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Brian Wohlberg

Brian Wohlberg

Partner
About

Brian Wohlberg represents public and private companies (including financial sponsors) on the full spectrum of corporate and securities matters, including M&A, capital markets and public company reporting and corporate governance.

Brian’s transactional practice includes representing strategic and financial buyers and sellers in domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, investments, joint ventures and securities offerings. He advises clients on all aspects of these transactions, including the drafting and negotiation of transaction documents, overseeing due diligence investigations, advising on legal and business issues and coordinating deal teams. Brian also advises clients on general corporate matters, including corporate governance issues, corporate structuring and entity formation, fiduciary duties, preparation of SEC filings and securities law compliance.

Areas of FocusCorporate
Bar admissionsIllinois

EXPERIENCE

  • Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) in various acquisition transactions.
  • Illinois Tool Works (NYSE: ITW) in various acquisition and divestiture transactions.
  • Phillip Morris (NYSE: PM) in its $16 billion acquisition of Swedish Match.
  • Ecolab (NYSE: ECL) in its acquisition of a provider of mineral processing solutions. 
  • AECOM (NYSE: ACM) in its acquisition of a leading U.S. environmental consulting firm.
  • SolarWinds Corporation (NYSE: SWI) in its $1.9 billion spinoff of N-able, Inc. (NYSE: NABL)
  • Cegeka in its $200 million cross border tender offer for Computer Task Group (NASDAQ: CTG). 
  • Alliant Capital, an alternative investment manager, in its sale to Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE: WD)
  • Appvion Operations in the sale of substantially all its assets to a private equity firm, as well as various divestiture transactions.
  • A private equity firm in the sale of a service provider for commercial refrigeration and HVAC systems.
  • A private equity fund in a significant minority investment in a dark fiber and bandwidth provider.
  • A leading telehealth provider in a significant equity financing from a private equity consortium.
  • A medical software company in its sale to Harris, an operating group of Constellation Software Inc.
  • The following companies in business combinations with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC):      
    • A cloud manufacturing and digital supply chain company in its business combination with a NASDAQ-listed SPAC.
    • A leading financial technology company in its business combination with an NYSE-listed SPAC.
    • A technology-enabled provider of value-based healthcare in its business combination with a NASDAQ-listed SPAC. 
Education
  • J.D., Georgetown University Law Center 2015
    cum laude
  • B.A., Boston College 2009
    magna cum laude

Seminars

  • Speaker, Legal Mentor Transactional Bootcamp Series - DLA Piper, 2023

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