G.J. Ligelis Jr. advises on public and private mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and general corporate matters. His M&A practice has a particular focus on cross‑border transactions. Mr. Ligelis’s clients have included AerCap, Anheuser‑Busch InBev, Aramex, Biogen, Buckeye Partners, Casa Cuervo, INEOS, Just Eat Takeaway.com, National Grid, Novartis, Synthomer, Texas Capital Bank, Unilever, Viatris and WiseTech Global.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2026 | M&A, Corporate Governance |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2025 | M&A, Corporate Governance |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2024 | M&A, Corporate Governance |
| The 2022 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2022 | M&A, Corporate Governance |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2021 | M&A, Corporate Governance |
Ligelis’s notable M&A transactions include representing:
- WiseTech Global in its $2.1 billion acquisition of e2open, its $414 million acquisition of Blume Global from funds managed by Apollo and EQT and its $230 million acquisition of Envase Technologies from Firmament;
- Bridge Investment Group’s special committee in the $1.5 billion acquisition by Apollo;
- Just Eat Takeaway.com in the sale of Grubhub to Wonder;
- UScellular’s independent directors in the $4.4 billion sale of UScellular’s wireless operations and select spectrum assets to T‑Mobile and the pending sale of select retained spectrum licenses to AT&T and Verizon for more than $2 billion;
- Viatris in its global research and development collaboration with Idorsia;
- Lifezone Metals in its approximately $1 billion SPAC combination with GoGreen Investments;
- Micro Focus in its $6 billion acquisition by OpenText;
- Texas Capital Bank in the $3.4 billion sale of BankDirect Capital Finance to Truist;
- Aramex in its $265 million acquisition of MyUS;
- National Grid in its £7.8 billion acquisition of Western Power Distribution and the $3.8 billion sale of Narragansett Electric;
- AerCap in its $30 billion acquisition of GE Capital Aviation Services;
- INEOS in its $404 million acquisition of a 50% membership interest in Gemini HDPE from Sasol;
- Just Eat Takeaway.com in its $7.3 billion acquisition of Grubhub;
- Peugeot in its $50 billion merger with Fiat Chrysler to form Stellantis;
- Synthomer in its $824 million acquisition of OMNOVA;
- Buckeye Partners in its $10.3 billion acquisition by IFM and the sale of its 50% interest in VTTI to Vitol and IFM;
- Biogen in its strategic collaboration agreement with Skyhawk Therapeutics;
- Casa Cuervo and its subsidiaries in connection with numerous transactions, including the acquisition of Cholula by L Catterton, and minority investments in various spirits brands;
- Novartis in its $2.1 billion acquisition of Endocyte;
- Unilever in its acquisition of Sundial Brands, its $384 million acquisition of the TAZO brand from Starbucks and the $580 million sale of its Wish‑Bone and Western dressings brands to Pinnacle Foods;
- Alere in its $8 billion sale to Abbott Laboratories;
- Florida East Coast Railway in its $2.1 billion sale to Grupo México by Fortress Investment Group;
- Anheuser-Busch InBev in its $123 billion acquisition of SABMiller and the $12 billion sale of SABMiller’s U.S. and global Miller-branded businesses to Molson Coors; and
- IBM in its acquisition of the product and technology businesses of The Weather Company, including WSI, weather.com, Weather Underground and The Weather Company brand, from a consortium comprising Blackstone, Bain Capital and NBCUniversal.