Ray is a member of the firm’s Finance Practice Group. She advises corporations, private equity sponsors, and financial institutions in a range of banking and debt financing transactions, including syndicated loans, asset-based loans, acquisition financings, senior credit facilities, mezzanine financings, private placements, exit financings, and out-of-court restructurings.

Ray received her Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School.

MacRae Robinson is counsel in the New York office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the Investment Funds Practice Group.

He focuses his practice on the full spectrum of alternative investment products, advising both sponsor and LP clients on private fund matters as well as registered and retail‑oriented vehicles. His experience spans private placements, capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, registration and compliance matters, and general corporate issues. In addition to traditional private fund structures, MacRae regularly counsels clients on business development companies (BDCs), tender offer funds, and interval funds, including product structuring, regulatory considerations, disclosure matters, and ongoing compliance.

MacRae has extensive experience navigating a wide range of alternative asset classes, including venture capital, private equity, and hedge funds, and advising on diverse investment structures such as access funds, master‑feeder arrangements, funds‑of‑funds, captive vehicles, funds of one, separately managed accounts, and registered closed‑end interval and tender offer funds. He frequently represents institutional alternative investment platform providers in structuring and offering both private and retail‑facing products, and he provides guidance on related securities law and regulatory considerations. He also represents a broad array of investment advisers and private fund sponsors regarding registration, compliance, and general corporate matters.

MacRae is known for delivering thoughtful, commercially minded guidance that aligns legal precision with business realities, helping sponsors and asset managers make confident, time‑sensitive decisions. Drawing on deep market experience, he frames issues pragmatically, calibrates risk to strategic objectives, and offers real world solutions.

MacRae has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® “Ones to Watch” since 2024 in the Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law categories.

MacRae received his Juris Doctor from The University of North Carolina and his Bachelor of Science from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

MacRae is admitted to practice in the states of New York and North Carolina.

Dustin Leenhouts is an associate in the Dallas office of Gibson Dunn. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, and advising on general corporate matters.

Dustin earned his law degree from the University of Chicago Law School. He received his Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from The University of Texas at Austin, graduating with high honors.

Dustin is admitted to practice in Texas.

Jaime Barrios is an associate in Gibson Dunn’s Dallas office. He is a member of the firm’s Appellate and Constitutional Law practice group.

Jaime is a trusted litigator and advocate, specializing in high-stakes appeals and critical motions across several subject-matter areas. He has represented clients in their most complex and time-sensitive matters before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Texas Supreme Court, and state and federal courts throughout the country. Jaime has successfully litigated cases involving arbitration, class actions, contracts, wage-and-hour disputes, constitutional law, and state enforcement actions.

Recent Representative Matters

  • Secured a $296 million jury verdict—one of the highest in Arizona history—as trial counsel on behalf of Arizona real estate development companies Gray Development and Gray Services after a 12-day trial. The American Lawyer recognized the trial team with its “Litigator of the Week” honors (October 2025).
  • Defeated the State of Louisiana at the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal on behalf of a Fortune 5 client. Revived claim that the Louisiana Attorney General’s retention of private counsel under a contingency fee arrangement violates the Louisiana Constitution.
  • Persuaded the Fifth Circuit to affirm a district court’s summary judgment on all claims in a qui tam False Claims Act action involving 28 federal- and state-law claims and over $250 million in claimed damages.

Jaime also maintains an active pro bono practice, focusing on religious liberty. Jaime recently persuaded the Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals to dissolve a preliminary injunction that prevented an Ohio pastor from continuing his ministry. Jaime has also represented various organizations as amicus curiae in cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and the Texas Supreme Court.  Lackey v. Stinnie, No. 23-621 (U.S.) (on behalf of Alliance Defending Freedom and Americans for Prosperity Foundation); Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. State of Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission, No. 24-154 (U.S.) (on behalf of Wisconsin Catholic Conference); Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond, Nos. 24-394 & 24-396 (U.S.) (on behalf of First Liberty Institute); First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, Inc. v. Platkin, 24-781 (U.S.) (on behalf of Annunciation House, Inc.); Sullivan v. Texas Ethics Commission, No. 24-803 (U.S.) (on behalf of Texas Home School Coalition); In re Dallas County, No. 24-0426 (Tex.) (on behalf of Texas Business Law Foundation); Paxton v. Annunciation House, Inc., No. 24-0573 (Tex.) (on behalf of First Liberty Institute).

Before joining the firm, Jaime served as a law clerk to the Honorable Patrick J. Bumatay of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Jaime also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Robert M. Brutinel, former Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court.

Jaime graduated from Stanford Law School in 2021, where he served as a Senior Editor of the Stanford Law & Policy Review. He also participated in Stanford’s Religious Liberty Clinic. Jaime received his Bachelor’s in Music Performance, magna cum laude, from Arizona State University.

Jaime is a member of the Texas, California, and Arizona bars and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of Texas and the District of Arizona.

Silke Beiter is an of counsel in the Munich office of Gibson Dunn. She is a member of the firm’s Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance, Capital Markets, and Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Groups.

Silke focuses on corporate law matters, in particular advising public and private companies and their shareholders with regard to shareholders’ meetings, corporate governance, and corporate structural measures. She also advises on capital market law issues, in particular transparency obligations and insider law, as well as on private and public M&A transactions.

Handelsblatt / The Best Lawyers™ 2022/2023 list her among the best lawyers for Corporate Governance and Compliance in Germany. Kanzleimonitor 2020/2021 lists her among the recommended lawyers for Stock Corporation and Corporate Governance Law. The Legal 500 Deutschland 2026 and The Legal 500 EMEA 2023 recommended Silke for Corporate Law.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, she was a corporate counsel in the Munich office of a renowned UK law firm.

Silke is fluent in German and English.

