Kevin B.Espinola

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Kevin Espinola combines more than two decades of experience with practical business judgment to advise companies and their boards of directors through a broad range of complex strategic corporate transactions. He also serves as primary outside counsel for public and private companies, particularly in the life sciences, technology, and software industries.

Kevin has advised on M&A transactions with an aggregate value in excess of $150 billion. His M&A practice includes public company mergers and tender offers, private company acquisitions and divestitures, hostile takeovers, restructurings, recapitalizations, multifaceted cross-border transactions, and transactions involving contingent value rights and earn-outs.

Kevin also regularly advises senior management teams and boards of directors in a wide range of corporate matters, including takeover preparedness, shareholder activism, stockholder proposals, SEC disclosure and reporting requirements, Nasdaq and NYSE compliance, and stock repurchase programs. He also counsels publicly held companies on the full range of governance issues, including board education, fiduciary duties, risk oversight, conflicts of interest, board and committee structure, board leadership, board audits and self-evaluation processes, and governance "best practices." Kevin recently served as lead outside counsel in a high-profile matter advising ICANN on governance and accountability reforms and mechanisms in connection with the transition of oversight of ICANN and its administration of the internet domain name system from the U.S. government to a multi-stakeholder community.

Kevin's current and recent prior representations include Advantage Solutions, Ambry Genetics, Astellas Pharma, BioMarin, Celgene, Cylance, Epicor Software, Monolithic Power Systems, Oclaro, OneStream Software, Playtika, SAP, Suez, and TDK.

Experience

  • Advantage Solutions combines in $5.2 billion merger with Conyers Park II Acquisition Corp.Jones Day advised the management team of Advantage Solutions in the $5.2 billion merger of Advantage with Conyers Park II Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company.
  • ICANN obtains advice in highly publicized decision regarding proposed sale of .ORG registryJones Day successfully advised ICANN in conjunction with its highly publicized decision over whether to reject the proposed sale of the .ORG registry on the Internet to a private equity firm that had offered to pay over $1 billion for the registry.
  • KKR invests in Transphorm, Inc.Jones Day represented Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. in its recapitalization of, and investment in, Transphorm, Inc.
  • Advantage Solutions acquires full-service brand, digital, and experiential agencyJones Day advised Advantage Solutions in its acquisition of a full-service brand, digital, and experiential agency.
  • Advantage Solutions acquires leading brand manager and marketing agencyJones Day advised Advantage Solutions in its acquisition of a leading brand manager and sales and marketing agency.
  • Ambry Genetics® acquires next-generation sequencing systemsJones Day advised Ambry Genetics® in its acquisition of next-generation sequencing systems.
  • Cylance acquired by BlackBerry for $1.4 billionJones Day advised Cylance, an artificial intelligence and cybersecurity leader, in its $1.4 billion acquisition by BlackBerry Limited, plus the assumption of unvested employee incentive awards.
  • Oclaro sold to Lumentum for $1.8 billion in cash and stockJones Day advised Oclaro, Inc. in its $1.8 billion acquisition by Lumentum Holdings Inc.
  • Advantage Solutions acquires Jun GroupJones Day advised Advantage Solutions on its acquisition of Jun Group, an industry-leading mobile video advertising company.
  • Advantage Solutions acquires Daymon WorldwideJones Day advised the management team of Advantage Solutions, a leading North American provider of business solutions to consumer goods manufacturers and retailers, with a suite of technology-enabled services that includes headquarter sales representation, business intelligence, merchandising, and marketing solutions, in its acquisition of Daymon Worldwide.
  • Ambry Genetics sold to joint venture formed by Konica Minolta and Innovation Network for up to $1.0 billionJones Day advised Ambry Genetics Corporation, a leading genetic testing corporation, in its sale to a newly formed joint venture between Konica Minolta, Inc. and Innovation Network Corporation of Japan for up to $1.0 billion (including earnouts).
  • Advantage Solutions acquires The Data CouncilJones Day advised Advantage Solutions in the acquisition of The Data Council, the leading provider of verified and standardized product data and images.
  • Advantage Solutions acquires QuiverrJones Day advised Advantage Solutions in its acquisition of Quiverr Collective, LLC.
  • TDK acquires InvenSense for $1.3 billionJones Day advised TDK Corporation in its $1.3 billion acquisition of InvenSense, Inc.
  • ICANN advised in connection with governance reform and transition of IANA functionsJones Day advised Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in connection with the successful completion of the transition of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions from the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration to ICANN.
  • Advantage Solutions acquires consumer marketing agency UpshotJones Day advised Advantage Solutions in its acquisition of Upshot, Inc., an industry-leading, consumer marketing agency based in Chicago.
  • Astellas sells U.S. manufacturing subsidiary to AvaraJones Day advised Astellas Pharma Inc. in the transfer of its wholly owned manufacturing subsidiary Astellas Pharma Technologies, Inc. to Avara Norman Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
  • Project Bike Love obtains 501(c)(3) tax exemptionJones Day has spent the past several months working to formally incorporate and obtain 501(c)(3) status for Project Bike Love, a local non-profit.
  • Atmel acquired by Microchip Technology for $3.56 billionJones Day advised Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML) on its sale to Microchip Technology Incorporated (NASDAQ: MCHP) in a cash (85 percent) and stock (15 percent) transaction valued at approximately $3.56 billion.
  • Atmel receives unsolicited superior proposal and terminates definitive agreement to be acquired by Dialog for $4.6 billionJones Day represented Atmel Corporation in connection with its definitive agreement to be acquired by UK-based Dialog Semiconductor plc in a cash and stock transaction for $4.6 billion.

