Private Equity Transactions

• ABRY Partners in multiple investments
• Advent International in its sale of Fort Dearborn to funds managed by Clayton Dubilier & Rice and merger with Multi-Color Corporation
• BC Partners in its acquisition of a majority stake in GardaWorld
• Cambridge Franchise Holdings, LLC in its sale of more than 200 Burger King and Popeyes restaurants to Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.
• Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. in its entry into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in Dorel Industries, Inc.
• Gemspring Capital in its acquisition of Transport Investments
• Macquarie GIG Renewable Energy Fund 2 in its acquisition of a 50% interest in a portfolio of residential solar assets, and associated joint venture arrangement
• Nexus Capital Management LP in its acquisition of Natural Balance Pet Food, Inc.
• Staples in its acquisition of Essendant for $996 million
• TZP Group in its acquisition of Christy Sports from its founder and Norwest Equity Partners

Public Companies M&A

• Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) in its $825 million divestment of selected life science businesses to Sartorius AG, a leading international partner of life science research and the biopharmaceutical industry
• Fortive Corporation (NYSE: FTV) in its $2 billion acquisition of Accruent
• Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA), the leading horizontal platform for cell programming, in its acquisition of StrideBio’s adeno-associated virus capsid discovery and engineering platform assets
• Sonic Financial Corporation in its take-private acquisition of Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
• Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Spectrum Brands (NYSE: SPB) in its $10 billion merger with HRG Group
• Spectrum Brands (NYSE: SPB) in its $2 billion carve-out sale of its global consumer battery business to Energizer

Activism

• Avis Budget Group in its proxy contest defense against SRS Investment Management and implementation of stockholder rights plan
• Wynn Resorts in its agreement with Elaine Wynn regarding the composition of the Wynn Resorts board of directors
• Wynn Resorts in its response to the attempted director nomination proxy contest and subsequent “withhold-the-vote” campaign by Elaine Wynn

* Conrad advised on certain of these matters before joining Schulte.

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• American Bar Association

• The Best Lawyers in America – Ones to Watch, Corporate Law

• Foley Hoag LLP
• Kirkland & Ellis LLP