Robb L. Tretter
Partner
Yahaida Zapata
212.508.6100 x6583
Robb L. Tretter advises private investment firms, corporations and financial institutions on mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, financing arrangements, securities law compliance, corporate governance and general corporate matters in private and public takeovers, investments, restructurings and reorganizations in the U.S. and abroad.
Mr. Tretter regularly represents clients in asset and stock purchases and sales, often as part of leveraged buyouts, restructurings or recapitalizations. Mr. Tretter’s extensive merger and acquisition experience encompasses hostile takeovers and tender offers involving major multinational corporations. He also counsels senior management and directors regarding takeover preparedness and corporate governance issues. His corporate clients come from diverse industries, including technology, health care, manufacturing, leisure, chemicals and financial services.
Mr. Tretter joined Bracewell & Giuliani LLP from the New York corporate practice of Linklater’s. He began his career at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, and has also served as general counsel of a publicly traded company.
Representative Matters
Acquisition of Taos Industries Inc., an arms repair and procurement company, by Agility Logistics, a leading global logistics firm based in Kuwait in 2006. Served as transaction counsel to Agility Logistics.
Acquisition of Premium Protein Product, a premium meat packaging company, by MatlinPatterson Global Advisers LLC, a private investment firm in 2006. Served astransaction counsel to MatlinPatterson.
Acquisition of Emerald Seafoods LLC, a premium seafood supply company, by Premium Protein Products in 2006. Served as transaction counsel to Premium Protein Products.
Global restructuring, potential IPO spin-off and subsequent sale of Innovene Group by BP in 2006 as U.S. transaction counsel for BP.
Investment and shareholder activism by Morgan Stanley Investment Management in New York Times Company in 2006 as transaction and regulatory counsel for Morgan Stanley.
U.S./U.K. exchange offer and offer to purchase US$500million in bonds of Royal and Sun Alliance by Merrill Lynch in 2006 as U.S. transaction counsel for Merrill Lynch.
Hostile tender offer by Sonaecom for Portugal Telecom in 2006. Served as U.S. transaction counsel for Soneacom.
Acquisition by ADVA Optical Networking AG of Covaro Networks Inc. in 2006. Acted as transaction counsel to ADVA.
Hostile tender offer by Gas Natural for Endesa in 2005. Acted as U.S. transaction counsel to Gas Natural.
Acquisition of NIB Capital NV by a consortium led by JC Flowers and including DLJ Merchant Banking Partners and CSFB SP III Investments in 2005. Acted as club counsel for CSFB and DLJ.
Acquisition of assets of Tiro Inc. by Outsourcing Services Group in 2005. Served as transaction counsel to Outsourcing Services Group.
Chapter 11 restructuring of Loral Satellite Communications by MHR Fund Management in 2005. Acted as transaction counsel for MHR.
Restructuring and debt-for-equity exchange of Henlys Group Plc (a/k/a Blue Bird Bus Company) in 2004. Served as transaction counsel for Henlys.
Acquisition of assets of ATSI Inc. by Transact Technologies Inc. in 2004. Served as transaction counsel to ATSI.
Acquisition of CareScience Inc. by Quovadx Inc. in 2003. Served as transaction counsel to CareScience.
Acquisition of Strategic Outcome Services Inc. by CareScience Inc. in 2001. Served as transaction counsel to CareScience.
Leveraged buyout of Eurodesign Cabinets Inc. by Long Point Capital in 1999. Served as transaction counsel to Long Point.
Leveraged buyout of Conentra Managed Care Inc. by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe in 1999. Acted as transaction counsel to Welsh Carson.
Leveraged buyout of Centennial Cellular Corp. by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe in 1999. Acted as transaction counsel to Welsh Carson.
Acquisition of IBM Corporation's global internet network by AT&T Corporation in 1999. Acted as transaction counsel to AT&T.
Acquisition of MedE America Corporation by WebMD Corporation in 1999. Served as transaction counsel to MedE America.
Education
J.D., New York University School of Law, 1996
B.A., Cornell University, 1993
Bar Admissions
New York
Noteworthy
Recommended by The Legal 500 for U.S. Mergers and Acquisitions Counsel