Donn A. Beloff, Greenberg Traurig

Greenberg Traurig shareholder Donn A. Beloff led the law firm's representation of Platform Specialty Products Corp. in its $1 billion acquisition of Chemtura Agrosolutions, the global farm chemicals business of Philadelphia-based Chemtura Corp.

“This deal was a logistical nightmare,” Beloff said. “The deal presented unique problems because the Agrosolutions business of Chemtura was not a separately incorporated entity. It was like raisins in raisin pudding. It was scattered throughout the entire company. And it consisted of, believe it or not, 32 separate transactions. There were 18 asset transactions and 14 stock transactions. … It was mechanically a very difficult transaction because it was not a purchase of stock in a single entity.”