Practices

Mergers and Acquisitions

Our attorneys provide in-depth deal advice, from initial structuring through due diligence, negotiation, and documentation to closing and post-closing integration across numerous industries.

In every transaction, business perspective informs our legal strategy and creative issue resolution so that client goals are met with outcomes that pave the way for growth and success.

Our M&A attorneys represent buyers and sellers of all sizes, ranging from small, privately held companies to multinational public companies and private equity funds in transactions that span the lower-middle and middle markets to multi-billion dollar mergers. The scale of our practice and depth of our deal experience enable us to provide cost-effective, focused solutions that meet the unique requirements of every client and transaction, no matter the deal type, company size, or industry.

Our clients' objectives are at the center of every engagement, whether we are advising Fortune 500 companies in implementing strategic growth initiatives through M&A, negotiating an add-on acquisition of a private equity portfolio company or counseling family-owned businesses in executing exit strategies.

We frequently advise clients on cross-border transactions, collaborating with existing client resources in local jurisdictions or our relationships with a host of international firms that are established leaders in their markets.

Experience 

  • Advised DuPont de Nemours, Inc. in numerous transactions, including:
    • the divestiture of a majority of its Mobility & Materials segment to Celanese;
    • the negotiation of hundreds of manufacturing, supply, and service agreements in transformative transactions, including the sale of 80% ownership interest of its Delrin business valued at $1.8 billion, the merger of IFF and DuPont’s Nutrition & Biosciences business in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction, and the separation of DowDuPont into three separate publicly traded companies; and
    • the $510 million sale of its Clean Technologies business.
  • Represented ShoreView Industries, a private equity firm, in:
    • completing ten add-on transactions and one divestiture in 2023 for existing portfolio companies;
    • the sale of portfolio company Burton Plumbing LLC following six acquisitions in less than two years; and
    • investments in current portfolio companies: Crown Products, Inc., 8020 Consulting, LLC, and Diversified Search Group.
  • Represented leading wireless products supplier TESSCO Technologies Inc. in its merger with two entities affiliated with Lee Equity Partners and Twin Point Capital in a transaction valued $161.4 million.
  • Represented Republic Services, Inc., the second largest provider of waste disposal, recycling, and environmental services in the United States, on hundreds of M&A transactions throughout the country, including acquisitions, divestitures, and joint venture transactions.
  • Represented the Minnesota Timberwolves Limited Partnership in the sale of ownership interests by Taylor Corporation in a transaction, approved by the NBA, valued at $1.5 billion.
  • Represented an owner in the sale of a portion of its interest in The Phillies to a new investor.

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