Jeff Marell is Global Co-Head of M&A and a member of the Paul, Weiss Private Equity Group. Marell is a nationally recognized transactional lawyer who focuses on a range of corporate matters. He has extensive experience representing strategic and private equity clients in the full spectrum of public and private merger and acquisition transactions, including negotiated and contested acquisitions and divestitures, minority investments and carve-out transactions. Marell’s public company experience also includes numerous activist defense matters and special committee assignments.
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Marell’s representative transactions include:
- Berkshire Partners in its acquisition of FoodChain ID from Paine Schwartz Partners; its acquisition of a majority stake in Harvey Performance Company from Summit Partners; and its investment in, and subsequent sale of, Mielle Organics
- Coca Cola Consolidated in its approximately $2.4 billion repurchase of all outstanding shares of its common stock owned by The Coca-Cola Company
- G-III Apparel Group in its agreement with WHP Global to jointly own the Marc Jacobs brand’s intellectual property through a new 50-50 joint venture and its acquisition of the global Marc Jacobs operating business
- Inspire Brands in its $11.3 billion acquisition of Dunkin’ Brands Group, the parent company of Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins; and in its acquisition of a majority interest in Jimmy John’s Sandwiches
- Kraft Heinz in its separation into two independent publicly traded companies through a tax-free spin-off (abandoned); and in the $3.2 billion sale of its natural, grated, cultured and specialty cheese businesses to Groupe Lactalis
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios in its $8.45 billion sale to Amazon
- Roark Capital Group in numerous transactions, including:
- its sale of Nothing Bundt Cakes to KKR;
- its acquisition of Dave’s Hot Chicken;
- its acquisition of Subway Restaurants;
- ServiceMaster Brands, a Roark portfolio company, in its acquisition of TWO MEN AND A TRUCK/International
- Stanley Middleman as part of an investor group led by Tom Dundon in their approximately $4.25 billion acquisition of the Portland Trail Blazers from the Allen family