Prior to and since joining Kirkland, Rachael’s representative matters include:
Public M&A Transactions Since 2017
- Perficient in its $3 billion sale to EQT
- Ruth’s Hospitality Group in its $715 million acquisition by Darden Restaurants
- Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in its $7 billion take-private acquisition of Focus Financial Partners
- Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in its $2.3 billion acquisition of Veritiv
- Fox Corporation in its proposed combination of Fox and News Corp. (which proposal was withdrawn)
- Paya Holdings Inc. in its sale to Nuvei Corporation for approximately $1.3 billion
- Naver Corporation in its $1.2 billion acquisition of Poshmark, Inc.
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals in its $1.41 billion acquisition of Portola Pharmaceuticals
- Barnes & Noble in the activist campaign by Sandell Asset Management and in its $683 million sale to an affiliate of Elliott Management
- BHP Billiton in the activist campaign by Elliott Management
- Cameron International in its $14.8 billion sale to Schlumberger
- Chevron in its proposed $33 billion acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum
- CSRA in its $9.6 billion sale to General Dynamics
- Focus Brands, a portfolio company of Roark Capital Group, in its $200 million acquisition of Jamba Juice
- Inspire Brands, a portfolio company of Roark Capital Group, in its $11.3 billion 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 $11 billion merger of equals with Starwood Waypoint Homes
- Midstates Petroleum in its proposed merger with SandRidge Energy
- Nuance Communications in its $19.7 billion sale to Microsoft
- The special committee of the Perry Ellis International board of directors in its $437 million sale to company founder and director George Feldenkreis
- Perspecta in its $7.1 billion sale to Peraton and Veritas Capital
- Rocket Companies (the parent company of Quicken Loans) in its $1.8 billion initial public offering
- Smith & Nephew in its $660 million acquisition of Osiris Therapeutics
- Virtu Financial in its $1.4 billion acquisition of KCG Holdings and in a related $625 million investment in Virtu made by North Island, GIC, PSP Investments and Temasek
- GTCR in its $627 million acquisition of Surmodics
Business Separation Transactions Since 2017
- Honeywell International in its $1.37 billion spin-off of its Turbochargers business into Garrett Motion
- Trane Technologies in its $8.7 billion Reverse Morris Trust spin-off and merger of its industrial business with Gardner Denver Holdings
- Xerox in its separation into two independent publicly traded companies
- Kraft Heinz in its $3.2 billion sale of its natural, grated, cultured and specialty cheese businesses to Groupe Lactalis
Private M&A Transactions Since 2017
- J.M. Huber Corporation in its proposed $1.8 billion sale of CP Kelco to Tate & Lyle
- Hyundai Motor Group in its agreement with Aptiv to acquire a majority interest in Motional, the companies’ autonomous driving joint venture
- Express in its strategic partnership with WHP Global and its $75 million acquisition with WHP of Bonobos from Walmart
- Victoria’s Secret & Co. in its $771 million acquisition of Adore Me, Inc.
- GTCR in its $180 million acquisition of Cloudbreak Health, LLC
- Fortive Corporation in its $1.425 billion acquisition of Provation Software, Inc.
- Commercial Metals Company in its $550 million acquisition of Tensar Corporation
- JACK Entertainment in its $1 billion sale of Greektown Casino-Hotel to Penn National Gaming and VICI Properties; $843 million sale of JACK Cleveland Casino and JACK Thistledown Racino to VICI Properties; $745 million sale of JACK Cincinnati Casino to Hard Rock International; and $46 million sale of Turfway Park to Churchill Downs
- Oakwood Homes in its sale to Clayton Properties Group
