Robert Bucella
Robert advises U.S. and multinational corporations and financial institutions in acquisitions and divestitures of public and private companies, assets and divisions.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • SAP in the $12.5 billion sale of Qualtrics International to Silver Lake, the sale of its Digital Interconnect business to Sinch AB and its acquisition of Emarsys
  • The Rohatyn Group in its acquisition of Ethos Private Equity
  • Hitachi in its $9.5 billion acquisition of GlobalLogic
  • NIC Inc. in its $2.3 billion all-cash acquisition by Tyler Technologies Inc.
  • Second Measure in its acquisition by Bloomberg
  • Circet US Holding LLC in its acquisition of Further, LLC
  • Pushpay Holdings Limited in its acquisition of Church Community Builder, LLC 
  • Next Insurance in an investment by Munich Re
  • WebMD Corporation in its $2.8 billion all-cash acquisition by Internet Brands
  • Brentwood Associates in its acquisition of Parchment
  • Stone Point Capital in several transactions, including its (i) the sale of its portfolio company, Hodges-Mace, to Alight Solutions, and (ii) acquisitions of AMC Holdings, Inc. and TechEssential Holdings, Inc.
  • Qatar Investment Authority in several transactions, including its (i) co-investment in the syndication by Blackstone of its equity investment in a consortium formed to acquire The Ultimate Software Group, (ii) co-investment with Silver Lake in PaySimpleHoldings, (iii) co-investment with Blackstone Life Sciences in its acquisition from Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. of a portion of its royalty interests and commercial milestone payments in respect of global sales of inclisiran, (iv) co-investment with Blackstone Life Sciences in its acquisition from Reata Pharmaceuticals of a portion of its global sales of Bardoxolone and an equity interest in Reata, (v) co-investment alongside Blackstone in Precision Medicine Group, (vi) $150 million investment in North Road Company, LLC, and (vii) several other investment transactions
  • A biomedical and biotechnology company in its acquisition of the urology portfolio of American Medical Systems, Inc. from Endo International plc
  • Legg Mason in its acquisition of a majority stake in Clarion Partners Holdings LLC
  • A telecommunications, IT, and consumer electronics company in several transactions, including (i) the sale of its HERE location intelligence business to a consortium of German auto manufacturers, including Audi AG, BMW Group and Daimler AG and (ii) its acquisitions of Eta Devices Inc. and Space Time Insight, Inc.
  • Zillow Inc. in its $3.5 billion acquisition of Trulia, Inc.
  • Fairfax Financial Holdings in its $4.9 billion cash and stock acquisition of NYSE-listed Allied World Assurance Company
  • A global financial institution in its acquisition of the U.S. co-brand credit card portfolio of Costco Wholesale Corporation from American Express Company
  • Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. in the sale of NYFIX, Metabit and Wombat Financial Software, each a unit of NYSE Technologies
  • Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in the sale of its portfolio company, Air Distribution Technologies, Inc., to Johnson Controls, Inc.
  • An agricultural and farm machinery manufacturer in the sale of a majority interest in its landscape business, John Deere Landscapes LLC, to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC
  • A global media conglomerate in the sale of its tax preparation and court accounting outsourcing businesses to Ernst & Young US LLP
  • The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Sprint Nextel Corporation in connection with its evaluation of the unsolicited acquisition proposal submitted to Sprint by DISH Network
  • American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. in its acquisition by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited
  • A multinational telecommunications company, Inc. in its acquisition of Virgin Media Inc.
  • Syniverse Holdings, Inc. in its acquisition of MACH
  • B/E Aerospace, Inc. in its acquisition of UFC Aerospace Corp.

Qualifications

Admissions

Attorney-at-Law, New York, 2011

Attorney-at-Law, California, 2020

Academic

Hofstra University School of Law, J.D., cum laude

Associate Editor, Hofstra Law Review

Fordham University, Gabelli School of Business, B.S.

 

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.