Katherine M.Brockmeyer (Kate)

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For more than a decade, Kate Brockmeyer has advised clients on competition law matters, focusing on merger reviews before U.S. and international antitrust enforcement agencies. She has extensive experience counseling clients at every stage of a deal, including premerger planning, regulatory filings, and investigations. She also routinely advises clients on a variety of antitrust topics, including pricing and distribution issues, competitor collaborations, clinical integration, and conduct investigations.

Kate's recent representations include serving as antitrust counsel to CBS in the sale of CBS Radio to Entercom and to Patrón Spirits International in connection with its sale to Bacardi. Kate has advised clients in a range of industries, including media, advertising, consumer products, hospitality, building materials, and health care. Representative clients include Procter & Gamble, Rite Aid, HeidelbergCement, Outfront Media, Yale New Haven Health System, and Georgia-Pacific.

Kate is a member of the American Bar Association's Section of Antitrust Law. She serves as vice chair of the Section's Pricing Conduct Committee.

Experience

  • Autodesk acquires PIX business of X2XJones Day acted as antitrust counsel to Autodesk, Inc. in the acquisition of the PIX business of X2X.
  • SingTel sells Trustwave to The Chertoff GroupJones Day represented Singapore Telecommunications Limited, southeast Asia’s largest telecommunications company, in the sale of Trustwave, a cyber security and managed security services business, to funds affiliated with The Chertoff Group for $205 million. In connection with the sale of Trustwave, Jones Day represented SingTel, as lender, in connection with a unique $195 million senior secured term loan and $40 million unsecured multiple draw term loan facility provided to Trustwave.
  • Cargill acquires Owensboro GrainJones Day advised Cargill, Incorporated in the acquisition of Owensboro Grain Company.
  • General Mills acquires TNT CrustJones Day advised General Mills in the acquisition of TNT Crust Intermediate Holdings LLC from private equity firm Peak Rock Capital. As part of the acquisition, General Mills also acquired two manufacturing facilities in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and St. Charles, Missouri.
  • Polaris sells Transamerican Auto Parts business to Wheel ProsJones Day is representing Polaris Inc. in the sale of its Transamerican Auto Parts business to Wheel Pros, a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of proprietary branded aftermarket vehicle enhancements for light trucks, SUVs, passenger cars, and ATVs/UTVs, backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P.
  • The Duchossois Group sells The Chamberlain Group LLC to BlackstoneJones Day advised The Duchossois Group, Inc. in the sale of The Chamberlain Group LLC, a global leader in smart access solutions, to private equity funds managed by Blackstone.
  • Cooper Tire & Rubber sold to The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company for approximately $2.5 billion enterprise valueJones Day advised Cooper Tire & Rubber Company in its $2.5 billion sale to The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.
  • CBS and Viacom complete $28 billion all-stock mergerJones Day served as global antitrust counsel to CBS Corporation in the USD 28 billion all-stock merger of CBS and Viacom, resulting in a leading global, multiplatform content company containing a portfolio of well-known media consumer brands including Paramount, CBS, MTV, Showtime, and Nickelodeon.
  • Patrón Tequila acquired by BacardiJones Day advised Patrón Spirits International AG ("Patrón") in connection with the acquisition by Bacardi Limited of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Patrón.
  • Rite Aid Corporation sells 1,932 stores, three distribution centers, and related inventory to Walgreens Boots Alliance for $4.4 billion in cash.Jones Day advised Rite Aid Corporation as Antitrust counsel in the sale of 1,932 stores, three distribution centers, and related inventory to Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. for $4.4 billion in cash.
  • CBS Radio merges with EnterCom for $1.6 billionJones Day served as antitrust counsel in the Reverse Morris Trust merger of CBS Corporation subsidiary CBS Radio, Inc. with Entercom Communications Corp.
  • HeidelbergCement and Lehigh Hanson acquire Italcementi for $4.1 billionJones Day secured antitrust approval from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for the $4.1 billion acquisition by HeidelbergCement AG and its U.S. subsidiary Lehigh Hanson, Inc. of Italcementi S.p.A. and its subsidiary Essroc.
  • Monster Beverage enters into long-term commercial relationship with Coca-Cola and receives net cash payment of $2.15 billionJones Day represented Monster Beverage Corporation in connection with a series of transactions involving The Coca-Cola Company for a long-term commercial relationship in which Coke transferred its global energy drink business to Monster, Monster transferred its non-energy business and 16.7% of its common stock to Coke, the parties realigned their global distribution relationship, and Coca-Cola made a net cash payment of $2.15 billion to Monster.
  • Viasystems Group acquired by TTM Technologies for $927 millionJones Day advised Viasystems Group, Inc. in its acquisition by TTM Technologies, Inc. for a combination of cash and stock valued at approximately $368 million, or $16.46 per Viasystems share, based on the TTM closing share price as of September 19, 2014.
  • CBS Outdoor Americas acquires premium outdoor advertising business from Van Wagner Communications for $690 millionJones Day advised CBS Outdoor Americas Inc. ("CBSO") on the cash acquisition of certain outdoor advertising business from Van Wagner Communications, LLC for $690 million.
  • Crowne Group acquires Trico ProductsJones Day advised Crowne Group LLC, a leading manufacturer and distributor of both aftermarket and original equipment manufacturer component parts for the automotive and other industrial equipment markets, in connection with the acquisition and related financing of Trico Products Corporation.
  • Major academic medical center forms alliance with regional health systemJones Day is representing a major academic medical center in a proposed affiliation with a regional hospital and health system.
  • Georgia-Pacific acquires Temple-Inland Building Products business from International Paper for $750 millionJones Day advised Georgia-Pacific LLC, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, Inc., in its acquisition of the Temple-Inland Building Products business from International Paper Company for $750 million.
  • NASDAQ OMX Group obtains DOJ clearance for acquisition of certain Thomson Reuters Corporation assetsJones Day assisted The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. ("NASDAQ") in securing antitrust clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice, without the issuance of a Second Request, in its acquisition of certain assets of Thomson Reuters Corporation ("Thomson") for $390 million in cash.
  • SAP acquires leading cloud-based business commerce network Ariba for $4.3 billionJones Day advised SAP AG in its $4.3 billion acquisition of Ariba, Inc.
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    December 2023 Alert

