Shearman & Sterling advised EnCap Flatrock Midstream, Tall Oak Midstream II and Tall Oak Midstream III in the sale of Tall Oak Midstream II and Tall Oak Midstream III to Tailwater Capital LLC.

Global law firm Shearman & Sterling today announces that Ryan Shores has rejoined the firm as an Antitrust and Litigation partner in Washington D.C.

Shearman & Sterling is advising specialty chemicals company LANXESS on its $1.075 billion acquisition of Emerald Kalama Chemical from American Securities.

Shearman & Sterling is advising NIC Inc. (Nasdaq: EGOV) in its sale to Tyler Technologies Inc. (NYSE: TYL). As part of the definitive agreement, Tyler will acquire all outstanding shares of NIC in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $2.3 billion.

Shearman & Sterling is advising Microvast Inc. on its business combination with special purpose acquisition vehicle (SPAC) Tuscan Holdings Corp., which reflects an implied equity value of the combined company of $3 billion.

Shearman & Sterling advised on four LatinFinance  Deal of the Year award winning transactions, offering further proof of our world-class expertise advising on a wide range of complex and cross-border financial transactions in Latin America.

Shearman & Sterling advised software company Citrix Systems (NASDAQ: CTXS) in its definitive agreement to acquire Wrike, Inc., a portfolio company of private equity firm Vista Equity Partners, for $2.25 billion in cash.

Business publication Crain’s selected partners Paula Howell Anderson and Cynthia Urda Kassis to its 2021 Notable Women in Law list.

Shearman & Sterling is advising ViacomCBS (NASDAQ: VIAC, VIACA) on its definitive agreement to sell its publishing business Simon & Schuster to Penguin Random House, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bertelsmann SE.

Shearman & Sterling is representing Boston Scientific in connection with the pending sale of BTG Specialty Pharmaceuticals to SERB SAS and Stark International Lux S.A.R.L., portfolio companies of private equity firm Charterhouse Capital Partners, for a cash purchase price of $800 million.

Shearman & Sterling represented Canada’s TELUS International in connection with its agreement to acquire Lionbridge AI, a global provider of crowd-based data annotation services, in a deal valued at approximately $935 million.

Shearman & Sterling advised Chevron U.S.A. Inc. on its agreement to divest all of its upstream and midstream assets in the Appalachian basin to EQT Corporation for $735 million, subject to customary adjustments at closing.

Shearman & Sterling represented Orion Mine Finance (Orion), in its acquisition of Occidental Petroleum Corporation’s (Oxy) Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah Land Grant assets in exchange for a purchase price of approximately $1.33 billion. The deal closed on October 19.

Partners Todd Stenerson (Washington, DC-Litigation) and David Higbee (Washington, DC-Antitrust), and Associate Rachel Mossman (Washington, DC-Litigation) have authored the USA Chapter for the International Comparative Legal Guides – Competition Litigation 2021.

Shearman & Sterling represented firm Magris Resources Canada Inc. in connection with its definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Imerys Talc America Inc., Imerys Talc Vermont Inc. and Imerys Talc Canada Inc. (collectively, the “North American Talc Business”) for $223 million.

Mergers and acquisitions-focused publication The Deal  honored Shearman & Sterling with several of its prominent Deal of the Year awards.