EXPERIENCE

Laura’s notable representations have included:

• 3G Capital in its acquisition of Hunter Douglas
• 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; and the formation of its global offshore drilling joint venture with Akastor
• Carrier Global Corporation in the sale of its Chubb fire and security business to APi Group Corporation
• 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 spin-off of its managed infrastructure services business into a separate publicly traded company
• IG Group Holdings in its acquisition of tastytrade
• Intel Corporation in the activist investment by Third Point
• John Wood Group in its sale of its Built Environment consulting business to WSP Global
• Merck & Co. in its acquisition of Acceleron Pharma
• 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 sale to ICON
• Restaurant Brands International in its acquisition of Firehouse Restaurant Group
• Rocket Companies in its acquisition of Truebill
• 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

In 2022, Laura was recognized as one of the “Top Women in Dealmaking” by The Deal, a “Rising Star” in M&A by Law360 and as one of the “500 Leading Dealmakers in America” by Lawdragon. In 2021, The American Lawyer named her “Dealmaker of The Year” for her role advising Teladoc Health in its acquisition of Livongo Health. Laura is also recognized in The Legal 500 for her work in Corporate/M&A.