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Lee Hochbaum
Mr. Hochbaum is a partner in Davis Polk’s Corporate Department, practicing in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group and the Investment Management Group. He advises U.S. and international clients on a wide variety of complex matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, restructurings and corporate governance matters. As a member of Davis Polk’s private equity practice, Mr. Hochbaum also regularly represents private equity firms and other private funds on a full range of transactions and matters, including fund formation, acquisitions and dispositions of investments and compensation and profit-sharing arrangements. |
Work Highlights
PRIVATE EQUITY
- Goldman Sachs’ merchant banking division on various transactions
- Cornell Capital on private fund formation matters and various transactions
- Tailwind Capital on private fund formation matters and various transactions
- Morgan Stanley on private fund formation and operation matters
PUBLIC COMPANY M&A
- Charles Schwab on its pending $26 billion acquisition of TD Ameritrade
- Attunity on its $560 million acquisition by Qlik
- General Electric in connection with the $11.1 billion combination of GE Transportation and Wabtec
- Markit on its $13 billion all-share merger of equals with IHS
- Emera on its $10.4 billion acquisition of TECO Energy
- Tyson Foods on its contested $8.5 billion acquisition of Hillshire Brands
- Bats Global Markets on its $3.4 billion acquisition by CBOE Holdings
- NICE Systems on its $940 million acquisition of inContact
- Biotie Therapies on its $363 million sale to Acorda Therapeutics
- Comcast on its proposed $45 billion merger with Time Warner Cable and related transactions with Charter Communications
- Heinz on its $28 billion acquisition by Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital
PRIVATE STRATEGIC M&A
- One Madison Corporation on its $1.089 billion combination with Ranpak
- Comcast on its $4 billion investment in Atairos
- Charoen Pokphand Foods on its $1.1 billion acquisition of Bellisio Foods
- Morgan Stanley on its sale of its global oil commodities business
- Citigroup on its sale of OneMain to Springleaf through a dual-track M&A and IPO process
- Contura Energy on its merger with Alpha Natural Resources and the sale of Powder River Basin Assets
Professional History
- Davis Polk since 2008
- Partner, 2016-present
News
Articles and Books
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Getting the Deal Through: Private M&A 2020 | Law Business Research Ltd.
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Getting the Deal Through: Private M&A 2019 | Law Business Research Ltd.
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Getting the Deal Through: Private M&A 2018 | Law Business Research Ltd.