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Financing Arrangements - Domestic
$1.3 billion credit agreement (of which $500 million was offered abroad)
Domestic public offerings of debt securities by major public companies
Industrial revenue and industrial development bond offerings in Pennsylvania and Illinois, and a joint venture offering
Offerings pursuant to employee stock option and other employee benefit plans
Letters of credit (domestic)
LBO and restructuring financings (revolving credit, term and bridge loans)
Asset-based offerings, including first preferred ship mortgages and equipment-backed financings (railroad cars, barges, manufacturing equipment, communications equipment)
Unsecured loans - by insurance companies, banks and other lending institutions; syndicated loans and loan participations
Financing Arrangements - Cross-Border Transactions
Sw. Fr. 200 million - represented U.S. issuer in first offering of bearer bonds in Switzerland by a U.S. company - opened Swiss bearer bond market to U.S. issuers
DM 200 million - represented U.S. issuer in early offering of bearer bonds in Germany
$75 million (Eurodollar) - represented foreign subsidiary issuer in arranging early repayment of Eurodollar loan
Guaranteed loans and lines of credit for subsidiaries in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Brazil, Colombia, Australia, Hong Kong, Belgium, Germany and Ireland (guaranteed by U.S. parent not doing business in those countries)
Commercial paper programs (Section 4(2) and Section 3(a)(iii)) programs by U.S. company and U.S. and foreign finance subsidiaries)
Financing arrangements with European Export-Import Bank for sale of equity in an Australian company and purchase of equity in an Irish company
Patent and technical know-how licensing arrangements, e.g. to coat jet engine blades and vane shrouds in Israel; computer software licensing
Distribution arrangements and agreements for installing and servicing printing machinery in Europe
Letters of credit (international, primarily for shipping commodities)
Negotiation and documentation of arrangements for purchase and sale of major works of art, including options to purchase, agency arrangements and secured and syndicated financings
Acquisitions and Mergers
Domestic, for Cash, including a specialty baking company, a specialty chemicals company, a contract sewing company and an apparel manufacturing company
Foreign, financed, including a restaurant in Rome, Italy, a metal fabrication company in France and bauxite (aluminum) mines in Angola
Dispositions, including foreign subsidiaries and sales of off-shore assets of U.S. companies
For Stock, including:
Joint Ventures, including:
Going Private Transactions
Pubic company into a New York Stock Exchange-listed company
Unsuccessful "white knight" attempt (deal was documented through the prospectus stage)
Partnerships
Real estate deals
Motion picture participations (deal not completed because of change in tax laws)
Licensing Arrangements
Trademarks for promotional items
Computer software licenses (for mass market and specially-created software and multimedia production)
Distribution Arrangements
"Store-Door" distribution agreements; independent distributor arrangements
Distribution, installation and servicing agreements for major equipment installations
Sales representative agreements for construction, wholesale and retail distribution
Real Estate
Purchase of commercial properties, by corporations and individuals, outright and in land trusts, including property in Torrens; lease/purchase options
Purchase and sale of residential real estate including beach front and co-op properties
Shopping center construction and leasing (representing management); negotiation of commercial leases representing landlords and tenants
Sale and leaseback arrangements (including drafting and negotiating financial covenants)
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