Marc A. Alpert

Partner

Practice Description

Representative Matters

• Represented Rockwell Automation, Inc. (formerly Rockwell International Corporation) in: 
  • the spin-offs of Rockwell Collins, Inc., Conexant Systems, Inc. and Meritor Automotive, Inc.
  • the acquisitions of Entek IRD International Corporation, Anorad Corporation and Reliance Electric Company. 
  • the divestitures of its Power Systems business, FirstPoint Contact business, aerospace and defense businesses, Goss printing press business, Reliance Comm/Tec telecommunications equipment business and Network Transmission Systems Division. 
• Represented GLG Partners, Inc. in its acquisition by Man Group plc., the largest cross-border merger to date between two publicly-traded hedge funds.
• Represented Rockwell Collins, Inc. in its acquisitions of Computing Technologies for Aviation, Inc., Air Routing International and related companies, DataPath, Inc., Athena Technologies, Inc., Information Technology & Applications Corporation, the simulations business of Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation, NLX LLC, Airshow, Inc., Kaiser Aerospace & Electronics Corporation and the in-flight entertainment businesses of Sony Trans Com Inc. and Hughes-Avicom International, Inc.
• Represented World Fuel Services Corporation in its acquisitions of Ascent Aviation Group, Inc. and Western Petroleum Company. 
• Represented CA Technologies in its acquisitions of Base Technologies, Inc. and 4Base Technology, Inc.  
• Represented Riverstone Holdings LLC in the organization of AES Solar Energy, Ltd., a billion dollar joint venture with The AES Corporation to develop a global platform of utility-scale solar photovoltaic projects. 
• Represented the creditors' committee of the Tribune Company in the transaction in which the Ricketts family acquired a controlling interest in the Chicago Cubs. 
• Represented Rockwell Automation, Inc. and Rockwell Collins, Inc. in the formation of Rockwell Scientific Company LLC, a technology and intellectually property joint venture, and the sale of that entity to Teledyne Technologies Incorporated. 
• Represented Meritor, Inc. in its merger transaction with Arvin Industries, Inc. and its acquisition of Lucas Varity plc’s Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems business. 
• Represented numerous issuers (including Meritor, Inc., Rockwell Collins, Inc., Rockwell Automation, Inc. and Gulfstream Natural Resources, LLC) in their sales of equity and debt securities in both public and private offerings. 
• Spent over a year in Hong Kong representing developers and lenders in connection with international financing and infrastructure projects in Asia.

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Publications

Speeches and Events

Mr. Alpert regularly conducts presentations for clients and other attorneys on significant corporate and securities matters. Recent presentations include: