Biography
Joseph also has experience in distressed M&A, including section 363 sales, prepackaged and prearranged chapter 11 cases and out-of-court recapitalizations, as well as liability management transactions. He regularly participates in counseling public companies and their boards on corporate governance, public disclosure and shareholder activism matters.
Experience*
Mergers & Acquisitions
- MarketAxess Holdings Inc. in its pending $6 billion sale to Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
- Sunoco LP in its $9.1 billion acquisition of Parkland Corporation
- The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Tripadvisor, Inc. in Tripadvisor’s $435 million acquisition of its holding company, Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc.
- Glencore plc in its $77 million acquisition of the remaining stake in PolyMet Mining Corp.
- WEX Health (a subsidiary of WEX Inc.) in its $180 million acquisition of an Ascensus Health & Benefits line of business from Ascensus, LLC
- International Flavors & Fragrances in its $26.2 billion acquisition of DuPont’s Nutrition & Biosciences business
- Brookfield in its $5.8 billion acquisition of Scientific Games Corporation’s global Lottery services and technology business
- Qatar Investment Authority in its $125 million investment in Fluence Energy through a private placement transaction, and subsequently in connection with the initial public offering of common stock of Fluence Energy
- Compass Minerals in its approximately $420 million sale of Compass Minerals América do Sul S.A., which includes its South American plant nutrition business, to ICL Group Ltd.
- CareCentrix in its sale of a majority stake to Walgreens Boots Alliance for approximately $330 million
- Goldman Sachs in its multi-year collaboration with General Motors Co. for co-branded rewards-based credit cards
- A publicly traded gaming and hospitality company in the proposed sale of a regional casino operating business
- Private equity sponsors, venture capital funds and strategic investors in minority and growth investments, private funding rounds and the evaluation of potential acquisition opportunities
Distressed M&A, Liability Management & Restructuring
- First Brands Group, LLC, one of the world’s leading suppliers of aftermarket automotive parts, in its chapter 11 proceedings, including:
- the sale of its Walbro North America business to Overdrive Capital, LLC
- the sale of certain intellectual property and related assets pertaining to the Filters and Plugs, Wipers and Strongarm business lines to PGI North Star LLC
- Carestream Dental Technology Parent Ltd. in its $525 million recapitalization and out-of-court debt restructuring
- Sunlight Financial Holdings Inc. and its debtor affiliates, a leading solar financial services company, in its prepackaged chapter 11 cases and acquisition by a consortium of established investors in the solar financing industry and its senior secured lender
- Western Global Airlines, LLC, a contracted air cargo transportation and logistics services company with an aggregate principal amount of $515 million in funded debt, in its chapter 11 cases
- A multinational consumer products company in a potential liability management transaction, including the divestiture of specified liabilities
Shareholder Activism & Corporate Governance
- Several company-side shareholder activism representations that were resolved privately
- Advising public company boards, special committees and management teams on fiduciary duties, controlling-stockholder and conflicted transactions, defensive measures and activism preparedness
Joseph was a contributor to the Shareholder Activism chapter of Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, Fifth Edition (Thomson Reuters). He is admitted to practice in New York and is proficient in Spanish.
Joseph began his career as an M&A associate at another international law firm.
Joseph received his J.D. from Harvard Law School and his B.A., cum laude, from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.
*Includes matters handled prior to joining Weil.