Bernadette Coppola

Chantecaille Inc., USA, a leading prestige beauty company, in its pending acquisition by Beiersdorf AG

KKR in the $1.9 billion acquisition of the Thermal business of Clearway Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CWEN, CWEN.A) 

Celanese Corporation in its $1.15 billion acquisition of ExxonMobil’s Santoprene TPV elastomers business

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) on the sale of Verizon Media to funds managed by Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE: APO) for $5 billion. The carve-out allows Verizon Media to pursue growth areas of Internet and digital media while Verizon maintains a minority stake

Horizon Acquisition Corporation, a publicly-traded SPAC, on its definitive merger agreement with Vivid Seats Inc., a leading concert, sports and theater ticket marketplace

L Catterton in multiple consumer brands transactions, including its:

• $900 million sale of ELEMIS to L’Occitane International
• acquisition of a majority stake in BIRKENSTOCK Group
• acquisition of Kodiak Cakes, manufacturer of frozen waffles and pancakes, oatmeal, baking mixes and snacking products

Naver Corporation in its $600 million acquisition of Wattpad, which will combine Wattpad’s leading social storytelling platform with Naver’s WEBTOON, a leading global digital comics platform 

Macy’s, Inc. in connection with its $4 billion financing in response to impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic and liability management exercises. The transactions consist of a $2.8 billion ABL Facility and an additional $300 million bridge commitment secured by Macy’s inventory, and $1.3 billion bond offering secured by the company’s top mall assets and distribution centers. The proceeds of the financing will help Macy’s retire certain of its upcoming debt maturities and fund operations during the crisis 

Resonetics, which is owned by GTCR portfolio company Regatta Medical, in its acquisition of the medical business of Hutchinson Technology Inc. 

MRC (formerly Valence Media) in its:

• agreement to form two joint ventures with Penske Media Corp., one focused on publishing, the other focused on content
• acquisition, alongside Billboard, of the music-industry data, software and analytics business of Nielsen Holdings
• minority stake in Fulwell 73, an Emmy-winning British independent production company involving James Corden

CC Capital in its $6.9 billion acquisition of Dun & Bradstreet

Apax Partners in its acquisition of Genius Sports, a global leader in sports data technology, distribution, and commercialization services

Butterfly Equity in its acquisition of Bolthouse Farms from Campbell Soup Company

iHeartMedia, Inc. and certain subsidiaries, one of the world’s leading global multi-platform media, entertainment, and data companies, in their Chapter 11 restructuring

Avaya Holdings Corp. in its strategic partnership with RingCentral, Inc.

Fortress Credit Advisors LLC in its $282 million financing for the take-private acquisition of Perry Ellis International

The Marshall Retail Group, America’s largest independent specialty retailer in the airport and resort marketplace, in its $400 million sale to WH Smith

TPG Growth, the middle market and growth equity platform of alternative asset firm TPG, on its partnership with company management to acquire Crunch Fitness (Crunch)

Revenue cycle management company in its commercial arrangement with a healthcare services company

Major League Baseball Properties, Inc.