EXPERIENCE

Annie’s select representations include:

• Accuride on its acquisition of mefro wheels; conditional EU Phase I clearance.
• Acerinox in its $970 million acquisition of Haynes International.
• Advent International in connection with its:
  • $4.25 billion investment in Baxter International Inc.’s BioPharma Solutions (BPS) business; and
  • the sale of a majority stake in Brazil-based premium chocolate company Grupo CRM to Nestle.
• Advent, Cinven and the RAG-Stiftung on the $18.6 billion acquisition of the elevator division of thyssenkrupp AG, the largest European buyout transaction to date.
• ALSO Holding AG, an IT solutions company, in its acquisition of Westcoast.
• American Securities LLC on its acquisition of Prince International Corporation, a manufacturer of mineral-based specialty additives.
• Apex in its €1.51 billion acquisition of Sanne Group plc.
• Apollo Global Management in:
  • its $6.3 billion acquisition of International Game Technology's gaming and digital business IGT Gaming and Everi Holdings;
  • the financing, antitrust and regulatory aspects of its acquisition of Evri from Advent International;
  • an investment of $11 billion to acquire from Intel Corporation a 49% equity interest in a joint venture entity related to Intel's Fab 34;
  • its ¥311 billion investment (approximately $2.05 billion), subject to certain adjustments at closing, to acquire a majority stake in Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.; and
  • its acquisition of End Clothing, a UK-based luxury streetwear retailer, from The Carlyle Group.
• Bain Capital in connection with its:
  • $1.53 billion acquisition of Outsourcing Inc.;
  • $1.4 billion acquisition of Mash Holdings;
  • $2.1 billion investment in Toss Payments;
  • $17 billion acquisition of athenahealth;
  • €1.7 billion acquisition of ITP Aero, an aero engine and gas turbine manufacturer from Rolls-Royce;
  • €2.1 billion proposed public takeover of Ahlstrom-MunksjöOyj;
  • investment in Berlin Brands Group, a global e-commerce company;
  • €5.3 billion joint public takeover offer for the German pharmaceutical company Stada Arzneimittel AG; to date the largest transaction of its kind in Germany;
  • $3.2 billion acquisition of Diversey (the food hygiene and cleaning division of Sealed Air Corporation);
  • acquisition of MSX International; and
  • $2.7 billion joint acquisition of Vertafore.
• BDT & Co in connection with its merger with MSD Partners LP.
• Berkshire Partners in its:
  • acquisition of a majority stake in AHEAD, a provider of enterprise cloud services, from Centerbridge Partners;
  • investment in Point Broadband;
  • Accela investment with Francisco Partners; and
  • investment in PDQ alongside TA Associates.
• Blackstone on its:
  • $1 billion partnership with Hipgnosis Song Management; and
  • acquisition of a majority stake in VFS Global.
• The Boeing Company on its $4.25 billion acquisition of KLX.
• Bridgepoint in connection with:
  • its sale and reinvestment in PEI Group;
  • the acquisition of a 75% stake in Fera Science Limited by Bridgepoint Development Capital IV; and
  • its acquisition of SK AeroSafety Group.
• Brighton Park Capital in:
  • its $112 million investment in PortSwigger; and
  • its $80 million growth investment in Storyblok, as part of a Series C funding round.
• Chevron Corporation in its $60 billion acquisition of Hess Corporation.
• Cinven in its:
  • $720 million acquisition of TaxAct;
  • acquisition of MBCC Admixtures from Sika; and
  • acquisition of Archer Technologies.
• CIRCOR International in a take-private sale to global investment firm KKR in a cash transaction valued at approximately $1.6 billion including debt.
• Creat Group on its acquisition of Biotest AG; unconditional UK clearance.
• CVC Capital Partners and its portfolio company System C on the acquisitions of Clevermed and Oxford Computer Consultants.
• Danaher Corporation in:
  • its $13.8 billion acquisition of Pall Corporation; and
  • its $2.2 billion acquisition of Nobel Biocare Holding AG.
• Enstar Group in its $5.1 billion sale to Sixth Street and other institutional investors. 
• EP Corporate Group in connection with the financing and structing aspects of its possible cash offer for International Distribution Services (IDS).
• Everfox, a TPG portfolio company, in its acquisition of Garrison Technology Ltd.
• Francisco Partners in connection with its £175 million acquisition of Blancco Technology.
• General Atlantic in its more than $200 million Series C investment in Flo Health.
• Genstar Capital and Advarra in connection with the sale of a majority stake in Advarra to Blackstone and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB).
• GI Partners in its acquisition of Atlas Technical Consultants for $1.05 Billion.
• G-lll Apparel Group in its strategic partnership with, and investment in, All We Wear Group (AWWG).
• HIG Capital in connection with its $950 million acquisition of Avient Corp’s Distribution Unit.
