Joanna Schlingbaum

Public Company Representations

• Bristol-Myers Squibb in its approximately $74 billion acquisition of Celgene Corporation
• Danaher Corporation in its $21.4 billion acquisition of the biopharma business of General Electric
• GlaxoSmithKline in its sale of its royalty interests in cabozantinib products to Royalty Pharma
• Eli Lilly in its:
  • strategic collaboration with AdvanCell, a clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical company, to leverage proprietary technology and develop new radiotherapeutic drugs for hard-to-treat cancers
  • $1.4 billion acquisition of POINT Biopharma
  • collaboration with Kumquat Biosciences for the discovery and development of new small molecule cancer treatments
  • collaboration and license agreements with Quanterix Corporation for the development of immunoassays for the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
  • license agreement with Aclaris Therapeutics for the treatment of alopecia areata
• Phibro Animal Health on its $350 million asset acquisition from Zoetis
• Krafton in its acquisition of game development studio Unknown Worlds
• Rush Street Interactive, LP in its $1.7 billion business combination with dMY Technology Group, Inc.
• Celsius Network LLC and its affiliates in their Chapter 11 cases filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Celsius is one of the largest and most sophisticated cryptocurrency-based finance platforms in the world and provides financial services to institutional, corporate, and retail clients across more than 100 countries. With over $5.5 billion in liabilities, Celsius is the largest cryptocurrency Chapter 11 filing to date
• Claire’s Holdings LLC and 13 of its affiliates in their Chapter 11 cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, Claire’s is an iconic brand for self-expression, creating exclusive, curated, and fun fashionable jewelry and accessories with over 2,000 stores globally. Claire’s is also a go-to establishment for ear piercing, having pierced over 100 million ears since 1978. Claire’s entered Chapter 11 with over $1 billion in secured and unsecured debt. Claire’s received court approval for a full-chain liquidation at the outset of the Chapter 11 cases. However, a multidisciplinary Kirkland team advised Claire’s in identifying, executing and closing on a going concern sale transaction that contemplates the acquisition of over 800 stores, in consideration for $104 million in cash, a $36 million seller note and assumption of certain liabilities. The sale will preserve thousands of jobs and will allow the Claire’s brand to continue. Additionally, Kirkland represents certain Claire’s entities in connection with parallel European restructuring processes
• Metaco, a Swiss-based provider of digital asset and tokenization technology, in its sale to Ripple
• Carlisle Companies in the $2.025 billion sale of Carlisle Interconnect Technologies to Amphenol Corporation
• Haynes International in its approximately $1 billion sale to North American Stainless
• Carvana in its $2.2 billion acquisition of ADESA US, a wholly owned subsidiary of KAR Global
• Carvana in various capital markets transactions, including an exchange offer for up to $1 billion of Carvana’s five tranches of unsecured notes and related transactions
• Huntsman Corporation in multiple transactions including:
  • $700 million sale of its textile effects division to Archroma, a portfolio company of SK Partners
  • $300 million acquisition of CVC Thermoset Specialties
  • $350 million acquisition of Icynene-Lapolla
  • $2.1 billion sale of its chemical intermediates and surfactants businesses to Indorama Ventures
• John Bean Technologies (JBT) in its:
  • proposed €3.5 billion acquisition of Marel
  • $800 million sale of its AeroTech Business to Oshkosh Corporation
• ABB in the $2.9 billion sale of its mechanical power transmission division to RBC Bearings
• Intelsat in its $400 million carve-out acquisition of the commercial aviation business of Gogo
• Zebra Technologies in its acquisition of Reflexis Systems, Inc.

Private Equity Sponsor Transactions

• PIF, Silver Lake and Affinity in their $55 billion acquisition of Electronic Arts, Inc., the largest take-private ever
• Nordic Capital in a number of matters, including:
  
  • the representation of its portfolio company, LEO Pharma, a global medical dermatology company, on its exclusive global license and transfer agreement with Boehringer Ingelheim to commercialize and advance the development of SPEVIGO (spesolimab), an innovative anti-inflammatory biologic drug product that treats generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP), a rare skin disease
  • in its majority acquisition of Zafin, a leading provider of SaaS core modernization and transformation solutions for financial institutions around the world
  • in its acquisition of a majority holding in Orchid Orthopedic Solutions
• TJC, L.P. in a number of matters, including:
  
