Michael Magstadt

Michael’s experience includes advising:

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Cresset Capital Management in its US$150 million minority investment from Constellation Wealth Capital
• GTCR in its investment in Ultimus Fund Solutions, a fund administration services and solutions provider 
• Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. in its joint venture acquisition of a majority stake in Sydell Group
• Assertio Holdings, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, in its acquisition of Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• Kohl’s in its strategic alternatives review process
• Advanced Micro Devices in its US$1.9 billion acquisition of Pensando Systems Inc.
• Chess.com in an equity investment by General Atlantic
• Marti Technologies, Inc., a Turkish mobility provider, in a business combination with Galata Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company 
• The Carlyle Group in an acquisition of Workforce Logiq, a portfolio company, by Pro Unlimited, a workforce management software provider

GP Stakes / Asset Management

• Ares Management Corporation in:
  • A carveout transaction involving the acquisition of Walton Street Mexico, a Mexico-based real estate asset management platform
  • A US$3.7 billion carveout transaction involving the acquisition of GCP International, a global real estate and digital infrastructure asset management platform
• Hunter Point Capital on its:
  • GP stakes acquisition and strategic partnership with Equitix, an international investor, developer, and fund manager in infrastructure
  • GP stakes transaction and strategic partnership with Pretium, an investment firm specializing in residential real estate and corporate and structured credit
• Sixth Street Partners in its acquisition of a stake in L+M Companies, one of the country’s leading affordable and mixed-income housing developers
• Mubadala Capital in its take-private acquisition of CI Financial, a Canada-based asset manager
• Coinbase Inc. in its acquisition of One River Digital Asset Management, a digital asset manager

Activism Defense

• Kohl’s in a multi-year defense, including its settlement agreement with Macellum Advisors, Ancora Holdings, Legion Partners Asset Management, and 4010 Capital, and a successful proxy contest leading to the re-election of all directors against a control slate proposed by Macellum Advisors
• Mercury Systems in a multi-year defense, including its settlement agreement with JANA Partners