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Kyle Rabe represents clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions, including public and private acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures, minority investments, recapitalizations, and private equity transactions. He also advises clients on corporate governance matters.
Mr. Rabe has represented a number of major life sciences companies in connection with buy-side and sell-side mergers and acquisitions transactions. He also represents clients in a variety of other industries, including energy and sports.
- UCB in its pending $2.1 billion acquisition of Ra Pharmaceuticals, its $1.2 billion sale of Kremers Urban Pharmaceuticals to Lannett, and its acquisition of midazolam nasal spray from Proximagen.
- Johnson & Johnson in various acquisitions and divestitures, including its acquisition of Olive Medical, acquisition of 3D printing technologies from Tissue Regeneration Systems, sale of Prodisc, and sale of RoC Skincare.
- Allergan plc in its acquisitions of Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, Bonti, Chase Pharmaceuticals, ForSight VISION5 and Akarna Therapeutics.
- Abbvie in its $5.8 billion acquisition of Stemcentrx.
- AstraZeneca in its acquisition of Bristol-Myers Squibb's interests in the companies’ diabetes alliance.
- Salix Pharmaceuticals in its $2.6 billion acquisition of Santarus, Inc.
- King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in its $3.6 billion merger with Pfizer Inc.
- National Hockey League in negotiating its twelve-year, C$5.2 billion agreement with Rogers Communications for national broadcast and multimedia rights to NHL games, including the Stanley Cup Playoffs and the Stanley Cup Final, in Canada.
- SK Holdings in its acquisition of a significant minority interest in Eureka Midstream.
- Leeds Equity Partners in its acquisition of BLR (Business and Legal Resources) and three portfolio companies owned by UCG, LLC (DecisionHealth LLC, Argosy Group LLC and Center for Communications Management Information LLC).
- Aristocrat Leisure Limited in its $1.28 billion acquisition of Video Gaming Technologies.
- P. Schoenfeld Asset Management LP (PSAM) in its successful proxy contest to require a renegotiation of the terms of the business combination between MetroPCS and T-Mobile.
- SandRidge Energy Inc. in its response to a campaign by activist investor TPG-Axon to change control of the SandRidge board of directors.
Previous Experience
- U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Staff Assistant (2005-2006)
Law360 Names Attys Who Moved Up The Firm Ranks In Q4
January 30, 2018, Law360
Law360 highlights the promotion of Covington's newest partners, including John Balzano, Lindsay Burke, Bradley Chernin, Christopher DeCresce, Guy Dingley, Matthew Dunn, Laura Flahive Wu, Pamela Forrest, Alexa Hansen, Megan Keane, Sam Pyun, Kyle Rabe, Ansgar Simon, Andrew Soukup, Emily Ullman, and Mark Young.
Covington Advises SK Holdings in Acquisition of Significant Minority Interest in Eureka Midstream
October 27, 2017
NEW YORK—Covington represented SK Holdings Co., Ltd. in its acquisition of a significant minority interest in Eureka Midstream Holdings, LLC, a midstream energy company that owns and operates approximately 340 miles of gas gathering pipelines in Ohio and West Virginia. The transaction closed in early October 2017. SK Group is a top three conglomerate in South ...
Covington Promotes 16 New Partners
October 2, 2017
WASHINGTON—Covington has promoted 16 lawyers to its partnership. “It’s a great tribute to the firm’s vibrancy that we’re continuing to build an exceptional pipeline of new partners from within our ranks,” said Timothy Hester, Covington’s chair. “We’re confident that all 16 will add importantly to the firm’s strengths and will drive further expansion of core ...
September 3, 2015
NEW YORK, September 3, 2015 — UCB and Lannett Company, Inc. announced they have entered into a definitive agreement providing for the acquisition of UCB’s U.S. specialty generics subsidiary, Kremers Urban Pharmaceuticals Inc., by Lannett. UCB will receive upfront cash proceeds of US $1.23 billion upon closing, which is subject to regulatory approval and other ...
