Christopher R. Drewry

Christopher's representative experience includes:

Transformational Strategic M&A

• SLB, a global technology company driving energy innovation, in its pending US$8 billion all stock acquisition of ChampionX Corporation
• Webhelp, a Paris-based global customer experience leader, in its US$4.8 billion combination with US-listed Concentrix Corporation
• Silicon Motion, a global leader in supplying NAND flash controllers for solid state storage devices, in its US$3.8 billion take-private sale to Max Linear (terminated)
• Cerner Corporation, a leading provider of digital information services used within hospitals and health systems, in its US$28 billion take-private sale to Oracle
• FMC Technologies, a US-listed company, in its US$13 billion merger of equals transaction with Technip S.A., a Euronex Paris-listed designer and developer of offshore oil and gas process facilities via the EU cross-border merger regime
• Sinovac Biotech in a subsidiary equity sale to Advantech Capital and Vivo Capital to accelerate COVID-19 vaccine development
• Orbitz Worldwide, a leading global online travel company, in its US$1.6 billion take-private sale to Expedia
• Koch Industries, Inc. in its US$7.2 billion take-private acquisition of Molex Incorporated, a leading supplier of connectors
• Georgia-Pacific in its US$1.5 billion take-private tender offer acquisition of Buckeye Technologies, a leading manufacturer of specialty fibers and nonwoven materials

Multijurisdictional Global Business Separations

• TechnipFMC, a global oilfield services company, in the carve-out sale of its measurement solutions business to One Equity Partners
• Worthington Industries in its spinoff of its steel processing business into two differentiated, independent, and publicly-traded companies
• Colfax in its tax-free spinoff transaction to separate its fabrication technology and specialty medical technology businesses into two independent publicly-traded companies
• TechnipFMC, a global oilfield services company, in its spinoff of its engineering and construction segment, forming Technip Energies
• Delphi Automotive in its US$727 million sale of its global thermal systems business to Germanbased MAHLE GmbH
• Aptiv (formerly Delphi Automotive) in connection with the US$4.5 billion spinoff and listing of its powertrain systems segment, forming Delphi Technologies
• Actuant in the sale of its engineered components & systems segment to One Rock Capital Partners

Shareholder Activism and Takeover Defense

• Kohl's in a multi-year defense including a successful proxy contest leading to the re-election of all directors against a control slate proposed by Macellum Advisors
• New Relic in defense of a campaign by Engaged Capital seeking board representation and governance changes
• Berry Global in defense of a campaign by Ancora Advisors and Eminence Capital
• Sinovac Biotech in the triggering of a shareholder rights plan against 1Globe Capital (pending)
• Cars.com in its defense of a public campaign by Starboard Value seeking board seats
• Zagg in defense of campaigns by Roumell Asset Management and Arex Capital Management seeking board representation
• Spok Holdings in defense of an unsolicited offers from Acacia Research and B. Riley Financial
• Spok Holdings in defense of a campaign by White Hat Capital seeking board representation
• HollySys Automation in its defense of an unsolicited offer from its former CEO and CPE Fund Management Limited
• Allison Transmission in its defense of a public campaign by Ashe Capital seeking board seats and proxy access

Special Committee and Conflict of Interest Transactions

• The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of CNA Surety Corporation in the US$450 million take-private sale of CNA Surety to CNA Insurance
• The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Universal Truckload Services, Inc. (UTSI) in the US$335 million acquisition of LINC Logistics Company by UTSI