Represented Aberdeen Asset Management PLC in its acquisitions of Arden Asset Management, LLC, Artio Global Investors Inc. and the Bank of Hawaii fund business

Representing closed-end fund and its independent directors in actions to address discounts and responding to activist shareholder

Represented various fund managers in the organization and offering of several unique “alternative” mutual funds

Assisted Aberdeen in the consolidation of eight closed-end funds into a single fund and a tender offer for shares of the surviving fund following the consolidation

Represented Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. in the refinancing of its leverage facility, including the structuring and private placement of rated preferred stock

Represented Credit Suisse-advised and Aberdeen-advised closed-end funds in rights, secondary and at-the-market offerings

Counseled Genstar Capital in its acquisition of a majority stake in Cetera Financial Group

Represented Genstar Capital in its acquisition of Institutional Shareholder Services

Advised Colony Capital in its merger with Northstar Asset Management and Northstar Realty Finance

Counseled Aquiline Capital Partners and Genstar Capital in their acquisition of AssetMark and Altegris from Genworth Financial, and AssetMark in its subsequent sale to Huatai Securities

Advised two private equity sponsors in their sale of Interactive Data Corporation to Intercontinental Exchange

Counseled Genstar Capital and Aquiline Capital Partners in their acquisition of Ascensus from J.C. Flowers

Advised Genstar Capital in its acquisition of Mercer Advisors

Represented Credit Suisse and Credit Suisse Funds on the sale of Credit Suisse’s traditional asset management business to Aberdeen