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Amanda McGrady Morrison
Partner
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Amanda McGrady Morrison’s practice focuses on representing private equity firms in leveraged buyouts, mergers and acquisitions, going-private transactions and other direct investments. Amanda also advises acquired portfolio companies on general corporate matters, federal securities laws compliance, acquisitions and dispositions. In addition, Amanda regularly advises private investment funds in connection with fund formation, investment activities, organizational structure and internal operations. Amanda represents clients such as Berkshire Partners, Kohlberg & Co., Silver Lake Partners, Summit Rock Advisors and TPG Capital.
- Represented TPG Capital in its $850 million acquisition of a property information business from the British Columbia-based IT company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA).
- Represented TPG Capital and the CPP Investment Board in their $5.2 billion acquisition of IMS Health Incorporated, the largest LBO in 2009 (according to Bloomberg).
- Represented Bare Escentuals, a premium cosmetics company in the United Sates and a leader in the mineral-based cosmetics market, in its $1.7 billion sale to Shiseido Co.
- Represented Berkshire Partners in its investment in and subsequent sale of United BioSource Corporation, a pharmaceutical services company.
- Represented Niagara Corporation, a portfolio company of Kohlberg & Co., in the acquisition of Plymouth Steel.
- Represented a consortium of seven private equity firms (Silver Lake Partners, Bain Capital, Blackstone, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, Providence Equity Partners, KKR, and TPG) in their $11 billion acquisition of SunGard Data Systems, at the time the largest buyout since KKR bought RJR Nabisco in 1989.
Honors & Awards
Massachusetts Super Lawyers - Rising Stars (2005-2008, 2010-2011)
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Education
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JD, cum laude, Harvard Law School, 2000; Member, Board of Student Advisers
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BA (History), summa cum laude, Wake Forest University, 1997; Phi Beta Kappa
Memberships & Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Boston Bar Association
- Massachusetts Bar Association
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