SAP SE in the $12.5 billion acquisition of NASDAQ-listed company, Qualtrics International Inc. by PE firm, Silver Lake Management and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.
American Water Works Company, a NYSE-listed company, in the sale of its Homeowner Services Group to funds advised by Apax for approximately $1.275 billion.
Advanced Disposal Services, a NYSE-listed company, in its sales process and subsequent $4.9 billion buy-out by Waste Management, Inc., including the contemporaneous regulatory divestiture sale of $835 million in assets to GFL, Inc.
Altice SA and Altice USA, in connection with the initial public offering of shares of Altice USA on the NYSE and the subsequent $14 billion spin -off of Altice USA from Altice N.V., in the $2.3 billion sale by Altice USA of a 49.99% interest in its Lightpath Fiber Enterprise Business to Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners and in the acquisition by Altice USA of Audience Partners to enable multiscreen addressable advertising solutions.
WebMD Health Corp., a NASDAQ-listed company, in connection with various corporate and transactional matters, including its sales process and subsequent $2.8 billion take-private sale to a portfolio company of KKR, its tender offer to acquire up to $150 million of its common stock and in negotiating its director appointment agreement with Carl C. Icahn and certain affiliated entities.
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in connection with various matters, including its $6.1 billion acquisition of NASDAQ-listed Pattern Energy Group, its $14 billion acquisition, together with Energy Capital Partners and Access Industries, of NYSE-listed Calpine Corporation, and in its sale of Air Distribution Technologies, Inc. to Johnson Controls, Inc.
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc, a NYSE-listed financial institution, in its $50 billion stock for stock acquisition by Bank of America Corporation.
Dell Financial Services, a subsidiary of Dell Technologies, in the sale of its consumer credit portfolio to Comenity Capital Bank and the Bread Financial Group, and in connection with the negotiation of a de novo credit card program agreement governing the operation of its ongoing credit program.
The Rohatyn Group in connection with the acquisition of various funds comprising Ethos Private Equity, a leading alternative asset management firm in Africa.
Banco Bradesco S.A. in its $500 million acquisition of BAC Florida Bank.
Bojangles' Inc., a NASDAQ-listed company, in its sales process and subsequent take-private sale to Durational Capital Management and The Jordan Company.
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc., a NYSE-listed company in connection with its $1.6 billion cash and stock acquisition of NYSE-listed Metaldyne Performance Group Inc., including the negotiation of a stockholders agreement with American Securities LLC in its capacity as a stockholder of the combined company, and in its acquisition of USM's Mexican operations.
Nokia Corporation, a NYSE-listed company, in connection with various matters, including the sale of its HERE digital mapping business to a consortium comprised of AUDI AG, BMW Group and Daimler AG, Inc., its acquisition of US-based start-up Eta Devices, its acquisition of Unium Inc., its acquisition of Withings SA's digital health platform, its €1.7 billion acquisition from Siemens AG of its 50% stake in the Nokia Siemens Network joint venture, in its acquisition of Medio Systems, Inc., and in its acquisition of SpaceTime Insight, Inc.
TELUS Corporation and TELUS International, in connection with the $8.5 billion initial public offering of shares of TELUS International on the NYSE and TSX, in TELUS International's $1 billion acquisition of Competence Call Center from Triple C, a subsidiary of Ardian France S.A., and in TELUS International's $935 million acquisition of Lionbridge AI, a global provider of crowd-based data annotation services.
OMERS Infrastructure Management in various transactions, including the acquisition of the development business of First Solar, Inc.
El Dorado Gold Company, a TSX-listed company, and its board of directors in connection with various transactional, financing and corporate governance matters.
Magris Resources, a company controlled by Aaron Regent and Temasek Holdings, in connection with its acquisition from Imerys Inc of the talc business and related mines formerly owned and operated by Johnson & Johnson.
Fairfax Financial Holdings in connection with various matters, including its $4.9 billion cash and stock acquisition of NYSE-listed Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG, its joint "stalking horse" bid with Sagard Capital Partners to acquire all of the assets of Performance Sports Group Ltd., its proposal to acquire Blackberry Limited and in its acquisition of Hartville Inc.
The Dow Chemical Company, a NYSE-listed company, in its $15 billion buy-out of Rohm and Haas Company, a NYSE-listed company.
Wausau Paper Corp., a NYSE-listed company, in its sales process and subsequent buy-out by Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget.
Boston Scientific Corporation, a NYSE-listed company, in connection with its contested cash and stock acquisition of NYSE-listed Guidant Corporation.
Sterling Bancshares, Inc., a NYSE-listed financial institution, in its sales process and all-cash acquisition by Comerica Incorporated.
Cadbury Schweppes plc in the spin-off of its Americas beverages business and the listing of shares of Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. on the NYSE.
A consortium of 12 of the largest technology companies in the world, organized by Intellectual Ventures and RPX Corporation, in connection with the acquisition of Eastman Kodak's digital imaging patent portfolio.
The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of X-Rite, Inc, a NYSE-listed company, in connection with equity investments in X- Rite, Inc. by One Equity Partners, Sagard Capital Partners and Tinicum Capital Partners.
Stone Point Capital in connection with various matters, including its acquisitions, along with American Mortgage Consultants, of Meridian Asset Services, LLC. and MBMS, Inc., its investment in First Data Corporation and in the merger of Pierpont Securities LLC with Amherst Securities Group LP.
Temasek Holdings in its investment in NYSE-listed Virtu Financial, Inc. and in connection with Virtu's acquisition of NYSE-listed KCG Holdings, Inc. and in its minority investment in Antero Resources Corporation, an NYSE-listed company.
Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Partners I, L.P. in connection with its acquisition of Union Site Management, L.L.C. and in its sale of GS Cell Site Holding LLC to Global Tower Partners, a Macquarie Group portfolio company.
IceArizona Holdings LP in the sale of a 51% stake of the National Hockey League's Arizona Coyotes franchise to Andrew Barroway and in connection with IceArizona Acquisition Co., LLC, an entity through which a consortium of Canadian and US investors completed a leveraged acquisition of the Phoenix Coyotes hockey club from the National Hockey League.
Helm Corporation in connection with the sale of Helm Bank SA to CorpBanca Colombia, a subsidiary of CorpBanca SA, for cash and shares.
Pierpont Securities Holdings in connection with its acquisition of Cortview Capital Holdings from Warburg Pincus.
Citigroup, Inc., a NYSE-listed financial institution, in connection with the acquisition from Capital One Financial Corporation of $7 billion of credit card receivables and accounts related to Best Buy Co. Inc.'s existing credit card program and the attendant negotiation of a bank program agreement with Best Buy to establish a de novo credit card program and in connection with its $11+ billion acquisition of the Costco co-branded credit card portfolio from American Express Company.
GENEWIZ Group in its $450 million acquisition by Brooks Automation, Inc.
GrupoSura in its co-investment transactions with General Atlantic Partners and the IFC related to its approximately $3.6 billion acquisition of ING's Latin American pensions, life insurance and investment management operations.
Citibank, Inc. in connection with its $6 billion acquisition of Federated Department Stores' credit card business, its $7 billion acquisition from GE Capital of The Home Depot's private label credit card portfolio and related credit card business, the sale of its electronic financial services business to JPMorgan Chase Bank, the acquisition from GE Capital of Exxon Mobil's private label credit card business, the renegotiation of its credit card program with Sears Holdings and Citibank's sale to GE Capital of its retail sales finance business.