Candace A. Ridgway
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Washington, DC
Tax, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Consumer Law, Natural Resources Law
51 Louisiana Avenue NorthWest, Washington, DC 20001
About Candace A. Ridgway
Practice Areas
- Tax
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Real Estate
- Consumer Law
- Natural Resources Law
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1995LL.M.
- Major: Taxation
- Cornell University Law School, Ithaca, New York, 1987J.D.
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- Arizona State University, 1984M.B.A.
- University of Connecticut, 1974B.A.
- Honors: cum laude
Representative Cases
- ACI Worldwide acquires S1 for $520 million (2011)
- Ad Hoc Committee of Noteholders of GEO Specialty Chemicals completes private purchase of Senior Secured Convertible Notes issued by GEO Specialty Chemicals
- AEP acquires a 160 MW Indian Mesa Wind Power Project from Enron Wind Corp. (2009)
- Allied Riser Communications acquired by Cogent Communications Group (2009)
- Baird Capital Partners acquires controlling interest in Circuit Check (2009)
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch acts as initial purchaser in offering by Pioneer Drilling Company (2010)
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch acts as representative of initial purchasers in offering by Pioneer Drilling Company
- Britax Group completes a Rule 144A and Regulation S offering of $142 million of Senior Notes (2009)
- Burlington Industries acquired by WL Ross through bankruptcy buyout for $615 million (2009)
- Burlington Industries, nation's oldest textile manufacturer, files for bankruptcy (2009)
- Chapter 7 trustee resolves federal tax claims in bankruptcy court litigation (2012)
- Chemtura plan confirmed and bondholders take majority equity stake in reorganized company (2010)
- Chrysler sold to Fiat-led "New Chrysler" after historic court proceedings (2009)
- Citigroup Global Markets completes registered offering of Senior Notes and concurrent tender offer for existing Senior Notes by KB Home (2009)
- Citigroup, Credit Suisse, BofA Merrill Lynch, and Deutsche Bank, as representatives of underwriters, complete registered offering of Senior Notes and concurrent tender offer for existing Senior Notes by KB Home
- Community Choice Financial completes private placement of Senior Secured Notes and its related acquisition of CheckSmart Financial, CCCS Corporate Holdings and its subsidiaries (2011)
- Continental Airlines and United merge in $8.5 billion all-stock merger of equals (2010)
- Convergys Corp. completes exchange offer of Senior Notes for Junior Subordinated Convertible Debentures (2009)
- Cumulus Media acquires Citadel Broadcasting for $2.4 billion (2011)
- Cumulus Media acquires remaining equity interests of Cumulus Media Partners for $740 million (2011)
- Cumulus Media acquires Susquehanna Radio for $1.5 billion (2009)
- Dana Corporation issues stock to Centerbridge Capital Partners (2009)
- Dana Corporation successfully reorganizes in U.S. and U.K. in "Deal of the Year" (2009)
- Dana obtains bankruptcy exit financing (2009)
- Dow Corning Corporation reorganizes under chapter 11 (2009)
- Duchossois Industries acquires AMX for $288 (2009)
- Edison Brothers creditors' committee reorganizes nationwide retailer under chapter 11 (2009)
- Energy Partners Ltd. Official Committee of Noteholders provides financing to Energy Partners Ltd. (2010)
- Federated Department Stores and affiliates reorganize in chapter 11 (2009)
- Flowers Foods sells Mrs. Smith's frozen dessert business to Schwan (2009)
- FLYi Inc. and Independence Air file for bankruptcy with $455 million in debt (2009)
- Fox-Pitt assists First Busey in concurrent public offering and related PIPEs offering (2009)
- France Télécom S.A. acquires Equant for $6.4 billion (2009)
- France Télécom sets up and structures its VOIP Italian business
- FTI Consulting issues $400 million of 6 3/4% Senior Notes in Rule 144A and Regulation S offering and concurrent tender offer and obtains $250 million credit facility (2010)
- Georgia Gulf completes successful debt-for-equity exchange (2009)
- Georgia Gulf to merge with commodity chemicals division of PPG Industries in tax advantaged "Reverse Morris Trust" transaction for $2.1 billion (2012)
