Jackie Cohen is a partner in the firm’s New York office, and a member of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions practice. Ms. Cohen regularly represents companies in connection with mergers, acquisitions and divestitures involving public companies. She also regularly represents acquirors, targets, buyout groups, boards of directors, special committees, investment banks, investors and shareholder groups in complex domestic and international negotiated and unsolicited transactions.
Additionally, Ms. Cohen advises on a broad range of corporate and securities matters, including corporate governance, disclosure issues and integration matters as well as defensive measures and takeover tactics.
Recent Experience:
- American Securities in its $750 million leveraged buyout of HHI Holdings, a US-based auto components supplier, focused on highly engineered forged components, hub unit bearings and engine timing systems, from KPS Capital Partners.
- Thomson Reuters in connection with the sale of its PORTIA asset management software business to SS&C Technologies, Inc.
- HIT Entertainment in connection with its $680 million sale to U.S. toy company Mattel, Inc.
- Sanofi in connection with its $20.1 billion acquisition of U.S. biotechnology firm Genzyme Corp.
- NBC Universal and parent General Electric in GE’s $37.25 billion joint venture with Comcast for ownership of NBC Universal and Comcast’s cable channels and regional sports networks and, thereafter, GE in the $18.1 billion sale of its remaining 49 percent stake in NBCUniversal and related real estate to Comcast
- Special Committee of the Board of The Children’s Place in connection with its proxy fight with former Chairman and CEO (and then-current director) Ezra Dabah
- DIRECTV in connection with its $25 billion stock-for-stock merger with Liberty Entertainment
- AIG in connection with divestitures from its Financial Products group
- NYMEX Holdings, Inc. in connection with the $9.4 billion acquisition by CME Group, Inc.
Ms. Cohen was selected as one of M&A Advisor’s 2012 “40 Under 40” honorees, an award that recognizes attorneys under the age of 40 for their accomplishments and expertise in the M&A field.