Whit Roberts

Whit also advises on organizational and structuring matters for companies and joint ventures, as well as their boards and other governing bodies.

Prior to joining O’Melveny, Whit was a Partner at an international, full-service law firm, where he served in various positions of leadership firmwide and in its Dallas office. Texas Lawyer named Whit a Texas Trailblazer in 2020. The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized Whit for his work in Corporate Law each year since 2015.

• Arcline Investment Management and its portfolio company Integrated Polymer Solutions in the acquisition of International Rubber Products, Inc. (IRP)
• Adaptive3D in its sale to Desktop Metal, Inc. (NYSE: DM)
• Amplifi in its acquisition of Comma Group
• Point of Rental in its investment by Susquehanna Growth Equity
• Ashford Inc. in its completed combination with Remington Holdings, LP
• Venture Metals, LLC in a strategic investment from Mill Rock Capital Management LP.
• Robert Vanman (Founder and CEO of WatchGuard, Inc.) in the sale of WatchGuard to Motorola Solutions, Inc.
• Brink’s Incorporated in the acquisition of Balance Innovations
• Naturally Slim® of Dallas in an acquisition by global private equity firm The Riverside Company
• Affiliates of SunnyBrook Senior Living in the sale of a senior housing portfolio to American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust II for US$164 million
• Global hospitality and travel company Carlson in its sale of TGI Fridays® Restaurants to Sentinel Capital Partners and TriArtisan Capital Partners
• Duff & Phelps as financial advisor to the Independent Committee of the Board of Directors of Camelot Information Systems Inc. (NYSE: CIS) in a going-private transaction valued at US$98.2 million
• Public and private companies in sale processes, including publicly listed companies in IT consulting, data management and technology enabled services, and privately owned companies in the chemical manufacturing, hospitality, media, senior and assisted living, online education, and technology enabled services (including SaaS) industries
• Buyers in M&A transactions, including clients that carry out a series of acquisitions to consolidate or roll-up an industry, such as a Fortune 500 subsidiary in an acquisition program in the commercial building services industry
• Client in simultaneous equity and senior and mezzanine debt financings utilized to fund the contemporaneous acquisition of multiple target companies
• Joint venture made up of six leading companies in the hospitality industry in its corporate governance, financing, M&A, and commercial matters
• US subsidiary of a worldwide telecommunications company in its spin-off and restructuring into multiple US subsidiaries organized along lines of business
• Manufacturing company in an alternative energy industry in its spin-off and financing transactions
• ESOP-owned companies in their transition to ESOP ownership, initial and follow-on debt and mezzanine financing, and merger and acquisition matters, as well as ongoing corporate governance and commercial matters