Stephen M. Pepper

Experience: Healthcare: Represented Blue Wolf Capital Partners, LLC in connection with the sale of StateServ Medical, the leading durable medical equipment (DME) benefit management company supporting hospices and other post-acute care providers in the United States. : Represented Blue Wolf Capital Partners, LLC in connection with the acquisition of CIVCO Radiotherapy, a global leader of radiotherapy patient positioning and immobilization equipment. : Represented BioTelemetry on its acquisition of LifeWatch AG : Represented Consello Capital in connection with its acquisition of EHE Health, a national health care provider network in preventive health. : Represented Bioreference Labs in its acquisition by OPKO Health. : Represented Smith & Nephew in its acquisition of Arthrocare. : Represented Shire plc in connection with its acquisition of Viropharma Inc. : Represented Shire plc in connection with its proposed merger with AbbVie Inc. : Represented PSA Healthcare in its merger with Epic Healthcare Services, Inc.;; Consumer Goods: Represented GTCR in connection with its acquisition of Foundation Source, the nation's largest provider of foundation management services. : Represented Sun Capital Partners in its sale of Ames Taping Tools, the nation's foremost provider of automatic taping and finishing tools and related products to the professional drywall finishing industry. : Represented Maidenform Brands in its acquisition by Hanesbrands. : Represented H.J. Heinz in its acquisition by 3G Capital and Berkshire Hathaway. : Represented ConAgra in its acquisition of Ralcorp. : Represented Daikin Industries Ltd. in its acquisition of air conditioner manufacturer Goodman Global Inc. : Represented VF Corporation in its acquisition of Timberland. : Represented Tyson Foods in its acquisition of Hillshire Brands. : Represented Sports Direct in acquisition of Bob's Stores and Eastern Mountain Sports : Represented Jarden Corporation in its merger with Newell Rubbermaid : Represented Brentwood Associates in its sale of Allen Edmonds to Caleres, Inc.;; Telecom and Media: Represented Marque Brands, LLC, an affiliate of Neuberger Berman, in connection with its acquisition of a majority ownership in America's Test Kitchen ('ATK') and its associated brands, including Cook's Illustrated and Cook's Country. ATK is a food and culinary media business, which leverages its industry-leading testing process for recipes and kitchen equipment to produce top class recipes and unbiased product reviews. ATK and its diverse portfolio of brands has an expansive audience across various media platforms. : Represented Black Dragon Capital in connection with its acquisition of Grass Valley, a leading technology supplier of advanced broadcast and media solutions, with operations in over 20 different jurisdictions worldwide. : Represented Comcast in its joint venture with NBCUniversal. : Represented TracFone in acquisition of a Fortune 50 Retailer mobile business from T-Mobile.;; Technology: Represented Ingram Micro in its acquisition of BrightPoint. : Represented Micrel as target in acquisition by Microchip. : Represented SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Advent Software. : Represented LGC Limited in acquisition of the business of API Food Quality, Inc. : Represented Palm in connection with its sale to Hewlett Packard.;; Energy: Representation of Arko Holdings Ltd. and GPM Petroleum in connection with its acquisition of retail gas stations, convenience stores, and a wholesale fuel distribution business from Empire Petroleum. Obtained clearance from the Federal Trade Commission, which alleged that the acquisition would violate federal antitrust laws. Arko and Empire agreed to divest retail fuel assets in local gasoline and diesel fuel markets across four states to reach settlement with the FTC. : Represented Technip in its acquisition of Stone & Webster process technologies and associated oil and gas engineering capabilities from The Shaw Group. : Represented Technip in its acquisition of Global Industries.;; Insurance/Financial Products/Consulting: Represented Centre Partners in connection with its sale of Stonewall Kitchen, a leading manufacturer of premium branded specialty food and gift products, including jams, olive oils, bottled sauces, crackers and pancake mixes. : Represented WeWork in connection with its acquisition of Emprenurban, a Latin American-based real estate development and construction company. : Represented PartnerRe in its proposed merger with AXIS Capital. This deal was aborted and an interloper, Exor S.A., acquired PartnerRe. Also advised in that acquisition where antitrust clearance was required in 20 jurisdictions. : Represented Citigroup in its sale of its OneMain business to Springleaf. : Represented PricewaterhouseCoopers in its acquisition of Booz & Company.; The above representations were handled by Mr. Pepper prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.;