Our Transactions

The following mock tombstones are examples of businesses founded, co-founded, acquired, led or advised by our founders and senior professionals, and transactions in which our senior professionals had key roles, whether during their tenures with SMI Group or prior to joining SMI Group.

Where applicable, available and not confidential, the mock tombstone information includes estimated transaction value as of the date of the transaction. Transaction values have been rounded and are approximate.

Many transactions are included in more than one mock tombstone and more than one category. For example, a merger involving a sale of a consumer products company that includes material real estate would be found by clicking the selectors below for at least in three categories – Mergers & Acquisitions (Transaction Type) and both Consumer Products and Real Estate (Industries). Further, if this acquisition was financed in a transaction led or advised by an SMI Group professional (whether before or after joining SMI Group), that financing would be found by clicking the selectors below for at least in three categories – Financing (Transaction Type) and both Consumer Products and Real Estate (Industries).

Information will be periodically updated and as a result there may be a lag between new information being available to SMI Group and the revision of the mock tombstones.

Transaction Type

Industry

$200,000,000

$500,000,000

Advised MGM Grand on its sale to Bally.

Undisclosed

Advised Bally's, Las Vegas regarding financing.

$2,000,000,000+

Led or advised multiple Initial Public Offerings.

$70,000,000

Advised Vestron Inc. for its Initial Public Offering.

$30,000,000

Advised Westwood One for its Initial Public Offering.

$125,000,000

Purchased companies and assets in bankruptcy auctions.

$1,000,000,000

Advised Reliance Insurance in bid for Walt Disney Company.

$150,000,000

Structured and arranged financing for hospitality company.

Management-Advisor

Officer, director and advisor for private investment funds.

$115,000,000

Advised Vestron Inc. regarding its Convertible Debt Offering.

$294,000,000

Advised Station Casinos, Inc. for its Initial Public Offering.

$500,000,000

Closed multiple private placements for oil and gas exploration.

$140,000,000

Advised ProSoft for its reverse-merger and follow-on financings.

$300,000,000+

Secured venture capital for start-up and early stage companies.

$120,000,000+

Advised MGM Grand, Las Vegas regarding acquisitions and financings.

$15,000,000

Structured and arranged specialty financing for computer re-seller.

Undisclosed

Advised Dunes Hotel (now, Bellagio), Las Vegas regarding financing.

$105,000,000

Structured and arranged financing for plastics recyclables company.

Owner

Acquired Landsburg television film library and distribute globally.

$12,000,000

Advised Glacier Water Services Inc. for its Initial Public Offering.

$300,000,000

As CEO of parent company, merged Premiere Radio Networks with Jacor.

Undisclosed

Advised Desert Inn (now Wynn Hotel), Las Vegas regarding financing.

$5,000,000

Advised Miravant, formerly PDT, Inc. for its Initial Public Offering.

$32,800,000

Advised innovative digital gaming company on Initial Public Offering.

$1,000,000,000+

Acquired more than 20 television stations and cable operating systems.

$1,200,000,000

Structured and arranged financing for multi-use real estate developer.

Undisclosed

As CEO, sold Telemac Corporation (telecommunications) to America Movil.

Undisclosed

Advised Sands Hotel (now, the Venetian), Las Vegas regarding financing.

$100,000,000+

Led or advised multiple Rule 144A offerings and other private placements.

$75,000,000

Advised Miravant, formerly PDT, Inc. for follow-on public equity offering.

Management

Formed studio joint ventures in Germany, Japan, France, Canada and the U.K.

$1,600,000,000

Advised MGM/UA Entertainment Co. on its sale to Turner Broadcasting System.

$35,000,000

Structured and arranged specialty financing for computer components developer.

$3,000,000,000+

Negotiated hundreds of commercial real estate leases throughout North America.

Strategic Advice

Developed strategic plan and executed the launch of mobile services in Africa.

$35,000,000

Structured and arranged specialty financing for computer components developer.

$400,000,000

Advised MGM/UA Communications Co. on structure and sale of notes and debentures.

$20,000,000

Advised Playsino Inc. on its merger with AutoLotto Inc. and related transactions.

Strategic Advice

Advisor and vice-chairman of innovative publicly-traded nuclear medicine company.

Founder-Management

As managing partner, arranged all financing for Philippine Dream Company (casino).

$75,000,000

Advised Falcon Classic Cable Income Properties L.P. for its Initial Public Offering.

Strategic Advice

Director of Alacer Corp., owner, manufacturer and distributor of Emergen-C® products.

$1,800,000,000

As principal operating officer, sold MGM/UA Communications Co. to Pathe Communications.

Founder-Management

As managing partner, sold Philippine Dream Company (casino) to Lai Sun Group, Hong Kong.

$1,000,000,000

As board advisor, instrumental in planning for the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

$20,000,000

As CEO of parent company, led public follow-on equity offering for Premiere Radio Networks.

