Iconic companies and assets sold or acquired by our professionals include, among many others:  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, United Artists, MGM Grand, Bally’s, Desert Inn (now Wynn Hotel), Sands (now, the Venetian), Dunes (now Bellagio), Earls Court/Olympia (largest exhibition center in London), MITEC (largest exhibition center in Malaysia), Metro Traffic Networks, Premiere Radio Networks and major infrastructure projects throughout Southeast Asia.

Multinational companies our professionals led, or served in other senior board and executive positions, include Gartner Inc., Electronic Data Systems (now DXC Technology), Hewlett-Packard Company, Korn/Ferry International, MGM/UA Communications Co., Metro Traffic Networks, BPGbio Inc., John Paul Mitchell Systems and numerous consumer products, entertainment, finance, media, technology, healthcare, advertising and marketing companies and ventures primarily operating in North America, Europe and Asia.

Other leading companies advised by our professionals for significant business initiatives or transactions include, among many others large and small:  AT&T, British Telecom, Cable & Wireless, Dentsu Advertising, Deutsche Bank, Preferred Bank, Digital Equipment Corporation, Hewlett Packard, Netscape Communications Corporation, Novell Corporation, Westwood One, Resorts World, Reuters, Tata Group and Texas Instruments.

Transactions our professionals have led, structured, negotiated or advised include, among many others:

• Mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, ranging from a few million dollars to multi-billions of dollars.
• Major restructurings and liquidations through prepackaged, prearranged and free-fall bankruptcies across a broad array of industries. 
• Structured finance transactions involving asset-based credit-linked instruments, including pooled financings for corporate issuers.
• Complex cross-border and tax-advantaged financings.
• Complex domestic and cross-border joint ventures, intellectual property licenses and other commercial ventures.
• Tax-advantaged and pooled investment vehicles for investments in motion picture production and distribution.
• Funding and managing private equity and venture capital firms.
• Identifying, financing, acquiring, developing, managing and profitably disposing of billions of dollars of real estate throughout North America and in cross-border transactions.
• Advising regarding business transactions involving blockchain platforms and technology.
• Financings ranging from a few million dollars to nearly $10 billion, including initial public offerings, follow-on offerings, secondary offerings, and public and private debt financings.

Our professionals also have led and advised businesses seeking strategic and operational change in numerous sectors. The following are just a few examples:

• Repositioned a major global technology company, penetrating new markets, expanding the product portfolio and securing strong financial gains.
• Developed the strategic plan and executed the launch of telecommunication services in Africa.
• Led the worldwide commercial launch of an innovative technology and service for mobile phones, obtaining licenses from wireless operators on six continents, five of the six top mobile phone manufacturers, and three of the top four SIM manufacturers. 
• Reorganized a major integrated film and television studio, concurrently achieving a considerable increase in revenues and cost savings, resulting in the sale of the company at a premium value.
• Led the team advising a cross border healthcare technology and services organization delivering core processes for payors and providers across four locations, resulting in a sale to the country’s largest hospital group. 
• Led engagement to integrate core, complex documentation and operations processes of multiple hospital networks to ensure efficient insurance coverage in numerous jurisdictions.
• Led teams advising Government agencies on processes to deliver healthcare insurance to large populations in developing countries.
• Advising on global implementation of a forensic AI-based process to identify fraudulent products in pharmaceuticals, healthcare and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sectors.
• Advised major construction company regarding significant improvements in purchasing and procedures, resulting in substantial margin improvement.
• Developed strategy and launched franchising for cosmetology schools, growing one initial location to the largest chain in the United States.
• Developed strategy for roll-out of consumer products company, growing footprint from one state to 12 states, culminating in sale of company.