What we say about the firm's legal practice in United States
Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts
Within M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m), tier 5
Haynes and Boone, L.L.P.’s practice has a broad range of industry experience including aviation, distribution, all forms of traditional and alternative energy, equipment leasing, financial services, hospitality, insurance, manufacturing and distribution, real estate, retail, sports and entertainment, technology, telecommunications, transportation and waste management industries. Highlights included assisting Royal Dutch Shell in the sale of its downstream businesses in Panama and Costa Rica to Petroleos Delta, a Panamanian fuel distributor, and acting in the $285m sale of the 660 Madison Avenue office tower, the largest single-asset transaction completed in the US during 2010. The team also represented Wingate Partners in its acquisition of Preferred Compounding, a supplier of proprietary and custom mixed rubber compounds, and advised Adea, a technology consultancy with global operations, in the acquisition of its assets by Valtech. In Houston, Steven Buxbaum represented Trident Global Communications and Subsidiaries in a distressed merger transaction. Dallas-based Gregory Samuel is also recommended. Samuel recently acted in the acquisition of a public finance investment-banking firm, and in the purchase of a publicly traded restaurant chain.
Real estate and construction
Within Real estate, Haynes and Boone, L.L.P. is a third tier firm,
In addition to its three Texas offices, Haynes and Boone, L.L.P. now has an East Coast presence following the opening of its New York office, which is staffed with 17 real estate attorneys predominantly hired from Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP. San Antonio-based Steven Waters heads the real estate practice, and he represented USAA Real Estate Company on its $100m joint venture with a real estate opportunity fund. Stuart Mass and Noah Shapiro represented SL Green Realty Corporation on a 280,000 sq ft office lease in Manhattan. Lawrence Mittman, Carolyn Sullivan and Kenneth Friedman represented Five Mile Capital Partners on selling the John Hancock Tower in Boston to Boston Properties for $930m, of which $604.5m is debt. Richard Martin and Justin Switzer represented Heitman Capital Management on several transactions in Texas, including the leasing of office and retail properties; the acquisition of a $20m office building; the restructuring of an office project; and the disposition of two office projects. The firm’s client roster includes CB Richard Ellis, Silverstone Capital Group and Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds.