Amber Harezlak, Ph.D.

Life Sciences & Healthcare

• TerSera Therapeutics in the sale of its Infusion Specialty Therapies Business Unit to ESTEVE
• Amicus Therapeutics (Nasdaq: FOLD), a biotechnology company, in its $4.8 billion sale to BioMarin Pharmaceutical (Nasdaq: BMRN)
• KalVista Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: KALV) in its $1.9 billion sale to Chiesi Group
• Blackstone and TPG in the $18.3 billion acquisition of Hologic (Nasdaq: HOLX), a provider of medical device and diagnostic products
• Akero Therapeutics (Nasdaq: AKRO), a clinical-stage company developing treatments for patients with metabolic diseases, in its $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 agreements for AI-enabled drug discovery with BigHat Biosciences, Inc., Schrodinger, Inc. and Genesis Therapeutics
  • 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:
  
  • $4.1 billion acquisition of Patterson Companies
  • $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
• Bain Capital Tech Opportunities in its investment in, and combination of, DoseSpot and Arrive Health
• Hildred’s Crown Laboratories in its acquisition of Revance for $924 million
• 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
• SOC Telemed, the largest national provider of specialty acute care telemedicine, in its acquisition of Forefront Telecare
• Knox Lane in connection with its investment in Elevation Labs, a formulator and manufacturer of premium beauty products

Software/AI & Services

• Blackstone in its strategic joint venture with Anthropic, Hellman & Friedman, and Goldman Sachs to launch an AI native enterprise services firm focused on enabling mid-sized organizations to embed Claude powered solutions across mission critical operations, and the newly formed firm in its acquisition of Fractional AI, a leader in the design and deployment of enterprise AI systems, to accelerate the firm’s strategic growth and capabilities
• Zendesk in its pending acquisition of Forethought Technologies, a maker of AI-driven software tools that integrate with customer relationship management software
• 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
• 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
• Sixth Street Growth, alongside KKR, TenEleven and Carrick Capital Partners, in the $700 million Series B Growth Equity Financing of Saviynt, a provider of identity security solutions
• Gryphon Investors in its:
  
  • investment in phData, a provider of modern data applications and AI software solutions
  • sale of 3Cloud, a provider of Microsoft Azure services, to Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH)
• Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) in its acquisition of BootstrapLabs Group LLC, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm focused on applied artificial intelligence
• Francisco Partners in its acquisition of Litmos from SAP SE
• 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
• Trinity Hunt-Backed Improving in its acquisition of InfraCloud, a company specializing in AI cloud services and application modernization using cloud-native and open source technologies

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, and in Oakline Properties’ subsequent acquisition of Cirrus Asset Management, a property and asset management firm
• I Squared Capital in its acquisition of Liberty Tire Recycling, a provider of a tire recycling solutions, from Energy Capital Partners
• 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
• 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
• 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)

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) 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

Energy & Infrastructure

• I Squared Capital on its pending acquisition of 10 data centers from Cogent Fiber, LLC for $225 million, seeding a new U.S. data center operating platform focused on colocation, high-density deployments and AI inference infrastructure
• ArcLight Capital Partners on the establishment of infrastructure and energy portfolio manager AlphaGen, and in the $1 billion investment in AlphaGen 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
• 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