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04/05/13 Morgan Lewis Advises MetLife on Sale of Tower Square Securities and Walnut Securities to Cetera
Morgan Lewis served as legal adviser to MetLife on its sale of independent broker-dealer affiliates to Cetera.
02/04/13 Morgan Lewis Advises Investment Bank Dahlman Rose & Company in Sale to Cowen Group
Morgan Lewis served as legal adviser to Dahlman Rose on its acquisition by diversified financial services firm Cowen Group, Inc.
02/01/13 Morgan Lewis Advises Perrigo in Acquisition of Pet Health Product Company Velcera
Morgan Lewis served as legal adviser to Perrigo on its definitive agreement to acquire leading companion pet health product company Velcera, Inc., for $160 million in cash.
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Honors

  • Buy side advisor in Buyouts' Deal of the Year and Middle Market Deal of the Year (2010) between Ovation Pharmaceuticals and H. Lundbeck

  • Sell side advisor in Buyouts' Turnaround of the Year (2010) as Sun Capital Partners sold Tarami K.K. to Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Company

  • Ranked Top 10 – M&A transactions: Thomson Reuters, Mergermarket, Bloomberg, and Buyouts (2011)

  • U.S. Announced Counsel to Principals - Ranked by Deal Count: 10th - Bloomberg

  • U.S. M&A Announced - Ranked by Deal Count: 18th - Mergermarket

  • U.S. Announced Adviser Rankings Based on Number of Transactions with Undisclosed and Disclosed Values Up to and Including $500M: 8th - Buyouts

  • Any UK Involvement Announced - Ranked by Volume: 8th - Thomas Reuters

  • Ranked as a leading firm by Chambers USA 2011 in the following areas: Transactional firm in New York, California, Pennsylvania, District of Columbia, and New Jersey

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Jun 06, 2012 - Morgan Lewis Advises The Kraft Group and Schwarz Partners on International Paper Mill Acquisitions

Morgan Lewis represented The Kraft Group and Schwarz Partners JV on their acquisition of two containerboard mills from global paper and packaging company International Paper.

May 29, 2012 - Morgan Lewis Opens New Offices in Russia and Central Asia

Morgan Lewis announced the opening this week of new offices in Moscow, Russia and Almaty, Kazakhstan, with a total of 42 attorneys, including seven partners and three international partners.

May 25, 2012 - Morgan Lewis Advises Pearson on Acquisition of GlobalEnglish

Morgan Lewis served as legal advisor to Pearson plc on its acquisition of GlobalEnglish, a provider of cloud-based, on-demand Business English learning, assessment and performance support software.

May 25, 2012 - Morgan Lewis Advises AAK on Acquisition of Oasis Foods

Morgan Lewis served as legal advisor to AAK on its acquisition of Oasis Food Company.

May 16, 2012 - Morgan Lewis Advises Pearson VUE on Acquisition of Certiport

Morgan Lewis served as legal advisor to Pearson VUE on the acquisition of Certiport from private equity firm Spire Capital Partners L.P.

May 08, 2012 - Morgan Lewis Strengthens International Practice with Additional Growth in London, Expansion into Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Morgan Lewis confirmed that ten partners will join the firm's Business and Finance Practice, resident in the UK, Russia, and Kazakhstan.

Apr 27, 2012 - Morgan Lewis Advises Wells Fargo on Purchase of Merlin Securities

Morgan Lewis advised Wells Fargo Securities on its acquisition of Merlin Securities, LLC.

Apr 25, 2012 - Q&A With Morgan Lewis' Randall Sunberg, Law360

Business and Finance partner Randall Sunberg is interviewed as part of Law360's Q&A series.

Apr 25, 2012 - Morgan Lewis Continues to Rank among Top M&A Firms

Firm Ranks #1 in Retail Industry Transactions According to Buyouts.

Apr 09, 2012 - Morgan Lewis Advises Sun Capital on Acquisition of CornerStone

Morgan Lewis served as legal advisor to Sun Capital on its affiliate's acquisition of CornerStone Research & Development, Inc., from Mitsui & Co., Inc.

