Experience

• Technology, Media & Telecommunications

  • Providence Equity Partners in the combination of Blackboard, a leading global educational technology software and solutions company, and Anthology, a leading provider of proven higher education solutions.
  • DoubleVerify, a software platform for digital media measurement, data and analytics, in its agreement to acquire Meetrics, a European ad verification company, in an all-cash transaction.
  • The Dolan Family in MSG Entertainment’s acquisition of MSG Networks.
  • J.P. Morgan Securities, as financial advisor to Magnachip, in Magnachip’s $1.4 billion take private transaction with Wise Road.
  • GoDaddy in its acquisition of the .design domain extension.
  • GoDaddy in its acquisition of the .club domain extension.
  • J.P. Morgan Securities, as financial advisor to Citrix, in Citrix's $2.25 billion acquisition of Wrike.
  • GoDaddy in its acquisition of 28 domain extensions and certain other business assets owned and operated by Minds + Machines Group Limited.
  • J.P. Morgan Securities, as financial advisor to Marvell Technology Group, in Marvell’s acquisition of Inphi Corporation creating a semiconductor company with an enterprise value of $40 billion.
  • Verizon in its $6.25 billion acquisition of Tracfone, the largest reseller of wireless services in the U.S.
  • The Special Committee of Liberty Broadband in Liberty Broadband’s $10.59 billion acquisition of GCI Liberty.
  • Verizon in its acquisition of BlueJeans, a market-leading cloud-based video conferencing and event platform.
  • GoDaddy in its acquisition of Neustar’s Registry business, a registry technology platform that includes an extensive portfolio of top-level domains.
  • J.P. Morgan Securities, as financial advisor to LogMeIn, in the $4.3 billion acquisition of LogMeln by Francisco Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital.
  • Morgan Stanley, as financial advisor to Cincinnati Bell, in the $2.75 billion acquisition of Cincinnati Bell by Brookfield. (Terminated)
  • Providence Equity Partners in its majority investment of €200 million in Smartly.io.
  • Amazon as strategic partner to Yankee Global Enterprises in the acquisition of the YES Network from The Walt Disney Company at a total enterprise value of $3.47 billion.
  • OEConnection (OEC) and Providence Equity in the sale of a majority stake in OEC to Genstar Capital.
  • GoDaddy in its acquisition of Sellbrite, a multi-channel management platform.
  • Time Inc. in its $2.8 billion sale to Meredith.
  • Verizon Communications in its $3.1 billion acquisition of Straight Path Communications, a leading wireless spectrum holder.
  • Evercore, as financial advisor to CSRA, in the $9.6 billion sale of CSRA to General Dynamics.
  • Morgan Stanley, as financial advisor to Consolidated Communications Holdings, in Consolidated Communications Holdings's $1.5 billion acquisition of FairPoint Communications, a business and broadband communications provider.
  • Verizon Communications in its acquisition of Telogis, a provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technology and services, specifically in the connected vehicle and mobile enterprise management sectors.
  • Providence Equity Partners in its acquisition from General Motors and Ford of a majority stake in OEConnection, the established market leader in cloud-based technology solutions that facilitate the efficient location, sale, distribution and dynamic pricing of automotive parts.
  • Sequoia Capital as a shareholder of Qualtrics International in Qualtric’s $8 billion sale to SAP.
  • J.P. Morgan Securities, as financial advisor to Salesforce, in Salesforce's $1.4 billion acquisition of ClickSoftware.
  • Verizon Communications in its $1.8 billion acquisition of XO Communications’ fiber-optic network business.
  • The Dolan family, controlling stockholders of Cablevision Systems Corporation, in Cablevision’s $17.7 billion sale to Altice.
  • Evercore, as financial advisor to Rovi Corporation, in Rovi Corporation's $1.1 billion acquisition of TiVo.
  • J.P. Morgan Securities, as financial advisor to AMD, in the $436 million joint venture of AMD with Nantong Fujitsu Microelectronics.
  • Providence Equity Partners and SRA in the merger of SRA with the government services unit of CSC, creating the largest pure-play IT services provider serving the U.S. government sector.
  • J.P Morgan Securities, as financial advisor to OmniVision Technologies, in the $1.9 billion sale of OmniVision Technologies to a consortium composed of Hua Capital Management, CITIC Capital, and GoldStone Investment.
  • Verizon Communications in the $10.54 billion sale of its local wireline operations in California, Florida and Texas to Frontier Communications.
  • The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Dell in the $24.9 billion sale of Dell to an investor group including Michael Dell and Silver Lake.
  • Beijing Galloping Horse Film and Galloping Horse America in their acquisition of the visual effects and other assets of Digital Domain Productions in a Section 363 sale under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
  • Verizon Wireless in its $3.6 billion acquisition of Advanced Wireless Services spectrum licenses.
  • Verizon Wireless in its $2.67 billion acquisition of Rural Cellular.
  • Verizon Wireless in its acquisition of Alltel Corporation, a transaction valued at $28.1 billion.
  • Verizon Wireless in its $2.35 billion sale of wireless assets to AT&T and $240 million acquisition of wireless assets from AT&T.
  • Oxygen Media in its $925 million acquisition by NBC Universal.
  • General Electric in the repurchase of Vivendi’s stock of NBC Universal for $5.8 billion, along with advice to NBC Universal on certain corporate matters related to the formation of the NBC Universal - Comcast joint venture valued at $37.5 billion.
  • Discovery, Inc. in its $1.9 billion acquisition from Cox Communications of a 25% interest in Discovery for cash and certain assets, including the Travel Channel.
  • The Dolan family in its $22 billion effort to take Cablevision private.
  • Verizon Communications in the $2.72 billion spin-off and merger of Verizon's local exchange business in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont with Fairpoint Communications.

