Collin Stich
Biography
Collin Stich is an associate in the Transactional Practice Group of Baker McKenzie's Chicago office, where he serves as an associate-member of the office's Hiring Committee and Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Committee.
Prior to joining the Firm, Collin served as internet and symposium editor of the University of Illinois Law Review and co-editor-in-chief of the Illinois Law Update. He also served as a law clerk in the United States Attorneys' Offices for the Northern District of Illinois and in the Office of Legislative Affairs at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., where he assisted the office with preparation of department witnesses for congressional hearings.
Practice Focus
Collin advises clients on complex cross-border transactions and international business matters, including global and domestic mergers and acquisitions, carve-outs, corporate reorganizations and other strategic transactions. His clients include US multinationals and private equity funds across a range of industries.
Representative Legal Matters
M&A / Carve-Outs
- Advising Owens Corning in connection with the sale of its glass reinforcements business to Praana Group at an enterprise value of USD 755 million.
- Advising Eutelsat Group, a global leader in satellite communications, on the global carve-out and partial sale of its passive ground segment infrastructure assets.
- Advised Thoma Bravo and its portfolio companies as international counsel on a series of carve-outs, investments and cross-border transactions, including a definitive agreement to purchase USD 10.55 billion of digital aviation assets from Boeing.
- Advised Accel-KKR and its portfolio companies as international counsel on a series of carve-outs, investments and cross-border transactions, including:
- the acquisition of Accertify, Inc., from American Express
- its investment in ToolsGroup B.V. and its add-on acquisitions of Mi9's Retail Demand management business and Evo Pricing
- its investments in AppSpace and Loftware
- Advised Novonesis on the global carve-out and sale of its lactase business to Kerry Group PLC.
- Advised multiple US-listed companies on the divestitures of their Russian assets and operations.
- Advised Ingram Micro, a portfolio company of Platinum Equity, on the US and international aspects of the USD 3 billion divestment of its Commerce & Lifecycle Services business division to Ceva Logistics (CMA CGM).
- Advised LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE in its acquisition of Belmond Ltd., owners, part-owners or managers of 45 luxury hotel, restaurant, train and river cruise properties, a USD 3.2 billion enterprise value transaction.
- Advised H. Lundbeck A/S in the acquisition of Alder BioPharmaceuticals, Inc, a company committed to migraine treatment and prevention, a transaction valued at USD 1.95 billion.
- Advised CRISIL Limited (an S&P Global Company) in its acquisition of Greenwich Associates LLC, a leading provider of proprietary benchmarking data, analytics, and qualitative insights to financial services firms worldwide.
Corporate Reorganizations
- Advised a US-listed semiconductor materials company on a post-acquisition integration in 12+ jurisdictions, including the integration of manufacturing operations across APAC.
- Advised a US-listed global healthcare company on a post-acquisition integration in 30+ jurisdictions.
- Advised a global biotechnology company on a post-acquisition integration in 40+ jurisdictions.
- Advised a US-listed company in the food industry in its strategic reorganization in 40+ jurisdictions.
Admissions
- Illinois~United States (2018)
Education
- University of Illinois College of Law (JD, Magna Cum Laude) (2018)
- Central Michigan University (BS Sociology) (2015)
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