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Mr. Lievois has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions of public and private companies, subsidiaries and divisions, including negotiated acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations. He has also represented issuers in a wide range of financing transactions, including initial and follow-on public and private securities offerings, 144A high-yield debt offerings, and secured and unsecured debt facilities. Mr. Lievois provides general corporate and securities representation to many of the firm's public and private clients, including emerging businesses.
Experience
Some of Mr. Lievois' significant transactions are shown below:
Mergers and Acquisitions
Asterand, Inc.
Merger with Pharmagene plc (LSE: PGN)
Automotive Components Holdings, LLC
Disposition of automotive facilities
Citizens Banking Corporation
$820 million acquisition of F&M Bancorporation
$110 million acquisition of CB Financial Corporation
Sale of Citizens Banking Illinois, NA to Metropolitan Bank Group, Inc.
Magic Line, Inc.
Merger with NYCE Corporation
MascoTech, Inc.
Represented the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of MascoTech, Inc. in its $2.2 billion recapitalization transaction with Heartland Industrial Partners
Oxford Automotive, Inc.
$50 million acquisition of Lobdell Emery Corporation
$54 million acquisition of the Suspension Division of Eaton Corporation
PSICOR, Inc.
Acquisition, by tender offer, by Baxter International, Inc.
Simpson Industries, Inc.
$365 million merger with Hearthland Industrial Partners
Financing Transactions
CCM Merger, Inc. (MotorCity Casino)
High-yield debt offering of $300 million of Senior Notes
Champion Enterprises, Inc.
Senior Secured Credit Facility
High-yield debt offering of $200 million of Senior Notes
PIPE transactions involving $20 million and $25 million private placements of Cumulative Covertible Preferred Stock
The Majestic Star Casino, LLC
High-yield debt offering of $303 million of Senior Secured Notes and Senior Discount Notes
The Private Bank
Acquisition by PrivateBancorp, Inc.
Oxford Automotive, Inc.
High-yield debt offering of $280 million of Senior Secured Notes
High-yield debt offering of $200 million of Senior Subordinated Notes
Noteholder Consent Solicitation
Venture Holding
High-yield debt offering of $250 million of Senior and Senior Subordinated Notes
Noteholder Consent Solicitation
Professional Associations
American Bar Association
Oakland County Bar Association.
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