Amber Harezlak, Ph.D.

Life Sciences & Healthcare

• Akero Therapeutics (Nasdaq: AKRO), a clinical-stage company developing treatments for patients with metabolic diseases, in its pending $5.2 billion sale to Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO)
• Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) in its:
  
  • agreement with OpenAI to harness generative AI to develop new treatments to overcome antimicrobial resistance
  • $1.925 billion acquisition of Versanis Bio, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company
  • $1.075 billion sale of its BAQSIMI product, a nasally administered glucagon, to Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: AMPH)
  • acquisition of Akouos (Nasdaq: AKUS), a precision genetic medicine company
  • collaboration agreement with BigHat Biosciences, Inc., to discover and optimize biological compounds
  • collaboration agreement with Schrodinger, Inc. to discover and optimize small molecule compounds
  • collaboration agreement with Genesis Therapeutics to identify best-in-class drug candidates across a range of therapeutic areas with assistance from the Genesis AI-enabled drug discovery platform
  • collaboration with Elektrofi, Inc., a biopharmaceutical formulation technology company
• Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) in its:
  
  • $4.1 billion acquisition of Turning Point Therapeutics (Nasdaq: TPTX), a clinical-stage precision oncology company
  • $5.8 billion acquisition of Mirati Therapeutics (Nasdaq: MRTX), a commercial stage research and development biotechnology company
• Patient Square Capital in its:
  
  • acquisition of Patterson Companies for $4.1 billion
  • $7.1 billion acquisition of Syneos Health (Nasdaq: SYNH), a provider of biopharmaceutical solutions, as part of a consortium including Elliott Investment Management and Veritas Capital
  • contemplated acquisition of Nanostring
  • strategic investment in CorroHealth
• Hildred’s Crown Laboratories in its acquisition of Revance for $924 million
• Olympus in its acquisition of PAI Pharma
• Gryphon in its acquisition of Double Wood Supplements
• Clearlake in its sale of Team Technologies to Arlington Capital Partners
• KKR and Everstone Capital-backed Slayback Pharma, a provider of generic and specialty pharmaceutical products, in its sale to Azurity Pharmaceuticals
• EW Healthcare Partners in the asset purchase and strategic partnership transaction between Germfree, its portfolio company, and Orgenesis
• Blackstone in its investment in Chartis, a provider of healthcare advisory services
• Invitae Corporation and certain of its affiliates in their prearranged Chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey and its secured support to implement a go forward sale process by signing a transaction support agreement with a significant majority of its secured noteholders
• Waud Capital Partners-backed PharmAlliance in its acquisition of Biobridges, a drug development consulting business, from Soliant Health
• EW Healthcare Partners in its acquisition of Enercon Technologies, a provider of electronic product development and manufacturing services
• GTCR in its acquisition of Biocoat, a medical device contract manufacturing organization specializing in hydrophilic coatings for medical devices
• GTCR and Carlyle-backed Resonetics in its $900 million acquisition of Memry Corporation and SAES Smart Materials, the medical nitinol business from SAES Getters (BIT: SG)
• Knox Lane in its investment in Spectrum Science, a marketing, communications and media firm focused on the pharmaceutical, biotech and broader life science industry
• Abry Partners in its acquisition of Ascend Healthcare, a provider of outsourced telepsychiatry and related behavioral health services
• SOC Telemed, the largest national provider of specialty acute care telemedicine, in its acquisition of Forefront Telecare
• Resonetics in its:
  
  • acquisition of FISO Technologies from Nova Metrix LLC
  • acquisition of Hudson Medical Innovations
  • acquisition of Agile MV, an emerging leader in product development and turnkey device assembly serving the high-growth electrophysiology and interventional cardiology catheter market
• Novo Holdings in its acquisition of Medical Knowledge Group from Court Square Capital and Aisling Capital
• Underwriters in connection with the initial public offering of Vaxxinity