Apr 04, 2012 - Morgan Lewis Advises Sun Capital on Acquisition of Certified Power

Morgan Lewis served as legal advisor to Sun Capital on its affiliate acquisition of Certified Power, Inc.

Mar 09, 2012 - Morgan Lewis Advises Sprouts Farmers Market on Merger with Sunflower

Morgan Lewis advised Sprouts Farmers Market ("Sprouts"), an independent natural food store chains, on it's merger with Sunflower Farmers Market ("Sunflower"). The two natural food store chains announced today the execution of a definitive agreement to merge.

Mar 05, 2012 - Morgan Lewis Advises Sun Capital Affiliate — Raybestos Powertrain — in Sale to Monomoy Capital Partners

Morgan Lewis advised Raybestos Powertrain LLC on its acquisition by Monomoy Capital Partners.

Jan 30, 2012 - Morgan Lewis Advises Pep Boys on $1B Sale to The Gores Group

The Pep Boys, the nation's leading automotive aftermarket service and retail chain, today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement under which it will be acquired by The Gores Group, one of the nation's leading investment firms, led by founder and CEO, Alec Gores.

Dec 28, 2011 - Morgan Lewis Advises NYT on Sale of Regional Media Group

The New York Times Company has entered into an agreement to sell its Regional Media Group, consisting of 16 regional newspapers, other print publications and related businesses, to Halifax Media Holdings LLC for $143 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments.

Dec 23, 2011 - Morgan Lewis Advises Baldwin on Sale to Forsyth

Baldwin Technology Company, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Forsyth Baldwin, LLC, a company controlled by Forsyth Capital Investors, LLC.

Dec 08, 2011 - Morgan Lewis Advises First Coast Service Options on Acquisition of Highmark Medicare Services

Morgan Lewis advised Diversified Service Options (DSO) on its acquisition of Highmark Medicare Services Inc.

Nov 21, 2011 - Morgan Lewis Advises Pearson on Acquisition of Global Education in China

Morgan Lewis advised Pearson, the world's leading learning company, on its acquisition of the Global Education and Technology Group for $11.006 per American Depository Share.

Nov 16, 2011 - Morgan Lewis Advises ConocoPhillips on Sale of Company's Interest in Seaway Crude Pipeline System as Part of $2 Billion Sale of U.S. Pipeline Assets

ConocoPhillips announced that it has entered into an agreement with Enbridge Inc. to sell its ownership interest in the Seaway Crude Pipeline System.

Sep 26, 2011 - Morgan Lewis Advises Reed Elsevier on $530M Acquisition of Accuity

Reed Elsevier announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of Accuity Holdings Inc. from Investcorp.

Sep 15, 2011 - Morgan Lewis Advises Pearson on Acquisition of Connections Education

Pearson announced that it will acquire Connections Education from an investor group led by Apollo Management, L.P.

Aug 25, 2011 - Morgan Lewis Advises Evercore Partners in BNA’s sale to Bloomberg LP

Bloomberg LP and BNA have entered into an agreement whereby Bloomberg will acquire all outstanding shares of BNA, followed by a merger.

Jul 13, 2011 - Morgan Lewis Team Advises Kinetic Concepts on Company’s $6.3 Billion Acquisition by Apax

Morgan Lewis advised Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (KCI), on a definitive merger agreement under which a consortium comprised of private equity funds will acquire KCI in a $6.3 billion transaction.

Jul 05, 2011 - Morgan Lewis Advises Blackboard Senior Management on $1.64 Billion Acquisition of Company by Providence Equity Partners

Morgan Lewis advised Blackboard Inc. on its acquisition by an investor group, led by affiliates of Providence Equity, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.64 billion.

Jul 01, 2011 - Morgan Lewis Advises Mitsui on $680 Million Shale Investment in Texas

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with SM Energy Company to acquire a 12.5% working interest in SME's Eagle Ford property in Texas, in a transaction valued at approximately $680 million.