Throughout his career, Robert DeLaMater has advised corporate clients and their financial advisers on mergers, takeover bids, joint ventures, divestitures and other M&A transactions, as well as securities offerings, privatizations and other corporate and financial matters. Many of these transactions were the first or largest of their kind and have been cited by leading financial and legal publications as “M&A Deal of the Year” or “IPO of the Year.” At various times, he has been resident in our New York, London, Tokyo and Hong Kong offices. Highlights of Mr. DeLaMater’s relevant work include advising:
- AIG on its pending sale of ALICO to MetLife, its credit facility and related arrangements with the Federal Reserve and other matters
- Tokio Marine Holdings on its acquisition of Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp.
- Nippon Steel on various matters over many years
- DP World on the disposition of the U.S. businesses of P&O Ports to AIG Global Investment Group
- Neptune Orient Lines (Singapore) in its acquisition of APL Limited (U.S.), which was named the “M&A Deal of the Year” by FinanceAsia
- DP World on its acquisition of CSX World Terminals
- Kinross Gold on its acquisition of Bema Gold
- Fuji TV on the contest for control of Nippon Broadcasting between Fuji TV and Livedoor
- Philippine Long Distance Telephone in its defense against an unsolicited takeover bid from the Gokongwei group
- Mitsui Marine & Fire Insurance in its merger with Sumitomo Marine & Fire Insurance
- NTT DoCoMo in its IPO, which at $18 billion was the world’s largest IPO, and DoCoMo’s subsequent NYSE listing
- BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) in its privatization, awarded “Best Privatization of the Year” by FinanceAsia
- MTR Corporation Limited in its $1.2 billion IPO, Hong Kong’s first-ever privatization
Mr. DeLaMater is recognized as a leader in mergers and acquisitions in Euromoney’s Guide to the World’s Leading Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyers (2006, 2008, 2009), IFLR 1000 (2008), Lawdragon (2006, 2007, 2009-2010), New York Super Lawyers (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009), PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook (2002-2003, 2003-2004) and PLC Global Counsel Mergers & Acquisitions Handbook (2003-2004, 2004-2005). He has been recommended as a leading lawyer in capital markets by PLC Cross-border Capital Markets Handbook 2009, Chambers Global: Guide to the World’s Leading Lawyers and PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook and in capital markets and corporate finance by Asialaw Leading Lawyers since 2003. He has published in Columbia Law Review, Cornell International Law Journal and other legal publications, and received the 2007 Burton Award for Legal Achievement for his writing. He also has participated on public panels on topics including mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and securities regulation. He is a trustee of the Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law, a member of the board of visitors and the International Advisory Board at Columbia Law School and the former chair of the Asian Affairs Committee of the New York City Bar Association.