Brian P. Finnegan is counsel in the Corporate Department and a member of the Mergers and Acquisitions practice group. His practice focuses on the representation of private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in a wide variety of transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, mergers, strategic investments, recapitalization and opportunistic financings. Mr. Finnegan has represented clients in the chemicals, energy, gaming, financial services and general industrials fields.

Mr. Finnegan is a former Naval Flight Officer who flew in carrier-based surveillance aircraft, and prior to practicing law, served as a military advisor to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s South American section.

Representative experience includes:

• Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. in its acquisition of the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino;
• Jacuzzi Brands Corp. in a recapitalization and financial restructuring;
• Ocwen Financial Corporation (NYSE: OCN) in the structuring and spin-off of its Altisource Portfolio Solutions (NASDAQ: ASPS) business;
• Apollo Management in its establishment of Apollo Credit Opportunity Funds I and II;
• Goodman Global, Inc. (NYSE: GGL) in its sale to affiliates of Hellman & Friedman;
• Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. and Apollo Management in an agreement to acquire Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN);
• Vista Equity Partners in its acquisition of The Petroleum Place, Inc.;
• Goldman, Sachs & Co. in a proprietary investment in Brasoil to Brasil Exploração Petrolífera S.A.;
• JER Partners in its sale of equity interests in Tandem Health Care to affiliates of Angelo Gordon Real Estate, Inc.;
• Revolution Living LLC in its control investment in Flexcar; and
• Apollo Management in its acquisition of Jacuzzi Brands, Inc. (NYSE: JBI) and the related separation of its bath/spa and water management businesses.