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Richard Asthalter joined Sullivan & Cromwell in 1971 and has been a partner since 1980. He was managing partner of the Firm's Paris Office between 1981 and 2004. Mr. Asthalter has been a member of the Firm's Global Project Finance Group since 1985. He specializes in capital markets transactions, project development and finance and international mergers and acquisitions. Selected Transactions: Capital Markets/Securities Transactions Represented issuers and investment banks in connection with the offering of a wide variety of debt and equity securities in the international capital markets; Privatizations of Elf Aquitaine, Pechiney, Snecma and SANEF, among others; Represented the underwriters in international share offerings, including rights offerings, by numerous companies including Elf Aquitaine, JC Decaux, Veolia Environnement and Scor; Recently represented the banks in the financing of the acquisition of the French real estate company, Gecina, by Metrovacesa, including the refinancing of a portion of that debt by a rights offering in the international markets by Metrovacesa; and Is the principal U.S. securities counsel to Total and recently represented Total in its spin-off of its chemical subsidiary, Arkema. Selected Transactions: Project Development and Finance Acted as partner-in-charge of the firm's representation of the LAMCO Joint Venture and BONG Mining Company in Liberia and represented the lending banks in connection with a paper mill project in Colombia; Acted for The Walt Disney Company in connection with the first phase of the project financing for Euro Disneyland; Headed an iron ore export terminal project in Sepetiba, Brazil, where the firm represented Ferteco Mineraçao S.A. and its German shareholders; and Represented banks and other financial institutions in a number of real estate projects in the Gulf and the sponsors in the early stages of a power project in the region. Selected Transactions: International Mergers and Acquisitions Advised Société Générale in its proposed acquisition of Banque Paribas and its defense against the attempted takeover by Banque Nationale de Paris; Represented Coflexip in its acquisition of Stena Offshore and its takeover by Technip; and Advised Total in its acquisition of the Argentine assets of Gener. Rankings and Recognition European Legal Experts Corporate/M&A (2008), Banking & Finance (2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2002), Corporate and Commercial (2007, 2006, 2005, 2004) PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook M&A and Corporate Finance (2003-2004, 2002-2003, 2001-2002) PLC Global Counsel Mergers & Acquisitions Handbook (2004-2005, 2003-2004, 2002, 2001) | 