Experience

• • Pernod Ricard in its acquisition of a majority stake in Skrewball, a super-premium and fast-growing flavored whiskey.
  • The Joint Committee of the Board of Directors of BGC Partners in BGC Partners’ conversion into a corporate structure.
  • Pernod Ricard in its acquisition of a majority stake in Código 1530 Ultra Premium and Prestige Tequila.
  • Providence Equity Partners in its minority investment of up to $500 million in the formation of The North Road Company.
  • Kelso & Company in its acquisition of a majority interest in Inovar Packaging Group, a full-service provider of pressure sensitive labels, shrink sleeves and flexibles for a wide range of industries.
  • DoubleVerify, a Providence Equity Partners portfolio company and a leading software platform for digital media measurement and analytics, in its acquisition of OpenSlate, a content-focused measurement and analytics company.
  • 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.
  • Kelso & Company in its acquisition of a majority interest in C.L. Smith and its combination of C.L. Smith with Inmark.
  • Electrical Components International, a Cerberus Capital Management portfolio company and leading wire harness, electrical components, and sub-assembly supplier for the diversified industrial markets, in its acquisition of Omni Connection International.
  • Discovery, Inc. in the acquisition of WarnerMedia from AT&T in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction that values the combined entity at approximately $130 billion.
  • Kelso & Company in its acquisition of Ferraro Foods, a specialty foodservice distributor.
  • J.P. Morgan Securities, as financial advisor to Magnachip, in Magnachip’s $1.4 billion take private transaction with Wise Road.
  • Kelso & Company in its investment in Inmark.
  • Toyota Motor Corporation, as an investor in Uber Technologies' self driving unit Advanced Technologies Group (Uber ATG), in its sale of Uber ATG to Aurora.
  • Verizon in its $6.25 billion acquisition of Tracfone, the largest reseller of wireless services in the U.S.
  • Gogo in the $400 million sale of its commercial aviation business to Intelsat.
  • 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.
  • Allergan in its sale of Brazikumab to AstraZeneca and Zenpep to Nestle.
  • Toyota Motor Corporation in its $394 million investment in Joby Aviation, an aerospace company that is developing and commercializing all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft to enable the deployment of fast, quiet and affordable air taxi services.
  • J.P. Morgan Securities, as financial advisor to LogMeIn, in the $4.3 billion acquisition of LogMeln by Francisco Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital.
  • Providence Equity Partners in its majority investment of €200 million in Smartly.io.
  • DoubleVerify, a Providence Equity Partners portfolio company and a leading software platform for digital media measurement and analytics, in its acquisition of Ad-Juster, a market-leading SaaS provider of unified data reporting and analytics for digital advertising.
  • InterXion in its combination with Digital Realty, valuing InterXion at $8.4 billion.
  • Risk Strategies, a Kelso & Company portfolio company, in its acquisition of two of Gowrie Holdings subsidiaries, Maritime Program Group and Gowrie Group.
  • OEConnection (OEC) and Providence Equity in the sale of a majority stake in OEC to Genstar Capital.
  • Toyota Motor Corporation in its joint investment, with DENSO Corporation and SoftBank Vision Fund, in Uber’s Advanced Technologies Group.
  • Risk Strategies, a Kelso & Company portfolio company, in its acquisition of Krauter & Company, a leading specialty firm focused on the risk and insurance needs of private equity firms and their portfolio companies nationwide.
  • Prism, a leading retina surgeon practice, in its sale of a 60% stake to Quad-C Management.
  • Providence Service Corporation and LogistiCare in LogistiCare’s acquisition of Circulation, a provider of technology-enabled logistics solutions and analytics for managing non-emergency transportation across healthcare.
  • Risk Strategies, a Kelso & Company portfolio company, in its acquisition of Oxford Risk Management, an established leader in alternative risk and captive insurance and consulting.
  • Cerberus Capital Management in its acquisition of Electrical Components International, the world’s leading manufacturer of wire harnesses, control boxes and value-added assembly services, from KPS Capital Partners.
  • Johnson & Johnson in its global co-development and commercialization agreement with Theravance Biopharma, relating to various compounds being developed for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn's and ulcerative colitis.
  • Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in the acquisition of Carestream Dental, an industry-leading provider of dental digital product lines and services, from Carestream Health/Onex.
  • Allergan in its $2.9 billion acquisition of LifeCell Corporation, a regenerative medicine business.
  • Allergan in its $639 million acquisition of Vitae Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biotechnology company.
  • Envision Healthcare in its $15 billion merger with AMSURG, creating one of the largest U.S. providers of specialty physicians and hospital-related services.
  • 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.
  • International Paper in its $2.2 billion acquisition of Weyerhaeuser’s pulp business.
  • Evercore, as financial advisor to Rovi Corporation, in Rovi Corporation's $1.1 billion acquisition of TiVo.
  • Guardian in the acquisition by its subsidiary, Reed Group, of the absence management administration business of Aon Hewitt.
  • Kelso & Company in its acquisition of Risk Strategies Company, a national insurance and benefits brokerage and risk management firm, from Kohlberg & Company.
  • Envision Healthcare in its $620 million acquisition of Rural/Metro Corporation, the second largest provider of ambulatory services in the U.S.
  • StanCorp Financial Group in its $5 billion sale to Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company.
  • Independent Committee of the Board of Directors of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia in its $365 million sale to Sequential Brands.
  • Healogics, a Clayton, Dubilier & Rice portfolio company, in its acquisition of Accelecare Wound Centers.
  • Pediatric Services Holding Corporation, the parent of Pediatric Services of America, in its sale to J.H. Whitney Capital Partners.
  • Protective Life in its $5.7 billion merger with a subsidiary of Dai-ichi Life, a life insurance company listed on the Tokyo stock exchange.
  • Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in its $910 million acquisition of Healogics, the largest advanced wound care services provider in the U.S.
  • 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.
  • Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in its $1.05 billion acquisition of David's Bridal.
  • Verizon Communications in its $612 million acquisition of Hughes Telematics.
  • J.C. Flowers and Crump Group in the sale of the life and property and casualty insurance divisions of Crump to BB&T Corporation.
  • International Paper in its $4.3 billion acquisition of Temple-Inland.
  • Providence Equity Partners in its $1.9 billion going private acquisition of SRA International, a provider of technology and strategic consulting services.
  • Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in its $3.2 billion acquisition of Emergency Medical Services Corporation.