Tonkon Torp’s M&A team has experience representing purchasers, sellers, targets, financial intermediaries and other participants in acquisitions, spin-offs and control contests, including both management and insurgents in proxy contests. We combine sophisticated corporate finance and securities expertise with solid business skills. The firm also has top-notch capabilities in tax, intellectual property, due diligence, antitrust, SEC review and disclosure, real estate, executive compensation, labor and employment, and employee benefits.

The excellence of Tonkon Torp's M&A lawyers has been recognized year after year by the leading rating entities, including Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, The Best Lawyers in America, U.S. News & World Report–Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” and Oregon Super Lawyers. 

Tonkon Torp clients get premium M&A legal services and experience, plus access to practical and experienced partners who provide sound and timely advice at a cost-effective price. Clients appreciate our

·         National and international M&A transaction experience

·         Practical advice and creative solutions

·         Thorough diligence

·         Competitive rates

·         Efficient staffing

·         Quick turnaround times

Representative Transactions

Tonkon Torp’s M&A lawyers had primary outside legal responsibility in the following deals:

Represented the Chief Restructuring Officer of the Sunwest Consolidated Enterprise in a $1.2 billion transaction involving the sale of the assets of 146 senior and assisted living residential facilities located throughout the United States to Blackstone Real Estate Advisors.

Represented NIKE, Inc. in connection with:

·         Sale of the stock of its United Soccer Leagues subsidiary to NuRock Soccer Holdings

·         Sale of NIKE Bauer Hockey, Inc. to Kohlberg & Co. for $200 million 

·         Sale of Official Starter brand assets to Iconix Brand Group for $60 million

·         Acquisition of Starter for $43 million

·         Acquisition of Hurley

·         Acquisition of  Converse, Inc. stock  for $305 million

Represented The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. in connection with acquisitions of:

·         Stock of Meridian Rail Holdings Corporation for $227 million

·         Assets of American Allied and related entities for $83 million

·         Operating assets of Rail Car America, Inc. (RCA), its American Hydraulics division, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Brandon Corp., for $34 million

Represented Wayzata Investment Partners, a private equity fund, in connection with:

·         Sale of a 310-megawatt (MW) natural-gas-fired power plant in southwest

Washington for $240 million

·         Sale of Halsey, Oregon pulp mill

·         $31.2 million cash purchase of an Oregon pulp mill from the Chapter 7 bankruptcy

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