Ariel Goldman

Ariel represented the financing sources in numerous acquisitions, including the:

• Paramount Global’s merger with Skydance Media
• T-Mobile USA’s merger with Sprint Corp.
• Forward Air’s acquisition of Omni Logistics
• The acquisition of Novolex by Apollo, and Novolex’s acquisition of Pactiv Evergreen
• Acquisitions of RCN, Grande Communications and Wave Broadband by TPG

Ariel has represented the financing sources in a number of digital infrastructure financings, including:

• Wulf Compute’s $3.2 billion senior secured green notes to finance the expansion of its Lake Mariner, NY data center campus
• Cipher Compute’s $1.733 billion senior secured notes related to its 300 MW Barber Lake data center project
• Black Pearl Compute’s $2.0 billion senior secured notes related to a 300 MW data center project in Wink, Texas
• $3.65 billion senior secured notes of SV RNO Property Owner 1 to support Tract Capital’s and Fleet Data Centers’ 200 MW data center project in Storey County, Nevada

In addition, Ariel represents the financing sources in restructurings and special situations, such as:

• New Fortress Energy’s $3 billion restructuring
• DISH Network’s $5 billion convertible note exchange offers
• Mitel Network’s $1 billion uptier restructuring

Ariel has practiced in a variety of industries, including digital infrastructure and data centers, media and telecommunications, aerospace, gaming, healthcare, automotive, and pharmaceuticals.

Ariel is recognized by Chambers USA as “Up & Coming” for Banking & Finance in New York. He is also recognized as a notable practitioner in the areas of banking and debt capital markets by IFLR1000.

In 2025, Ariel was recognized as a Complex Financial Instruments MVP by Law360 for his work in leveraged finance.

In 2021, Ariel was profiled in Bloomberg Law’s “They’ve Got Next” series as a lawyer to note in the world of banking and finance.