DALLAS – A team of Haynes and Boone, LLP attorneys assisted Fossil, Inc. in its just-announced agreement to acquire Skagen Designs, Ltd. and certain of its international affiliates for approximately $225 million in cash and 150,000 shares of Fossil common stock. The acquisition, which is subject to certain conditions, including regulatory approval, is expected to be finalized in February.
Randy S. Hyne, Fossil’s vice president and general counsel, led the transaction, assisted by a Haynes and Boone deal team that included Dallas partners
Tom Harris and
Garrett A. DeVries, and associates
David J. Colletti Jr. and
Mark J. Robinson Jr. >>
HOUSTON – Haynes and Boone, LLP represented Loomis Armored US, LLC in its recent acquisition of Oregon Armored Service, Inc., a privately-held armored service business. The transaction is worth approximately $5.7 million. >>
DALLAS – Haynes and Boone, LLP has been selected as a finalist in the
10th Annual M&A Advisor Awards in two categories ― Middle-Market Deal of the Year (from $250 million to less than $400 million) and Industrial Manufacturing/Distribution ($250 million and over) ― for its work on the sale of Industrial Container Services (ICS), which was owned by Dallas-based private equity client Wingate Partners LP. >>
On November 3, 2011, Law360 conducted a Q&A with Haynes and Boone Partner
Eric S. Williams. >>
Merger and acquisition activity is booming as South Texas’ Eagle Ford Shale emerges as one of the nation’s hottest petroleum plays, according to industry observers. >>
DALLAS – A team of Haynes and Boone, LLP attorneys advised Dallas-based private equity client Wingate Partners in the just-announced sale of Industrial Container Services (ICS), the U.S. leader in the reconditioning, recycling and distribution of 55-gallon steel drums for use in food, industrial and energy markets.
The purchaser of ICS is Aurora Capital Group, a Los Angeles-based private equity concern. >>
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced its annual revisions to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act) jurisdictional thresholds. >>
Over the last few years, communication has advanced tremendously due in part to new and improved technology. One of the major advancements in electronic communication has been the creation of social media sites (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn, YouTube, and various interactive blogs). >>
You’re the general counsel of a public company and your CEO calls you to tell you that he is interested in acquiring another public company. He’s already asking you how quickly this can get done and what the company needs to do. What are the first steps you should take? >>
You are the general counsel of a public company and your company is entering into a transaction to be acquired by another company. Your board and your stockholders want you to make sure the transaction is consummated but they also want you to make sure the company gets the best deal for its stockholders. The acquiror is also going to demand a certain level of deal security. How do you get the deal done and manage all of these expectations? >>
Rejection of a contract in bankruptcy may not always accomplish a debtor’s goal to shed ongoing contractual obligations and liabilities, especially when dealing with employee benefit plans. >>