    • The following represents experience prior to joining Jones Day.

    Advised Amgen Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Immunex Corporation ($16 billion)

    Advised Amgen Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Tularik, Inc. ($1.3 billion)

    Advised Axon Instruments, Inc. in connection with its sale to Molecular Devices Corporation ($140 million)

    Advised Axonyx, Inc. in connection with its sale to TorreyPines Therapeutics, Inc. ($80 million)

    Advised CIMA Labs Inc. in its terminated merger-of-equals transaction with aaiPharma Inc. ($900 million, combined value)

    Advised CIMA Labs Inc. in connection with the sale of the company to Cephalon, Inc. ($515 million)

    Advised FileNet Corporation in connection with its sale to IBM ($1.6 billion)

    Advised First Consulting Group in connection with its sale to Computer Sciences Corporation ($365 million)

    Advised Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Caesars Entertainment, Inc. ($9.44 billion)

    Advised the controlling stockholders of Hydril Corporation in connection with the sale of the company to Tenaris S.A. ($2.16 billion)

    Advised ICOS Corporation in connection with the sale of the company to Eli Lilly & Company ($2.3 billion)

    Advised InSight Health Services Corp. in connection with the sale of the company to J.W. Childs Associates, L.P. and The Halifax Group, L.L.C. ($450 million) (represented special committee and the company)

    Advised Interpore International, Inc. in connection with its sale to Biomet, Inc. ($280 million)

    Advised IsoTis Inc. in connection with the sale of the company to Integra Life Sciences Holding Corporation ($51 million)

    Advised Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation in connections with its terminated acquisition of Inamed Corporation ($2.8 billion)

    Advised Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation in connections with the successful defense against hostile bid made by Mentor Corporation

    Advised Micro Therapeutics, Inc in connection with the sale of the company to its controlling stockholder, ev3 Inc. (represented special committee)

    Advised Ortel Corporation in connection its acquisition by Lucent Technologies Inc. ($2.95 billion)

    Advised PIMCO Advisors, L.P. in connection with its acquisition of Oppenheimer Capital ($265 million)

    Advised The Sands Regent in connection with the sale of the company to Herbst Gaming, Inc. ($148 million)

    Advised Tuboscope, Inc. in connection with its merger-of-equals with Varco International, Inc. ($1.8 billion, combined value)

    Advised Varco International, Inc in connection with its merger-of-equals with National-Oilwell, Inc. ($5 billion, combined value)

    Advised Watson Pharmaceutical, Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Andrx Corporation ($1.9 billion)

    Advised Advantage Sales & Marketing, LLC in connection with its recapitalization and acquisition of a majority interest by Allied Capital Corporation

    Advised Ambassadors International, Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Bellingham Marine Industries, Inc. from Nishida Tekko Corporation

    Advised Ambassadors International, Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Newport Harbor Shipyard II, Inc.

    Advised Ambassadors International, Inc. in connection with its acquisition of BellPort Group, Inc. (represented special committee and company)

    Advised Ambassadors International, Inc. in connection with its acquisition of BellJa Holding Company, Inc.

    Advised Complete Production Services in connection with its acquisition of Pumpco Services, Inc.

    Advised Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. in connection with its acquisitions of Horseshoe Gaming Holding Corp.

    Advised Innovent Systems, Inc. in connection with the sale of the company to Broadcom Corporation

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