Sheldon Hughes is a corporate attorney who focuses on mergers and acquisitions, representing a diverse range of clients including multinational corporations, private equity firms, and companies across various industries. His practice encompasses domestic and international transactions, with experience handling deals valued from tens of millions to billions of dollars.
Sheldon’s work involves managing M&A transactions, including drafting and negotiating purchase agreements, conducting due diligence, preparing disclosure schedules, and coordinating with local counsel on cross-border deals. He has assisted clients in industries such as beverages, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, technology, and financial services. Sheldon also has experience in capital markets transactions, corporate governance matters, and internal reorganizations. Additionally, he maintains an active pro bono practice, representing clients in asylum cases and applications for special immigration status.
Experience
Mergers and Acquisitions
• Represented an international telecommunications entity in the sale of one its subsidiaries for a deal valued at $6.25 billion.°
• Represented an American multinational beverage corporation in its sale of a Philippines bottling company for $1.8 billion.°
• Represented a leading security and facility services company in its $1 billion acquisition of a full-service safety and security solutions provider.°
• Represented a German multinational science and technology company in its acquisition of a biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization for $780 million.°
• Represented an American multinational beverage corporation in its sale of a bottling company located in Bangladesh for $130 million.°
• Represented a provider of supplemental benefits solutions in a $275 million issuance and sale of securities.°
• Represented a leading energy technology company in its acquisition of a provider of asset management services for $280 million.°
• Represented a global stainless-steel manufacturer in the divestment of a segment of its business operations for EUR $228 million.°
• Represented a provider of supplemental benefits solutions in its acquisition of a meal delivery service for $90 million.°
• Represented an American multinational beverage corporation in the sale of three production facilities for $100 million.°
• Represented a private equity firm in its acquisition of a voluntary benefits platform for $52.5 million.°
• Represented a private equity firm in its $169.5 million investment in one of America’s largest independent manufacturers of residential roofing products.°
• Represented a private equity firm in its bid to invest in a leading innovator of health care provider scheduling, clinical capacity management and labor analytics for $900 million.°
• Represented a company that develops and sells enterprise information management software in its bid to purchase a leading provider of enterprise data management and local intelligence software platforms for a deal valued at $701 million.°
• Represented a multinational corporation that operates in robotics, power, and heavy electrical equipment in an attempt to sell one of its subsidiaries for a deal valued at $531 million.°
• Represented a portfolio company of a private equity firm in its acquisition of a cloud security and compliance vendor.°
• Represented a private equity firm in its acquisition of a LED lighting manufacturer company.°
• Represented a private equity firm in a sale of a segment of its portfolio company’s business.°
• Represented a leading provider of device insurance, warranty and support services for cell phones, in the process of reacquiring franchised stores.°
• Represented the owners of a medical practice providing orthopedic services, physical therapy and magnetic imaging (MRI) in the sale of their practice for $45.5 million.°
• Represented the owner of a company selling premium ready-to-drink alcohol beverages in the sale of certain assets to a winery and distributor.°
• Represented a leading energy technology company in its acquisition of a manufacturer of precision-engineered and efficient pump systems for use in hydrocarbon processing, industrial, and high-pressure water applications.°
Capital Markets, General Corporate, and Other Representations
• Represented an American diversified global insurer in a cash tender offer as part of a series of transactions.°
• Represented a regional development bank in its issuances under its global medium-term note program.°
• Participated in a secondment as a Bank of America summer associate in the capital markets group.°
• Prepared memoranda on corporate governance matters for one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies and for an American financial service holding company.°
• Represented a provider of communications, cyber and intelligence solutions to the U.S. Department of Defense and coalition partners in the aerospace, defense, and intelligence communities, in a novation process and asset sale.°
• Represented a provider of social and media intelligence in an internal reorganization process.°
Pro Bono
• Secured asylum for a client facing persecution in his home country of the Central African Republic.°
• Represented a human trafficking victim in an application for a T-Nonimmigrant Visa.°
• Represented a client in his application for executive clemency in New York.°
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Hughes prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Internships
• Judicial Intern, Hon. Karla N. Smith, Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland, 2016
