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A Partner in the firmโs Corporate Group, Co-Chair of the firmโs Private Equity Practice Group, Co-Chair of the firmโs Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group and member of Wigginโs Executive Committee, Heather is trusted counsel to private equity funds, public corporations, early and late stage companies, venture capital investors and family offices as they navigate a broad range of purchase, sale and investment transactions.
Heather focuses her practice on corporate and business law, with a concentration in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments and financings, in a wide variety of industries, including technology, SaaS, software, financial technology, data analytics, business and professional services, consumer products, retail, media and marketing/communications, automotive, manufacturing/industrials and healthcare. From starting to selling a business, Heather provides practical business advice tailored to her clientsโ growth stage and industry. She has extensive experience in middle-market M&A on both the buy-side and sell-side in connection with domestic and international corporate acquisitions and divestitures, private equity investments and co-investments in both public and private companies, carve-outs, venture capital and growth equity investments and financings, recapitalizations, leveraged buyouts, leveraged dividends and joint ventures and related matters, including technology licensing, outsourcing, and governance matters. Heather has completed several transactions in the healthcare industry on both the investor and company side. Heather is also a member of wiggin(x) through which she represents venture capital investors, early and late-stage companies, as well as many women-owned companies and founders with the unique aspects of their businesses.
Heather is an active member of the business and investment community and is a member of organizations such as the Association for Corporate Growth, the Women in M&A Section of the American Bar Association and the Womenโs Association of Venture and Equity (WAVE).
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- University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., 2007)
 - George Washington University (B.A., 2003)
 
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- The representation a global private equity fund and its portfolio company in the acquisition of over 75 veterinary hospitals across the United States
 - The representation of a public company, in the information technology industry, in connection with the divestiture of two, business units
 - The representation of a clean energy investor in connection with a joint venture with an international, public company for the development of solar power facilities across the United States
 - The representation of a software technology company in connection with its Series A financing and various governance and consumer matters
 - The representation of a manufacturing company in connection with various minority, growth equity investments by domestic and international investors
 - The representation of a home product company in its sale to a global private equity fund
 - The representation of an emerging wellness food company in connection with its Series Seed financing