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Ancora, the activist investor that has targeted US Steel, has hired BGR Government Affairs for strategic counsel and representation in DC.
The Cleveland-based asset management firm wants to shake up the board of USS, and force it to abandon its merger with Japan’s Nippon Steel.
President Joe Biden blocked that $15B deal based on national security grounds. Nippon and USS filed a federal lawsuit, alleging that Biden unlawfully scuttled the merger.
Ancora has devised a “Make US Steel Great Again” plan to undo the merger, collect the $565M break-up fee, and install new leadership to revive the steelmaker as an independent company.
Jonathan Mantz, who heads BGR’s commerce & infrastructure practice, spearheads the lobbying team that includes David Urban (chief of staff to Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Spector) and Justin Rzepka (legislative aide to Nevada Sen. John Ensign).
Knob Petroleum, which is based in Panama City, has retained Ballard Partners to explore opportunities in Venezuela.
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck has signed to represent Eastern Air Holdings, which operates deportation flights for Immigration & Customs Enforcement.
Ballard Partners has lined up Australia’s Energy Transition Minerals company, an explorer and developer of rare earths minerals opportunities. It touts its Greenland property as having the potential to become the biggest rare earths producer in the western world.
Abbvie has retained Trump-connected Winston-Salem-based Checkmate Government Relations for healthcare matters and issues related to the life sciences sector.
Netflix has retained Bloom Strategic Counsel for regulatory matters regarding its proposed $83B merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.