Experience*

  • CENTROTEC SE on all corporate and capital markets aspects in connection with its delisting
  • CENTROTEC SE on the acquisition of all shares of PARI Group, including capital markets transparency and related party transaction rules
  • in connection with the preparation and execution of annual shareholders’ meetings, e.g. Daimler, Vonovia, Wacker Chemie, Siltronic, Kabel Deutschland, 4SC, windeln.de, Centrotec Sustainable, etc.
  • on corporate law issues, especially on corporate governance, directors’ and officers’ duties and corporate matters, e.g. Daimler, Wacker Chemie, Nestlé, 4SC, Centrotec Sustainable, windeln.de, Siltronic, Bosch Siemens Hausgeräte, SCA/Essity
  • in connection with structural measures and subsequent shareholder lawsuits/judicial review, including SCA Hygiene Products/Essity (squeeze-out); Cinven/Heidelberger Lebensversicherung (squeeze-out ); Daimler/Tognum (takeover squeeze-out, control and profit transfer agreement); UniCredit/HVB (squeeze-out); Computershare/VEM Aktienbank (domination agreement, delisting and squeeze-out)
  • on corporate law and corporate governance issues in preparation of IPOs, including Siltronic, windeln.de, Kabel Deutschland
  • on capital market law issues, such as transparency obligations and insider law, capital measures and share buyback programs, e.g. Daimler, Wacker Chemie, Centrotec Sustainable, windeln.de, 4SC and Gagfah
  • on public M&A transactions, including Daimler on the takeover of Tognum; Vonovia on the share-for-share offer for Deutsche Wohnen; MorphoSys on the investment by Celgene; AREVA on the takeover offer for REpower; Computershare on the takeover of VEM; 4SC on the takeover by Santo

* Includes experience prior to joining Gibson Dunn

Finn Zeidler is a partner in the Frankfurt office of Gibson Dunn. He is a member of the firm’s Litigation and White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Groups.

Finn focuses his litigation practice on corporate and commercial litigation and arbitration, often with a transatlantic background, as well as on white collar defense, regulatory investigations and compliance matters that often have cross-border elements. He has significant experience in the high tech, automotive and the banking and finance industry, as well as renewable energies.

Most recently, The Legal 500 Deutschland 2026 and The Legal 500 EMEA 2025 have recommended Finn for Commercial Litigation and Compliance, especially for criminal law interface and cross-border advice. The Legal 500 2024 also ranked him for Internal Investigations and cited a reference: “For me the best white collar crime lawyer for bank mandates. He guides clients through critical situations both safely and efficiently.” Chambers Germany 2026 continued to recognize him as Notable Practitioner for Compliance in Germany. Handelsblatt / The Best Lawyers™ 2025/2026 listed him among the best lawyers for Arbitration and Mediation, Litigation, Criminal Defense, Banking & Finance Law and Corporate Governance & Compliance Practice in Germany and recognized him as Lawyer of the Year 2025 for Corporate Governance and Compliance. JUVE Handbook 2025/2026 listed him once again as “frequently recommended” for Dispute Resolution – Litigation, quoting a competitor who described him as an “experienced compliance specialist.” In addition, he was named among the 2025 Lawdragon Global Litigation 500, the list recognizing the 500 best dispute lawyers worldwide, for both International Arbitration and White-Collar.

His representative cases include:

  • Representing international financial institutions in criminal and regulatory investigations by German and U.S. authorities into allegations of tax fraud, money laundering, sanctions violations, illegal granting of loans, market manipulations, and illegal selling of securities.
  • Representing financial institutions in banking-law related disputes and related regulatory investigations. This in particular included representing one of Germany’s largest banks in a rare joint investigation by the SEC and the German BaFin (the financial markets and banking regulator) into an alleged market manipulation of U.S. listed stocks and a different international bank in relation to tax fraud allegations.*
  • Representing companies listed in Germany in investigations by public prosecutors, BaFin and the German Financial Reporting Enforcement Panel, into alleged violations of securities laws, in particular market manipulations or violations of ad-hoc disclosure duties, alleged accounting violations and alleged tax fraud.
  • Advising companies in internal investigations into allegations of, i.a., corruption, money laundering, tax fraud, and ensuing investigations by the public authorities.
  • Representation of a global consulting firm in connection with investigations by an investigating committee of the German Bundestag.
  • Representing several executives, in particular from the financial industry, relating to criminal and regulatory investigations by German authorities, i.a., related to cum ex-transactions.

Finn regularly publishes on legal matters. Amongst others, he is co-author of Michalski, “GmbHG” (Commentary on the Law on Limited Liability Companies) (2023).

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Finn was a litigation partner in the Frankfurt office of a renowned U.S. law firm.

Finn studied law at the University of Bayreuth, from which he also obtained his doctor’s degree in 1998. He has been admitted as a German lawyer (Rechtsanwalt) since 1999.

In addition to his native German, he is fluent in English.

*Experience prior to joining Gibson Dunn

Sebastian Schoon is a partner in the Frankfurt office of Gibson Dunn. He focuses his practice on banking and finance law.

Sebastian advises private equity funds, banks, financial institutions and corporates on corporate finance matters, including leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, and corporate-to-corporate transactions; real estate acquisition financing, development financing and subordinated debt. He advises on domestic as well as cross-border structured finance transactions. Sebastian also has vast experience on complex financial restructurings, such as loan-to-own, debt to equity swaps, trust structures, and financial reorganizations.

Handelsblatt / The Best Lawyers™ 2025/2026 listed him among the best lawyers for Banking and Finance Law in Germany. Chambers Global 2026 ranked him in Banking & Finance. Chambers Germany 2026 additionally ranked him in Real Estate: Finance for the tenth consecutive year. Clients say he “is a highly regarded lawyer with a very strong understanding of the German mid-market debt financing market,” and that “Sebastian is very hands-on and pragmatic, and always looks to get the deal done. He is always looking for solutions.” They also “felt very well represented by Sebastian Schoon. Both the negotiation side and the pragmatism were very good.”