    The Hammer Falls: U.S. Antitrust Agencies Issue Final Antitrust Merger Guidelines

    September 2023 White Paper

    DOJ and FTC Radically Revise Antitrust Merger Guidelines: FAQs for Business

    July 2023 Alert

    United Kingdom's CMA Reminds Businesses That Teamwork Must Stay on the Field

    May 2023 External Publications

    Messages from the U.S. Antitrust Enforcers at the ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting, The M&A Lawyer, Vol. 27, Issue 5

    September 2021 External Publications

    The Mystifying Antitrust Agency Clearance Process; Or How I Learned to Accept Disorder and Move Forward, The M&A Lawyer, Vol. 25, Issue 8

    April 2021 External Publications

    HSR Clearance: Security Blanket or False Sense of Security for Merging Parties?, The M&A Lawyer, Vol. 25, Issue 4

    June 2020

    Antitrust Alert: DOJ Passes on Opportunity To Challenge Joint Purchasing Agreement

    July 2019 Jones Day Publications

    Antitrust Alert: Third Circuit Affirms Directed Verdict Following Rare Price Discrimination Trial

    February 2019 External Publications

    Navigating Antitrust and Bankruptcy Laws: M&G’s Sale of Its Corpus Christi Facility, The M&A Lawyer, Volume 23, Issue 2

    April 2014 Alert

    Antitrust Alert: FTC Accepts License of Data As a Remedy in CoreLogic's Acquisition of DataQuick
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    Additional Publications

    • February 2019
      Navigating Antitrust and Bankruptcy Laws: M&G’s Sale of Its Corpus Christi Facility, The M&A Lawyer

    Additional Speaking Engagements

    • January 29, 2018
      Monthly Antitrust Update Program for In-House Counsel, ABA Section of Antirust Law

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