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About Devony Schmidt
Devony is an associate in our M&A practice in our Silicon Valley office focusing on corporate and financial transactions.
Recent work
- eBay on its proposed simultaneous acquisition of Goldin Auctions LLC, sale of the eBay Vault to Collectors Universe, Inc. and ongoing commercial relationship with Collectors.
- Coupa on its pending $8 billion sale to Thoma Bravo.
- AeroClean Technologies, Inc in connection with its all-stock merger with Molekule, Inc.
- eBay on its acquisition of TCGplayer.
- Holcim on its:
–$1.293bn acquisition of Duro-Last.
–$1.35bn acquisition of Herbert Malarkey.
- Euronav on its proposed $4.2 billion business combination with Frontline.
- Axel Springer on its acquisition of Allbritton, including publications POLITICO, Protocol and POLITICO Europe (a joint venture with Allbritton).
- AstraZeneca on its $39 billion acquisition of Alexion Pharmaceuticals.
- KLX Energy Services on its stock-for-stock merger with Quintana Energy Services.
- Mast-Jagermeister on its investment in, and its exclusive distribution arrangements for, Teremana® tequila, the brand founded by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
- Waterland Private Equity on its contemplated acquisition of a 50% stake in The Cookware Company.
- Stanley Ventures on multiple equity investments in companies developing disruptive technologies, including Boxologic, Dynamic Green Products, Occo and Triditive.
- A major Silicon Valley technology company in various private acquisitions.
Qualifications
Education
- Harvard Law School
- J.D., 2019
- Harvard International Law Journal
- University of Oxford
- M.Phil., 2016
- Harvard University
- B.A., with honors, magna cum laude, 2014
Bar Admission
- New York
- California