Owen J.D. Alexander

Mr. Alexander’s experience includes representing:

Private Equity

• Ares Management Corporation, a global asset manager, in the acquisitions of:
  • Black Creek Group, a real estate investment manager
  • Front Yard Residential Corporation, a provider of single-family housing, along with Pretium Partners, for US$2.5 billion
• GTCR in its:
  • Acquisition of Ultimus Fund Solutions and The Gemini Companies, each providers of full service fund administration solutions
  • US$1.65 billion strategic investment in Vivid Seats, an independent ticketing marketplace
  • Acquisition of FD Fund Administration by its portfolio company Ultimus Fund Solutions
  • Acquisitions of Fanxchange and Betcha Sports by its portfolio company Vivid Seats
• Onex Corporation in its US$1.37 billion acquisition of the Save-A-Lot business of SUPERVALU, a hard-discount grocery retailer
• Press Ganey, a provider of patient experience measurement, performance analytics, and strategic advisory solutions to hospitals and healthcare providers, in its US$2.35 billion sale to EQT Partners
• Silver Lake Partners in its:
  • US$750 million investment in Jio Platforms, India’s leading telecom operator
  • US$1.02 billion investment in Reliance Retail Ventures, an India-based retail business operator
• The Carlyle Group in its:
  • Acquisition of Novetta Solutions
  • Sale of Authentix

Public Company Transactions

• Advanced Micro Devices in its US$35 billion acquisition of Xilinx
• Five9 in its US$14.7 billion acquisition by Zoom
• Cole Office & Industrial REIT II in its US$4.9 billion merger with Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT
• Entercom Communications in its US$3 billion merger with CBS Radio, to create a leading nationwide radio platform
• GNC Holdings, a retailer of health, wellness, and performance products, in its:
  • US$300 million sale of preferred stock to Harbin Pharmaceutical Group
  • US$101 million joint venture and sale of its Nutra manufacturing business to the International Vitamin Corporation
• Koch Optics in its US$445 million acquisition of Oplink Communications, a provider of optical communications components
• Orbitz Worldwide in its US$1.6 billion sale to Expedia
• Simon Property Group in its US$3.4 billion acquisition of Taubman Centers, a real estate investment trust, and acquisition of an 80% stake in Taubman Realty Group
• Tritium, an Australia-based developer and manufacturer of direct current fast chargers for electric vehicles, in its de-SPAC merger with Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation II, a special purpose acquisition company

Additional Transactions

• Azimut Group, a global asset manager, in the acquisition of Sanctuary Wealth, an asset manager that serves as a platform for breakaway financial advisors
• INVISTA in its joint venture agreement for, and related settlement of IP disputes over, the Butachimie joint venture with Solvay which operates the world’s largest adiponitrile facility
• North American Science Associates, a leading medtech contract research organization and portfolio company of ArchiMed, in the acquisition of American Preclinical Services, a clinical research organization
• PIMCO, a global asset manager, in its acquisition of Gurtin Municipal Bond Management, a fixed-income asset manager