Ransel Newcombe Potter

Rand’s experience at and prior to Latham includes representing:

M&A

• CPP Investments and Encino Energy in Encino Acquisition Partners’ US$5.6 billion sale to EOG Resources
• CPP Investments in its joint venture with GIC and Equinix to raise over US$15 billion to build hyperscale data centers in the US
• Aera Energy, CPPIB, and IKAV in Aera’s US$2.1 billion all-stock merger with California Resources Corporation
• The Blackstone Group in its equity investment in Western LNG to fund liquefied natural gas projects in Western Canada
• An institutional investor consortium in connection with a private capital transaction for Reimagined Parking
• Holley in its 2021 merger with SPAC Empower, in which Holley will become a publicly traded company
• The Sterling Group in its establishment of Frontline Road Safety, a platform formed to build a national leader in the US road safety industry, and its subsequent acquisitions of:
  • Stripe-A-Zone
  • Apply-A-Line
  • Hi-Lite Airfield Services
• DigitalBridge Group in the US$3.2 billion sale of its Wellness Infrastructure business to Highgate Capital Investments and Aurora Health Network
• Franchise Group in its US$580 million acquisition of W.S. Badcock
• Franchise Group in its acquisitions of the Sears Outlet stores business and American Freight Group
• Court Square Capital Partners in the acquisition of Medical Knowledge Group
• HealthEquity in:
  • Its agreement to acquire WageWorks for approximately US$2 billion
  • A number of HSA portfolio acquisitions
• Glansaol, a prestige beauty and personal care company, in its acquisition of Laura Geller, Julep, and Clark’s Botanicals
• PayScale in its US$325 million sale to Francisco Partners
• Cowen Group in its acquisition of Convergex

Capital Markets

• Underwriters in several offerings by Arch Capital Group, including an aggregate US$950 million public offering of senior notes, an approximately US$502 million secondary public offering of common shares, and an approximately US$101 million public offering of preferred shares
• Underwriters in Everest Reinsurance Holdings’ public offering of senior notes
• Underwriters in Argo Group International Holdings’ public offering of US$150 million depositary shares
• Rule 144A/Reg S surplus note offerings for Guardian, New York Life, Northwestern Mutual, and Western & Southern
• HealthEquity in:
  • The offerings under Rule 144A of US$600 million of its senior notes due 2029
  • Its approximately US$412 million offering of 6.75 million common shares
• Friedman Fleischer & Lowe and CURO Group Holdings in Curo’s IPO
• Curo Group Holdings and the selling stockholders in a secondary offering of common stock
• Curo Group Holdings in its 144A offering of senior secured notes
• Curo Financial Technologies Corp. in various offerings of senior secured notes
• LSB Industries in offerings of senior secured notes and related consent solicitation
• The bondholders in connection with a private placement of notes as part of CGG Holding’s in-court restructuring
• Essent Group in its public offerings of common shares
• Cardtronics and Cardtronics USA in its offering of senior notes

Insurance Securitizations

• Arch, Essent, NMI, and Radian in multiple on-the-run and seasoned mortgage insurance-linked note securitizations