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Hogan Lovells advises Bridgestone on US$391m sustainability-led acquisition of fleet management software provider Azuga
02 August 2021
Katherine Keeley
CounselWashington, D.C.
Email [email protected]hoganlovells.com
Phone +1 202 637 5806
Fax +1 202 637 5910
Practice groupCorporate & Finance
As counsel, Katherine Keeley advises U.S. and multinational companies on corporate transactional and corporate governance matters. Katherine brings to the firm her significant experience in mergers and acquisitions and other business combinations, dispositions and divestitures, joint ventures, partnership and strategic alliances, private equity transactions, complex commercial transactions, and real estate investment trusts (REITs).
Katherine takes a keen interest in understanding each client's business, providing tailored advice, and delivering practical solutions to advance the client's objectives. In addition to negotiating deals, she regularly counsels companies and their boards on corporate governance, SEC disclosure, and related compliance matters. Katherine has represented public and private companies in a variety of sectors, including real estate, technology, industrials, energy, aerospace and defense, and health care.
Awards and recognitions
2020-2021
Capital Markets: Equity, Notable Practitioner
IFLR1000
2020-2021
Private Equity, Notable Practioner
IFLR1000
Education and admissions
Education
J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, Order of the Coif, 2013
A.B., Duke University, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 2007
Bar admissions and qualifications
District of Columbia
Illinois
Representative experience
Industrial Property Trust Inc. on its US$3.99bn cash merger transaction with Prologis Inc.
Prologis Inc. on its US$1.1bn sale of a high-quality portfolio of buildings and land in Europe and the United States to Mapletree.
Marvell Technology Group on its US$6bn acquisition of Cavium Inc. and debut US$1bn bond offering to fund the acquisition.
The Special Committee of Carey Watermark Investors Inc. on its all-stock merger with Carey Watermark Investors 2 to form Watermark Lodging Trust, a US$4.6bn non-traded REIT.
Parkway Inc. on its US$1.2bn sale to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.
Home Properties Inc. on its US$7.6bn acquisition by Lone Star Funds and a related DownREIT transaction with UDR Inc.
Industrial Property Trust on its US$301m sale to a subsidiary of Black Creek Industrial REIT IV Inc.
Osiris Therapeutics Inc. on its acquisition by Smith & Nephew PLC for US$660m.
Melody Wireless Infrastructure Inc. on its US$1.625bn sale to Diamond Communications LLC and Sculptor Capital Management Inc.
Sovran Self Storage Inc. on its US$1.3bn acquisition of LifeStorage LP and equity offering to finance the acquisition.
A leading technology company on its US$7bn senior notes offering and C$2.5bn offering of fixed rate Canadian dollar-denominated bonds.
General Electric Co. in various asset sales and other transactional matters.
PPG Industries Inc. on the sale of its U.S. flat glass operations to glass manufacturer Vitro SAB de CV.
