Publishing and Media Acquisitions

• Hachette Book Group: Thomas Cerabino advised in the $240 million acquisition of Workman Publishing.

Insurance and Financial Services Transactions

• Zurich Insurance Group: Thomas Cerabino represented Zurich in multiple transactions, including:
  • $3.94 billion acquisition by Farmers Group of MetLife’s property and casualty business.
  • Sale of U.S. Corporate Life and Pensions business to Aflac.
  • Acquisition of individual and group life insurance businesses and long-term savings operations of EuroAmerica in Chile.
  • Agreement to acquire 19 travel assistance providers in Latin America.
  • Acquisition of Australian insurer QBE in Latin America for $409 million.
  • Acquisition of Rural Community Insurance Services (RCIS) for up to $1.05 billion.
  • $1.67 billion acquisition of a 51 percent stake in Banco Santander SA's Central and South American insurance operations.
• Farmers Group: Assisted in the $1.9 billion acquisition of AIG’s Personal Auto Group.
• The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of National Interstate Corporation: Advised in the purchase by its controlling shareholder of the outstanding shares held by public shareholders.

Retail and Hospitality Investments

• Lagardère Travel Retail: Thomas Cerabino guided in the $530 million acquisition of Paradies and $330 million acquisition of Hojeij Branded Foods (HBF).
• Colony Capital: Assisted in the $8.8 billion acquisition of Station Casinos, $5.5 billion acquisition of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, and $1 billion acquisition of the Raffles hotel business.

Energy and Technology Deals

• Celsia SA: Advised in the $840 million acquisition of stakes in seven power plants in Panama and Costa Rica from GDF Suez.
• Electronic Data Systems Corp.: Assisted in the $13.9 billion acquisition by Hewlett-Packard.
• SIX: Represented in the partnership agreement and investment in Omniex, a digital assets and cryptocurrencies trading platform provider.

Corporate and Strategic Investments

• Jay Alix: Thomas Cerabino advised the founder of AlixPartners in acquiring an ownership stake from CVC Capital Partners, valuing AlixPartners at over $2.5 billion.