Wayne H. Elowe

Wayne H. Elowe

Wayne Elowe concentrates his practice on business transactions, complex commercial transactions and general corporate matters on behalf of publicly traded and privately held multinational corporations, private equity funds, developers and other investors. His M&A experience includes deals in both the bid/auction and privately negotiated contexts on behalf of clients in the industrial, chemical, food, healthcare, telecommunications and technology sectors. He also frequently advises clients in connection with technology transactions, outsourcings and other strategic collaborative relationships.

Mr. Elowe serves as the Chairman of the firm's Asia Business Services team. He has significant experience representing clients in connection with international mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, outsourcing projects, strategic alliances, sourcing projects and other collaborative transactions, having represented clients on transactions and projects in over 30 countries across Europe, Asia and Latin America. Mr. Elowe has over 12 years of experience counseling clients in connection with the expansion and development of their businesses in China and in structuring and negotiating relationships with Chinese partners through joint ventures, contract manufacturing arrangements and other types of alliances. He also represents Chinese public and privately owned companies as their global counsel.

Selected Experience

M&A/International:

· Represented TLC Beatrice International in numerous transactions including the following completed within a two year period:
- $573 million auction sale of its food distribution group located in France.
- $190 million auction sale of its ice cream business in Spain.
- $146 million sale of its holding companies located in the Netherlands.
- $120 million auction sale of snack food business in Ireland.
- $45 million auction sale of bottling business in the Netherlands and Belgium.

· Represented Industri Kapital in a $450 million leveraged buyout of a U.S. based specialty chemical business.

· Represents two NYSE industrial manufacturing companies in connection with corporate matters, M&A transactions and various commercial transactions.

· Represented private equity investors in a $280 million leveraged buyout of a U.S. based wholesale food distribution business.

· Represented private equity investors in a $100 million leveraged buyout of a U.S. based retail food business.

Asia-Related:

· Represents Neusoft Group Ltd., a Chinese public company and the largest outsourcing service provider in China as global counsel in connection with Neusoft's international expansion.

· Represents a large U.S. insurance provider in connection with its strategic expansion into China.

· Represents Fortune 500 and other publicly traded and private companies in connection with the expansion of their businesses into China and India and in related joint ventures and acquisitions.

· Represented WebMD in connection with a joint venture with Japan's Softbank Corp., and in connection with its expansion into Europe and South America.

· Represented publicly traded financial services company in connection with the outsourcing of software development services to India.

· Represented outsourcing service providers in connection with acquisitions of India-based service companies.

· Represented publicly traded health care company in connection with the international aspects of a $1 billion joint venture with an international media company.

Background

· Notes Editor for Case Western University Law Review.

· AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.