Sidley is representing the Hero Mighty Patch® brand (Hero) in its acquisition by Church & Dwight Co., Inc. for US$630 million, consisting of cash and Church & Dwight restricted stock. Mighty Patch® is the “#2 brand in the acne category in the U.S. and the #1 patch brand in acne.” Church & Dwight expects to expand Mighty Patch®’s limited distribution by leveraging its U.S. retailer relationships and international footprint. The transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to close in the fourth quarter.
The Sidley team is being led by David Grinberg and Katy Lukaszewski (M&A), and includes Ashley Moulder, Austin Stanton, and Kevin Hess (M&A); Mark Metts (Corporate/Securities); Rachelle Soderstrom, Samuel Tiu, and Ida Ebeid (Intellectual Property); Teresa Reuter, Vera Iwankiw, and Katie Sreenan (Labor and Employment); Greg Marrs, Lizzy Burns, and Peter McCorkell (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Ash Nagdev, Ernesto Claeyssen, and Francesca Blythe (Privacy and Cybersecurity); Amy Lally, Diane McEnroe, and Jaclyn Fonteyne (Food, Drug and Medical Device Regulatory); Karen Kazmerzak, Beth Chen, Joe Coniglio, and Jamie M. Sadler (Antitrust/Competition); Michael Mann (White Collar: Government Litigation and Investigations); Rachel Kleinberg, Alison Appleby, and Jason Menzies (Tax); Heather Palmer (Environmental); Scott Goldstein (Insurance); and Jen Fernandez and Kayla Scott (Global Arbitration, Trade and Advocacy).
