Peter M. McCormack

Since joining Kirkland, Peter has been involved in the following representations:

• BAE Systems on the $5.5 billion acquisition of Ball Aerospace from Ball Corporation
• Huntsman Corporation on various matters, including:
  
  • the sale of its Textile Effects business to Archroma, a portfolio company of investment firm SK Capital Partners
  • its $20 billion merger-of-equals with Clariant, which was mutually terminated after Clariant shareholder opposition
  • the acquisition of CVC Thermoset Specialties from American Securities; Demilec from affiliates of Sun Capital Partners; and Icynene-Lapolla from affiliates of FFL Partners
• Nexstar Broadcasting Group on various matters including its $6.4 billion acquisition of Tribune Media and its related $1.3 billion divestiture sale of 19 stations in 15 markets to TEGNA and The E.W. Scripps Company
• Bain Capital and its portfolio companies on various sales and acquisitions, including:
  
  • the acquisition of Big Tex Trailers and subsequent merger with American Trailer World (ATW), which closed after a Second Request, and the sale of ATW’s Tex Trail trailer parts distribution business to DexKo Global
  • the combination of PSA Healthcare and Epic Health Services to form Aveanna Healthcare, the proposed merger of Aveanna Healthcare and Maxim Health Services, which was terminated after an extended FTC investigation, and other confidential matters involving Aveanna
  • Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman in the $17 billion acquisition of athenahealth
  • Bain Capital and Vista Equity Partners in the $5.35 billion sale of Vertafore to Roper Technologies
  • the sale of Blue Nile to Signet Jewelers Limited
  • Rocket Software in various matters including the acquisition of ASG Technologies and its $2.275 billion acquisition of the Application Modernization and Connectivity (AMC) business from Open Text
• TJC, LP and its portfolio companies on various sales and acquisitions, including:
  • CPI International, Inc. in the sale of its Electron Device Business to TransDigm Group Incorporated for $1.385 billion
  • the acquisition of L3 Harris Technologies’ Commercial Aviation Solutions business
  • the $1.8 billion acquisition of the Delrin business from DuPont
• KKR and its portfolio companies on various sales and acquisitions, including the $1.6 billion acquisition of CIRCOR International and the $1.3 billion acquisition of Chase Corporation
• Lone Star Funds and portfolio company Forterra in its sale to Quikrete, which closed after a DOJ Second Request
• Kinderhook Industries and its portfolio companies on various sales and acquisitions, including:
  • Capital Waste Services and EcoSouth in their acquisition of assets as a divestiture buyer pursuant to a DOJ Final Judgment in United States v. Republic Services, Inc.
  • the sale of Circon Holdings to Covanta, a portfolio company of EQT Infrastructure
  • the acquisition of Mobile Mini Tank and Pump Solutions, Inc. from WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings and combination with the Adler Tank Rentals acquired from McGrath RentCorp
• Nordic Capital and its portfolio companies on various sales and acquisitions, including
  
  • Cint Group on its $1.07 billion acquisition of Lucid Holdings
  • Transactions and advisory matters involving United Veterinary Care, One, Inc., Inovalon, Zafin Labs and ActiveViam
• Summit Partners and its portfolio companies on various sales and acquisitions, including portfolio company Trintech in its acquisition of the Financial Reconciliation business from Fiserv
• K1 Investment Management and its portfolio company Smarsh in the acquisition of the Digital Safe business of Micro Focus; its portfolio company ComplySci in the acquisition of RIA in a Box; and other matters
• Investindustrial in matters including its carve-out acquisition of the Meal Preparations Business of TreeHouse Foods and its investment in Eataly to accelerate international expansion efforts
• Corning in its acquisition of a controlling stake in the Hemlock Semiconductor joint venture from DuPont
• Owl Rock Capital Group in its agreement with Dyal Capital Partners to form Blue Owl Capital an alternative asset management firm with over $45 billion in assets under management
• Towerbrook Capital Partners and portfolio company TriMedx in the acquisition of Aramark Healthcare Services
• Boise Cascade Company in its acquisition of engineered lumber production facilities from Georgia Pacific
• Thomas H. Lee Partners in the $1.4 billion sale of Curo Health Services to a consortium led by Humana
• Private equity sponsor and its portfolio company in the $1 billion acquisition of a competing hospice provider
• Sumeru Equity Partners (Silver Lake) in various matters including the merger of MDSL with Calero Software and the sale of Buildium to Real Page
• Confidential hedge fund client in connection with DOJ Antitrust Division investigation
• Ingersoll Rand in the sale of its High Pressure Solutions business to American Industrial Partners
• Consolidated Aviation Services in its sale to Worldwide Flight Services, a portfolio company of Platinum Equity
• LNK Partners in the sale of Niman Ranch and its parent company Natural Food Holdings to Perdue Farms
• Warburg Pincus in the sale of Coyote Logistics to UPS
• Sentinel Capital Partners and portfolio company Hollander Sleep Products in the acquisition of Pacific Coast Feather
• Vista Equity Partners in the combination on Cvent and Lanyon, which closed after a Second Request
• Cerberus Capital Management in its strategic partnership with Avon Products
• Centerbridge Partners in its investment in Heartland Food Products Group to finance the acquisition of Splenda from McNeil Nutritionals, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson
• Private equity clients including Arsenal Capital, Bright Star Capital, CIVC, Genstar, New Mountain Capital, Nordic Capital, Starr Investments, Summit Partners, Vestar, Warren Equity, WCAS and their portfolio companies on various confidential transactions and antitrust advisory matters

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, 2011–2015