Eric Clamage
Biography
Overview
Eric Clamage is an associate in White & Case's global mergers and acquisitions practice group. Eric is based in Chicago and focuses on the representation of private equity funds, venture capital firms and corporate clients in connection with domestic and global mergers, acquisitions and equity investments in a broad range of industries.
Eric was seconded to White & Case's London office in 2023.
Experience
Representative matters include the representation of:
HighPost Capital, a private investment firm specializing in the global consumer and consumer technology industries, in numerous transactions.
Entrepreneurial Equity Partners, a private equity firm specializing in the food and consumer packaged goods industries, in numerous transactions.
Triton Partners, a private equity firm specializing in various industries, including business services, industrial tech, healthcare and consumer, in numerous transactions.
Victory Park Capital, a private equity firm focused on emerging and established businesses across various industries, in numerous transactions.
Ara Partners, a private equity firm specializing in industrial decarbonization investments, in numerous transactions.
Sole Source Capital, an industrial-focused private equity firm, in numerous transactions.
MidEuropa Partners, a private equity firm, in the sale of a majority stake of Symfonia z o.o. to Accel-KKR.
Blue Water, a private equity firm specializing in energy transition, in its acquisition of Fox Innovations & Technologies, Inc., a company that manufactures energy and industrial compressor and rotating equipment.
Quad-C, a private equity firm, in its sale of Krayden, Inc., a leading technical distributor of high-performance products, to Audax Private Equity.
CVC Capital Partners, a private equity firm, in its acquisition of Scan Global Logistics, a global, full-service logistics provider.
Wind Point Partners, a private equity firm, in various add-on acquisitions for, and in the sale of, Evans Food Group.
Rotunda Capital Partners, a private equity firm, in its acquisition of Storm Smart, one of the largest vertically integrated direct to consumer marketers, manufacturers and installers of storm protection products.
Argus Media, Inc., an independent provider of price information, consultancy services, conferences, market data and business intelligence for the global petroleum, natural gas, electricity, emissions, biofuels, biomass, LPG, metals, chemicals, fertilizers, agriculture and coal industries in its acquisition of Mercaris Corporation, a leading provider of sustainable agriculture prices and analytics in the United States.
Jacuzzi Brands LLC, a portfolio company owned by Investindustrial, a private equity firm, in its acquisition of Vortex Leisure, a spa retailer in the Australia and New Zealand.
AutoCruitment LLC, a clinical trial patient recruitment company, in its sale to NovaQuest Capital Management, a life science investment firm.
Golub Capital, a private credit management firm, in non-control equity investments in businesses for which it provides financing.
Monroe Capital, a private credit asset management firm specializing in direct lending and opportunistic private credit investing, in numerous transactions.
Certain sovereign wealth funds in numerous transactions.
Galaxy Digital Capital Management, a global investment management company focused on digital assets, in various investments in emerging growth companies.
Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) in various investments in emerging growth companies.
Vale (NYSE: Vale) in various investments in emerging growth companies.
Schneider Electric SE (Euronext Exchange: SBGSY), in various investments in emerging growth companies.
JTC plc (LON: JTC), a global provider of fund, corporate and private client services, in its acquisition of South Dakota Trust Company, an independent provider of administration services to the US personal trust sector.
NICE Ltd. (NASDAQ: NICE), the world's leading provider of both cloud and on-premises enterprise software solutions, in its acquisition of Guardian Analytics, a leading AI cloud-based financial crime risk management solution provider.
Diamond S Shipping Inc., one of the largest publicly listed owners and operators of crude and product tankers, in its US$2 billion merger with International Seaways, Inc., one of the largest tanker companies worldwide providing energy transportation services for crude oil and petroleum products.
Anthem, Inc. in the acquisition of InnovaCare Health, L.P.'s Puerto Rico-based subsidiaries, including MMM Holdings, LLC (MMM) and its Medicare Advantage (MA) plan, MMM Healthcare, LLC, as well as affiliated companies and Medicaid plan.
SES Holdings Pte. Ltd., a developer and manufacturer of high-performance hybrid lithium-metal rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles, in various equity financing rounds.
The founders of MERA, an outsourced product development business headquartered in Switzerland, in connection with the sale of MERA International Ltd. to Orion Business Innovation, a portfolio company of One Equity Partners, a leading US-based private equity firm.
Alliant Insurance Services and Stone Point Capital LLC in connection with a preferred equity offering to various co-investors and a preferred equity repurchase from Alliant Insurance Services' majority preferred equity holder.
VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings (Nasdaq: VIH), a SPAC sponsored by Victory Park Capital, in its US$2.1 billion business combination with Bakkt Holdings, a digital asset marketplace.
VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II (Nasdaq: VPCB), a SPAC sponsored by Victory Park Capital, in its US$2.5 billion business combination with FinAccel, the parent of artificial intelligence-enabled digital consumer credit platform Kredivo.
VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings III, Inc. (NYSE: VPCC), a SPAC sponsored by Victory Park Capital, in its US$4 billion business combination with Dave Inc., a financial platform.
CM Life Sciences Inc. (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.
CM Life Sciences II Inc. (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., a protein biomarker discovery and clinical diagnostics company.
CM Life Sciences III Inc. (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., a pharmaceutical company committed to developing and delivering new medicines to patients at lower prices.
Graf Industrial Corp. (NYSE: GRAF), a SPAC, in its US$1.8 billion business combination with Velodyne LiDAR, Inc., a developer of Lidar Technology for corporate and consumer markets.
dMY Technology Group Inc. (NYSE: DMYT), a SPAC, in its US$1.78 billion business combination with Rush Street Interactive, LP, a US-based online casino and sports betting company.
dMY Technology Group, Inc. II (NYSE: DMYD), a SPAC, in its US$1.68 billion business combination with UK-based Genius Sports Group.
