John K. Neal Jr.

Mergers & Acquisitions:

• Represented GIC Pte., as part of a consortium, in the US$14 billion acquisition of McAfee Corp.
• Represented Athene Holding Ltd. in its merger with Apollo Global Management, Inc. in an all-stock transaction (with Athene valued at approximately US$11 billion).
• Represented ScionHealth in its acquisition of Cornerstone Healthcare Group.
• Represented Newfold Digital, a web and commerce technology provider backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. and Siris Capital Group, LLC, in connection with its US$302.5 million acquisition of MarkMonitor Inc.

Shareholder Activism:

• Represented Hasbro, Inc. in its proxy contest defense against Alta Fox and Ancora Holdings Group, LLC.
• Represented Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (CMTL) in connection with an unsolicited bid by Acacia Research Corporation.
• Represented Alkermes plc in its proxy contest defenses against Sarissa Capital Management LP and activism campaign defense against Elliott Management.

Capital Markets:

• Represented MP Materials Corp. in connection with filing of S-3 registration statement for the issuance of up to US$4 billion aggregate securities.
• Represented Aon plc and its affiliates in connection with a US$1 billion aggregate senior notes transaction offered through a co-issuer structure.
• Represented Port of Newcastle in US$300 million Rule 144A high-yield bond offering.