Psalm Cheung

Psalm advises clients on a broad array of public and non-public matters, including:

• Kellanova (NYSE: K), formerly known as the Kellogg Company, in its $35.9 billion sale to Mars, Incorporated, securing unconditional clearance from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
• Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: OXY) in its $12 billion acquisition of CrownRock, L.P., securing unconditional clearance from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission following a full-phase investigation, including Second Request compliance.
• Southeastern Grocers Inc. on its comprehensive strategic divestiture of its businesses, including approximately 400 Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarkets locations sold to ALDI, 28 Fresco y Más stores sold to Fresco Retail Group, and all of its pharmacy assets sold to CVS and Walgreens.
• UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) on its $600 million acquisition of Crystal Run Healthcare, securing unconditional clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice following a full-phase investigation, including Second Request compliance.
• Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global chemical and specialty materials company, on its $11 billion acquisition of DuPont’s Mobility & Materials business following a full-phase investigation, including Second Request compliance.
• Francisco Partners on various matters across its portfolio, including:
  • VitalSource’s acquisition of RedShelf;
  • Its recapitalization of Office Ally;
  • Its sale of QGenda to Hearst;
  • Its $1.7 billion take-private acquisition of Sumo Logic, Inc.;
  • Its acquisition of Litmos from SAP;
  • Its acquisition of bswift from CVS Health;
  • Its acquisition of Drawbridge;
  • Its sale of Trellis Rx to CPS Solutions, LLC; and
  • BARBRI Global’s acquisition of West Academic.
• Munich Re, a global provider of insurance and reinsurance solutions, on its acquisition of NEXT Insurance.
• Boston Medical Center on its acquisition in bankruptcy of two Massachusetts hospitals from Steward Health Care.
• Invitae on its bankruptcy sale to Labcorp (NYSE: LH).
• LiveVox, a provider of a cloud-based contact center as a service platform, on its sale to NICE (Nasdaq: NICE).
• Secure Energy Services Inc. (TSX: SES), a Canadian oilfield services company, on its CAD$2.3-billion enterprise value merger with Tervita Corporation before the Canadian Competition Bureau, Competition Tribunal and Federal Court of Appeal of Canada.*
• Apax Partners on its acquisition of Herjavec Group, a global cybersecurity provider founded and led by Shark Tank star, Robert Herjavec.*
• LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.E. on its $15.8 billion acquisition of Tiffany & Co.*
• Fitbit, Inc. on its $2.1 billion purchase by Google LLC.*
• Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) on its CAD$1.04 billion acquisition of 25 data centers from Bell Canada (NYSE: BCE).*

*Prior to joining Kirkland

Associate, Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment Group, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Toronto, Canada