Reese Wilking

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Dallas + 1.214.969.5051

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Reese Wilking advises public and private companies and private equity firms on mergers and acquisitions and other strategic transactions in a range of industries, including biomedical sciences, apparel, fintech, manufacturing, energy, and technology. Reese also has experience advising companies on corporate governance matters.

Representative matters include BioMarin's $4.8 billion acquisition of Amicus Therapeutics and the take-private of Guess, Inc. by its co-founders and CEO, as rollover shareholders, in their strategic partnership with Authentic Brands Group.

Reese maintains an active pro bono practice, including through the Firm's Border Project providing on-the-ground legal support to asylum clients at a detention facility in Laredo, Texas.

Reese is author of "Animating a Statutory Right: Access to Counsel for Noncitizens in Reasonable Fear Review," 73 Emory L. J. 1015 (2024).

Erfahrung

  • Bora Pharmaceuticals acquires MacroGenics, Inc.'s GMP manufacturing operationsJones Day represented Bora Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. in its acquisition of the GMP manufacturing operations, including the CDMO business, of MacroGenics, Inc. (Nasdaq: MGNX) for $122.5 million cash.
  • Payward acquires BitnomialJones Day advised Payward, Inc. in its acquisition of Bitnomial, the first fully CFTC-licensed derivatives company in the United States built for digital assets, for up to $550 million payable in cash and stock.
  • BioMarin acquires Amicus Therapeutics for $4.8 billionJones Day advised BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq: BMRN) in its $4.8 billion acquisition of Amicus Therapeutics (Nasdaq: FOLD).
  • Global provider of adhesives acquires manufacturing facility in IndianaJones Day assisted a global provider of hot melt adhesives, water-based adhesives, polyurethanes, polymers, and corrugated additives with the acquisition of a manufacturing facility in Indiana, the related mortgage loan and the related operating lease.
  • NerdWallet acquires College Finance CompanyJones Day advised NerdWallet, Inc. in the acquisition of College Finance Company, LLC.
  • IFS Industries acquires, through affiliate, intellectual property of manufacturer and distributor of reactive adhesive productsJones Day represented IFS Industries, Inc., a global provider of hot melt adhesives, water-based adhesives, polyurethanes, polymers, and corrugated additives in its acquisition, through an affiliate, of the intellectual property of a manufacturer and distributor of reactive adhesive products, including cyanoacrylate, anaerobic, and epoxy adhesive products.
  • Guess? co-founders Maurice and Paul Marciano and CEO Carlos Alberini Partner with Authentic Brands Group to take Guess? privateJones Day advised the co-founders and Chief Executive Officer of Guess?, Inc. (NYSE: GES) in their strategic partnership with Authentic Brands Group LLC pursuant to which Authentic acquired 51% of substantially all Guess? intellectual property and all of the outstanding common stock of Guess? not owned by the rolling stockholders at $16.75 per share in an all-cash transaction that values Guess? at approximately $1.4 billion, including debt.
  • Cyient Semiconductors acquires majority stake in Kinetic TechnologiesJones Day is advising Cyient Semiconductors in connection with the acquisition of a majority stake in Kinetic Technologies.
  • HanesBrands and Gildan agree to combine to create a global basic apparel leaderJones Day advised Hanesbrands Inc. in the $2.2 billion acquisition of Hanesbrands by Gildan Activewear Inc.
  • NerdWallet completes several strategic M&A and investment transactionsJones Day has advised NerdWallet, Inc. (Nasdaq: NRDS), a platform that provides financial guidance to consumers and small- and mid-sized businesses, in connection with several strategic M&A and equity investment transactions.
  • Anthem Energy Partners acquires Oklahoma leaseholdsJones Day represented Anthem Energy Partners LLC in the acquisition of certain Oklahoma leaseholds and related financing for the development of such leaseholds by an affiliate of Anthem Energy Partners.
  • Belfius Bank and ING Belgium finance acquisition of Intersoft Electronics Group by IDIJones Day acted as legal counsel to Belfius Bank SA/NV and ING Belgium in connection with the financing for the acquisition of the Intersoft Electronics Group by IDI.
  • Direct lender provides $76 million senior secured credit facility to precast concrete producer in connection with acquisition of new precast concrete facilityJones Day advised a direct lender, as agent, in connection with a $76 million senior secured credit facility, consisting of a $45 million term loan, $23 million delayed draw term loan, and $8 million revolver, provided to a precast concrete producer in connection with its acquisition of a sixth precast concrete facility.
  • Direct lender provides $100 million second-lien credit facility to large sponsor-backed cloud services and consulting providerJones Day advised a direct lender, as agent, in connection with a $100 million second-lien credit facility, consisting of a $80 million term loan and a $20 million delayed draw term loan, provided to a large sponsor-backed cloud services and consulting provider specializing in support for the world's largest cloud service platform.
  • Global provider of hot melt adhesives acquires medical-grade cyanoacrylate adhesives providerJones Day represented a global provider of hot melt adhesives, water-based adhesives, polyurethanes, polymers, and corrugated additives, in its acquisition, through an affiliate, of all outstanding stock of a medical-grade cyanoacrylate adhesives provider.
  • Oncor Electric Delivery Company obtains $3 billion in revolving commitmentsJones Day represented Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Texas's largest transmission and distribution electric utility, in connection with the establishment of two revolving credit facilities totaling $3 billion in revolving commitments.
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