Sebastian’s recent experience in counseling on the finance aspects of leveraged buyouts and recapitalization as well as corporate lending includes advising:

  • Astorg Mid-Cap on the financing of its acquisition of a majority stake in hg medical from NORD Holding
  • Aurelius Growth Investments on the financing of the acquisition of Lindemann Hotels group, which consists of four boutique hotels in Berlin and the central service company Lindemann Hotels Management GmbH
  • Aurelius on the financing of its acquisition of LSG Group (International) from Deutsche Lufthansa
  • Berenberg in connection with the financing of the investment by buyout firm Keensight Capital in aconso AG, a cloud software HR document management company
  • Berenberg on the financing of Keensight Capital’s acquisition of Quanos Solutions GmbH
  • Berenberg in connection with the refinancing of Schülerhilfe group’s existing financing arrangements
  • Eurazeo on the re-financing of Equivia’s acquisition of World Host Group GmbH and the set-up of an acquisition facility for future add-ons
  • Eurazeo on the financing for Gyrus Capital’s acquisition of LRE Medical GmbH
  • Muzinich in connection with the financing of the acquisition of the hg medical Group by NORD Holding
  • Muzinich on the financing for Borromin’s acquisition of Aerotec Europe GmbH and Airplane-Equipment & Services A.E.S. GmbH
  • Triton on the financing of its acquisition of Lamina Technologies SA
  • A group of lenders in relation to the financing aspects of the €2.6 billion acquisition of German energy utility company STEAG by Spanish investment management firm Asterion Industrial Partners

His recent experience advising in special situations includes representing:

  • Ad hoc group of term lenders to Diebold Nixdorf in connection with the company’s agreement with stakeholders to refinance its debt
  • Ad hoc group of term lenders on the reorganization of the Lumileds Holding group
  • Ad hoc group of lenders and noteholders to Venator Materials in connection with the restructuring of Venator Materials, a global manufacturer and marketer of chemical products

Representative matters of Sebastian’s focus on the financing of real estate acquisitions and developments include advising:

  • Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG on the refinancing of a 1,500 unit residential portfolio located in Germany held by (indirect) subsidiaries of funds managed and/or controlled by a U.S.-American asset manager
  • Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG on financing the acquisition of an office property located in Germany by a special purpose vehicle ultimately owned by an Asian financial services company
  • Panattoni on the financing of its development of two logistics properties in Voerde, Germany

Sebastian studied law at the University of Heidelberg and has practiced as an admitted German lawyer (Rechtsanwalt) since 2004. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, he was a finance partner and co-head of the restructuring department in the Munich office of a renowned international law firm.

Sebastian regularly publishes on legal matters. Among others, he is co-author of the online legal commentary on the German insolvency code published by Verlag C.H. Beck. He is a member of Gesellschaft für Restrukturierung – TMA Deutschland e.V., the German section of the Turnaround Management Association TMA. Sebastian, in addition to his native German, is fluent in English.

Peter Gumnior is an of counsel in the Frankfurt office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the Labor and Employment Practice Group.

As a certified lawyer for labor law, Peter advises national and international clients on all matters of individual and collective labor law. He represents private equity funds and companies in connection with M&A-related projects, business transfers, restructurings, company pension issues, and remuneration schemes. He particularly focuses on advising domestic and foreign financial institutions in connection with the Remuneration Ordinance for Institutions. He also has extensive experience in negotiating reconciliations of interests and social plans as well as in drafting employment and termination agreements for executives and board members. Furthermore, he represents his clients before labor courts throughout Germany.

Handelsblatt / The Best Lawyers™ 2025/2026 have recognized him among Germany’s best lawyers for Labor and Employment Law for the fifth consecutive year and for Employee Benefits Law. The Legal 500 Deutschland and The Legal 500 EMEA 2025 recommend Peter for Employment law.

His experience includes advising*:

  • Commerzbank on the sale of a business division to the French bank Société Général
  • Several major banks extensively in connection with questions of structuring remuneration systems in accordance with the Remuneration Ordinance for Institutions (IVV)
  • Several companies on the closure of business operations in Germany, including negotiations on a reconciliation of interests and social plan, mass dismissal notification, and processing of legal disputes in court
  • First State Investments on the acquisition of Vopak Dupeg Terminal Hamburg GmbH (share deal) as well as in connection with management contracts and group-wide employee transfers
  • Two major Anglo-American international banks on cross-border employee transfers, reorganisation measures, operational changes, works council matters, reconciliation of interests, structuring of remuneration systems in accordance with the Remuneration Ordinance for Institutions (IVV), company pension schemes and drafting employment contracts
  • Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA on the sale of a business division to the Volkswagen subsidiary Car.Software Org (asset deal)
  • Aicuris Anti‑infective Cures shareholders on the sale to Asahi Kasei, through its subsidiary Veloxis Pharmaceuticals
  • McKesson on the joint venture agreement with Walgreens Boots Alliance
  • MV Werften and their shareholders, the Genting Group, on the bridge loan from the German government’s Economic Stabilisation Fund

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Peter worked at a renowned international law firm as Counsel. He studied law at the Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University, Frankfurt, from where he also obtained his doctor’s degree in 2006. He has been admitted as a German lawyer (Rechtsanwalt) since 2007 and as a certified lawyer for labor law since 2011. Peter regularly publishes on labor law matters. In addition to his native German, Peter is fluent in English.
 

*Includes experience prior to joining Gibson Dunn

Anna Helmer is a staff attorney in the Munich office of Gibson Dunn and is a member of the White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Group.

Anna specializes in cross-border internal corporate investigations, anti-corruption compliance and economic sanctions. She has broad experience supporting clients in the insurance, pharmaceutical, life sciences, automotive, and information technology industries.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Anna worked in the legal department of a large international insurance company and in the competition law practice group of an internationally operating German law firm.

Anna earned her Master of Private Law degree from Russian School of Private Law in 2003. Furthermore, Anna obtained a Master of Arts degree from Dartmouth College in 2004. She has been qualified to practice law in the Russian Federation since 2003. In 2015 Anna obtained certification in Contracts and Commercial Management of the International Association for Contract & Commercial Management (IACCM).

As of 2025, Anna is a Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS) and a member of Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS).

She is fluent in German, English and Russian.

Benno Schwarz is the Partner in Charge of the Munich office of Gibson Dunn and Co-Chair of the firm’s Anti-Corruption & FCPA Practice Group. He focuses on white collar defense and compliance investigations in a wide array of criminal regulatory matters. For more than 30 years, he has handled sensitive cases and investigations concerning all kinds of compliance issues, especially in an international context. Benno assists his clients in the prevention and avoidance of corruption, fraud, and money laundering and in navigating economic sanctions in the corporate sector.

His advisory work comprises the planning and implementation of internal corporate as well as independent investigations both nationally and internationally; the structuring, implementation and assessment of compliance management systems; and the representation of companies and their executive bodies before domestic and foreign authorities during associated criminal and administrative proceedings. He also helps clients navigate the complexities of sanctions and counter-sanctions compliance, especially with respect to Russia-related sanctions and export control restrictions, leveraging his insights from his decades-long experience in advising corporate clients on transactional, compliance, and trade law related matters involving Russia.

