Matters

Prior to and since joining Polsinelli, Laila’s notable transactions include the following:

AI/Software

  • Waud Capital Partners-backed HSI Workplace Compliance Solutions in its acquisition of SafetySkills, a provider of e-learning safety training.
  • Luminate Capital Partners on its investment in Suralink.
  • Vance Street Capital LLC and its portfolio companies RST Instruments Ltd. and Measurand Instruments Inc., in their acquisition of 3v Geomatics Inc., a world leader in the use of radar satellite images to detect and measure ground and infrastructure displacement across large areas.
  • StratoDem Analytics, an early-stage company offering data-science-as-a-service for the real estate sector, in its sale to Altus Group.
  • Vendor of an AI-powered surgical black-box solution on financing and commercial sales into US hospital chains.
  • Oracle in its acquisition of Grapeshot, a provider of brand safety and pre-bid contextual solutions to world's leading marketers.
  • Oracle in its acquisition of Aconex Limited, a publicly traded Australian cloud-based solution that manages team collaborations for construction projects.
  • Oracle in its acquisition of Moat, a digital measurement cloud company.
  • Oracle in its acquisition of MICROS Systems, Inc., a provider of integrated software and hardware solutions to the retail and hospitality industries.
  • Acquiror of a large language model (LLM) and related technology.

Entertainment

  • Coral Tree Partners’ acquisition of AMI Entertainment Network from the Gores Group.

Food

  • Kellogg Company (NYSE: K) in the spin-off of its North American cereal business into an independent public company.
  • Investindustrial’s acquisition a significant portion of TreeHouse Foods’ meal preparation division.
  • Birch Hill Equity Partners in the sale of Bio Agri Mix, LP, Canada's largest manufacturer and distributor of medicated feed additives and water-soluble medications for livestock, to DW Healthcare Partners.

Health Care and Healthtech

  • Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) on in its partnership with SEV, a market-leading manager and operator of med spas that provide laser hair removal, injectables, body contouring and other medical aesthetic services.
  • HGGC on its strategic growth investment in Dentive, a founder-run dental service organization that provides management services to entrepreneurial, doctor-run general and specialty dental practices.
  • Medline Industries, Inc., the largest U.S.-based privately held manufacturer and distributor of healthcare supplies, in an investment by a private equity consortium comprising funds managed by Blackstone, Carlyle and Hellman & Friedman.
  • Start-up clients on regulatory compliance, intellectual property strategy and commercial transactions related to Software as a Medical Device (SaMD), including digital therapeutics, AI/ML-enabled diagnostics and mobile health applications.
  • Healthtech client on regulatory and compliance matters related to its FDA Class II enterprise diagnostic and clinical image viewing solution, including issues involving SaMD, diagnostic use cases and secure clinical collaboration.

Industrial

  • P4G Capital in its acquisition of TIGHITCO, a manufacturer of engineered components for aerospace and industrial applications.
  • P4G Capital in its acquisition of Lake Air Products.
  • Fairbanks Morse Defense, a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, in its acquisition of Hunt Valve Company, Inc.

Insurance

  • Bain Capital Insurance on a $200 million investment into GuideOne Insurance Company to support the launch of The Mutual Group, a new insurance platform serving the mutual industry.

Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals

  • Apotex Holdings Inc., a global pharmaceutical company, in their sale process.
  • Amgen and Pfizer as regulatory and intellectual property counsel on a range of matters, including product development, commercialization and compliance strategy.

Real Estate

  • TPG Real Estate Partners, the dedicated real estate equity investment platform of alternative asset firm TPG, in its acquisition (and related financing) of Cinespace Film Studios, North America's second-largest independent sound stage platform with best-in-class studio campuses in Toronto and Chicago.

Space

  • Global defense and aerospace company in its acquisition of a U.S.-based aerospace and defense business unit specializing its expertise in spacecraft, mission payloads, optical systems, conformal antennas and electronically steered arrays.
  • Canadian space technology company that provides geo-intelligence, robotics and space operations, and satellite systems on intellectual property strategy and commercial contracting, including in the U.S. market.
  • Various start-ups on intellectual property, licensing and commercial contracting matters relating to space and satellites.