taj Mahal Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City from affiliates of Carl Icahn. Represented Hard Rock International with its investment in Hard Rock Tristate AC, LLC,
the negotiation of management
br
ing agreements related to the operation of the Hard Rock Hotel
Casino Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Represented Amaya Inc. with its acquisition of Oldford Group Limited, the parent company of Rational Group Ltd, the world's largest poker business
owner
operator of the PokerStars
Full Tilt Poker br
s, for $4.9 billion.
Represented Atkins North America, a subsidiary of SNC-Lavalin, in its acquisition of Data Transfer Solutions LLC, a leader in asset management
geographic information systems within the North American market.
Represented Hard Rock International in connection with its investment in HR Ottawa, LP,
the negotiation of management
br
ing agreements related to the operation of the Hard Rock Casino Ottawa, which was selected as the winning bidder by the Ontario Lottery
Gaming Corporation (OLG) to be the service provider for the Ottawa Area Gaming Bundle 1.
Represented Amaya Inc. in the sale of its subsidiary Cadillac Jack Inc. to AGS, a designer
manufacturer of gaming products for the casino floor
a portfolio company of Apollo Global Management, for an aggregate purchase price of $382 million.
Represented Hard Rock International in an 18-year stadium naming rights agreement with the Miami Dolphins.
Represented Hard Rock International in its acquisition of casino
hotel-casino rights in the Western United States
in several key international markets from BREF HR, LLC.
Represented Amaya Inc. with its acquisition of Cadillac Jack, Inc., a leading supplier of products
technology for the global gaming market.
Represented Hard Rock International with its investment in Northfield Park Associates, LLC,
the negotiation of management
br
ing agreements related to the operation of the Hard Rock Rocksino at Northfield Park in Clevel
, Ohio.
Represented Hard Rock International on its investment in the Meadowl
s Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Represented an international gaming
entertainment company ion its investment in the holder of a large-scale gaming concession in Eastern Europe,
the negotiation of management
br
ing agreements related to the operation of the gaming facilities.
Represented Grupo Taca Holdings in its joint venture with Synergy Aerospace Group (whose holdings include Avianca, SAM
Tampa airlines) to create one of the largest airline groups in Latin America.
Represented Bozel, S.A., a producer of calcium silicon, in the sale of its European
Brazilian subsidiaries to Japan Metals & Chemicals Co. Ltd. within its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding.
Represented Institute for Medical Education & Research, a provider of continuing education for oncology professionals, with its sale to UnitedBioSource Corporation.
Represented Florida East Coast Industries with its acquisition of the Codina Group, one of the largest industrial developers in Florida.
Represented Capitalink, LC, a middle-market investment bank based in South Florida, on its merger with
into Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc.
Represented EPIQ Systems, Inc. with its acquisition of the claims preference business of Gazes, LLC.
Represented the stockholders of Atlantic Truck Center, one of the leading heavy-duty
medium-duty truck dealers in the United States, in the sale of the business.
Represented EPIQ Systems, Inc. with its acquisition of Hilsoft Notifications Inc., a provider of legal notification services.
Represented Hull & Company, a wholesale insurance broker, with its sale to Brown & Brown, Inc.
Securities Offerings
Financings: Represented the Seminole Tribe of Florida in connection with its new $2.4 billion senior secured credit agreement consisting of a $500 million revolver due 2022, $200 million funded term loan A due 2022, $500 million delayed draw term loan A due 2022,
$1.2 billion funded term loan B due 2024, which is secured by a pledge of revenues generated by certain of the Seminole Tribe's gaming facilities.
In connection with its acquisition of the Oldford Group Limited, represented Amaya Inc., as borrower, for senior secured credit facilities in the aggregate amount of $2.9 billion,
consisting of the following: a $1.75 billion seven-year first lien term loan,
a 200 million seven-year first lien term loan
a $100 million five-year first lien revolving credit facility
an $800 million eight-year second lien term loan.
Represented Hard Rock International in a $640 million financing comprised of a Rule 144A offering of $350 million Senior Notes due 2021
a $290 million Senior Secured Term Loan. The representation also included a related tender offer for $525 million outst
ing Senior Secured Notes due 2014.
Represented the Seminole Tribe of Florida in multiple finance
securities transactions, including a $750 million senior secured credit facility, Rule 144A offering of $367 million Gaming Division Bonds due 2017,
Rule 144A offering of $459 million Special Obligation Bonds due 2020.
Represented The Pokagon B
of Potawatomi Indians with its $410 million syndicated credit facility
the related tender offer of its outst
ing senior indebtedness.
Represented Oppenheimer & Co.
JMP Securities, as underwriters, on the $28 million initial public offering on NASDAQ of Starlims Technologies, Ltd., a developer of software to manage processing, storage
analysis for laboratories.
Represented Mastec, Inc., an end-to-end telecommunications
energy infrastructure service provider, with its Rule 144A offering of $150 million senior notes due in 2017.
Represented Under the Canopy, Inc. with the sale of its Series A preferred stock to private investors.
Represented ThinkEquity Partners LLC
Punk, Ziegel & Company, as underwriters, for the $36 million secondary public offering of common stock of Harris & Harris Group, Inc., a publicly traded venture capital firm that makes initial investments exclusively in tiny technology, including nanotechnology, microsystems
micro electromechanical systems.
Represented I-Bankers Securities, as lead manager, with the $38 million initial public offering of Digital Music Group, Inc., a provider of digital music recording
distribution services such as past-hits, out-of-print, back catalog
independent label recordings to online music stores.
Represented World Fuel Services, Inc. with its $124 million follow-on offering of common stock.
Represented I-Bankers Securities, as lead manager, with the $60 million initial public offering of Community Bankers Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company.
Represented BankUnited Financial Corporation with its $120 million Rule 144A offering of Senior Convertible Notes.
Represented BankUnited Financial Corporation i with its $64 million secondary public offering of Class A Common Stock.
Represented New China Homes Ltd. with its $10 million initial public offering on NASDAQ.
