Patrick E. O'Connor

Mr. O’Connor’s representations since joining Skadden include:

• Corient on the acquisitions of Stonehage Fleming and Stanhope Capital Group to create a $430 billion independent ultra-high-net-worth wealth manager
• Hg on:
  • its significant minority investment, alongside EQT and TA Associates, in IFS and WorkWave, two cloud-based software services businesses, at a $10 billion valuation
  • the disposal of its stake in Argus Media
  • its acquisition of TrustQuay
• Staysure Group in connection with an investment by ICG Europe in Staysure
• NorStella, a portfolio company of Hg and Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe, on its merger with Citeline, a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus, creating a combined pharmaceutical group with a value of $5 billion
• Financière LM (a family office) on the leveraged buyout of The Village Bakery
• The Travel Corporation Limited on its sale of TTC Travel Group Limited to Apollo Global

Mr. O’Connor’s recent experience prior to joining Skadden includes advising:

• Waterland Private Equity Investments on its £1.08 billion buyout of the Priory Group, a leading behavioural health services provider in the U.K., from Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.
• KPS Capital Partners on the English law aspects of its €2.25 billion carve-out of the European tinplate business of NYSE-listed Crown Holdings, Inc.
• the executive management team of luxury paint maker Farrow & Ball on its sale to Danish coatings supplier Hempel Group from private equity firm Ares Management
• Omnicom Group, Inc. on its acquisition of private equity backed technology group The DMW Group
• the management team of Tarsus Group in relation to its £560 million take-private by Charterhouse Capital Partners