Brad W. Blank is an associate in the Orange County office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher where he is a member of the firm's Corporate Department. Mr. Blank specializes in public and private mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and various types of financing and restructuring transactions.
Representative Acquisition/Sale Transactions
- Callaway Golf Company (ELY) – Sale of the Ben Hogan brand to Perry Ellis International, Inc. (PERY). (2012)
- Edison Mission Energy – Sale of wind farms to Capistrano Wind Partners, LLC. (2012)
- Ameron International Corporation (formerly, AMN) – Sale of the company to National Oilwell Varco (NOV) for $772 million. (2011)
- Bausch and Lomb Inc. – Entry into an option agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Technolas Perfect Vision GmbH (TPV) for a total company value of up to €450 million. (2011)
- Emulex Corporation (ELX) – Acquisition of ServerEngines Corporation for $78 million in cash and 8,000,000 shares of ELX stock. (2010)
- Hi-Shear Technology (formerly, HSR) – Sale of the company to Chemring Group PLC (CHG) for $132 million. (2009)
- Pick-Your-Part Auto Wrecking – Sale of the company to LKQ Corp. (LKQ) for $73 million. (2008)
- Maguire Properties, Inc. – Acquisition of commercial properties from the Blackstone Group for $2.875 billion. (2007)
Representative Financing and Restructuring Transactions
- Edison Mission Energy – Capital raise transaction for its renewable wind energy business. (2012)
- Westbrook Real Estate Fund – Repurchase of debt secured by apartment building in New York City. (2011)
- Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. (formerly, FLE) – Sale of the company’s military housing business to CMH Manufacturing in a Section 363 sale; sale of the company’s RV business to American Industrial Partners in a Section 363 sale; sale of the company’ manufactured housing business to FH Holdings, Inc. in a Section 363 sale; sale of the company’s real estate holdings to various purchasers (2009-2010).
- Wells Fargo Bank – Representation of Wells Fargo as lender to a private equity fund in the acquisition of retail centers in Northern California. (2008-2009)
- Maguire Properties, Inc. – Representation of Maguire Properties as borrower involving mortgage loans and mezzanine loans secured by office buildings in Orange County and Los Angeles, California. (2007)
- Wachovia Bank – Representation of Wachovia Bank as lender to a developer in the acquisition of a hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (2007)
Mr. Blank earned his law degree with honors in 2006 from University of San Diego School of Law, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and the San Diego Law Review. Mr. Blank graduated cum laude in 2001 from Pepperdine University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting.
Prior to joining Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Mr. Blank was an Associate in Arthur Andersen's Business Assurance and Advisory Department and achieved the designation of Certified Public Accountant.
Mr. Blank is admitted to practice law in California.