Nick Marchica has joined Baker & McKenzie’s North American Corporate & Securities Practice as a partner in New York, bringing extensive experience in advising global companies on corporate transactions, with an emphasis on those involving the Asia Pacific region.
Mr. Marchica has advised domestic and international companies, private equity firms and commercial banks throughout the Asia Pacific region and in the US on a range of market-shaping M&A transactions. He has substantial experience in cross-border transactions, structuring new projects, project acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, and commodities sales and purchases.
“We’re focused on enhancing our capabilities in the New York market, and 30 percent of our US lateral partner hires over the last two years are based in New York,” said Rick Hammett, Baker & McKenzie’s North American Managing Partner. “Nick’s deep experience in global M&A and other corporate transactions will further enhance what we offer our clients doing business around the world.”
Mr. Marchica returns to practice in New York after recently being based in Jakarta and Sydney, representing clients on a range of cross-border and multijurisdictional transactions.
“Nick is an excellent addition to our M&A capabilities in New York,” said Amar Budarapu, Chair of the North American Corporate & Securities Practice. “He brings a tremendous amount of experience advising on high-profile M&A matters, particularly those involving the Asia Pacific region, a key area of interest to our clients.”
Some of Mr. Marchica’s recent representative matters include:
Represented PT Gunung Sewu Kencana on its strategic partnership with Nippon Life Insurance Company through Nippon Life’s direct and indirect investment of a 20% effective stake in GSK’s subsidiary, PT Asuransi Jiwa Sequis Life (approximately $423.1 million).
Represented Inner Mongolia Manshi Coal Group Co., Ltd. on its acquisition of a 55% interest in an Indonesia coal mining company.
Represented the sellers on the sale of a 40% stake in PT Bank Mayapada International, Tbk to Cathay Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
Represented Nirvana Development on an investment by an affiliate of Warburg Pincus into Nirvana’s portfolio companies that operate various shopping malls.
Represented PT Thiess Contractors Indonesia on its sale of three toll road operating companies to strategic purchasers.
“Nick has built an outstanding reputation in the competitive transactional space for his experience in handling an array of multi-jurisdictional work involving private equity firms, public and private companies, and major multinationals,” said Jim Colihan, Managing Partner of Baker & McKenzie’s New York office. “He is an exceptional addition to our team and I know our clients will benefit immediately from his expertise.”
Baker & McKenzie’s Global M&A practice is consistently recognized as one of the most active among law firms by all three major league table organizations. The Firm does more cross-border deals than any other law firm in the world, and Thomson Reuters has ranked Baker & McKenzie No. 1 for announced and completed cross-border M&A by volume for the past three years. The Firm is among the top 5 M&A legal advisors in the world, having finished No. 5 by volume in 2015, according to Thomson Reuters’ rankings.
“I’m thrilled to join Baker & McKenzie and work with its experienced team of transactional attorneys around the world,” said Mr. Marchica. “The firm’s renowned global platform will allow me to further strengthen the services I offer my clients.”
Mr. Marchica is the latest in a series of prominent lateral hires to join the Firm in New York. In recent months, experienced project finance attorney Mark Tibberts joined, as well as leading transfer pricing economist Shane Koball. The Firm also recently added state and local tax duo Lindsay LaCava and Maria Eberle.
Baker & McKenzie was recently named among the 10 Most Innovative Law Firms by the Financial Times in its annual Innovative Lawyer Awards, widely considered the best researched and most robust investigation into what constitutes innovation in the legal profession. In addition, the Firm has been named among the top 10 law firms in the US by Corporate Board Member magazine every year since the inception of the survey in 2001.
Mr. Marchica received his B.A. from the University of Maryland, and his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law.
Mr. Marchica joins Baker & McKenzie from Allen & Overy LLP. Mr. Marchica has also been with Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP and White & Case LLP.
Source: www.bakermckenzie.com