- Goode Partners invests in Rachel Ashwell Designs (2009)
- Harman International repurchases $400 million of Common Stock in accelerated share repurchase program (2009)
- Harry & David negotiates pre-arranged bankruptcy plan (2011)
- Hewitt Associates acquires Exult
- Hilite International completes sale to 3i (2011)
- Hostess Brands commences bankruptcy proceedings (2012)
- Howard Hughes completes spin-off from General Growth Properties (2010)
- HQ Global Holdings and its affiliates file for chapter 11 involving more than $500 million in debt (2009)
- Hunt Petroleum acquired by XTO Energy for $4.2 billion (2009)
- IMG Worldwide acquired by Forstmann Little for $750 million (2009)
- Imperial Home Décor Group and five affiliated entities are restructured under chapter 11
- inChord Communications acquired by Ventiv Health for $185 million (2009)
- Intelligroup acquired by NTT DATA for $199 million (2010)
- International Automotive Components Group restructures global operations (2011)
- International Coal Group acquired by Arch Coal for $3.4 billion (2011)
- International Coal Group completes a Rule 144A and Regulation S offering of $175 million of Senior Notes (2009)
- International Coal Group completes registered offering for $256.1 million of Common Stock
- International Coal Group completes Rule 144A offering for $195 million of Convertible Senior Notes (2009)
- International Coal Group completes three public offerings concurrently with two cash tender offers (2010)
- International Coal Group issues $231 million of Common Stock in public offering (2009)
- International Steel Group acquires Bethlehem Steel assets (2009)
- International Steel Group merges with Ispat International (2009)
- International Steel Group purchases assets of Weirton Steel and Georgetown Steel in their respective chapter 11 cases (2009)
- J.F. Lehman acquires ACR Electronics (2012)
- J.P. Morgan, BNP Paribas and UBS underwrite public offering of $2.25 billion of PepsiCo, Inc. Senior Notes; J.P. Morgan and RBS act as dealer managers in concurrent tender offer for up to $500 million of Pepsico's 7.90% Senior Notes (2010)
- Jefferies acts as initial purchaser and underwriter in $1 billion Rule 144A and Regulation S offering and concurrent $50 million public offering by Offshore Group Investment Limited and Vantage Drilling Company (2010)
- Jefferies acts as initial purchaser in $175 million Rule 144A and Regulation S offering by Optima Specialty Steel (2011)
- Jefferies acts as initial purchaser in $180 million Rule 144A and Regulation S offering of Senior Secured Notes by HOA Restaurant Group and HOA Finance (2011)
- Jefferies acts as initial purchaser in offering by P2021 Rig Co. (2010)
- Jefferies acts as representative of initial purchasers in $775 million Rule 144A and Regulation S offering by Offshore Group Investment Limited and Vantage Drilling Company (2012)
- Jefferies underwrites $24.8 million public offering of Common Stock by Union Drilling (2009)
- Jefferies underwrites $59.8 million public offering of Common Stock by Fushi Copperweld (2010)
- Jefferies, BCP Securities, and UBS Limited act as initial purchasers in $150 million offering by Grupo Elektra
- Kaiser Aluminum and twenty of its subsidiaries emerge successfully from chapter 11 protection (2009)
- Kaiser Aluminum completes a secondary public offering for $384.7 million of Common Stock (2009)
- Kaiser Aluminum issues $175 million of 4.5% Cash Convertible Senior Notes in private placement (2010)
- Kaiser Aluminum issues $225 million of Senior Notes in Rule 144A and Regulation S offering (2012)
- Kaiser Aluminum sells Queensland Alumina interest to RUSAL Group
- KeyBank strengthens upstate New York franchise
- Kirtland Capital acquires Instron Corporation (2009)
- LTV and Copperweld, leading integrated U.S. producers of steel, file for chapter 11 (2009)
- Major Japanese company bids (subsequently terminated) for a U.S. power company out of a Chapter 11 proceeding (2010)
- Mason Capital seeks advice regarding Washington Mutual receivership obligations (2011)
- Metaldyne files for bankruptcy protection (2009)
- NACCO makes $325 unsolicited tender offer for Applica (2009)
- National City completes a public offering by National City Capital Trust II for $750 million of Trust Preferred Securities (2009)
