Matthew Kautz

Recent matters include the representation of:

CM Life Sciences III (NASDAQ: CMLT), a SPAC sponsored by affiliates of Casdin Capital, LLC and Corvex Management LP, in its US$3.65 billion business combination with EQRx, Inc.

CM Life Sciences II (NASDAQ: CMII), a SPAC sponsored by affiliates of Casdin Capital, LLC and Corvex Management LP, in its US$1.23 billion business combination with SomaLogic, Inc.

CM Life Sciences (NASDAQ: CMLF), a SPAC sponsored by affiliates of Casdin Capital, LLC and Corvex Management LP, in its US$2 billion business combination with Mount Sinai Genomics, Inc. d/b/a Sema4.

HighCape Capital Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: CAPA), a SPAC sponsored by HighCape Capital LP, a healthcare growth equity fund, in its US$1.46 billion business combination with Quantum-Si Incorporated, a pioneer in next generation semiconductor chip-based proteomics.

Quad-C Management, Inc. in numerous acquisitions, including its investments in AIT Worldwide Logistics; Engineered Fastener Company; IGH Investment Holdings; Joerns Healthcare LLC; McKissock LP; Network Hardware Resale; Pharm-Olam International Ltd.; Rainbow Early Education; The Wolf Holdings Organization, Inc.; VACO; and VMG Health.

Dominus Capital in its sale of On Campus Marketing, the largest provider of affinity programs for universities and colleges across the US; and in its investment in League Collegiate Outfitters, a college apparel company.

Fortis, Inc. (NYSE, TSX: FTS), Canada's largest publicly-owned distribution utility, in its US$11.3 billion acquisition of ITC Holdings Corp. (NYSE: ITC); its US$4.3 billion acquisition of UNS Energy Corporation; and its US$1.5 billion acquisition of CH Energy Group (the transaction, which marked Fortis' entry into the US market, was named "Energy Deal of the Year" by The M&A Advisor).

BlackRock and First Reserve in acquiring a 45 percent interest in two natural gas pipelines in Mexico from PMI, a unit of state-owned oil and gas company Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX).

Global Infrastructure Partners in its entrance into a strategic joint venture with Hess Corporation through the US$2.675 billion acquisition of a 50 percent interest in the owner of Hess's midstream crude oil and natural gas infrastructure assets located primarily in the Bakken Shale.

Quad-C Management, Inc. in various dispositions, including the sale of Balboa Water Group; Curvature; Durcon; Generation Brands; NuSil Technology and Vaco.

InterWrap Holdings Inc., a portfolio company of Quad-C Management, Inc. and a leading manufacturer of roofing underlayment and packaging materials, in its US$450 million sale to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Owens Corning.

Cloverhill Holdings, the indirect parent of Cloverhill Bakery and a portfolio company of Quad-C Management, in its US$700 million sale to Switzerland-based food group Aryzta AG.

Met invest, B.V, the subsidiary of a privately-held Ukrainian conglomerate, in its acquisition of United Coal Company LLC, a coal producer with significant operations and reserves in the Central Appalachian region of the United States.

SSAB in its US$4.038 billion sale of four subsidiaries to Evraz Group, S.A., one of the world's largest vertically integrated steel and mining businesses. Matthew previously advised SSAB on its US$7.7 billion acquisition of Canadian steel producer IPSCO Inc.

WellPoint, the leading health benefits company in the US, in its US$6.5 billion acquisition of WellChoice, Inc., the largest health insurer in New York and the parent company of Empire BlueCross BlueShield.