Samuel J. Cammer

Samuel J. Cammer

Partner, Mergers and Acquisitions

Samuel Cammer is a corporate attorney who advises public and private companies, as well as private equity sponsors, on mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, spin-offs, going-private transactions, securities offerings and other corporate matters, including SEC compliance, shareholder activism and corporate governance.

Bio

Examples of Mr. Cammer’s representations include:

  • Twenty-First Century Fox in its:
    • $85 billion acquisition by the Walt Disney Company and the $23 billion pre-merger spin-off of certain news, sports and broadcast businesses, which was named The American Lawyer’s 2019 Global M&A Deal of the Year
    • $15 billion sale of its stake in Sky plc to Comcast Corporation
  • Red Hat in its $34 billion acquisition by IBM
  • E*TRADE in its $13 billion all-stock acquisition by Morgan Stanley
  • DuPont in its $11 billion sale of a majority of its Mobility & Materials segment to Celanese Corporation
  • Entegris in its:
    • $6.5 billion cash and stock acquisition of CMC Materials
    • $700 million sale of its electronic chemicals business to Fujifilm
  • Veoneer, Inc. in its $4.5 billion acquisition by Qualcomm Incorporated and SSW Partners following the termination of Veoneer’s previously announced $3.8 billion acquisition by Magna International Inc.
  • Edwards Lifesciences in the $4.2 billion sale of its Critical Care business to Becton, Dickinson and Company
  • Iora Health, Inc. in its $2.1 billion all-stock acquisition by 1Life Healthcare, Inc.
  • Pinnacle Entertainment in:
    • the merger of Pinnacle’s real estate assets with GLPI following a spin-off of Pinnacle’s operating business in a transaction with an implied enterprise value of $4.75 billion
    • Pinnacle’s subsequent $2.8 billion acquisition by Penn National Gaming and related divestitures to Boyd Gaming
  • Lanxess AG in its $2.7 billion acquisition of Chemtura Corporation
  • the special committee of the board of directors of Nasdaq-listed Arco Platform Limited in connection with Arco’s unsolicited $1.5 billion take-private transaction led by General Atlantic and Dragoneer Investment Group
  • Stanley Black & Decker in its:
    • $1.5 billion acquisition of Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing
    • $760 million sale of its attachments and handheld hydraulic tools business to Epiroc AB
  • Computershare in connection with its $720 million carve-out sale of its U.S. mortgage servicing business to Rithm Capital Corp (a REIT)
  • Castik Capital in the combination of its portfolio company Waterlogic Group Holdings with Culligan International, a BDT Capital portfolio company
  • Pamplona Capital Management and its portfolio company nThrive in connection with the carve-out sale of nThrive’s technology business to Clearlake Capital
  • HPS Investment Partners in its $300 million acquisition of Marlin Business Services Corp.
  • Holcim Ltd. in the planned separation and U.S. listing of its North American business
  • Apartment Investment and Management Company (an UPREIT) in its $10.4 billion reverse spin-off of Apartment Income REIT Corp.
  • Fortive Corporation in the tax-free spin-off of 80.1% of Vontier Corporation, a global industrial technology company that generated revenues of $2.77 billion in 2019
  • Trinity Industries in the tax-free spin-off of Arcosa, its industrial business
  • WhistlePig, a distiller of luxury rye whiskey, in its partnerships with BDT Capital Partners and Moët Hennessy, and its related liquidity transactions
  • Fortress Investment Group LLC in the $250 million sale of Logan Circle Partners, L.P., Fortress’ traditional fixed-income asset management business, to MetLife, Inc.

In recognition of his work, Mr. Cammer has repeatedly been named one of Best Lawyers’ Ones To Watch in America.

Mr. Cammer also provides pro bono legal services to New York-based clients, including early stage nonprofits and individuals seeking asylum in the U.S.

Credentials

Education

  • J.D., Fordham University School of Law, 2015 (magna cum laude)
  • B.A., Emory University, 2012 (Highest Honors)

Admissions

  • New York

Samuel J. Cammer

Partner, Mergers and Acquisitions
samuel.cammer@skadden.com