Krishna Veeraraghavan was recently recognized in the M&A Advisor’s 2012 “40 Under 40” ranking of top professionals under the age of 40 who have reached a significant level of success in their careers. Mr. Veeraraghavan is a partner in the Firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions Group, and his practice focuses on corporate governance, M&A and private equity matters on behalf of major clients around the world. He has extensive experience representing buyers, sellers, special committees, boards of directors and financial advisers in negotiated and unsolicited mergers and acquisitions, public company transactions, leveraged buyouts and private company sales of subsidiaries and divisions. His experience spans multiple industries, with a particular focus in the energy, technology, and healthcare and life sciences sectors.
Selected Clients and Transactions
- Amazon.com in connection with various corporate matters
- Amgen, the world’s largest biotechnology company, in its $315 million acquisition of KAI Pharmaceuticals
- Anheuser-Busch InBev in its $20.1 billion acquisition of the remaining stake in Grupo Modelo that it did not already own; its $2.9 billion sale of Compañía Cervecera de Coahuila to Constellation Brands; its $1.85 billion sale of a 50% interest in Crown Imports to Constellation Brands; and the $2.7 billion sale of its entertainment parks business to an affiliate of Blackstone
- AT&T in its pending $780 million acquisition of Atlantic Tele-Network’s domestic retail wireless business; its $950 million sale of AT&T Advertising Solutions and AT&T Interactive to an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management; its $2.35 billion acquisition of certain wireless assets from Verizon Wireless; and its related $240 million sale of certain wireless assets to Verizon Wireless
- BHP Billiton in its $15.1 billion acquisition of Petrohawk Energy
- Cablevision in its $500 million acquisition of the Sundance Channel
- Constellation Energy in the sale of its downstream natural gas unit to Macquarie Group
- Dynegy in its proposed acquisition by The Blackstone Group and Icahn Enterprises, respectively
- Eastman Kodak in the $527 million sale of its digital imaging patent portfolio to a consortium organized by Intellectual Ventures and RPX Corporation and in the $2.55 billion sale of its health segment business to Onex Corporation
- Harris in its $525 million acquisition of CapRock Communications
- Senior management in connection with the $33 billion acquisition of HCA by a consortium of private equity funds
- The Heyman family in its $3.2 billion sale of International Specialty Products (ISP) to Ashland
- IMS in its $5.2 billion sale to investment funds managed by TPG Capital and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
- NBTY in its $4 billion acquisition by The Carlyle Group
- The transactions committee of PepsiAmericas in PepsiAmericas’ $2 billion acquisition by PepsiCo
- Pershing Square in connection with its investment in, and agreement to vote its shares in favor of, the “going private” acquisition of Landry’s Restaurants by chairman, CEO and majority stockholder Tilman Fertitta
- Pharmasset in its $11 billion acquisition by Gilead Sciences
- Praxair in its $1.1 billion acquisition of NuCO2
- Royal Philips in its $5.1 billion acquisition of Respironics and its $2.7 billion acquisition of The Genlyte Group
- UBS in the sale of its Canadian-based commodities energy business and global agricultural commodities business to J.P. Morgan
- Whitehall in its $2.2 billion acquisition of Equity Inns
Publications
- “The Uncertain Relationship Between Fiduciary Waivers & the Implied Covenant of Good Faith in Delaware Alternative Entity Law,” The M&A Lawyer (co-author) (April 2013)
- “Using Option Structures to Reduce Buyer Risk in Pharmaceutical M&A Deals,” Practical Law Company practice note (co-author) (April 2013)
- “Qualitative Disclosure & Financial Projects: Overshadowed Lessons from In re Ancestry.com,” Columbia Law School’s Blue Sky Blog (co-author) (March 2013)
- “Confidentiality Agreements: Lessons from Delaware,” Bloomberg Law – Practitioner Contributions (co-author) (March 2013)
- “Recent Delaware Developments: Three Cases with Surprising Outcomes that Reinforce Traditional Fiduciary Principles,” Columbia Law School’s Blue Sky Blog (co-author) (March 2013)
- “What You Need to Know Before You Receive an Unsolicited Bid,” The M&A Lawyer (co-author) (February 2013)
- “Memo to the Board of Directors: Preparing for 2013,” Bloomberg/BNA’s Corporate Accountability Report (co-author) (December 2012/January 2013)
- “Preparing and Disclosing Financial Projections in Public M&A,” Practical Law: The Journal (co-author) (December 2012/January 2013)
- “FCPA for Dealmakers: A Tutorial,” The Deal Pipeline (co-author) (August 2012)
- “What You Need to Know About the FCPA Before You Do Your Next Deal,” The M&A Lawyer (co-author) (July/August 2012)
Rankings and Recognitions
- Diversity & the Bar – Recognized as one of four Rising Stars by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) (March/April 2013)
- M&A Advisor – Recognized as one of 40 top professionals who have reached a significant level of success in their careers under the age of 40, in the publication’s annual “40 Under 40” ranking (2012)
- New York Super Lawyers – Recognized as a Rising Star for Mergers & Acquisitions (2011, 2012)
Speaking Engagements
- Co-presenter, “M&A Non-Disclosure Agreements: Drafting and Key Issues that Can Affect the Course of a Deal,” Practising Law Institute webcast (June 2013)
- Co-presenter, “Preparing and Disclosing Financial Projections in Public M&A,” Practising Law Institute’s Securities Law Practice Center (February 2013)
- Co-presenter, “FCPA Due Diligence in Cross-Border Transactions,” Practising Law Institute’s “Hot Topic” briefing (December 2012)
- Conference Co-Chairman, “Best Practices in Due Diligence: Addressing Due Diligence Challenges in a Rapidly Changing Global M&A Environment,” Executive Enterprise Institute (December 2012)
Professional Activities and Community Involvement
- American Bar Association – Committee on Mergers and Acquisitions
- American India Foundation – Board of Trustees
- Columbia Law School – Steering Committee of the Board of Visitors
- Columbia Law School’s Blue Sky Blog – Advisory Board
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) – 2013 Fellow
- South Asian Youth Action (SAYA!) – Board of Directors
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