Richard A. Presutti

Richard A. Presutti, a partner in the New York office, practices primarily in the areas of private equity, mergers & acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and transactional matters specific to the investment management community.

Rick graduated from Bentley College in 1992 and from Tulane Law School, cum laude, in 1996.

Selected Representations

Private Equity/M&A Transactions
Represented Blue Bird in a joint venture with Girardin Minibus to create Micro Bird.

Represented Chrysler in the sale of its assets to Fiat.

Represented Merrill Lynch in the sale of its senior ABS CDO portfolio to an affiliate of Loan Star Funds.

Represented Cerberus in the sale of Peguform Luxembourg Holding to Polytec.

Represented Chrysler in the sale of Tritec Motors to Fiat Powertrain.

Represented Sport Brands International in its series of sales of Fila Luxembourg, Cloudveil Mountain Works, and Motionwear.

Represented Veritas Capital in its acquisition of Aeroflex Incorporated.

Represented Cerberus Capital Management in the acquisition of 80.1% of Chrysler Holding from Daimler.

Represented a consortium of Cerberus Capital Management, Citigroup, Aozora Bank and PNC Bank in the acquisition of 51% of GMAC LLC from General Motors Corporation.

Represented Cerberus Capital Management in a series of bus industry acquisitions, including North American Bus Industries, Blue Bird and Optima Bus.

Represented Cerberus Capital Management and Blackacre Capital Management in their acquisition of LNR Property Corporation.

Represented Veritas Capital in its acquisition of DynCorp International.

Represented Cerberus Capital Management in its acquisition of the assets of Georgia Pacific’s distribution division.

Represented First Data Corporation in its acquisition of a majority interest in NYCE Corporation.

Represented Cerberus Capital Management in its acquisition of the worldwide operations of the Alamo and National car rental brands.

Investment Advisor/M&A Transactions
Represented Beach Point Capital Management LP in a management buyback of the alternative business of Post Advisory Group LLC.

Represented Dolomite Capital Management, L.P. in its sale of a majority interest to the Ashmore Group.

Represented Bayview Asset Management in its sale of a minority interest to The Blackstone Group.

Represented Arlon Capital in its purchase of a minority interest in Monarch Alternative Capital (f/k/a QDRA) and Monarch’s spin-off from Quadrangle.

Selected Publications

Selected Speaking Engagements

Bar Admissions

• New York

Education