Eric S. Siegel

Corporate/M&A

• The special committee of the board of directors of 23andMe, a leading human genetics and biopharmaceutical company, in connection with a strategic alternatives review process and potential take private transaction by its CEO and significant shareholder, Anne Wojcicki.
• Bentley Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: BSY), an infrastructure engineering software company, on numerous acquisitions, including: Talon Aerolytics and the technology and technical expertise of Pointivo to expand its application of digital twins and artificial intelligence to help infrastructure owner-operators improve asset performance and resilience; Cesium, a 3D geospatial company; ADINA R & D, a developer of finite element analysis software applications used in various engineering fields; EasyPower®, a developer of design and analysis software tools for electrical engineering professionals; and sensemetrics, a provider of software for Internet of Things (IoT) applications used extensively in infrastructure, among others. Also advised Bentley on the sale of its mobility data business unit, Streetlytics, to Teralytics.
• Cerberus Capital Management, the largest shareholders in grocery store chain Albertsons, in relation to Albertsons’ proposed merger with Kroger in a transaction valued at US$24.6 billion.
• Energy Harbor Corp. in its US$6.333 billion acquisition by Fortune 500 company Vistra Corp. The transaction combines Energy Harbor's nuclear and retail businesses with Vistra's nuclear and retail businesses and Vistra Zero renewables and storage projects under a newly-formed subsidiary holding company, referred to generally as "Vistra Vision.”
• The special committee of Enfusion, Inc., a leader in SaaS solutions for the investment management and hedge fund industry, in a definitive agreement for Enfusion to be acquired by Clearwater Analytics, a global leading SaaS solution that automates the entire investment lifecycle, for US$1.5 billion.

Business Development Companies (BDCs) and Other Financial Services Transactions

• The independent directors of the Board of Directors of BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. in connection with TCPC’s merger with BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation to create a combined company with total assets of approximately $2.4 billion, and net assets of approximately $1.1 billion.
• Numerous business development companies sponsored by Franklin Square Holdings, L.P. in connection with their multi-billion dollar continuous equity offerings, debt offerings and general corporate and securities matters.
• FS Investments, a leading alternative investment manager, in connection with its agreement to partner with KKR, a leading global investment firm, to create the largest business development company (BDC) platform, with $18 billion in combined assets under management.
• FS/KKR Advisor in its merger of FS KKR Capital Corp. (NYSE:FSK) and FS KKR Capital Corp. II (NYSE:FSKR), two publicly-listed business development companies (BDCs), creating one of the largest BDCs in the U.S. with $14.9 billion in assets under management.
• A special committee of Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation (OCSI) in OCSI’s merger agreement with Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (OCSL).
• A special committee to SLR Senior Investment Corp. (SUNS) in the agreement to merge SLR Investment Corp. (SLRC) with SUNS.

Private Equity/Family Office

• Court Square Capital Partners in connection with numerous acquisitions and exits, including its: acquisition and subsequent sale of Kodiak Building Partners, a national distributor of essential building products, to QXO, Inc. for approximately US$2.25 billion; acquisition and subsequent sale of its stake in RailPros, a provider for the railroad industry in engineering, field services, training and media production to Littlejohn & Co., LLC; controlled investment, in partnership with WindRose Health Investors, in Soleo Health, a specialty pharmacy and infusion therapy services company; sale of NDC, a healthcare supply chain company and distributor of consumable healthcare supplies, to Platinum Equity; and acquisition of Veregy, a technology forward, leading independent energy services company, from Bow River.
• Berwind Group in numerous acquisitions and dispositions, including the US$600 million sale of Elmer’s Products, Inc. to Newell Rubbermaid, the purchase of Protective Industries Inc. from Windjammer Capital Investors, and the sale of Specialty Coating Systems to KISCO Ltd. of Japan.

• Capital Markets: Equity Offerings — The Legal 500 US
• Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt Offerings — The Legal 500 US

• Life Science and Biotech Panel — Harvard Business School Venture Capital and Private Equity Conference, Boston, MA (February 5, 2022)
• Greater Philadelphia ACC's Tackling Carve-Out M&A Transactions — Philadelphia, PA (October 27, 2021)
• ESG and Impact Investing Panel — NYU Stern School Private Equity and Venture Capital Conference, New York, NY (April 9, 2021)
• Greater Philadelphia ACC's M&A Disputes — Philadelphia, PA (October 28, 2020)
  
• Greater Philadelphia ACC's Corporate and Securities Law CLE Institute — Philadelphia, PA (June 14, 2018)
• Pitfalls in the Early Stages of a Transaction — Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), Philadelphia, PA (February 13, 2018)
• Minimizing Anticompetitive Risk in Asset and Stock Transfers - Wilmington, DE (June 1, 2017)
  
• President Trump's Potential Impact on Business — ACC GNY Signature CLE Program, New York, NY (March 21, 2017) 
• 7th Annual In-House Counsel Conference — Presented by ACC Greater Philadelphia Delaware Valley with sponsorship by Dechert LLP, Philadelphia, PA (April 21, 2015)
• Issues in Risk Management: What's The Deal? Managing Merger and Acquisition Risk in Today's Business Climate — Marsh Issues in Risk Management, Washington, DC (September 28, 2010)

• Delaware Supreme Court Reaffirms High Bar for Proving Control by a Minority Stockholder - Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance (February 26, 2025)
• Delaware Governor Signs Controversial “Market-Practice” Amendments to General Corporation Law - Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance (July 30, 2024)