Ryan M. Scofield

A representative cross-section of Ryan’s recent experience includes the following (including transactions prior to joining Sidley):

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Kuvare Asset Management and Kuvare UK Holdings – Sale for up to US$1 billion of Kuvare Asset Management to Blue Owl Capital (including potential earnout), and US$250 million preferred equity investment by Blue Owl in Kuvare UK Holdings. 
• Fleming Insurance Holdings – US$277 million acquisition of JRG Reinsurance Company (JRG Re).
• Buyer group – Acquisition of Wells Fargo’s approximately US$10 billion student loan portfolio.
• HMS Holdings Corp. – Acquisition of Accent payment accuracy business from Intrado Corporation.
• General Electric Company – Global joint venture with Baker Hughes for aero-derivative gas turbine engines and related transactions for GE’s separation from Baker Hughes.
• Vertera Spine – Sale of Vertera Spine, a privately held medical device company developing interbody implants for spinal fusion, to NuVasive, Inc., a leading medical device company.
• Dell Boomi – Acquisition of ManyWho, a unified cloud and low-code development platform.
• Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. (SWM) – Acquisition of Conwed Plastics LLC, a leading producer of engineered resin-based netting solutions.
• PRA Group – Sale of government services fee-for-service business.
• EnLink Midstream Partners – Sale of North Texas pipeline to Atmos Energy.

Private Equity

• Carlyle and KKR – Agreement to acquire a US$10.1 billion portfolio of prime private student loans from Discover Bank.
• Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners – financing of Akumin Inc.’s acquisition of Alliance Healthcare at a US$820 million enterprise value.
• Apollo Global Management and advised funds – sale of AmeriHome Mortgage Company for approximately US$1.22 billion.
• Accelerant Holdings – private placement by Accelerant, a portfolio company of Altamont Capital Partners, of preferred stock in excess of $190 million to multiple unrelated third-party institutional investors, including Eldridge Industries.
• Apollo Global Management – Acquisition, through a consortium, of Fortress Investment Group’s ownership in OneMain Financial.
• Apollo Global Management and Athene Holding – Acquisition, through a consortium, of Voya Insurance and Annuity Company, including Voya’s closed block variable annuity business, from Voya Financial.
• Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners – Investment in convertible preferred securities and common securities of Phillips 66 Partners as part of a US$1.05 billion issuance in connection with a dropdown of assets by Phillips 66 Partners’ general partner.
• Morgan Stanley Energy Partners – Majority equity investment in XRI Blue, a water supply and pipeline transportation company.
• Morgan Stanley Energy Partners – Majority equity investment in an oilfield services equipment and parts and services company.
• Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners – Investment in convertible preferred securities of Dominion Midstream Partners as part of an issuance of up to US$600 million in connection with a dropdown of the Questar Pipeline by Dominion’s general partner.
• Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners – Investment in convertible preferred securities of MPLX as part of a US$1 billion issuance.

Securities

• Vistra Energy Corp. IPO – resale shelf registration statement on Form S-1 that represented Vista’s initial registration with the SEC and listing on the NYSE following its spinoff from Energy Future Holdings Corp.
• Eagle Materials Inc. – US$350 million senior notes offering.
• EnLink Midstream Partners – US$900 million senior notes offering.
• EnLink Midstream Partners – US$585 million secondary equity offering.
• EnLink Midstream Partners – US$400 million senior notes offering.
• EnLink Midstream Partners – US$300 million primary equity offering.
• EnLink Midstream Partners – US$350 million at-the-market program launch.

• State Bar of Texas, Member
• Dallas Bar Association, Member
• Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, 2016 Leadership Class Member