Todd A. Hentges

Before joining Morgan Lewis, Todd was a partner in the corporate practice of another international law firm.

• Represented 10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp. (VCVC), a publicly traded special-purpose acquisition company, in its business combination with REE Automotive, an automotive technology leader headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, creating the cornerstone for tomorrow's zero-emission vehicles
• Represented 23andMe, a consumer genetics and research company with a mission to help people access, understand, and benefit from the human genome, in its merger with VG Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Virgin Group
• Represented FinTech Acquisition Corp. IV in its $975 million merger with Perella Weinberg Partners, a company that provides independent strategic and financial advice to a broad client base globally, including corporations, institutions, governments, sovereign wealth funds and private equity investors
• Represented Insurance Acquisition Corp. in its approximately $440 million “de-SPAC” business combination with Shift Technologies, Inc.
• Represented Vertiv Group Corporation, a portfolio company of Platinum Equity and a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, in its $5.3 billion “de-SPAC” business combination with GS Acquisition Holdings Corp
• Represented Platinum Equity and its portfolio company, Pontus Holdings, LLC, in the $400 million sale of its Embedded Power business to Advanced Energy Industries, Inc., and in the $80 million sale of its Embedded Computing business to SMART Global Holdings, Inc. 
• Represented a provider of at-home, hospice and assisted living memory care services in its real estate development financing investment from Artemis Real Estate Partners 
• Represented Vertiv Group Corporation, a portfolio company of Platinum Equity, in its acquisitions of a manufacturer of rack power distribution Units and associated data center power products, and a manufacturer of custom air handling systems 
• Represented Vertiv Group Corporation in the $1.25 billion sale of its ASCO Power business to Schneider Electric 
• Represented Platinum Equity in its $4 billion acquisition of Network Power, a provider of thermal management, A/C and D/C power, transfer switches, services, and information management systems for the data center and telecommunications industries, from Emerson Electric
• Acquisitions by private equity fund client Platinum Equity of a power solutions and controls company, a third party logistics company, an insurance services company, a healthcare products company, a diagnostic imaging company, and a telecommunications products and services company
• Acquisitions by private equity and mezzanine debt fund client Prudential Capital of a precious metals resale company, an auto parts and glass company, a paper packaging company, an equipment rental company, and an auto parts company, as well as a minority interest in an ATM business
• Acquisitions by Platinum Equity of a software products and services company and of a inventory management products and services company in going-private transactions 
• Acquisitions by private equity fund client Caltius Equity of a healthcare technology and services organization, a casting services company, and a beauty care products company 
• Acquisition by strategic entity client Ingram Micro of home integration solutions business and a point-of-sale products and systems business 
• Assisted in the acquisitions of the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Detroit Pistons, as well as the potential acquisition of a hockey team and a sports league, and the organization of two sports agencies
• Assisted a senior living memory care client in its RIDEA restructuring with Welltower, as well as its ongoing acquisition and financing of real estate development projects
• Assisted a worldwide real estate developer in its ongoing US real estate investment activities
• Assisted a variety of strategic operating companies in licensing, distribution, development, and services agreements, including for content licensing and distribution, product licensing and distribution, and consulting services
• Sales by Platinum Equity of a sports protective gear products company, a metal power products company, a third party logistics company, a wheel manufacturing company, a software products and services portfolio company, a metal products and services portfolio company, a small engines transmission portfolio company, and a telecommunications products and services portfolio company
• Sales by Caltius Equity of a government website design company, a process controls company, a bicycle manufacturing company, and a human resource services company
• Sale of an enterprise management software company by its shareholders 
• Sale of a fabless semiconductor company by its shareholders
• Borrowings by Platinum Equity’s portfolio companies in steel, healthcare products, insurance services and other industries
• Borrowings by private equity client Freeman Spogli’s portfolio companies in the retail food and retail furniture industries
• Borrowings and related equity recapitalizations of a network equipment reseller and of a healthcare products company
• Borrowings by Caltius Equity’s portfolio companies in the healthcare and manufacturing industries
• Initial public offering preparation and registration documentation for a medical device company, a memory subsystems company and a magazine company, and underwriter representation in connection with the initial public offering of a biotechnology company
• Periodic reporting review and compliance for a memory subsystems company, a dialysis services company and a project management consulting services company
• Private placements by third-party investors in development-stage medical device, nutraceuticals, set-top box, bid-management software, and ophthalmic pharmaceutical companies, and in a growing senior care provider company
• Ongoing corporate representation of a fire protection and life safety company, a medical device company, an assisted senior living company, a healthcare products company, and a software products company, among others