Michael P. Considine, P.C.
Overview
Michael Considine is a founding partner of the Firm’s Dallas office. Michael represents clients in connection with significant corporate events, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, carve-out divestitures, joint ventures, family office management and corporate restructurings and workouts. He has extensive experience in a variety of industries, including consumer products, software and technology, healthcare, energy, manufacturing, real estate and retail.
Michael has been recognized as a “Super Lawyer” in Texas Super Lawyers, a “Best Lawyer in Dallas” in D Magazine, a “40 Under 40 Emerging Leader” in The M&A Advisor, and recognized for Energy Transactions in The Legal 500 United States, among others. Prior to his legal career, Michael was an entrepreneur, co-founding an Internet consulting agency, and a national manager of an IT outsourcing company.
Experience
Representative Matters
Philadelphia Energy Solutions in its ongoing restructuring under Chapter 11 and related sale of 1,300+ acres real estate and certain other assets in downtown Philadelphia, PA
Mission Coal Company, LLC and its affiliates in their Chapter 11 cases, which after entering Chapter 11 to complete a sale process, received and completed winning bids for three of its metallurgical coal mines
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. and certain subsidiaries, an international marine fuel logistics company, in connection with the corporate and M&A aspects of Aegean’s Chapter 11 cases
Patron Technology in its acquisition of FISH Technologies, a provider of experiential technology marketing for sports and brands
Private family office in connection with internal equity repurchases and related corporate restructuring matters relating to the ownership of a national basketball team
The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) in its acquisition of the worldwide consumer health business of Merck KGaA for €3.375 billion ($4.2 billion)
Quest Software’s carve-out disposition of its Statistica analytics software business
The sale of Duracell (batteries) to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. for $2.9 billion in a private split-off transaction
One Identity’s acquisition of Balabit Corp., a leading provider of privileged access management, privileged account analytics and log management solutions
Turnbridge Capital Partners (TCP) in connection with the acquisition and related financing of substantially all of the assets of Diverse Energy Systems, LLC and its affiliates pursuant to a Section 363 sale in bankruptcy
P&G in the sale of numerous brands globally, including hair care brands Pert, Shamtu, and Blendax in Russia, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, Rochas fragrances in France, Lindor in Spain, Portugal and Andorra, Zest and Camay soaps in parts of Europe and Mexico; and its global beauty brands to Coty Inc. for $12.5 billion
The divestiture of the Folgers coffee business, including initially proposed split-off of Folgers into a public company and subsequent all-stock reverse Morris Trust transaction with The J.M. Smucker Company valued at approximately $3.3 billion
Provista, a subsidiary of Vizient, Inc., in the sale of The Cooperative Purchasing Network Management Company, LLC (TCPN) in the form of a management buyback with the support of TA Associates
TCP in its investment in Loci Controls, a cloud based analytics and monitoring company
Pitney Bowes Inc. in the formation of a joint venture with Broadridge Financial Solutions and the launch of a new technology platform named Inlet™
Maverick Capital Ltd. as lead investor in the Series A round of rewardStyle, Inc., a platform solution that helps fashion bloggers and other content providers monetize their websites through online retailers
TCP in partnering with the founders of DeBusk Services Group and the completion of the equity recapitalization of DSG and the expansion of its capital resources to facilitate future growth
Essilor International SA in its $1.7 billion buyout of a 51 percent interest in Transitions Optical group from joint venture partner PPG Industries
TCP in its acquisition and related financing of Cimarron Energy Inc. from Curtiss-Wright Corp
Vertafore, a leading provider of cloud-based insurance software and services, in its acquisition of QQ Solutions, Inc., a provider of agency management systems
TCP in the formation of Brigade Energy Services to execute a multi-basin buy and build strategy
P&G in the combination of its global over-the-counter pharmaceuticals business with Teva Pharmaceuticals
P&G in the formation of a joint venture with Whirlpool Corporation for the introduction of SWASH™, an innovative at-home clothing care system
Relativity Media in the sale of all television and television-related assets of Relativity Media, LLC pursuant to a 363 sale in bankruptcy to RM Bidder LLC
Proliance International, Inc., a leading global manufacturer and distributor of aftermarket automotive products, in the sale of its North American assets to Centrum Equities XV, LLC in a section 363 bankruptcy transaction, and its European operations in 363 auction bankruptcy sale to Banco Products (India) Ltd
The Babcock & Wilcox Company and BWNE in the formation of the Generation mPowerTM Alliance with Bechtel Corporation
Goode Partners in the completion of additional investments in the form of preferred equity interests and related restructuring and corporate matters with respect to certain operating companies
General Motors, Verizon Communications Inc. and Motorola Solutions, Inc. in the transfer balance sheet liabilities attributable to outstanding pension obligations to third party insurance companies ($29 billion, $7.5 billion and $4.3 billion, respectively)
International Automotive Components Group (a W.L. Ross operating company) in connection with an internal global reorganization and recapitalization
H&R Block Inc. and its Option One Mortgage Corporation (OOMC) subsidiary in the sale of OOMC’s mortgage loan servicing business to an entity sponsored by the WL Ross & Co. private equity firm for approximately $1.1 billion
Yazmi USA, LLC, a company owned by former WorldSpace CEO Noah Samara, in the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of WorldSpace, Inc., a satellite radio provider, in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Jefferies & Company, Inc. in the completion of out of court restructuring and reinvestment in an oil field services operating company
Prior Experience
Partner, Jones Day
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Recognition
“Best Lawyers in Dallas,” D Magazine, 2016, 2018, 2020
“Super Lawyer,” Texas Super Lawyers, 2018–2020
Recognized for Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas, The Legal 500 United States, 2019
“Rising Star,” Texas Super Lawyers, 2015 and 2016
“40 Under 40 Emerging Leaders” award, The M&A Advisor, 2015
“Rising Star,” New York Metro Super Lawyers, 2011, 2012 and 2013
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- Texas
- New York
Education
- Emory University School of LawJ.D.with High Honors2005
Order of the Coif
Marketing Editor, Emory Law Journal
- American UniversityB.A., Communications, Legal Institutions, Economics, and Government1998