$7,500,000,000+

Led or advised numerous acquisitions, divestitures and mergers of public and private companies.

$350,000,000

Structured and arranged financing for acquirer in Fortune 100 divestiture of aerospace division

$100,000,000+

Led or advised multiple Regulation S offerings and other international securities transactions.

Strategic Advice

Advising technology company on implementation of an AI-process to identify counterfeit currency.

$1,000,000,000

Successfully defended Walt Disney Company from hostile take-over bid made by Reliance Insurance.

Strategic Advice

Advise Elite Football League of India, the only sanctioned American-style football league in India.

Strategic Advice

Director of Patrón/Seagrams joint venture. Structured and negotiated the venture’s dissolution.

Strategic Advice

Advised merchant banks and private investment firms in India, Japan, Thailand, Saudi Arabia and UAE.

Management

As CEO, sold Island World Group (film and television production/distribution company) to PolyGram NV.

Management

Served as a director of numerous independent film and television production and distribution companies.

Strategic Advice

As senior executive,developed and managed strategic plan for international operations of US Healthcare.

Undisclosed

Arranged multiple investments by Chinese corporate and ultra-high net worth investors in U.S. businesses.

Strategic Advice

Advised numerous start-up companies associated with Cambridge Innovation Center regarding strategic plans.

$250,000,000+

Advised issuers, investors and underwriters for multiple public and private debt swaps and restructurings.

Strategic Advice

Led team advising Government health ministry of major African nation on delivery of Health-Care insurance.

C$800,000,000

Secured up to C$800,000,000 commitment to fund acquisition and construction of film and television studios.

Strategic Advice

Led team advising Government agency of developing African nation on implementation of Health-Care insurance.

$300,000,000+

Structured and implemented complex cross-border tax-advantaged aircraft financings for leading Asian airline.

Management

As principal operating officer, sold Learning Corporation of America/Highgate Pictures to New World Entertainment.

$1,900,000,000

As chairman of independent directors' committee, directed merger of Metro Traffic Networks with Viacom/Westwood One.

Strategic Advice

Advising Madagascar Government agency on processes to establish a healthcare framework and distributed medical network.

Owner-Management

Formed investor group, acquired control and served as vice-chairman of a New York Stock Exchange-listed metals company.

$1,000,000,000

Structured, negotiated and secured slate financing for Columbia and TriStar and MGM in the United States, Europe and Japan.

Management

Managed all aspects of legal and financial functions for multi-national corporations and transactions in numerous industries.

Management

As a principal, structured and closed multiple acquisitons of South American companies engaged in gold mining and processing.

$600,000,000

Structured and negotiated pioneering public mezzanine investment fund supporting leveraged buy-outs for Thomas H. Lee Companies.

$110,000,000

Structured and executed Initial Public Offering of limited partnership units for operator of television stations and cable systems.

$100,000,000

Structured and executed Initial Public Offering of limited partnership units for operator of television stations and cable systems.

$112,147,000

Structured and executed Initial Public Offering of limited partnership units for operator of television stations and cable systems.

$4,000,000,000

Led or advised multiple spin-offs and other carve-out transactions, including entertainment, media, technology, energy and real estate.

$220,000,000

Structured and arranged financing of space shuttle development for giant fuel cell under special metallurgical manufacture and development.

$1,000,000,000

Structured and negotiated the acquisition, development, redevelopment, financing and sale of numerous landmark hotel and casino properties.

$4,000,000,000+

Advised leading studios and independent production companies in the United States, Japan and India on financings, mergers and acquisitions.

Strategic Advice

Advised health maintenance company in planning and implementation of one of India’s first third party healthcare insurance administrators.

Management

Negotiated thousands of talent, production, distribution and financing agreements for all forms of motion picture and television programming.

Founder-Management

Founder and chairman of sports and event production company. Acquired multiple companies producing extreme sports events broadcast by Fox and other sports networks.

Owner

Acquired control of private full-service advertising agency with a focus on digital media. Clients included Toyota, Wells Fargo, Southern California Edison and Sanyo.

C$800,000,000

As founding chairman of Stratagem Studios Inc., assembled financing and commenced the acquisition and development of properties for film and television production studios.

Owner

Acquired control and served as chairman of Phoenix New Millennium Inc., a leading independent publisher of books and audio books. Sold the company for a substantial profit.

$150,000,000

Structured and negotiated the acquisition, development, redevelopment, financing and sale of nearly 50 mid-rise and high rise Class A and Class B commercial office buildings.

$100,000,000

Principal in multiple renewable and sustainable energy and energy technology companies, securing substantial business, and leading multiple financing rounds and acquisitions.

Strategic Advice

Led engagement to integrate core, complex documentation and operations processes of multiple hospital networks to ensure efficient insurance coverage in numerous jurisdictions.

Undisclosed

Advised the lender in the sale of a 50% interest in Century City North, Los Angeles, the largest mixed use office, retail and hospitality development in the Western United States.

