Michael V. Anastasio
Partner
New York
michael.anastasio@lw.com
+1.212.906.1846
PRACTICES
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity
- Public Company Representation
INDUSTRIES
- Entertainment, Sports & Media
- Hospitality, Gaming & Leisure
- Retail & Consumer Products
- Technology
EDUCATION
- JD, Columbia Law School, 2008
Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar - BA, Yale University, 2004
with distinction
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
PROFILE
Michael Anastasio is a partner in the New York office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. Michael has significant experience with transactions in a broad cross-section of industries, including media and entertainment, sports, technology, energy, and hospitality.
Michael's practice includes advising on:
- Public and private M&A transactions
- Leveraged buy-outs
- Co-investments
- Joint ventures
- Carve-outs
- Restructuring transactions
- General corporate matters, including corporate governance and takeover defense
EXPERIENCE
Michael's representative experience includes advising:
Strategic Transactions
- Endeavor in its pending US$13 billion sale to Silver Lake
- Endeavor in its US$21 billion merger of UFC and WWE
- Endeavor in its US$1.25 billion sale of IMG Academy
- Endeavor in its acquisition of a majority stake in Barrett-Jackson
- Endeavor in its US$800 million acquisition of OpenBet from Light & Wonder
- Endeavor in its US$775 million sale of 80% of Endeavor Content to CJ ENM
- Endeavor, Silver Lake Partners, and KKR in their acquisition of UFC*
- Endeavor in the combination of its IMG College business with Learfield Communications*
- Authentic Brands Group in its acquisition of Champion
- Authentic Brands Group in its acquisition of Boardriders (Quicksilver, Billabong)
- Authentic Brands Group in its acquisition of Reebok
- Authentic Brands Group in its acquisition of Sports Illustrated*
- LeanIX in its sale to SAP
- Hyundai Motor Group in its acquisition of an 80% interest in Boston Dynamics from SoftBank in a transaction valuing Boston Dynamics at US$1.1 billion
- Hyundai Motor Group in its US$4 billion joint venture with Aptiv to form an autonomous driving platform
- Rackspace Hosting in its acquisitions of Datapipe and Tricore Solutions*
- Virtu Financial in its acquisition of KCG Holdings for approximately US$1.4 billion*
- Earthlink Holdings in its acquisition by Windstream Holdings for approximately US$1.1 billion*
- The Kraft Heinz Company in its acquisition of Primal Nutrition*
- NuStar Energy in the sale of 50% of its asphalt business and entry into a joint venture with Lindsay Goldberg*
Private Equity Transactions
- Silver Lake in its US$12.5 billion acquisition of Qualtrics
- Silver Lake in its US$500 million investment in Shadowbox Studios
- Funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management in numerous transactions, including:
- Pending acquisition of Barnes Group Inc. for approximately US$3.6 billion
- US$1.4 billion offer by Concord Chorus Limited for Hipgnosis Song Fund Limited
- Acquisition of Rackspace Hosting for approximately US$4.3 billion*
- Acquisition of The ADT Corporation for approximately US$6.9 billion*
- Sale of Vectra’s EaglePicher business to affiliates of GTCR*
- General Atlantic in numerous transactions, including:
- Acquisition of Too Faced Cosmetics*
- Strategic investments in:
- Aimbridge Hospitality Holdings*
- Opendoor Labs*
- Alkami Technology*
- Avant*
- Barteca Holdings*
- Sale of Aimbridge Hospitality Holdings to Advent International*
- Sale of Barteca Holdings to Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group*
- Cornell Capital in its acquisition of WKI Holding Company (now Corelle Brands)*
- GP Investments in its acquisition of Bravo Brio Restaurant Group (now called FoodFirst Global Restaurants)*
- Prime Clerk in its acquisition by funds managed by affiliates of The Carlyle Group, and subsequently in its acquisition by Duff & Phelps*
SPAC Transactions
- Transfix in its US$1.1 billion merger with G Squared Ascend I (terminated)
- Vacasa in its US$4.5 billion merger with TPG Pace Solutions
- Bird Rides in its US$2.3 billion merger with Switchback II Corporation
- The Beachbody Company in its US$2.9 billion merger with Forest Road Acquisition Corp. and Myx Fitness
- Opendoor Labs in its US$4.8 billion merger with Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings II
*Matter handled prior to joining Latham