Glenn McGrory’s practice focuses on public and private mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, and corporate governance matters.

His practice is particularly focused on cross-border transactions for technology and FinTech companies.

Glenn joined the firm in 2000 and became a partner in 2009. He was resident in the Frankfurt office in 2001 and the London office from 2003-2005.

Notable Experience

Technology and Media

  • Alphabet and Google in various matters including the:

    • sale of the assets of its Google Domains business to Squarespace and its sale of the Motorola Home business to ARRIS Group.
    • acquisitions of HTC’s XR business, Raxium and CyArx Technologies Ltd. (Siemplify), its $2.1 billion acquisition of Fitbit, its $2.6 billion acquisition of Looker Data Sciences, its $1.1 billion acquisition of HTC’s smartphone design business, and its acquisition of Waze.
    • Alphabet’s holdco reorganization and the formation of various Bets.
    • the $1 billion investment in SpaceX.
  • Artémis in its acquisition of a majority stake in Creative Artists Agency from TPG.

  • Tech Data in its $6 billion sale to Apollo Global Management and its $2.6 billion acquisition of Tech Solutions from Avnet.

  • Lenovo in its $2.3 billion acquisition of IBM’s x86 server business.

  • NAVER in its $30 billion joint venture with SoftBank and the business integration between Line and Z Holdings.

  • Workman Publishing in its sale to Hachette Book Group.

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Asset Management and Financial Institutions

  • Amundi S.A. in its acquisition of a stake in Victory Capital through the transfer of 100% of its indirect interests in Amundi US to Victory Capital and in its €3.5 billion acquisition of Pioneer Investments from UniCredit.

  • Voya Financial in various transactions, including its acquisition of Allianz’s US asset management business, its acquisition of Benefitfocus, and the sale of the independent financial planning channel of Voya Financial Advisors.

  • Sixth Street in the acquisition of a non-controlling interest in TIAA Bank together with a consortium of financial sponsors.

  • The Hartford in various matters, including its defense against Chubb’s unsolicited $23 billion takeover offer.

  • Warburg Pincus in the sale of Ascentium Capital to Regions Bank.

  • Canyon Partners, along with other independent investors, in its investment in First Foundation, a Texas-based financial services firm that is listed on NYSE.

  • Man Group in the sale of its interest in Nephila Capital to Markel Corporation.

  • Schroders plc in various acquisitions, including of STW Fixed Income Management and Adveq.

  • Tikehau in connection with Star America, an infrastructure fund manager.

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Consumer Products

  • Henkel in numerous matters, including its $3.6 billion acquisition of Sun Products, its $5.4 billion acquisition of National Starch and its $2.9 billion acquisition of Dial.

  • McCormick & Company in its $4.2 billion acquisition of Reckitt Benckiser’s food business, its acquisition of Cholula Hot Sauce and numerous other matters.

  • SpartanNash in connection with its proposed acquisition of grocery stores, distribution centers and other assets from Kroger and Albertsons.

  • Sysco in certain corporate matters.

  • Samsonite in its $1.8 billion acquisition of Tumi.

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Industrials

  • Johnson Controls in its sale of its Air Distribution Technologies, its acquisition of workplace management software leader FM:Systems and its acquisition of data center business Silent-Aire.

  • Air Liquide in its $13.4 billion acquisition of Airgas and subsequently in Airgas’ acquisition of Tech Air and in various divestitures.

  • Saint-Gobain in its C$1.4 billion acquisition of Continental Building Products.

  • Albany International in its acquisitions of Heimbach Group and Harris Technologies’ aerostructures business and its aerospace joint venture with Safran SA.

  • Lafarge North America in connection with Lafarge’s €40 billion merger of equals with Holcim to create LafargeHolcim and Lafarge’s FTC-mandated divestiture of U.S. assets to Summit Materials.

  • Heidelberg Materials in its $600 million acquisition of Giant Cement Holding Inc. (GCHI).

  • Votorantim Cimentos in the sale of Suwanee American Cement to CRH.

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