December 2005 - Exclusive financial advisor to Celanese in the sale of its common interest in PEMEAS GmbH. 
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May 2005 - Represented Aspherio, a Barcelona-based provider of turn-key e-commerce solutions with a focus on Europe, in the negotiation of a strategic alliance and a management services agreement, with GSI Commerce Inc.  
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May 2005 - Exclusive financial advisor to the French unit of Harsco Corp.'s Multiserv business sector, in the acquisition of Evulca, a steel mill conveyor maintenance business, based near Marseille, France.  Multiserv is the world's single largest provider of outsourced on-site mill services to the global steel and non-ferrous metals business.   
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May 2005 - Exclusive financial advisor to Celanese Corp. in the divestiture of its polybenizamidazole (PBI) business to a subsidiary of the InterTech Group.   
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April 2005 - Exclusive financial advisor to Celanese Corp. in the sale of its Vectran Fibers business to Kuraray of America, Inc.   
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2004 - Represented Celanese AG in creation of a new company to contain its fuel cell business, PEMEAS GmbH, and the placement of approximately 18 million euros of funding with a consortium of VC funds and strategic investors led by Conduit Ventures.   
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2002 - Represented European e-commerce turn-key solutions provider in capital increase and strategic alliance.  

2001 - Represented Aventis in creation of new company to hold its German clinical research activities, Covidence GmbH, and sale of control of the new company to a group comprising Covidence management and a fund of European Venture Capital firm 3i.

1999 - Represented Hoechst Research and Technologies, a predecessor of Celanese Ventures GmbH, and managed negotiations in sale to Alcatel of German ceramics-based superconducting electric materials business.  

1999 - Represented Hoechst Group in outventuring mandate that resulted in private placement with Zeneca Specialty Chemicals, England (now Avecia) for German-based, emerging technology company, Covion Organic Semiconductors GmbH, that produces materials for electronic flat panel displays, included direct management equity participation. Designed structure, managed negotiations and supervised legal counsel.  

1999 - Advised Harsco Corp. in divestiture of specialty steel manufacturing division.  

1997 - Represented Hoechst Group in negotiating private spin-out of high tech materials business and establishing AQF Technologies LLC, with sale of minority interest to BBA Group PLC.  

1997 - Placed 15% of AQF Technologies LLC equity for $7 million, and $4.7 million of notes and credit lines with strategic investors. AQF's prior 12 months' sales revenue at time of placement were ~$500K.  

1997 - Represented Harsco Corp. in divestiture of heat exchanger manufacturing operation.  

1996 / 1997 - Retained by Hoechst Group to advise in making strategic venture capital fund investments and direct investments in emerging technology companies.  

1996 - Arranged $65 million commitment for senior secured credit facility for private acquisition group to purchase retailing operation.  

1996 - Advised closely-held financial information services business in valuation and structuring of supplemental financing and partner retirement plan.  

1995 - Represented Hoechst Group in effort to sell partnership interest in engineering plastics division. Culminated in licensing agreement with fabricator.  
 
1995 - Advised Harsco Corp. in decision and method to exit bus manufacturing operation, culminating in liquidation of assets, after evaluating conventional divestiture and ESOP alternatives.  
 
1994 / 1995 - Retained by Philips Credit Corp. to refinance or dispose of communications and imaging assets. Closed six re-financings/take-outs.

1994 - Arranged $5 million equity commitment for, and represented private acquisition group in proposed purchase of Salem Evening News, a closely-held newspaper publishing company, val. $15 million. Group outbid by strategic investor.  

1994 - Represented Westlake Group in sale of Westlake Metal Fabrication Corp. to US Tank Car (Marmon Group) for $24 million, resulting in large gain for seller.  
 
1993 - Completed placement of common equity and debt for Four Seasons L.P., a specialty publishing venture.  

1992 -Represented Harsco Corp. in sale of its CanTex Division. Unprofitable business with sales of $70 million sold to Sumitomo Corp. for $35 million, representing a meaningful premium to book value.  
 

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