Erica F. Schohn

Erica’s experience includes advising:

Aerospace and Defense

• Crane on separating into two independent, publicly traded companies*
• Embraer S.A. and subsidiary Embraer Aircraft Holding on UAM’s (d/b/a Eve) merger with Zanite Acquisition Corp. at an equity value of US$2.9 billion*
• Triumph Group on its going-private acquisition by affiliates of Warburg Pincus and Berkshire Partners at an enterprise value of US$3 billion*

Consumer Products and Retail

• D.S. & Durga on selling a majority stake to Manzanita Capital UK*
• Foot Locker on its US$2.4 billion acquisition by DICK’s Sporting Goods*
• InvestIndustrial on its going-private acquisition of TreeHouse Foods at an enterprise value of US$2.9 billion*
• JAB Holding on its US$7.5 billion acquisition of Panera Bread*
• Keurig Green Mountain on its US$18.7 billion acquisition of Dr Pepper Snapple Group*
• Krispy Kreme on its:
  • US$500 million IPO of common stock*
  • US$350 million sale of a majority stake in Insomnia Cookies to Verlinvest and Mistral Equity Partners*
• LL Flooring Holdings and certain subsidiaries on selling 219 stores to F9 Investments as part of its voluntary chapter 11 filing*
• L’Occitane International on its proposed acquisition of 83% of Sol de Janeiro Holdings at an enterprise value of US$450 million*
• The Kraft Heinz Company on separating into two independent, publicly traded companies through a tax-free spinoff*
• MasterBrand on acquiring American Woodmark at an enterprise value of US$3.6 billion*
• Prada on its €1.25 billion acquisition of Gianni Versace from Capri Holdings, including brand and related intellectual property analyses and structuring*
• Waldencast Acquisition Corp. on its three-way merger with Obagi and Milk Makeup at an enterprise value of US$1.2 billion*

Energy and Infrastructure

• Air Products and Chemicals on the US$1.8 billion sale of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) process technology and equipment business to Honeywell International*
• ALLETE on its US$6.2 billion going-private acquisition by a consortium including Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Global Infrastructure Partners*
• Deep Blue Midland Basin on its:
  • US$750 million acquisition of Environmental Disposal Systems from Diamondback Energy*
  • Formation through a joint venture between Five Point Energy and Diamondback Energy*
• Devon Energy on:
  • Acquiring Coterra Energy at an enterprise value of US$58 billion*
  • Its merger of equals with WPX Energy at an enterprise value of US$12 billion*
• Five Point Infrastructure on forming and funding PowerBridge with an equity commitment of up to US$1 billion*
• Valaris on its US$5.8 billion acquisition*

Financial and Asset Management

• Alexander & Baldwin on its US$2.3 billion going-private acquisition by a joint venture formed by MW Group and funds affiliated with Blackstone Real Estate and DivcoWest*
• Citigroup and its affiliates on its US$2.3 billion sale of a 25% stake in Grupo Financiero Citibanamex to a company owned by Fernando Chico Pardo and members of his immediate family*
• Janus Henderson Group on its US$7.4 billion going-private acquisition by Trian Fund Management and General Catalyst Group Management*
• Nasdaq on:
  • Selling Solovis to Insight Partners*
  • Spinning off its private market trading platform to create a joint venture with SVB Financial Group, Citigroup, The Goldman Sachs Group, and Morgan Stanley*
• S&P Global on the:
  • Carve-out sales of its enterprise data management and thinkFolio businesses to funds affiliated with STG Partners*
  • US$975 million sale of its engineering solutions business to investment funds managed by KKR & Co.*

Healthcare, Life Sciences, and Pharmaceuticals

• BioCryst Pharmaceuticals on selling its European ORLADEYO business to Neopharmed Gentili for US$250 million upfront and up to US$14 million in future milestone payments*
• Centene on:
  • Its US$17.3 billion merger with WellCare Health Plans*
  • Governance enhancements and its entry into a cooperation agreement with activist shareholder Politan Capital Management, where five new directors will join Centene’s board*
  • Its US$750 million sale of Magellan Specialty Heath to Evolent Health*
  • Acquiring Magellan Health at an enterprise value of US$2.2 billion*
• Cotiviti, a Veritas Capital portfolio company, on its US$3.4 billion acquisition of the payment integrity and population health management businesses of HMS Holdings from Gainwell Technologies*
• Endo International and certain of its affiliates on their chapter 11 cases in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, involving US$7 billion in debt and mass tort claims*
• Endo International on its chapter 11 reorganization to complete its financial restructuring with substantially all assets being sold to a new entity, Endo*
• International Flavors & Fragrances on the US$2.85 billion sale of its pharma solutions business unit to Roquette Frères*
• The special committee of the independent directors of Myovant Sciences on Sumitovant Biopharma’s US$1.7 billion acquisition of the remaining stake in Myovant it did not already own*

Insurance and Insurtech

• Duck Creek Technologies, an Apax Partners portfolio company, on its US$2.6 billion acquisition by Vista Equity Partners*
• Independence Pet Holdings on its US$1.5 billion acquisition of Embrace Pet Insurance Agency from NSM Insurance Group*
• JAB Holding on its US$3 billion acquisition of Prosperity Life Group from Elliott Investment Management*
• Manulife Financial on acquiring a 75% stake in Comvest Credit Partners through its global wealth and asset management segment for US$938 million upfront and US$338 million in future milestone payments*

Logistics and Transportation

• FedEx on spinning off FedEx Freight into a publicly traded company*
• Union Pacific on acquiring Norfolk Southern at an enterprise value of US$85 billion*

Materials and Manufacturing

• Berry Global Group on its acquisition by Amcor at a combined enterprise value of US$37 billion*
• Stanley Black & Decker on its:
  • US$1.8 billion sale of Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing to Howmet Aerospace*
  • US$760 million sale of its attachments and handheld hydraulic tools business to Epiroc*

Entertainment, Sports, and Media

• SIGNA Sports United on its merger with Yucaipa Acquisition, including acquiring WiggleCRC Group, at an enterprise value of US$3.2 billion*
• Tether on launching Twenty One Capital through a merger with Cantor Equity Partners*
• Vimeo on its US$1.38 billion acquisition by Bending Spoons*
• The XFL on:
  • Relaunching as a professional football league following its acquisition by Redbird Capital Partners, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and Dany Garcia*
  • Merging with the United States Football League to create the United Football League*

Technology

• Apax Partners on:
  • Acquiring a co-controlling interest in ECI Software Solutions from Leonard Green & Partners*
  • Acquiring EveryAction from Insight Partners and Social Solutions from Vista Equity Partners, combining with CyberGrants to form a company with an enterprise value of US$2 billion, the largest M&A transaction in the history of the social good software sector*
• Capgemini on its US$3.3 billion acquisition of WNS (Holdings)*
• Nokia on its US$2.3 billion acquisition of Infinera*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham