Latécoère: Represented Apollo Funds and Monarch Alternative Capital in the $107 million sale of shares in French-listed Latécoère, the world’s leading independent manufacturer of aircraft doors, to Searchlight Capital Partners.

The Alert Centre, Inc.: Provided lead counsel services for the chapter 11 case of security systems provider The Alert Centre and ten related entities.

Delta Airlines: Represented Georgia-based carrier Delta Airlines in chapter 11 proceedings.

Implant Sciences/L-3 Communications: Represent Implant Sciences in the $117.5 million sale of its explosives trace detection assets to L-3 Communications, a Section 363 bankruptcy sale, and in connection with its chapter 11 cases.

Integrated Alarm Services Group: Represented the note holder group in the chapter 11 case of Albany-based Integrated Alarm Services Group, a wholesale and retail supplier of residential and commercial alarm and monitoring systems.

Latécoère: Advised Apollo and Monarch, who led a lender working group in the completion of Latécoère’s restructuring, which comprised a partial debt-for-equity swap and new money injection.

Sahlen & Associates: Advised on the chapter 11 case of Sahlen, a private investigation company. 

Space Systems/Loral, Inc/DBSD North America, Inc., ProtoStar Ltd. Matters: Represented Space Systems/Loral, as one of the largest creditors, in the DBSD North America, Inc. and ProtoStar Ltd. chapter 11 cases.

The Alert Centre, Inc.: Provided lead counsel services for the chapter 11 case of security systems provider The Alert Centre and 10 related entities.

Bank Syndicate/Deutsche Lufthansa AG: Represented the syndicate banks, led by Dresdner Kleinwort and Morgan Stanley, on the capital increase by way of rights issue for Lufthansa.

Mecachrome SAS: Advised French precision engineering company Mecachrome on a cross-border acquisition and recapitalization financing.

Lazard Frères/Italian Airline: Represented Lazard Frères in equity investment and capital funding for an Italian Airline.

Loral Space & Communications/Sirius Satellite: Secured a $100 million vendor financing facility, as part of a deal with Sirius Satellite Radio for Space Systems/Loral to design and build a $260 million communications satellite to improve reception for Sirius subscribers.

Merrill Lynch/Singapore Airlines: Represented Merrill Lynch in derivative swap for debt restructuring for Singapore Airline.

Sobel Airline: Represented pan-European airline Sobel Airline in debt restructuring.

Breed Technologies, Inc.: Participated in an investigation into potential accounting issues involving Breed, a worldwide designer and producer of automotive products and accessories, including crash sensors, airbags, safety systems and seat belts.

Space Systems/Loral v. Mabuhay: Recovered an award for the satellite manufacturer Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) in an UNCITRAL arbitration in Paris against SS/L's Philippine joint venture partner, the Mabuhay Philippine Satellite Corporation (MPSC), that had failed to pay in full for its interest in the joint venture Mabuhay 1, a telecommunications satellite that provides the most powerful coverage in the Asia-Pacific region.

Space Systems/Loral v. Yuzhnoye Machine Building Plant: Recovered an award for satellite manufacturer Space Systems/Loral in an AAA arbitration against the Ukrainian maker of a faulty rocket.

Pattonair: Represented Pattonair, a Platinum Equity portfolio company, in the financing associated with its agreement to be combined with Wesco Aircraft.

dormakaba Group/Stanley Black & Decker: Represented dormakaba Group, as U.S. counsel, in its $725 million acquisition of Stanley Black & Decker’s Mechanical Security businesses. 

Encompass/Surf Air: Represented Encompass Aviation in its sublease of all 12 of Surf Air’s PC-12NG aircraft and assumption of the company’s aircraft operations and management in California.

Extant Components/TransDigm Group: Represented Extant Components Group Holdings, a portfolio company of private equity firm Warburg Pincus, on the sale of Extant to TransDigm Group for $525 million.

Implant Sciences/L-3 Communications: Represented Implant Sciences in the $117.5 million sale of its explosives trace detection assets to L-3 Communications, a Section 363 bankruptcy sale, and in connection with its chapter 11 cases.

Mubadala: Advised Abu-Dhabi-based Mubadala on setting up its aerospace business, in particular in the acquisition of SR Technics from 3i and the creation of Sanad, an aircraft engine and rotables (spare parts) leasing business.

PAI Partners/ADB: Advised PAI Partners in its acquisition of ADB Airfield Solutions from Montagu Private Equity.

PAI Partners/ADB/Safegate: Represented PAI Partners and ADB Airfield Solutions in the acquisition of Safegate.

PAI Partners/ADB Safegate: Advised PAI Partners in the sale of ADB Safegate, a global airport performance solutions provider, to The Carlyle Group.

PAI Partners/WFCI: Advised PAI Partners in its acquisition alongside Baring Private Equity Asia of World Freight Company International from Greenbriar Equity Group.

Sanad: Advising Sanad, an aircraft engine and rotables (spare parts) leasing business, on its initial leasing transaction for Air Berlin Advised Sanad and SR Technics on developing an ICS offering (integrated component service) to participating airlines granting access to a spare parts pool financed by Sanad.

The Sterling Group/Destin Jet: Represented The Sterling Group in its acquisition of Destin Jet, a fixed-based operator (FBO, an airport-located business that provides support services to private aircraft), as the first FBO in its newly formed FBO network, Triumph FBO. 

Thales Group/LiveTV: Represented Thales Group in its $400 million acquisition of LiveTV, the leading provider of live in-flight entertainment and connectivity systems for commercial airlines, from JetBlue Airways. 

Waypoint Leasing: Represented consortium of investors in the formation and financing of Limerick, Ireland-based Waypoint Leasing, a helicopter leasing company that provides financing solutions to helicopter operators worldwide.

Air France KLM: Represented Air France KLM in a wide range of antitrust matters in Europe.

Dyncorp International: Represented the global government services provider of support solutions for defense, diplomacy, and international development in corporate matters.

Esterline: Represented the lead arrangers and agents in “one-stop shopping” bank/bond acquisition and recapitalization financing for Esterline, the Bellevue, Washington-based aerospace and defense contractor.

Hayman Advisors, L.P./ExpressJet Holdings, Inc.: Represented Hayman Advisors in a proxy contest and negotiated settlement resulting in two of its nominees being added to the ExpressJet board.

Naval Group: Represented Naval Group before both the FCA and the Conseil d’Etat in connection with the clearing of the creation of a joint venture between Naval Group and Piriou.  

Olympic Air: Advised on various ERISA/tax matters.