Jonathan A. Schaffzin

PARTNER

Jonathan's practice is primarily transactional and includes a broad range of financing, private equity transactions and mergers and acquisitions. He has represented leading investment and commercial banking firms, as well as borrowers and issuers, in leveraged financings, mezzanine financings and equity financings, including IPOs. He has also represented private equity firms and their portfolio companies in acquisitions of private and public companies, mezzanine investments, PIPEs and other investments. He has notable experience with companies in many industries, including gaming, healthcare, telecommunications, technology and automotive.

Jonathan's work has been recognized by The American Lawyer who named him to their "45 Under 45" list of leading members of the private bar under the age of 45 in 2003, and as a "Private Equity Dealmaker of the Year" for 2001. He is named among the top lawyers nationally for capital markets transactions by Chambers USA and Chambers Global and is recommended by PLC as an equity lawyer in their Capital Markets Handbook (2006/2007).

• Representation of lead banks in $12 billion of commitments for the Boston Scientific Corporation acquisition of Guidant Corporation and bank and bridge financings entered into in connection with the acquisition and representation of Merrill Lynch & Co. and Banc of America Securities in connection with a subsequent public offering of $1.2 billion of bonds.
• Representation of JPMorgan, Merrill Lynch, Citigroup and Bank of America in connection with Tribune Company's $13.8 billion privatization.
• Representation of lenders providing financing in connection with the pending leveraged buyouts of Alltel ($27.2 billion), Clear Channel ($26.7 billion), and BCE Inc., Bell Canada's parent company ($46.8 billion).
• Representation of Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers and UBS Investment Bank in providing $675 million of bank and high-yield financing for the acquisition of Serena Software, Inc. by affiliates of Silver Lake Partners.
• Representation of Merrill Lynch and the other underwriters in the initial public offerings of Netflix, Inc. and Jamdat Mobile, Inc.
• Representation of Ares Corporate Opportunities Funds in connection with acquisitions of control and investments in companies, including Maidenform, Inc., AmeriQual, Inc. and Aspen Dental Management, Inc., and related acquisition bank, bond and equity financings.
• Representation of Springs Windows Fashions, LLC and Springs Global U.S., Inc. in several separate financing transactions and other matters related to the separations of two businesses of Springs Industries, Inc. and the contribution of one of these businesses to a joint venture with a Brazilian public company.
• Representation of the lead private equity firm acquiring Metaldyne Corporation in a transaction valued at over $2 billion, together with related assets sales, equity and debt financings, off-balance sheet securitizations and leasing transactions.
• Representation of TriMas Corporation in connection with its divestiture from another company and related high-yield, bank and asset securitization financings, as well as its IPO and related NYSE listing.
• Representation of underwriters in bank, debt securities and equity financings of over $5 billion for publicly traded and privately held gaming companies and Native American gaming facilities, such as Mandalay Bay, Park Place Entertainment, Resorts International and Chukchansi Gold.
• Representation of Citigroup Global Markets in connection with almost $2 billion in debt financing for LifePoint Hospital Inc.'s acquisition of Province Healthcare Company and subsequent subordinated loans and convertible debenture offerings by LifePoint.
• Representation of Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse in connection with approximately $1.2 billion of high-yield financing for the acquisition of Basell, a chemicals joint venture of Shell and BASF, by a private investor group. In addition, Jonathan is currently representing lenders in connection with Basell's pending $19 billion acquisition of Lyondell Chemical Company.
• Representation of Banc of America Securities, Merrill Lynch and UBS Warburg in connection with a highly structured exchange offer of approximately $13 billion of debt securities of Qwest Communications International, Inc.

Jonathan is member of The Economic Club of New York.

He became a partner in 1994.