Strategic Mergers & Acquisitions

From the outset, our attorneys collaborate with clients to understand and advance their objectives for each transaction. Leveraging knowledge of the legal and regulatory landscapes and the M&A market, our lawyers guide clients in developing legal strategies to achieve specific business goals, while minimizing disruption to ongoing operations.

The group assembles bespoke teams that bring the knowledge and experience best suited for each client and matter. This intersectional approach arms our lawyers with a deep understanding of sector-specific regulations and trends, and enables us to translate this information into actionable, strategic business advice.

How We Help

The team’s services include:

• stock and asset acquisitions and divestitures;
• joint ventures and strategic alliances;
• going-private transactions;
• leveraged buyouts;
• spin-offs and carve-outs;
• tender and exchange offers;
• platform acquisitions and add-ons;
• strategic mergers of equals;
• cross-border and international transactions, including collaboration with local counsel; and
• internal restructurings and reorganizations.

Representative Experience

• Dominion Energy Inc. (NYSE: D) in the $14 billion sale, including the assumption of $4.6 billion of debt of three natural gas distribution companies;
• Teledyne Technologies Inc. (NYSE: TDY), a leading provider of electronic components, instruments and communications products, in its $8 billion acquisition of FLIR Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: FLIR), a top industrial technology company;
• Smithfield Foods Inc. (Nasdaq: SFD), the world’s largest producer of pork products, in its $4.7 billion sale to WH Group (formerly Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd.) (HKSE: 0288.HK), a China-based meat processing company;
• Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc. (formerly NYSE: HTSI), a U.S. supermarket chain, in its $2.5 billion merger with The Kroger Company (NYSE: KR), the largest supermarket chain by revenue in the U.S.;
• Community bank Park Sterling Corp. (Nasdaq: PSTB) in its $691 million merger with bank holding company South State Corp.;
• ExOne Company (Nasdaq: XONE), a global provider of three-dimensional printing machines and 3D printed and other products, in its $575 million sale of all issued and outstanding shares of its common stock to Desktop Metal Inc. (NYSE: DM); and
• Specialty chemical company NewMarket Corp. (NYSE: NEU) in its $700 million acquisition of AMPAC Intermediate Holdings LLC, parent company of American Pacific Corp., the leading North American manufacturer of critical performance additives used in solid rocket motors for space launch and military defense applications.