Representative Experience*

Mergers & Acquisitions

• Representation of a publicly traded renewable power company in the acquisition of a high-quality, unlevered distributed generation platform with up to ~320 megawatts of capacity in the U.S. from an energy infrastructure company for US$720m.
• Representation of major cellular company in its sale of a majority stake to a private equity firm for US$2.3bn.
• Representation of a process automation corporation serving clients in the energy, life sciences, and water industries in the sale of its stock to a private equity firm.
• Representation of the controlling owner in the sale of ownership interests in a major national beef processing company to a foreign publicly traded company.
• Representation of a global aircraft engine manufacturer in the acquisition of several U.S. and international manufacturing companies.
• Representation of a publicly traded company in its acquisition of certain assets of a lumber manufacturer.

General Corporate

• Representation of companies in formation matters, stock and equity issuances, corporate governance, and drafting of buy-sell and third-party agreements.
• Representation of several buy and sell side parties to M&A transactions in connection with filing of pre-merger notifications to the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act, obtaining antitrust clearance for the transactions.
• Representation of Minnesota cannabis companies in negotiating grower contracts.
• Representation of charitable organizations in applying to the Internal Revenue Service for 501(c)(3) tax- exempt status.

*Certain of these matters were handled prior to joining Foley.