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	Recent Transactions Transactions in which our firm has been lead counsel for our clients include: Representation of Financial Media Holdings Group, Inc. in connection with its sale of Compliance Week to Haymarket Media, Inc. Compliance Week is the leading provider of corporate governance, risk, and compliance information for financial and legal executives at public companies. Represented Wheel Pros, Inc., one of the largest distributors of high performance aftermarket automotive wheels in North America, in its sale to Platinum Equity Partners. Representation of Oak Investment Partners in connection with its investment in Argus Information and Advisory Services, LLC. Argus is engaged in providing analytics and services to financial institutions. Represented FCP Investors in its acquisition of Levin HomeCare, one of Florida’s largest nurse registries. Representation of Oak Investment Partners in a Series A Preferred Stock investment in Beacon Capital Strategies, Inc., a provider of Fixed Income trading solutions. Their products are designed to offer price transparency, anonymity and a level playing field in the debt and credit markets. Beacon's goal is to address the significant cost of doing business in the fixed income markets by making bond trading more efficient. Representation of BIC USA, Inc. in its acquisition of Atchison Products, a Kansas-based designer and seller of promotional bags. Representation of RFE Investment Partners in connection with its recent acquisition and financing of Tennessee–based Metal Systems, Inc., the largest manufacturer of custom metal enclosures that protect electrical process control equipment. Representation of Oak Investment Partners in a Series A Preferred Unit investment in Franklin & Seidelmann Subspecialty Radiology, a leading, national subspecialty teleradiology interpretation provider in the U.S. serving imaging centers, physician practices, and hospitals. Representation of the investor syndicate, including Oak Investment Partners, in the equity financed acquisition by Oberon Media, Inc. of iPlay. Each of Oberon and iPlay I-play are developers and publishers of casual mobile games. Representation of Saugatuck Capital Company in connection with its investment in Femco Machine Company. Established in 1965, Femco is a leading provider of repair services and producer of aftermarket and OEM replacement parts for customers that operate heavy equipment and vehicles. Representation of iTouch Ventures Limited, a market leader in the distribution of mobile entertainment products and services, and certain of its shareholders, including Oak Investment Partners, in connection with the signing of a definitive agreement to sell 100% of the share capital of iTouch for Euro 141 million to Buongiorno S.P.A., a leading multinational digital entertainment company listed on the Italian Stock Exchange. Representation of Oak Investment Partners in connection with the sale of Harbor Payments, Inc. to American Express Company. Oak Investment Partners was the majority owner of Harbor Payments, Inc., an Atlanta, Georgia based company that is a leading provider of electronic billing, invoicing and payment management solutions. Representation of a hedge fund in connection with its $20,000,000 investment in Preferred Stock and Warrants in a leading provider of 3D technology. Representation of Union Capital Corporation in connection with its investment in Multi-Ad Services, Inc. Headquartered in Peoria, Illinois, Multi-Ad Services is one of the nation's leading providers of marketing services, facilitating local advertising and marketing through its online, software and print divisions. Representation of LaSalle Bank in connection with an international syndicated loan facility to Baldwin Technology Company, Inc. Representation of Oak Investment Partners in connection with the reorganization of, and investment in, China Payments Network Limited, a Cayman Islands limited company that distributes and sells stored value integrated circuit cards for use in the Beijing transport network and is developing a point-of-sale payments network for processing these cards. Representation of a private equity fund in connection with a subordinated debt financing and preferred unit financing of a global provider of various metal mill services, including slag removal and processing. Representation of Banc of America Securities LLC as underwriters of $14,450,000 of general obligation bonds of the Georgetown Special Taxing District (Town of Redding), the first such offering by a Northeast issuer. Representation of Oak Investment Partners in connection with its acquisition, together with Catteron Partners, of Cheddar's Holding Corp. from Brazos Private Equity Partners LLC. Cheddar's operates a casual restaurant chain with more than $245,000,000 in annual revenue. An article regarding the transaction appeared in the August 28, 2006 edition of The Daily Deal. Representation of underwriters led by UBS Securities, LLC in the offering of $180,070,000 State of Connecticut State Revolving Fund General Revenue Bonds, 2006 Series. Representation of Oak Investment Partners in connection with a partial sale of its investment in Gmarket Inc. to Yahoo Inc. and a subsequent sale of a portion of its remaining investment as a selling shareholder in the initial public offering by Gmarket Inc. of ADRs representing shares of common stock on the NASDQ. Gmarket, based in Seoul, South Korea, is an emerging leader in the market for online commerce in South Korea. Representation of Spine Wave, Inc. in connection with $36,000,000 Series C Preferred Stock financing. Spine Wave develops and delivers technologies and products to assist physicians in the fields of vertebroplasty and vertebral repair and spinal nucleus replacement, augmentation and repair. Representation