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Scott F. Smith leads the firm's M&A and private equity efforts. He is a principal advisor to companies, investment banks and private equity funds, including SandRidge Energy, GSK, UBS, Fortress, Charlesbank Capital Partners and Healthpoint Capital. He advises corporate boards, special committees and audit committees on corporate governance and general securities law matters.
Mr. Smith led the Covington team advising Procter & Gamble in the $3.1 billion sale of its global pharmaceutical business to Warner Chilcott. He also led the Covington team advising Omthera Pharmaceuticals in its $433 million merger with AstraZeneca, King Pharmaceuticals in its $3.6 billion merger with Pfizer, Medarex in its $2.4 billion merger with Bristol-Myers Squibb, Kerr-McGee in its $18 billion merger into Anadarko Petroleum Corp., SandRidge Energy in its $1.3 billion acquisition of Dynamic Offshore Resources and $1.6 billion acquisition of Arena Resources, and Financial Federal in its merger with People's United Bank. He advised Kerr-McGee, SandRidge Energy, and Computer Associates in the defense of hostile proxy contests.
Private equity work includes the sale by Charlesbank Capital Partners of American Tire Distributors and Regency Gas Services, Healthpoint Capital's merger of Scient'x with Alphatec, and the acquisitions by Perseus as equity sponsor of Haggar and Relizon, as well as Perseus’ sale of Maritime Telecommunications Network.
Other M&A transactions include Coty's purchase of Del Labs from Kelso and of Unilever's global fragrance business and the sale of its Chinese cosmetics business to L'Oreal, Pfizer's acquisition of Idun Pharma and Coley Pharmaceuticals, and Johnson & Johnson's acquisitions of Atrionix, Inc. and TERAMed, Inc. Mr. Smith also assists companies and private equity funds in debt and equity financings, including Kerr-McGee and Goodyear Tire and Rubber, and portfolio companies of Charlesbank Capital, Perseus and other private equity firms.
Honors and Rankings
- Law360, "MVP of the Year, Mergers & Acquisitions" (2011)
- "Dealmaker of the Week" by The AmLaw Daily for advising SandRidge Energy on its acquisition of Arena Resources (4/9/2010).
- The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate (2008-2012)
- Chambers USA - America's Leading Business Lawyers, Corporate/M&A (2008-2013)
- New York Super Lawyers, Mergers & Acquisitions and Business/Corporate (2006-2012)
- Legal 500 US, Mergers, Acquisitions and Buyouts - M&A: Large Deals (2009-2013)
- Legal 500 US, M&A - National Firms - Large Deals and Private Equity Buyouts - Middle Market (2008)
Publications and Speeches
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