Michael A. Gordon

Michael’s extensive experience with mergers and acquisitions also includes the following representative deals:

• Multiple transactions for Starwood Capital and Starwood Property Trust, Inc., including: Starwood’s US$350 million investment in TPG RE Finance Trust; Starwood’s acquisition of Reverse Mortgage Investment Trust; combination of Starwood Waypoint Homes and Invitation Homes Inc. and combination of Starwood Waypoint Residential Trust and Colony American Homes Inc.; Starwood’s acquisition of GE’s Energy Financial Services’ Project Finance Debt Business; Starwood’s acquisition of LNR Property LLC; Starwood’s acquisition of Waypoint Homes and spinoff of Starwood Waypoint Trust; formation and initial public offering of TRI Pointe Homes; and the merger of TRI Pointe Homes with Weyerhaeuser Real Estate.
• Multiple transactions for Colliers International Group, including acquisitions of Harrison Street Real Estate Capital, Basalt Infrastructure Partners, Rockwood Capital, Versus Capital, Dougherty Mortgage, and Maser Consulting.
• Multiple transactions for Starwood Hotels & Resorts, including: Starwood’s acquisition of ITT Corporation, Westin Hotels & Resorts, Vistana Inc., and Bliss Spas; Starwood’s sale of ITT Educational Services, ITT World Directories, Caesars World Casinos, and the Desert Inn Casino; sale of significant portfolio of hotels and ITT Corporation to Host Marriott Corporation; and issuance of more than US$10 billion in debt and equity securities.
• Multiple transactions for First Data Corp., including: First Data’s acquisitions of Concord EFS, Inc., First Financial Management Corporation and Cardservice International and Orlandi Valuta; and sales of Money Gram and Transpoint LLC.
• GoldenTree Asset Management LP/Syncora Guarantee Inc.
• The Navigators Group, Inc./The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
• Starwood Property Trust, Inc./GE’s Energy Financial Services’ Project Finance Debt Business. 
• Colliers International Group/Harrison Street Real Estate Capital/Dougherty Mortgage LLC and Maser Consulting P.A.
• Starwood Waypoint Homes/Invitation Homes Inc.
• FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated/RLJ Lodging Trust.
• Forward Pharma A/S/Biogen Inc.
• SteriCycle, Inc./Shred-It International, Inc.
• Starwood Waypoint Residential Trust/Colony American Homes, Inc.
• Starwood Capital and Starwood Property Trust/LNR Property LLC.
• Royalty Pharma/Elan Corporation PLC (terminated).
• Cheniere Energy Partners/Blackstone-GSO Capital.
• Exelon Corporation/NRG Energy, Inc. (terminated).
• Ventana Medical Systems, Inc./Roche Holding, Ltd.
• Canadian Pacific Railway Limited/Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corporation.
• R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company/Moore Corporation Limited.
• Stone Container Corporation/Jefferson Smurfit Corporation.
• Conseco, Inc./Green Tree Financial Corporation.
• First Data Corporation/First Financial Management Corporation.
• Moore Corporation Limited/Wallace Computer Services, Inc.
• Barrett Resources Corporation/The Williams Companies, Inc.
• Aon Corporation/Alexander & Alexander Inc.
• Nomura International/Thorn PLC.
• Safety Syringes, Inc./Becton, Dickinson and Company.
• TomoTherapy Incorporated/Accuray Incorporated.
• KKR Financial Corp./Rock Capital.
• MotivePower Industries, Inc./Westinghouse Air Brake Company.
• Howard Publications, Inc./Lee Enterprises, Incorporated.
• Wallace Computer Services, Inc./Graphic Industries, Inc.
• Praxair, Inc./Statia Terminals, Inc.
• Wells Fargo Bank Ltd./Eastdil Realty Company.
• CMS Enterprises/Perenco S.A.

Michael’s representation of companies in connection with unsolicited tender offers and proxy contests also includes the following:

• Numerous unsolicited tender offers and proxy contests, including: FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated, Elan Corporation PLC, Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., CNET Networks, Inc., NRG Energy, Inc., and TomoTherapy Incorporated.
• FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated.
• Elan Corporation PLC.
• Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
• NRG Energy, Inc.
• Barrett Resources Corporation.
• Wallace Computer Services, Inc.
• ITT Corporation.
• Westin Hotels Limited Partnership.
• Westmoreland Coal Company.

• Michael is an avid runner, having completed numerous marathons and ultramarathons, including all the World Majors, as well as 15 consecutive Boston Marathons.
• Michael is a registered certified public accountant in Illinois and was a recipient of the Elijah Watts Sells Award for his score on the CPA examination.