Peter Seligson, P.C.
Overview
Peter is engaged and thoughtful. He knows the practice and looks around corners for the client.” - Chambers USA
Peter Seligson is a corporate partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Peter has a broad transactional practice, including capital markets transactions, mergers & acquisitions transactions and corporate governance matters. His capital markets practice focuses on the representation of sponsors, issuers and underwriters in a range of securities matters, including initial public offerings and other equity offerings, high yield and investment grade offerings, tender and exchange offers and public acquisitions. His practice also includes advising U.S. and international clients on general corporate, securities law, reporting and disclosure obligations and corporate governance matters.
Experience
Representative Matters
Initial Public Offerings and Other Equity Offerings
- Select special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) IPOs:
- L&F Acquisition Corp., sponsored by Jeffrey C. Hammes, Adam Gerchen and Victory Park Capital Advisors, in its over $170 million initial public offering
- Cerberus Telecom Acquisition Corp., sponsored by an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, in its $250 million initial public offering
- Tailwind Acquisition Corp., sponsored by Philip Krim, Chris Hollod and Alan Sherriff, in its $330 million initial public offering
- Star Peak Energy Transition Corp., sponsored by affiliates of Magnetar Capital and Triangle Peak Partners, in its $383 million initial public offering
- Yucaipa Acquisition Corp., sponsored by Ronald W. Burkle, in its $345 million initial public offering
- JAWS Acquisition Corp., sponsored by Barry S. Sternlicht and Joseph L. Dowling, in its $690 million initial public offering
- Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp., sponsored by Scott Leonard and Scott Honour, in its $300 million initial public offering
- CC Neuberger Principal Holdings I, sponsored by affiliates of CC Capital and Neuberger Berman, in its over $400 million initial public offering
- Juniper Industrial Holdings, sponsored by former executives of Honeywell, in its $345 million initial public offering
- New Providence Acquisition Corp., sponsored by former consumer products industry executives, in its $125 million initial public offering
- Oaktree Acquisition Corp., sponsored by an affiliate of Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., in its over $200 million initial public offering
- Conyers Park II Acquisition Corp., sponsored by partners of Centerview Capital, in its $450 million initial public offering
- ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp., sponsored by Perceptive Advisors, in its $125 million initial public offering
- Leo Holdings Corp., sponsored by principals of Lion Capital, in its $200 million initial public offering
- Regalwood Global Energy Ltd., sponsored by an affiliate of Carlyle International Energy Partners, in its $300 million initial public offering
- The underwriters in the $480 million initial public offering of Spartan Energy Acquisition Corp., sponsored by an affiliate of Apollo Global Management
- The underwriters in the $400 million initial public offering of Conyers Park Acquisition Corp., sponsored by partners of Centerview Capital
- Steiner Leisure, an affiliate of L Catterton, in a $75 million private placement of common shares and warrants of OneSpaWorld led by Steiner Leisure
- Avaya Holdings Corp. in its strategic partnership with RingCentral, Inc., including a $125 million preferred equity investment in Avaya
- The Simply Good Foods Company in a $350 million primary offering of common stock
- The Simply Good Foods Company in an over $100 million secondary offering by an affiliate of Roark Capital Group
- Travelport Worldwide Limited in multiple secondary offerings by affiliates of Blackstone and Angelo, Gordon & Co. for an aggregate of $390 million
- An affiliate of TPG Capital in its $150 million preferred equity investment in Superior Industries International, Inc.
