Paul F. Sheridan, Jr.

Significant representative matters include the representation of:

• Ginkgo Bioworks in its US$15 billion business combination with Soaring Eagle Acquisition Corp., a SPAC
• Transfix in its pending US$1.1 billion merger with G Squared Ascend I, Inc., a SPAC sponsored by affiliates of G Squared
• Grosvenor Capital Management in its US$2 billion merger with CF Finance Acquisition Corp., a SPAC sponsored by Cantor Fitzgerald
• Clarivate Analytics, a provider of subscription-based content, analytics, professional services, and workflow solutions, in its US$4.2 billion combination with Churchill Capital Corp., a SPAC
• Capitol Acquisition III, a SPAC, in its US$2.4 billion combination with Cision, Inc.
• Capitol Acquisition Corp. ll, a SPAC, in its combination with Lindblad Expeditions
• Carlyle in its US$5.3 billion acquisition of StandardAero, an aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul provider
• Accudyne Industries in its US$1.45 billion sale of Precision Flow Systems, a provider of fluid management systems, to Ingersoll-Rand plc
• Avendra in its US$1.35 billion sale to Aramark
• Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in its US$2.3 billion sale of Mauser Group
• Carlyle in the sale of Vogue International to Johnson & Johnson for US$3.3 billion
• Carlyle in the sale of Landmark Aviation to BBA Aviation for US$2.07 billion
• Onex in the acquisition of the Save-A-Lot business of SuperValu, a hard-discount grocery retailer, for US$1.3 billion
• Nesco Holdings in its US$1.48 billion acquisition of Custom Truck One Source and its partnership with Platinum Equity
• Onex and Baring Private Equity Asia in the acquisition of the intellectual property and science business from Thomson Reuters for US$3.55 billion
• Onex and CPPIB in the sale of Gates Corporation to Blackstone for US$5.4 billion
• Carlyle in the sale of its interests in Beats Electronics LLC and Beats Music, which Apple acquired for approximately US$3 billion
• BC Partners and Carlyle in the acquisition of Hamilton Sundstrand Industrial (renamed Accudyne) from UTC for US$3.46 billion
• Accudyne in its US$1.2 billion sale of Hitachi of certain assets of Sullair Air Compressor
• Onex and CPPIB in the acquisition of Tomkins plc, with an enterprise value of US$5 billion
• Tomkins in the sale of its air distribution business to CPPIB for US$1.1 billion
• Carlyle and Onex in connection with their US$5.6 billion acquisition of the Allison Transmission business of General Motors
• Carlyle in the sale of Landmark Aviation and Standard Aero Holdings to Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, Ltd. for US$1.9 billion
• Carlyle in the sale of Vought Aircraft to Triumph Group, at an enterprise valuation of approximately US$1.4 billion
• Starbucks in the US$384 million sale of its Tazo tea business
• Starbucks Corporation in connection with its strategic partnership with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (and its Keurig subsidiary)
• Starbucks Corporation in a two-step tender offer process to acquire remaining 60.5% share of Starbucks Coffee Japan, Ltd. that it had not owned, for aggregate consideration of approximately US$913 million
• Carlyle in connection with the acquisition of philosophy, Inc., a leading skin care and cosmetics company, and the subsequent sale of the company to Coty, Inc.
• Carlyle in the acquisition of Primatics Financial, and the later sale of Primatics Financial to SS&C Technologies Holdings for approximately US$122 million
• Carlyle and Revolution Growth in connection with the acquisition of LDiscovery, and LDiscovery in its subsequent acquisition for approximately US$410 million of Kroll Ontrack
• Revolution Growth in multiple transactions, including investments in Sweetgreen
• Affiliates of Mark Ein in the acquisition of management rights of the Citi Open
• KLDiscovery in its US$800 million combination with Pivotal Acquisition Corp., a SPAC
• Capitol Investment Corp. V, a SPAC, in its US$3 billion combination with Doma, formerly known as States Title
• Capital Investment Corp. IV, a SPAC, in its US$1.1 billion acquisition of Nesco Holdings, a leading provider of specialty rental equipment to the electric utility, telecom, and rail end-markets, from Energy Capital Partners