Bio

For more than 20 years, David Grubman has represented Fortune 500 companies and private equity funds in acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures. He also has advised management and boards of directors in connection with activist shareholders. His practice encompasses corporate transactions involving public and private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and recapitalizations. Dave leads the M&A Practice in the Pittsburgh Office. Dave represents companies in a broad range of industries. Recently he represented Calgon Carbon in its $1.3 billion sale to Kuraray, RTI International in its $1.5 billion sale to Alcoa, Wabtec in its $11.1 billion merger with GE Transportation, NEP Group in its sale to Carlyle Global Partners and 25+ acquisitions with an aggregate deal value in excess of $1 billion, XIO Group in its $510 million tender offer for Lumenis, NRG Energy in its $1.375 billion sale of NRG Yield and NRG's Renewables Platform, Wolf Furniture in its sale to an affiliate of TH Lee, Calgon Carbon in its $160 million acquisition of Arkema's activated carbon and filtration media business, Confluence Technologies in its sale to TA Associates, Black Box Corporation in its sale to AGC Networks, LIXIL Corporation in its $542 million acquisition of American Standard Brands from Sun Capital, and Calgon Carbon in connection with various matters related to activist investor Starboard Value. Dave is a past member of the National Young Leadership Cabinet of the Jewish Federation of North America and the Leadership Pittsburgh Class of 2011. He also serves as the board president of the Humane Animal Rescue and as a director of the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium.