Eric J. Knox
Working with both national and local companies in the REIT, healthcare, food and petroleum refining sectors, Eric Knox routinely counsels public and private companies on a variety of corporate and securities issues.
Eric’s practice involves:
- Mergers & Acquisitions – Representing public and private companies on a wide variety of transactions.
- Corporate Finance – Assisting clients in connection with public offerings, Rule 144A offerings and private placements.
- Corporate Governance – Advising public company clients on preparation of Form 10-Ks, 10-Qs, 8-Ks, proxy statements and earnings releases; compliance with federal securities laws requirements; compliance with stock exchange listing standards and corporate governance guidelines.
- Shareholder Activism – Advising clients on issues, including takeover defense, proxy contests, responding to shareholder proposals and related corporate governance and securities law matters, as well as assisting clients with respect to shareholder rights plans, contested director elections, classified boards, advance notice bylaws, Rule 14a-8 shareholder proposals, ISS and other proxy advisory firm-related matters and Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act.
Memberships
American Bar Association
American Health Law Association (AHLA)
Youth About Business
Representative Experience
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Representation of a nationally-ranked academic medical center in its acquisition of a freestanding birthing center that emphasizes a family-centered, low-intervention approach to delivery for uncomplicated pregnancies
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Represented of Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (NYSE: RHP) in various refinancing transactions in September and October 2019, which successfully refinanced almost $2 billion in indebtedness
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Represented Engility Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:EGL) in its $1.3 billion debt refinancing
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Represented CoreCivic in the refinancing of their bank credit facilities
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Represented Engility Holdings in its merger with Science Applications International Corp. in which SAIC acquired Engility in an all-stock transaction valued at $2.5 billion
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Represented Bob Evans Farms, Inc. (Nasdaq:BOBE) in its acquisition by Post Holdings, Inc.
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Represented CenseoHealth in its sale to New Mountain Capital
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CoreCivic acquired Time to Change, Inc.
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Engaged in 2010 to serve as independent disclosure counsel to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Bank of America pursuant to a settlement order entered into by Bank of America and the SEC
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Represented Bob Evans Farms, Inc. (Nasdaq: BOBE) in the sale of Bob Evans Restaurants to Golden Gate Capital for $565 million