• Representation of Lead Arrangers in $300 Million Refinancing for ThermaSys Corporation
• Advised UBS and Merrill Lynch in $220 Million U.S. Shipping Corp. Financing
• Representation of UBS AG in Financing for Hostess Brands Acquisition
• Representation of RBC Capital Markets, J.P. Morgan Securities and UBS Securities LLC in $375 Million Bond Issuance for Triumph Group, Inc.
• Representation of Cowen and Company in Spartan Stores, Inc.’s Private Placement of Notes
• Representation of Cowen and Company, CRT Capital and The Seaport Group in JW Aluminum Refinancing
• Representation of UBS Securities LLC, Barclays Capital, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and BMO Capital Markets in $250 Million Bond Offering by Shale‑Inland Holding, LLC
• Advised BAML in Financing for Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc.’s Acquisition of Mississippian Lime Oil Properties
• Representation of Advanced Lighting Technologies, Inc. in $167 Million Offering and $45 Million Revolving Credit Facility
• Representation of Cowen and Company in Savient Pharmaceuticals Financing Transaction
• Representation of Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo in Financing for Wabash Acquisition of Walker Group Holdings
• Representation of RBC Capital Markets, BMO Capital Markets and Deutsche Bank Securities in $1.6 Billion Acquisition of 99 Cents Only Stores
• Representation of Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Montreal in connection with $925 million of debt financing for the acquisition of 99 Cents Only Stores by Ares Capital Management LLC and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
• Representation of UBS Investment Bank, Barclays Capital, Deutsche Bank Security, Mizuho Security USA Inc., and KKR Capital Markets as lead arranger on $1.07 billion senior secured credit facility in connection with the acquisition of the Capsugel business unit of Pfizer by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.
• Representation of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch Capital Corporation, Bank of America, N.A., and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in connection with $22.5 billion of debt financings for the leveraged buyout of HCA, Inc., the largest leveraged buyout in history
• Representation of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch Capital Corporation, Deutsche Bank AG, Wachovia Bank and others in connection with $8.6 billion of debt financings for the leveraged buyout of Kinder Morgan Inc., among the largest leveraged buyouts in history
• Representation of UBS Loan Finance LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc., Deutsche Bank AG and Credit Suisse in connection with $4 billion of debt financings for the leveraged buyout of Cendant’s Travelport business

Richard Farley is a 2012 Recipient of Bloomberg BNA’s Burton Award for Legal Achievement, Best Law Firm Writers

Mr. Farley’s editorials on developments in the banking industry are frequently published in the New York Times as well as The Wall Street Journal, The Philadelphia Enquirer, The Daily Beast Financial Times, Leveraged Finance News, BNA Insights, American Banker, The Hill, The New York Post, CNN Money.com, and The Deal Magazine. He often makes guest appearances on Bloomberg TV to discuss breaking news and issues impacting financial markets.

• Member, Museum of Modern Art Committee on Film
• Member, Board of Directors of Re-Act to Film, which leverages the best documentary filmmaking to promote social responsibility and spark civic engagement through its educational programs in high schools and colleges across the country
• Member, Board of Directors of Herbert G. Birch Services, New York State’s largest non-governmental provider of education and related services to children and adults with autism and other mental disabilities
• Chair, Board of Directors of the Allison Gertz Foundation, which provides AIDS education to children and young adults in New York City
• Admitted to the New York Bar Association

• University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1991
• Rhode Island College, B.A., 1988 (magna cum laude)