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Brian Hamilton is a partner in the Firm s Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Groups. Mr. Hamilton advises on public and private mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions, both in the U.S. and outside the U.S., and in a variety of industries. Selected Transactions Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc in the $10 billion combination of its investment management business with BlackRock, Inc. ARAMARK Corporation Chairman and CEO Joseph Neubauer in the $8.3 billion leveraged buyout of ARAMARK led by Mr. Neubauer and a Sponsor group consisting of GS Capital Partners, CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC, J.P. Morgan Partners, LLC, Thomas H. Lee Partners L.P. and Warburg Pincus LLC. Swift Transportation Co., Inc. in its $2.75 billion going-private acquisition by Swift s founder and largest stockholder. SBC Communications Inc. in its $16 billion acquisition of AT&T Corp. IMS Health Incorporated in its proposed $6 billion acquisition by VNU N.V. GS Capital Partners in connection with the $1.7 billion acquisition of UICI by a consortium of private equity investors. Barclays Bank plc in its acquisition of EquiFirst Corporation from Regions Financial Corporation. Allegheny Energy, Inc. in the $250 million sale of its West Virginia natural gas distribution business to a private investor group backed by ArcLight Capital LLC. Medco Health Solutions, Inc. in its $2.2 billion acquisition of Accredo Health, Incorporated. Eurazeo, S.A. in the buyout by partners of Lazard LLC of Eurazeo s significant ownership interest in Lazard. J Sainsbury plc in its $2.5 billion sale of Shaw s and Star supermarkets to Albertson s, Inc. Matsushita Electric Industrial Ltd., owner of a minority interest in Universal Pictures and Universal Music, in connection with Vivendi Universal s sale of Vivendi Universal Entertainment LLLP to General Electric, and in Matsushita s subsequent sale of its interest in Universal Music and other Universal entities to Vivendi. Vodafone Group plc in its $6 billion, two-stage acquisition of a controlling interest in Japan Telecom from British Telecommunications plc and AT&T Corp., respectively. Professional Activities and Community Involvement Association of the Bar of the City of New York Member | 