Owen Alexander advises private equity firms as well as public and private companies on mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions.
Owen advises private equity firms and their portfolio companies as well as other public and private companies on a variety of transactions, including:
Acquisitions and dispositions
Majority and minority investments
Carve-outs
De-SPAC transactions
Going-private transactions
Joint ventures
Friendly and unsolicited tender offers
Takeover defense counseling and other public company representation matters
Owen helps clients execute transactions efficiently, deftly coordinating the nuanced regulatory and commercial issues specific to a range of industries, including asset management and financial services, REITs, and technology.
Prior to his legal career, Owen was a high school math teacher. During law school, he served as a mediator in New York City Civil Court and Jersey City Small Claims Court.
Experience
Owen'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
Qualifications
Bar Qualification
Illinois
Education
JD, New York University School of Law, 2013
BA in Political Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2005 with honors
Firm honored by Law360 for advising startups, financial institutions, VCs, digital asset and Web3 participants, and corporations on their most innovative and complex transactions, investigations, litigation, and regulatory matters.
Multidisciplinary team represented the Chicago-based multi-family office and private investment firm in US$150 million investment from a third party to further fund technology initiatives and the recruitment of high-caliber teams.
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