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Greenberg Traurig Represents Providence Apparel in Acquisition of Gerber Childrenswear

Wednesday, October 30th, 2013

MIAMI (PRWEB) October 23, 2013

A multi-office team of attorneys at international law firm Greenberg Traurig represented Providence Apparel Inc. in its strategic acquisition of national apparel brand giant Gerber Childrenswear LLC from Sun Capital Partners, Inc., a Boca Raton private investment firm specializing in leveraged buyouts and investments in market-leading companies. Terms of the private transaction, which closed today, were not disclosed.

For Providence, the acquisition represents an opportunity to expand its significant retail product line. Gerber Childrenswear distributes infant and childrens apparel and related products under its flagship Gerber brand and the Onesies brand. Both brands are primarily distributed throughout North America in mass market and national retail chains. The company also markets infant and childrens apparel in department and specialty stores under licensed brands including Jockey for Kids, Lamaze and the National Football League.

We are very proud to have helped our client develop a unique strategy to differentiate its bid and stand out among the many other well-qualified, attractive suitors in this high-profile auction, said David A. Barkus, a Greenberg Traurig Miami Corporate & Securities shareholder who worked on the transaction. A significant part of that strategy involved working with Arthur J. Gallagher & Company to use representations and warranties insurance to strengthen our bid and help move the transaction along more smoothly. Greenberg Traurig is among the few law firms nationally who are utilizing innovative solutions like representations and warranties insurance to help our clients achieve their goals.

Barkus served as co-lead counsel along with Tax Shareholder Ozzie A. Schindler (Miami) and Corporate & Securities Shareholder Aaron T. Slavens (Miami). The team was supported by: Real Estate Shareholder Gavin M. Loughlin (Miami); Tax Shareholder Harry J. Friedman (Fort Lauderdale); National Environmental Practice Group Co-Chair Kerri L. Barsh (Miami); Tax Shareholder Mindy B. Leathe (Miami); Intellectual Property Shareholder Manuel R. Valcarcel (Miami); and Corporate & Securities Shareholder Todd A. Miller (Miami).

Apparel was represented by investment banks Marketing Management Group (MMG) and Capital Financial Advisors. Sun Capital was represented by investment bank Oppenheimer and law firm Kirkland & Ellis.

About Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international, multi-practice law firm with approximately 1750 attorneys serving clients from 36 offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Greenberg Traurig is among the Top 10 law firms on The National Law Journal’s 2013 NLJ 350, an annual ranking of the largest firms in the U.S. For additional information, please visit http://www.gtlaw.com







Four Greenberg Traurig Shareholders Appointed to Law360 Editorial Advisory Boards

Monday, February 18th, 2013

New York, NY (PRWEB) February 13, 2013

Feb. 13, 2013 International law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP shareholders James N. Boudreau, Susan L. Heller, Corey E. Light and Scott Martin have been appointed to Law360s 2013 Editorial Advisory Board in their respective practice areas. Each year, Law360 selects practitioners in various industries to help shape and build their editorial content.

James Boudreau is a shareholder in Greenberg Traurig’s Labor & Employment Section and Chairs the Group’s Class and Collective Action Practice. Boudreau resides in the firms Philadelphia office and will join Law360s Labor & Employment Editorial Advisory Board. He defends employers in class action and complex employment litigation relative to wage and hour, discrimination and pay equity. He has extensive experience managing nationwide class and collective actions from receipt of complaint through discovery, class certification and trial. Boudreau was named a 2012 Law360 Employment MVP.

Susan L. Heller, Global Chair of Greenberg Traurigs Trademarks/Brand Management Practice, will join Law360s Intellectual Property Editorial Advisory Board. Based in the firms Los Angeles office, Heller is consistently recognized as having one of the preeminent trademark practices in the country. Highly visible Fortune 500 companies, world champion athletes, and A-list entertainment personalities turn to her for bet-the brand, high stakes trademark cases. As lead counsel, she leverages, monetizes and protects world famous brands and global trademark portfolios.

Corey E. Light, previously served on the Law360s 2012 Real Estate Editorial Advisory Board and will rejoin the board again this year. Based in the firms Chicago office, he serves as co-chair of the firms Global Real Estate Practice, and has over 30 years of domestic and international experience focusing his practice on real estate transactions and development. Representing major retailers, property owners, developers and lenders, Light regularly handles all aspects of complex commercial real estate transactions including joint ventures, financings, and the acquisition and disposition of commercial property. Additionally, he has been involved in the representation of major retail developers in a number of large retail bankruptcies and in the related acquisition and disposition of large portfolios of retail properties.

Scott Martin, an antitrust litigator in Greenberg Traurigs New York office, has been selected for the second time to the Law360 Competition Editorial Advisory Board. He focuses his practice in the areas of antitrust and complex commercial litigation. Martin has been instrumental in the defense of many antitrust class actions and civil and criminal international cartel cases. His experience extends to bench and jury trials in federal and state courts, complex federal multidistrict actions, class actions involving direct and indirect purchasers, parens patriae cases, Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice investigations, as well as other regulatory actions, foreign discovery proceedings and qui tam litigation.

About Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international, full-service law firm with approximately 1750 attorneys serving clients from 35 offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. In the U.S., the firm has more offices than any other among the Top 10 on The National Law Journal’s 2012 NLJ 250. For additional information, please visit http://www.gtlaw.com.







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