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KKR in its investment in Precipart, a provider of highly engineered precision components for medical device and aerospace industries;
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Oaktree Capital Management in the formation of Oaktree Opportunities Fund XI, a $15.9 billion fund, known as the largest distressed debt fund ever raised in the market and Oaktree’s largest fund in history;
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Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. in its investment in System One Holdings, LLC;
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Jaws Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Barry Sternlicht, in its $4.4 billion business combination with Cano Health;
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Funds advised by Centerbridge Partners, L.P. in its acquisition of American Bath Group, LLC;
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KKR as part owner of Gardner Denver Holdings Inc., on the tax aspects of Gardner’s combination with the industrial division of Ingersoll-Rand plc in a transaction valued at $15 billion;
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HH Global Group Limited in its acquisition of InnerWorkings, Inc.;
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Oaktree Transportation Infrastructure Fund in its acquisition of Dow’s North American rail infrastructure assets, in partnership with Watco Companies;
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TPG Real Estate Finance Trust in its strategic investment by Starwood Capital;
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The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Taubman Centers, Inc. in Taubman’s $9.8 billion merger and joint venture with Simon Property Group;
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GLP in the $18.7 billion sale of its U.S. logistics business to Blackstone, the largest-ever private real estate transaction globally;
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Blackstone Group and its portfolio company Cloverleaf Cold Storage in the $1.24 billion sale of Cloverleaf to Americold Realty Trust;
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Infineon Technologies AG in its $10.1 billion acquisition of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation;
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TPG Real Estate Partners in the formation of its $3.7 billion TPG Real Estate Partners III, L.P.;
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The Ensign Group, Inc. in its spin-off of its home health, hospice and senior living assets into the Pennant Group, Inc.;
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Avaya Holdings Corp. in its strategic partnership with RingCentral, Inc.;
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Equity One in its $15.6 billion merger with Regency Centers Corporation, creating the preeminent shopping center REIT in the U.S.;
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Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation in its $4.7 billion acquisition of ILG;
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Swift Transportation in its $6 billion stock-for-stock merger with Knight Transportation;
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Starwood Capital Group in its $2.85 billion acquisition of Milestone Apartments Real Estate Investment Trust;
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Starwood Capital Group and Milestone Apartments Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: MST.UN), in the acquisition of Landmark Apartment Trust for an enterprise value of approximately $1.9 billion;
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The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Safehold Inc. in connection with Safehold’s strategic merger with its controlling shareholder iStar Inc. and related spinoff of iStar assets into a new publicly traded company;
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Blackstone in its investment in Rockpoint Group;
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Blackstone in its acquisition of the Center For Autism and Related Disorders, LLC;
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Blackstone in its investment in Cloverleaf Cold Storage;
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Blackstone in its acquisition of SESAC Holdings, a leading music rights organization, from Rizvi Traverse Management;
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Blackstone in its acquisition of TeamHealth;
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KKR in its strategic investment in UFC;
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Sycamore Partners in its $3 billion acquisition of Belk, Inc.;
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The Gores Group in its $1.325 billion sale of Therakos, Inc., to a Mallinckrodt plc subsidiary;
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Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. in its acquisition of Alcentra Capital Corporation; and
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Calabrio, a portfolio company of KKR, in its acquisition of Teleopti.
Prior to joining Kirkland, Michael represented clients in several noteworthy transactions, including:
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Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. in its $7.4 billion acquisition by Ventas, Inc., a transaction that created one of the largest publicly traded REITs and the leading health care REIT by equity value;
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. and affiliated entities (MGM) in a prepackaged bankruptcy that was named 2011 "Media, Entertainment or Telecom Deal of the Year" by The M&A Advisor;
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Youku Inc. in its $1.1 billion merger with Tudou Holdings Limited, a transaction recognized as 2012 "M&A Deal of the Year" at the China Law & Practice Awards;
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Colony Capital in its $660 million acquisition by Colony Financial, Inc. of substantially all of Colony Capital’s real estate and investment management businesses and operations;
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Centro Properties Group in several acquisitions, as well as the $9.4 billion sale of its U.S. shopping centers to The Blackstone Group L.P. — the second-largest retail real estate acquisition ever — and its $4 billion debt restructuring, a transaction that won the "2008 Cross-Border Deal of the Year Award" at The M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards;
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Thomas Properties Group Inc. in its $1.2 billion merger with Parkway Properties Inc.;
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The Ensign Group, Inc. in the spin-off of its health care and real estate businesses into separate, publicly traded companies: The Ensign Group, Inc. and CareTrust REIT, Inc.;
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Recruit Co., Ltd. in its acquisition of Indeed Inc.;
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OPI Products, Inc. and its owners in the sale of the company to Coty Inc.;
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TOMS, Inc. and its owners in the sale of half the company to Bain Capital;
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Glamglow and its owners in the sale of substantially all of its assets to The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.;
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Apollo Investment Corporation, an affiliate of private equity firm Apollo Management, L.P., in its $1.5 billion leveraged buyout of Innkeepers USA Trust in a going-private transaction;
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The Walt Disney Company in its $7.4 billion acquisition of Pixar Animation Studios; and
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Providence Equity Partners, Texas Pacific Group and DLJ Merchant Banking as part of a consortium of buyers in connection with the acquisition of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.