Cody Wright is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions practice.

Cody has diverse experience in domestic, international and cross-border public and private M&A transactions, as well as joint ventures and corporate governance matters, including activist defense.

• Albemarle Corporation in its:
  • acquisition of a 50% interest in Mineral Resources Limited’s Wodgina hard rock lithium project in Western Australia
  • sale of its Chemetall Surface Treatment business to BASF SE
  • acquisition of NYSE-listed chemicals manufacturer Rockwood Holdings

• American Axle & Manufacturing in its acquisition of NYSE-listed automotive components manufacturer Metaldyne Performance Group

• Anglo American plc in various matters, including its:
  • sale to Mitsubishi Corporation of a minority interest in its Quellaveco copper project in Peru and the negotiation of related partnership arrangements
  • sale of its Anglo American Norte copper business in Chile to an investor consortium led by Audley Capital
  • sales to Mitsubishi Corporation and Codelco of minority shareholdings in Anglo American Sur and the negotiation of related partnership arrangements

• Bunge Limited in its negotiation of cooperation agreements with Continental Grain Company and affiliates of D. E. Shaw

• Citibank and Comenity Capital Bank in the acquisition and/or disposition of various U.S. retail credit card portfolios and the negotiation of related program agreements with retailers

• CVS Health Corporation in its acquisition of health insurer Aetna

• Intercontinental Exchange in various matters, including its:
  • acquisition of certain assets from Chicago-based futures commission merchant Rosenthal Collins Group (RCG)
  • disposition of Trayport to the TMX Group
  • acquisition of the TMX Group's National Gas Exchange (NGX) and Shorcan Energy businesses
  • sale of its Interactive Data Managed Solutions (IDMS) business to FactSet

• Liberty Global plc in various matters, including its:
  • acquisition of Cable & Wireless Communications plc
  • acquisition of an investment stake in Hollywood studio Lions Gate Entertainment, and in the subsequent acquisition of Starz by Lions Gate
  • acquisition of Virgin Media

• SS&C Technologies in its acquisition of Eze Software from affiliates of TPG Capital

• Sun Pharma in its acquisition of Indian pharmaceutical manufacturer Ranbaxy Laboratories

• Thomson Reuters in its acquisition of trading technology firm REDI from a consortium of investment banks led by Goldman Sachs