Barb Shander, who will be resident in Philadelphia on a remote basis, is a partner in the firm’s Private Equity group. Ms. Shander advises private equity funds and their portfolio companies on structuring and negotiating complex business deals in a broad variety of industries. These transactions include strategic US and global mergers and acquisitions, investments, dispositions, equity financings, joint ventures, commercial agreements, incentive equity and other compensation plans, leveraged dividends, corporate governance, and general corporate matters. Ms. Shander represents buyers and sellers in transactions involving privately held businesses, and subsidiaries and divisions of public companies, and has experience in rollup, corporate carve-out, and distressed transactions.
Ms. Shander represents numerous private equity funds, ranging from lower middle-market funds to multibillion-dollar funds. In addition to advising institutional investors on portfolio investments and buy-out transactions, Ms. Shander has served as outside general counsel to numerous companies, and advises them on a variety of legal matters. She has led numerous transactions of varying sizes in several sectors including healthcare, financial services, retail, technology, telecommunications, and manufacturing.