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Mergers and acquisitions challenged by deal leaks
Mergers and acquisitions challenged by deal leaks | M&A Conference at the University of Chicago

This session with participants from Marsh & McLennan, Google, and CF Industries...

Current Challenges in Corporate Governance

In modern M&A, virtually every public deal is subject to a lawsuit. Fortunately for boards...

Doug Barnard

Doug Barnard is Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary at CF Industries.

As the Chief Legal Officer of CF Industries (NYSE: CF), an S&P 500 agrichemical company, he has represented the company in its $750M initial public offering; its $5B acquisition of a competitor following a fifteen-month, four-way takeover battle; its $1.4B divestiture of a business segment; and its $3B production joint venture with a domestic customer. 

He was also Chairman of the Board of CF's controlled public subsidiary, Terra Nitrogen MLP (NYSE: TNH).

Previously, Doug was an EVP and general counsel of Bcom3 Group, representing the company in its €3B sale to a European competitor; Chief Legal Officer of LifeStyle Furnishings Int’l, representing the private equity portfolio company in and following its $1B leveraged buyout; and a Partner representing private equity clients at Kirkland & Ellis.

He holds a B.S. in physics from M.I.T. (1979), a J.D. from the University of Minnesota (1982 with honors), and an MBA in finance and accounting from Chicago Booth (1998 with high honors, Wallman scholar).

Doug has also taught as a lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School, and serves as a member of the M.I.T. Corporation Development Committee.

 

 

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