Robert W. Dickey

Rob has represented a large number of companies in the media and technology industries, and also has significant experience in the chemical, food and beverage, industrial, life sciences, and risk management industries.

Rob oversees the firm’s M&A Academy, a series of tailored webinars designed to provide a comprehensive M&A overview for M&A professionals and others who deal with M&A issues. He speaks frequently on trends in the M&A legal arena and the media and technology industries.

Mr. Dickey's recent transactions include his representation of:

• AarhusKarlshamn AB in its acquisition of Golden Foods and Golden Brands
• AarhusKarlshamn AB in its acquisition of Oasis Foods Company
• BASF SE in its acquisition of Chemetall
• Chelsea Therapeutics in its sale to Lundbeck
• The Economist Group in its acquisition of Congressional Quarterly
• The Economist Group in its sale of CFO Publishing
• The Economist Group in its sale of CQ Roll Call
• Interactive Data Corporation in its acquisition by Silver Lake and Warburg Pincus
• A group of LG companies in their acquisition of Eastman Kodak Company’s OLED business
• Moody’s Corporation in its acquisition of WebEquity
• The New York Times Company in its sale of About.com
• The New York Times Company in its sale of The Boston Globe
• The New York Times Company in the sale of its Regional Media Group
• The New York Times Company in its acquisition of The Wirecutter and The Sweethome
• Pearson plc in its acquisition of Certiport
• Pearson plc in its acquisition of Connections Education
• Pearson plc in its acquisition of Global Education & Technology Group
• Pearson plc in its sale of PowerSchool
• Pearson plc in its acquisition of SchoolNet
• Penske Media in its investment in Wenner Media
• Perrigo Company in its acquisition of Agis Industries
• Reed Elsevier in its acquisition of Accuity
• Sandvik AB in its acquisition of Varel International Energy Services