John P. Berkery

• $365 million of 11.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 and $135 million of 10.0%/12.0% Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes due 2019 and 135 Warrants to Purchase Series A Units (Section 4(a)(2) private placement) by New Gulf Resources. Represented New Gulf Resources.
• $350 million of 6.0% Senior Notes due 2022 by Exterran Partners, L.P. Represented Wells Fargo Securities, Credit Agricole CIB and RBS.
• $530 million of Extendible PIK Step-up Notes (Section 4(a)(2) private placement) by Carrington Holding Company. Represented Carrington Holding Company.
• $55 million of 8.25% Senior Notes due 2021 (public offering) by Cowen Group, Inc. Represented Stern Agee and other underwriters.
• $65 million of 8.125% Senior Notes due 2021 (public offering) by General Finance Corporation. Represented Stern Agee and other underwriters.
• $375 million 6.5% Senior Notes due 2021 (Rule 144A/Reg S offering) by Plastipak Holdings, Inc. Represented Plastipak Holdings.
• €275 million 6.5% Senior Secured Notes (Rule 144A/Reg S offering) by WEPA Hygieneprodukte GmbH. Represented WEPA.
• $40 million of 8.5% Senior Notes due 2020 (public offering) by INTL FCStone, Inc. Represented Stern Agee and other underwriters.
• $35 million of 8.00% Senior Notes due 2020 (public offering) by Homeowners Choice, Inc. Represented Stern Agee and other underwriters.
• $350 million 6.0% Senior Notes due 2021 (Rule 144A/Reg S offering) by Exterran Partners, L.P. Represented Wells Fargo Securities, Credit Agricole, J.P. Morgan and RBC Capital Markets.
• $650 million Senior Notes offering (Rule 144A/Reg S) by Chesapeake Oilfield Operating LLC. Represented BofA Merrill Lynch and other initial purchasers.
• $350 million 8.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020 (Rule 144/Reg S offering) by Isle of Capri Casinos. Represented Isle of Capri Casinos.  
• $300 million Senior Notes offering (Rule 144A/Reg S) by Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. Represented Isle of Capri Casinos.
• $500 million Senior Notes offering (Rule 144A/Reg S) by Oshkosh Corporation. Representing BofA Merrill Lynch, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan.
• $250 million Senior Notes offering (Rule 144A/Reg S) by GEO Group, Inc. Represented BofA Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo Securities, BNP Paribas and Barclays Capital.
• $275 million Senior Secured Notes offering (Rule 144A/Reg S) by One Communications Corp. Represented Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan.
• $800 million Senior Notes offering (Rule 144A/Reg S) by NII Capital Corp. Represented Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan.
• $1.5 billion Senior Toggle Notes offering (Rule 144A/Reg S) by Univision Communications Inc., as part of a $13.0 billion acquisition financing of Univision Communications by a consortium of private equity funds. Represented Credit Suisse and the other initial purchasers.
• $1.9 billion Senior Secured Notes offering (Rule 144A/Reg S) by InterGen N.V. (a global power generation company), as part of a $2.6 billion debt restructuring by InterGen. Represented Merrill Lynch International, Lehman Brothers, Inc. and other initial purchasers.
• $200 million Senior Notes offering (Rule 144A/Reg S) by Time Warner Telecom Holdings Inc. Represented Morgan Stanley and other initial purchasers.
• $200 million Senior Subordinated Notes offering (Rule 144A/Reg S) by Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. Represented Banc of America Securities and other initial purchasers.
• $150 million Senior Subordinated Notes offering (Rule 144A/Reg S) by The National Mentor Network. Represented Banc of America Securities, J.P. Morgan and UBS Investment Bank.
• $100 million Senior Notes offering (Rule 144A/Reg S) by Steel Dynamics, Inc. Represented Morgan Stanley and other initial purchasers.
• $175 million Senior Subordinated Notes offering (Rule 144A/Reg S) by Esterline Technologies Corporation. Represented Wachovia Securities LLC.
• $1.8 billion Second Priority Senior Secured Notes (Rule 144A/Reg S) by The AES Corporation, in connection with AES’s debt restructuring. Represented Citigroup and other initial purchasers.
• $200 million Senior Notes offering (Rule 144A/Reg S) by Steel Dynamics, Inc. Represented Morgan Stanley and other initial purchasers.
• $750 million Senior Secured Notes offering (Rule 144A/Reg S) by IPALCO Enterprises Inc. Represented Lehman Brother and ABN AMRO Incorporated.
• $1.25 billion Senior Serial Redeemable Notes offering (Rule 144A/Reg S) by Nextel Communications, Inc. Represented Goldman, Sachs & Co. and other initial purchasers.
• $650 million Senior Serial Notes offering (Rule 144A/Reg S) by Nextel International, Inc. Represented Morgan Stanley and other initial purchasers.
• $300 million Units (Senior Notes and Warrants) offering (Rule 144A/Reg S) by Colo.com., Inc. Represented Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Bear, Sterns & Co. and other initial purchasers.
• $250 million Senior Notes offering (Rule 144A/Reg S) of Mpower Communications Corp. Represented Mpower Communications.