Benno is recognized as a leading lawyer in Germany in the areas of white collar crime, corporate advice, compliance and investigations by publications such as Chambers, The Legal 500 and JUVE, with clients, competitors and references describing him as “a unique expert in the field of internal investigations” and “strategically strong and highly skilled particularly in compliance.” They also state that his “calm approach to complex matters and overall understanding of business needs make him one of the key commercial lawyers in Germany,” saying they would “use him any time for big international compliance matters, no question,” and that “he is an excellent leader and does very well in boardrooms, where he is very respected.” Benno was named one of five Leading Individuals for Internal Investigations in Germany by The Legal 500 in 2026. Chambers Germany 2026 ranked him in the category of Compliance and named him a Notable Practitioner for Dispute Resolution: White-Collar Crime–Corporate Advisory (Chambers Europe 2024). Handelsblatt / Best Lawyers™ 2025/2026 listed him as a leading lawyer for Germany in the categories Corporate Governance and Compliance, Criminal Defense and Corporate Law, and recognized him as a Lawyer of the Year 2025 for Corporate Governance and Compliance. He is “frequently recommended” for Compliance Investigations and Corporate, as stated in the JUVE Handbook 2025/2026. JUVE also named Benno’s Gibson Dunn German team “Compliance Investigations Law Firm of the Year 2014” and nominated the team for “Compliance Law Firm of the Year 2022.” Lawdragon recognized him in its 2025 Global Litigation 500 list for White-Collar Defense & Compliance, National Security. 

Benno’s noteworthy experience includes advising DAX® and Fortune 100 companies as well as executive and supervisory boards in relation to FCPA and New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) monitorships or similar monitor functions under U.S. legal regimes. He has conducted numerous sensitive and complex internal investigations in various jurisdictions across Europe, the Americas, and Asia, and has handled negotiations with U.S. and non-U.S. authorities.

Benno studied law at the Universities of Bonn, Munich, and Regensburg, where he also obtained his Dr. jur. degree in 1992. He has practiced as an admitted German lawyer (Rechtsanwalt) since 1993.

Benno regularly publishes on compliance topics, is a much-sought-after speaker and panelist and also regularly appears in many webcasts covering the topics of Anti-Corruption Enforcement, Internal Investigations and Compliance. He co-founded and chairs the Munich Forum of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) and is a member of the DGAP board. He is also a member of Deutsches Institut for Compliance e.V. and of Forum Compliance & Integrity, an initiative of Zentrum für Wirtschaftsethik. Benno speaks German and English and is a state-certified translator (IHK) for Russian, which makes it possible for him to carry out internal investigations and regulatory proceedings in all three languages.

Ibrahim Soumrany is a partner in the Dubai and Riyadh offices of Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher and is a member of the firm’s Capital Markets practice group.

Ibrahim’s capital markets experience includes advising public and private issuers and investment banks on a broad range of capital markets transactions including equity offerings (IPOs and secondary offerings) and debt offerings (conventional and Islamic). Ibrahim has extensive experience advising on transactions across a number of jurisdictions in the Middle East, the US and Europe. Ibrahim also regularly advises on public M&As as well as companies and their boards on listing requirements, securities and corporate governance matters and reporting obligations.

Ibrahim previously worked in the New York, London and Riyadh offices of leading US law firms, where he advised international financial institutions and companies on capital markets, M&A and leveraged finance transactions, including IPOs, high yield debt offerings, Rule 144A/Regulation S offerings and acquisition financings.

Ibrahim is ranked by Chambers Global as an Up & Coming Individual and Foreign Expert for Capital Markets: Equity in UAE. He is also ranked in the Expertise Based Abroad category for Capital Markets in Saudi Arabia.

Ibrahim was a J. William Fulbright Scholar in Washington, DC for the year 2010-2011.

