Gregory K. Gale

Private Equity

• Representing a private equity fund in acquisitions of 11 printing companies in the United States and Mexico.
• Representing a private equity fund in acquisitions of six pressure-sensitive label companies in the United States, Canada and Chile.
• Representing a private equity fund in the acquisition of three packaging companies.
• Representing a private equity fund in the acquisition of two aerospace companies.
• Representing investors in the formation of a US$1 billion venture capital fund.
• Representing a private equity fund in the disposition of a private-label food business.
• Representing a private equity fund in the acquisition of two food businesses.
• Representing a private equity-owned portfolio company in its global coke and glass servicing operations.
• Representing shareholders in the sale of a global specialty chemical business to a private equity fund.
• Representing shareholders in the sale of a global telecommunications company to a private equity fund.
• Representing a private equity-owned portfolio company in a US$100 million debt offering.
• Representing a private equity-owned portfolio company in a US$200 million debt offering.
• Representing a private equity fund in a tender offer for and acquisition of a public home-incarceration device company.
• Representing a venture capital fund in the formation of a new fund valued at US$100 million.
• Representing a private equity fund in the acquisition of a non-US laboratory service company.
• Representing a private equity fund in the acquisition of a specialty chemical company.
• Representing a private equity-owned portfolio company in a US$170 million recapitalization/dividend.
• Representing a private equity-owned portfolio company in a US$120 million recapitalization/dividend.
• Representing a private equity-owned portfolio company in a US$50 million recapitalization/dividend.
• Representing a private equity-owned portfolio company in a US$40 million recapitalization/dividend.
• Representing a private equity-owned portfolio company in a US$130 million mezzanine financing transaction.
• Representing a private equity-owned pressure-sensitive label business in connection with a follow-on acquisition.
• Representing a private equity-owned bedding manufacturing business in connection with multiple debt financings.
• Representing a private equity fund in debt and equity investments in restaurant groups.
• Representing a private equity-owned oil and gas business in multiple follow-on acquisitions.

Securities

• Representing an issuer in a US$10.6 billion offering of stock.
• Representing an issuer in a US$7 billion offering of stock.
• Representing an Internet service provider in an initial public offering (IPO).
• Representing a food franchise company in an IPO.
• Representing a self-storage REIT in offerings of US$200 million in debt and US$100 million of stock.
• Representing an issuer in a shelf registration of US$400 million in stock.
• Representing a public technology company in the acquisition of two public companies and related US$90 million issuance of stock.
• Representing the investors in private placement of securities in a growth technology company.

International

• Representing an acquirer in the stock purchase of specialty chemicals companies in France, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom.
• Representing sellers in the sale of UK-, the Netherlands- and Brazil-based specialty chemicals businesses.
• Representing the acquirer in the purchase of an interest in a Chilean joint venture.
• Representing the acquirer in the purchase of a Mexico-based printing company.
• Representing the acquirer in the purchase of an interest in an Italian joint venture.
• Representing a public company in a joint venture in Ireland.
• Representing global operations of a US service-based company with subsidiaries in Australia, Brazil, China, Germany, India, Luxembourg, Mexico, Russia and the United Kingdom.
• Representing a Germany-based company in an IPO on foreign exchange.
• Representing a public company in a joint venture in Japan.
• Representing an acquirer of a medical services company in Ireland.
• Representing an acquirer of a global manufacturing business with subsidiaries in more than 30 countries.
• Representing an acquirer in the purchase of a global division from a UK-based target.
• Representing a UK-based company in the borrowing of US$1.5 billion in debt from non-UK banks.
• Representing a Hong Kong-based company in private placement of securities to a US-based investor group.
• Representing a Hong Kong private equity fund in multiple investments in US-based companies.
• Representing the acquirer in the purchase of assets of an insolvent Mexico-based company.