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Adam M. Sanchez focuses on private equity and mergers and acquisitions matters for private equity firms and other financial investors. Mr. Sanchez has experience advising his clients on a broad range of transactions, including public and private acquisitions, leveraged and management buyouts, take‑private transactions, divestitures, joint ventures and minority and other structured investments. He also has significant experience representing corporate clients across diverse industries and jurisdictions on transactions.
Mr. Sanchez’s clients have included Brookfield, Corteva, ECN Capital, Forward Air, Hasbro, IBM, International Flavors & Fragrances, Lifezone Metals, Lindsay Goldberg, Radius Global Infrastructure and White Mountains Insurance Group.
Mr. Sanchez’s notable transactions include representing:
Mr. Sanchez has been recognized for his work in private equity by IFLR1000 and has been recognized by Lawdragon as among the “500 Leading Dealmakers in America” and the “500 X – The Next Generation.”
Mr. Sanchez is from East Meadow, New York. He received a B.A. from St. John’s University in 2013 and a J.D. from Columbia Law School in 2016.
Mr. Sanchez joined Cravath in 2016 and was elected a partner in 2023. He practiced in the Firm’s London office in 2018 and 2019 and is currently based in the New York office.
Mr. Sanchez’s clients have included Brookfield, Corteva, ECN Capital, Forward Air, Hasbro, IBM, International Flavors & Fragrances, Lifezone Metals, Lindsay Goldberg, Radius Global Infrastructure and White Mountains Insurance Group.
Mr. Sanchez’s notable transactions include representing:
Mr. Sanchez has been recognized for his work in private equity by IFLR1000 and has been recognized by Lawdragon as among the “500 Leading Dealmakers in America” and the “500 X – The Next Generation.”
Mr. Sanchez is from East Meadow, New York. He received a B.A. from St. John’s University in 2013 and a J.D. from Columbia Law School in 2016.
Mr. Sanchez joined Cravath in 2016 and was elected a partner in 2023. He practiced in the Firm’s London office in 2018 and 2019 and is currently based in the New York office.
IFLR1000
Lawdragon
Deals & Cases
August 08, 2024
On August 8, 2024, private investment firm Lindsay Goldberg and Golden State Foods, one of the largest diversified suppliers to the foodservice and retail industries, announced that they have entered into an agreement for Lindsay Goldberg to acquire a controlling interest in Golden State Foods. Cravath is representing Lindsay Goldberg in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
March 22, 2024
On March 21, 2024, ECN Capital Corp. (“ECN Capital”), a leading provider of business services to North American based banks, credit unions, life insurance companies, pension funds and institutional investors, announced the sale of Red Oak Inventory Finance (“Red Oak”) to BharCap Partners, a private investment firm. The transaction closed on February 21, 2024. Cravath represented ECN Capital in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
January 24, 2024
On January 22, 2024, Forward Air Corporation (“Forward”) announced an agreement with Omni Logistics, LLC (“Omni”), a private company that is majority owned by Ridgemont Equity Partners and EVE Partners, LLC, to amend the terms of the existing merger agreement relating to their previously announced acquisition. This agreement ends the litigation between the parties, which will now be dismissed. Under the terms of the amended merger agreement, Omni shareholders will receive $20 million in cash, instead of the $150 million initially agreed, and 35% of Forward’s pro forma common equity (on a fully‑diluted, as‑converted basis), as compared to the 37.7% of Forward’s pro forma common equity (on a fully‑diluted, as‑converted basis) contemplated by the original agreement. Cravath is representing Forward in connection with the transaction and related litigation.
Deals & Cases
August 15, 2023
On August 14, 2023, ECN Capital Corp. (“ECN Capital”) and Skyline Champion Corporation (“Skyline Champion”) announced that they have entered into a share subscription agreement pursuant to which Skyline Champion has agreed to make an approximately $138 million equity investment in ECN Capital on a private placement basis in exchange for 33,550,000 common shares of ECN Capital and 27,450,000 mandatory convertible preferred shares, Series E of ECN Capital. In connection with the Private Placement, ECN Capital and Skyline Champion will form a captive finance company that will be 51% owned by Skyline Champion and 49% owned by Triad Financial Services, Inc., a wholly‑owned subsidiary of ECN Capital. Cravath is representing ECN Capital in connection with the transaction, representing the culmination of the company’s strategic review process. Cravath is advising ECN Capital on certain U.S. law matters relating to the transaction, which represents the culmination of the company’s strategic review process.
Deals & Cases
August 10, 2023
On August 10, 2023, Forward Air Corporation (“Forward”), a provider of transportation services, and Omni Logistics, LLC (“Omni”), a private logistics and supply chain management company that is majority owned by Ridgemont Equity Partners and EVE Partners, LLC, announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Forward and Omni will combine in a cash-and-stock transaction, creating a combined company that generated approximately $3.7 billion of combined company adjusted revenue for the twelve months ended June 30, 2023. Cravath is representing Forward in connection with the transaction.