Software/AI & Services

• Ares Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE: AACT) in its $2.5 billion business combination with Kodiak Robotics, a leader in AI-driven autonomous vehicle technology transforming the future of freight
• General Catalyst in its commercial partnership with Amazon Web Services, a provider of cloud computing services
• Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) in its acquisition of BootstrapLabs Group LLC, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm focused on applied artificial intelligence
• McDonald’s Corporation in its sale of McDTech Labs to IBM
• Thoma Bravo-backed Sophos on its:
  • $859 million acquisition of Secureworks
  • $2 billion take-private acquisition of QAD Inc. (Nasdaq: QADA, QADB), a provider of next-generation manufacturing and supply chain solutions in the cloud
• Gryphon Investors in its investment in phData, a provider of modern data applications and AI software solutions
• Blackstone-backed Irth Solutions, a provider of enterprise software for critical energy and infrastructure companies, in its sale to TPG
• Blackstone Growth’s majority investment in M3, LLC, a cloud-based financial platform and services company serving more than 8,000 properties across North America’s hospitality industry
• Francisco Partners in the:
  • acquisition of Litmos from SAP SE
  • sale of portfolio company TrellisRx, a technology-enabled specialty pharmacy services provider, to CPS Solutions
• TA Associates in its:
  • formation of Advantive through its simultaneous carve-out acquisition of Kiwiplan and acquisitions of Advantzware, DDI Systems, Distribution One, Infinity QS and VIA
  • acquisition of a majority interest in Green Street, a provider of commercial real estate intelligence and analytics, from WCAS
• Knox Lane in its strategic investment in HCEsquared
• Hg in its strategic investment in Empyrean Solutions
• Nordic Capital in its investment in One Inc, a provider of a digital payments platform
• Advent International in the financing of its $6.3 billion take-private acquisition of Nuvei Corporation
• Permira in the $140 million Series C growth investment in Hotel Engine, a provider of hotel booking software services
• Trinity Hunt-Backed Improving in its acquisition of:
• Leniolabs, a provider of software development services
• InfraCloud, a company specializing in AI cloud services and application modernization using cloud-native and open source technologies
• Francisco Partners in its investment in Evite, a provider of digital invitations and party-planning resources
• Sun Capital Partners in its acquisition of LoanLogics, Inc.
• TPG Capital in its $100 million growth investment in EIS Software, a core and digital platform provider for insurers
• Centerbridge Partners in its sale of a majority stake in AHEAD, a provider of enterprise cloud services, to Berkshire Partners
• Blackstone Growth in its investment in Cloudinary
• HGGC in its $115 million strategic equity investment in Upland Software (Nasdaq: UPLD), a leader in cloud-based tools for digital transformation
• RapidRatings in its $200 million strategic investment led by Spectrum Equity and 22C Capital
  

Business Services

• Alpine Investors on the launch of Oakline Properties, a newly formed platform focused on partnering with and scaling property and association management businesses across the United States
• Alpine Investors-backed Oakline Properties in its acquisition of Cirrus Asset Management, a property and asset management firm
• HGGC in its acquisition of Equity Methods, a provider of executive compensation and stock-based compensation reporting, valuation and advisory services, from Montage Partners
• Alpine Investors-backed Guardian Restoration Partners in the acquisition of DryLux Restoration, a provider of damage restoration services
• TPG Rise Climate in its acquisition of Olympus Terminals, a provider of storage for renewable fuels and refined products, from Davidson Kempner Capital Management and Intrepid Investment Management
• Gryphon Investors-backed AirX Climate Solutions in its acquisition of AboveAir Technologies, a provider of HVAC services
• HGGC in its investment in Rimkus Consulting Group, a provider of engineering and technical consulting
• Knox Lane in its:
  
  • acquisition of HighGround Restoration Group, a residential services platform focused on mitigation and restoration services
  • acquisition of Guardian Fire Protection Services, a provider of fire and life safety services
• LightBay Capital in its investment in Questco, a professional employer organization (PEO) specializing in outsourced human resource services
• Sandbrook Capital in its acquisition of Intellirent from Electro Rent Corporation
• Snowhawk in its investment in SecureVision, a fiber connectivity provider for resort communities along the Alabama and Florida Gulf Coast
• Ares Management in its:
  • acquisition of Landscape Workshop, a provider of grounds maintenance for commercial properties
  • investment in EP Wealth, a registered investment advisor (RIA)
• Ares and Littlejohn-Backed Interstate Waste Services in its acquisition of Impero Waste Services

