Andrew Clark advises strategic buyers and sellers and private equity firms (together with their portfolio companies) on complex and cross-border M&A transactions across industries, including technology, biotech and pharmaceuticals, and consumer and entertainment.
Mr. Clark guides his clients’ most important corporate transactions at every stage of growth and investment, including:
Mergers and acquisitions
Private equity
Joint ventures and strategic investments
Corporate governance
Securities laws matters
Mr. Clark, who is qualified to practice both US and UK law, draws on his experience steering strategic and private equity-backed transactions in the US and Europe to deliver practical, commercially savvy counsel to clients in a range of industries.
Mr. Clark is Global Chair of the firm's Training & Career Enhancement Committee.
Experience
Mr. Clark’s representative transactions include advising:
Technology
Silver Lake Partners in its pending acquisition of Qualtrics
Redemption Games in its acquisition by AppLovin
Insomniac Games in its acquisition by Sony Interactive Entertainment
System1 in its deSPAC transaction and other acquisitions, equity financing transactions, and general corporate matters
Marlin Equity Partners in its acquisitions of:
Inkling Systems
Skuid
Hot Schedules
Fourth Limited
Lifesize
Expedia in multiple transactions, including its disposal of its corporate managed travel division, Egencia, and its acquisition of SilverRail Technologies
Private Equity
Leonard Green & Partners in its acquisitions of or investments in:
Caliber Collision
Wrench Group
CPA Global
Omnia Partners
Mariner Wealth Advisors
Catterton Partners in its combination with L Capital and L Real Estate, the private equity operations of LVMH and Groupe Arnault, to form the joint venture, L Catterton
Shamrock Capital on the sale of its ownership stake in Consilio, a provider of eDiscovery, document review, and legal consulting services
Mayfair Equity partners in its acquisition of Pixomondo, an international visual effects company
Transom Capital in its:
Acquisition of Beauty Quest Group
Disposal of Martin Audio
Disposal of Pelco
Onex Corporation in its acquisition of Survitec Group
Biotech & Pharmaceuticals
GRAIL in its sale to Illumina for US$8 billion
Allergan PLC in the US$40.5 billion sale of its Global Generic Pharmaceuticals Business to Teva
Sobi in its US$1.5 billion acquisition of RSV Products from AstraZeneca
Obagi in its US$1.2 billion business combination with Waldencast and Milk Makeup
Multiple pharmaceutical companies in the acquisition or disposal of FDA Priority Review Vouchers
Consumer & Entertainment
Cast & Crew in its acquisition of multiple businesses, including:
Backstage
Media Services, a payroll and production management solutions company
Sargent-Disc, a UK-based provider of film and television payroll, accounting, software, and services
Sony Pictures Entertainment in multiple transactions, including its acquisition of Crunchyroll, its purchase of AT&T’s minority interest in their joint venture that owned Game Show Network, and its disposal of the GSN Games Business
Nike in its sale of the Hurley brand
Stuff Media in connection with its sale to iHeart Media
Advantage Sales & Marketing on the establishment of its European joint venture with the Smollan Group
Cremo in its acquisition by Edgewell Personal Care
Whip Media Group in connection with its acquisition of MediaMorph, numerous preferred stock financings, and general corporate matters
Qualifications
Bar Qualification
California
Scotland (Solicitor)
Education
Diploma in Legal Practice, Glasgow Graduate School of Law, 2008
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