Aaron H. Lorber, P.C.
Overview
Aaron Lorber is a partner in Kirkland’s Chicago Technology & IP Transactions practice. He focuses his practice on structuring, drafting, and negotiating complex business transactions, including corporate and M&A deals, joint ventures and strategic alliances, IP licenses, supply chain agreements, and outsourcing and other commercial arrangements. Aaron counsels clients on IP and technology issues that arise in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital transactions, debt financing transactions and other forms of corporate and financing transactions. He also is experienced with respect to data security and data privacy issues.
Aaron has also represented clients in patent infringement litigations involving a variety of technologies and actively represents pro bono clients, including various clients referred through the Lawyers for the Creative Arts.
Experience
Representative Matters
Representative Corporate Transactions
- GTCR:
- in its combined acquisition of Surgical Specialties Corporation and Takeda Pharmaceutical’s TachoSil
- in its minority growth investment in CAPTRUST, at a $1.25 billion valuation
- in its acquisition of Consumer Cellular, Inc., a provider of postpaid wireless services with a focus on the 50+ demographic
- Cole-Parmer in its add-on acquisition of ZeptoMetrix, a life sciences developer and manufacturer of quality control standards and verification panels
- Antylia Scientific, a portfolio company of GTCR, in the $2.9 billion carve-out sale of its Masterflex business unit, a provider of peristaltic pump systems, to Avantor
- GTCR-backed Cedar Gate in its add-on acquisition of Deerwalk, a healthcare data management, analytics and business intelligence company
- Cedar Gate in its add-on acquisition of Enli Health Intelligence, a market leader in population health management technology solutions
- Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., L.P.:
- in its acquisition of Therapy Brands, a practice management and electronic health record (EHR) software platform
- in its acquisition of Bettcher Industries, a manufacturer and supplier of food processing equipment and associated aftermarket parts and consumables, from MPE Partners
- Madison Dearborn Partners:
- in its $1.15 billion acquisition of the U.S. fee business of AmTrust Financial Services
- Madison Dearborn Partners-backed Performance Health in the sale of its Biofreeze brand, an over-the-counter topical pain relief medication, and TheraPearl, a premium hot and cold therapy brand, to Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON: RB)
- Madison Dearborn Partners-backed Kaufman, Hall & Associates in its $55 million carve-out acquisition of Change Healthcare’s (NASDAQ: CHNG) Connected Analytics business, a performance manager and an analytics explorer
- SK Capital Partners:
- in its acquisition of the active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) business of Periggo
- in its majority interest acquisition and recapitalization of Techmer PM, a designer and producer of engineered compounds and color and additive concentrates for the plastics and fiber industries
- in its carve-out acquisition of the Blow-Fill-Seal (BFS) Sterile Contract Development and Manufacturing Business from Catalent Pharma Solutions (NYSE: CTLT)
- in its carve-out acquisition of the monomers, polymers and European businesses of Deltech Holdings, a producer of high-performance aromatic monomers and specialized crystal polystyrene
- SK Capital Partners-backed Perimeter Solutions, a manufacturer of firefighting products and lubricant additives, in its $2 billion sale to EverArc Holdings (LSE: EVRA, EVWA)
- Thoma Bravo:
- in its $6.6 billion take-private acquisition of Stamps.com (NAS: STMP), an e-commerce vendor for mailing and shipping solutions
- in its $2.4 billion take-private acquisition of Talend (NASDAQ: TLND), a provider of data integration and data integrity
- Thoma Bravo-backed Quorum and Aucerna in their merger and subsequent €155 million acquisition of TietoEVRY's Oil and Gas software business, a provider of Energy Components hydrocarbon management solutions and DaWinci solution for personnel and materials logistics
- in its acquisition of a controlling interest in AxiomSL, a leading provider of cloud-enabled risk management and regulatory solutions for banking, investment management, broker dealers and commodity trading institutions
- in its acquisition of a majority stake in Flexera, a provider of IT services including software security, cloud management and software-as-a-service management
- in its $12.3 billion take-private acquisition of Proofpoint, a cybersecurity company that offers a range of enterprise security and compliance products and services
- in its $10.2 billion take-private acquisition of RealPage (NASDAQ: RP), a provider of software and data analytics to the real estate industry
- in its acquisition of Calypso Technology, a cloud-enabled provider of front-to-back technology software services for the financial markets, from Bridgepoint Capital and Summit Partners
- in its $2 billion take-private acquisition of QAD Inc. (NASDAQ: QADA, QADB), a provider of next-generation manufacturing and supply chain solutions in the cloud
- in its $6.4 billion acquisition of Medallia (NYSE: MDLA), a provider of customer and employee experience management software
- in its minority investment in Intel 471, a provider of cyber threat intelligence for leading enterprises and governments
- Thoma Bravo Advantage (NYSE: TBA), a special purpose acquisition company, in its $11.1 billion business combination with ironSource, a business platform for the app economy
- Accenture:
- in its acquisition of Symantec’s Cyber Security Services business from Broadcom, Inc.
