• Advised a private equity company on the acquisition of an industry leader in the manufacturing and distribution of composite panels, plywood, millwork, molding, thermally fused laminate (TFL), lumber and wood pulp.*

Energy

• Advised a private equity company on the acquisition of a British gas distribution company that manages the network that distributes natural and green gas to millions of homes/businesses.*
• Advised a private equity company on the acquisition of a company active in the transmission of natural gas in Italy.*
• Advised a private equity company on the acquisition of a large U.S. company whose main business is to provide electric and natural gas services.*

Technology and Communications

• Advised a private equity company on the acquisition of a large infrastructure division from one of the world’s leading network providers, including selected network and data center assets such as over 100,000 kilometers of fiber network, transatlantic subsea cables, 14 data centers and various telecom and data infrastructure solutions.*
• Advised one of the GAFA (Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon) companies on multiple transactions.*

Transportation

• Advised one of the world’s largest car manufacturers on the flow of sensitive information between itself and a joint venture party.*
• Worked as part of the European Commission’s case team in the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA)/PSA Group merger.*

Life Sciences

• Advised a leading global pharmaceutical company on its potential acquisition of a global extremity company.*
• Advised one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds on its acquisition of a large pharmaceutical company.*
• Advised a global fermentation/microorganisms company on its acquisition of a nutraceutical company.*

*Matters handled prior to joining Akin Gump.