Selected Antitrust Representations

Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Chemicals

• Aetna on its $77B sale to CVS Health
• AstraZeneca on the $119B acquisition proposal by Pfizer
• Bristol Myers Squibb on its $300M acquisition of IFM
• CVS Caremark on its $1.25B acquisition of Universal American’s Medicare PDP business
• Roche on its $4.8B acquisition of Spark Therapeutics
• Shire on its $62B acquisition by Takeda
• Smith & Nephew on its:
  • $1.7B acquisition of ArthroCare
  • $350M divestiture of its gynecology business to Medtronic
• Syngenta on:
  • Its $43B acquisition by ChemChina
  • Its successful defense of a $46.5B takeover proposal by Monsanto
  • Multiple civil class actions in the crop inputs industry
• Warner Chilcott’s $8.5B acquisition by Actavis
• Numerous other pharmaceutical and biotech companies in major global transactions

Technology 

• Attunity on its $560M acquisition by Qlik Technologies
• Blackbaud on its $160M acquisition of MicroEdge
• Clarivate Analytics on its:
  • $6.8B combination with CPA Global
  • $950M acquisition of Decision Resources Group 
• Comcast on its:
  • $37.25B joint venture with NBCUniversal
  • Acquisition of Fandango
• RTL Group in the sale of SpotX to Magnite
• Special committee of Tribune Publishing on its going-private acquisition by Alden Global Capital
• Uniti Group on the divestiture purchase of assets sold by CenturyLink in connection with its acquisition of Level 3
• A major technology company in parallel investigations by the FTC, DOJ and nearly 50 states

Industrial Businesses and Transportation 

• • Fibria on its $11B sale to Suzano
  • General Electric on numerous transactions relating to the sale of GE Capital lending units
  • The Greenbrier Companies on its $400M acquisition of American Railcar Industries
  • TRATON (formerly Volkswagen Truck & Bus) on its:
    • $250M joint venture with Navistar
    • $3.7B acquisition of Navistar

Consumer Products

• ConAgra on the $2.7B sale of its private brands business to TreeHouse Foods
• Manhattan Beer on its $250M acquisition of Windmill’s distribution rights
• Tyson Foods on its $8.55B acquisition of Hillshire Brands
• A leading consumer products company in several acquisitions of beverage and nutrition businesses

Financial and Consulting Services

• BATS Global Markets on its:
  • $3.4B sale to CBOE Global Markets
  • Acquisition of Direct Edge
• PricewaterhouseCoopers on its sale of its public sector government consulting practice