REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Megan A. Wotherspoon
Represented the world's largest automotive battery recycler and secondary lead producer to automotive battery manufacturers for over a decade with respect to its US operations' general corporate matters and cross-border transactions; including tolling, supply, and other commercial contracts, corporate governance, compliance, employment matters, and litigation management.
Represented IPEX, a manufacturer of thermoplastic piping systems, in its carve-out acquisition of the manufacturing division of California-based Valencia Pipe Company, a manufacturer of high-quality pipe that meets or exceeds plumbing standards.
Represented Sinch AB in connection with its €225 million acquisition of SAP Digital Interconnect (“SDI”), a unit within SAP SE. SDI offers cloud-based communications products and serves more than 1,500 enterprise customers and 500 mobile operators, spanning 190 countries. The cross-border carve-out transaction involved a stock acquisition of entities located in the US, Finland, and China, together with asset acquisitions across approximately 30 countries.
Represented global metals leader Howard M. Meyers, together with RSR Corporation, Quexco Incorporated, and various affiliates in the transactions to effect the complete restructuring of approximately €2.25 billion of their respective affiliate EB Holdings II, Inc.’s outstanding debt obligations under a PIK Loan Agreement, dated March 23, 2007. EB Holdings II, Inc. is the majority shareholder of Eco-Bat Technologies Limited, the largest producer and recycler of lead metals globally.
Represented IPEX, a manufacturer of thermoplastic piping systems in connection with its acquisition of Silver-Line Plastics Corporation, a US-based manufacturer of plastic pipe products that operates state-of-the-art production facilities in North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Florida.
Represented Evoqua Water Technologies (NYSE: AQUA), a leading provider of mission-critical water and wastewater treatment solutions, in connection with its divestiture of its Memcor® membrane product line to DuPont Safety & Construction
Represented Honeybee Robotics, a specialist robotic spacecraft developer, in the sale of all of its outstanding stock to a subsidiary of Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc.
Represented Koppers Holdings Inc. in connection with its US$460 million carve-out acquisition of two business segments of Osmose Holdings, Inc. in the wood preservation chemicals and railroad services businesses.
Represented Mid Atlantic Capital Corporation in connection with its strategic partnership with Parthenon Capital Partners and Waterfall Asset Management.
Co-counsel to various Swedish private equity clients conducting M&A activities in the US.
Represented Koppers Holdings Inc. in connection with its acquisition of M.A. Energy Resources, LLC.
Represented Koppers Holdings Inc. in connection with its US$200 million acquisition of the industrial division of Cox Industries, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of utility poles.
Represented Koppers Holdings Inc. in connection with its acquisition of the creosote distribution business of KMG Chemicals.
Represented Koppers Holdings Inc. in connection with the divestiture of its US utility pole business to Cox Industries, Inc.
Represented Spartech Corporation in connection with its US$393 million sale to PolyOne Corporation, a specialty polymer, colorant, and chemicals manufacturer.
Represented Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation in connection with its acquisition of Akers AB, one of Sweden's oldest companies, from Altor Fund II GP Limited
Represented TxVia, Inc. in its late-stage equity offering and subsequent sale to Google Inc.