• Industrials

  • Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and Solenis in the sale of Solenis to Platinum Equity at an implied enterprise value of $5.25 billion.
  • Kelso & Company in its acquisition of a majority interest in C.L. Smith and its combination of C.L. Smith with Inmark.
  • Individual FoodService, a Kelso & Company portfolio company, in its merger with Brady Industries.
  • Kelso & Company and US LBM in Bain Capital Private Equity’s acquisition of a majority interest in US LBM.
  • Dealer Tire, a Bain Capital portfolio company, in its acquisition of Dent Wizard.
  • Morgan Stanley and Greenhill Partners, as financial advisors to International Flavors and Fragrances, in its $45 billion Reverse Morris Trust merger with the nutrition and biosciences unit of DuPont de Nemours.
  • The Special Conflicts Committee of the Board of Directors of Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. in the sale by Navios of its ship management division and certain general partnership interests to a related party.
  • One Rock Capital Partners in its acquisition of the Engineered Components and Systems segment of Actuant Corporation.
  • SouthernCarlson in its sale to Kyocera Corporation.
  • Dealer Tire in a significant investment by Bain Capital Private Equity.
  • Dealer Tire in its significant investment in SimpleTire.
  • Solenis, a Clayton, Dubilier & Rice portfolio company, in its combination with BASF's paper and water chemicals business.
  • International Paper in the $1.8 billion combination of its North America Consumer Packaging business with Graphic Packaging.
  • Dealer Tire in its sale of the assets of Dealer Tire Canada to Groupe Touchette.
  • Dover Corporation in its $780 million acquisition of Wayne Fueling Systems from Riverstone Holdings.
  • International Paper in its $2.2 billion acquisition of Weyerhaeuser’s pulp business.
  • Truck-Lite, a Kelso & Company portfolio company, in its sale to Koch Equity Development and BDT Capital Partners.
  • Roofing Supply Group, a Clayton, Dubilier & Rice portfolio company, in its $1.1 billion sale to Beacon Roofing Supply.
  • Kelso & Company in its acquisition of US LBM Holdings, a building products distributor, from BlackEagle Partners.
  • Solenis, a Clayton, Dubilier & Rice portfolio company, in its acquisition of Clearwater Specialties, a specialty chemical company.
  • Dealer Tire in its receipt of a significant investment by Lindsay Goldberg and redemption of TA Associates’ ownership interests.
  • Chemtura in the $1 billion sale of its agrochemicals business, Chemtura AgroSolutions.
  • Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in its $1.8 billion acquisition of Ashland Water Technologies.
  • International Paper in the combination of its xpedx distribution solutions business with Unisource in a “Reverse Morris Trust” transaction.
  • Reynolds Group in its $6 billion acquisition of Pactiv, a NYSE-listed global manufacturer and supplier of consumer food and beverage packaging and storage products.
  • International Paper in its $470 million sale of three containerboard mills.
  • International Paper in its $4.3 billion acquisition of Temple-Inland.
  • BWAY Holding Company in its $915 million sale to Madison Dearborn Partners.
  • Ripplewood and Oak Hill Capital in the financings for the $3.4 billion acquisition of RSC Equipment Rental.