Representative Experience*

  • Investment Corporation of Dubai and ALEC, a leading diversified engineering and construction group operating in the UAE and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in connection with the initial public offering (IPO) and listing of ALEC on the Dubai Financial Market — the UAE’s largest construction sector IPO ever by both valuation and size.
  • Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Saudi Fransi Capital as joint global coordinators, underwriters and bookrunners and Citi Saudi Arabia, ANB Capital, Al Rajhi Capital and ENB KSA as joint bookrunners, in connection with the US$1.1 billion IPO of Flynas and listing of its shares on the Saudi Stock Exchange.
  • AlRajhi Capital as lead manager, financial advisor and underwriter in relation to the IPO of United Carton Industries Co., the leading and largest carton manufacturer in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, on the Main Market of the Saudi Stock Exchange.
  • Delivery Hero and talabat in connection with the $2 billion initial public offering (IPO) and listing of talabat on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), marking the largest technology sector IPO globally and the largest IPO in the GCC in 2024.
  • ADNOC on an accelerated book build offering of shares in ADNOC Drilling.
  • Helmerich & Payne on an accelerated book build offering of shares in ADNOC Drilling.
  • J.P. Morgan Saudi Arabia, Goldman Sachs Saudi Arabia, SNB Capital and EFG Hermes Saudi Arabia as joint global coordinators, financial advisors and underwriters, and HSBC Saudi Arabia, SFC Capital, GIB Capital and AlRajhi Capital as bookrunners and underwriters, on the US$ 1.2 Billion IPO of ADES Holding Company, a leading oil and gas drilling services provider in the MENA region, and the listing of its share on the Main Market of the Saudi Stock Exchange.
  • FIVE Holdings (BVI) Limited, a vertically integrated hospitality group operating luxury hotels primarily in Dubai on its debut Reg S / Rule 144A bond offering of US$350 million 9.375% Senior Secured Guaranteed Green Notes.
  • Saudi Fransi Capital and J.P. Morgan Saudi Arabia Company as joint financial advisors, joint bookrunners and joint underwriters, Saudi Fransi Capital as lead manager and AlRajhi Capital Company as joint bookrunner and joint underwriter on IPO of Jamjoom Pharmaceuticals Factory Company.
  • Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, EFG-Hermes and Emirates NBD Capital as joint global coordinators on the IPO of Al Ansari Financial Services PJSC (Al Ansari), on the DFM.
  • Saudi Aramco on the US$1.3 billion IPO of its subsidiary, Saudi Aramco Base Oil Company (Luberef) on the Main Market of the Saudi Stock Exchange.
  • Riyadh Cables Group on its US$378 million IPO on the Main Market of the Saudi Stock Exchange.
  • Taaleem Holding on its US$200 million IPO on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM).
  • Perfect Presentation on its U$200 million IPO on the Main Market of the Saudi Stock Exchange.
  • Empower on its US$700 million IPO on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM).
  • Borealis as selling shareholder in connection with the US$2 billion IPO of Borouge on the Abu Dhabi Exchange (ADX), a JV between Borealis and ADNOC.
  • DEWA on its US$6.1 billion IPO on the DFM, the largest ever IPO in the UAE.
  • HSBC Saudi Arabia as Lead Manager, Financial Advisor, Bookrunner and Underwriter on the US$320 million IPO of Alamar Foods Company (the master franchisor of Dominos and Dunkin Donuts in MENA) on the Main Market of the Saudi Stock Exchange.
  • HSBC Saudi Arabia, SNB Capital Company as Financial Advisors and Co-underwriters, in relation to the US$1.36 billion IPO of AlNahdi Medical Company on the Main Market of the Saudi Stock Exchange.
  • Mubadala in relation to its US$281 million global Reg S secondary offering of its shares held in Cosmo Energy Holdings, one of the largest, fully integrated oil refining and marketing companies in Japan.
  • stc on a sell-down by the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of six percent of stc’s share capital worth US$ 3.2 billion, through a Reg S/144A FMO. The Underwriters and Bookrunners in relation to the US$400 million IPO of Arabian Contracting Services Company (Al Arabia) on the Main Market of the Saudi Stock Exchange.
  • Nayifat Finance Company (Nayifat) on its US$317 million global Reg S IPO on the Main Market of the Saudi Stock Exchange.
  • HSBC Saudi Arabia, Morgan Stanley Saudi Arabia and SNB Capital Company as Financial Advisors and Co-Underwriters in relation to the US$ 966.4 million IPO of Solutions by stc on the Main Market of the Saudi Stock Exchange.
  • Fawaz Alhokair Group’s Arabian Centres Company (ACC), the owner, developer and operator of shopping centres, on its follow-on Reg S/Rule 144A US$225 million Sukuk tap issuance.
  • Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) on the establishment of its Trust Certificate Issuance Programme and inaugural Reg S/Rule 144A US$6 billion triple tranche Sukuk issuance thereunder. The offering, which has attracted more than US$60 billion in orders represented the largest Sukuk offering undertaken by a corporate.
  • Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) on the update to its Rule 144A/Regulation S Global Medium Term Note Programme and the issuance of US$8 billion of notes thereunder.
  • Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, GIB Capital and NCB Capital Company as bookrunners and underwriters, in relation to the US$585 million global Reg S IPO of Bindawood Holding Company on the Saudi Stock Exchange.
  • Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) on its US$29.4 billion IPO — the world’s largest IPO to date.
  • Deutsche Bank as depositary on numerous ADR issuances in connection with US offerings.
  • The underwriters led by Barclays, J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs on the £306 million (approximately US$400 million) IPO of Finablr PLC on the London Stock Exchange.
  • Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) on its US$69.1 billion acquisition of a 70% stake in Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) from the Public Investment Fund (PIF). The transaction was named “M&A Deal of the Year (Over US$50 billion)” by the M&A Advisor (2020).
  • RBC Capital Markets, Credit Suisse, Barclays, BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Securities, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC in connection with a US$1.15 billion senior unsecured bridge facility and related US$1.15 billion senior notes offering by Olympus Merger Sub, Inc. used to finance the acquisition of West Corporation by Apollo and related notes tender offer.
  • Jefferies in connection with a US$375 million senior secured senior notes offering by Canyon Resource Holdings, LLC and Canyon Finance Corp. LLC.
  • A leading US investment bank in connection with a US$750 million secured royalty backed structured notes offering by a large US retail company.
  • American Airlines in its US$500 million senior notes Offering.
  • Several banks in connection with senior unsecured bridge facilities and related senior notes offerings in relation to several acquisition financings.
  • BCP Partners and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board on the IPO of Altice on the NYSE.
  • The Capital Market Authority (CMA) in Saudi Arabia in relation to the redrafting of the public Merger & Acquisition Regulations and the drafting of a number of implementing regulations relating to the New Companies Law.
  • Middle East Healthcare Company in relation to its US$480 million IPO on the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul).
  • Al-Yamamah Steel Industries Company in relation to its US$146 million IPO on the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul).
  • The Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) on its US$1.5 billion capital increase by way of rights issue.
  • The National Commercial Bank (NCB) on its US$6 billion initial public offering (IPO) and listing on the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul)— the largest equity offering in Saudi Arabia, and the second largest IPO globally in 2014.

Mary Manukyan Kirk is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She currently practices in the firm’s Litigation Department. 

Mary earned her law degree from the UCLA School of Law. While in law school, Mary served as a Managing Editor of the UCLA Law Review, and was a Writing Advisor for Legal Research and Writing.  Mary graduated summa cum laude and with Departmental Honors from UCLA with a B.A. in Philosophy. 

Mary is admitted to practice law in the State of California. 
 

Ani Boyadjian is an associate in the Orange County office of Gibson Dunn. She currently practices in the firm’s Litigation Department. 

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Ani practiced at Fisher Phillips LLP and served as a law clerk to the Honorable Steve Kim of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. She graduated magna cum laude from Loyola Law School of Los Angeles, where she served as a Note and Comment Editor for the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review and was a member of the Juvenile Innocence and Fair Sentencing Clinic. While in law school, Ani also served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Stephen V. Wilson of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Ani earned her Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. 

Ani is admitted to practice law in the State of California and in the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Thomas Scheffer is an associate in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and is a member of the firm’s Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice Group. His practice focuses on corporate restructurings, distressed financing, liability management transactions, and other special situation transactions in acquisitions, out-of-court restructurings, and Chapter 11 cases. He advises debtors, creditors, boards of directors, ad hoc committees, and official committees on a range of issues, including fiduciary duties and corporate governance, as well as investors, purchasers, and other stakeholders evaluating strategic transactions with target companies facing actual and potential economic stress.

