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Drew L. Pollekoff concentrates his practice primarily in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions, as well as corporate governance, securities law and general corporate matters. Mr. Pollekoff has extensive experience representing acquirers, targets, private equity funds and financial advisors in a variety of complex and significant business transactions, including public and private acquisitions and divestitures, negotiated and contested mergers and acquisitions, auctions, going-private transactions, public and private company tender offers, SPAC transactions, venture capital transactions, majority and minority and strategic investments, cross-border transactions, spin-offs, internal reorganizations, joint ventures and other strategic alliances. Mr. Pollekoff began his career at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.
Mr. Pollekoff has represented the full range of parties, including acquirers, bidders, targets, public and private strategic companies, private equity firms, consortiums, management teams, special committees, private investors, investment banks and financial advisors in these transactions. He has been involved in all deal phases, including initial planning, structuring, negotiation, implementation and advice.
Mr. Pollekoff has significant experience across a variety of industries, including technology, energy, infrastructure, real estate, healthcare, life sciences, insurance, financial institutions, aerospace, defense and government services, media, telecommunications and other regulated businesses. He has experience in both domestic and international transactions, including the representation of parties in cross-border transactions. Mr. Pollekoff also advises companies on a wide range of corporate governance, securities law and general corporate matters.
Selected representations include, among others:
Aflac in its (i) sale of an ~7% stake to Japan Post Holdings and (ii) purchase of an ~9% stake in and strategic alliance with Trupanion
BOA Acquisition Corp. in its $1.2 billion pending de-SPAC business combination with Selina Holding Company
Centene in its $17.3 billion merger with WellCare Health Plans
Digital Media Solutions in its $757 million de-SPAC business combination with Leo Holdings Corp., and subsequent tuck-in acquisitions
Duke Energy in its $2.4 billion sale of its Latin America power holdings
Dynegy in its $3.3 billion acquisition of ENGIE, S.A.'s U.S. fossil electric generation portfolio
Gannett in its (i) receipt of an unsolicited acquisition proposal from and successful proxy contest against hedge-fund owned publishing company MNG Enterprises, Inc. and (ii) $1.4 billion acquisition by New Media Investment Group Inc.
Highmark in its sale of Davis Vision and a minority interest in Visionworks to Centerbridge Partners, and the subsequent sale of Visionworks to Vision Services Plan
The AES Corporation and AIMCo in their $1.6 billion joint venture acquisition of sPower
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