Shearman & Sterling Represents Mitsubishi Corporation in Purchase of Interest in Aladdin Capital Holdings
6 May 2008
Stephen M. Besen , Geoffrey B. Goldman , Nathan J. Greene , Richard Metsch , Russell D. Sacks , Roger J. Baneman , Doreen E. Lilienfeld

New York, May 6, 2008—Shearman & Sterling represented Mitsubishi Corporation in the purchase, by its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Mitsubishi International Corporation and Mitsubishi Global Investment, Inc., of 19.5% of the outstanding interests of Aladdin Capital Holdings LLC. In connection with the acquisition, Mitsubishi will commit $300 million to a new hedge fund of funds to be jointly established with Aladdin that will invest in funds managed by Aladdin. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2008, subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions.

Aladdin, based in Greenwich, Connecticut, is a private investment management company specializing in fixed income alternative investments, including hedge funds, collateralized debt obligations and structured investment vehicles. Mitsubishi Corporation is Japan’s largest general trading company (sogo shosha) with over 200 bases of operations in approximately 80 countries worldwide.

Principal M&A attorneys working on the transaction are New York-based partner Stephen Besen and New York associates Henry Robbins, Alexandros Aldous, Richard Fischetti and Tait Svenson. Other attorneys involved in the transaction include: Geoffrey Goldman (New York-Asset Management), Nathan Greene (New York-Asset Management), Richard Metsch (New York-Asset Management), Amy Bohannon (New York-Asset Management), Erica Laudano (New York-Asset Management), Eric Fabricant (New York-Asset Management), Russell Sacks (New York-Capital Markets), Robert Laorno (New York-Capital Markets), Roger Baneman (New York-Tax), Doreen E. Lilienfeld (New York-Executive Compensation and Executive Benefits), Martha Sabo (New York-Executive Compensation and Executive Benefits) and Azad Ali (London-European Finance).

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