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Richard T. Califano

Richard T. Califano

Counsel
Member, Associate Development Committee

Wall Street Office
2 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
califano@clm.com
phone: 212-238-8646
fax: 212-732-3232 download v-card

Practice Areas

Corporate, Securities, Maritime

Practice Description

Corporate and Maritime practice including mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, secured bank loans, vessel financings and construction contracts, credit facilities and revolving lines of credit, public and private debt and securities offerings, general commercial contracts and corporate advice.

Education

  • A.B., 1993 Princeton University (magna cum laude)
  • J.D., 1996 Harvard Law School

Admissions

  • 1996 Massachusetts
  • 1997 New York

Affiliations

  • The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
  • Maritime Law Association of the United States

Publications Available on this website...

"Forward Freight Agreements," Client Advisory, May 17, 2006

Illustrative Matters

Client Description
A Bermuda Reinsurer $715 million private placement.
A Domestic Owner and Operator of Passenger Vessels Corporate restructuring; Agreements for the financing and construction of passenger vessels.
Avnet, Inc. Restructuring of credit arrangements with vendors; Issuance of 9.75% Notes.
Barclays Bank PLC US counsel in connection with credit facilities of £6,800,000 to AHIM Services Limited and £4,200,000 to Goodridge (UK) Limited.
Bank Pekao SA Sale of Pekao Trading Corporation to United States Money Express Company.
Bowater Canada Finance Corporation Rule 144A Offering of 7.95% Notes.
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. Private equity investments in AIT Acquisition Corp., Beta Drywall, LLC, Ellery Homestyles, LLC and Sport Helmets, Inc.
Cytomation Inc. $15 million second round private placement of preferred stock; Merger with Dako A/S to form DakoCytomation Denmark A/S.
Financial Dynamics Acquisitions of Westhill Partners, Inc and Dittus Communications, Inc.
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. Offer to exchange ordinary stakes for 4.0% convertible subordinated notes.
Exeter Capital Partners IV, L.P. Private equity investments in NK Lawn & Garden Co. and K Media Inc.
Madison Capital Funding LLC Acted as maritime counsel to Madison in connection with financing provided to the purchaser of a fleet of passenger vessels.
Numatics Incorporated Repurchase of 9 5/8% Notes.
Pall Corporation $280 million offering of 6% Notes; $200 million revolving line of credit; $100 million term loan; $360 million bridge financing.
Perimeter Products, Inc. Purchase of assets of Dominion Wireless, Inc.
Trinity Biotech plc Acquisition of assets of Xtrana, Inc., U.S. $10 million line of credit from Allied Irish Banks.
Xtivia Technologies, Inc. Acquisition of certain assets of Worldwide Xceed Group, Inc.