The Firm: This transactional group brings together the combined expertise of the firm's capital markets, M&A and fund formation departments. Its workload is driven equally by the representation of mid-market private equity firms such as Apollo and Ares, and by work for mainstream corporate issuers and sellers. The team is also knowledgeable on alternative equity financing techniques.

Key Individuals: Working out of the New York office is Stephen Rubin, who has considerable experience representing mid-market private equity firms on their investment activity. He has advised Charterhouse on a number of its recent acquisitions. Based in Los Angeles, Michael Woronoff is the primary contact for clients on the West Coast. He recently advised Ares Management on the merger of its portfolio company, Stream Global Services, with EGS Corp.