Alan I. Annex

Alan I. Annex is Vice Chair of the firm and Senior Chair of the firm's Global Corporate Practice. He regularly leads multi-disciplinary deal teams in a wide variety of large-cap and middle-market domestic and cross-border transactions. Alan has broad experience in corporate and securities and equity capital markets matters, and regularly advises public company boards, special committees, private sponsors, and family offices, regarding M&A deal strategies, capital raising structures and techniques, fiduciary duties and corporate governance best practices.

Alan was an architect of the structure for the early US SPACs of the 1990s and led the firm’s group during its market leading position in the 2020-2022 SPAC boom. He also created a UK Public Listed Vehicle (“Cash Shell”) that is effectively a publicly traded single purpose PE fund. Over five such vehicles have raised their capital and gone on to acquire multibillion-dollar targets.

Concentrations

•Public and private offerings of equity and debt
•Domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions
•US Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
•UK Cash Shells and other alternative investment vehicles
•Leveraged buy-outs and other going-private transactions
•Special Committee and Audit committee roles
•Securities Exchange Act reporting and compliance obligations

The attorney is providing legal services through and affiliated with Greenberg Traurig, LLP, a New York Limited Liability Partnership. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, International Mergers and Acquisitions, 2026
•Listed, The Legal 500 United States, 2013-2014, 2018-2020 and 2025
•M&A/Corporate and Commercial > M&A: Middle-Market (Sub-$500m), 2025
•Mergers and Acquisitions and Buyouts/Corporate and Commercial - M&A - Large Deals ($1bn+), 2018-2020
•Mergers, Acquisitions and Buyouts - M&A - Large Deals ($1bn-5bn), 2014
•Listed, Chambers Global, SPACs, 2022-2024
•Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2008-2017, 2021-2023
•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Florida Super Lawyers, 2021-2024
•Listed, IFLR1000 United States, 2017-2025
•Listed, Daily Business Review, 'Most Effective Lawyer,' 2020
•Listed, South Florida Legal Guide, 'Top Lawyer,' 2020-2021
• Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, New York Metro Super Lawyers, 2007-2009 and 2012-2020
•Member, Winning Team, 'M&A Deal of the Year (Over $1 Billion to $5 Billion)' for Platform Specialty Products Corporation (f/k/a Platform Acquisition Holdings Limited) acquisition of MacDermid, Incorporated and related entities, The M&A Advisor’s 6th Annual International M&A Awards, 2014
•Member, Winning Team, ACG New York Champion’s Awards, Deal of the Year (over $500mm); Cross-border Transaction of the Year (over $250mm) for $1.8 billion Acquisition of MacDermid, Inc. by Platform Acquisition Holdings Limited, 2014
•Member, Winning Team, 'Consumer and Retail Products Deal of the Year (over $200mm)' for Merger of Burger King and Justice Holdings Ltd., ACG New York Champion’s Award, 2013