Transactions

Vesta Partners and its team members have been active in the financial services, financial technology, hospitality, and real estate sectors both within the United States and on a cross-border basis.  The following transactions are illustrative of the roles that we have undertaken:

Sports

Infineon Technologies AG

Federal Republic of Germany

Acquired Facility Naming Rights From

Sears Point Raceway

an Affiliate of

Speedway Motorsports, Inc.

Sonoma, California

A member of the Vesta Partners team advised Sears Point Raceway in the sale of naming rights

      Within the United States       

               Cross-Border               

Deposit Guaranty Corp.

Jackson, Mississippi

Acquired

Commercial National Corporation

Shreveport, Louisiana

A member of the Vesta Partners team advised Commercial NB on its sale

Bank of Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Acquired

First NH Banks, Inc.

Manchester, New Hampshire

A member of the Vesta Partners team advised First NH Banks, Inc. on its sale

Banks

Westinghouse Electric Corp.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Acquired

United Federal Savings Bank

Galesburg, Illinois

A member of the Vesta Partners team advised United Federal Savings Bank on its sale

Other

Financial

Services

Infrastructure Development

Finance Company Ltd.

Republic of India

Issued Ordinary Shares to

American International Group

New York, New York

A member of the Vesta Partners team advised IDFC on this transaction

Phoenix International Ltd., Inc.

Heathrow, Florida

Acquired

Servers On-Line, Inc.

Ronkonkoma, New York

A member of the Vesta Partners team served as an officer at Phoenix International while negotiating the acquisition

Financial

Tech

Naked Pizza International

Franchise Company, LLC

New Orleans, Louisiana

Issued Membership Interests to

KBO International Pizza

Holdings, LLC

Gaithersburg, Maryland

A member of the Vesta Partners team advised KBO on this transaction

Restau-

rants

KBO Mid Atlantic Pizza

Holding Company, LLC

Gaithersburg, Maryland

Issued Membership Interests to

Private Investors

United Kingdom

A member of the Vesta Partners team  advised KBO Mid Atlantic Pizza on this transaction.

155 East Tropicana, LLC

Las Vegas, Nevada

Acquired Ownership of Hotel San Remo, renamed Hooters Casino Hotel, Las Vegas, from

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

New York, New York

A member of the Vesta Partners team advised Lehman Brothers on this transaction

Accor, S.A.-led Investment Group

Paris, France

Acquired the Novotel Hotel at Clark Quay, Singapore, from

Lehman Brothers Real Estate Partners II

New York, New York

A member of the Vesta Partners team served as an officer of LBREP II while advising on the sale

Hotels

Lennar Corp.

Miami, Florida

Acquired Horizon Country Club, now

the Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe, from

A Private Investor

Los Altos, California

A member of the Vesta Partners team advised the Private Investor on the sale while an employee of Price Waterhouse

Property

Devel-

opment

Lehman Brothers Real Estate

Partners II

New York, New York

Entered into a Joint-Venture to Develop City Vista Residences, Singapore, with

Chip Eng Seng Corporation Ltd.

Singapore

A member of the Vesta Partners team  served as an officer of LBREP II while advising on the venture

London Bridge Software

Holdings plc

United Kingdom

Acquired

Phoenix International Ltd., Inc.

Heathrow, Florida

A member of the Vesta Partners team served as an officer at Phoenix while assisting in the negotiation of its sale

Germain Motor Company

Naples, Florida

Acquired Facility Naming Rights From

TECO Energy, Inc.

for the Arena Owned by Gale Force Sports and Entertainment, Inc. in

Estero, Florida

A member of the Vesta Partners team advised TECO Energy in the sale of its naming rights