Javier F. Stark

Mr. Stark’s representative matters include advising: 

Private Equity and Financial Sponsor Representations

• One Rock Capital Partners in numerous transactions, including its: 
  • Acquisition of BlueTriton Brands (formerly Nestlé Waters North America), a leading provider of bottled water in the United States and Canada, from Nestlé
  • Acquisition of Flexsys, a leading tire additives business, from Eastman Chemical Corp.
  • Acquisition of Therm-O-Disc, a leading sensors business, from Emerson Electric Co.
  • Portfolio company CentroMotion in its acquisition of Carlisle Brake & Friction from Carlisle Companies
  • US$930 million acquisition of Innophos (NASDAQ), a leading producer of essential ingredients
  • Acquisition of Jadex, a manufacturer and material sciences company, from Newell Brands
• Oaktree Capital Management on its sale of Ports America Group, a maritime terminal operator, to affiliates of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
• A global energy and infrastructure fund in numerous transactions in Latin America
• Ares Capital in numerous transactions, including its:
  • US$3.4 billion acquisition of American Capital (NASDAQ), a publicly-traded asset manager and business development company 
  • Acquisition of Crestline Denali Capital, a leading CLO manager 
  • Numerous equity investments in operating companies
• CVC Capital Partners in its acquisition of The Alpha Corporation of Tennessee, a leading producer of polyester resins
• Leonard Green & Partners in the sale of U.S. Infrastructure Corporation, a leading provider of underground utility locating services, to Partners Group
• Odyssey Investment Partners in numerous transactions, including the:
  • Sale of Pexco, a leading specialty plastics manufacturer, to PPC Industries, a portfolio company of Kohlberg & Co. 
  • Acquisition of CPI International from Veritas Capital 
• Caisse de dépôt et placement du Quebec (CDPQ) in its acquisition, alongside SUEZ, the French utility company, of the water processing business of General Electric for US$3.4 billion
• Catterton in its agreement with LVMH and Groupe Arnault to create L Catterton, a leading consumer-focused investment firm

Public & Private Company Representations

• Syneos Health (NASDAQ) in numerous acquisitions, dispositions and joint ventures, including its acquisitions of StudyKIK and RxDataScience, and its sale of Adheris
• HMS (NASDAQ), a leading technology and analytics provider, in its US$3.4 billion sale to Gainwell Technologies, a portfolio company of Veritas Capital
• American Renal Associates (NYSE), a leading provider of outpatient dialysis services, in its US$850 million sale to Nautic Partners
• Cotiviti (NYSE), a leading payment accuracy and solutions provider, in its US$4.9 billion sale to Verscend Technologies, a portfolio company of Veritas Capital 
• Pembina Pipeline Corporation in its C$4.35 billion acquisition of the Cochin Pipeline from Kinder Morgan
• A US-based asset manager in the sale of its CLO management business 
• A US-based asset manager in a spin-out of its private equity management business and sale of its CLO management business