Patrick S. Dorime

• Represented an ad hoc group of second lien lenders to Checkers Drive-in Restaurants Inc. in connection with the reduction of Checkers’ long-term funded debt from approximately $300 million to $75 million alongside providing Checkers with an additional $25 million in new debt financing commitments to fund store remodeling and other initiatives.
• Representing Annaly Capital Management in the sale of its commercial real estate business.
• Represented Avista Healthcare Partners in the acquisition of NATURELO® by its portfolio company Arcadia Consumer Healthcare.
• Represented Avista Healthcare Partners in the purchase of the U.S. rights to the Kaopectate® brand from Sanofi by its portfolio company Arcadia Consumer Healthcare.
• Represented CCMP Capital in the sale of the Performance Materials business by its portfolio company PQ Corporation.
• Represented Elliott Management in its equity investment in CenterPoint Energy.
• Represented Fidelity Investments in collaboration with Vanguard, Alight Solutions and Retirement Clearinghouse (RCH) in creating a consortium of workplace retirement plan recordkeepers, Portability Services Network, LLC, to accelerate the nationwide adoption of auto portability to help America’s under-served and under-saved workers improve their retirement outcomes.
• Represented Invesco Credit Partners in the acquisition of Alert 360 by its portfolio company My Alarm Center.
• Represented Kohlberg & Co. in the acquisition of Pure Power Technologies by its portfolio company Stanadyne.
• Represented Kohlberg & Co. in its acquisition of Sara Lee® Frozen Bakery. 
• Represented Lyric Capital Group in the recapitalization of the Spirit Music Group.
• Represented Marucci Sports in its sale to Compass Diversified Holdings.
• Represented Morgan Stanley Tactical Value in its investment in OneTeam Partners.
• Represented Sixth Street Partners in its majority investment in Legends. 
• Represented TOMS Shoes and certain affiliated entities in their out-of-court recapitalization.
• Represented Vince Holding Corp. (VNCE) in the sale of certain intellectual property assets to Authentic Brands Group.
• Represented Vista Equity Partners in the sale of DealerSocket, its portfolio company.
• Represented Welsh Carson, Anderson & Stowe in a joint venture with Humana’s CenterWell Senior Primary Care. 
• Represented Welsh Carson, Anderson & Stowe in the recapitalization of Shields Health Solutions in which Walgreen Co. acquired a majority stake.
• Represented Wirecard Acquiring & Issuing GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wirecard AG, on the sale of North Lane Technologies (f/k/a Wirecard North America).
• Represented an asset management firm in connection with an out-of-court recapitalization of a media entertainment company.
• Represented a private equity firm in connection with an out-of-court recapitalization of a food services company.
• Represented a hedge fund in connection with its majority investment in a joint venture providing financing solutions to executives and key shareholders.
• Represented a leading aviation and defense company in its sale of its marine weather forecasting business.* 
• Represented Standard Solar, Inc., a U.S. developer of commercial and industrial solar projects, in its sale of the company to Gaz Métro.* 
• Represented Southern Cross Latin America Private Equity Fund IV, L.P., a private equity fund which targets investments in Latin America, in its acquisition of Getronics LATAM, a leading provider of information, communication and technology services in Latin America, from OpenGate Capital.* 
• Represented a renewable energy company, operating in emerging markets, in growth capital transactions and the negotiation of its shareholders agreement.* 
• Represented Macquarie Infrastructure Partners Inc. in its acquisition of the 512 MW Bayonne Energy Center gas-fired electric power generation facility from ArcLight.*
• Represented Southern Cross Latin America Private Equity Fund IV, L.P., in its acquisition of Grupo Expansión, a media company and former subsidiary of Time Inc.* 
• Represented World Fuel Services Corporation in its acquisition of Colt International, LLC, a global leader in the business aviation industry.* 
• Represented Rockwell Collins, Inc. in its sale of its subsidiary, Kaiser Optical Systems, Inc., a leader in spectrographic instrumentation and applied holographic technology, to Endress+Hauser (International) Holding AG.* 
• Represented Rockwell Collins, Inc. in its sale of Rockwell Collins Satellite Communications Services, Inc. and its satellite communications business, to DPII Holdings LLC.* 
• Represented the placement agent and institutional investors in the private placement of $150 million of notes by a sovereign nation.*
• Represented Rockwell Collins, Inc. in its registered public debt offering of $300 million of notes due 2016, $400 million of notes due 2023 and $400 million of Notes due 2043 in order to finance a portion of the consideration of its $1.39 billion acquisition of ARINC Incorporated.*
• Represented Meritor, Inc. in its registered public debt offering of $275 million of notes due 2021 and its concurrent tender offer to purchase its outstanding notes due 2015.*
• Represented Meritor, Inc. in its issuance of $250 million principal amount at maturity of convertible senior notes in a Rule 144A offering and the concurrent private repurchase of $245 million principal amount of outstanding senior convertible notes.*
• Represented a leading, publicly traded power generation and infrastructure company in connection with the restructuring of its U.S. and Canadian operations.*
• Represented a global innovative technology and data sciences corporation in connection with the restructuring of its U.S. operations.*
• Advised a leading insurance company in M&A representations and warranties insurance transactions.*

*Please note that representations with an asterisk (*) were completed prior to joining Ropes & Gray LLP.