Max Schleusener

Mr. Schleusener’s experience includes representing:

Strategic M&A

• Actuant, a provider of engineering solutions for position and motion control systems, in the sale of its engineered components and systems segment to One Rock Capital Partners 
• Aon in its US$80 billion merger of equals with Willis Towers Watson, a global advisory, broking, and solutions company (terminated)
• Aon in its acquisition of Stroz Friedberg, a provider of digital forensics services and cybersecurity consultancy worldwide (terminated prior to consummation)
• Aspen Skiing Company and KSL Capital Partners in their US$1.5 billion acquisition of Intrawest Resorts Holdings, a North American mountain resort and adventure company
• Athene in its all-stock merger with Apollo Global Management at a value of US$11 billion
• Atos in its acquisitions of Maven Wave and Nimbix
• Baxter International in its US$900 million acquisition of the Oncaspar® product portfolio of Sigma-Tau Finanziaria, a multi-agent chemotherapy regimen to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia
• Bosch in its acquisition of substantially all the assets of TSI Semiconductors
• Bosch Rexroth in the expansion of its hydraulics business with its acquisition of HydraForce, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of hydraulically powered mobile equipment
• Bunge Limited, a global grains merchant manufacturer, in its planned US$34 billion merger with Viterra
• CenterPoint Energy in its: 
  • US$850 million sale of Miller Pipeline, a provider of infrastructure services to the natural gas and electric industries
  • Sale of Minnesota Limited, a contractor of pipeline construction and gas distribution services
• CrossFit in its sale to XFit Holdings and Berkshire Partners 
• DB Schenker, a logistics service provider, in its US$435 million business combination with USA Truck, a capacity solutions provider
• Delphi Automotive in the: 
  • US$727 million sale of its thermal systems business, an automotive parts manufacturer, to MAHLE
  • US$4.5 billion tax-free spin-off of its Powertrain Systems Segment to its shareholders
• Ellen S. Bresky, the Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Seaboard Corporation, and other members of the Bresky family, in its US$600 million sale of common stock back to Seaboard, a diversified group that operates in agricultural and ocean transport businesses 
• Imago BioSciences, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing new medicines for the treatment of bone marrow diseases, in its US$1.35 billion sale to MerckironSource, a business platform that empowers mobile content creators, on its all stock merger with Unity Software, a platform for creating and operating interactive, real-time 3D (RT3D) content, at a value of US$4.4 billion
• FMC Technologies in its US$13 billion merger of equals with Technip, a France-based designer and developer of offshore oil and gas processing facilities, via the EU cross-border merger regime
• Lazard as financial advisor in the acquisition of Evoqua Water Technologies, a provider of critical water treatment solutions, by Xylem, a global water technology company, at a value of US$7.5 billion
• Level Access, a digital accessibility solutions provider, in acquiring UserWay, a publicly traded pioneer in accessibility AI technologies
• Safeway in its US$830 million sale of Property Development Centers, its property development subsidiary, to Terramar Retail Centers
• Stericycle in its: 
  • Sale of its Communication Solutions business to Carenet Health, a provider of healthcare consumer engagement solutions US$462.5 million sale of its Domestic Environmental Solutions Business, a hazardous waste transportation provider, to Harsco
  • Sale of its operations in Chile, Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil to three buyers 
• Tenneco in sale to affiliates of Apollo Global Management at an enterprise value of US$7.1 billion (pending)Thomson Reuters in the:
  • Sale of its Legal Managed Services business to Ernst & Young 
  • Sale of its Manatron government software business to Harris Computer Systems 
• Trustmark Mutual Holding Company, a third-party health benefits administrator, in its US$400 million sale to Health Care Service Corporation
• William Blair as financial advisor in the all-stock merger of PowerFleet and MiX Telematics, a South Africa-based provider of fleet and mobile asset management solutions

Private Equity M&A

• GTCR in a variety of transactions, including in the: 
  • Purchase of AssuredPartners, a US insurance brokerage firm
  • Purchase of Cole-Parmer, a US medical device company
  • Purchase of Onvoy, a telecommunications services company
• Sale of Onvoy to Sinch AB for US$1.14 billion
• Onvoy, a portfolio company of GTCR, in several acquisitions, including its US$786 million take-private acquisition of Inteliquent, an interconnection partner for communication service providers of all types
• The Carlyle Group in its:
  • Acquisition of Apollo Aviation Group, a global commercial aviation investment and servicing firm with US$5.6 billion in assets under management, including 243 aircraft owned, managed, or committed to purchase, which became a new business line within Carlyle’s Global Credit Segment
  • Acquisition of CBAM Partners' CLO business and portfolio of assets for US$615 million in cash and approximately 4.2 million newly issued common shares
  • Acquisition of Novetta Solutions, a provider of data analytics solutions for the defense, intelligence, and security services sectors
• Sidewalk Infrasructure Partners ("SIP") in a variety of transactions, including:
  • Purchase of Dense Air Networks, a wireless infrastructure as a service company
  • Investment in SIP by StepStone Group
  • Financing rounds for the SIP-founded connected roads and infrastructure company, Cavnue
• Vestar Capital Partners in its acquisition of Nonni’s Food Group, a manufacturer and marketer of baked goods
• Silver Lake in its US$12.5 billion acquisition of Qualtrics, an experience management software provider

Activism Defense

• Sinovac Biotech in its defense against certain actions by dissident shareholders seeking board seats and other changes
• Stericycle in its negotiated resolution of a campaign by Saddle Point Management