Christopher J. Doyle

The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. on its US$11bn sale to a consortium of private equity firms led by Hellman & Friedman.*

An investor group led by The Baupost Group on its acquisition of NationsRent Companies, a leading U.S. equipment rental company, and subsequent US$1.1bn sale of NationsRent to Ashtead Group.*

The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. on its acquisition of The Disney Store chain of retail stores from The Walt Disney Company.*

QinetiQ Group plc on the sale of its indirect U.S. subsidiary QinetiQ North America, Inc. to The SI Organization, Inc., a portfolio company of Veritas Capital.*

Nisshin Holding, Inc., on the acquisition of the remaining 36% interest of Wheeling-Nisshin, Inc. held by Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation.*

Freepoint Commodities LLC in connection with its $1bn committed borrowing base revolver, which finances the physical merchant activities in Freepoint's global commodities businesses.*

Freepoint Resources LLC in connection with the financing for Freepoint to acquire natural gas producing wells from a subsidiary of Bucking Horse Energy Inc.*

Specialty Underwriters' Alliance Inc. on its, an unsolicited takeover bid from Hallmark Financial Services. and subsequent proxy contest, and its merger with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tower Group.*

The stockholders of eMeta Corporation on the sale of the business to Macrovision Corporation.*

The principals of Sonnenblick-Goldman, one of the real estate industry's leading investment banking firms, on the sale of a controlling stake in the company to Cushman & Wakefield.*

WSP Group plc, one of the world's fastest-growing design, engineering and management consulting organizations, on its acquisition of Chas. H. Sells, Inc.*