- in its acquisition of Meredith Xcelerated Marketing (MXM)
- in its joint venture with Apax Partners from the carve out of Accenture’s Duck Creek Technologies insurance claims, billing and policy administration software business
- in its sale of the Navitaire travel systems business to, and strategic alliance with, Amadeus
- Resonetics, which is owned by GTCR portfolio company Regatta Medical, in its acquisition of the medical business of Hutchinson Technology Inc.
- Avaya Holdings Corp. in its strategic partnership with RingCentral, Inc.
- Micro Focus in its acquisition of Hewlett Packard Enterprise's software business
- Beaute Prestige International (an affiliate of Shiseido) in its acquisition of the Dolce & Gabbana line of fragrance, make-up and skincare products from Procter & Gamble
- S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. in its acquisitions of Sara Lee’s global shoe care and insecticide businesses, involving a highly complex carve-out of IP assets
- Summit Partners in its acquisition of Perforce, a leading provider of SCM software
- The Carlyle Group in its acquisition and subsequent sale of Metaldyne Corporation, a leading global designer, manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered automotive metal components
- Sun Capital Partners in its acquisitions of Polycom’s Spectralink WIFI and DECT mobile phone business, Perfect Timing, Protective Products, Captain D’s, Trulite, Curtiss-Wright’s downstream oil and gas businesses, Furniture Factory Outlet, Burner Systems, Sleep Innovations, and others
- Monomoy Capital Partners in its acquisition of automobile radar detector manufacturer Escort, Inc.
- Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan in its acquisition of Infiltrator Water Technologies LLC
- Zebra Technologies in its:
- acquisition of Reflexis Systems, Inc.
- acquisition of Motorola Solutions, Inc.’s enterprise business
- divestiture of its WLAN devices business
- acquisition of LaserBand LLC, a leading provider of patient identification wristbands and related products
Representative JV and Outsourcing Transactions
- Accretive Health in its long-term revenue collection outsourcing agreement with Ascension Health
- National Grid in its multi-vendor, multi-tower, transformational outsourcing of numerous information technology functions, including infrastructure, data center and cloud computing operations, email hosting, web-based collaboration, managed print services and service integration
- Discovery Holdings, a South African life and health insurance company, in joint ventures for life insurance IT platforms with John Hancock (U.S.) and Manulife (Canada)
- Fortune 500 MRO products supply company in its outsourcing of application management, IT infrastructure, service desk and messaging services
- Major food retailer in its outsourcing of various business process functions, including finance, accounting and payroll
- Fortune 500 industrial products supply company in its outsourcing of the implementation of its international enterprise resource planning system
- Fortune 500 media company in its outsourcing of various critical IT functions
- Major retail property REIT in its outsourcing of data center, data network, disaster recovery and distributed computing IT functions
- Numerous private equity funds in their outsourcing of investor reporting systems to cloud based service providers
Representative Supply Chain Transactions
- Major telecommunications and mobile phone company in a critical supply agreement for ASICs and other integrated circuits and modules
- National paper company in a multi-billion dollar agreement for the supply of thermal and carbonless basepaper
- National window and door manufacture in connection with a critical supply agreement for glass pane components
- National roofing supply wholesaler in connection with a custom software development arrangement
- National dental products company in connection with a supply agreement for absorbent rolls and dental pads
Representative Restructuring / Bankruptcy Transactions
- Dex Media, Inc., a leading international media and marketing company
- Flying J Inc., a fully integrated oil company with operations in the field of exploration, production, refining, transportation, wholesaling and retailing of petroleum products
- Fisker Automotive, Inc. (n/k/a FA Liquidating Corp.), the manufacturer of the first production plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
Clerk & Government Experience
Judicial ExternHonorable Robert W. GettlemanUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Prior Experience
PILI Fellow, Illinois Legal Aid Online, Chicago Office, 2008
Summer Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago Office, 2007
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Thought Leadership
Seminars
Latest Developments Involving the DMCA Safe Harbors at the Kirkland & Ellis 19th Annual Technology & Law Seminar on May 2012
Issues and negotiation strategies in outsourcing arrangements, Fortune 500 industrial products supply company
Legal efforts standards in commercial agreements, major utility company
Interplay between limitations of liability, indemnification, and insurance, major utility company
Articles
Quoted, "Why are companies battling to snatch up bankrupt retailers? They want your data." NBC News, August 19, 2020.
Recognition
Recognized for Outsourcing (The Legal 500 U.S.), 2020–2023
Recognized for Technology: Transactions (The Legal 500 U.S.), 2020
Next Generation Lawyer: Outsourcing, (The Legal 500 U.S.), 2018–2019
Top Rated Technology Transactions Attorney (Super Lawyers), 2019
Next Generation Lawyer: Technology: Transactions (The Legal 500 U.S.), 2018
Rising Star: Technology Transactions (Super Lawyers), 2016–2018
Black Duck Certified Legal Specialist*
*The Supreme Court of Illinois does not recognize certifications of specialties in the practice of law, and Black Duck Legal Certification is not a requirement to practice law in Illinois.
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2008Illinois
Education
- Northwestern Pritzker School of LawJ.D.magna cum laude2008Co-Chair, Julius H. Miner Moot Court Competition
- University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignB.S., Computer Science; Business Administration Minor (Secondary Concentration in Finance)with Highest Honors2005