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Amentum’s Acquisition of DynCorp International

September 25, 2020

On September 24, 2020, Amentum Holdings LLC (“Amentum”), a leading contractor to U.S. federal and allied governments jointly owned by Lindsay Goldberg and American Securities, and DynCorp International (“DynCorp”), a worldwide leader in aviation and logistics support services, announced a definitive agreement under which an affiliate of Amentum will acquire DynCorp. The acquisition, once finalized, will create one of the largest providers of mission‑critical support services, with more than $6 billion of combined revenue over the last 12 months. Cravath is representing Amentum, Lindsay Goldberg and American Securities in connection with the transaction.

The Cravath team is led by partner Richard Hall and includes associates Maurio A. Fiore, Matthew S. Weiner, David E. Jean‑Baptiste, Ori Oren and Andrew Astore on M&A matters; partner Tatiana Lapushchik, senior attorney Kimberly A. Grousset and associates Alexander E. Greenberg and Jarrod L. Hall on financing matters; partner J. Leonard Teti II and associates Andrew T. Davis and Rory M. Minnis on tax matters; senior attorney Michelle M. Garrett and associates Daniel P. Herrmann and Dixing Tang on executive compensation and benefits matters; senior attorney Jesse M. Weiss on antitrust matters; senior attorney Annmarie M. Terraciano on environmental matters; and practice area attorneys Brian M. Budnick and Laurel R. Berkowitz on real estate matters.

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Richard Hall
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    • LL.M., 1988, Harvard Law School
    • LL.B., 1986, University of Melbourne
      with Honors
    • B.Com., 1984, University of Melbourne
      with Honors

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    • New York
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    Tatiana Lapushchik
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    Corporate
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    Partner
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    tlapushchik@cravath.com
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      • J.D., 2000, Harvard Law School
        cum laude
      • B.A., 1997, Barnard College
        summa cum laude

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      J. Leonard Teti II
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      Tax
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      Partner
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      lteti@cravath.com
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        • J.D., 2005, University of Virginia School of Law
          Order of the Coif
        • A.B., 1999, Princeton University
          with Honors

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        Andrew T. Davis
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        Tax
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          • LL.M., 2020, New York University School of Law
          • J.D., 2014, Stanford Law School
          • A.B., 2010, Princeton University

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          • New York
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          Jesse M. Weiss
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            • J.D., 2008, Georgetown University Law Center
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            • B.A., 2003, University of Maryland

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            • New York
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            Kimberly A. Grousset
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            Of Counsel
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            kgrousset@cravath.com
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              • J.D., 1995, Harvard Law School
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              • B.A., 1992, St. Bonaventure University
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              Annmarie M. Terraciano
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                • J.D., 1998, Columbia Law School
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                • M.S., 1994, University of Wisconsin - Madison
                • B.A., 1989, Wellesley College
                  cum laude

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                Brian M. Budnick
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                  • J.D., 2011, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
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                  • B.A., 2006, University of Virginia

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                  On August 22, 2020, the Austria-based binderholz Group, a leading European company for solid wood products and innovative building solutions, announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to purchase substantially all the assets of the Florida‑based sawmill operator Klausner Lumber One, LLC after prevailing in an auction held on August 21, 2020 pursuant to Section 363 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. Klausner Lumber One, LLC is currently in Chapter 11 proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Cravath is representing binderholz Group in connection with the transaction, which closed on September 21, 2020.

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