ALFRED N. SACHA is a partner in the Chicago office. Mr. Sacha joined the firm in 1988 and became a partner in 1997. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, SEC and securities, SEC accounting, corporate governance and general corporate, limited liability company, partnership and contract matters. Before joining the firm, he was an auditor for Arthur Andersen & Co. from 1977 to 1980. Mr. Sacha was also successively an accounting manager, assistant controller and the Controller for Lawter International, Inc., which was a New York Stock Exchange listed company, from 1980-1987. Mr. Sacha has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1978 and has an MBA in Finance. He is a member of the Illinois Bar.
The following are some of the transactions in which Mr. Sacha has had significant involvement:
- $50 billion cash and stock (at announcement) public sale of VoiceStream Wireless by Telephone and Data Systems, other controlling shareholders and public shareholders to Deutsche Telekom
- $6 billion stock (at closing) public sale of Aerial Communications by Telephone and Data Systems and public shareholders to VoiceStream Wireless
- $600 million private cash acquisition of Chicago PCS wireless business by United States Cellular Corporation from PrimeCo Wireless Communications
- $100 million public sale of First Commonwealth to The Guardian Life Insurance Company
- Over $1 billion in aggregate of numerous other acquisition, divestiture or exchange transactions, primarily for Telephone and Data Systems and United States Cellular Corporation
- Over $5 billion in aggregate of various public and private debt and equity offerings, primarily by Telephone and Data Systems and United States Cellular Corporation
- Over $4 billion in aggregate of multi-bank revolving credit facilities for Telephone and Data Systems and United States Cellular Corporation
- Initial public offerings of First Commonwealth, Aerial Communications and American Paging
- $3 billion recapitalization to combine public shares of Telephone and Data Systems
- $3 billion public recapitalization and reincorporation to Delaware by Telephone and Data Systems
- $2 billion public recapitalization to distribute new class of low-vote stock for Telephone and Data Systems
- $900 million public dual-class recapitalization of Commerce Clearing House (CCH)