Ivan J. Presant

Public Target M&A Transactions:

• F-Star Therapeutics in its acquisition via tender offer by InvoX Pharma – the first successfully completed acquisition by a Chinese entity of a U.S. publicly traded biotech company in over a decade
• Syncona Ltd. in its acquisition by merger of Applied Genetics Technologies for cash, plus contingent value rights
• JMP (special committee of the board of directors) in its merger with Citizens Bank
• Takeover bid and control-slate proxy contest for Columbia Property Trust
• Bid to break up announced public merger in software sector in December 2020
• Essar Global Fund Limited’s hostile/unsolicited tender offer for the unaffiliated public securities of Essar Energy PLC
• Banco Santander, S.A. (special committee) in connection with a going private transaction of its public Brazilian subsidiary
• John Hancock Financial Services, Inc. in its merger with Manulife Financial Corporation
• Bankrate, Inc. management in connection with Apax Partners’ going private tender offer for Bankrate
• RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as dealer manager to Corporate Office Properties L.P. in its issuer tender offer for all of its outstanding 4.25 percent exchangeable senior notes
• Centrica plc, as acquirer, in tender offer for and asset purchase in bankruptcy of, The NewPower Company
• Chambers Street Properties in connection with its $5.7 billion registered stock-for-stock merger of equals with Gramercy Property Trust
• Bank of America in connection with its acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
• Hines Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. in its sale of $1.2 billion of publicly held REIT assets to The Blackstone Group
• Chambers Street Properties in connection with the listing of the company’s common shares on the New York Stock Exchange and concurrent issuer tender offer
• Special Committee of Corporate Property Associates 12 Incorporated a real estate investment trust, in connection with its asset sale to and merger with, Corporate Property Associates 14 Incorporated, an affiliated REIT, and WP Carey & Co. LLC
• Barclays Capital as financial advisor to a NYSE listed company in connection with the company's takeover defense and the adoption of a shareholder rights plan
• ZAIS Group 13e-3 going private transaction
• Elliot Management in a proxy contest for NYSE listed target
• Omnicare, Inc. in connection with its hostile/unsolicited tender offer for PharMerica Corporation
• King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in connection with its successful hostile/unsolicited tender offer for Alpharma Inc.
• Natrol, Inc. in its acquisition via tender offer by Plethico Pharmaceuticals
• The Walt Disney Company in connection with its stock and cash acquisition of Marvel Entertainment, Inc.
• Illumina, Inc. in its acquisition of Avantome Inc.
• Ivax Corporation in its merger with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
• SkyePharma plc in its acquisition by merger of DepoTech Corporation
• Carter Wallace Inc. in asset sale to Church & Dwight and subsequent merger with Carlyle Group
• The St. Joe Company in its spin-off of Florida East Coast Rail
• Mitsubishi Corporation’s tender offer for Cermaq ASA
• The Talbots, Inc. in connection with a three part merger, recapitalization and refinancing transaction involving GE Capital, BPW Acquisition Corp. and Aeon Co. Ltd
• Elliot Management in a proxy contest for NYSE listed target.
• Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. hostile/unsolicited tender offer for Casey’s General Stores, Inc.
• The Talbots, Inc. hostile/unsolicited acquisition by Sycamore Partners
• Luxottica Group S.p.A. in connection with its successful hostile/unsolicited tender offer for The United States Shoe Corporation

Unsolicited Takeovers and Contests for Corporate Control of Public Targets (certain matters also listed above):

• Takeover bid and control-slate proxy contest for Columbia Property Trust
• Bid to break up announced public merger in December 2020
• Numerous public companies in connection with receipt of “bear hug” approaches, takeover defense, poison pills and governance matters (multiple representations in 2020 and 2021), including:
  • Omnicare Inc.; The Talbots Inc.; Allstate Corporation; Mentor Graphics,; Chambers Street Properties; King Pharmaceuticals; Campbell Soup Company; J.C. Penney (counsel to Barclays, J.C. Penney’s financial advisor) and Fisher Communications
• Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. hostile/unsolicited tender offer for Casey’s General Stores, Inc.
• Essar Global Fund Limited’s hostile/unsolicited tender offer for the unaffiliated public securities of Essar Energy PLC
• The Talbots, Inc. on the adoption of a shareholder rights plan in response to a rapid share accumulation by Sycamore Partners.
• The Talbots, Inc. hostile/unsolicited acquisition by Sycamore Partners
• Omnicare, Inc. in connection with its hostile/unsolicited tender offer for PharMerica Corporation
• Mentor Graphics Corp. in connection with its defense of Carl Icahn's proxy contest
• Fisher Communications in connection with its defense of proxy contest by FrontFour
• King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in connection with its successful hostile/unsolicited tender offer for Alpharma Inc.
• Elliot Management in a proxy contest for NYSE listed target
• Barclays Capital as financial advisor to a NYSE listed company in connection with the company's takeover defense and the adoption of a shareholder rights plan
• Luxottica Group S.p.A. in connection with its successful hostile/unsolicited tender offer for The United States Shoe Corporation

Private Equity and Other M&A Transactions:

• QUIP NYC’s acquisition of Toothpic
• International Data Group, Inc. in its acquisition by The Blackstone Group
• RingLead Inc. In its acquisition by ZoomInfo Inc.
• Mastercard Inc. in numerous M&A transactions including with Jumia Group, Syntizen Technologies and Grab Holdings
• Tergus Pharma LLC in its acquisition by Great Point Partners
• Blue Wolf Capital Partners LLC in its transaction with Great Lakes Caring Home Health and Hospice
• Hines Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. in its sale of $1.2 billion of publicly held REIT assets to The Blackstone Group
• 55ip in connection with its acquisition by JP Morgan Asset Management
• tZERO Group, Inc. (the global leader in block chain technology for capital markets, major subsidiary of Overstock.com) in numerous fintech matters
• Hamilton Lane Advisors in multiple funds transactions
• Société Générale S.A. in multiple funds transactions
• Stirling Square Capital Partners in connection with its acquisition of a helicopter transport business from Synergy Group, as well as in numerous portfolio company matters.
• Stirling Square Capital Partners in connection with business combination of US public company with Omni Helicopters International SA.
• Imperial Wine & Spirits roll-up fund in connection with its roll-up acquisition of Margate Wines
• The Talbots, Inc. hostile/unsolicited in its acquisition by Sycamore Partners
• Omnicare, Inc. in its sale of its clinical research division to Nautic Partners LLC
• FXM, Inc. as purchaser of a controlling interest in the Elvis Presley estate from Priscilla and Lisa-Marie Presley
• The Ong family investment fund in connection with the sale of its 50% stake in Armani-Exchange to Giorgio Armani Group
• Global Infrastructure Partners (NY and London based infrastructure asset fund) in connection with certain transactional matters
• Trivest Partners in its acquisition of Twin Star International.
• Atlas Holdings LLC in its acquisition of furniture business and associated lumber mills from Weyerhaeuser Company
• Bankrate, Inc. management in connection with Apax Partners’ going private tender offer for Bankrate
• Brundage, Story & Rose in its acquisition by Bessemer Trust Company, N.A.