of The Applied Biosystems Group of Applera, Inc. in connection with its strategic investment in VisiGen Biotechnologies, Inc., a DNA sequencing technology company. The Applied Biosystems Group, one of two operating groups of Applera Corporation and publicy traded on the NYSE, serves the life science industry and research community by developing and marketing instrument-based systems, consumables, software and services. Representation of The CBORD Group, Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Student Advantage, LLC, one of the nation's largest student discount programs. CBORD is one of the world's largest supplier of foodservice software, nutrition service software, campus-wide ID card programs, cashless dining and housing management systems. Representation of lead investor in $75,000,000 Series C financing by Nanosolar, Inc., a Palo Alto, California-based company involved in photovoltaic solar electricity technology. Representation of Oak Investment Partners in connection with a €17,000,000 Series B Preferred Stock investment in NemeriX SA. NemeriX, based in Manno, Switzerland, is a fabless semiconductor company developing ultra low power RF and baseband solutions for GPS (Global Positioning System) and wireless markets. Represented lead investor in $15,000,000 preferred stock round of financing for Alveolus, Inc., a Charlotte, North Carolina-based company engaged in the development of non-vascular stenting technologies. Representation of Citizens Communications, inc. in connection with the sale of its CLEC, Electric Lightwave, LLC to Integra. Representation as bond counsel for the offering by the Capital City Economic Development Authority of $100,000,000 Parking and Energy Fee Revenue Bonds to finance the construction of the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. Represented lead investor in the $75,000,000 preferred stock financing of Microbia, Inc., a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Representation of a national franchisee of casual Italian dining restaurants (private equity-backed by Saugatuck Capital Company) in a complementary add-on acquisition of restaurants and exclusive development rights in the San Francisco Bay area. Representation of Oak Investment Partners in connection with its $50,000,000 investment in Series E Preferred Stock of HealthDialog Services Corporation, a provider of analytic health services located in Boston, Massachusetts. Representation of Capital Partners, Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Dayton Parts, Inc., a leading manufacturer and distributor of truck and trailer replacement parts. Representation of Transnational Industries, Inc., a public company, in its delisting, sale of its Spitz, Inc. subsidiary to Evans & Sutherland in a stock deal and ultimate liquidation. Representation of GSO Capital in an acquisition of a minority stake in Houghton, Incorporated by way of a tender to Houghton's shareholders registered under the Pennsylvania anti-takeover statute. Representation of Oak Investment Partners in connection with an investment and recapitalization of iHealth Technologies, Inc. iHealth is an national leader in comprehensive medical payment policy solutions. Representation of Elm Street Ventures and related entities in the formation and funding of a seed and early stage venture capital firm, based in New Haven, Connecticut, with a principal focus on the life sciences. Representation of GSO Capital in connection with its investment in Aurora Diagnostics, LLC. Representation of Wilmington, Delaware-based DelStar Technologies Inc., a leading manufacturer of highly-engineered, thermoplastic nonwoven products used by OEMs in filtration, healthcare and industrial applications, in sale to American Capital Strategies Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACAS). Precise terms were not disclosed by the parties, but American Capital publicly announced that its investment totaled $114,000,000. Representation of Halyard Capital in connection with its acquisition of Women's Marketing, Inc., a media marketing services company. Representation of Oak Investment Partners in connection with its $40,000,000 investment in Series D Convertible Preferred Stock of Nexxar, Inc., a money transfer company located in Paramus, New Jersey. Representation of a private equity fund in connection with restructuring and disposition of portfolio investment in the Republic of Georgia. Representation of Albuquerque, NM-based Peak Medical Corp. in its stock-for-stock merger (enterprise value $150,000,000) with Sun Healthcare, Inc. (Ticker: SUNH). Representation of the general partner in the formation of a New York-based private equity fund with $250,000,000 of committed capital. Representation of a private equity group in connection with acquisition of a packaging company located in the Province of Ontario and follow-on acquisitions. Representation of Citizens Communications in connection with its sale of its conferencing business. Representation of Oak Investment Partners in connection with the acquisition of Harbor Payments, Inc. Representation of CBORD Holdings, Inc. in connection with the acquisition of Diebold's card system division. Refinancing of Houston, Texas-based software services company, including senior and subordinated debt facilities. Representation of Oak Investment Partners in connection with its investment in Series E Preferred Stock of CareMedic, Inc., a healthcare information technology provider that designs, implements, and supports innovative revenue management and regulatory compliance solutions. Representation of Halyard Capital in connection with its investment in Stoneacre Financial Partners, a leading developer of affinity and customer loyalty programs that has secured long-term, exclusive rights from NASCAR to create, develop and manage the NASCAR RacePoints program.