SES Holdings Pte. Ltd., a developer and manufacturer of high-performance hybrid lithium-metal rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles, in its US$3.6 billion business combination with Ivanhoe Capital Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: IVAN), a SPAC focused on electrification of society and industry.
Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: IPAX), a SPAC, in its US$700 million business combination with Intuitive Machines, LLC, a leading space exploration, infrastructure and services company.
VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings (Nasdaq: VIH), a SPAC, sponsored by Victory Park Capital, in its US$200 million IPO.
VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II (Nasdaq: VPCB), a SPAC, sponsored by Victory Park Capital, in its US$225 million IPO.
VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings III, Inc. (Nasdaq: VPCC), a SPAC, sponsored by Victory Park Capital, in its US$225 million IPO.
HighPost Capital, a private equity firm specializing in the global consumer and consumer technology industries, in numerous transactions.
Ara Partners a private equity firm specializing in industrial decarbonization investments, in numerous transactions.
Entrepreneurial Equity Partners, a private equity firm specializing in the food and consumer packaged goods industries, in numerous transactions.
Wind Point Partners, a private equity firm, in a series of transactions in the food and consumer packaged goods industries, in numerous transactions.
Victory Park Capital, a private equity firm focused on emerging and established businesses across various industries in the United States and abroad, in numerous transactions.
Sole Source Capital, an industrial-focused private equity firm, in numerous transactions.
Rotunda Capital Partners, a private equity firm, in its acquisition of Storm Smart, one of the largest vertically integrated direct to consumer marketers, manufacturers and installers of storm protection products.
Golub Capital, a leading lender providing middle market and late state lending as well as syndicated loans, in non-control equity investments in businesses for which it provides financing.
Monroe Capital, a private credit asset management firm specializing in direct lending and opportunistic private credit investing, in numerous transactions.
Certain sovereign wealth funds in numerous transactions.
Galaxy Digital Capital Management, a global investment management company focused on digital assets, in various investments in emerging growth companies.
Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) in various investments in emerging growth companies.
Vale (NYSE: Vale) in various investments in emerging growth companies.
Schneider Electric in various investments in emerging growth companies.
NICE Ltd. (NASDAQ: NICE), the world's leading provider of both cloud and on-premises enterprise software solutions, in its acquisition of Guardian Analytics, a leading AI cloud-based financial crime risk management solution provider.
Diamond S Shipping Inc., one of the largest publicly listed owners and operators of crude and product tankers, in its US$2 billion merger with International Seaways, Inc., one of the largest tanker companies worldwide providing energy transportation services for crude oil and petroleum products.
Anthem, Inc. in the acquisition of InnovaCare Health, L.P.'s Puerto Rico-based subsidiaries, including MMM Holdings, LLC (MMM) and its Medicare Advantage (MA) plan, MMM Healthcare, LLC, as well as affiliated companies and Medicaid plan. MMM is Puerto Rico's largest MA plan and one of the fastest-growing vertically integrated healthcare organizations in the United States.
SES Holdings Pte. Ltd., a developer and manufacturer of high-performance hybrid lithium-metal rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles, in various equity financing rounds.
The founders of MERA, an outsourced product development business headquartered in Switzerland, in connection with the sale of MERA International Ltd. to Orion Business Innovation, a portfolio company of One Equity Partners, a leading US-based private equity firm.
Alliant Insurance Services and Stone Point Capital LLC in connection with a preferred equity offering to various co-investors and a preferred equity repurchase from Alliant Insurance Services' majority preferred equity holder.
AutoCruitment LLC, an industry leader in clinical trial patient recruitment in its sale to NovaQuest Capital Management, a life science investment firm.
Aptean, Inc., a global provider of mission-critical enterprise software solutions and portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners, in its acquisition of Lascom, a leader in product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions for the manufacturing sector.
VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings (Nasdaq: VIH), a SPAC sponsored by Victory Park Capital, in its US$2.1 billion business combination with Bakkt Holdings, a digital asset marketplace.
VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II (Nasdaq: VPCB), a SPAC sponsored by Victory Park Capital, in its US$2.5 billion business combination with FinAccel, the parent of artificial intelligence-enabled digital consumer credit platform Kredivo.
VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings III, Inc. (NYSE: VPCC), a SPAC sponsored by Victory Park Capital, in its US$4 billion business combination with Dave Inc., a financial platform.
CM Life Sciences Inc. (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.
CM Life Sciences II Inc. (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., a protein biomarker discovery and clinical diagnostics company.
CM Life Sciences III Inc. (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., a pharmaceutical company committed to developing and delivering new medicines to patients at lower prices.
Graf Industrial Corp. (NYSE: GRAF), a SPAC, in its US$1.8 billion business combination with Velodyne LiDAR, Inc., a developer of Lidar Technology for corporate and consumer markets.
dMY Technology Group Inc. (NYSE: DMYT), a SPAC, in its US$1.78 billion business combination with Rush Street Interactive, LP, a US-based online casino and sports betting company.
dMY Technology Group, Inc. II (NYSE: DMYD), a SPAC, in its US$1.68 billion business combination with UK-based Genius Sports Group.
SES Holdings Pte. Ltd., a developer and manufacturer of high-performance hybrid lithium-metal rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles, in its US$3.6 billion business combination with Ivanhoe Capital Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: IVAN), a SPAC focused on electrification of society and industry.
VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings (Nasdaq: VIH), a SPAC, sponsored by Victory Park Capital, in its US$200 million IPO.
VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II (Nasdaq: VPCB), a SPAC, sponsored by Victory Park Capital, in its US$225 million IPO.
VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings III, Inc. (Nasdaq: VPCC), a SPAC, sponsored by Victory Park Capital, in its US$225 million IPO.