Investment-Grade and Other Debt Securities

• $750 million Senior Notes offering (public) by CME Group, Inc. Represented Barclays, BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Wells Fargo Securities and other underwriters.
• $500 million Senior Notes offering (public) by Cooper US, Inc. Represented BofA Merrill Lynch, Citi and Goldman, Sachs & Co. and other underwriters.
• $250 million Senior Notes offering (public) by BorgWarner, Inc. Represented Morgan Stanley and other underwriters.
• $700 million Senior Notes offering (Rule 144A/Reg S) by Fidelity Investments. Represented Barclays Capital, Citi, J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley.
• $850 million Senior Notes offering (public) by Prologis. Represented Banc of America Securities, Deutsche Bank Securities, JP Morgan and other underwriters.
• $350 million Senior Notes offering (public) by Markel Corporation. Represented Barclays Capital, Wells Fargo Securities, BofA Merrill Lynch, Citi, BB&T Capital Markets and U.S. Bancorp Investments.
• $1.3 billion Senior Notes offering (public) by Sprint Nextel Corporation. Represented J.P. Morgan, Citi and Wells Fargo Securities.
• $900 million Senior Notes offering (public) by Prologis. Represented Banc of America Securities, Citigroup and JP Morgan and other underwriters.
• $3 billion Senior Notes offering (public) by Time Warner Cable Inc. Represented Banc of America Securities, Citi, Deutsche Bank, UBS Investment Bank and Wachovia Securities.
• $2.0 billion Senior Notes offering (public) by Sprint Nextel Corporation. Represented Banc of America Securities, Citigroup, JPMorgan and other underwriters.

Initial Public Offerings

• CoreSite Realty Inc., $300 million initial public offering. Represented Citi, Banc of America and RBC.
• Stanley, Inc., $820 million initial public offering. Represented Citigroup and other underwriters.
• Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc.,,$70 million initial public offering. Represented Merrill Lynch & Co., J.P. Morgan and other underwriters.
• Texas Roadhouse, Inc.,,$160 million initial public offering (primary and secondary shares). Represented Banc of America Securities, Wachovia Securities and other underwriters.
• Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., $140 million initial public offering. Represented Banc of America Securities and other underwriters.
• JetBlue Airways., $158 million initial public offering. Represented Morgan Stanley and other underwriters. April 2002.
• Nextel International Inc., $660 million initial public offering. Represented Goldman, Sachs & Co. and other underwriters.
• Webvan Group., $375 million initial public offering. Represented Goldman Sachs & Co.

Convertible Debt Securities

• $450 million Covertible Senior Notes offering (public) by MGIC Investment Corporation. Represented Goldman, Sachs & Co. and other underwriters.
• $200 million Convertible Senior Notes offering (Rule 144A/Reg S) by Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Merrill Lynch & Co. and J.P. Morgan.
• $500 million Convertible Senior Notes offering (public) by Prologis. Represented Goldman, Sachs & Co., Banc of America Securities and Morgan Stanley.
• $200 million Convertible Senior Notes offering (public) by Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation. Acted as underwriters counsel for Deutsche Bank Securities and other underwriters.
• $1.1 billion Convertible Senior Notes offering (public) by Prologis. Represented Wachovia Securities and Merrill Lynch & Co.
• $100 million Convertible Senior Notes offering (Rule 144A/Reg S) by CapLease Inc. Represented Deutsche Bank Securities and other initial purchasers.
• $225 million Convertible Subordinated Notes offering (Rule 144A/Reg S) by SafeNet Inc. Represented Merrill Lynch & Co.
• $110 million Senior Convertible Notes offering (Rule 144A/Reg S) by Pinnacle Airlines Corp. Represented Merrill Lynch and Raymond James.
• $100 million Convertible Subordinated Notes offering (Rule 144A/Reg S) by Steel Dynamics. Represented Morgan Stanley and Goldman, Sachs & Co.
• $810 million Liquid Yield Option Notes (LYONs) offering by Stilwell Financial Inc. Represented Merrill Lynch & Co.

M&A; Exchange Offers; Tender Offers; Consent Solicitations; Restructurings and Reorganizations

• Represented Azur Pharma plc in connection with its acquisition by Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. pursuant to a reverse merger and its subsequent SEC registration and listing on the NYSE.
• Represented the Creditor’s Committee in connection with a pre-packaged plan of reorganization by Haights Cross Communications Inc.
• Represented The AES Corporation in connection with its:
  - $377 million cash tender offer for several series of its Senior Notes (May 2008);
  - $1.2 billion cash tender offer for several series of its Senior Notes; and
  - Exxon Capital A-B exchange offer for its $2.0 billion Senior Notes.
• Represented Morgan Stanley, as dealer manager, in connection with Dayton Superior Corporation’s exchange offer and consent solicitation for its Senior Subordinated Notes.
• Represented Wachovia Securities and Merrill Lynch & Co., as deal managers, in connection with Timer Warner Entertainment Company’s consent solicitation for various series of its debt securities.
• Represented Citigroup and UBS Investment Bank, as dealer managers, in connection with Laidlaw International’s cash tender offer and consent solicitation for its outstanding senior notes.
• Represented Merrill Lynch & Co., as dealer manager, in connection with a cash tender offer by Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc. for its outstanding Senior Notes and Debentures.
• Represented Mpower Communications Corp. in connection with its:
  - registered Exxon Capital A-B exchange offer for its $429 million Senior Notes;
  - corporate restructuring into a public holding company;
  - acquisition of Primary Networks, Inc., a competitive local exchange carrier, in a share for share exchange; and
  - prepackaged plan for Chapter 11 reorganization.
• Represented Discovery Zone, Inc., in connection with its:
  - consent solicitation with respect to its outstanding Senior Notes;
  - debt-for-debt exchange offer; and
  - private placement of two series of preferred stock and warrants to purchase common stock.

Includes engagements executed prior to joining Mayer Brown LLP.