EXPERIENCE

Rachael’s representative matters include advising:

• Alexion Pharmaceuticals in its acquisition of Portola Pharmaceuticals
• Barnes & Noble in the activist campaign by Sandell Asset Management and in its sale to an affiliate of Elliott Management
• BHP Billiton in the activist campaign by Elliott Management
• Cameron International in its sale to Schlumberger
• Chevron in its proposed acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum
• CSRA in its sale to General Dynamics
• Focus Brands, a portfolio company of Roark Capital Group, in its acquisition of Jamba Juice
• Honeywell International in the spin-off of its Turbochargers business into Garrett Motion
• Inspire Brands, a portfolio company of Roark Capital Group, in its acquisition of Dunkin’ Brands Group, the parent company of Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins
• The special committee of the Invitation Homes board of directors in its merger of equals with Starwood Waypoint Homes
• JACK Entertainment in the sale of Greektown Casino-Hotel to Penn National Gaming and VICI Properties; the sale of JACK Cleveland Casino and JACK Thistledown Racino to VICI Properties; the sale of JACK Cincinnati Casino to Hard Rock International; and the sale of Turfway Park to Churchill Downs
• Kraft Heinz in the pending sale of its natural, grated, cultured and specialty cheese businesses to Groupe Lactalis
• Midstates Petroleum in its proposed merger with SandRidge Energy
• Nuance Communications in its sale to Microsoft
• Oakwood Homes in its sale to Clayton Properties Group
• The special committee of the Perry Ellis International board of directors in its sale to company founder and director George Feldenkreis
• Perspecta in its sale to Peraton and Veritas Capital
• Rocket Companies (the parent company of Quicken Loans) in its initial public offering
• Smith & Nephew in its acquisition of Osiris Therapeutics
• Trane Technologies in the Reverse Morris Trust spin-off and merger of its industrial business with Gardner Denver Holdings
• Virtu Financial in its acquisition of KCG Holdings and in a related investment in Virtu made by North Island, GIC, PSP Investments and Temasek
• Xerox in its separation into two independent publicly traded companies 

The Deal has recognized Rachael as one of its “Top Women in Dealmaking” (2021) and profiled her as a “Rising Star” (2020) among M&A lawyers.