Adwoa is an associate in the corporate department, where she has worked on a broad variety of commercial transactions and corporate governance matters. Her practice focuses on intellectual property and technology transactions, advising clients on intellectual property and technology matters relating to strategic transactions, technology licensing, and other commercial transactions. Adwoa also advises clients on corporate governance matters, including venture financing and ongoing corporate matters for emerging companies and various corporate social responsibility matters.
During law school, Adwoa served as a staff editor for the NYU Law Journal of Law and Business, and represented nonprofit organizations in the NYU Law Business Transactions Clinic. She also served as a judicial intern in the chambers of Judge Margo E. Brodie at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Prior to law school, Adwoa worked as a consultant at a financial and economic consulting firm.
Experience
Licensing, Collaborations and Technology Transactions
- Represented THL Partners in its majority investment in AMI, a provider of silicon level software required to power and boot, manage, orchestrate, and secure modern computing environments.
- Represented EQT Private Capital Asia on its agreement to acquire PropertyGuru Group Limited, for $1.1 billion.
- Represented Berkshire Partners in its strategic investment alongside Leonard Green & Partners in Vital Care, an infusion services company.
- Represented H.I.G. Infrastructure, an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, in the acquisition of Best Trash, a market leading municipal solid waste platform serving the residential waste collection needs of select markets in Texas including the Greater Houston Area.
- Represented Dessert Holdings in its acquisition of Kenny's Great Pies, a premier manufacturer of high quality, clean label, cream-based pies from Kaho Partners.
- Represented Lee Equity Partners in its acquisition of PCS Retirement, a leading retirement plan recordkeeper focused on the ERISA and Non-ERISA markets.
- Represented Xeris Biopharma in a research collaboration and option agreement with Horizon Therapeutics.
- Represented Dessert Holdings in its acquisition of Dianne's Fine Desserts, a provider of premium frozen thaw-and-serve desserts from Geneva Glen Capital.
- Represented Natixis Investment Managers in its sale of AlphaSimplex, a manager of liquid alternative investment solutions to Virtus Investment Partners.
- Represented TSG Consumer Partners and portfolio company Super Star Car Washin its acquisition of Wave Wash, an express conveyor car wash operator serving the Dallas Fort-Worth Metroplex.
- Represented Daxko and GI Partners in the recapitalization of the company by Genstar Capital and existing investor GI Partners.
- Represented GHO Capital LLP in its acquisition of Velocity Clinical Research, an integrated site organization for clinical trials.
Growth & Venture Capital
- Represented Pfizer Ventures (US) LLC on its $25 million strategic investment in CellCentric Limited.