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Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Offices

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
919 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022
NEW YORK
United States
Visit website 1 212 756 2000 1 212 593 5955

Mr Eleazer Klein

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+1 212.756.2376 eleazer.klein@srz.com

Work Department

PIPEs, Shareholder Activism, Distressed Investing, Energy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Regulatory & Compliance, Securities & Capital Markets

Position

Ele Klein is co-chair of the global Shareholder Activism Group and serves as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He practices in the areas of shareholder activism, mergers and acquisitions, securities law and regulatory compliance. He represents activists, investment banks and companies in matters ranging from corporate governance and control to proxy contests and defensive strategies. His recent representations have included representing Trian Fund Management in multiple matters; Elliott Management in Marathon Petroleum, Akamai Technologies and Hess Corp.; JANA Partners in Jack in the Box, Whole Foods, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Tiffany; D.E. Shaw in Emerson Electric; Greenlight Capital in General Motors; Cevian Capital in Autoliv, ABB and LM Ericsson; Starboard Value in Papa John’s International and Acacia Research; Caligan Partners in Knowles Corp. and AMAG Pharmaceuticals; Blue Harbour in Investors Bancorp; venBio Select Advisor in Immunomedics; Saba Capital in First Trust; Oasis Capital in Stratus Properties; Altimeter Capital Management in United Continental Holding; SRS Investment Management in Avis Budget Group; and Anchorage in connection with board representation at Houghton Mifflin. Ele works on numerous activist campaigns and related transactions every year for some of the largest private investment groups and investment banks in the United States and abroad. In addition, he advises on private investments in public equity (PIPEs), initial public offerings and secondary offerings, venture capital financing, and indenture defaults and interpretation, and he counsels clients in the regulatory areas of insider trading, short selling, Sections 13 and 16, Rule 144, insider trading and Regulation M/Rule 105.

Ele is recognized as a leading lawyer in Chambers USA, The Legal 500 US, New York Super Lawyers – New York Metro Top 100 and Super Lawyers Business Edition. He has served as a moderator and speaker at numerous conferences and events addressing Shareholder Activism, regulatory and reporting issues, PIPEs, M&A deals, the capital markets and other topics of interest to the alternative investment industry. He contributed to the 2020 Shareholder Activism Insight report (produced by Activist Insight in association with SRZ), The Activist Investing Annual Review 2019 (produced by Activist Insight in association with SRZ) and the 2018 Shareholder Activism Insight report (published by SRZ in association with Activist Insight and Okapi Partners). Ele received his J.D. from Yale Law School where was senior editor on The Yale Law Journal.

Memberships

American Bar Association; Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law, Board of Advisors.

Education

Yale Law School, JD.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism

(Leading lawyers: Advice to shareholders)

Eleazer Klein – Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

New York-based Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP‘s client base includes large and high-profile activist investors such as Trian Fund Management, L.P. and Elliott Management, offering a broad practice with experience in advising on areas such as campaign strategies and proxy rules, as well as cross-practice tax, antitrust, investment funds advice. Heading up the department are Eleazer Klein and Marc Weingarten, who are renowned for their expertise in activism, particularly when it comes to regulatory and transactional matters. Adriana Schwartz regularly represents clients in private investments in public and private companies, including private investments in public equity, which is also an area of particular strength for Klein. The group draws on the firm’s litigation practice to form a shareholder activism litigation practice group, of which Michael Swartz , who has a strong reputation for proxy contests for activists such as Engine No. 1 and Trian Fund Management, is co-chair.

United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)

A go-to destination for middle-market private equity funds, activist investors and hedge funds, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP’s primary focus is private equity-driven M&A. Energy, financial services, healthcare, tech and telecoms are key sectors of focus for the team, which frequently advises investment management clients on complex deals. Its capabilities in the shareholder activism space are also noteworthy; Eleazer Klein is a key contact in New York for this type of work. He co-heads the M&A and securities team with Brian Miner in Washington DC, who is singled out for his private equity credentials. Benjamin Kozinn, who handles a mix of investment management and private equity M&A, joined the New York office from Lowenstein Sandler LLP in March 2022. In the same office, Jeffrey Symons is knowledgeable of domestic and cross-border M&A, joint ventures and corporate restructurings.

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