Lee Hochbaum
Advises strategic clients, private equity sponsors and private funds on a full range of transactions. Named a 2023 New York Law Journal “Dealmaker of the Year.”
Lee is a member of our Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity and Investment Management practices. Lee advises U.S. and international strategic clients on a wide variety of complex matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, restructurings and corporate governance matters.
He also represents private equity sponsors and private funds on a full range of transactions and matters, including acquisitions and dispositions and capital raising transactions.
In 2023, he was named a “Dealmaker of the Year” by New York Law Journal for his work advising financial institution clients in the recent banking crisis, including JPMorgan on its acquisition of the assets and liabilities of First Republic.
As a co-head of our Israel practice, Lee has advised on numerous merger and acquisition transactions involving Israeli companies.
Experience
Strategic Company Mergers & Acquisitions
- Shearman & Sterling on its merger with Allen & Overy
- GE on the $11.1 billion combination of GE Transportation and Wabtec
- Markit on its $13 billion merger of equals with IHS
- Emera on its $10.4 billion acquisition of TECO Energy
- Tyson Foods on its $8.5 billion acquisition of Hillshire Brands
- Warner Chilcott on its $5 billion sale to Actavis
- Comcast on its proposed $45 billion merger with Time Warner Cable
- Heinz on its $28 billion acquisition by Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital
Financial Institutions and Services
- Atlantic Union Bankshares on its $1.6 billion acquisition of Sandy Spring Bancorp
- UMB Financial on its $2 billion acquisition of Heartland Financial
- JPMorgan acquires assets and assumes certain liabilities of First Republic
- Charles Schwab on its $26 billion acquisition of TD Ameritrade
- CenterState on its $6 billion merger with South State
- Bats Global Markets on its $3.4 billion acquisition by CBOE
- MoneyLion on its $440 million acquisition of Even Financial
- Citigroup on its sale of OneMain to Springleaf
- Figure on its merger with Homebridge Financial Services
Israel Mergers & Acquisitions
- ECI Telecom on its merger with Ribbon Communications
- Taboola on its combination with ION Acquisition Corp.
- Attunity on its $560 million acquisition by Qlik
- NICE Systems on its $940 million acquisition of inContact
- ADAMA on the acquisition of Bonide Products
- Mediamind on its $500 million acquisition by DG FastChannel
SPAC Transactions
- Lucid Motors on its $24 billion combination with Churchill Capital Corp IV
- Roivant on its $7.3 billion combination with Montes Archimedes Acquisition Corp.
- VG Acquisition Corp on its $3.6 billion combination with 23andMe
- Payoneer on its $3.3 billion combination with FTAC Olympus Acquisition Corp.
- MoneyLion on its $2.4 billion combination with Fusion Acquisition
- ProKidney on its $1.8 billion combination with Social Capital Suvretta Holdings Corp. III
- Silver Spike Acquisition Corp. on its $1.5 billion combination with WMH Holdings
- Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II on its $1.5 billion combination with Grove Collaborative
- One Madison Corporation on its $1.1 billion combination with Ranpak
- SatixFy on its $813 million combination with Endurance Acquisition Corp.
- Silver Spike Acquisition Corp. II on its $446 million combination with Eleusis
Insights
Recognition
New York Law Journal – “Dealmaker of the Year,” 2023
IFLR1000 – M&A, Private Equity, United States, Highly Regarded
Law360 – “Rising Star: Mergers & Acquisitions,” 2020
IsraelDesks Legally Israel 100
Education
- magna cum laude
- Senior Editor, Harvard Law Review
- cum laude
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York