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Andrew L. Milano

Partner

With experience in US domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, and dispositions, Andrew Milano advises enterprises on joint ventures, commercial contracts, and general corporate and compliance matters. Andrew regularly advises clients in acquisition and divestment deals involving a range of assets, from container terminals, power generation facilities, and regulated water and wastewater plants to enterprises in the international energy services sector.

Extended Profile

Andrew recently participated in a Morgan Lewis team representing a global materials technology enterprise that divested a number of assets in the United States and Mexico. He was also on a team advising a US communication and events company on its acquisition of a domestic trade show organizer.

selected representations

  • Hostess Brands LLC, the maker of popular snack foods, in its $2.3 billion sale to Gores Holdings Inc., a special-purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of The Gores Group LLC
  • BASF SE in its acquisition of Chemetall
  • Nash Finch Company in its $1.3 billion merger with Spartan Stores Inc.
  • SpartanNash in its acquisition of Caito
  • UBM plc in the sale of PR Newswire
  • UBM plc in its purchase of Business Journals, Inc.
  • UBM plc in its $972 million acquisition of Advanstar
  • Apollo Global Management in its $410 million acquisition out of bankruptcy of certain assets of the Hostess Brands baked snack food business
  • Apollo Global Management in its $975 million sale of Smart & Final Holdings Corp. to Ares Management LLC A.P. Moeller-Maersk Group in its sale of APM Terminals’ state-of-the-art container terminal in Portsmouth, Virginia to a partnership of Alinda Capital Partners and Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited.
  • A.P. Moller-Maersk Group in the sale of its Direct ChassisLink subsidiary
  • Interactive Data Corporation in its acquisition by Silver Lake and Warburg Pincus
  • Ares Management in its acquisition of Deva Holdings, Inc., a haircare products company
  • Sandvik AB in its acquisition of Varel International Energy Services
  • Highstar Capital and Ares EIF in the sale to JERA Co., Inc. of a 50% interest in the Linden Cogeneration Facility, a 972-MW gas-fired thermal power cogeneration complex
  • Highstar Capital in the sale of a combined-cycle natural gas power generation facility and two peaker plants to AltaGas
  • Highstar Capital in its acquisition of one combined cycle natural gas power generation facility and two peaker plants from Harbert Infrastructure
  • Highstar Capital in the sale of Utilities, Inc., a regulated water and wastewater company
  • Transforce Corporation in its acquisition of Dynamex, a Nasdaq listed company
  • The Kraft Group and Schwarz Partners JV on their acquisition of two containerboard mills from global paper and packaging company International Paper
  • A group of LG companies in their acquisition of Eastman Kodak Company’s OLED business
  • Forefront Dermatology on its sale to OMERS Private Equity

Education

  • Fordham University School of Law, 2008, J.D., cum laude
  • Cornell University, 2005, B.A.

Admissions

  • New York

Awards and Affiliations

Rising Star, Mergers & Acquisitions; Business & Corporate, New York Super Lawyers (2013–2018)

Recipient, 8th Annual Emerging Leaders Award, The M&A Advisor (2017)

Rising Star, New York Law Journal (2017)

News

9/12/2018 - Morgan Lewis Advises Star West Generation in Power Plant Sale to Capital Power Corp.

7/19/2018 - Morgan Lewis Advises Sidewinder Drilling in Combination with Independence Contract Drilling

7/25/2017 - Morgan Lewis Partner Recognized as a Rising Star by New York Law Journal

6/30/2017 - Morgan Lewis Partner Named Among M&A Advisor’s Emerging Leaders for 2017

6/17/2016 - Morgan Lewis Advises BASF in $3.2 Billion Acquisition of Chemetall

6/16/2016 - Morgan Lewis Elects 33 New Partners

2/12/2016 - Morgan Lewis Advises Forefront Dermatology on Sale to OMERS Private Equity

10/30/2014 - Morgan Lewis Advises Sandvik Materials in Divestment of Springs Business

10/1/2014 - Morgan Lewis Represents UBM in $972M Purchase of Advanstar Communications

8/25/2014 - Morgan Lewis Represents APM Terminals North America in Sale of Pioneer U.S. Container Terminal

5/12/2014 - Morgan Lewis Advises Varsity Healthcare Partners on Acquisition of Katzen Eye Group

1/7/2014 - Morgan Lewis Advises Sandvik on Varel International Energy Acquisition

8/6/2013 - Morgan Lewis Advises Sprouts Farmers Market on IPO

7/22/2013 - Morgan Lewis Advises Food Distributor Nash Finch on $1.3B Merger with Spartan Stores

1/30/2013 - Morgan Lewis Advises Apollo Global Management in Hostess Snack Cake Assets Acquisition

6/6/2012 - Morgan Lewis Advises The Kraft Group and Schwarz Partners on International Paper Mill Acquisitions

7/15/2011 - Morgan Lewis Serves as Co-Counsel to BHP Billiton on $12.1 Billion Acquisition of Petrohawk

4/26/2011 - Morgan Lewis Advises Pearson on $230 Million Acquisition of Schoolnet

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Events

10/26/2016 - 2016 Lunch & Learn Private Equity Legal Documentation Series: Anatomy of an Acquisition Agreement