Michael Gilson
Lawyers
Advises U.S. and international corporate and private equity clients on a full range of public and private transactions. A 2025 Law360 “Rising Star” in M&A.
Michael advises U.S. and international corporate and private equity clients on a full range of public and private transactions, both domestic and cross-border. His experience includes mergers, acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, collaborations, spinoffs, restructurings, special committee representations, and defensive and corporate governance advice.
In 2025, Law360 named Michael a “Rising Star” in mergers and acquisitions.
Admitted to practice only in New York and England and Wales.
Experience
Strategic Company Mergers & Acquisitions
- Altair Engineering on its $10.6 billion acquisition by Siemens
- CoreWeave on its:
- $9 billion acquisition of Core Scientific
- acquisition of Weights and Biases
- Nova Biomedical on its $2.2 billion acquisition by Advanced Instruments
- Emera on the $1.252 billion sale of its New Mexico gas utility business
- Cleveland-Cliffs on its:
- $2.5 billion acquisition of Stelco Holdings
- $14 billion unsolicited proposal to acquire US Steel
- AssetMark on its $2.7 billion acquisition by GTCR
- Kemmerer family on its sale of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
- Special Committee of Eargo’s Board of Directors on the company’s sale to Patient Square
- Sitio Royalties on its $4.8 billion all-stock merger with Brigham Minerals
- Roper Technologies on various transactions, including its $3.725 billion acquisition of Frontline Education
- Numerix on its sale to GenStar Capital
- Reckitt on its acquisition of Biofreeze
- Dufry on its going-private acquisition of Hudson
- Clarivate on its $6.8 billion combination with CPA Global
- Takeda on its disposition of Xiidra®
- Services Group of America on its sale to US Foods
- Shire on its £46 billion acquisition by Takeda
- TiGenix on its sale to Takeda
Private Equity
- Elliott Management’s
- acquisition of a majority interest in American Greetings
- sale of AC Milan
- sale of Opus Music Group
- Tailwind Capital’s
- acquisition of Abode Healthcare
- sale of Lone Peak Dental
- TPG on various transactions, including its $1 billion IPO
- Evergreen- and Brookfield-led consortium on its $16 billion acquisition of Nielsen
- Sycamore Partners’ $540 million acquisition of the Ann Taylor, LOFT, Lane Bryant and Lou & Grey brands
- Bain Capital on its investment in KP Aviation
- Cerberus Capital Management on its investment in Comscore
- A consortium of investors on an unsuccessful bid for Chelsea FC
Insights
Recognition
Law360 – “Rising Star: Mergers & Acquisitions,” 2025
Education
LL.M., McGill University
B.A., Law, University of Cambridge
Prior experience
- London office, 2014-2016
Qualifications and admissions
- England and Wales
- State of New York