On February 24, 2016, Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq), by its newly formed, wholly owned subsidiaries, Maiclair Holdings ULC and Farm Church Holdings ULC, completed the acquisition of Marketwired L.P. (Marketwired), a leading global newswire operator and press release distributor company and a portfolio company of OMERS Private Equity. The Marketwired business will expand Nasdaq’s position as a leading global corporate services provider by providing access to Marketwired’s social media targeting tools and analytics, as well as expanding the reach of Nasdaq’s GlobeNewswire.
Nasdaq was represented in-house by Alex Kogan, Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, and Erika Moore, Senior Associate General Counsel; Jeffrey Brill, Stephen Arcano, Thad Hartmann, Mary Dear and Michael Amalfe (M&A), Stuart Finkelstein and Gavin White (tax), Erica Schohn (executive compensation and benefits), Sarah Ward (banking), Yossi Vebman (corporate finance), Jessica Cohen (intellectual property and technology) of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP; by Niko Veilleux, Bradley Freelan, Jessica Catton Rinaldi, Anabel Quessy, Jesse Bertollo and David Steinhauer (M&A), Jean-Philippe Mikus and Paul Gagnon (intellectual property), Claude Jodoin (tax), Ian Campbell and Nicole Singh (employment), Jon Holmstrom and Jay Choi (banking) and Maria Holder (real estate) of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP; and by Kimberly Wachen and Ankit Shrivastava (real estate) of Arent Fox LLP.
OMERS Private Equity in its sale of Marketwired was represented in-house by Nina Moritsugu, Vice President and General Counsel of Marketwired, by Andrew Peel, Director, Legal of OMERS Private Equity; by Jonathan Melmed, Enrico Granata, Lisa Bozman, Rafael Zabaglia (M&A), Michelle Jewett (tax), Christine Lyon (employment and privacy), John Delaney and Ken Nicholds (IP), Amanda Hines Gold and Dominick Bozzetti (compensation and benefits) and Paul McKenzie (China subsidiary) of Morrison & Foerster LLP; and by Samantha Horn, Anne Weintrop, Meghan Jones, Yoni Grundland and Melissa John (M&A), John Lorito (tax), Nancy Ramalho (employment), Lanette Wilkinson (real estate), Justine Whitehead (IP), Andrea Boctor and Aiden Talai (pension/benefits), Marie Garneau and Melissa John (banking) and Jeffrey Keey (United Kingdom subsidiary) of Stikeman Elliott LLP.