• HUTCHMED in connection with a worldwide license agreement with Takeda Pharmaceutical for up to$1.13 billion.
• IBM in its strategic partnership with Palo Alto Networks.
• Infineon Technologies in:
  • its $10 billion acquisition of Cypress Semiconductor Corp; and
  • its $3 billion acquisition of International Rectifier.
• Intel Corporation in its acquisition of Lantiq.
• KKR on its joint $15 billion acquisition of CyrusOne Inc., a premier global data centre REIT.
• Kohlberg & Company in connection with:
  • strategic investment from BlackRock Alternatives Long Term Private Capital;
  • its acquisition of Riveron; and
  • sale of a minority stake in ENTRUST solutions.
• KPS Capital Partners in connection with:
  • its portfolio company Enviosys in the €3.615 billion sale of Eviosys to Sonoco Products Company;
  • its $350 million acquisition of Tate & Lyle PLC’s remaining ownership interest of 49.7% in Primient; and
  • its €3.5 billion acquisition of Innomotics from Siemens.
• Kymera International, a portfolio company of Palladium Equity Partners, in its acquisition of Fiven from OpenGate Capital. 
• Legends, a sports and entertainment premium experiences company, in its acquisition of ASM Global to create a global live events company.
• Liberty Global in connection with its transformative €2.3 billion strategic collaboration with Infosys.
• National Amusements, Inc. in a $125 million preferred equity investment in NAI by BDT Capital Partners.
• PS, a TPG portfolio company, in its sale to Groupe ADP.
• Silver Lake in connection with its $1.46 billion sale of ServiceMax to PTC.
• TA Associates in its acquisition of Ivanti.
• TDR Capital in connection with its:
  • portfolio company, Stonegate Pub Company, on its £1.27 billion recommended cash offer for Ei Group (requiring UK commitments); and
  • acquisition of Acqua & Sapone from H.I.G. Capital and the founding Barbarossa family.
• Tenneco Inc. on its $5.25 billion acquisition of Federal-Mogul LLC.
• Tekni-Plex Healthcare, a Genstar Capital portfolio company, in a definitive agreement to acquire medical device manufacturer Seisa Medical.
• Thoma Bravo on its:
  • £3.1 billion recommended cash offer for Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity solutions;
  • $3 billion acquisition of Qlik Technologies Inc.; and
  • $4.5 billion joint acquisition of Solarwinds.
• Funds affiliated with TPG in its acquisition of a 70% stake in DirecTV LLC from AT&T LLC, bringing its ownership stake in DirecTV to 100%.
• TPG in connection with its:
  • investment in G&A Partners;
  • $500 million acquisition of a majority stake in Elite;
  • $2 billion sale of Immucor to Werfen;
  • Kaseya’s $6.2 billion acquisition of Datto;
  • $4 billion joint acquisition of Covetrus;
  • $1.4 billion acquisition of Nextech;
  • $2.45 billion acquisition of Forcepoint’s Governments and Critical Infrastructure Business;
  • $1.3 billion acquisition of A-Gas;
  • $6.5 billion acquisition of New Relic;
  • sale of Creative Artists Agency, the world’s leading entertainment and sports agency;
  • €3.9 billion acquisition of Aeron;
  • investment in Foodsmart;
  • investment in Altimetrik;
  • $90 million strategic investment in Hayden AI Technologies, Inc.;
  • sale of its majority stake in CLEAResult to funds managed by Kohlberg & Company;
  • strategic partnership with KKR as new majority shareholder in A-Gas;
  • acquisition of Miratech;
  • €695 acquisition of a Dutch Real Estate portfolio from European Residential REIT (ERES);
  • €6.7 billion investment, alongside GIC, in Techem Group;
  • majority investment in Surescripts LLC, a health information technology company;
  • minority investment in Creative Planning, a Kansas-based independent wealth management firm;
  • $1.1 billion sale of Property Guru to EQT, a New York-based global investment organization;
  • $336 million sale of Nox Corporation, a South Korea-based global flooring innovation leader; and
  • minority investment in Homrich Berg, an Atlanta-based wealth manager.
• Triton Partners on the agreement to sell Polygon Holding AB to funds managed by AEA Investors LP.
• Tronox in connection with the European Commission’s Phase II investigation of its $2.2 billion acquisition of Cristal’s titanium dioxide business.
• Two Sigma in connection with its investment in Milestone Technologies.
• Vista on its $1.65 billion acquisition of Cvent, Inc.
• Vitruvian Partners in its sale of its majority stake in Accountor Software to KKR.
• Warburg Pincus on its:
  • minority investment in Visma, a leading provider of business-critical software in a transaction valuing the business an enterprise value of $12.2 billion; and
  • co-investment in the combined group of Tilney Smith & Williamson.
• ZT Systems in its cash-and-stock acquisition by Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD), valued at $4.9 billion.