Experience

• Financial Client Expands Business
  Schiff Hardin represented Wintrust Mortgage Corporation in its asset acquisition of Professional Mortgage Partners, Inc., a mortgage banking company with ten branches throughout the greater Chicago area.
  


• 'Whole-Bank' Acquisition on a Deadline
  Schiff Hardin, in the first such transaction of 2009, assisted a client in the acquisition of a failed Illinois bank from the FDIC.
  


• Power Company Sale
  Schiff Hardin attorneys represented NiSource Inc. in the sale of Whiting Clean Energy, Inc. to BP Alternative Energy North America, Inc.
  


• Power Company Acquisition
  Schiff Hardin attorneys represented Northern Indiana Public Service Company in the purchase of Sugar Creek Power Company, LLC from a subsidiary of LS Power Fund.
  


• Newell Rubbermaid's Capital Structure Optimization Plan
  Schiff Hardin assisted longtime client Newell Rubbermaid with the planning and successful execution of a capital structure optimization plan.
  


• Software and Technology Company Acquisition
  Schiff Hardin successfully closed the purchase of CardScan, Inc., a leading provider of solutions designed to accelerate the capture, access and accuracy of contact information, by Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.
  


• Automotive Equipment Industry Merger
  A team of Schiff Hardin attorneys assisted a general trading company in acquiring Prime Automotive Warehouse, Inc., an industry leader in the distribution of aftermarket auto parts, chemicals and tools.
  


• Laidlaw International, Inc.
  Our client Laidlaw Inc. was considering the acquisition of another transportation company - We Care Transportation - with which it had a significant joint venture in Erie County (Buffalo), New York.
  


• Kraft Foods Acquisition
  Schiff Hardin represented Kraft Foods in its acquisition of General Mills' breadcrumb manufacturing facility and business located in Federalsburg, Maryland.
  


• Schiff Hardin Assists Iron Data with Merger
  Schiff Hardin represented Iron Data, a developer and manager of proprietary data processing systems, in its acquisition of Versa Systems of Toronto, Canada.
  


• International Titanium Powder
  Schiff Hardin represented International Titanium Powder, L.L.C. in its acquisition by a subsidiary of The National Titanium Dioxide Co. Ltd.
  


• Private Equity Acquisition of Canadian Manufacturer
  Schiff Hardin represented Industrial Opportunity Partners, a private equity investment firm, as lead counsel on the acquisition of Roadtrek Motorhomes Inc.
  


• Swift Response Helps Bankruptcy Client
  Schiff Hardin represented a manufacturer of hydraulic cylinders for original equipment manufacturers in a Chapter 11 filing and a Section 363 sale of substantially all of its assets under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
  


• Consulting Merger for Griffin Strategic Advisors
  Attorneys from Schiff Hardin's Private Companies Group assisted Griffin Strategic Advisors, LLC, a comprehensive strategy and operations management consulting firm, in its acquisition by Acosta Sales and Marketing.
  


• Acquisition of Pumping Equipment Company
  Schiff Hardin successfully represented a global water and fuel pumping equipment manufacturer, in its $121 million acquisition of Little Giant Pump Company, a manufacturer of submersible and above-ground water pumps and products.
  


• Chicago-based Start-up EveryBlock.com Acquired by MSNBC.com
  Schiff Hardin attorneys counseled the on-line news start-up EveryBlock LLC in its acquisition by MSNBC.com.
  


• Emaar Properties
  Schiff Hardin successfully represented Emaar Properties, a Dubai-based developer, in closing its first U.S. acquisition — WL Homes LLC, one of America's largest privately-held house builders — for $1.05 billion.
  


• Dorel Industries Inc. and PTI Sports
  Schiff Hardin represented Dorel Industries Inc.'s Pacific Cycle division in the $28.1 million asset acquisition of PTI Sports, a leading U.S. designer, manufacturer and distributor of bicycle parts, helmets and other accessories.
  


• Dorel Industries Inc. and Cannondale Bicycle Corporation
  Schiff Hardin acted as lead counsel in a major transaction for a public company that made business news headlines all over North America.
  


• New Financing and Territory for Telecom Client
  Schiff Hardin assisted Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc., a communications service provider, in its acquisition of North Pittsburgh Systems, Inc. for a purchase price of approximately $360 million in cash and stock.
  


• Schiff Hardin Assists CBOE In Demutualization and IPO
  Schiff Hardin recently represented the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated in its approximately $3 billion demutualization transaction.