Robert Bucella
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Robert Bucella

Partner

Email

robert.bucella@aoshearman.com

Phone

+1 650 838 3703

Offices

Silicon Valley

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

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • SAP in several transactions, including its acquisition of Dremio, the USD12.5 billion sale of Qualtrics International to Silver Lake, the sale of its Digital Interconnect business to Sinch AB and its acquisition of Emarsys.
  • Sanmina in its USD3bn acquisition from AMD of ZT Systems’ data center infrastructure manufacturing business.
  • Hitachi in its USD9.5bn acquisition of GlobalLogic.
  • Hitachi Energy in several transactions, including its acquisition of eks Energy, its acquisition of Canduct and its investment in Shermco.
  • GlobalLogic in its acquisitions of Hexacta and Mobiveil.
  • STMicroelectronics in its acquisition of NXP Semiconductors’ MEMS sensors business.
  • PayPal Ventures in connection with dispositions and secondary sales in tech companies.
  • VinAI on the sale of its research and generative AI business to Qualcomm Technologies.
  • NIC Inc. in its USD2.3bn all-cash acquisition by Tyler Technologies Inc.
  • Second Measure in its acquisition by Bloomberg.
  • Next Insurance in an investment by Munich Re.
  • The Rohatyn Group in several transactions, including its acquisition of Ethos Private Equity.
  • WebMD Corporation in its USD2.8bn all-cash acquisition by Internet Brands.
  • Brentwood Associates in its acquisition of Parchment.
  • Stone Point Capital in several transactions, including (i) the sale of its portfolio company, Hodges-Mace, to Alight Solutions, and (ii) acquisitions of AMC Holdings, Inc., Meridian Asset Services, LLC and TechEssential Holdings, Inc.
  • Legg Mason in its acquisition of a majority stake in Clarion Partners Holdings LLC.
  • Zillow Inc. in its USD3.5billion acquisition of Trulia, Inc.
  • Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. in the sale of NYFIX, Metabit and Wombat Financial Software, each a unit of NYSE Technologies.

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.