Swift Edgar
Partner
Swift Edgar’s practice focuses on U.S. federal income tax matters.
He has experience advising on a variety of tax aspects of corporate and partnership transactions, including taxable and tax-free mergers and acquisitions, financings, equity issuances, joint ventures and spin-offs, and private equity matters.
Swift joined the firm as counsel in 2024 from another international law firm and became a partner in 2025.
Notable Experience (including those prior to joining Cleary)
Banking and Finance
Global Payments in several transactions, including its $45 billion merger of equals with Total Systems Services, its $4 billion acquisition of EVO Payments, and the $1 billion sale of its Netspend consumer business to Rêv Worldwide and Searchlight.
Huntington Bancshares in several transactions, including its $22 billion all stock merger with TCF Financial.
FIS in the planned spin‐off and subsequent sale of its Worldpay Merchant Solutions business to GTCR, valuing Worldpay at $18.5 billion.
BMO Financial Group in its $16.3 billion acquisition of Bank of the West.
The PNC Financial Services Group in several transactions, including its $11.6 billion acquisition of BBVA USA Bancshares.
BGC Partners in several transactions, including the IPO and subsequent spin-off of Newmark Group, Inc. and the conversion of the BGC entities from an Umbrella Partnership/C-Corporation to a Full C-Corporation.
Cadence Bancorporation in its $6 billion all‐stock merger of equals with BancorpSouth Bank.
AIG in several transactions, including its $4.5 billion sale of its Validus Re business to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
Assurance IQ in its $3.5 billion sale to Prudential Financial.
CardWorks in its $2.65 billion sale to Ally Financial.
Mechanics Bank in its $2.1 billion acquisition of Rabobank, N.A.
The Carlyle Group in several transactions, including in its $1.775 billion acquisition of NSM Insurance Group and its sale of BenefitMall to Truist.
Siris Capital Group in several transactions, including its $1.55 billion acquisition of AST and Equiniti.
Mr. Cooper in several transactions, including the $500 million sale of its title business to Blend Labs.
Hilltop Holdings in several transactions, including the $150 million sale of its subsidiary, National Lloyds Corporation, to Align Financial Holdings.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. in its acquisition of InstaMed.
Webster Financial Corporation in several transactions, including its acquisition of Ametros Financial Corp.
Warburg Pincus in several transactions, including its investment in LendingPoint.
Healthcare and Life Sciences
Allergan in its $83 billion acquisition by AbbVie.
Cigna in several transactions, including its $67 billion combination with Express Scripts and the $5.75 billion sale of its life, accident, and supplemental benefits business in certain countries to Chubb.
Veloxis in its SEK 11.1 billion acquisition of Calliditas Therapeutics.
Alexion Pharmaceuticals in its $39 billion acquisition by AstraZeneca.
Blackstone Life Sciences and Novo Holdings A/S in the pending up to $3.1 billion sale of Anthos Therapeutics to Novartis AG.
Hill‐Rom in its $12.4 billion acquisition by Baxter International.
Roquette Frères in the $2.85 billion acquisition of IFF Pharma Solutions.
GVS in its acquisition of the global whole blood business of Haemonetics Corporation.
Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma, Ltd in its acquisition of the product known as Korsuva or Kapruvia from Cara Therapeutics Inc.
Surescripts in the sale of a majority of its equity to TPG.
Encompass Health in its spin-off of Enhabit.
Mallinckrodt in several transactions, including its reorganization process, Chapter 11 bankruptcy emergence, and completion of Irish Examinership proceedings.
Aerospace and Defense
Alcoa in its separation into two independent public companies, Alcoa and Arconic.
Arconic in its separation into two independent public companies, Arconic and Howmet Aerospace.
Maxar Technologies in its $6.4 billion acquisition by Advent International.
RTX Corporation in its sale of the Goodrich Hoist & Winch business of its Collins Aerospace Division to Signia Aerospace.
Industrial and Consumer Products
Cornerstone Building Brands in its $5.8 billion all cash acquisition by affiliates of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice.
Sealed Air in its $1.15 billion acquisition of Liquibox.
Westrock Coffee in its $1.086 billion business combination with Riverview Acquisition.
Heidelberg Materials in its acquisition of GCHI.
Henkel in several transactions, including its acquisition of adhesives and restoration brands from American Industrial Partners, and its sale of certain North American private label laundry and home care assets.
Goodyear in the $701 million sale of its Dunlop brand to SRI.
Vandemoortele in its acquisition of the pan-European spreads business from Bunge.
Aramark in the spin-off of Vestis Corporation.
Keurig Dr. Pepper in its acquisition of Ghost Lifestyle for up-front consideration of $990 million.
Suzano in the acquisition of packaging facilities from Pactiv Evergreen.
Fanatics in several transactions, including its acquisition of the sports and entertainment division of Topps.
Media, Technology, and Telecommunications
Vivendi in its separation into four publicly traded companies.
CBS Broadcasting, Inc. in the $1.5 billion acquisition of CBS Radio Inc. by Entercom Communications Corp. via a Reverse Morris Trust transaction.
Searchlight Capital in several transactions, including its $3.1 billion acquisition, together with BCI, of Consolidated Communications.
TEGNA in its spin-off of Cars.com.
TEGNA in its proposed all-cash acquisition by Standard General at an enterprise value of approximately $8.6 billion.
Littelfuse in several transactions, including its $750 million acquisition of IXYS Corporation.
Energy
Marathon Petroleum Corporation in the $21 billion acquisition of its Speedway business by 7‐Eleven.
EQT Corporation its spin-off of Equitrans Midstream Corporation.
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority in the acquisition of generation units from New Fortress Energy Inc.
Osprey Energy Acquisition Corp. in its $894 million acquisition of Royal Resources.
Real Estate and Transportation
Kansas City Southern in its $31 billion acquisition by Canadian Pacific Railway.
Lennar in its spin-off of Millrose Properties.
Columbia Property Trust in its $3.9 billion sale to PIMCO.
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