Mergers & Acquisitions
M&A transactions can give rise to a vast array of difficult and complex issues – including tax matters, antitrust, CFIUS and other regulatory approvals, fiduciary duty and corporate governance issues, deal protections, purchase price adjustments, intellectual property, securities and disclosure issues, employee benefits and executive compensation matters and cross-border issues – and Davis Graham attorneys have established a consistent track record of success in addressing all of them. Our M&A teams regularly handle billions of dollars worth of M&A transactions with the help of specialists from our tax, employment, compensation and benefits, intellectual property, regulatory, real estate, environmental, and other practices. The depth and breadth of our practice allows us to stay at the forefront of emerging issues that affect the constantly evolving M&A landscape.
Representative Experience
Bayswater Exploration & Production, an oil and gas natural development company, in its sale of assets to Prairie Operating Company in a transaction valued at $605 million.
Brannan Sand and Gravel Co., LLC, in the acquisition of Ready Mixed Concrete Co., a division of Boral Limited (ASX: BLD).
Crescent Point Energy U.S. Corp. and Crescent Point Energy Corp. in the $525 million divestiture of all of their oil and gas assets in the Uintah Basin, located in Utah. The transaction covered approximately 3,500 wells and 15,000 leases.
DMC Global Inc., a diversified holding company, in connection with its acquisition of a 60% controlling interest, valued at $475 million, in Arcadia Inc., a leading single-source supplier of architectural building products.
Fleetlogix Inc., a provider of tech-enabled managed labor and fleet management services to the transportation, logistics, and automotive sectors, in its sale to LAZ Parking, the largest privately owned parking operator in the U.S.
Gold Resource Corporation in connection with its 2021 acquisition of Aquila Resources Inc. (TSX: AQA).
Guardian Capital Partners in the sale of its portfolio company, Direct Line LLC, a provider of data center infrastructure services, to CBRE, Inc.
Inspirato Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPO), in its sale to Exclusive Resorts Investments, LLC, valued at $59 million.
J.M. Huber Corporation, the operator of CP Kelco, Huber Engineered Materials, Huber Engineered Woods, and Huber Resources Corp, in connection with its acquisition of Natural Soda LLC, a producer of sodium bicarbonate.
Kodiak Building Partners, a building materials distribution and services company, in connection with numerous acquisition and financing transactions in the building materials and construction industries.
Kinross Gold Corporation and its subsidiaries in the acquisition of a 70% interest in the Peak Gold project in Alaska from Royal Gold, Inc. and Contango ORE, Inc. for total cash consideration of $93.7 million.
KSL Capital Partners in the sale of Davidson Hospitality Group, a leading hotel and resort management company, to Nautic Partners.
Liftout Capital as equity sponsor in connection with its purchase of AG&E Associates, P.L.L.C., AGE Midco, Inc., and affiliates, a Dallas-based structural engineering company with a focus on data center and mission-critical design.
Maverix Metals Inc.,in connection with its acquisition by Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp., in a transaction valued at $606 million.
Newmont Corporation (NYSE: NEM), a leading global gold company, in connection with numerous acquisitions, dispositions and joint ventures, including its: Nevada joint venture with Barrick Gold Corporation (TSE: ABX), which combined Barrick’s and Newmont’s respective mining operations, assets, reserves, and teams in Nevada to create the world’s largest gold mining complex.
Ovintiv (formerly Encana Corporation) in connection with the disposition of its oil and gas assets in the DJ Basin (2015 – $900 million), Piceance Basin (2017 – $735 million), San Juan Basin (2018 – $480 million), Anadarko Basin (2019 – $165 million), and Eagle Ford Basin (2021 – $880 million).
PDC Energy, Inc. in its $6.3 billion public company sale to Chevron Corporation.
Sports Facilities Companies, a leader in the planning, consulting, and operating of tourism and recreation destinations, in its sale to Stonehenge Partners.
Tellurian Inc. (NASDAQ: TELL), in its merger with Woodside Energy.
Morpheus Data, a software platform unifying management of multicloud and hybrid IT, in its sale to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE: HPE).
WellBiz Brands, Inc., a franchise management platform specializing in the beauty, wellness, and fitness industries, in its sale to Transom Capital Group.
Peak Equity Partners in the recapitalization of HighLevel Inc., a provider of sales and marketing automation software, by General Atlantic.
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