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J. D. Weinberg represents buyers, sellers and financial advisors in connection with domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions transactions, including acquisitions of public companies, negotiated sales of private companies, subsidiaries and divisions, private equity transactions, leveraged buy-outs and strategic investments. He has been consistently recognized as a leading M&A lawyer by Chambers USA, Legal 500 US and New York Super Lawyers. He is a member of the Committee on Mergers, Acquisitions and Proxy Contests of the New York City Bar Association.
Johnson & Johnson, Thomson Reuters, UCB, The Goodyear Rubber & Tire Company, Sotheby’s, MasterCard, Continental Grain, Perella Weinberg, UBS and Goldman Sachs are among his clients.
Representative Matters
- Oregon Steel Mills (NYSE: OSM) in its acquisition by Evraz Group SA.
- The Goodyear Rubber & Tire Company in the sale of its Engineered Products Division to The Carlyle Group.
- Thomson Reuters in its disposition of its Healthcare division and its acquisitions of Information Holdings Inc. (NYSE: IHI) and Solucient.
- Johnson & Johnson in its acquisitions of SterilMed, RespiVert, Acclarent, SurgRx, Link Spine Group, Egea Biosciences and TransForm Pharmaceuticals.
- Pfizer in its acquisitions of CovX, Rinat Neuroscience and Bioren.
- Memory Pharmaceuticals Corp. (NASDAQ: MEMY) in its sale to Roche Group.
- NYSE Euronext in its acquisition by IntercontinentalExchange and in its abandoned merger with Deutsche Börse AG (financial advisor).
- MidFirst Bank in its acquisition of Presidential Financial Corporation from Harbert Private Equity and the Belfer family.
- International Coal Group in its sale to Arch Coal (financial advisor).
- UBS in its acquisition of Enron's gas and power trading business, including its Enron Online trading platform.
- International Steel Group in its sale to Mittal Steel (financial advisor).
- Ryerson Inc. in its acquisition by Platinum Equity (financial advisor).
- Esmark in its proposed acquisition by Essar, and ultimate acquisition by Severstal (financial advisor).
- Wheeling-Pittsburgh Corporation in its merger with Esmark Inc. (financial advisor).
- Wheeling-Pittsburgh Corporation in its proposed acquisition of the North American assets of Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (financial advisor).
- Sims Group Limited in its acquisition of Metal Management, Inc. (financial advisor).
- Freddie Mac in connection with establishment of Federal government conservatorship.
- The special committee of JCrew in its sale to TPG and Leonard Green Partners (financial advisor).
- Bowater in its merger with Abitibi (financial advisor).
- Duke Energy in its merger with Cinergy (financial advisor).
- Private equity investments in Northeast Bancorp (NASDAQ: NBN), Grandpoint Capital in connection with its acquisition of Santa Ana Bank, and Carlile Bancshares in connection with its acquisition of Treaty Oak Bank.
- CA in its acquisitions of Platinum Technology (NASDAQ: PLAT) and Sterling Software (NYSE: SSW), two of the largest software deals at the time.
- Meda AB in its acquisition of a portfolio of pharmaceutical products from Jazz Pharmaceuticals.
- UST in its sale to Altria (financial advisor).
- Pactiv in its sale to Reynolds (financial advisor).
- Ionics in its sale to General Electric (financial advisor).
- National Amusements in its acquisition of a controlling interest in Midway Games (NYSE: MWY) from Sumner Redstone.
- Orix Corporation in its unsolicited offer to acquire Criimi Mae (NYSE: CMM).
- OMI Corporation in its sale to Teekay Shipping and Torm (financial advisor).
- IAC/InterActiveCorp in its senior notes offering and in its acquisition of Interval International (NASDAQ: IILG).
- Validus Holdings in its unsolicited offer to acquire IPC Holdings following IPC's announcement of a proposed amalgamation with Max Capital Group (financial advisor).
- Sotheby’s in the sale of its real estate brokerage to Realogy, including in the long-term license of the Sotheby’s trademark.
Honors and Rankings
- Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, Corporate/M&A (New York) (2009-2013)
- Legal 500 US, Mergers, Acquisitions & Buyouts - M&A: Large Deals (2009-2010, 2013)
- New York Super Lawyers (2006-2008, 2012)
Memberships and Affiliations
- Committee on Mergers, Acquisitions and Proxy Contests, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, appointed Member (2009-2012; 2013-)
- Columbia University, Board of Visitors of the Department of History, Member
Publications and Speeches
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