EXPERIENCE

Laura’s notable representations have included:

• ABB in its acquisition of General Electric’s Industrial Solutions business
• AstraZeneca in its acquisition of ZS Pharma
• Baker Hughes in its proposed merger with Halliburton; the formation of its hydraulic-fracturing joint venture with CSL Capital and West Street Energy Partners; its merger with GE Oil & Gas; and GE’s subsequent sell-down of its majority stake in Baker Hughes
• CNOOC in its acquisition of Nexen
• CSX in its settlement agreement with Mantle Ridge
• ExxonMobil in its acquisition of InterOil
• Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division in its acquisition of Boyd Corporation
• IBM in its pending spin-off of its managed infrastructure services business into a separate publicly traded company
• Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance in the acquisitions of Jackson Square Aviation, Engine Lease Finance Corp. and Beacon Intermodal Leasing
• PharMerica in its sale to KKR
• PRA Health Sciences in its pending sale to ICON
• SS&C in its acquisition of Citigroup’s Alternative Investor Services business
• Teladoc Health in its merger with Livongo Health
• VF Corp. in the sale of the Nautica brand to Authentic Brands Group
• Williams Partners in the sale of its Four Corners Area business to Harvest Midstream and its 50% interest in Jackalope Gas Gathering Services to Crestwood Equity Partners