Christopher R. Drewry

Mr. Drewry’s representative experience includes:

Transformational Strategic M&A

• Silicon Motion, a global leader in supplying NAND flash controllers for solid state storage devices, it its pending $3.8 billion take-private sale to Max Linear  
• Cerner Corporation, a leading provider of digital information services used within hospitals and health systems, in its US$28 billion take-private sale to Oracle
• FMC Technologies, a US-listed company, in its US$13 billion merger of equals transaction with Technip S.A., a Euronex Paris-listed designer and developer of offshore oil and gas process facilities via the EU cross-border merger regime
• Tencent on the stock-for-stock merger of Huya and DouYu, both leading game-centric live streaming platforms
• Sinovac Biotech in a subsidiary equity sale to Advantech Capital and Vivo Capital to accelerate COVID-19 vaccine development
• Orbitz Worldwide, a leading global online travel company, in its US$1.6 billion take-private sale to Expedia
• Koch Industries, Inc. in its US$7.2 billion take-private acquisition of Molex Incorporated, a leading supplier of connectors
• Georgia-Pacific in its US$1.5 billion take-private tender offer acquisition of Buckeye Technologies, a leading manufacturer of specialty fibers and nonwoven materials

Multijurisdictional Global Business Separations

• Colfax in its pending tax-free spinoff transaction to separate its fabrication technology and specialty medical technology businesses into two independent publicly-traded companies
• TechnipFMC, a global oilfield services company, in its spin-off of its engineering and construction segment, forming Technip Energies
• Delphi Automotive in its US$727 million sale of its global thermal systems business to Germanbased MAHLE GmbH
• Aptiv (formerly Delphi Automotive) in connection with the US$4.5 billion spin-off and listing of its powertrain systems segment, forming Delphi Technologies
• Actuant in the sale of its engineered components & systems segment to One Rock Capital Partners

Shareholder Activism and Takeover Defense

• Kohl's in a multi-year defense including a successful proxy contest leading to the re-election of all directors against a control slate proposed by Macellum Advisors
• New Relic in defense of a campaign by Engaged Capital seeking board representation and governance changes
• Berry Global in defense of a campaign by Ancora Advisors and Eminence Capital
• Sinovac Biotech in the triggering of a shareholder rights plan against 1Globe Capital (pending)
• Cars.com in its defense of a public campaign by Starboard Value seeking board seats
• Zagg in defense of campaigns by Roumell Asset Management and Arex Capital Management seeking board representation
• Spok Holdings in defense of an unsolicited offers from Acacia Research and B. Riley Financial
• Spok Holdings in defense of a campaign by White Hat Capital seeking board representation
• HollySys Automation in its defense of an unsolicited offer from its former CEO and CPE Fund Management Limited
• Allison Transmission in its defense of a public campaign by Ashe Capital seeking board seats and proxy access

Special Committee and Conflict of Interest Transactions

• The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of CNA Surety Corporation in the US$450 million take-private sale of CNA Surety to CNA Insurance
• The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Universal Truckload Services, Inc. (UTSI) in the US$335 million acquisition of LINC Logistics Company by UTSI

Private Equity M&A

• Energy Capital Partners in its joint venture with ADA-ES, for a US$400 million facility producing activated carbon to control mercury emissions
• PLH Group, a portfolio company of Energy Capital Partners, in its acquisition of four mid-stream oil and gas companies
• GTCR in its US$446.5 million acquisition of Vocus, concurrent US$775 million acquisition of Cision and subsequent acquisition of Gorkana to form a leading global provider of PR software and services