Cases
Experience: Representative Transactions: Represented Equality Health, LLC, a provider of health care support services, in a $350 million equity investment by General Atlantic Service Company, L.P.
Represented Steelpoint Capital Partners, LLP in the sale of its portfolio company, Prana Living, LLC, a manufacturer of yoga
other sportswear, to Columbia Sportswear for $34.4 million.
Represented Steelpoint Capital Partners, LLP in both its acquisition
later sale of its portfolio company, Pro Performance Sports, a manufacturer of athletic training products, to a private equity consumer products holding company.
Represented Steelpoint Capital Partners, LLC in its sale of Tickets.com to a portfolio company of a California based private equity firm.
Represented Pivotal Private Equity in its acquisition of the Pert Shampoo product line from Proctor & Gamble.
Represented Pivotal Private Equity in its acquisition of Pacific Crossing Ltd. (PCL), operator of the PC-1 undersea fiber optic telecommunications network connecting Japan
the United States, from the bankruptcy estate of Global Crossing, Inc.
Represented Tickets.com, Inc. in its sale to the private equity subsidiary of Major League Baseball.
Represented Pivotal Private Equity in the sale of its portfolio company, Global Capacity, a provider of long-distance management services, to GTT Communications for $100 million in cash plus 1.85 million shares of GTT stock.
Represented Avnet, Inc. in its acquisition of Bell Microproducts, Inc, a US$3 billion public company with worldwide operations.
Represented Avnet, Inc. in its acquisition of various companies in China
Japan.
Represented Living Independently Group, Inc. in its sale to the Healthcare Division of General Electric Corporation.
Represented Tickets.com in connection with its sale to the internet subsidiary of Major League Baseball.
Represented a special board committee of Ben & Jerry's, Inc. in the company's US$300 million sale to Unilever.
Represented Viad Corp. in its public tender offer
acquisition of Moneygram, Inc.
Represented Viad Corp. in its sale of Dobbs Catering to SAir Group in a transaction valued at approximately US$1 billion
in various other acquisitions
dispositions over a 25-year period.
Represented Universal Technical Institute, Inc. in its IPO
subsequent securities regulation
corporate governance matters.
Represented 13 of the original investors in the formation
franchise acquisition of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Represented an Arizona-based grocery store chain in its IPO, subsequent debt offerings
acquisition of multiple grocery store chains in adjoining states.
Represented various private equity firms in connection with the acquisition
disposition of portfolio companies.
Represented a special committee of the board of a mutual fund company in connection with its sale in a stock-
-cash transaction valued at more than US$250 million.
Represented America West Airlines in connection with numerous financing
other transactions
an SEC investigation accompanying its corporate bankruptcy.
Represented Del E. Webb in the sale of its affiliated public real estate investment trust (REIT).
Represented an NYSE-traded pharmaceuticals corporation in connection with two public equity offerings, as well as the acquisitions of several product lines from major pharmaceuticals companies.
Represented the audit committee of a major Phoenix-based transportation company in connection with its investigation of financial whistleblower allegations.
Investigating an NYSE-listed broker-dealer in connection with alleged insider trading activities
its eventual sale.
Represented a financial services holding company in connection with various joint venture transactions
an SEC investigation relating to a financial restatement.
Represented Del E. Webb Real Estate Investment Trust in matters relating to an activist shareholder, including a contested shareholders meeting.
Represented the independent members of the Board of Ben & Jerrys in various governance matters
the eventual sale of the company Unilever, Inc.
Represented the Board of AMERCO (parent of U-Haul International, Inc.) in a shareholder dispute
contested takeover effort.
Represented major home builder in its unsolicited bid for an NYSE-traded home builder.
Represented a private equity firm in various unsolicited (
contested) bids for public companies.
Investigative Experience: Represented the audit committee of a U.S. public company based in China in a year-long investigation of suspected financial irregularities.
Represented the audit committee of a national trucking company in connection with a whistleblower investigation of alleged financial irregularities.
Represented the board of directors of a private equity-backed company in connection with an investigation of systematic embezzlement
other misconduct by the company's CEO.
Represented a major U.S.-based airline in connection with the investigation of a bribery, extortion
kickback scheme involving the construction of a hanger
training facility.
The above representations were h
led by Mr. Placenti prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
