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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Unrivaled Experience in Global M&A Transactions
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONSROPES & GRAY
ROPES & GRAY’S global M&A team can handle any deal, in any industry sector, anywhere in the world. With over 150 M&A attorneys, we have the knowl-edge, track record and resources to help clients succeed.
Recognized as a leader, our M&A practice group possesses both extensive transaction experience and deep industry knowledge, providing unrivaled counsel on a full range of strategic transactions.
WHO WE SERVE
Many of the world’s largest and most well-known public and private companies, private equity funds, and financial institutions rely on our counsel. Representative clients include:
n AbbVie Inc.
n Acceleron Pharma Inc.
n Affiliated Managers Group
n Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
n Bain Capital
n Becton, Dickinson and Co.
n Cambrex
n Carter’s
n Covidien Plc
n Domino’s Pizza
n Dunkin’ Brands
n Emcor Group, Inc.
n Eversource Energy
n Keurig Green Mountain
n GT Advanced Technologies
n Hanover Insurance Group
n IMS Health
n Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
n Katy Industries, Inc.
n LPL Financial Holdings
n MicroVision, Inc.
n NetEase.com, Inc.
n Novavax, Inc.
n Planet Fitness
n Samsonite International S.A.
n State Street Corporation
n Symmetry Medical Inc.
n The TJX Companies, Inc.
n TPG Capital
n TransAct Technologies
WHAT WE DO
We regularly advise on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, securities offerings, and other capital-raising activities, including:
n Acquisitions and dispositionsn Equity financingn Management compensationn Senior debt financingn Seller financing
n Mezzanine debt and high yield bond financing
n Structured financingn Minority investments
OUR TRACK RECORD
n PFIZER
Represented Pfizer, a global pharmaceutical company, in its $17 billion acquisition of Hospira.
n CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS Represented Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. in its proposed $9.5 billion sale to Merck & Co. Inc., a provider of various health solutions.
n SYNAGEVA BIOPHARMA Representing Synageva BioPharma in its proposed $8.4 billion sale to Alexion Phar-maceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company.
n PAR PHARMACEUTICALS Representing Par Pharmaceuticals in its proposed $8.05 billion sale to Endo Inter-national, an Ireland-based pharmaceutical company.
n TORNIER Representing Wright Medical Group in its $3.3 billion cross-border merger of equals with Amsterdam-based Tornier N.V., a global medical device company.
n FOCUS MEDIA Represented China Everbright in its $3.7 billion go-private transaction for Focus Media, a digital media company.
n NSTAR
Represented NSTAR in its merger with Northeast Utilities, which created one of the nation’s largest utilities, with an enter-prise value totaling $17.5 billion.
n DEMOULAS SUPERMARKETS INC.
Represented The Strategic Alternative Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Demoulas Super Markets Inc. in a $1.6 billion deal that enabled minority shareholders to purchase a 50.5 percent stake in the company.
n ENTEGRIS, INC. Represented Entegris, Inc. in its $1.15 billion acquisition of ATMI Inc., a supplier of semiconductor materials.
n PARTY CITY HOLDINGS
Represented Party City Holdings in its $2.69 billion sale to Thomas H. Lee Partners, a private equity firm.
n VIRGIN MEDIA Represented Liberty Global in the financing of the $24 billion acquisition of Virgin Media.
n THE TIMBERLAND COMPANY Represented The Timberland Company, a footwear company, in its $2.23 billion sale to V.F. Corporation.
n GENZYME CORPORATION Represented Genzyme Corporation in Sanofi’s acquisition of the biotechnology firm for $20.1 billion in cash, plus contingent value rights.
CROSS-PRACTICE COLLABORATION
Ropes & Gray attorneys focus on the most critical business needs of our clients, across a range of leading legal practices. Our collaborative approach means that our clients have ready access to the knowledge and experience of attorneys in all relevant practice areas.
Environmental
Health Care
Securities
TaxPrivate EquityReal Estate
Intellectual Property
Life Sciences Labor & Employment/Executive Compensation
FCPAFinancing & Restructuring
MARKET PERCEPTION
n M&A AdvisorNamed “Law Firm of the Year” for international M&A in 2015.
n Chambers Ranked as a leading corporate/M&A practice in the U.S., Asia, China, Japan and Korea.
n The Legal 500 Ranked for private equity transac-tions in the U.S., U.K., Hong Kong and China.
n U.S. News & World Report – Best LawyersRanked in the top tier for M&A law; named “Law Firm of the Year’ for “Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law” and for “Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law” in 2015.
n IFLR1000 Ranked for M&A in the U.S., China, Hong Kong and Japan, and for private equity transactions in the U.K.
n IFLR Asia AwardsRecognized for “Private Equity Deal of the Year” in 2014.
n The American Lawyer Global Legal AwardsHonored for “Global M&A Deal of the Year” in the “Latin America/Mexico” and “China Private Eq-uity” categories in 2014.
n International M&A Advisor AwardsRecognized for “M&A Deal of the Year (Over $100 million to $250 million)” in 2014.
n PrivCo Top 20 Law Firms for Private Tech M&A TransactionsRanked in the top 10 in the U.S. in 2014.
n Bloomberg Global M&A Legal Advisory RankingRanked (by volume) among the top 20 firms by private equity deals announced in 2014.
n Law360Named a private equity “Practice of the Year” in 2013.
n China Law & Practice AwardsHonored for “Private Equity Deal of the Year” in 2014.
James LidburyPractice Group LeaderHong [email protected]+852 3664 6521
Carl MarcellinoPractice Group LeaderNew York [email protected] + 1 212 841 0623
Arthur MokPartnerShanghai [email protected] + 86 21 6157 5288
Jane GoldsteinPractice Group LeaderNew York & [email protected] York: + 1 212 596 9230Boston: + 1 617 951 7431
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GLOBAL REACH
Ropes & Gray serves clients through a global network of offices in the world’s major centers of business, finance, technology and government. Across 17 time zones, more than 1,100 attorneys based in the United States, Europe and Asia collaborate seamlessly to provide clients with the high-quality representation and uncompromising, round-the-clock service that have made Ropes & Gray one of the world’s premier law firms.
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONSROPES & GRAY
“They have a really high-quality team and a deep bench. I get outstanding service and outstanding minds.”
—Client Chambers USA
