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Overview
RACHEL HELPS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COMPANY CLIENTS ACHIEVE THEIR BUSINESS OBJECTIVES THROUGH A VARIETY OF CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS, INCLUDING MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS, CORPORATE REORGANIZATIONS, JOINT VENTURES, AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSACTIONS.
Rachel's mergers and acquisitions experience includes representing both buyers and sellers in a variety of transactions, including asset purchases, stock purchases, mergers, divestitures, carve-outs and joint ventures. Rachel also advises clients on a range of corporate governance, commercial contracting and general corporate matters. She has managed complex transactions in various industries, including health, food, beverage & agriculture, and technology.
Education & Admissions
University of Minnesota Law School (J.D., Business Law Concentration, 2013), magna cum laude; Managing Editor, Minnesota Law Review; Minnesota State Bar Association Excellence in Employment Law Award (2013); Minnesota Law Review Outstanding Staff Publication Award (2012)
Calvin College (B.A., 2010), English and Business department honors
Admissions
- Minnesota
Experience
Client Achievements
- Xcel Energy’s wind energy projects to benefit customers and the environment
- Land O’Lakes merging with United Suppliers to create stronger company
- Thoratec buys Apica to strengthen market for transcatheter valve replacement devices
- Mosaic completes $2 billion registered offering of senior notes
- Minnesota wins with new Vikings stadium
Representative Transactions
- Chelan Fruit Cooperative in its sale to an agricultural investment manager
- Land O’Lakes in numerous joint ventures for its feed and agronomy businesses
- Niagara Bottling in an asset sale and long-term supply agreement
- Glacial Lakes Energy, LLC in the purchase of assets of a renewable energy company
- UnitedHealthcare in the acquisition of a third party administrator
- Optum in the acquisition of numerous physician practices
- Optum in the acquisition of a specialty benefit management company
- United HealthCare Services in the acquisition of a hearing services plan
- United HealthCare Services in the acquisition of a medical transportation benefits provider
- Optum360 in a revenue cycle management services transaction with a hospital systems
- Optum in the acquisition of a specialty benefit management company
- Best Buy in its acquisition of a senior remote monitoring company
- A health benefits technology company in the negotiation of license and services agreements with health insurers and the sale of equity to a private company
- Xcel Energy, Inc. in the acquisition of Border Winds and Pleasant Valley wind farm projects
- Privately held medical technology companies in preferred stock and convertible note financings
- A major medical device company in the divestiture of an international business unit
- The Mosaic Company in a $2 billion senior note offering
Industries & Practices
Corporate Governance & Compliance
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- Corporate Governance & Compliance
- Emerging Companies
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Technology Commerce