His representative matters include:*

 

  • An ad hoc group of lenders to Cumulus Media Inc. and its debtor affiliates in connection with their prepackaged chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Prior to the filing, the ad hoc group entered into a restructuring support agreement to consummate a transaction that is expected to eliminate approximately $592 million of debt through the equitization of funded indebtedness, provide for $50 million of new convertible notes, and amend and restate the company’s asset-based revolving credit facility to provide continued liquidity.
  • An ad hoc group of lenders to Klöckner Pentaplast Group in connection with the company’s prepackaged chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Prior to the filing, the ad hoc group provided a super-senior bridge loan and entered into a restructuring support agreement to support a comprehensive balance sheet restructuring that eliminated approximately €1.3 billion of funded debt and transitioned ownership of the company to the lenders.
  • An ad hoc group of DIP lenders and term loan lenders in the chapter 11 cases of First Brands Group LLC, a global automotive aftermarket parts supplier. First Brands commenced bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas and received approval for $1.1 billion in new money debtor-in-possession financing provided by the ad hoc group with a roll-up of $3.3 billion of prepetition term loan debt held by participating lenders.
  • An ad hoc group of first lien lenders to WW International, Inc. (d/b/a Weight Watchers) and its debtor affiliates in connection with their prepackaged chapter 11 cases which eliminated over $1.1 billion of debt.
  • An ad hoc group of term, bridge, and DIP loan lenders in the chapter 11 cases of Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc. Ascend commenced bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas and received approval to incur approximately $900M in DIP Financing. During the proceedings, Ascend will address its over $2 billion funded debt obligations and pursue a comprehensive deleveraging transaction.
  • An ad hoc group of lenders of German-based Heubach Group in connection with the sale of the entire business operations to Sudarshan Chemical Industries Limited (SCIL). The cross-border transaction is structured as a combination of an asset and share deal.
  • An ad hoc group of lenders to EagleView Technology, LLC in connection with a series of liability management amend and extend transactions.
  • An ad hoc group of term and DIP lenders of H-Food Holdings, LLC (d/b/a Hearthside Food Solutions) and its debtor affiliates in connection with their prearranged chapter 11 cases.
  • An ad hoc group of first lien lenders to AMC Entertainment Holdings in a series of liability management refinancing transactions, extending the maturity of approximately $1.6 billion in debt.
  • The out-of-court distressed exchange for Radiology Partners, implementing a complex multi-tranche exchange that involved a paydown of $250 million of secured debt and the issuance of $720 million of new equity.
  • An ad hoc group of first lien lenders serving as DIP lenders, RSA parties, and backstop parties in the prepackaged chapter 11 cases of Audacy, Inc., et. al. in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Audacy is the second largest radio company in the United States and a leader in providing local news, sports radio, and music broadcasting. The restructuring includes complex FCC considerations and will restructure approximately $1.9 billion of the Debtors’ funded debt, of which approximately $1.6 billion of will be equitized, with the first lien lenders receiving up to 85% of the prediluted equity of reorganized Audacy.
  • An ad hoc group of secured lenders to Envision Healthcare Corporation, a leading provider of physician staffing services and operator of ambulatory surgical centers, in the chapter 11 proceedings commenced in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. The restructuring includes a reduction of approximately $7.4 billion in funded debt, in part through equitization of approximately $3 billion in funded debt, and provides more than $2 billion in exit financing while completing the separation of the company’s EVPS physical services and AmSurg ambulatory surgery center businesses.
  • An ad hoc group of cross-holders serving as DIP lenders, RSA parties, and backstop parties in the prepackaged chapter 11 cases of Venator Materials PLC. The Venator group is a leading global producer of TiO2, and also manufactures and sells higher value-added functional additives, color pigments and timber treatment chemicals and operates 20 facilities globally. The restructuring implements a complex cross-border agreement to recapitalize Venator group’s operations both domestically and internationally. The company commenced chapter 11 cases in May 2023 after reaching agreement on a recapitalization plan that will de-lever the company by approximately $954 million and provide the Debtors with significant new capital.
  • The out-of-court restructuring of Elevate Textile which reduced the company’s debt load to $384 million from $778 million.
  • An ad hoc group of secured lenders serving as DIP lenders and stalking horse purchasers in the chapter 11 cases of Vice Group Holding Inc., et. al. in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. VICE is a global, multi-platform media company with a collection of powerful brands, producing premium award-winning content for a highly engaged global youth audience. The ad hoc group purchased substantially all of VICE’s assets for $350 million through a Bankruptcy Code section 363 sale.
  • Celsius Network LLC and its affiliates in their chapter 11 cases filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Celsius is one of the largest and most sophisticated cryptocurrency-based finance platforms in the world and provides financial services to institutional, corporate, and retail clients across more than 100 countries. With over $5.5 billion in liabilities, Celsius was the largest cryptocurrency chapter 11 filing as of the petition date and is the second largest cryptocurrency chapter 11 filing to date.
  • Katerra Inc. and its subsidiaries in their chapter 11 cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Katerra was an innovative and eco-conscious construction company with facilities across the globe that developed, manufactured, and marketed products and services in the commercial and residential construction spaces. Facilitated a marketing and sale process for Katerra’s assets to maximize value and creditor recoveries.
  • BJ Services, LLC and its affiliates in their chapter 11 cases before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. BJ Services was a leading provider of hydraulic fracturing and cementing services to upstream oil and gas companies engaged in the exploration and production of North American oil and natural gas resources. As of the Petition Date, BJ Services had over $350 million in funded debt obligations. During the chapter 11 cases, the Company sold its operations as a going concern, saving over 500 jobs. The company confirmed a fully-consensual chapter 11 plan and concluded its chapter 11 cases less than four months after the Petition Date.
  • Forever 21 Inc. and its affiliates in their chapter 11 restructuring in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Founded in Los Angeles, California, Forever 21 is a fast-fashion retailer specializing in women’s and men’s fashion, jewelry and accessories with over 750 stores globally. During their chapter 11 cases, Forever 21 effected a going-concern sale to the SPARC Group spearheaded by Simon Properties.
  • Windstream Holdings, Inc. and its debtor subsidiaries in their chapter 11 restructuring in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Windstream is a leading provider of advanced network communications, technology, broadband, entertainment and security solutions to consumers and small businesses in 18 states. In bankruptcy, Windstream commenced litigation to recharacterize a $3.5 billion spin-off and master lease of certain telecommunications network assets. That litigation resulted in an innovative settlement that provided over approximately $1.2 billion in net present value and billions of dollars of improvement to Windstream’s telecommunications infrastructure. Windstream also confirmed a chapter 11 plan of reorganization that addressed more than $5.6 billion in funded debt obligations, provided for a $750 million equity rights offering, and positioned Windstream to successfully exit chapter 11 and achieve its long-term goals.
  • FullBeauty Brands Holdings Corp. and its affiliates in their chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of New York. FullBeauty is an online plus-size apparel retailer that had $1.27 billion in funded debt at the commencement of filing. This was the first chapter 11 case in history to obtain confirmation of a prepackaged chapter 11 plan in less than 24 hours on February 4, 2019. FullBeauty emerged shortly thereafter on February 7, 2019.
  • Nine West Holdings, Inc., and certain affiliates in their chapter 11 restructuring in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan. Nine West Holdings is a leading designer, manufacturer, and primarily wholesale distributor of jeanswear, women’s apparel, jewelry, handbags, and footwear with approximately $1.6 billion in outstanding funded-debt obligations at the time of filing.
  • South Street Seaport Museum in the EHT US1, Inc. chapter 11 and chapter 7 bankruptcy cases. Negotiated the safe return of a priceless builder’s model of the Queen Mary ship from debtor Urban Commons Queensway, LLC before its chapter 11 case became administratively insolvent and was converted to chapter 7.
  • Värde Partners, Inc. in the Lilis Energy, Inc. chapter 11 bankruptcy cases in which substantially all of the company’s operating assets were sold to Ameredev Texas LLC. Negotiated a mutual settlement and release of claims as well as certain consensual modifications to joint operating agreements between Värde and the Debtors.
  • An ad hoc group of Blackboard secured noteholders in connection with Blackboard’s balance sheet and operational reorganization involving the sale of its Transact business and restructuring of its funded debt and preferred equity.
  • A pro bono initiative in partnership with Her Justice Inc. to redact individuals’ names and addresses from publicly-filed bankruptcy documents and ultimately revise the Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Rules to allow for redaction as a matter of right. Initiative was launched in 2018 after a domestic abuse survivor was located by their abuser due to public disclosure of the individual’s address in the first Charming Charlie bankruptcy cases in 2017.

