Amy R. Shapiro’s practice focuses on corporate and financial transactions, with a particular emphasis on representation of private equity firms and their portfolio companies in financing matters, clients on the financing of major M&A transactions, and financial sponsors in fund and management company financings.

She also has significant experience in Latin American matters.

Amy is recognized as one of the country’s leading banking and finance lawyers by Chambers USA. Amy’s work includes financings for some of the highest-profile private equity and leveraged finance transactions in recent history and is known for her “strong subject matter knowledge”.

Amy joined the firm in 2003 and became a partner in 2012.

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Notable Experience

  • OpenText in various transactions, including the financing of its acquisitions of the enterprise consent division of Dell-EMC and of GXS Group, its financing of its acquisition of Micro Focus International PLC, and the sale of its Application Modernization and Connectivity (AMC) business to Rocket Software.

  • Tempur Sealy International Inc. in the financing of its acquisition of Mattress Firm Group Inc.

  • Alcoa Corporation in various financing transactions.

  • International Flavors and Fragrances in the financing of its acquisition of Frutarom and financing aspects of its merger with DuPont’s Nutrition & Biosciences businesses in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction.

  • General Mills in connection with its acquisition of Blue Buffalo and the sale of its Helper main meals and Suddenly Salad side dishes businesses to Eagle Family Foods Group.

  • Howmet Aerospace Inc. in various financing transactions, including the senior secured first-lien credit facilities and senior secured second-lien bond financing in the spin-off of Arconic Corp.

  • Casey’s General Stores in the refinancing of its credit facilities.

  • Albany International Corp. in its multicurrency senior credit facility.

  • Family Dollar Stores in the financing aspects of its acquisition by Dollar Tree.

  • Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua in various financing transactions.

  • Arconic in the financing of its acquisition of Firth Rixson.

  • TPG in various financings for its investment funds.

  • Sixth Street in various financings for its investment funds.

  • Blue Owl in various financing transactions.

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