Jonathan M. Lee

Jonathan M. Lee focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, securities and general corporate law matters. Mr. Lee regularly advises public and private companies in a variety of U.S. and cross-border transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, auctions, carve-outs, investments, financings, restructurings, financial advisor engagements and SPAC transactions. In recognition of his work, Mr. Lee was named one of Best Lawyers’ Ones To Watch in 2024.

Selected representations by Mr. Lee include:

• International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. in the pending $810 million sale of its cosmetic ingredients business to Clariant AG
• Orum Therapeutics, Inc. in the $180 million sale of its ORM-6151 program to Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
• the CEO of Radius Global Infrastructure, Inc. in the company’s $3 billion acquisition by EQT Active Core Infrastructure and Public Sector Pension Investment Board
• SMS Assist, L.L.C. in its $950 million merger with Lessen Inc.
• Theravance Biopharma in the $1.5 billion sale of its interests in Theravance Royalty Company LLC, representing its TRELEGY ELLIPTA royalty interests, to Royalty Pharma plc and related $40 million investment in Theravance Biopharma’s ampreloxetine program
• FaZe Clan Inc. in its $1 billion merger with B. Riley Principal 150 Merger Corp.
• Danaher Corporation in its acquisition of InSilixa, Inc.
• Aspirational Consumer Lifestyle Corp. in its $2.1 billion merger with Wheels Up Partners Holdings LLC
• Social Capital Hedosophia in its $3.7 billion merger with Clover Health Investments, Corp.
• AP WIP Investments Holdings in its $860 million acquisition by Landscape Acquisition Holdings
• CPI International, Inc. (previously a portfolio company of Veritas Capital and now a portfolio company of Odyssey Investment Partners) in its:
  • acquisition of SATCOM Technologies, the antenna systems business of General Dynamics Mission Systems
  • disposition of ASC Signal Holdings Corporation to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
• Red Hat, Inc. in its $34 billion acquisition by IBM
• Express Scripts Holding Company in its $67 billion acquisition by Cigna Corporation
• Veritas Capital and certain of its portfolio companies in various transactions and corporate matters, including Verscend Technologies, Inc. (n/k/a Cotiviti, Inc., a portfolio company of Veritas Capital) in its $4.9 billion acquisition of Cotiviti Holdings, Inc.
• Rite Aid Corporation in various transactions and corporate matters, including its:
  • $4.4 billion sale of 1,932 stores and related assets to Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
  • proposed (but terminated) merger with Albertsons Companies, Inc.
• Mars, Incorporated in various transactions and corporate matters
• financial advisors, including Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Centerview Partners LLC, in numerous transactions

Mr. Lee is actively involved in Skadden’s training and recruiting programs.