A Partner in the Firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions Practice, Ben Schaye frequently advises public and private clients on multibillion dollar transactions. He also counsels corporate and private equity clients on spin-off transactions, such as Blackstone’s spin-off of its financial advisory business and PPL Corporation’s spin-off of Talen Energy and concurrent merger of Talen with entities affiliated with Riverstone Holdings. In addition, Ben represents clients in proxy contests, hostile takeover defenses, strategic alliances and joint ventures and counsels clients on issues involving corporate governance, fiduciary duties and shareholder activism.
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Work Highlights
- Dell Technologies and Silver Lake Partners in a transaction to simplify Dell Technologies’ capital structure by eliminating its Class V tracking stock, which tracked the performance of VMware, Inc.
- Oaktree in its sale of approximately 62% of the Oaktree business to Brookfield Asset Management
- Apax Partners and its portfolio companies in a myriad of initial and tack-on acquisitions, including those of Tosca Services, Authority Brands, Polymer Logistics, Monster Tree Service, Clockwork, Mosquito Squad, America’s Swimming Pool Company, Contraload and MyCase
- Centerbridge in its acquisitions of Trimark and Acoustic and its sale of a controlling interest in Great Wolf Resorts
- SunGard in its $9.1 billion sale to Fidelity National Information Services Inc., the world’s largest provider of banking and payments technology solutions and a global leader in consulting and outsourcing solutions
- The Blackstone Group in the spin-off of its financial and strategic advisory services, restructuring and reorganization of advisory services, and acquisition of Park Hill fund placement businesses and the combination of those businesses with PJT Partners, an independent financial advisory firm founded by Paul J. Taubman
- Blackstone its $5.4 billion acquisition of Gates Corporation, its $4.8 billion terminated acquisition of La Salle Hotel Properties, its $225 million acquisition of Accuvant, Inc., its participation in a $575 million equity investment in Blue Yonder and its acquisitions of International Market Centers and the Elara
Education
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Northwestern University School of Law, 2007 J.D.
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Princeton University, 2002 A.B.