L. MatthewWaterhouse

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Matthew Waterhouse's practice focuses primarily on U.S. federal income taxation, including corporate taxation and the taxation of international transactions.

Matthew has experience with a variety of domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, including mergers and other acquisitions, divestitures, tax-free spin-offs and split-offs, restructurings, and partnership and real estate investment trust (REIT) combinations. He also has worked on various real estate securitization and finance transactions

Experience

  • Conagra Brands sold Peter Pan® peanut butter brand to Post Holdings, Inc.Jones Day advised Conagra Brands, Inc. in the sale of its Peter Pan® peanut butter business to Post Holdings, Inc., a consumer packaged goods holding company.
  • U.S. Bank National Association to acquire debt servicing and securities custody services client portfolio of MUFG Union BankJones Day is representing U.S. Bancorp, a bank holding company and the parent company of commercial bank U.S. Bank National Association, in its acquisition of the Debt Servicing and Securities Custody Services client portfolio of MUFG Bank N.A., a subsidiary of holding company MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation and a member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.
  • Funds managed by EagleTree Capital complete $238 million IPO of Corsair GamingJones Day acted as legal counsel to funds managed by EagleTree Capital, LP in Corsair Gaming Inc.’s $238 million initial public offering, reflecting an enterprise value of approximately $1.7 billion.
  • Conway MacKenzie acquired by RiveronJones Day advised Conway MacKenzie, Inc., a leading turnaround, restructuring, and operational improvement firm, in its sale to Riveron, a national business advisory firm specializing in accounting, finance, and operations.
  • CORSAIR® acquires SCUF Gaming®Jones Day advised CORSAIR® in connection with the acquisition and related financing of high-performance controller pioneer SCUF Gaming "SCUF®" and its extensive patent portfolio.
  • Diamond S Shipping completes secondary public offering of Common SharesJones Day represented Diamond S Shipping Inc. in connection with the underwritten secondary offering of 4,021,604 of the Company’s Common Shares by funds affiliated with First Reserve and 660,870 of the Company’s Common Shares by funds affiliated with WL Ross & Co. LLC as the selling shareholders.
  • Conagra Brands sells Direct Store Delivery snacks business to Utz Quality Foods, LLCJones Day advised Conagra Brands, Inc. in connection with its divestiture of its Direct Store Delivery snacks business to Utz Quality Foods, LLC.
  • Wabtec completes $1.5 billion secondary offering of Common StockJones Day represented Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation ("Wabtec") in connection with a $1.5 billion secondary public offering of Common Stock by a selling stockholder.
  • Airtech acquires Champion Valves Inc. and Valve & Pump Specialties, Inc.Jones Day advised Airtech Group, a portfolio company of EagleTree Capital, in connection with the acquisition and related financing of Champion Valves Inc. and Valve & Pump Specialties, Inc., a designer, assembler, and distributor of industrial check valves and butterfly valves.
  • Cineworld Group completes asset monetization strategies in United States through cinema sale-leaseback transactionsJones Day advised UK headquartered, Cineworld Group PLC in connection with an asset monetization strategy in the United States involving a combined cash consideration of $556.3 million cinema sale-leaseback transactions to convert a substantial portion of Cineworld’s U.S. real estate holdings into cash to leverage its equity and optimize efficiency.
  • Wabtec completes $1.9 billion secondary offering of Common StockJones Day represented Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (“Wabtec”) in connection with a $1.9 billion secondary public offering of Common Stock by a selling stockholder.
  • Royalty Pharma acquires EMGALITY® royalty from Arteaus Therapeutics for $260 millionJones Day advised Royalty Pharma, the industry leader in acquiring pharmaceutical royalties, in its $260 million acquisition of the royalty interest held by Arteaus Therapeutics, LLC on future global net sales of Eli Lilly and Company’s EMGALITY® (galcanezumab), an anti-CGRP antibody for the prevention of migraine.
  • Diamond S Shipping merges with tanker business of Capital Product Partners for $1.65 billionJones Day advised Diamond S Shipping L.P. in its $1.65 billion merger with the tanker business of Capital Product Partners (CPP).
  • Procter & Gamble acquires This is L.Jones Day advised The Procter & Gamble Company in its acquisition of This is L., one of the fastest growing natural feminine care brands in the U.S.
  • Procter & Gamble acquires consumer health business of Merck KGaAJones Day advised The Procter & Gamble Company (“P&G”) in its €3.375 billion ($4.2 billion) acquisition of the worldwide consumer health business of Merck KGaA.
  • EagleTree Capital acquires majority interest of Gaylord Chemical Company, LLCJones Day advised EagleTree Capital in its acquisition of a majority interest in and related financing of Gaylord Chemical Company, LLC, a specialty chemical producer.
  • Wabtec completes $2.5 billion public offering of Senior NotesJones Day represented Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (“Wabtec”) in connection with its underwritten public offering of $2.5 billion aggregate principal of Senior Notes, consisting of (i) $500 million aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2021, (ii) $750 million aggregate principal amount of 4.150% Senior Notes due 2024, and (iii) $1.250 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.700% Senior Notes due 2028.
  • Newell Brands sells Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. for $395 millionJones Day advised Newell Brands Inc. in the $395 million sale of Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. to Seidler Equity Partners and Major League Baseball.
  • The Carlyle Group sells Signode Industrial Group Holdings to Crown Holdings, Inc. for $4 billionJones Day advised The Carlyle Group and its affiliates in connection with the sale of Signode Industrial Group Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd., a leading global provider of transit packaging systems and solutions, to Crown Holdings, Inc., a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and sale of packaging products for consumer goods, for an aggregate purchase price of up to $4 billion.
  • EagleTree Capital acquires Airtech GroupJones Day advised EagleTree Capital in its acquisition of a majority stake in and related financing of Airtech Group, a provider of specialized pressure technologies.
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