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We advise clients across a range of executive compensation and employee benefits matters, helping them to attract and retain a strong work force at all levels. We identify opportunities and strategies that allow them to offer competitive but cost-conscious executive compensation and employee benefits programs.


Experience

We have extensive experience covering a wide range of executive compensation and employee benefits matters:

  • Ropes & Gray negotiated three purchase agreements and disclosure schedules with four bidders and provided advice on the employee benefits transition, including restructuring costs, payroll, transaction payments and benefits continuation in connection with Becton, Dickinson and Company’s sale of three of its product units. The sale covered employees in over a dozen jurisdictions.
  • We advised Keurig Green Mountain in connection with acquisitions, dispositions, and other employee benefits – and executive compensation-related matters. We recently advised Keurig Green Mountainwith respect to the company’s acquisitions of Diedrich’s Coffee and Van Houtte.
  • We represented TPG Capital in its acquisition of Immucor, a leading blood-testing equipment maker, advising on all benefits and executive compensation issues as well as post-transaction counseling.
  • We negotiated the executive employment agreement with the chief executive officer, assisted in the design of the limited partnership agreement (holding company) equity incentive plan, profits interest grants and a cash equity investment purchase program in connection with TPG Capital’s $850 million acquisition of MDA, an IT company that provides property information to insurance companies, lenders and legal professionals.
  • We advised Nortek, a public building products manufacturer, on benefits issues in connection with an acquisition, including implementing a post-transaction executive bonus plan, ERISA aspects of a debt offering and a senior loan relating to the transaction.
  • We negotiated the employment and equity arrangements with the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of J. Crew and advised TPG Capital on equity and executive compensation matters for other key employees in connection with its $3 billion acquisition of J. Crew.
“These lawyers are committed to excellent service: they are especially responsive and expert in their field.”
Client, Chambers USA