Overview
Frank Layson focuses his practice on mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. He represents leading companies in a wide variety of cross-border transactions.
Results
- Represented Coca-Cola Company in connection with the:
- Acquisition of Fairy Bottling Zambia, Ltd. (Zambia)*
- Acquisition of a majority interest in the non-alcohol ready-to-drink beverages business of Kgalagadi Beverages Ltd. (Botswana)*
- Acquisition of the on the non-alcohol beverages business of Zambian Breweries PLC (Zambia)*
- Acquisition of a majority interest in the non-alcohol ready to drink beverage business of Swaziland Beverages Ltd. (Eswatini)*
- Acquisition of a minority interest in the non-alcohol ready to drink beverages business of Maluti Mountain Brewery Limited (Lesotho)*
- Sale of Montevideo Refrescos S.R.L. (Uruguay) and Commercializadora y Productora de Bebidas Los Volcanes (Paraguay) to Coca-Cola FEMSA*
- Transition of Anheuser-Busch Inbev’s majority interest in Coca-Cola Bottling Africa*
- Acquisition of Coca-Cola Sabco (UAE) Limited and its subsidiaries Bottlers Nepal and Coca-Cola Beverages Sri Lanka*
- Acquisition of Coca-Cola Shanduka Beverages South Africa Proprietary Limited*
- Joint Venture with SAB Miller and Coca-Cola Sabco to form a bottling joint venture headquartered in South Africa*
- Acquisition of the non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverage brands of SABMiller*
- Represented IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. in connection with the:
- Acquisition of YellowJacket Software, Inc.*
- Sale of NYSE Governance Services*
- Represented GE Digital Energy in the sale of its Smart Meters business*
- Represented General Electric Capital Corporation (as special transactions counsel) in the sale of its Transportation Finance business to the Bank of Montreal*
- Represented GE Mining in the acquisition of Fairfield International*
- Represented GE Power in the sale of its Gassification business (US, China, India)*
- Represented GE Power & Water in connection with the:
- Sale of its North American power plant operations and maintenance business to NAES Corporaton*
- Sale of its interest in the Desalination Company of Trinidad & Tobago
- Represented GE Transportation in the acquisition of RMI from the Carlyle Group*
- Represented Credit Suisse in connection with the sale of its tax credit business*
- Represented The Home Depot in the:
- Acquisition and sale of Chem-Dry*
- Acquisition of the Contractors’ Warehouse division of JELD-WEN*
- Acquisition of Forest Supply Products*
- Acquisition of Grand Floor Designs*
- Represented Red Hat, Inc. in its acquisition of Codenvy, SA*
- Represented GE Energy in the:
- Acquisition of Enertec, Inc., a provider of continuous emissions monitoring and data acquisition systems to utilities and large industrial customers*
- Acquisition of Team Associates, Inc., a provider of skilled temporary staffing and support services for project planning, scheduling and control in the energy industry*
- Acquisition of MJ Hardin & Associates, Inc., a leader in geospatial data management and integration services*
- Represented Superior Essex in the formation of its European magnet wire joint venture with Nexans SA*
- Represented Big Rivers Electric Corporation in its joint venture with LG&E Energy Corp*
- Represented Monsato Co. in its grain processing joint venture with Cargrill Inc.*
*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott
Recognitions
Credentials
Education
University of Georgia, JD, magna cum laude
Emory University, BA
Admissions
Georgia