June 18, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC, June 18, 2015 — Covington advised Allergan plc in its acquisition of KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. for consideration having a fixed value of $75 per KYTHERA share, or approximately $2.1 billion, which will be paid 80 percent in cash and 20 percent in Allergan shares issued to KYTHERA shareholders. KYTHERA is a biopharmaceutical company ...
Covington Advises UCB in $1.525 Billion Sale of Kremers
November 7, 2014
NEW YORK, NY, November 7, 2014 — Covington & Burling represented UCB in connection with its agreement to sell Kremers Urban Pharmaceuticals Inc., a U.S.-based subsidiary, to Advent International and Avista Capital Partners. UCB will receive gross cash proceeds of $1.525 billion upon closing. This transaction has been unanimously approved by the board of ...
November 26, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC, November 26, 2013 — Covington & Burling advised the National Hockey League in negotiating its twelve-year, C$5.2 billion agreement with Rogers Communications for national broadcast and multimedia rights to NHL games, including the Stanley Cup Playoffs and the Stanley Cup Final, in Canada. The agreement is the largest media rights deal in NHL ...
11/07/2013
WASHINGTON, DC, November 7, 2013 — Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., and Santarus, Inc. announced today that the companies have entered into a merger agreement where Salix will acquire all of the outstanding stock of Santarus for $32 in cash per share, for a total value of approximately $2.6 billion. Covington & Burling LLP is advising Salix on both the acquisition ...
Covington Lawyers Recognized by New York Super Lawyers
9/18/2013
NEW YORK, September 18, 2013 — New York Super Lawyers selected 36 Covington & Burling lawyers for its 2013 list of top legal talent. Super Lawyers selects no more than five percent of the total lawyers in the state based on peer review and the publication’s independent research. Twenty-three Covington lawyers were named New York Super Lawyers: • Martin ...
Covington Lawyers Recognized by NY Super Lawyers
September 24, 2012
NEW YORK, September 24, 2012 — New York Super Lawyers selected 27 Covington & Burling lawyers for its 2012 list of top legal talent. Super Lawyers selects only five percent of the total lawyers in the state based upon peer review and the publication’s independent research. Nineteen Covington lawyers were named New York Super Lawyers: Jack Bodner, Mergers & ...
August 31, 2011
NEW YORK, August 31, 2011 — Joy Global Inc. (NASDAQ: JOYG), a worldwide leader in high-productivity mining solutions, reported today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the drilling products business of its recently acquired LeTourneau Technologies, Inc. to Cameron International Corporation (NYSE: CAM) for $375 million in cash, subject to ...
5/16/2011
WASHINGTON, DC, May 16, 2011 — Joy Global Inc. (NASDAQ: JOYG), a worldwide leader in high-productivity mining solutions, reported today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent ownership interest in LeTourneau Technologies, Inc. (“LeTourneau”) from Rowan Companies, Inc. (“Rowan”) (NYSE: RDC) for $1.1 billion in cash. LeTourneau designs, ...
October 12, 2010
NEW YORK, October 12, 2010 — King Pharmaceuticals and Pfizer announced today that they have entered into an agreement for Pfizer to acquire all of the outstanding stock and stock equivalents of King for $14.25 in cash per share, or aggregate consideration of $3.6 billion. Covington & Burling LLP advised King on the transaction. King is a vertically integrated ...
Covington Advises Charlesbank Capital Partners on Recapitalization of Cedar Creek Lumber
May 21, 2010
NEW YORK, May 21, 2010 — Charlesbank Capital Partners, LLC and Cedar Creek Lumber have announced a recapitalization whereby Charlesbank will acquire majority ownership of Cedar Creek. The transaction, which is structured as an asset purchase, will provide the Cedar Creek business with capital to grow organically and expand within the wholesale building materials ...
Covington Advises Financial Federal Corporation on $738M Merger with People’s United Financial
2/22/2010
NEW YORK, February 22, 2010 — Financial Federal Corporation and People’s United Financial, Inc. have completed the merger of Financial Federal with People’s United in a transaction valued at approximately $738 million. Covington & Burling LLP advised Financial Federal on the transaction. Financial Federal is a financial services company providing collateralized ...
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