Bradley C. Faris

Bradley has advised companies from around the world in multibillion-dollar M&A transactions that have set industry precedents. His experience includes advising:

Transformational Business Combinations

• Omnicom, a global media, marketing, and communications company, in its US$13.5 billion stock-for-stock acquisition of Interpublic Group (pending)
• Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, a provider of vitro diagnostics products and services, in its US$6 billion stock and cash merger with Quidel Corporation (2022)
• Aon plc in its abandoned US$80 billion acquisition of Willis Towers Watson (2021)
• LogMeIn in its US$1.8 billion acquisition of the GoTo business of Citrix Systems, via a Reverse Morris Trust transaction (2017)
• 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 (2016)
• Sirona Dental Systems in its US$8 billion merger of equals with DENTSPLY International (2016) 
• Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. in a US$3.1 billion cross-border merger of equals with Grupo FerroAtlantica to create a leading international silicon and specialty metals producer (2015)

Special Committees and Conflict of Interest Transactions

• The Special Committee of the Board of SeaWorld in its repurchase of approximately 5.6 million shares from an affiliate of PAG. Latham also advised negotiation of a stockholder agreement with activist shareholder, Hill Path Capital (2019)
• The Special Committee of the Board of Dell Technologies in the US$21 billion exchange by Dell Technologies of Class V Common Stock into Class C Common Stock with a cash election option (2018)
• The Special Committee of the Board of CNL Lifestyle in EPR Properties' US$830 million acquisition of the CNL Lifestyle Properties Portfolio (2017)
• The Special Committee of the Board of the Chicago Board of Trade in connection with its US$12 billion merger with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (including the intervening unsolicited offer from the International Commodities Exchange) (2007)

Going-Private Transactions

• Bending Spoons, an Italy-based technology company, in its US$233 million acquisition of Brightcove Inc., a streaming technology company (2025)
• Stericycle, a provider of regulated medical waste and compliance services, in its US$7.2 billion sale to Waste Management (2024)
• Renewable Energy Group, an international producer of sustainable fuels, in its US$3.15 billion cash sale to Chevron (2022)
• Tenneco, a manufacturer and distributor of automotive ride control and emission control products, in its US$7.1 billion sale to Apollo Global Management (2022)
• GCP Applied Technologies, a provider of specialty construction chemicals, specialty building materials, packaging sealants, and coatings products, in its US$2.3 billion sale to Compagnie de Saint-Gobain (2022)
• LogMeIn in its US$4.3 billion sale to Francisco Partners, a leading technology-focused global private equity firm, and Evergreen Coast Capital Corporation (2021)
• ZF Friedrichshafen in its US$7.3 billion acquisition of WABCO Holdings, a Switzerland-based provider of electronic, mechanical, electro-mechanical, and aerodynamic products (2020)
• Wesco Holdings in its US$1.9 billion sale to Platinum Equity (2020)

Private M&A Transactions

• GTCR in its acquisition of Experity, a market-leading urgent care technology provider, from Warburg Pincus (2022)
• Novelis in its US$2.6 billion acquisition of Aleris, a supplier of rolled aluminum products (2020)
• GTCR in its acquisition of AssuredPartners, an insurance brokerage firm (2019)
• Parsons in its acquisition of OGSystems, a provider of geospatial and security solutions for the Department of Defense (2019)

Divisional Carve-Out Transactions and Cross-Border M&A

• Viad Corp in its US$535 million sale of Global Experience Specialists, a provider of exhibition and event services, to Truelink Capital (2024)
• Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners in the US$100 million merger between OhmConnect, a platform company of Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners, and Google Nest’s Renew service business to form Renew Home, an energy management services provider (2024)
• Henkel, a German multinational chemical and consumer goods company, on its acquisition of Seal for Life Industries (2024)
• EssilorLuxottica in its US$1.5 billion acquisition of the Supreme apparel and lifestyle brand from VF Corporation (2024)
• Nippon Life, a Japanese life insurance company, in its US$3.84 billion acquisition of an approximately 20% stake in Corebridge Financial (2024)
• AAR Corp. in the US$725 million acquisition of the product support business of Triumph Group, a designer and manufacturer for the aviation industry (2024) 
• Trustmark Mutual Holding Company in the US$400 million sale of its Trustmark Health Benefits business, a third-party health benefits administrator, to Health Care Service Corporation (2022)
• Stericycle in its US$462.5 million sale of its Domestic Environmental Solutions Business, a hazardous waste transportation provider, to Harsco (2020)
• MModal, a provider of clinical documentation and transcription solutions, in the US$1 billion sale of its technology business to 3M (2018)
• Emerson Electric Company in the US$1.2 billion sale of its Leroy-Somer motor business to Nidec (2017)

Activism and Takeover Defense Experience

• IAA Inc in an engagement by Ancora Advisors regarding the takeover of IAA by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. (2023)
• Berry Global in an engagement by Ancora Advisors and Eminence Capital to gain board representation (2023)
• Stericycle in its engagement with activist investor, Saddle Point Group, seeking board representation (2020)