Strategic M&A

• Commercial Metals Company (NYSE: CMC) with the entry into a definitive agreement to purchase Foley Products Company, a leading supplier for precast concrete and pipe products in an all-cash transaction for $1.84 billion.
• MRC Global Inc. in multiple transactions in connection with:
  • Its potential proxy contest and subsequent cooperation agreement appointing one of three proposed shareholder nominees to the company’s board of directors.
  • The repurchase of its preferred stock pursuant to a $361 million preferred stock repurchase agreement.
  • Its entry into a definitive merger agreement with DNOW Inc. for a proposed $3 billion merger.
• NYSE-listed company in connection with its market check and proposed $1.2 billion sale to a private equity firm.
• An ad hoc group of secured lenders of Constellis Holdings, LLC, with respect to a restructuring of Constellis Holding’s debt and entry into amended governance documents.
• Parker Wellbore in connection with its sale to Nabors Industries Ltd, via a stock-for-stock exchange.

Private Equity M&A

• Princeton Equity Group in multiple transactions:
  • Investment in Barry’s Bootcamp, a global fitness brand with 89 studios globally that saw more than 7 million visits in 2024.
  • Through its portfolio companies in serial acquisitions of fitness brands and franchises.
• Mubadala Capital, the private equity arm of Mubadala, with its portfolio company Thrive Foods, a leading manufacturer of freeze-dried products, in an agreement to acquire Paradiesfrucht, a producer of freeze-dried fruits based in Germany.
• Mubadala Investments, in multiple transactions, including its strategic investment in Zelis, a leading provider of healthcare technology solutions.
• Represented a sovereign investor in its $2.5 billion joint venture acquisition of a leading healthcare and education staffing business through a combination of equity and hybrid capital instruments.
• Gainline Capital Partners in its strategic investment in ANA Global, a leading manufacturer of precision plastic injection-molded and metal-stamped components used primarily in the medical, automotive, and industrial end markets.
• Kinderhook Industries and its portfolio companies in serial acquisitions of numerous middle-market waste collection and processing companies.
• J.H. Whitney in the sale of the Firebirds Wood Fired Grill restaurant chain to Garnett Station Partners.
• A private equity firm in connection with the acquisition of a commercial laundry solutions provider, and subsequent equity investments and internal reorganization.
• A private equity firm in multiple transactions of newspaper acquisitions and dispositions.