Emma Balls

Emma Balls is an associate in Goodwin’s Private Equity group. Her practice is principally focused on representing private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in complex business transaction, including mergers, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, divestitures, debt and equity restructuring and minority equity investments and related general corporate counseling. Emma has worked on transactions in a variety of industries, including renewables and clean energy, technology, health care, and retail.

Prior to joining Goodwin, Emma was a M&A/PE associate at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

Emma is admitted to practice in Utah only; her application to the DC bar is pending. Her practice is supervised by DC-admitted lawyers at Goodwin.

• Vance Street Capital in its acquisition of Pro-Vision, a leading provider of video monitoring solutions for the commercial, K-12 transit and public safety end markets
• Sandbrook Capital in its investment of up to $460 million in rPlus Energies, a private renewable energy developer*
• Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners on its $600 million single-asset continuation fund transaction acquiring 51% of the Gemini solar and storage project and 100% of the remaining Valley of Fire development portfolio*
• Consortium of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) in the $6.2 billion acquisition of ALLETE., Inc. (NYSE: ALE)*
• Greenbelt Capital Partners in its majority investment in Unirac, a leading designer and manufacturer of solar photovoltaic mounting solutions*
• Greenbelt Capital Partners as lead investor of a consortium in an investment with Trilantic Energy Partners II North America, Blackstone Credit and Energy Impact Partners in ION Solar LLC, a leading provider of rooftop solar sales and installations*
• Thoma Bravo as lead investor in a $70 million Series C financing round in AppOmni, the leading provider of SaaS security*
• SOC Telemed on its acquisition of Forefront Telecare, a leading virtual behavioral health company serving vulnerable adults nationwide*
• L Catterton in its acquisition of LTP Home Services Group, a leading residential plumbing and HVAC services platform operating in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions*

*Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin.

During law school, Emma served as a lead note and comment editor for BYU Law Review and the vice president of Women in Law. She was also the recipient of the Neeleman Merit Scholarship.