  • the representation of its portfolio company, Arclin, in a series of add-on acquisitions, including the $1.8 billion add-on acquisition of DuPont’s Aramids business, including the iconic Kevlar® and Nomex® brands, and the add-on acquisitions of Belle Chemical Company and RG Dispersants from CPS Performance Materials
  • in its $1.385 billion sale of its portfolio company Communications & Power Industries’ Electron Device business to TransDigm Group Incorporated (NYSE:TDG)
  • in its acquisition of Vyne, a provider of software solutions for secure health information exchange and electronic healthcare communication management
  • in a majority investment in Gladson, which provides a software platform for brands, retailers, and food distributors
• KKR in a number of matters, including:
  
  • in its acquisition of a majority interest in Integrated Specialty Coverages, a leading, multi-line insurance distributor that builds end-to-end insurance products utilizing advanced artificial intelligence engineering and data analytics, and subsequent sale to Onex
  • in its $1.6 billion acquisition of CIRCOR International, a provider of mission critical flow control products and services
  • in its acquisition of Janney Montgomery Scott, a wealth management, investment banking and asset management firm, from The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company
  • in its investment in Precipart, a provider of highly engineered precision components for medical device and aerospace industries
• 3G Capital in connection with its pending $9.4 billion take private acquisition of Skechers
• Sagard Senior Lending Partners as a lender to WildBrain Ltd. in connection with a five-year $415 million senior secured credit facility consisting of a $375 million term loan and a $40 million revolving credit facility
• VSP Vision in its acquisitions of Marcolin and Eyemart Express
• Ryan, LLC in its CAD $700 million acquisition of the Property Tax business of Altus Group Limited 
• Thoma Bravo, a premiere private equity firm investing in software and technology, in a number of matters, including:
  • in its take-private acquisition of Everbridge, Inc. (Nasdaq: EVBG) for $1.5 billion
  • in its definitive agreement to acquire Magnet Forensics Inc., a developer of digital investigation solutions
  • in its take-private of SailPoint Technologies, a cybersecurity company
  • in its strategic investment in Grayshift, a leading provider of digital forensics solutions
  • in its minority investment in Intel 471, a provider of cyber threat intelligence for leading enterprises and governments
• Advent on the $2.5 billion acquisition of Sapiens International Corporation N.V. (Nasdaq and TASE: SPNS), a global leader in intelligent SaaS-based software solutions for the insurance industry
• Aleph Capital Partners and Crestview Partners on their equity investment in Saber Interactive, a global leader in interactive entertainment and video game development
• The Carlyle Group in its acquisition of British video game studio Jagex, and subsequent sale to CVC and Haveli Investments
• Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe in its acquisition of EquiLend, a technology, data and analytics company for the securities finance industry
• Silversmith Capital Partners in its:
  • substantial investment from Insight Partners for Silversmith’s portfolio company DistroKid, the world’s leading distributor of independent music
  • majority growth investment in JetNet
• TJC, L.P. in connection with its $1.385 billion sale of its portfolio company Communications & Power Industries’ Electron Device business to TransDigm Group Incorporated (NYSE:TDG)
• Montagu Private Equity on the $700 million acquisition of Johnson Matthey’s medical device components business
• Nautic Partners in its creation of CarepathRx specialty pharmacy platform, including:
  • CarepathRx Health System Solutions in its strategic partnership with and investment by Evernorth Health Services, a subsidiary of The Cigna Group (NYSE: CI)
  • its acquisition of BioPlus, a specialty pharmacy, and subsequent divestiture of BioPlus to Elevance (NYSE: ELV)
  • its acquisition of ProHealth, a provider of infusion pharmacy management services
  • CarepathRx’s add-on of ExactCare, a medication management and home care health provider
  • CarepathRx’s partnership with University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s (UPMC) Chartwell Specialty Pharmacy and Home Infusion Subsidiary
• Clearhaven Partners in its investment in Korbyt
• BayPine, in partnership with TSG Consumer Partners and existing significant equity-holder West First Management, in the acquisition of Mavis Tire Express Services
• Redwood Capital Investments on its acquisition of the occupational portion of the Work segment of VF Corporation
• Helios Holdings Limited in its combination with Fairfax Africa Holdings Corporation to create a leading pan-Africa focused listed alternative asset manager
• Windjammer Capital Investors on its acquisition of Hermetic Solutions Group, manufacturer of advanced hermetic packaging and components
• Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (OTPP) in its $250 million majority stake investment in Sevana Bioenergy, a developer of large-scale renewable natural gas projects