David E. Fisher

David partners with clients who rely on his broad-based knowledge of transactional, securities, and general corporate operations. He has an extensive background in counseling private and public companies, including multinational corporations and private equity firms in connection with mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, capital raising, financings, and public and private offerings.

Through his management of transactions and financing arrangements, which have ranged from strategic portfolio acquisitions to multibillion-dollar deals, David has gained a reputation as a fair and tough negotiator with an in-depth knowledge of his clients’ operations and business goals. He has formed long-term client relationships, particularly in the manufacturing, heavy machinery, software and technology, and consumer products industries. These clients count on his determination and reliable counsel in relation to an array of business concerns, which also includes corporate governance, SEC reporting, and compliance matters.

Representative M+A Transactions

David’s M+A experience includes:

• Terex Corporation, a U.S.-based diversified global equipment manufacturer:
  • in its strategic merger with REV Group, Inc., creating a leading specialty equipment manufacturer with an enterprise value of $9 billion;
  • in its definitive agreement to sell its Terex® Tower and Rough Terrain Cranes businesses to Raimondi Cranes SpA, a global manufacturer of cranes based in Milan, Italy;
  • in the sale of its German compact construction business to Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd. for $60 million; in the sale of its truck business to Sweden-based Volvo Construction Equipment AB for $160 million;
  • in the sale of its mining business to Bucyrus International Inc. for $1.3 billion; in the sale of its Demag® Mobile Cranes business to Tadano Ltd. for an enterprise value of approximately $215 million;
  • in the sale of its Material Handling and Port Solutions business to Konecranes Plc for $595 million, €200 million in cash, and 19.6 million newly issued class B shares representing a 25% interest in Konecranes;
  • and in a deal to acquire Environmental Solutions Group from Dover Corporation in a $2 billion transaction.
• B&S Aircraft Alloys, Inc., a global distributor of high-performance metal alloys serving critical industries such as aerospace, defense and energy, in its sale of substantially all its assets to a buyer group consisting of First Lexington, LLC, Dallas Opportunity Partners, and B&S Aircraft Alloys, LLC.
• CD-adapco, a U.S.-based global engineering simulation company, in its sale to Germany-based Siemens AG, Europe’s largest industrial group, for $940 million.
• Flora Growth Corp., a publicly traded company and a leading all-outdoor cultivator and manufacturer of global cannabis products and brands, in connection with its acquisition of Vessel Brand Inc.; and in its acquisition of Just Brands LLC and High Roller Private Label LLC.
• Edgewell Personal Care Company, a manufacturer of consumer products, in the sale of a product division to AccuTec Blades, Inc.