$1,000,000,000+

Led or advised multiple change-in-control transactions, restructurings and liquidations through prepackaged, prearranged and free-fall bankruptcies across a broad array of industries.

Management

Managed multiple complex global litigations, including commercial, intellectual property, real estate and securities, achieving substantial judgements, settlements, and injunctive relief.

Founder-Advisor

Co-founded and advised multiple start-up and development stage companies, typically focused on emerging technologies, through multiple rounds of initial and series rounds, private equity rounds, and exits.

Management

Corporate or division CEO of major technology companies, including Hewlett Packard, Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), Electronic Data Systems (EDS, now DXC Technology), Gartner Inc. and Telemac Corporation.

$2,700,000,000

As a principal, structured and executed the acquisition of a bank holding company through the acquisition of distressed debt, debt-for-equity conversion and subsequent capital restructure and equity placement.

Strategic Advice

Advising technology commpany on development and global implementation of a forensic AI-based process to identify fraudulent products in pharmaceuticals, healthcare and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sectors.

$1,000,000,000+

Structured, secured SEC approvals for, and negotiated complex agreements on behalf of Merrill Lynch for multiple private equity funds for entertainment, television, cable operating systems and other businesses.

Strategic Advice

Led 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.

Founder-Management

As co-founder and managing partner, structured, secured Philippine government approvals for, and negotiated development, financing and operations of a floating casino in Cebu, Philippines. Sold casino to Lai Sun Group.

$1,000,000,000+

Secured, negotiated and closed licensing agreements with major television networks, national pay and basic cable programming services, syndicators and Internet content providers, representing both licensors and licensee.

$1,500,000,000

Initiated, structured and negotiated largest-ever domestic television license (MGM/UA license to Turner Broadcasting) $600 million home video venture with Warner Bros. Doubled MGM/UA’s home video and television revenues.

$700,000,000

Structured finance transactions involving asset-based credit-linked instruments, secured lending, mortgage securitization and pooled financings for issuers such as General Electric, Volvo Finance North America, Inc. and Beverly Enterprises.

Management

As president of a start-up privately-owned nutraceutical beverage company, led its expansion to 12 states (including the entire West Coast) and then sold the company to its distributor and a leading private equity firm for a substantial profit.

Management

As vice chairman of hair care icon John Paul Mitchell Systems, revitalized and professionalized JPMS’ marketing activities, led the launch of its most successful new line and negotiated its acquisition of rights from a significant competitor.

Founder-Management

As founding chairman of Paul Mitchell Advanced Education LLC, launched its cosmetology schools and grew the company from a joint venture with a leading hair care educator for one school to the largest cosmetology school chain in the United Sates.

Management

As CEO of Island World, a U.S., U.K. and German motion picture and television company, principally owned by recording icon Chris Blackwell, considerably expanded production and distribution. Sold Island World to PolyGram for a 300% increase in value.

Founder-Management

Founder, co-founder, chairman, vice-chairman, CEO, COO or President of major media and entertainment companies, including major studio MGM/UA Communications Co. (NYSE), leading radio network, Premiere Radio Networks, and Archon Communications (for Rupert Murdoch), among others.

Founder-Management

Co-founder and CEO of Archon Communications, formed with the Michael Milken Family Trusts and NewsCorporation. Archon and its affiliates founded or acquired controlling interests in publisher Knowledge Exchange LLC and Premiere Radio Networks Inc. (NASDAQ), among other businesses.

$100,000,000

Acquired from bankruptcy leading advertising agency and marketing services companies serving the retail industry in the U.S. and U.K., formed a joint venture with its principal competitor, served as chairman and sold the joint venture to a private equity firm for a substantial profit.

Management

As principal operating officer of Learning Corporation of America (one of the largest U.S. distributors of content to schools) and its subsidiary, Highgate Pictures (network television production company), expanded worldwide operations and production, leading to its sale to New World Entertainment.

$2,500,000,000

Structured and negotiated the acquisition, development, redevelopment, financing and sale of over 275 community and neighborhood shopping centers, big box retailer "power centers" and regional malls in California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada and Arizona, including mixed-use residential/retail projects.

$3,000,000,000

Arranged private and public equity and debt offerings, including initial public offerings and follow-on offerings in apparel, beauty products, consumer products, broadcasting, entertainment, food, publishing and other media, gaming, healthcare, hospitality, medical devices, mining, real estate and technology.

Owner-Management

Acquired control and served as chairman and CEO of wireless technology pioneer Telemac Corporation, leading Telemac from three patents, one licensed mobile phone and 25,000 analog customers in the U.S. to more than 30 million digital customers worldwide; 88 patents and 124 patents-pending in 41 countries; offices in the U.S., China and UK; wireless operators on 6 continents; 5 of the 6 top mobile phone manufacturers; and 3 of the top 4 SIM manufacturers. Sold Telemac to leading telecom company América Móvil.