- The underwriters in an $800 million secondary offering of AES Corporation’s common stock
- Mobileye NV in its $890 million initial public offering*
Mergers & Acquisitions
- L&F Acquisition Corp. in its $1.4 billion business combination with ZeroFox and IDX
- CC Neuberger Principal Holdings II in its $4.8 billion business combination with Getty Images
- Oaktree Acquisition Corp. II in its $2.25 billion business combination with Alvotech
- Black Rifle Coffee Company in its $1.7 billion business combination with SilverBox Engaged Merger Corp I
- Tailwind Two Acquisition Corp. in its $1.58 billion business combination with Terran Orbital Corporation
- ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp IV in its proposed $242 million business combination with Amicus Therapeutic’s Gene Therapy Business
- Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp. in its $2.9 billion business combination with DeepGreen Metals
- Tailwind Acquisition Corp. in its proposed $1.4 billion business combination with QOMPLX
- Arya Sciences Acquisition Corp III in its $1.3 billion business combination with Nautilus Biotechnology
- New Providence Acquisition Corp. in its $1.4 billion business combination with AST & Science
- Star Peak Energy Transition Corp. in its $1.3 billion combination with Stem, Inc., a global leader in AI-driven clean energy storage systems, and concurrent $225 million common equity private placement
- Jaws Acquisition Corp. in its $4.4 billion combination with Cano Health, a leading value-based care delivery platform for seniors, and concurrent $800 million common equity private placement
- CC Neuberger Principal Holdings I in its $2.5 billion combination with E2open, a network-based provider of 100% cloud-based, end-to-end supply chain management software, and concurrent $695 million common equity private placement
- Oaktree Acquisition Corp. in its $1.6 billion combination with Hims, Inc., a market leading telehealth company, and concurrent $75 million common equity private placement
- Conyers Park II Acquisition Corp. in its $5.2 billion combination with Advantage Solutions, the leading provider of outsourced sales and marketing services to consumer goods manufacturers and retailers, and concurrent $700 million common equity private placement
- ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp II in its $1.3 billion combination with Cerevel Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company founded by Bain Capital and Pfizer Inc., and concurrent $320 million common equity private placement
- Rush Street Interactive, an online casino and sports wagering company, in its $1.7 billion business combination with dMY Technology Group, a special purpose acquisition company
- MultiPlan, Inc., a portfolio company of Hellman & Friedman, in its $11 billion combination with Churchill Capital Corp III
- Collier Creek Holdings in its $1.5 billion combination with Utz Quality Foods
- Leo Holdings Corp. in its $757 million combination with Digital Media Solutions, a portfolio company of Clairvest Group, and concurrent $100 million common equity private placement
- ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp. in its $350 million combination with Immatics Biotechnologies, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, and concurrent over $100 million common equity private placement
- OneSpaWorld, portfolio company of L Catterton, in its $948 million combination with Haymaker Acquisition Corp., resulting in OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd.
- Conyers Park Acquisition Corp. in its $730 million combination with an affiliate of Atkins Nutritionals, Inc., and concurrent $100 million common equity private placement, resulting in The Simply Good Foods Company
- Exela Technologies Inc., formerly known as Quinpario Acquisition Corp. 2, in its $2.8 billion combination with SourceHOV and Novitex, and concurrent $1.0 billion notes offering
High Yield and Other Debt Offerings
- Avaya Holdings Corp. in its $300 million offering of convertible senior notes
- Atento SA in its $400 million offering of senior secured notes
- Churchill Downs Incorporated in its $300 million offering of high-yield notes
- Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. in its $140 million offering of convertible senior notes
- The underwriters in multiple senior notes offerings of an aggregate of over $1.5 billion in senior notes of AES Corporation
- Tronox Limited in its $600 million offering of high-yield notes through a special purpose vehicle to fund the acquisition of the Alkali Chemicals business of FMC Corp.
Restructuring
- Avaya Holdings Corp. in its emergence from Chapter 11 reorganization and listing on the New York Stock Exchange
- FloWorks International, LLC in its out-of-court recapitalization transaction supported by Clearlake Capital Group LP, TowerBrook Capital Partners LP, the company’s management team, and other stakeholders, including its offer to exchange over $200 million in senior secured notes for term loans and new parent equity
Tender and Exchange Offers
- One Call in its offer to exchange over $250 million in senior notes for newly issued senior secured first and second lien notes
- The dealer manager in multiple tender offers for an aggregate of over $700 million of senior notes by AES Corporation
*Prior to joining Kirkland & Ellis LLP
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2012New York
Education
- Georgetown University Law CenterJ.D.2010Member, Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy
- Duke UniversityB.A.2007