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Creighton
O'M.
Condon
Partner
Education
Columbia University School of Law, J.D., 1982,
Editor-in-Chief, Columbia Journal of Transnational Law
St. John’s College, Cambridge 1978-1979
University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1978
Practice
Mr. Condon, a partner in the European Corporate Group based in London, represents multinational corporations in acquisitions and sales of public and private companies and in joint ventures and regularly provides advice regarding issues of corporate governance and control. Mr. Condon also represents the mergers and acquisitions groups of a number of investment banks. Mr. Condon joined the firm in 1982 and became a partner in 1991. He also practiced for several years in the firm’s San Francisco office. Mr. Condon is the European Managing Partner for the firm and is a member of the firm’s nine-member Policy Committee and its Strategy Group.
Recent Experience
- Cadbury plc in connection with its acquisition by Kraft
- Citigroup in connection with various mergers and acquisitions transactions, including its acquisition of Metalmark, its acquisition of Old Lane Partners, its sale of Citicorp Electronic Financial Services, Inc. to JPMorgan Chase Bank and numerous credit card-related transactions
- Viacom Inc., including, in connection with its split into two separately traded public companies, its acquisition of DreamWorks Studios, its business combination with CBS Corporation, its contested acquisition of Paramount Communications Inc., its acquisition and subsequent split-off of Blockbuster, its disposition of Madison Square Garden Corporation, including the New York Knicks, New York Rangers and MSG Network, the sale of Simon & Schuster to Pearson plc and the acquisition of Black Entertainment Television and of the minority publicly held shares of Infinity Broadcasting
- The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc in connection with its consortium acquisition of ABN AMRO Holding N.V.
- Alex. Brown & Sons Incorporated in its sale to Bankers Trust New York Corporation
- Banco de Investimentos Garantia S.A. and subsidiaries in the sale to Credit Suisse Group
- Crédit Lyonnais, S.A. in the sale of Banco Francês e Brasileiro S.A. to Banco Itaú S.A.
- B/E Aerospace in connection with its acquisition of the Consumables Solutions business of Honeywell International Inc.
- The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of ARAMARK in connection with ARAMARK’s going private transaction
- The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of HCA Inc. in connection with HCA Inc.’s going private transaction
- Georgia-Pacific Corporation in its sale to Koch Industries, its acquisition of Fort James Corporation, its acquisition of Unisource Worldwide, Inc. and its contested acquisition of Great Northern Nekoosa Corporation
- Sungard Data Systems Inc. in its sale to Silver Lake Partners and six other private equity firms
- Seven-Eleven Japan in its acquisition of the minority publicly held shares of 7-Eleven, Inc.
- SmithKline Beecham plc in its business combination with Glaxo Wellcome plc, the related divestitures of the Famvir and Kytril products lines, the restructuring of its consumer healthcare joint venture with HMR and various other matters
- Cadbury Schweppes plc in its demerger of its beverage business, in the acquisition of the Adams candy business from Pfizer Inc. and in the sale of Cadbury’s international beverage business to The Coca-Cola Company
- HLTH Corporation in its merger with WebMD
Other
- Ranked in the first tier for U.S. corporate/M&A in Chambers Global, as a leading corporate and M&A lawyer in Chambers USA and as a Leading Lawyer for U.S. M&A in IFLR
- Featured as Dealmaker of the Year in The American Lawyer (April 2003) in connection with his representation of John W. Henry and New England Sports Venture’s acquisition of The Boston Red Sox and New England Sports Network
Bar Admissions/Qualifications
New York
California
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