• Consumer

  • Kelso & Company in its acquisition of Ferraro Foods, a specialty foodservice distributor.
  • Elliott Management in its $683 million acquisition of Barnes & Noble, the largest retail bookseller in the U.S.
  • Morgan Stanley Capital Partners in its acquisition of Educate 360 Holdings.
  • Hojeij Branded Foods in its $330 million sale to Lagardère Travel Retail.
  • Morgan Stanley Private Equity in its acquisition of Manna Pro, a leading producer of nutritional supplements and other animal products, from The Carlyle Group.
  • Eagle Foods, a Kelso & Company portfolio company, in its acquisition of Popcorn, Indiana, a maker of ready-to-eat popcorn products.
  • Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in its $415 million acquisition of High Ridge Brands, the largest North American consolidation platform focused on acquiring orphaned personal care brands, from Brynwood Partners.
  • Kelso & Company in its acquisition of the J.M. Smucker Company’s U.S. canned milk brands and operations.
  • Kelso & Company in its acquisition of Augusta Sportswear, a manufacturer of sports team uniforms.
  • DLI Holding Corp, the parent of Del Laboratories, a Kelso & Company portfolio company, in its acquisition by Coty, a leading global beauty and fragrance company.
  • Energy Brands, also known as Glacéau, the maker of VitaminWater, in its $4.1 billion acquisition by The Coca-Cola Company.
  • Energy Brands, also known as Glacéau, the maker of VitaminWater, in its $680 million sale of a 30% stake in the company to Tata Tea, the world's second-largest branded tea company.
  • Morgan Stanley, as financial advisor to World Kitchen, a leading multinational manufacturer and marketer of houseware products, in the $566 million sale of World Kitchen to GP Investments Acquisition Corp. (Terminated)

• Business Services

  • Kelso & Company, as part of a consortium with Arch Capital Group and Warburg Pincus, in the $700 million acquisition of Watford Holdings, a global property and casualty insurance and reinsurance company.
  • Kelso & Company in its acquisition of a majority equity interest in Individual FoodService from Sole Source Capital.
  • Kelso & Company in its acquisition of J.S. Held, a global consulting firm focused on high value insurance claims and construction-related matters.
  • CoAdvantage, a Morgan Stanley Private Equity portfolio company, in its acquisition of Progressive Employer Management Company.
  • Kelso & Company in its investment in Oasis Outsourcing, the nation's largest privately held professional employer organization.
  • Altegrity and Providence Equity Partners in their $1.13 billion acquisition of Kroll from Marsh & McLennan.
  • Morgan Stanley Private Equity in the financing aspects of its acquisition of EmployBridge, a provider of outsourced human resource and specialty-branded temporary staffing services.

• Healthcare

  • Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in the acquisition of Carestream Dental, an industry-leading provider of dental digital product lines and services, from Carestream Health/Onex.
  • Noven Pharmaceuticals in the sale of its Brisdelle and Pexeva product lines to Sebela International.
  • Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical, a leading transdermal patch manufacturer listed on the Tokyo stock exchange, in its $428 million acquisition of Nasdaq-listed Noven Pharmaceuticals via an all-cash tender offer.