Global law firm Proskauer has been recognized by The American Lawyer’s 2014 Global Legal Awards in the category of Global M&A Deal of the Year: Canada for its representation of Ares Management and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) in the $6 billion acquisition of Neiman Marcus.
The Proskauer team, led by Michael Woronoff, Co-Head of Proskauer’s Global M&A and Private Equity Groups, represented an investor group, including funds managed by Ares Management and the CPPIB, in the $6 billion acquisition of Neiman Marcus Group LTD Inc. from an investor group led by TPG and Warburg Pincus.
Also working on the matter were partner Jonathan Benloulou, and associate Jeffrey Kropp (Corporate); partners Andrea Rattner and Michael Fernhoff, and associates Ali Fawaz, Sean McGrath and Anne Kim (Tax); partner Daryn Grossman (Intellectual Property); partner Douglas Frank (Real Estate); partners Scott Cooper and Baldassare Vinti, and associates Noemi Blasutta, Jacquelyn Ferry and Patrick Niedermeier (Litigation); partner Kristen Mathews (Privacy); partner Howard Robbins (Labor and Employment); partner Alicia Batts, and special counsel John Ingrassia (Antitrust); and senior counsel Gail Port, and associate Yelena Simonyuk (Environmental).
This deal has also been recognized as a 2013 “Top 10 Deal in California” by the Daily Journal, the 2014 “Corporate/Strategic Acquisition Deal of the Year (over $5 billion)” by M&A Advisor, and as a 2013 “Top Deal in Texas” by Texas Lawyer. In addition, Michael Woronoff was named “Private Equity MVP for 2013” by Law360, which notes his work on the Neiman Marcus deal.
