Representative

Transactions

Mark Cusick

MBMC International LLC (2009 to Present)

Represented the founders group in a startup “fiber to the home” communications business (2018)

Representing the sponsors in the roll-up of pharmaceutical “hubs” (2017 to present)

Represented majority shareholder of a U.S. construction business in, first, a bridge financing and, subsequently, permanent equity financing and restructuring of roll-over debt (2016-18)

Lead counsel in the equity restructuring of a U.S. construction business that led to a negotiated change of control in favor of client (2015)

Represented the majority shareholder of a U.S. packaging industry business in the sale of that business to a Canadian buyer (2015)

Representing the founders in start-up of web-based analytics business (2014 to present)

Represented a U.S. company in the negotiation of an option-to-purchase a UK-based technology business (2013)

Represented a U.S. manufacturer in the acquisition of the North American rights to technology developed by a UK company (2013)

Represented the founders of a web-based community of sommeliers and wine enthusiasts (2012)

Represented a U.S. manufacturer in a joint venture with a UK owner of technology for the manufacture and distribution of product in the US (2011-12)

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey (1984 to 2008)

Western Europe

Represented Callahan Associates International in the acquisition of a majority interest in Telenet Flanders, the largest CATV operator in Belgium (2001-02)

Represented a consortium led by Callahan Associates International and The Blackstone Group in the acquisition from Deutsche Telekom of controlling interests in Kabel Nordrhein Westfallen (1999-2000) and Kabel Baden Wurtemburg (2000-01), two large segments of the German CATV business

Represented US West International in the creation of Telenet Flanders, an innovative $1.1 billion dollar cable television joint venture with 20 local CATV operators and the GIMV, a public/private fund dedicated to the development of businesses in Flanders (1995-96)

Represented Callahan Associates International, a telecommunications development company, as the promoter of the investment by CAI, GE Capital and Bank of America in Cableuropa, S.A. (later re-named ONO), at that time the largest cable telephony company in Spain (1995-96)

Represented The Chart Group, an international private equity firm in the establishment of an Irish/UK venture capital fund (1995-96) and a fund investing in French oil development properties (1996-97)

Middle East and North Africa

Represented the Government of Qatar in conducting a tender for, and the eventual multi-billion dollar sale of, a second mobile license to a consortium of Vodafone and local investors (2007)

Represented Etisalat in bidding for the purchase of a national telecommunications carrier in Bahrain (2008)

Represented Saudi investors in bidding, together with Telecom Italia Mobile, for mobile and fixed communications licenses in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2004 and 2007)

Represented the Government of Algeria establishing a tender procedure for the sale of Algeria’s national communications company (2006 and 2008).

Represented Ferro Corporation, a US specialty chemicals company, in joint ventures in Turkey and Egypt.

Central and Eastern Europe

Represented the Government of Hungary in the privatization of Matav, Hungary’s national telephone company, in a multi-billion dollar joint venture with Deutsche Telekom (1992-93)

Represented the Government of Russia in the privatization of AO Svyasinvest, Russia’s local telephone company (suspended after STET had bid $1.4 million for a 25% interest) (1995)

Represented VSZ, a.s., a steel manufacturer and Slovakia’s largest exporter, in a structured financing syndicated by ING Bank (1994)

North America

Represented Kawasaki Steel Corporation in its purchase of LNP Engineering Plastics, Inc., which had been ICI’s U.S., European and Japanese speciality compounds business.  This transaction, which exceeded $100 million, represented Kawasaki’s diversification from its base of steel production into plastics (1991).

Numerous acquisitions, dispositions and joint ventures for publicly-held and privately-held US businesses.