Pascal Mayer

Pascal’s experience includes advising:

Private Company Experience

• New Mountain Capital on executive compensation and employee benefits matters relating to its portfolio companies and M&A, including:
  • Its acquisition of Cumming Group from Tailwind and subsequent US$3 billion sale of Cumming Group to Leonard Green & Partners*
  • Its combination of Azuria Water Solutions and Inframark into a US$5.5 billion end-to-end water service platform via a continuation vehicle transaction*
  • Its acquisition of HealthComp, a leading independent third-party administrator of healthcare benefits and self-funded employer plans, and subsequent combination with Virgin Pulse to create a digital wellbeing provider valued at over US$3 billion*
  • Its US$7 billion merger of Ciox Health with Datavant*
  • Its acquisition of Aceto’s chemicals business in a Section 363 bankruptcy asset sale*
• TriArtisan Capital Advisors on various M&A transactions, including:
  • Its 2022 acquisition of EnergySolutions from Energy Capital Partners; EnergySolutions’ acquisition of Williams Industrial Services’ assets in a Section 363 sale; and TriArtisan’s proposed US$2 billion sale of EnergySolutions back to Energy Capital Partners*
  • Its acquisition of casual-dining chain P.F. Chang’s China Bistro from Centerbridge Partners*
• Legends, a sports and entertainment premium experiences company and portfolio company of Sixth Street, on its US$2.3 billion acquisition of venue management giant ASM Global (pension and union issues involved)*
• Endeavor (f/k/a William Morris Entertainment) on various M&A transactions, including its US$2.4 billion acquisition of IMG Worldwide and US$4 billion acquisition of UFC*

Public Company Experience

• New Mountain Capital on its US$1.1 billion all-cash acquisition of Aegion, an infrastructure maintenance, rehabilitation, and protection solutions provider*
• A TriArtisan-led investor consortium on its US$620 million acquisition of Denny’s Corporation*
• Astra, a rocket launch startup, on its US$2.1 billion business combination with SPAC Holicity*
• HP Inc. on its US$1.05 billion acquisition of Samsung Electronics’ global printer business, including employment and equity matters across more than 40 jurisdictions*
• Xerox on its proposed US$6.1 billion combination with the Fuji Xerox joint venture (terminated following a proxy contest / litigation initiated by Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason)*
• Time Warner Cable on its US$78.7 billion stock-for-stock merger with Charter Communications and its terminated US$45.2 billion merger with Comcast*
• CSRA on its US$9.7 billion sale to General Dynamics via tender offer*
• Numerous issuers and underwriters on IPOs, and issuers on day-to-day advisory work, including Signify Health, NIQ Global Intelligence, HP Inc., Kraft Heinz, and Sculptor Capital*

Select Asset Management and Restructuring Experience

• Arena Investors, LP and CC Capital’s minority investment in Westaim Corporation, creating an integrated insurance and asset management firm*
• Galway Insurance Holdings, a Harvest Partners portfolio company, on its investment in MAI Capital Management, a registered investment advisor specializing in planning for high-net-worth clients*
• Sculptor Capital, a previously publicly traded alternative asset manager, on employment and equity matters, including in connection with its sale to Rithm, a real estate investment trust*
• Select creditor and debtor representations in chapter 11 proceedings and out-of-court reorganizations, including:
  • Forma Brands (Morphe, Jaclyn Cosmetics) in its Section 363 sale to funds managed by Jefferies and Cerberus*
  • TGI Fridays in its Section 363 sale to Meda Corp., Yadav Enterprises, and Sugarloaf Hospitality*
  • Caesars Entertainment in CEOC’s chapter 11 case and formation of Caesars Growth Partners*
  • SEKO Logistics, a global end-to-end logistics partner with 150 offices in more than 60 countries, in its out-of-court recapitalization*
  • KKR in connection with its acquisition in a Section 363 sale of assets of Angelica Corporation, a provider of textile and linen management services (union and pension issues involved)*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham