Prior to, and since joining Kirkland, David has been involved in the following matters:
Public Company Representations
- Constellation Brands (STZ) in connection with a stock declassification by its controlling stockholder
- The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) in multiple transactions including its attempted $143 billion acquisition of Unilever (UL) and its acquisition of Primal Nutrition
- Time Warner Cable (TWX) in its $45.2 billion stock-for-stock merger with Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) (terminated) and in its response to unsolicited acquisition proposals by Charter Communications (CHTR)
- General Electric (GE) in the $21.4 billion sale of its BioPharma business to Danaher Corporation (DHR)
- Oak Street Health (OSH) in its $10.6 billion sale to CVS Health (CVS)
- EXOR (EXO) in its $6.9 billion successful unsolicited takeover of PartnerRe (PRE-PJ)
- Datto (MSP) in its $6.2 billion sale to Kaseya
- ILG (ILG) in its $4.7 billion sale to Marriott Vacations Worldwide (MVAC)
- Cvent (CVT) in its pending $4.6 billion sale to Blackstone
- Delphi Technologies PLC (DLPH) in its $3.3 billion sale to BorgWarner (BWA)
- Ping Identity (PING) in its $2.8 billion sale to Thoma Bravo
- Restaurant Brands International (QSR) in its $1.8 billion acquisition of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (PLKI)
- Honeywell (HON) in the resolution of its dispute with Garrett Motion (GTX), consisting of $1.2 billion of cash and preferred stock payments to Honeywell
- HP Inc. (HDQ) in its $1 billion acquisition of the global printer business of Samsung Electronics
- FinServ Acquisition Corp. (FSRVU) in its $1.0 billion merger with Katapult Holding (KPLT)
- Great Wolf Resorts (WOLF) in its $800 million sale to an affiliate of Apollo Global Management (APO)
- Cigna (CI) in multiple venture investments
- GrandVision in its acquisition of For Eyes Optical Company
- Janus Capital Group (JHG) in its acquisition of VelocityShares
- Oak Street Health (OSH) in its acquisition of RubiconMD
- On Deck Capital (ONDK) in its sale to Enova International (ENVA)
- Sky Plc in its acquisition of a majority stake in Jupiter Entertainment
- Smith & Nephew (SNN) in its acquisition of Osiris Therapeutics (OSIR)
Private Equity Take-Private Transactions
- Vista Equity Partners in the following:
- $16.5 billion acquisition of Citrix Systems (alongside Elliott Investment Management)
- $4.6 billion acquisition of KnowBe4
- $3.8 billion acquisition of Pluralsight
- $2.6 billion acquisition of Duck Creek Technologies
- Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in the following:
- pending $7 billion take-private acquisition of Focus Financial Partners
- $5.8 billion acquisition of Cornerstone Building Brands
- $5.3 billion acquisition of Cloudera (jointly with KKR)
- $370 million acquisition of Castlight Health by portfolio company Vera Whole Health
- Clearlake Capital in the $1.3 billion acquisition of Lydall by Unifrax (Clearlake portfolio company)
- TDR Capital in the following:
- as controlling stockholder of WillScot Corporation, in the $6.6 billion combination of WillScot and Mobile Mini
- offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Target Hospitality Corp.
- Cerberus Capital Management and Highgate in their $1.5 billion joint acquisition of CorePoint Lodging
- Patient Square Capital in its acquisition of SOC Telemed
- GP Investments in its acquisition of Bravo Brio Restaurant Group
Private Company Representations
- Acosta in the following:
- acquisition of Premium Retail Services
- acquisition of Impact Group
- acquisition of The Core Group
- Mohari Hospitality in its acquisition of Tao Group Hospitality from Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.
- Murray Energy in connection with the corporate and M&A aspects of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case
- NorthStar Asset Management Group in its joint venture with American Healthcare Investors
- Performance Sports Group in its acquisition of the Easton Baseball/Softball business from Easton-Bell Sports
- Swift Worldwide Resources (Wellspring portfolio company) in its acquisition of Air Energi Group
Shareholder Activism / Hostile Takeover Defense Matters
- ADP in its successful proxy contest against Pershing Square
- Barnes & Noble in an activist campaign by Sandell Asset Management
- Capital Senior Living in its settlement agreements with various investors
- Tribune Publishing in its cooperation agreement with Alden Global Capital
- Qualcomm in connection with an unsolicited offer from Broadcom
Investment Fund/Asset Management Transactions
- ICONIQ Capital in various corporate transactions, including (among others) joint ventures, minority investments and venture capital transactions
- Various transactions for The Forest Road Company
Financial Advisor Representations
- LionTree Advisors as financial advisor to TiVo in connection with its $3 billion combination with Xperi
- Represented Perella Weinberg Partners in the following:
- as financial advisor to Baxter in its $10.5 billion acquisition of Hill-Rom
- as financial advisor to Bioventus in its combination with Misonix