Tommy earned his Juris Doctor in 2018 from Rutgers Law School, where he received the Merit Scholarship and the Alan Axelrod Prize for Excellence in Commercial Law, while also serving as an Associate Editor for the Rutgers Law Record. He received his undergraduate degree in 2015 from the University of South Carolina, graduating from the Capstone Scholars and McKissick Scholars programs while a serving as a member of Chi Psi Fraternity’s Executive Council and a Rho Alpha Recruitment Mentor.

Tommy is admitted to practice in the state of New York and is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute.

*Representations also include those that occurred prior to his association with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.

Alejandra Castañeda is an associate in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and a member of the firm’s Projects and Infrastructure, Latin America, Finance, and Power and Renewables Practice Groups.

Alejandra’s practice is concentrated on infrastructure and energy transactions, with experience advising on project finance, infrastructure development and procurement, public-private partnerships (PPPs), construction contracts and project agreements. She represents sponsors, developers, lenders, and other stakeholders across complex infrastructure assets and financing matters.

Alejandra received her Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and served as Editor-in-Chief of the Columbia Science and Technology Law Review. Prior to law school, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Williams College.

Alejandra serves as the Membership Committee Chair of Young Professionals in Infrastructure, a member-led organization dedicated to fostering knowledge exchange and cultivating meaningful professional relationships among emerging leaders across sectors of the infrastructure industry.

 

 

 

Representative Transactions:

Infrastructure/Project Finance

 

 

 

  • Representation of Igneo Infrastructure Partners, a global infrastructure investment manager with $23 billion in assets under management, on the acquisition financing of an approximately 75 MW, 750,000 sf portfolio of seven operational data centers across key U.S. markets from CVC DIF and Northleaf Capital Partners.
  • Representation of JFK NTO LLC, the developer and operator of New Terminal One at JFK Airport, in connection with its $1.367 billion Green Bond issuance to finance Phase A of the passenger terminal development and related project costs.
  • Representation of International Transportation Service LLC, operator of Piers G and J container terminals in the Port of Long Beach, in connection with the refinancing of existing debt and implementation of a new capital expenditure facility to support a Slip Fill expansion project.
  • Representation of I-66 Express Mobility Partners LLC in connection with its concession awarded by the Virginia Department of Transportation to develop, design, construct, finance, operate and maintain express lanes along the I-66 corridor.

 

 

Latin America

 

  • Representation of Gramercy Funds Management in respect of a $45 million senior secured term loan facility to Emerging America S.A. de C.V. and Emerging America Financiera, S.A.P.I. de C.V., in connection with the acquisition finance of a Chihuahua power plant.
  • Representation of lenders (via a Mexican SOFOM structure) in a 500 million Mexican Peso subordinated loan tranche of a senior secured receivables financing to Mercado Libre (MELI) affiliates.
  • Representation of lenders and agents in a senior secured term loan facility to Tala Mobile, S.A.P.I. de C.V., supporting corporate financing and growth initiatives.

Transportation and Space

  • Representation of Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and a syndicate of lenders in relation to a US$1 billion+ loan facility for Castlelake, secured by a portfolio of over 80 widebody and narrowbody aircraft.

Aaron Altman is an associate in the Orange County office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group.

Aaron concurrently earned his Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law and Haas School of Business. Aaron served as a Berkeley Center for Law and Business Scholar and as Vice President for the Berkeley Real Estate Club. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Law from the University of Arizona.

Aaron is admitted to practice law in the State of California.

Oliver Allum is an associate in the London office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the firm’s Real Estate and Finance Practice Groups. He is currently on secondment.

Oliver advises on a variety of domestic and cross-border real estate finance transactions, including syndicated financings for acquisitions, investments, and developments across multiple property sectors.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Oliver was an associate with a major international law firm.

Gaith Aljundi is an associate in the Riyadh office of Gibson Dunn and is a member of the firm’s Capital Markets and Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Groups.

Gaith has regularly advised on corporate transactions, with a particular focus on equity capital market transactions in the GCC region.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Gaith was a corporate associate in an international law firm. Gaith is admitted to practice as a solicitor in England and Wales and as an attorney-at-law in Jordan.

Gaith received his law degree from the University of Bristol in 2019. Gaith also completed the Legal Practice Course in 2021, earning a Distinction.

Stefan G. dePozsgay is a corporate partner in the New York office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Groups. Stefan has extensive experience across a broad range of industries, including sports, media, entertainment, technology, consumer and hospitality and regularly represents clients in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, growth and venture capital investments, and other significant transactional matters in the U.S. and cross-border.

Stefan is also Co-Chair of the firm’s Sports Law Practice Group and advises private equity sponsors, sports teams and their owners, and sports-related businesses on a wide variety of transactional matters ranging from team acquisitions and minority investments to complex joint ventures at the intersection of private capital and sports. Stefan has been ranked by Chambers USA in Sports Law – Nationwide in 2025 and has been recognized as one of the “500 Leading Lawyers in America” and “500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers” by Lawdragon, including in 2026.

Stefan has represented clients on some of their most important mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and investment matters. Notable representations have included:*

  • RedBird Capital Partners in:
    • its €1.2 billion acquisition of AC Milan from affiliates of Elliott Investment Management L.P. and the subsequent refinancing of the club
    • AC Milan’s joint venture with Inter Milan to acquire and develop a new stadium in Milan and the financing related to the project
    • its acquisition of French football club Toulouse FC
    • its acquisition of a significant interest in the Rajasthan Royals cricket team of the Indian Premier League
    • its investment in Dream Sports, owner of the Dream11 fantasy sports platform
    • its investment in Build A Rocket Boy, the independent gaming and entertainment company
    • its sale of an interest in Zelus Analytics, the sports intelligence platform, to Teamworks
  • RedBird IMI in:
    • the combination of All3 Media and Banijay Entertainment, creating the world’s largest independent content producer and distributor in a transaction valued at €8 billion
    • the sale of Telegraph Media Group to Axel Springer
  • Otro Capital in:
    • the launch of its inaugural sports fund with $1.2 billion in committed capital, representing the largest first-time, dedicated sports buyout fund raised globally
    • its acquisition of an interest in the Alpine Formula 1 team from affiliates of Renault
    • its significant investment in Two Circles, the global sports marketing agency
    • its significant investment in FlexWork Sports, a sports events and marketing company specializing in youth camp development, management and operations
  • The owners of Wrexham A.F.C. in:
    • the investment by Apollo Sports Capital in the Welsh football club, including stadium financing for the redevelopment of the Racecourse
    • the sale of a significant interest in the club to the Allyn family
    • the acquisition of local brewery Wrexham Lager
    • the acquisition of an interest in Club Necaxa, the Liga MX club based in Aguascalientes
  • Maximum Effort and a consortium led by Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in the acquisition of the Bonds Flying Roos Australian SailGP team
  • The Miami Dolphins in their partnership with Formula 1 to establish the Miami Grand Prix
  • A significant minority investor in the consortium led by Bill Chisolm to acquire the Boston Celtics, as well as other minority investors in their acquisitions and dispositions of ownership interests in the Charlotte Hornets, the Philadelphia 76ers and other NBA franchises
  • Relevent Sports in:
    • its joint venture with La Liga Nacional de Futbol to commercialize La Liga media rights and sponsorships in the U.S., Canada and Latin America
    • its long-term partnership with the DFL to market the Bundesliga’s media rights and other commercial rights in the Americas
  • Affiliates of Point72 Asset Management in a variety of growth equity, venture capital and asset management investments, including in:
    • the sale of a fintech venture investment portfolio to Portage, an affiliate of Sagard backed by Goldman Sachs Alternatives
    • the formation of Range Media Partners, a talent management firm
    • the formation DIGITAL, a digital asset-related investment platform
    • the formation of RADKL, a quantitative cryptocurrency trading platform
    • investments in a variety of growth equity and venture capital investments, including in Atomic Industries, Cortina, Dashworks, Docent and Hook
  • Affiliates of Elliott Investment Management L.P.:
    • together with a consortium comprised of the majority shareholders of Avianca, including Kingsland International and Southlake One, in the combination of interests in Avianca, GOL and Viva Air to form the Abra Group of airlines
    • in their sale of ASG Technologies to Rocket Software, a Bain Capital portfolio company
  • FAST Acquisition Corp II in its $1 billion business combination with Falcon’s Beyond, a global entertainment company focused on experiential technology, content creation and theme parks
  • Motive Partners in their acquisition with Clearlake Capital Group of the BETA+ assets from London Stock Exchange Group
  • On Location Experiences, a joint venture between the National Football League and a consortium of private equity sponsors, in its sale to Endeavor and its prior acquisition of PrimeSport from Carlyle
  • Barnes & Noble Education in its merchandise and e-commerce partnership with Fanatics and Lids
  • RSE Ventures in its investments in The Action Network, The Drone Racing League, the Momofuku restaurant group, Milk Bar, Bluestone Lane Coffee, Bellwether Coffee and Vayner Media, among others
  • RSE Ventures in the sale of Student Sports and Krossover and Dick’s Sporting Goods in its sale of Blue Sombrero and Affinity Sports, in each case, to Stack Sports, a Genstar platform vehicle for youth sports-focused businesses

Stefan received his undergraduate degree from Duke University and earned his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School. He is a member of the Hispanic National Bar Association.

*Includes representations made by Stefan prior to his association with Gibson Dunn.

Fatima Alamire is an associate in the San Francisco office of Gibson Dunn where she is a member of the firm’s Real Estate and Land Use and Development Practice Groups.

She earned her J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2023. While in law school, Fatima was Producer of the HLS Parody and President of the Middle Eastern and North African Law Students Association. As a law student, she participated in the Negotiations Workshop and Transactional Law Clinic, where she advised entrepreneurs on matters involving intellectual property and licensing, entity formation, employment and service agreements, and grant contracts. Fatima earned her B.S. in Conservation and Resource Studies from the University of California, Berkeley in 2017.

Fatima is admitted to practice law in the State of California.