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Drew M. Altman is Chair of the Miami Corporate Practice. Drew counsels both public and private companies in securities matters, capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions (public and private), financing transactions and general corporate and business law matters. He also routinely advises public companies regarding SEC reporting and corporate governance compliance.

Concentrations

  • Capital markets
  • Debt & equity capital markets financing
  • Domestic and cross-border M&A transactions
  • Public offerings, including IPOs
  • Rule 144A offerings
  • SEC reporting and corporate governance compliance
  • Secured and syndicated credit facilities

Kompetencje

Doświadczenie

  • Represented Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. in its initial public offering of common stock.
  • Represented ARKO Corp. in its Rule 144A offering of $450 million of its 5.125% Senior Notes due 2029.
  • Represented Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. in an exchange offer and consent solicitation as well as the issuance of two series of notes in two concurrent debt offering totaling $126 million.
  • Represented OPKO Health Inc. (Nasdaq: OPK) in connection with the amendment and restatement of its $175 million revolving credit facility with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent.
  • Represented institutional investor in connection with initial offering by Ground Lease REIT, for which Raymond James served as initial purchaser/placement agent.
  • Represented Enlivex Therapeutics (Nasdaq: ENLV) in connection with a $46 million underwritten offering of ordinary shares.
  • Represented OPKO Health Inc. (Nasdaq: OPK) in connection with its $75 million underwritten follow-on offering.
  • Represented H.C. Wainwright & Co. as underwriter in connection with a $30 million offering of American Depositary Shares by BioLineRx Ltd. (Nasdaq: BLRX).
  • Represented TopBuild Corp. in its Rule 144A offering of $400 million of its 3.625% Senior Notes due 2029.
  • Represented Waste Pro USA, Inc. in its Rule 144A offering of $500 million of its 5.5% Senior Notes due 2026.
  • Represented TopBuild Corp. in its Rule 144A offering of $400 million of its 5.625% Senior Notes due 2026.
  • Represented Watsco, Inc. in its $609 million underwritten secondary offering of common stock by its joint venture partner, Carrier Corporation.
  • Represented Hard Rock International in a $640 million financing composed of a Rule 144A offering of $350 million Senior Notes due 2021 and a $290 million Senior Secured Term Loan. The representation also included a related tender offer for $525 million outstanding Senior Secured Notes due 2014.
  • Represented MasTec, Inc. in its public offering of $400 million of 4.875% senior notes and tender offer for its $150 million of its 7.625% senior notes.
  • Represented The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians in connection with its $410 million syndicated credit facility and the related tender offer of its outstanding senior notes.
  • Represented Gentiva Health Services, Inc. in its $325 million Rule 144A offering of senior notes.
  • Represented Terremark Worldwide, Inc. in connection with its $420 million Rule 144A offering of senior secured notes and subsequent $50 million Rule 144A tack-on offering.
  • Represented Terremark Worldwide, Inc. in connection with its $75 million Rule 144A offering of senior secured second lien notes.
  • Represented MasTec, Inc. in concurrent public offerings of $115 million in senior convertible notes and $63 million in common stock.
  • Represented MasTec, Inc. in connection with its private placement of $100 million in senior convertible notes.
  • Represented MasTec Inc. in connection with its $150 million Rule 144A offering of senior notes.
  • Represented Terremark Worldwide, Inc. in connection with its public offering of $88 million of common stock.
  • Represented OPKO Health Inc. (Nasdaq: OPK) in the sale of its GeneDx unit, a leader in genomic testing and analysis for rare disorders to Stamford, Connecticut-based Sema4 Holdings Corp., which is an AI-driven genomic and clinical data intelligence platform company.
  • Represented OPKO Health Inc. (Nasdaq: OPK) in its acquisition of ModeX Therapeutics, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company focused on developing innovative multi-specific immune therapies for cancer and infectious diseases, for $300.0 million in OPKO common stock.
  • Represented Appgate, Inc. in its reverse capitalization, taking it public, together with a concurrent $75 million capital infusion from Magnetar Capital, at a $1 billion valuation.
  • Represented Exactech, Inc., a Nasdaq-traded company, in its sale to global private equity fund, TPG Capital.
  • Represented Watsco, Inc. (NYSE: WSO), through its Carrier Enterprise business unit, in its all-cash $63.3 million acquisition of a minority stake (35%) of Russell Sigler, Inc., one of the largest residential and commercial HVAC equipment distributors in North America. Russell Sigler has annual sales of approximately $650 million and serves over 10,000 customers throughout six states in the western United States. As part of the transaction, Watsco retains exclusive rights to acquire the outstanding ownership interest of current Russell Sigler shareholders if they elect to sell their shares in the future.
  • Represented TopBuild Corp., an NYSE-traded company, in its acquisition of United Subcontractors Inc.
  • Represented Medina Capital in its joint venture with BC Partners to fund and close a $3 billion acquisition of a portfolio of 57 data centers across the globe and suite of cybersecurity and data analytics companies.
  • Represented Amaya Gaming Group Inc., a Canadian public company, in connection with its acquisition of Oldford Group Limited, the parent company of Rational Group Ltd, the world's largest poker business and owner and operator of the PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker brands, for $4.9 billion.
  • Represented Amaya Gaming Group, an entertainment solutions provider for the regulated gaming industry, in connection with its acquisition of Diamond Game Enterprises, a designer and manufacturer of gaming related products for the global casino gaming and lottery industries.
  • Represented of Amaya Inc. in the sale of its subsidiary Cadillac Jack Inc. to AGS, a designer and manufacturer of gaming products for the casino floor and a portfolio company of Apollo Global Management, for an aggregate purchase price of $382 million.
  • Represented Amaya Gaming Group in connection with its acquisition of Cadillac Jack, Inc., a leading supplier of products and technology for the global gaming market.
  • Represented Gentiva Health Services, Inc. in its acquisition of Harden Healthcare Holdings.
  • Represented Terremark Worldwide, Inc. in its acquisition by Verizon Communications Inc. in a deal with an equity value of approximately $2 billion and an enterprise value of approximately $2.5 billion, ranking it as the largest pairing of a telco and a colocation provider. The deal was also the largest transaction in the cloud computing space, amongst the largest and most significant transactions within the IT industry and as the largest transaction for Verizon since its acquisition of MCI in 2005.
  • Represented Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, Inc. in its acquisition of Securities America and its subsidiaries.
  • Represented Gentiva Health Services, Inc. in its $1 billion acquisition of Odyssey Healthcare, Inc.
  • Represented MasTec, Inc. in its (a) approximately $166 million acquisition of Precision Pipeline, LLC and its related affiliate, Precision Transport Company, LLC and (b) acquisition of EC Source, an electronic transmission and substation projects company.
  • Represented Nasdaq-traded orthopedic implants manufacturer in connection with its acquisition of a sole source supplier for its direct compression molded (DCM) polyethylene bearings for its proprietary knee system.
  • Represented Nasdaq-traded orthopedic implants manufacturer in connection with its acquisition of a North Carolina-based company engaged in the research, development, manufacture, and marketing of spinal implant devices and related product.
  • • Ongoing representation of NYSE- and Nasdaq-traded public companies.
  • Financial Advisor, Prudential Securities, Inc.

