Automotive

• Yamaha Motor Corp. in various litigation, including major patent and antitrust litigation involving alleged infringement of 30 patents and antitrust counterclaims.

• Affinitiv, Inc., a portfolio company of CIP Capital, in its merger with Loop LLC (dba AutoLoop), creating the largest provider of data-driven marketing and software solutions exclusively focused on the automotive customer lifecycle. 
• AlixPartners on the acquisition of Berylls, a leading automotive consulting firm.
• American Trailer Rental Group and its Board of Directors in the acquisition of Advantage Trailer Leasing, a semi-trailer and storage container rental business. 
• Antara Capital in its investment and related debt-for-equity exchange transactions with Arrival. 
• Atlantic Street Capital and its portfolio company ZIPS Car Wash, a leading express focused tunnel car wash operator in the U.S. in numerous acquisitions of express car wash locations. 
• Bpifrance in connection with Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot SA’s agreement to merge, creating the world’s fourth largest automaker. 
• CMA CGM Group in its acquisition of GEFCO, a European leader in automotive logistics. 
• Credit Bureau Connection, a portfolio company of the Capstreet Group, in its acquisition of CreditDriver Solutions. 
• Curtis Instruments in its sale to Kohler Co. 
• Flowbird, a portfolio company of Searchlight Capital Partners, in its acquisition of YourParkingSpace, a UK parking technology company. 
• Genstar Capital in its acquisition of a majority stake in OEConnection, a leading automotive technology provider for original equipment manufacturer distribution networks, from funds advised by Providence Equity Partners. 
• Highline Aftermarket, a subsidiary of The Sterling Group, in its acquisition of Plews Retail, an automotive designer, manufacturer and distributor. 
• Highline Aftermarket, a subsidiary of The Sterling Group, in its acquisition by Pritzker Private Capital. 
• Holley, a leader in high performance automotive aftermarket products, in its merger with SPAC Empower Ltd., in which Holley will become a publicly traded company. 
• Meridiam in connection with its Series C investment in the French EV-battery start-up Verkor.
• Monarch on the takeover offer by a Volkswagen-led consortium of Europcar Mobility Group via a cash tender offer. 
• Motors.co.uk Limited, a portfolio company of Novum Capital, on its acquisition of the brand of online car retailer Cazoo.
• Platinum Equity in its $1.7 billion acquisition of Club Car. 
• Platinum Equity and its portfolio company Club Car in the financing of Club Car’s acquisition of Garia A/S. 
• Recochem, a portfolio company of CapVest Partners, on its acquisition of KIK Consumer Products’ Auto Care business.
• Searchlight Capital Partners in connection with a €55 million Series B funding round in EasyMile, a leader in driverless vehicle software and solutions. 
• Searchlight Capital Partners in its acquisition of the controlling stake in the share capital of Opus Group AB, a Sweden-based technology-driven, global leader in the vehicle inspection and intelligent vehicle support markets. 
• The Chernin Group (TCG) in its growth equity investment in Cars & Bids, an online auction house for the modern car enthusiast. 
• TradePending, a portfolio company of The CapStreet Group, on its acquisition of AutoAPR. 
• TradePending, a portfolio company of The CapStreet Group, in its acquisition of Fixed Ops Digital, LLC, a marketing and technology company supporting automotive dealerships' fixed operations departments.
• Varroc Engineering Ltd. in its €600 million sale of Varroc Lighting Systems to Plastic Omnium. 

• Bpifrance Participations in strengthening Mecachrome’s capital base and in setting-up of a French state-guaranteed loan scheme. 
• Law Debenture Trust Company of New York as indenture trustee, in the Visteon Corporation chapter 11 cases.
• Silver Point Finance, LLC, a major prepetition secured lender, in Proliance International’s chapter 11 cases.
• TK Aluminum Ltd. and affiliated entities in an out-of-court restructuring involving multiple sale and restructuring transactions that were global in reach.

• Arcadia, a Minneapolis-based car-financing company, in various corporate governance matters.
• Auto Loans in connection with the following ABS transactions:
  
  • $42,646,534 Class A Certificates, $2,569,068 Class B Certificates, Auto Loan Asset-Backed Certificates (Investors’ Counsel)
  • $19,190,926 Class A-1 Notes, $4,006,328 Class A-2 Notes, $3,615,681 Class B Notes, Collector Car Trust (Placement Agent’s Counsel)
• Acquirer of $1.2 billion portfolio of subprime credit card receivables, plus servicing platform.
• Citigroup Global Markets Corp. as underwriter in CPSART (Consumer Portfolio Services) subprime auto loan securitizations.
• Formel D, a global service provider to the automotive and component supply industry, on a comprehensive refinancing of €179 million. 
• Fixed and Floating Rate Automobile Receivables-Backed Notes.
• Global commercial bank as lender in $150 million warehouse line for origination of subprime auto loans.
• Global commercial bank as lender in $85 million warehouse line for origination of subprime auto loans.
• Global commercial bank as lender in resecuritization of subprime auto ABS residuals.
• Global commercial bank as lender in $100 million warehouse line for origination of subprime auto loans.
• Global investment bank in $120 million financing of residual interests held by sponsor of subprime auto ABS.
• Hedge fund in $50 million warehouse line for origination of short-term unsecured subprime consumer loans.
• Institutional investor in providing $150 million in warehouse financing and acquisition of preferred stock by subprime consumer retail installment lender.
• Placement agent in offering of convertible preferred stock of subprime auto loan originator.
• Subprime consumer finance lender with respect to acquisition of originator of subprime auto loans.
• Placement agent in offering of convertible preferred stock of subprime credit card originator.
• Third Point LLC and Saddle Point Management L.P. in connection with the appointment of three independent directors to the board of Advance Auto Parts, Inc. and a related cooperation agreement with the company.