David Acquay

Mr. Acquay regularly advises public and private acquirers and sellers, private equity firms and investment banks on a variety of U.S. and cross-border corporate matters, including mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, carveouts, financings and financial advisor engagements.

Prior to starting his legal career, he worked at Microsoft Corporation as a product manager, managing software development teams for one of the company’s enterprise software products. Mr. Acquay’s representative transactions prior to and since joining Skadden include:

Technology and Life Sciences

• Altimeter Growth Corp. in its $40 billion merger with Grab Holdings Inc.
• Veoneer, Inc. in its $4.5 billion acquisition by Qualcomm Incorporated and SSW Partners
• Cloud Software Group, Inc. in its acquisition of Arctera from Carlyle
• ServiceMax, Inc., backed by Silver Lake Partners and General Electric, in its proposed (but terminated) $1.4 billion merger with Pathfinder Acquisition Corp.
• HP Inc. in its acquisitions of (i) HyperX, the gaming division of Kingston Technology Company and (ii) Bromium
• Entegris, Inc. in its (i) $6.5 billion acquisition of CMC Materials, Inc and (ii) sale of its electronic chemicals business to Fujifilm
• Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp. in its $7 billion acquisition of CCC Information Services, Inc.
• Goldman Sachs and Guggenheim Partners as financial advisors to Metsera, Inc. in its up to $10 billion sale to Pfizer, Inc.
• Veralto Corporation in its acquisition of In-Situ Inc.
• Lyell Immunopharma, Inc. in its acquisition of ImmPACT Bio USA Inc.
• Medtronic plc in its acquisition of Companion Medical

Private Equity

• Veritas Capital in its sale of a stake in Cotiviti to KKR & Co. Inc.
• Hg in its investment in Managed Markets Insight & Technology LLC (MMIT), which, following MMIT’s concurrent acquisition of Evaluate (an Hg portfolio company), created a combined entity valued at $1.6 billion
• Baring Private Equity Asia in its $2 billion acquisition of Virtusa Corporation
• Blackstone in the establishment of Blackstone Capital Partners VIII, which raised approximately $26 billion

Other Transactions

• MP Materials in its public-private partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense that includes a multibillion-dollar package of investments and long-term commitments to support U.S. rare earth magnetics independence
• MasterBrand, Inc. in (i) its $3.6 billion merger with American Woodmark Corporation and (ii) its acquisition of Supreme Cabinetry Brands
• Fortress Transportation in its $2.4 billion spin-off of its infrastructure business
• Keurig Dr Pepper in its investment in Nutrabolt
• PJT Partners as financial advisor to Caesars Entertainment in its $17.3 billion sale to Eldorado Resorts
• Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc. in its $8 billion sale to General Mills, Inc.

In recognition of his work, Mr. Acquay has been repeatedly named one of Best Lawyers’ Ones to Watch in America.

Mr. Acquay is actively involved in Skadden’s recruiting and corporate training programs. He has also served on the firm’s Associates, Associates Recruiting and Summer Associates committees.