Stuart D. Freedman

Selected Representations

Representation of various well-known U.S. and offshore money managers in connection with a variety of acquisitions and control investments, including of companies engaged in financial restructurings.

Industries targeted include hotel, food processing, automotive parts, health care, airlines, car rental, telecommunications, environmental, and distribution and other services.

Representative transactions include:
Acquisition of Albertsons Inc.’s non-core grocery businesses

Acquisition of building products distribution businesses of Georgia-Pacific Corp.

Proposed acquisition of subprime mortgage loan originator and servicer

Acquisition of coated-paper businesses of Mead Westvaco Corp. and Stora Enso North America

Sale of carbonless paper business of NewPage Corp.

Sale of timber assets of Escanaba Timber LLC

Acquisition of Alamo and National car rental businesses out of bankruptcy

Acquisition of core businesses of Teleglobe out of insolvency proceedings in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. and subsequent sale of Teleglobe to VSNL

Acquisition of Mervyn's department store chain from Target Corp.

Acquisition of the assets of Georgia-Pacific Corp.’s building products distribution business, and related financings

Acquisition of the business and assets of GDX Automotive Inc. from GenCorp Inc.

Bankruptcy exit financing for ICG Communications Inc.

Auction sale of Arthur D. Little out of bankruptcy

Acquisition of New York Cash Exchange (NYCE) by First Data Corp.

Investment in Clean Harbors Inc. to finance the acquisition of Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. out of bankruptcy

Acquisition of Exco Resources Inc. and its subsequent sale to management

Other representations include:
Mount Kellett Capital Management LP in management company formation and private equity raise

Leading global investment firm in connection with the structuring of its innovative hybrid hedge fund focused on credit investments

Insurers in connection with IPO’s, including a leading European financial institution in connection with its New York Stock Exchange listing

Leading European financial institution in connection with formation of joint venture to conduct asset-based lending in U.S.

U.S. private investment partnership in connection with acquisition of a substantial health care services company, and subsequent transactions, including divestitures, restructurings of the capitalization, new credit facilities and public offerings

Seller of television production company in complex structured acquisition in which a substantial portion of the purchase price was payable on a deferred, earn-out basis

Sizable public health care company in connection with its negotiated sale and subsequent topping bid

Major international securities firm in various securitized debt offerings totaling more than $1.2 billion secured by hotels and office buildings

Major foreign financial institution in connection with acquisition of controlling interest in major U.S. non-bank financial services company

Major U.S. non-bank financial services company in connection with its acquisition activities in the factoring sector

Both buyers and sellers in wide range of auctions of companies and divisions in Industries including health care, financial services, consumer goods and telecommunications

Selected Speaking Engagements

Memberships

East Harlem Block Nursery    
    Member, Advisory Board

Bar Admissions

• New York

Court Admissions

• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York 1987

Education

Prior Experience

President, Mount Kellett Capital Management LP, October 2008–January 2010