Rachel E. Ratcliffe Payne

rachel.ratcliffepayne@lw.com

+1.737.910.7323

Mergers & Acquisitions

Profile

Rachel Ratcliffe advises public and private companies on complex mergers and acquisitions.

Rachel combines a sophisticated understanding of market practices across industries with relentless dedication to provide creative solutions to clients on:

Mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures
Take-private transactions and other business combinations
Joint ventures
SEC compliance and disclosure obligations
Corporate governance and other general corporate matters

A recognized leader at the firm, she serves on the global Associates Committee and is a member of the Women Enhancing Business (WEB) Committee.

Rachel maintains an active pro bono practice, including advising on nonprofit and immigration matters.

Experience

Rachel’s experience includes advising:

Strategic M&A

Authentic Brands Group on its acquisition of Boardriders (Quiksilver, Billabong, Roxy)
SMART Global Holdings on its US$225 million acquisition of Stratus Technologies
Liberty Media on its US$4.4 billion acquisition of Formula 1*
Liberty Interactive on its US$1.1 billion acquisition of General Communication*

Take-Private Transactions

LG Chem on its US$566 million acquisition of Aveo Oncology
The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Barnes & Noble in Barnes & Noble’s US$683 million acquisition by a major investment management company*
Tallgrass Energy LP on the US$3.5 billion acquisition of its publicly held Class A shares by Blackstone Infrastructure Partners affiliates*
Tallgrass Energy Holdings LLC on its US$3.3 billion sale of Tallgrass Energy LP’s general partner to Blackstone Infrastructure Partners affiliates*

De-SPACs

Infrared Cameras Holdings on its acquisition by SportsMap Tech Acquisition Corp.
Flame Acquisition Corp. on its acquisition of Sable Offshore

Private Equity M&A

Strattam Capital and its portfolio companies, including on:
- Its majority investments and acquisitions of SciShield and Intellect
- Portfolio company Affinaquest’s (formerly SSB Consulting) business unit divestiture to KORE Software
Think Power Solutions on its equity investment and associated reorganization by Warren Equity Partners affiliates
AffiniPay, a private fintech company, on its US$580 million sale to TA Associates*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham