Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer fields a tax team that routinely handles middle-market M&A and private equity buyouts, securitizations, and fund structuring, real estate asset transactions, and notably handles multiple prominent bankruptcy and restructuring mandates. Practice head Barry Herzog is known for his tax work with public and private companies and private equity funds on all transactional tax considerations. Pamela Capps focuses on real estate tax matters as well as SALT aspects. Abraham Reshtick is noted for his work in restructurings and bankruptcy proceedings. All lawyers mentioned are based in New York.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Key clients
- Alliant Insurance Services
- Del Monte Foods Corporation II Inc.
- RBC Capital Markets, LLC
- BofA Securities, Inc.
- Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
- Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
- J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
- KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.
- Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
- ATLAS SP Securities
- Focus Financial Partners
- Third Point Investors Limited
Work highlights
Advised Alliant Insurance Services in connection with its $25 billion equity recap involving a new equity raise, a tender offer to existing equity holders, and a CFIUS filing.|
Advising Del Monte Foods Corporation II Inc. (Del Monte Foods) in its US Bankruptcy Court proceeding and related value-maximizing sale process as part of an overall strategic restructuring.|
Represented the Ad Hoc Committee (AHC) of 10 state attorneys general, six municipalities, the Plaintiffs Executive Committee in the multidistrict litigation, and a federally recognized Native American Tribe in the bankruptcy cases of Purdue Pharma.
Practice head
Barry Herzog
Other key lawyers
Abraham Reshtick; Pamela Capps