Michael T. Holick

Partner

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10017

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A Corporate Partner in the Firm’s New York office, Mike Holick regularly advises private equity firms and public and private companies in connection with mergers and acquisitions, carve-outs, investments, joint ventures, recapitalizations and other corporate transactions. He has experience representing clients across a variety of sectors including healthcare, technology, infrastructure, energy, financial services, and industrials and manufacturing. His clients have included private equity firms such as Apax Partners, Blackstone, CDPQ, EQT, First Reserve, KKR and Patricia Industries as well as large corporations, such as Dollar General, First Data, Gerdau, Internet Brands and ITC. Mike serves on the Private Equity Advisory Board for Law360 and has been recognized as a Notable Practitioner by IFLR1000.

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Work Highlights

EQT and CPPIB in their announced acquisition of a majority equity stake in Waystar in a transaction valued at $2.7 billion
EQT in multiple transactions, including its acquisitions of Kodiak Gas Services, Cast & Crew, Certara, Clinical Innovations and Press Ganey and in its announced sale of Press Ganey and sale of a majority stake in Direct ChassisLink
KKR in its acquisition of Envision Healthcare for approximately $9.9 billion
Internet Brands, a KKR portfolio company, in its announced $2.8 billion acquisition of WebMD Health Corp.
First Reserve in various transactions, including the acquisitions of Dresser Natural Gas Solutions, CHA Consulting, Eagle Infrastructure and the integrity maintenance platform of EMS USA, Inc. and its recapitalization of IRISNDT Inspection & Engineering Services
ITC Holdings in its sale to Fortis Inc. in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $11.3 billion
The ADT Corporation in its sale to an affiliate of Apollo Global Management in a transaction valued at $15 billion
Dollar General’s proposal to acquire Family Dollar for $9.7 billion
Blackstone and AlliedBarton in connection with Blackstone’s $1.67 billion sale of AlliedBarton to Wendel SE

Education

Vanderbilt University Law School, 2008 J.D.
Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management, 2008 M.B.A.
Lanier Merit Scholar; Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society
Dartmouth College, 2002 A.B.

Associations

New York State Bar Association

Admissions

New York 2009

A Corporate Partner in the Firm’s New York office, Mike advises clients in public and private mergers and acquisition and other corporate transactions. He regularly represents private equity firms, corporations and financial advisers in a range of transactions.

Selected transactions on which Mike has worked include:

EQT and CPPIB in their announced acquisition of a majority equity stake in Waystar in a transaction valued at $2.7 billion
EQT in multiple transactions, including its acquisitions of Kodiak Gas Services, Cast & Crew, Certara, Clinical Innovations and Press Ganey and in its announced sale of Press Ganey and sale of a majority stake in Direct ChassisLink
KKR in its acquisition of Envision Healthcare for approximately $9.9 billion
First Reserve in various transactions, including the acquisitions of Dresser Natural Gas Solutions, CHA Consulting, Eagle Infrastructure and the integrity maintenance platform of EMS USA, Inc. and its recapitalization of IRISNDT Inspection & Engineering Services
Gerdau in connection with its sale of certain rebar production, fabrication and placing operation in the U.S. to Commercial Metals Company for $600 million
Internet Brands, a KKR portfolio company, in its announced $2.8 billion acquisition of WebMD Health Corp.
CDPQ as part of a consortium to acquire ownership stakes in AlixPartners from CVC Capital Partners in a transaction valued at more than $2.5 billion
ITC Holdings in its sale to Fortis Inc. in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $11.3 billion
The ADT Corporation in its sale to an affiliate of Apollo Global Management in a transaction valued at $15 billion
Blackstone and AlliedBarton in connection with Blackstone’s $1.67 billion sale of AlliedBarton to Wendel SE
First Data in the $3.5 billion private placement of its common equity to investors lead by KKR
Dollar General’s proposal to acquire Family Dollar for $9.7 billion

Mike received his J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School and his M.B.A. from Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management in 2008. He received his A.B. in 2002 from Dartmouth College. He is admitted to practice in New York.