Ameer I. Ahmad

In the mergers and acquisitions sector, he has worked on behalf of buyers and sellers in public and private acquisitions and dispositions, leveraged buyouts, corporate restructurings, carve-outs, joint ventures and other strategic alliances. His capital markets work focuses on representing issuers in numerous public and private securities offerings, such as debt offerings, and private placements. Ameer is also involved in all corporate facets of the restructuring process, including Section 363 asset dispositions and plan sponsor commitments.

Ameer provides continuing advice to a number of corporations, both public and private, regarding general corporate and securities law matters, including corporate governance and disclosure issues.

• FuelQuest Inc., a leading on-demand software and services company for the global downstream energy industry, in the sale of its Zytax energy-related tax automation business to Avalara, a leading cloud-based sales tax and compliance automation technology provider.
• Sara Lee Corporation in numerous transactions, including its disposition of its European meats business to Smithfield Foods, its disposition of its U.S. retail coffee business to Segafredo Zanetti, S.A., and its acquisition of Butter Krust Baking.
• Thoma Cressey Bravo in its acquisition of Attachmate.
• CIVC in its acquisition of Brickman Group, Ltd.*
• The Petroleum Place in numerous transactions, including its acquisition of Tristone Capital.

Capital Markets

• Navistar Corporation in numerous debt offerings.
• Tuesday Morning Corporation in two secondary offerings of shares held by Madison Dearborn Partners.

Restructuring

• Fairfield Residential as debtor-in-possession.
• Morton Industrial Group as debtor-in-possession.