Michael’s representations prior to joining Davis Polk include:

Leveraged Buyouts – Public

• Bain Capital and Cinven in €1.3 billion of high-yield offerings to finance their takeover of STADA Arzneimittel AG
• Advent International in a $900 million high-yield offering to finance its takeover of Ultra Electronics Holdings plc
• Starwood Capital on the financing aspects of its takeover offer for CA Immobilien Anlagen AG
• Bain Capital and Carlyle on the financing aspects of their takeover offer for OSRAM Licht AG

Leveraged Buyouts – Private

• Advent International, Cinven and RAG-Stiftung in a €6.7 billion high-yield offering to finance their carve-out acquisition of TKE
• Advent International, Bain Capital and Clessidra in a €1.1 billion high-yield offering to finance their acquisition of Nexi
• Advent International in a €750 million high-yield offering to finance its acquisition of IRCA
• KKR in a €475 million high-yield offering to finance its acquisition of SBB Serbia
• Bain Capital in a €450 million high-yield offering to finance its acquisition of Diversey
• Astorg in a €350 million high-yield offering to finance its acquisition of Kerneos
• Bain Capital in a €225 million high-yield offering to finance its acquisition of Wittur

Refinancings and Recapitalizations

• STADA in €4.6 billion of high-yield offerings
• Nexi in €3.9 billion of high-yield offerings
• Algeco in €1.7 billion of high-yield offerings
• Smurfit Kappa in €750 million of high-yield offerings
• Sani/Ikos in €650 million of high-yield offerings
• Travelodge in a £390 million high-yield offering
• kp in a €300 million high-yield offering
• Brakes in a £200 million high-yield offering
• MEIF in a £190 million high-yield offering
• The initial purchasers in a €500 million high-yield offering by Samvardhana Motherson
• The initial purchasers in a €200 million high-yield offering by Merlin
• The initial purchasers in a €150 million high-yield offering by TwinSet

Special Situations, Credit Opportunities and Debt Tender Offers

• Ad hoc committees on a recapitalisation of Matalan, an exchange offer by WiZink, a restructuring of Olympic Entertainment Group, an enforcement over Lebara and an exchange offer by HETA Asset Resolution AG
• Various issuers and dealer mangers on unmodified Dutch auction tender offers, waterfall knock-out tender offers, refinancing tender offers and exchange offers