Gary Tashjian advises clients on a broad array of executive compensation and employee benefits arrangements, particularly with regard to issues arising in the context of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, spin-offs and initial public offerings. He has worked with several of the world’s most prominent sponsors in connection with acquisitions across a wide array of sectors, ranging from technology to infrastructure and healthcare to transportation. Gary also regularly advises public and private companies, including executives and board members, on a range of compensation-related matters, including employment and separation agreements, equity offerings and severance and change in control arrangements.
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Work Highlights
- First Transit and EQT in connection with First Transit’s definitive agreement to be acquired by Transdev North America
- Integrum in connection with its sale of MerchantE to Opn
- Billpocket in connection with its sale to Kushki
- Sphera in connection with its announced definitive agreement to acquire riskmethods
- BellRing Brands, Inc. in connection with an underwritten secondary offering of 14,800,000 shares of its common stock previously owned by Post Holdings, Inc., BellRing’s former parent company
- Funds managed by Blackstone Infrastructure Partners in connection with the acquisition of a 35% stake in Phoenix Tower International from Manulife Investment Management
Education
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Seton Hall University School of Law, 2009 J.D.
Order of the Coif
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Hamilton College, 2002 A.B.
Gary Tashjian is Counsel in Simpson Thacher’s New York office and a member of the Firm’s Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Practice. Gary advises a wide variety of clients on a range of executive compensation and employee benefits arrangements, particularly with regard to issues arising in the context of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, spin-offs and initial public offerings. He regularly works with private equity funds in connection with executive compensation and employee benefits matters for portfolio companies in a broad range of industries. Gary also advises public companies on a range of executive compensation matters, including employment and separation agreements, equity offerings and severance and change in control arrangements.
Gary’s recent representations include:
- BellRing Brands, Inc. in connection with secondary offerings of shares of its common stock previously owned by Post Holdings, Inc., BellRing’s former parent company
- Integrum in connection with its sale of MerchantE to Opn
- First Transit and EQT in connection with First Transit’s definitive agreement to be acquired by Transdev North America
- Billpocket in connection with its sale to Kushki
- Sphera in connection with its announced definitive agreement to acquire riskmethods
- Funds managed by Blackstone Infrastructure Partners in connection with the acquisition of a 35% stake in Phoenix Tower International from Manulife Investment Management
- The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of BellRing Brands, Inc. in connection with BellRing’s entry into a definitive agreement with Post Holdings, Inc.
Gary received his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif. He received his A.B. from Hamilton College.