Biography
Michael Chenkin is an associate in Weil’s Mergers & Acquisitions practice and is based in New York. Michael participates in the representation of public and private companies in mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.
Michael has been part of the teams advising:
- Black Knight, Inc. in its acquisition of Optimal Blue LLC, in a transaction that implied an enterprise value of $1.8 billion and subsequently a Special Committee of Black Knight, Inc. in the $1.2 billion acquisition of all of the equity interests Black Knight did not already own in Optimal Blue.
- Brookfield Principal Credit LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent for the lenders, in the $928 million 363 asset sale of the North American assets of Bumble Bee Foods, LLC.
- Covetrus, Inc. in its $4 billion sale to CD&R, a holder of approximately 24% of Covetrus' outstanding common stock, and TPG.
- DirecTV, LLC in its acquisition of certain assets and liabilities related to the advertising sales business segment of DirecTV.
- GS Acquisition Holdings Corp II, a SPAC sponsored by an affiliate of Goldman Sachs, in its $2.6 billion business combination with Mirion Technologies, Inc. (at the time, a portfolio company of Charterhouse Capital Partners).
- H&R Block, Inc. in its $405 million acquisition of Wave Financial Inc.
- Iron Mountain Incorporated in its acquisition of ITRenew, Inc., in a transaction that implied an ITRenew enterprise value of $925 million.
- MGM Resorts International in its $17.2 billion sale of MGM Growth Properties LLC to VICI Properties Inc.
- Nexeo Solutions, Inc. (a subsidiary of Univar Inc.) in its $640 million sale of Nexeo Solutions Plastics to One Rock Capital Partners.
- NPC International Inc. in its $801 million 363 asset sale in a chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding of substantially all of its assets to Flynn Restaurant Group and Wendy’s International LLC.
- Sanofi in its approximately $13 billion sale of nearly all of its 20.6% stake in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. through a registered public offering and related share repurchase by Regeneron and in its sale of Enjaymo® to a subsidiary of Recordati Industrai Chimica E Farmacuetica S.p.A.
- SiriusXM in its acquisition of a minority stake in SoundCloud Ltd.
- Software Luxembourg Holding S.A. in its $1.3 billion merger with and into Churchill Capital Corp II, a SPAC sponsored by the Churchill Capital Group.
- Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Agiliti, Inc. in its merger with affiliates of Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P in a transaction that implies an enterprise value of approximately $2.5 billion
- Willis Towers Watson PLC in its $1.3 billion acquisition of TRANZACT.
Michael received his J.D. from New York University School of Law, his M.A. from Harvard University and his B.A. from Duke University.
Firm News & Announcements
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advises Covetrus in its $4B Sale to CD&R and TPG Deal Brief — May 25, 2022
- Weil Advised MGM Resorts International in its $17.2B Sale of MGM Growth Properties LLC Deal Brief — April 29, 2022