Michele Maney

Michele Maney is a partner in Goodwin’s M&A/Corporate Governance and Technology practices, where she represents domestic and non-US companies in M&A transactions in the technology, biotech, internet, financial technology, software, telecommunications, consumer products, industrial products and manufacturing sectors. She regularly advises strategic and institutional investors on structuring, negotiation and implementing cross-border and domestic mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, joint ventures, LBOs and divestitures. She represents corporate clients, including early-stage companies from formation, advising on setting and achieving strategic and operational goals, raising financing and providing commercial and corporate governance advice to Boards of Directors and management.

• Represented Peerless Aerospace Fastener LLC, a market-leading distributor of specialty fasteners into the US and European aerospace markets, in its sale to Diploma PLC, an industrial products and services provider, through its subsidiary Diploma Holdings, Inc., for approximately $300 million
• Represented Citymapper Limited, a journey planning app and transit technology company, in its sale to Via Transportation, Inc., a global provider of transit technology
• Represented Keywords Studios Plc - an international technical services provider to the global video gaming industry - in its $66.4 million acquisition of the outstanding shares of VMC Consulting Corporation and Volt Canada Inc.*
• Represented PlentyOfFish Media, Inc. - a Canadian online dating site, in its $575 million sale to the Match Group, a subsidiary of IAC *
• Represented a global pharmaceutical company in a $132 million licensing and purchase option arrangement for pharmaceutical products in multiple jurisdictions*
• Represented a multinational biotech company in its acquisition of the stock of a full service, mass market dietary supplement manufacturer total consideration of approximately $100 million*
• Represented CBL Markets, a provider of access to the global environmental commodity markets, in its acquisition of APX, Inc.’s Environmental Management Account (EMA) Platform for an undisclosed amount*
• Represented CSL Limited, a multinational specialty biotechnology company, in connection with its acquisition of Novartis AG’s global influenza vaccine business for $275 million*
• Represented a global publisher of scientific and medical print and online content in multiple venture-type minority investments – with purchase options – in U.S.-based start-up companies focused on software and other products for the life sciences*
• Represented a UK-based tobacco company in its acquisition of a Colombian cigarette company for an enterprise value of $452 million*
• Represented a leading healthcare and scientific publisher in its $143 million sale of a software solutions provider*
• Represented Fresenius Medical Care North America in connection with its acquisition of Liberty Dialysis Holdings Inc. for $2.1 billion*
• Represented a private equity fund in a $150 million leveraged buyout of an extruder company with U.S. and foreign operations*
• Represented global beauty and cosmetic brand in multiple auction processes for potential acquisitions in the personal care sector*

*Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin.

Prior to joining Goodwin, Michele was a partner at Venable LLP in New York. Previously, she was a partner at Baker & McKenzie and before that she was an associate at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP.

Michele is a member of the New York State Bar Association.

Michele was awarded the Technology of the Year award from the Association for Corporate Growth New York for her role representing PlentyOfFish Media, Inc.