Thomas W. Greenberg is a corporate attorney whose practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions (negotiated and hostile), private equity investments, securities transactions and other corporate matters.
Greenberg represents public and private buyers, sellers and target companies, private equity firms and investment banks in a variety of U.S. and cross-border acquisitions and dispositions, spin-offs, investments, joint ventures, restructurings and financings. He also counsels companies on shareholder activism, securities law compliance and corporate governance matters.
Greenberg also has advised investment banking clients in transactional and financial advisory work, including Citibank as financial advisor to CorpBanca in its merger with Banco Itaú Chile; JP Morgan as financial advisor to Perrigo Company in its $4.5 billion acquisition of Omega Pharma NV; and Evercore Partners, LLC as financial advisor to the Strategic Transaction Committee of Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. in its $6.4 billion acquisition by Xerox Corporation.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2027 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers | 2027 | M&A |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2026 | M&A |
Greenberg has represented clients across a wide variety of industries. Selected representations include the following:
- Air Lease Corporation in its $28.2 billion acquisition by investors including Sumitomo Corporation, SMBC Aviation Capital, Apollo and Brookfield
- Aircastle Limited in its $7.4 billion merger with Marubeni Corp. and Mizuho Leasing Co. Ltd.
- Embraer S.A. and its subsidiary, Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc., in its urban air mobility subsidiary’s (EVE UAM, LLC) business combination with Zanite Acquisition Corp. at an equity value of $2.9 billion. As a result of the business combination, Zanite changed its name to Eve Holding, Inc., was listed on the NYSE and became the parent of EVE UAM, LLC
- Danaher Corporation in the separation and spin-off of Veralto Corporation; the initial public offering and split-off of Envista Holdings Corporation; its $5.7 billion acquisition of Abcam plc; the separation and spin-off of Fortive Corporation; a $2.6 billion Reverse Morris Trust transaction involving the merger of its communications business with NetScout Systems, Inc.; and in its prior acquisitions of Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc., Devicor Medical Products, Nobel Biocare, Keithley Instruments Group, Inc. and Implant Direct
- The Coca-Cola Company in its 16.7% investment in and strategic partnership with Monster Beverage Corporation; and its 16% investment in and strategic partnership with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.
- Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. in its $52 billion acquisition by InBev N.V.; and Anheuser-Busch InBev in its $20.1 billion acquisition of the remaining stake of Grupo Modelo, S.A.B. de C.V. it did not previously own
- American Standard Companies, Inc. in the spin-off of its vehicle control systems business, the $1.8 billion sale of its bath and kitchen business and the $10 billion sale of Trane Inc. to Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited
Greenberg also has represented private equity firms and their portfolio companies in a variety of acquisitions and dispositions, including:
- Fortress Investment Group LLC in its acquisition of American General Finance, Inc., its $2.8 billion acquisition of Intrawest Corporation, its $2.3 billion acquisition of Florida East Coast Industries, Inc., and its sale of Iroko Holdings, LLC
- Apollo Advisors, Thomas H. Lee, Beacon Capital Partners and other private equity investors in the $1 billion recapitalization of Wyndham International, Inc., and in the subsequent sale of Wyndham International, Inc. to the Blackstone Group