Represents clients in a wide range of transactional matters, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, reorganizations, private equity investments, exchange offers and other strategic transactions.
Counsels board members and executive management on corporate governance and contractual matters.

Doug Badini is a counsel in the firm’s corporate practice. He has broad experience advising corporate clients – including private companies, management, boards of directors and private equity funds – across a range of different industries on transactions at various stages of the corporate life-cycle. Whether implementing a company sale process, negotiating rights for investors in a shareholders agreement, or establishing the mechanics by which pre-restructuring lenders become the new equityholders of a post-restructuring corporate entity, Doug brings extensive experience, work ethic and attentiveness to client objectives to each transaction.

Representative Work

Mergers and Acquisitions – represented:

True Religion, a lifestyle, apparel and accessories brand, in its sale to ACON Investments, L.L.C. and its affiliates.
Paine Schwartz Partners in its acquisition of Humic Growth Solutions, a leading developer in humic acid products with a strong manufacturing footprint.
Tapstone Energy Holdings, LLC, an oil and natural gas company, in its sale to Diversified Energy Company PLC.
Kennedy Lewis Investment Management LLC in its acquisition of Flywheel Sports.
A casino gaming company in its acquisition of a Class II gaming footprint.

Restructuring and Other Strategic Transactions – represented:

An ad hoc group of secured lenders of Cineworld, a global movie theater chain and owner of Regal Cinemas, with respect to a restructuring of Cineworld’s debt and entry into governance documents by the new equityholders of the post-restructured company.
Marblegate Asset Management and Angel Island Capital in a recapitalization and equity investment transaction in PSS Industrial Group, a value-added distributor supplying a diverse base of customers in the energy and industrial industries.
An ad hoc group of first lien lenders of Frontera, a gas-fired power plant located in Texas, with respect to a restructuring of Frontera’s debt and entry into governance documents by the new equityholders of the post-restructured company.
A healthcare company in an out-of-court restructuring and reorganization via a strict foreclosure on its equity by its lenders, with the lenders becoming the ultimate owners of the company’s equity.