Women in Dealmaking

Overview

Women across Corporate America are quickly emerging as leaders in the dealmaking space. From mergers and acquisitions to private equity, women are infusing this environment with new perspectives, creative insights, and strategic approaches to risk assessment that invigorate the industry and strengthen transactions and business outcomes. At NP, we know that a diverse dealmaking community fuels strong deals. By cultivating cross-industry networks and elevating the voices of women dealmakers at the table, we increase equity and impact in a space long dominated by men.

Our Women in Dealmaking initiative builds a network of dynamic, like-minded, high-powered women in the M&A and private equity spaces who support one another’s growth and success. We bring together women leaders across the dealmaking spectrum to forge professional bonds, share market insights, and capitalize on new business opportunities. Leveraging our community of women lawyers, we service and connect the broader network of women in dealmaking through a variety of platforms, including industry panels, podcasts, and professional development events. Through each of these programs, we create an environment that celebrates the critical role of women in the dealmaking space and fosters the professional development of women leaders.

Representative experience

The following is a sampling of recent deals led or co-led by the women leading this initiative.

• High Purity New England, Inc. in its sale to Getinge for up to $290 million.  The agreed transaction is expected to close in 2023, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory clearances.
• SAES Getters S.p.A. in the carve-out and sale of its medical business line for $900M to PE-backed strategic acquirer. The agreed transaction is expected to close in 2023, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory clearances.
• Pet Food Express, LLC in its sale to an affiliate of Rainier Capital Partners.
• Health Catalyst, Inc. in its acquisitions of Healthfinch, Inc.; VitalWare, LLC; Twistle, Inc.; KPI Ninja, Inc.; and Armus Corporation.
• The owners of ROI Communications LLC; allConnex, LLC; and Blue Front Technology Group, LLC in the sale of its companies to an affiliate of Gemspring Capital Management, LLC.
• Confidential client in the sale of a privately owned life sciences company to a major publicly traded company in the same field for $145 million.
• Medicus Healthcare Solutions, LLC in the sale of its business to the private equity fund Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Company.
• Creo Capital Partners, a food and consumer-focused private investment firm, in numerous investments in middle-market companies.
• Grupo Nutresa, S.A. (BVC: NUTRESA) in its acquisition of CCDC OpCo Holding Corporation (Cameron’s Coffee) for $113 million.

Events and Thought Leadership

• Hot Topics in the Middle Market — A roundtable discussion moderated by Amy O’Keefe and Rachel Pugliese, and featuring a panel of leading women dealmakers discussing Private Equity and M&A trends and opportunities for 2023.
• Let’s Talk! — Our women-focused conversation series showcases dynamic women by inviting them to speak about their career journeys and paths to leadership.
• She Talks Law — Members of our Women in Dealmaking initiative invite peers in their industry to join NP host and corporate associate Jennifer Jovcevski to share legal knowledge, industry insights, and market trends.