Steve Toth

Steve has held lead roles in a variety of transactions. Representative matters include:

• Atrium Hospitality in its business combination with Alpine Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded SPAC; 

• Dura Automotive Systems, LLC and certain of its subsidiaries (“Dura”), a leading independent designer and manufacturer of automotive systems, including mechatronic systems, exterior systems, and lightweight structural systems, connection with the corporate and M&A aspects of their Chapter 11 cases. As of its Chapter 11 filing, Dura and its affiliates had operations in thirteen countries with sales from its three main product segments generating approximately $1.1 billion in 2018;

• $100M international debtor/non-debtor carve-out of a provider of networking equipment;

• $100M simultaneous bankruptcy plan sale of IP and operating assets of a fashion retailer;

• $300M+ sale of provider of industrial cleaning services;

• $1B+ sale of a provider of services in the hospitality industry;

• $110M bankruptcy section 363 sale of oil and gas assets;

• Bankruptcy debt-to-debt-and-equity restructuring of client’s debt interests in an oil and gas company;

• Bankruptcy reorganization of Caesars Entertainment Operating Company and related transactions;

• Bankruptcy reorganization of Horsehead Holding Corp.;

• Equity investment by a private equity sponsor in a maker of consumer food products in connection with its acquisition of Splenda;

• $300 million debt and equity investment by a private investment firm in the recapitalization of a services provider listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and subsequent debt and equity recapitalization through Australian schemes of arrangement and Chapter 15 recognition;

• $100 million cross-border acquisition of a software as a service company;

• $20 million private placement and credit amendments for a publicly traded maker of retail goods;

• $1 billion debt and equity recapitalization and redemption for a private investor in a consumer services provider;

• $6.25 billion sale of a diversified investment management company;

• $1 billion acquisition of a global hardware manufacturer;

• $100 million bankruptcy and auction of an automotive manufacturer;

• $80 million acquisition of a financial services provider;

• $185 million acquisition of an industrial services provider;

• $100 million acquisition of an online travel services provider;

• $6.9 billion take-private of a public business software company;

• $250 million sale of a specialty repair business;

• $125 million recapitalization and acquisition of a psychiatric treatment business;

• $105 million acquisition of a maker of network security products;

• $76 million sale of a retail gift store chain;

• $250 million sale of a retail auto service business;

• $555 million equity and debt financing for the acquisition of a music publishing business;

• Bankruptcy restructuring and acquisition of a consumer food product business involving approximately $530 million of indebtedness;

• $30 million acquisition of an auto parts manufacturer;

• Out-of-court restructuring and acquisition of a specialty repair and industrial cleaning business involving approximately $500 million of indebtedness;

• $850 million sale of a capital equipment maker;

• $6 million bankruptcy acquisition of a restaurant chain;

• Structuring a collateral package of regulated natural resources for a $520 million debt financing;

• $1 billion acquisition of a provider of emergency transport services including $550 million in high yield debt financing and several follow-on acquisitions of $10 million to $250 million;

• $500 million acquisition of a maker of capital machinery equipment;

• 363 bankruptcy sale of a media company;

• $100 million sale of the assets of an oil and gas company;

• $15 million acquisition in a UCC Article 9 sale of assets of a maker of vehicles;

• $2.8 billion sale of the commodity trading and merchandising operations of a large producer of food and other consumer products;

• $700 million sale of a maker of instruments in the utilities industry;

• $1.55 billion registered offerings of bonds and convertible notes for an international manufacturer of heavy vehicles;

• $483 million initial public offering and three subsequent public equity offerings for an insurance industry software and services provider;

• $500 million initial public offering of a maker of solar equipment;

• $20–$25 million Series A and Series B venture capital investments in a maker of medical devices and a putative pharmaceutical distributor;

• Private placements and subsequent registered offerings of the stock of a specialty metals producer;

• $90 million acquisition of a distributor of automobile parts;

• $63 million acquisition of a distributor of building supplies;

• $800 million offering of high yield notes in connection with a $6 billion acquisition of a financial services firm; and

• $30 million sale of a division of a plastics maker.