Braden McCurrach

Partner

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Braden McCurrach advises clients on a wide range of transactional matters, including complex business combinations, acquisitions, divestitures, corporate carve-outs, joint ventures, spin-offs, tender offers, and public and private securities offerings. Braden also advises clients on transactions involving distressed companies and assets, including mergers, acquisitions, investments and financings, as well as restructurings.

Recent transactions include advising Two Harbors Investment Corp. in its announced $1.3 billion take private transaction with UWM Holdings; Verint Systems in its $2 billion take private by an affiliate of Thoma Brava; and the founders of Guess? in their strategic partnership with Authentic Brands Group, valuing Guess? at approximately $1.4 billion.

In addition, Braden regularly advises officers and boards of directors on corporate governance, activist defense matters, proxy contests, and other shareholder engagement matters. He has helped clients respond to situations involving the most prominent activist investors. Braden also represents top investment banks in their capacity as financial advisors in M&A transactions.

Experiência

  • Two Harbors announces acquisition by UWMCJones Day is advising Two Harbors Investment Corp. (NYSE: TWO), a leading MSR focused REIT and one of the largest servicers of conventional mortgages in the country, in its acquisition by UWM Holdings Corporation (NYSE: UWMC), the publicly traded indirect parent of United Wholesale Mortgage, the #1 overall mortgage lender in America, in an all-stock transaction for $1.3 billion in equity value, based on a fixed exchange ratio of 2.3328x.
  • Verint agrees to be acquired by Thoma Bravo for $2 billionJones Day advised Verint Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: VRNT), a global leader in Customer Experience (CX) Automation software, in connection with a take private transaction entered into with Thoma Bravo, a leading private equity firm primarily investing in software and technology companies, to become a privately held company in an all-cash transaction reflecting an enterprise value of $2 billion.
  • Charcuterie Artisans, parent company of Creminelli Fine Meats and Daniele, recapitalized by Industrial Opportunity PartnersJones Day advised Daniele Acquisition LLC in the recapitalization of Charcuterie Artisans, parent company of Creminelli Fine Meats and Daniele, by Industrial Opportunity Partners.
  • Guess? co-founders Maurice and Paul Marciano and CEO Carlos Alberini Partner with Authentic Brands Group to take Guess? privateJones Day is advising 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 will acquire 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.
  • Giant Manufacturing acquires Foundation Fitness assetsJones Day advised Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in the acquisition of certain assets of Foundation Fitness, LLC and its affiliates through a Section 363 bankruptcy auction.
  • EagleTree Capital acquires MMGY GlobalJones Day advised EagleTree Capital in the acquisition and financing of MMGY Global, a leading integrated marketing firm specializing in travel, tourism and hospitality, from Peninsula Partners and other shareholders.
  • Two Harbors acquires RoundPoint Mortgage ServicingJones Day advised Two Harbors Investment Corp. in the acquisition by subsidiary Matrix Financial Services Corporation of RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing LLC.