Michael Walraven
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Michael Walraven

Associate

Email

michael.walraven@aoshearman.com

Phone

+1 214 271 5625

Offices

Dallas

V-CARD
Michael focuses on domestic, international and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and other strategic transactions for public and private companies and private equity firms, including minority investments and joint ventures.

Michael’s strategic and private equity clients operate and invest in various industries, including technology, software, industrials, mining and minerals, real estate, consumer products, environmental, healthcare and financial services.

Michael also advises on equity offerings, security matters, corporate governance and has advised on numerous special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) related transactions.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • Intercontinental Exchange in its acquisition of Black Knight, an NYSE-listed provider of software solutions, data and analytics to the U.S. mortgage and real estate markets, and concurrent divestitures of Black Knight’s Empower and Optimal Blue businesses to satisfy U.S. antitrust regulators.
  • A semiconductor manufacturer in multiple transactions, including its acquisition of the Lehi, Utah semiconductor manufacturing facility from Micron Technology and the sale of its Greenock, Scotland semiconductor manufacturing facility to Diodes Incorporated.
  • Turnbridge Capital in multiple transactions by portfolio companies, including its divestitures of ISI Holding Company, LLC and Probe Technologies Holdings, Inc. to Weatherford International plc. and Cimarron Energy’s acquisition of Hy-Bon/EDI.
  • The Energy and Minerals Group and Vision Blue Resources in their investment into Denham Capital’s Serra Verde Group and in their US$150 million acquisition of mining assets in Brazil from Serra Verde Pesquisa e Mineração Ltda.
  • IK Partners in connection with the acquisition by its portfolio company Plastiflex Group N.V. of Smooth-Bor Plastics.
  • ExcelFin Acquisition Corp., a Nasdaq-listed SPAC, in its $370 million business combination with Betters Medical Investment Holdings Limited, a leading microwave ablation medical device developer and provider in China.
  • Worldwide Webb Acquisition Corp. in its US$650 million business combination with Aeries Technology, a subsidiary of Aark Singapore Pte. Ltd.
  • TV Ammo, Inc. in its US$1.21 billion business combination with Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp., a SPAC.
  • Investcorp Europe Acquisition Corp I in its US$426 million proposed business combination with OpSec Group, a UK-based global leader in brand protection solutions and intellectual property management.
  • Bigtincan Holdings Limited in connection with its business combination with Investcorp AI Acquisition Corp.
  • Great Elm Group, Inc. in multiple transactions including the US$80 million sale of a majority equity interest in Great Elm Healthcare, LLC to QHM Holdings Inc. and the sale of a majority interest of Forest Investments, Inc. to affiliates of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  • J.F. Lehman in multiple transactions, including its acquisition of Global Marine Group and its recapitalization of NorthStar Group Services.
  • Community Counselling Service Co. (CCS Fundraising), the world’s leading fundraising consulting firm for non-profits, with respect to a strategic investment by ABRY Partners.
  • invoX Pharma, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sino Biopharmaceutical Limited, in connection with its tender offer for F-star Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, for approximately US$161 million.
  • Road Ventures in various investments (and secondary investments) in Alto Experience, Inc., a premium subscription based ride share company.
  • CSW Industrials in its US$360 million acquisition of T.A. Industries.
  • Capital Southwest in its tax-free spin-off of CSW Industrials.
  • A global conglomerate and its affiliates in various acquisitions and divestitures, including the sale by Flint Hills Resources of its chemical intermediaries business to INEOS Enterprises and Georgia-Pacific’s sale of its European nonwovens business to Glatfelter.
  • Big Red in connection with its sale to Keurig Dr Pepper.
  • BenefitMall Inc. in connection with its sale to The Carlyle Group.
  • Oncor Electric Delivery Company in connection with Sempra Energy’s US$18.8 billion enterprise value acquisition of Energy Future Holdings Corp., Oncor’s majority owner.
  • SHV Energy's US$170 million acquisition of the propane businesses of American Midstream Partners.
  • FTS International in its US$403.7 million IPO of Common Stock.
  • Koch Ag & Energy Solutions' sale of a 1,054 MW combined cycle, combustion turbine power plant in Odessa, Texas to Vistra Energy.
  • FrieslandCampina in forming a joint venture with United Dairymen of Arizona to bring lactoferrin to the market.
  • HighBrook Income Property Fund in the acquisition of an office building in Raleigh, North Carolina.
 

Qualifications

Admissions

Texas, 2016

Academic

B.S., summa cum laude, Finance, Louisiana Tech University, 2012

J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, 2016

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.