- National City completes a public offering of $517.5 million of Trust Preferred Securities & Junior Subordinated Notes (2009)
- National City completes public offering of $1.4 billion of 4.0% Convertible Senior Notes (2009)
- National City completes public offering of $150 million of 9.875% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock (2009)
- National City completes public offering of $500 million of Fixed-to-Floating Rate Normal APEX by National City Preferred Capital Trust I (2009)
- National City issues $500 million of Trust Preferred Securities and Income Capital Obligation Notes in public offering (2009)
- NationsRent, Inc. and its subsidiaries file for chapter 11 in $1.2 billion reorganization of company (2009)
- Nationwide Financial Services issues $600 million of 5.375% Senior Notes in Rule 144A and Regulation S offering (2011)
- Nationwide Insurance acquires Harleysville Mutual Insurance and Harleysville Group for $840 million (2011)
- Nextel merges with Sprint and resolves related disputes involving put shares and branding issues (2009)
- Official committee of equity security holders of GSI Group achieves substantial improvement in recovery for existing equity holders (2010)
- Omnicom issues $1 billion of Senior Notes in public offering (2010)
- Omnicom issues $750 million of Senior Notes in public offering (2012)
- Patriarch Partners acquires Spiegel Brands (2009)
- Penton Media confirms prepackaged chapter 11 plan and obtains new equity investment (2010)
- R.H. Donnelley acquires Dex Media (2009)
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco acquired Santa Fe Natural Tobacco (2009)
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco combines with BAT's Brown & Williamson to form Reynolds American in $10 billion deal (2009)
- Reader's Digest completes $2.0 billion sale to Ripplewood investor group (2009)
- Sky Financial Group acquires Union Federal Bank for $330 million (2009)
- SocGen is agent to a syndicate of lenders
- Solvay involved in tax-free spin-off of its pharmaceutical and chemical businesses
- Special Metals acquired by Precision Castparts for $540 million (2009)
- Sprint Nextel sells 3,300 cell towers to TowerCo for $670 million
- Starwood Capital-led consortium restructures more than $300 million of debt in connection with overall recapitalization of Terranea Resort near Los Angeles, California (2010)
- Stewart & Stevenson completes Senior Notes offering (2009)
- Stewart & Stevenson issues $150 million of Senior Notes in Rule 144A and Regulation S offering (2009)
- Stonehenge Partners completes disposition of Westward Communications
- Sun Capital Partners acquires IMC Chemicals (2009)
- SunCal Co. acquires Westland Development for $250 million (2009)
- Teleglobe sells core voice and data business to Cerberus Capital Management and TenX Capital Partners
- Tequila Herradura acquired by Brown-Forman for $776 million (2009)
- The United Company sells $350 million in gas assets to Westport Resources
- The United Company sells Star Oil & Gas
- Total acquires Elf Aquitaine for $55 billion (2009)
- TransDigm Group issues $1.55 billion aggregate principal amount of 7.75% Senior Notes in private offering and additional $50 million aggregate principal amount of 7.75% Senior Notes in follow-on private offering (2011)
- Transpro merges with Modine Manufacturing (2009)
- TSG Consumer Partners acquires 50% interest of Alexia Foods (2009)
- UICI completes sale to Blackstone (2009)
- Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation merges with Valero Energy (2009)
- Verint Systems completes registered offering for $80.5 million of Common Stock
- VoiceStream Wireless merges with Deutsche Telekom (2009)
- Wasserstein & Co. sells Meyer Material Company to Aggregate Industries (2009)
- WHX Corporation files prearranged plan of reorganization (2009)
- Williams Communications Group files for chapter 11 (2009)
- Williams Communications Group involved in reorganization plan
- WL Ross leads buyout of Horizon Natural Resources (2009)
- Xcel Energy purchases all outstanding public shares of NRG Energy
- Xcel Energy undergoes $10 billion chapter 11 reorganization of its unregulated utility subsidiary, NRG Energy (2009)
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