TAYLOR WOOD is a managing associate in the M&A and Private Equity group in the firm’s New York office. Her practice includes representing clients in public mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, corporate governance, and shareholder activism matters.
Prior to joining Sidley, Taylor worked as a judicial intern for the Honorable Sandra Ikuta of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth District.
While attending Columbia Law School, Taylor served as co-president of Columbia Law Women’s Association and co-founder of the law school’s annual Women Running for Office Conference. Taylor was also selected as a New York Pro Bono Scholar. In this role, she worked as the Legal Fellow at Start Small Think Big, a non-profit that provides pro bono legal services to under-resourced entrepreneurs covering a variety of legal issues, including corporate governance, contracts, commercial leases, employment, and intellectual property.
Managing Associate
Taylor A. Wood
- M&A
- Private Equity
Experience
- Representative Matters
- Memberships and Activities
- Magna International Inc. in its $1.525 billion acquisition of the Veoneer Active Safety business from SSW Partners.
- LifePoint Health in its pending acquisition of Kindred Healthcare.
- nCino in its $287 million initial public offering and its $555 million follow-on offering.
- Athene Holding in its proposed merger with Apollo Global Management, in an all-stock transaction creating a pro forma US$29 billion market cap company (with Athene valued at approximately US$11 billion).
- TowerBrook Capital Partners L.P., an international investment management firm, and Further Global Capital Management, a private equity firm focused on the financial services industry, in connection with the acquisition of all outstanding shares of common stock of ProSight Global, Inc., a domestic specialty insurance company.
- Athene Holding Ltd. in connection with its acquisition of Donlen Corporation from Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.
Taylor is a member of the firm’s Associate Relations Committee.
Taylor is an avid triathlete and long distance cyclist, having completed Ironman-distance triathlons and multi-state bike tours around the U.S. She has traveled to over 40 countries and enjoys reading biographies.
Taylor is an avid triathlete and long distance cyclist, having completed Ironman-distance triathlons and multi-state bike tours around the U.S. She has traveled to over 40 countries and enjoys reading biographies.
Capabilities
SERVICES AND INDUSTRIES
News & Insights
Credentials
Admissions & Certifications
- New York
Education
- Columbia Law School, J.D., 2019 (Pro Bono Scholar)
- University of Alabama, B.S., 2015 (Graduated with Honors and University Honors)