Brian Baloun

brian.baloun@lw.com

+1.312.876.7687

Profile

Brian Baloun is a Mergers & Acquisitions associate in the Chicago office of Latham & Watkins and regularly represents corporate and private equity clients in complex domestic and cross-border public and private M&A transactions.

Brian advises global companies in the full spectrum of M&A matters, including going-private transactions, divisional carve-out transactions, and other domestic and cross-border strategic business combinations.

Experience

Going-Private Transactions

US$28 billion sale of Cerner Corporation, a provider of digital information systems for the healthcare industry, to Oracle Corporation
US$4.4 billion sale of ironSource, an Israel-based software company that focuses on app monetization and distribution, to Unity Software
US$1.4 billion sale of Hersha Hospitality Trust, an owner of luxury and lifestyle hotels in coastal gateway and resort markets, to KSL Capital Partners, LLC
US$1.35 billion sale of Imago BioSciences, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing medicines for the treatment of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) and other bone marrow diseases, to Merck
Pending stock-for-stock acquisition by Omnicom of the Interpublic Group of Companies
Acquisition by Level Access of UserWay, a provider of accessibility AI technology solutions

Divisional Carve-Out Transactions

US$535 million carve-out sale of Viad Corp's GES business to Truelink Capital
US$35 million carve-out sale of Funding Circle Holdings’ US business segment to iBusiness Funding, LLC, a small business lender

Strategic Business Combinations

Pending US$28 billion merger between Skydance Media and Paramount to form “New Paramount,” a next-generation media and technology company
Pending US$8.2 billion acquisition by Bunge of Viterra, a Netherlands-based agribusiness solutions company
Merger between OhmConnect, a platform company of Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners, and Google Nest’s Renew service business to form Renew Home, an energy management services provider
Merger between Frequency Therapeutics and Korro Bio, an RNA editing company focused on the discovery and development of novel genetic medicines
Merger between Flame Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition entity focused on the energy industry in North America, and Sable Offshore Corp.

Private Sales / Acquisitions

Crown Paper Group, an integrated mill and containerboard operation with a strategic presence in the growing markets of the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada, in its sale to Atlas Holdings