Lauren A. Gallagher

Matters on which Lauren has advised, with a particular focus on employee benefits and executive compensation, include:

• Thompson Street Capital Partners in its acquisition of Bubbakoo’s Burritos.
• Arthur J. Gallagher in its US$13.45 billion acquisition of AssuredPartners from GTCR (pending).
• Thompson Street Capital Partners in its growth investment in ATIS, a provider of elevator and escalator safety inspections, consulting, and managed services across the U.S. and Canada.
• Acquisition by Sentry Insurance of non-standard auto insurer The General® from American Family Insurance, for a total transaction value of US$1.7 billion (pending).
• Pinsly Railroad Co. in its proposed acquisition of Hondo Railway LLC.
• Stanley Capital Partners on its majority investment in SePRO Corporation.
• Apollo Funds in Acquisition of The Travel Corporation.
• Wheels and Apollo Global Management in a minority investment from Marubeni Corporation and Lithia & Driveway.
• ZMC in the sale of its portfolio company 9 Story Media Group to Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL) for approximately US$186 million.
• Fifth Star in PARTS iD’s Chapter 11 restructuring.
• BHMS Investments and Inszone Insurance in Strategic Partnership with Lightyear Capital.
• SunOpta, Inc. in its US$141 million sale of its frozen fruit operations to Canadian-based frozen food manufacturer, Nature’s Touch.
• Represented a diverse group led by Laura Ricketts and other prominent Chicago women business and civic leaders in its acquisition of the Chicago Red Stars NWSL franchise, valued at US$60 million.
• American International Group in the sale of Crop Risk Services to American Financial Group for approximately US$240 million.
• Thompson Street Capital Partners in the sale of its portfolio company Custom Wheel House, LLC to Fox Factory, Inc.
• Fresh Origins, a LaSalle Capital Group portfolio company, in its sale to private equity firm Sun Capital Partners.
• Regal Rexnord Corporation in its US$4.95 billion acquisition of publicly traded Altra Industrial Motions Corp.
• Simeio, a portfolio company of ZMC, in its acquisition of PathMaker Group (PMG), a provider of identity management services and solutions.
• Denham Capital’s portfolio company Serra Verde in its US$150 million investment by Vision Blue Resources and The Energy & Minerals Group.
• Fortune Brands in the spinoff of its cabinets business, MasterBrand, Inc.
• ZMC in its strategic investment in Wpromote, an independent digital marketing agency.
• Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP) in its sale of LTP Home Services Group to L Catterton.
• BRP Group in Acquisition of Westwood Insurance Agency.
• Omnicell in its acquisition of MarkeTouch Media, a provider of pharmacy prescription management and patient engagement solutions.