Adam M. Sanchez focuses on private equity and mergers and acquisitions matters for private equity firms and other financial investors. Mr. Sanchez has experience advising his clients on a broad range of transactions, including public and private acquisitions, leveraged and management buyouts, take‑private transactions, divestitures, joint ventures and minority and other structured investments. He also has significant experience representing corporate clients across diverse industries and jurisdictions on transactions.
Mr. Sanchez’s clients have included Brookfield, Corteva, ECN Capital, Forward Air, Hasbro, IBM, International Flavors & Fragrances, Lifezone Metals, Lindsay Goldberg, Radius Global Infrastructure and White Mountains Insurance Group.
Mr. Sanchez’s notable transactions include representing:
Mr. Sanchez has been recognized for his work in private equity by IFLR1000 and has been recognized by Lawdragon as among the “500 Leading Dealmakers in America” and the “500 X – The Next Generation.”
Mr. Sanchez is from East Meadow, New York. He received a B.A. from St. John’s University in 2013 and a J.D. from Columbia Law School in 2016.
Mr. Sanchez joined Cravath in 2016 and was elected a partner in 2023. He practiced in the Firm’s London office in 2018 and 2019 and is currently based in the New York office.
Mr. Sanchez’s clients have included Brookfield, Corteva, ECN Capital, Forward Air, Hasbro, IBM, International Flavors & Fragrances, Lifezone Metals, Lindsay Goldberg, Radius Global Infrastructure and White Mountains Insurance Group.
Mr. Sanchez’s notable transactions include representing:
Mr. Sanchez has been recognized for his work in private equity by IFLR1000 and has been recognized by Lawdragon as among the “500 Leading Dealmakers in America” and the “500 X – The Next Generation.”
Mr. Sanchez is from East Meadow, New York. He received a B.A. from St. John’s University in 2013 and a J.D. from Columbia Law School in 2016.
Mr. Sanchez joined Cravath in 2016 and was elected a partner in 2023. He practiced in the Firm’s London office in 2018 and 2019 and is currently based in the New York office.
IFLR1000
Lawdragon
Deals & Cases
August 08, 2024
On August 8, 2024, private investment firm Lindsay Goldberg and Golden State Foods, one of the largest diversified suppliers to the foodservice and retail industries, announced that they have entered into an agreement for Lindsay Goldberg to acquire a controlling interest in Golden State Foods. Cravath is representing Lindsay Goldberg in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
March 22, 2024
On March 21, 2024, ECN Capital Corp. (“ECN Capital”), a leading provider of business services to North American based banks, credit unions, life insurance companies, pension funds and institutional investors, announced the sale of Red Oak Inventory Finance (“Red Oak”) to BharCap Partners, a private investment firm. The transaction closed on February 21, 2024. Cravath represented ECN Capital in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
January 24, 2024
On January 22, 2024, Forward Air Corporation (“Forward”) announced an agreement with Omni Logistics, LLC (“Omni”), a private company that is majority owned by Ridgemont Equity Partners and EVE Partners, LLC, to amend the terms of the existing merger agreement relating to their previously announced acquisition. This agreement ends the litigation between the parties, which will now be dismissed. Under the terms of the amended merger agreement, Omni shareholders will receive $20 million in cash, instead of the $150 million initially agreed, and 35% of Forward’s pro forma common equity (on a fully‑diluted, as‑converted basis), as compared to the 37.7% of Forward’s pro forma common equity (on a fully‑diluted, as‑converted basis) contemplated by the original agreement. Cravath is representing Forward in connection with the transaction and related litigation.
Deals & Cases
August 15, 2023
On August 14, 2023, ECN Capital Corp. (“ECN Capital”) and Skyline Champion Corporation (“Skyline Champion”) announced that they have entered into a share subscription agreement pursuant to which Skyline Champion has agreed to make an approximately $138 million equity investment in ECN Capital on a private placement basis in exchange for 33,550,000 common shares of ECN Capital and 27,450,000 mandatory convertible preferred shares, Series E of ECN Capital. In connection with the Private Placement, ECN Capital and Skyline Champion will form a captive finance company that will be 51% owned by Skyline Champion and 49% owned by Triad Financial Services, Inc., a wholly‑owned subsidiary of ECN Capital. Cravath is representing ECN Capital in connection with the transaction, representing the culmination of the company’s strategic review process. Cravath is advising ECN Capital on certain U.S. law matters relating to the transaction, which represents the culmination of the company’s strategic review process.
Deals & Cases
August 10, 2023
On August 10, 2023, Forward Air Corporation (“Forward”), a provider of transportation services, and Omni Logistics, LLC (“Omni”), a private logistics and supply chain management company that is majority owned by Ridgemont Equity Partners and EVE Partners, LLC, announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Forward and Omni will combine in a cash-and-stock transaction, creating a combined company that generated approximately $3.7 billion of combined company adjusted revenue for the twelve months ended June 30, 2023. Cravath is representing Forward in connection with the transaction.
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