Michelle A. Weinbaum

Prior to and since joining Kirkland, Michelle was involved in the following matters:

Aerospace and Defense

• The Blackstone Group, L.P. in its $4.7 billion acquisition of Signature Aviation.
• Leonardo DRS in the CFIUS, DCSA and ITAR aspects of its $3 billion merger with RADA and simultaneous public listing.
• Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. in its $1.5 billion merger with Virgin Galactic, LLC.*
• Hanwha Aerospace in its acquisition of EDAC and its investment related to Karem Aerospace.*
• The Jordan Company in its acquisition of CPI International, Inc.
• Arlington Capital Partners in its acquisition of Stellant Technologies and in its $185 million acquisition of L3 Electron Devices and Narda West assets from L3Harris Technologies.

Software and Technology

• NortonLifeLock in its $25 billion combination with Avast.
• Hellman & Friedman in its $10 billion acquisition of Zendesk.
• GlobalLogic in its $9.5 billion sale to Hitachi.
• Capgemini in its $4 billion acquisition of Altran.*
• Mubadala Investment Company and its affiliates in multiple transactions, including as part of the Silver-Lake led consortium of investors in its $2.25 billion investment in Waymo LLC.*
• ADTRAN in its business combination with ADVA, valued at over $2 billion.
• Apax Funds in its acquisitions of ThoughtWorks, Infogain, and a majority stake of the Herjavec Group.
• An Israeli start-up company in its Series B offering, and filing with CFIUS.*

Energy and Telecom

• Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. in its $14.3 billion acquisition by affiliates of Digital Colony Partners, LP and EQT Infrastructure IV.*
• EQT Infrastructure in its $5.3 billion acquisition of Covanta Holding Corporation.
• Ares Management Corp (NYSE: ARES) in its acquisition of a majority stake in Apex Clean Energy.
• Ontario Power Generation in its $298 million acquisition of Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, which owns a 230-MW portfolio of hydroelectric generating assets.*
• Emera Energy in its $223.3 million sale of its 49% interest in Northeast Wind Partners, a 419 MW portfolio of wind projects, to First Wind Holdings.*
• A Chinese company in its non-notified CFIUS filing for acquisition of a U.S. solar power company.

Healthcare

• Centene Corporation in its $17.5 billion acquisition of WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*
• Hellman & Friedman and Bain Capital in connection with their $17 billion acquisition of athenahealth.
• Verscend Technologies, Inc. (a portfolio company of Veritas Capital) in its $4.9 billion acquisition of Cotiviti, Inc.*
• Patient Square Capital in its acquisition of Summit BHC.
• A non-U.S. private equity fund in its CFIUS filings and acquisition of multiple biopharma companies.
• A global clinical research organization in its CFIUS compliance and mitigation matters.

Insurance and Financial Services

• AXA-XL Group in its $15.3 billion acquisition by AXA SA.*
• The PURE Group of Insurance Companies in its $3.1 billion acquisition of Privilege Underwriters, Inc. by Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.*
• Metromile (Nasdaq: MILE), a data science company focused on auto insurance, in its acquisition by Insurance Company Lemonade, valued at $500 million.
• Altaris in its pending acquisition of Trean Insurance Group.
• A large financial services company in relation to the CFIUS aspects of foreign investment.

Manufacturing and Logistics

• DSV A/S in its DCSA obligations in connection with its $4.6 billion acquisition of The Panalpina Group.*
• BC Partners in its investment in CeramTec.
• MPM Holdings Inc., a global silicones and advanced materials company, in its $3.1 billion acquisition by SJL Partners LLC, KCC Corporation and Wonik QnC Corporation.*
• KEMET Corporation in its $1.8 billion acquisition by Yageo Corporation.*
• The Jordan Company in its $1.2 billion acquisition of AIT Worldwide Logistics, Inc.
• Trive Capital in connection with the sale of NxEdge to EnPro Industries, valued at $850 million.

Consumer and Luxury Goods

• LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.E. in its $16.2 billion acquisition of Tiffany & Co.*
  
• L Catterton in its $4.8 billion acquisition of Birkenstock.
• Investindustrial in its acquisition of significant portions of the meal preparation business of TreeHouse Foods for $950 million.
• Magnum Opus in its proposed $630 million business combination with Forbes.
• Naver Corporation in its $600 million acquisition of Wattpad.

*Prior to joining Kirkland

Represented a young woman from Guatemala applying for asylum in the United States; asylum was granted.

Represented three individuals from El Salvador applying for asylum in the United States; all were ultimately granted asylum.

Represented a family of four Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban; all were granted asylum.

Advised multiple DC non-profit corporations and educational institutions on DC corporate law, tax issues, and corporate governance.