Ian Hazlett is a partner in the Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity Groups. Hazlett has acted for corporate clients, private equity sponsors and pension funds in connection with public and private M&A, including joint ventures, carve-out transactions and venture capital investments. Hazlett has also acted for issuers and underwriters in high yield and investment grade debt offerings, equity offerings and liability management transactions.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2026 | M&A, Private Equity |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2026 | M&A, Private Equity |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2025 | M&A, Private Equity |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2024 | M&A, Private Equity |
His recent representations include:
Private Equity
- Funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management in its $6.3 billion acquisition of IGT Gaming and Everi Holdings
- General Atlantic in numerous transactions involving its portfolio companies, including Snapchat, Tory Burch, Buzzfeed, Royalty Pharma, Oak Street Health, Creative Planning, AppDynamics, Mu Sigma, Flipp, Seismic Software, Gympass, QuintoAndar and Joe & the Juice
- Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic as lead consortium members in their $8.7 billion take-private of 58.com
- Sandler Capital Management in connection with the $2 billion sale of Xplornet Communications to Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners
Public Company Transactions
- Turquoise Hill in its $6.6 billion acquisition by Rio Tinto
- Yamana Gold in its $4.8 billion acquisition by Pan American Silver and Agnico Eagle and in its terminated $6.7 billion agreement to be acquired by Gold Fields
- Intertape Polymer Group in its $2.6 billion sale to an affiliate of Clearlake Capital Group
- Pretium Resources in its $2.8 billion sale to Newcrest Mining
- Mitel in its $2 billion sale to Searchlight Capital Partners, its $560 million acquisition of Mavenir Systems and its $530 million acquisition of Shoretel
Other Private Company Transactions
- Mitel in connection with numerous transactions, including the carve-out and sale of its mobile division to a portfolio company of Siris Capital
- Millar Western in the restructuring of its debt and sale of control to Atlas Holdings
Activist Defense
- Suncor Energy in the activist campaign by, and settlement agreement with, Elliott Management
- Agrium (now Nutrien) in its proxy contest with Jana Partners
- Dominion Diamond in a threatened proxy contest, engagement and settlement with the Washington Group
Capital Markets and Financing
- The issuers or initial purchasers in numerous high-yield bond offerings, including offerings by Quebecor Media, Baytex Energy, Lundin Mining, New Gold, Canbriam Energy, ATS Automation and AuRico Gold
- Tricon Residential in a $300 million PIPE investment by a syndicate of investors led by Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust