Gregory Gewirtz

Gregory Gewirtz is a Partner in the Linklaters’ Mergers & Acquisitions group in New York.

Gregory’s experience includes a secondment with The Dow Chemical Company’s corporate and financial law department in Midland, Michigan. Gregory has also spent time working in Hong Kong.

Work highlights

Gregory’s recent deal highlights include advising*:

• Rio Tinto: advising on its pending US$6.7bn acquisition of Arcadium Lithium. 

• Volkswagen: advising on a US$5.8bn PIPE investment and electric vehicle technology joint venture with California EV manufacturer Rivian.

• Dow Inc.: advising on:
  - its pending partnership transaction with Macquarie Asset Management to launch US$6bn Diamond Infrastructure Solutions.
  - its transaction with DuPont involving the US$130bn combination of the two companies, its subsequent separation into three publicly traded entities and the resulting US$50bn spin-off of Dow, Inc.
  - its US$5bn Reverse Morris Trust transaction with Olin.
  - its negotiations in connection with the US$17.4bn K-Dow joint venture with PIC of Kuwait and the ensuing arbitration over PIC’s refusal to close, in which Dow was awarded US$2.16bn in damages and costs.
  - its US$4.8bn strategic ownership restructuring of Dow Corning.
  - the US$1.5bn sale of its MEGlobal joint venture interest to EQUATE.
  - the US$1.63bn sale of Trinseo to Bain Capital.
  - the sale of its global polypropylene business to Braskem.
  - the sale of its interest in Nippon Unicar to the Tonen Group.
  - the sale of its acid copolymers and ionomers business to SK Global Chemical Co.
  - the sale of its extruded polystyrene foam (XPS) business.
  - the sale of its German S/A Latex business.
• Celanese: advising on:
  - its US$11bn acquisition of DuPont’s Mobility & Materials business.
  - the restructuring of its 50/50 Korea Engineering Plastics Co. joint venture with Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
  - the US$1.575bn divestiture of its interest in its Polyplastics joint venture to Daicel Corporation.
  - its Nutrinova food ingredients joint venture with Mitsui.
• Lanxess: advising on:
  - its acquisition of the clean and disinfect business of Chemours.
  - its acquisition of the U.S. phosphorus additives business of Solvay.
  - its acquisition of Emerald Kalama Chemical from American Securities.
  - its acquisition of the microbial control business of IFF.
• Dover: advising on:
  - its acquisition of FW Murphy Production Controls.
  - its acquisition of Espy Corporation.
• KMG Chemicals: advising on its US$1.6bn sale to Cabot Microelectronics.
• SPX Technologies: advising on its divestiture of subsidiaries holding asbestos liabilities and related assets to a joint venture of Global Risk Capital and Premia Holdings and its related Section 251(g) reorganization.

*Includes matters handled prior to joining Linklaters.

Prior to joining Linklaters, Gregory worked as a Counsel in the M&A group of Shearman & Sterling LLP.

Gregory holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania. He has also obtained a Certificate in Business and Public Policy from The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania as well as a B.E. in Civil Engineering from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art.

Gregory has co-authored the following publications:

• “Changing Its Mind: A Board’s Prerogative?,” The M&A Lawyer, September 2015
• “Dusting Off Appraisal Rights: The Development of a New Investment Strategy,” The M&A Lawyer, April 2014