概览
Lorenz Taets advises market-leading private equity firms and their portfolio companies, as well as public and private companies, insurance companies and investors across multiple industries on complex domestic and international transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, reinsurance transactions, sales and divestitures, minority investments, joint ventures, recapitalizations and other corporate matters. He has also helped numerous pro bono clients. Before joining Mayer Brown, Lorenz worked at the Brussels office of another prominent international law firm.
执业经验
Represented:
- NeoXam, a portfolio company of Eurazeo and a global leader in data management, data performance, data reporting, portfolio management and investment accounting software, in its acquisition of EZOPS, a leading provider of AI-enabled data control, workflow automation, reconciliation, and regulatory reporting solutions.
- Profire Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFIE) on its $125 million all-cash sale to CECO Environmental Corp. (NASDAQ: CECO) through a two-step merger.
- A leading manufacturer of industrial and municipal wastewater treatment solutions in its reorganization, recapitalization and subsequent sale of a controlling interest in the company to a private equity firm.
- Core Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries in the purchase of certain renewal rights to a portion of Argo Group International Holdings, Inc.'s professional lines business and the reinsurance by Core Specialty of the unearned premium reserve held by certain subsidiaries of Argo for such business.
- CPPIB, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, in a minority investment.
- Kayne Anderson in its minority investment in SG Credit Partners, a national credit platform, structured as an $80 million term loan facility, $34 million delayed draw term loan facility and $12 million common equity investment.
- A national provider of life and annuity products in a funds withheld and modified coinsurance transaction with respect to FIA and MYGA business.
- Listen Technologies Corporation, a provider of assistive listening, multi-language audio transmission and live streaming audio solutions, in its sale to Systematic Growth, a Swedish private equity firm.
- One of the largest communications and video services providers in the United States in the acquisition of an emerging global marketing services network.
- A global asset manager on internal reorganization of its global data center portfolio company.
- Marubeni America Corporation in its acquisition of Automotive Parts & Services Holdings, an online distributor of automotive repair parts and provider of vehicle inspection services to insurance companies.
- A major bank for over six months as part of a long-term compliance project.
- RTC Partners in its strategic growth investments in four industry-leading, North America-based marketing sales services firms.
Prior to joining Mayer Brown, Lorenz’ representative matters included advising American Industrial Partners, Astellas, Electrical Industries Company, International Automotive Components Group, PTT Global Chemical, STERIS, The Riverside Company, and TransDigm Group.
教育背景
- 美国纽约大学法学院, 法学硕士
- KU Leuven, 法学硕士
- University of Antwerp, 法律博士, 优等成绩
- University of Antwerp, LLB, cum laude
执业资格
- 比利时布鲁塞尔
- 纽约州
- 华盛顿哥伦比亚特区