Consumer Products, Services & Brands

• GIC-backed CitizenM on the sale of the “citizenM” boutique hotel brand to Marriott International
• Kimberly-Clark Corp. (NYSE: KMB) in its pending $3.4 billion strategic partnership with Suzano (NYSE: SUZ) which will create an international tissue and professional products company
• Tupperware Brands Corp. (OTC Pink: TUPBQ), a provider of consumer products, in the sale of its brand name and core operations to Party Products
• Compass, Inc. (NYSE: COMP) on a definitive merger agreement to combine in an all-stock transaction with Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (NYSE: HOUS)
• Gryphon Investors in its acquisition of Spindrift Beverage Co., a provider of sparkling water, teas and lemonades, hard seltzers and mocktails
• Victoria’s Secret & Co. (NYSE: VSCO) in its acquisition of Adore Me, Inc., a digitally-native intimates brand
• I Squared Capital in its $608 million acquisition of the North America School Bus business of Mobico (LSE: MCG)
• Oak View Group (OVG) in connection with its acquisition of Spectrum Catering, Concessions & Event Services
• Full Sail IP Partners in its:
  
  • acquisition of the Odwalla Brand from Coca Cola
  • acquisition of the Weatherbeater Brand from Transform SR Brands

Materials & Manufacturing

• SCF Partners in its $285 million acquisition of the Pipeline and Industrial Materials business, including the Flowchem, Val-Tex and Sealweld business, from Entegris (Nasdaq: ENTG)
• Knox Lane in connection with a definitive agreement to invest in Elevation Labs, a formulator and manufacturer of premium beauty products
• Gryphon Investors-backed Techmer PM in its acquisition of Colors for Plastics, a provider of color concentrates and custom color solutions
• Gryphon Investors and SK Capital on Gryphon’s majority investment in materials design company Techmer PM
• American Securities in its acquisition of Hexion Holdings

Energy & Infrastructure

• ArcLight Capital Partners in the $1 billion investment in AlphaGen, a power portfolio, from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
• Climate Adaptive Infrastructure and S2G Investments in their investments in 38 Degrees North, a provider of a community solar and distributed renewables platform
• ArcLight Capital Partners and DigitalBridge Group in their pending $500 million joint investment in Takanock, a provider of digital and power infrastructure solutions
• Macquarie Asset Management in its acquisition of DynaGrid, a utility services provider focused on maintaining, upgrading, and building transmission and substation infrastructure, from BBH
• ArcLight Capital Partners on the establishment of infrastructure and energy portfolio manager AlphaGen
• InfraRed Capital Partners in its acquisition of a 202MW Texas onshore wind farm from Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE: DUK)
• Sandbrook Capital in its $460 million investment in rPlus Energies, a provider of renewable energy generation and electric storage projects
• Basalt Infrastructure Partners in its acquisition of AEP OnSite Partners from American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP)
• Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE: BIP) in its definitive agreement with Intel to jointly fund Intel’s under-construction semiconductor fabrication facility

Other Matters

• Brookfield on securing a $1.88 billion refinancing for the Atlantis hotel resort and casino located in the Bahamas
• Magenta Buyer (dba Trellix and Skyhigh Security), a leader in delivering cybersecurity solutions and best-in-class technology to customers, in a complex liability management transaction that included a recapitalization and exchange of existing secured debt
• American Tire Distributors, Inc. and its 12 debtor affiliates in the going-concern sale of their business to an ad hoc group of first lien lenders
• ALT Finance Foundation ― established by Apollo, Ares and Oaktree ― a nonprofit focused on developing curriculum, fellowships and scholarships available to students at historically black colleges and universities