Sukcesy i wyróżnienia

  • Listed, South Florida Legal Guide, "Top Lawyer," 2021
  • Winner, Daily Business Review, "Most Effective Lawyers," 2018
  • Listed, Thomson-Reuters, "Stand-Out Lawyers," 2022-2024
  • Listed, IFLR1000
    • "Highly Regarded (Florida)," Capital Markets, 2019-2023 
    • "Rising Star (Florida)," Capital Markets, 2018
  • Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Florida Super Lawyers, "Rising Star," 2012-2016
  • Finalist, Daily Business Review, "Top Dealmaker of the Year – Corporate International Category," 2015
  • Team Member, Winning Team, "Cross Border Sector Deals – Technology, Media and Telecom Deal of the Year (Over $1 Billion)" and "Cross Border Regional Deals – US-Europe Deal of the Year" for Amaya Inc.’s acquisition of Rational Group, owner of PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, The M&A Advisor’s 7th Annual International M&A Awards, 2015
  • Team Member, Corporate Board Member magazine and FTI Consulting Inc., one of "America’s Best Corporate Law Firms," 13th Annual Legal Industry Study, 2013
  • Finalist, Daily Business Review, "Top Dealmaker of the Year - Corporate (Domestic) Category," 2012
  • Member, team ranked as a top corporate law firm in Miami as selected by corporate directors, in the annual "Legal Industry Research Study" by Corporate Board Member magazine and FTI Consulting Inc. (10th year), 2002-2009, 2011-2012
  • Graduate, Leadership Miami, 2012-2013
  • Member, American Bar Association

Kwalifikacje

Wykształcenie
  • J.D., magna cum laude, University of Florida Levin College of Law
    • Order of the Coif
    • Board Member, Florida Law Review
    • Multiple Book Awards
  • B.A., Economics, New College of Florida
Posiadane uprawnienia
  • Florida