Private M&A

• Celanese Corporation in its USD 11 billion acquisition of DuPont’s Mobility & Materials business and in its USD 1.15 billion acquisition of ExxonMobil’s Santoprene business.
• OCI N.V. in its USD 2.05 billion sale of its global methanol business to Methanex, and in its USD 2.35 billion sale of its Clean Ammonia plant in Beaumont, Texas to Woodside.
• Carvana in its USD 2.2 billion acquisition of KAR Global’s U.S. physical auction business.
• Fortive Corporation in its USD 2 billion acquisition of Accruent.
• Campari Group in its USD 1.2 billion acquisition of premium cognac Courvoisier from Beam Suntory.
• Eli Lilly in its acquisition of Protomer Technologies for a potential transaction value of over USD 1.0 billion.
• Vericast in its USD 420 million sale of RetailMeNot to J2 Global, and in its sale of RxSaver to GoodRx.
• Sia Partners in a minority investment of up to EUR250 million from Blackstone.
• Imperial Brands in multiple product acquisitions in the U.S., including the US nicotine pouches range from TJP Labs for an initial consideration of GBP65 million, with an additional deferred sum based on sales volumes over five years.
• Find.co in its acquisition of Salon.com.
• Nestwave in its sale to NextNav.

Financial Sponsors

• Blackstone in its USD6.1 billion take-private acquisition of TeamHealth.
• EQT Infrastructure in its USD 5.3 billion take-private acquisition of Covanta.
• Bridgepoint in its reinvestment in Kyriba at a value of over USD 3 billion.
• BlackRock and Grain Management in its strategic investment in Phoenix Tower International alongside Blackstone at a multi-billion dollar valuation.
• Altaris in its USD 316 million take-private acquisition of Trean Insurance GroupAdvent International in its acquisition of CCC Information Services.
• Apax Partners in its acquisition of Dominion Marine Media and its sale of a majority stake in Boats Group to Permira.
• GCM Grosvenor in its minority investment in Vesper Energy.
• Ridgemont Equity Partners in its acquisition of Worldwide Express.

Joint Ventures and Strategic Partnerships

• GlaxoSmithKline in its USD12.7 billion worldwide consumer health joint venture with Pfizer.
• Charter Communications in its streaming platform joint venture with Comcast Corporation.
• Disney in connection with ESPN's strategic partnership with the XFL.
• JDE Peet’s in its strategic transaction with Caribou Coffee.

Public M&A Transactions

• Tactical Resources in its USD 589 million de-SPAC combination with Plum Acquisition Corp III.
• Atlas Crest Investment Corp in its USD1.7 billion de-SPAC combination with Archer Aviation.
• Grubhub in its USD7.3 billion sale to Just Eat Takeaway.com.
• Infineon Technologies in its USD10.1 billion acquisition of Cypress Semiconductor.
• WellCare Health Plans in its USD17.3 billion sale to Centene Corporation.
• Travelport Worldwide Limited in its USD4.4 billion sale to affiliates of Elliott Management Corporation and Siris Capital Group.
• Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation in its USD4.7 billion acquisition of ILG.
• Huntsman Corporation in its proposed USD20 billion merger with Clariant.
• Equity One in its USD15.6 billion merger with Regency Centers Corporation.
• Micro Focus in its USD8.8 billion “Reverse Morris Trust” acquisition of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s software business.

Shareholder Activism and Takeover Defense

• Travelport Worldwide Limited in response to shareholder activism by Elliott Management Corporation.
• Wynn Resorts in its defense against a “withhold-the-vote” campaign by Elaine Wynn and its agreement with Elaine Wynn regarding the composition of the Wynn Resorts board of directors.
• Avis Budget Group in its defense against a proxy contest by SRS Investment Management and its agreement with SRS regarding the composition of the Avis Budget Group board of directors.
• Huntsman Corporation in connection with 40 North and Corvex Management’s campaign against Huntsman’s proposed USD20 billion merger of equals with Clariant.

*Some of these experiences from prior firm