Joanna Pak

Joanna Pak is a partner in the New York office and a member of the M&A and Private Equity Group.

• Mandate

  Selected Representative Transactions:

  • NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA) in several strategic M&A transactions.
  • Aptean in its take-private acquisition of Logility Supply Chain Solutions.
  • EPAM Systems (NYSE: EPAM) in its acquisition of NEORIS from Advent International and Cemex.
  • SAP (NYSE: SAP) in its take-private acquisition of WalkMe.
  • K5 Global in the $2.25 billion acquisition of HistoSonics.
  • SFJ Pharmaceuticals in its acquisition of the Bentracimab drug program from PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals.
  • Trucordia (formerly PCF Insurance Services) in its management-led buyout and in securing a $500 million preferred equity investment co-led by Carlyle and HGGC, with significant investment participation from Blue Owl and Crescent Capital.
  • Ryzac (d/b/a Codecademy) in its $525 million acquisition by Skillsoft (NYSE: SKIL).
  • Nextworld in its acquisition of Data Systems International (d/b/a Cloud Inventory).
  • Peugeot in its $52 billion merger with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.*
  • National Grid (LSE: NG; NYSE: NGG) in its £7.8 billion acquisition of Western Power Distribution and its $3.8 billion sale of The Narragansett Electric Company.*
  • Synthomer (LSE: SYNT) in its $824 million take-private acquisition of OMNOVA Solutions.*

  *Joanna advised on these deals prior to joining Orrick.