Kara L. Mungovan
Advises clients on the tax aspects of complex mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions and bank financings, both in the United States and globally.
Kara advises clients on the tax aspects of complex mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions and bank financings, both in the United States and internationally. Her work spans industries including consumer products and retail, energy, financial services, healthcare, and tech, media and telecom.
Kara’s work is recognized by Chambers USA and Legal 500. Sources quoted by Chambers say she is “really hard-working and very smart” and “an excellent lawyer.” She was recognized as one of “Five Fresh Faces to Know in Tax” by Bloomberg Law in 2021.
She is a member of the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association Tax Section and a member of the New York Tax Forum.
Experience
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Campbell Soup’s:
- $2.7 billion acquisition of Sovos Brands
- sale of Noosa Yoghurt
- TPG Capital’s:
- $1.1 billion take-private acquisition of Convey Health Solutions
- acquisition of Forcepoint G2CI from Francisco Partners
- Verisk’s:
- $3.1 billion sale of Wood Mackenzie
- $162.5 million acquisition of SuranceBay
- Roper Technologies’:
- $3.725 billion acquisition of Frontline Education
- $1.25 billion acquisition of Syntellis Performance Solutions
- Strive’s
- acquisition of Semler Scientific
- reverse merger of Strive Asset Management with Asset Entities for public company equity in a tax-free transaction
- REV Group’s $9 billion merger with Terex
- Ferrero Group’s $3.1 billion acquisition of WK Kellogg
- Sitio Royalties’ $4.8 billion all-stock merger with Brigham Minerals
- UBS’ $3.2 billion acquisition of Credit Suisse
- AssetMark’s $2.7 billion acquisition by GTCR
- Cleveland-Cliffs’ $2.5 billion acquisition of Stelco Holdings
- Cheney Brothers’ $2.1 billion acquisition by Performance Food Group
- Billtrust’s $1.7 billion acquisition by EQT Private Equity
- American Industrial Partners’ $1.5 billion acquisition of Global Cellulose Fibers
- Securitize’s $1.25 billion combination with Cantor Equity Partners II
- Adecoagro’s sale of majority interest to Tether Investments
- AnHeart Therapeutics’ reverse merger with Nuvation Bio
- Buyerlink’s reverse merger with Inspirato
- Milestone Equipment Holdings’ sale of chassis leasing business to ITE Management
- GrowthCurve’s acquisition of PlanHub
Capital Markets
- Figure Technology Solutions’ first blockchain-native common equity offering registered with the SEC
- IPOs for Agriculture & Natural Solutions Acquisition, Baicha Baidao, Bold Eagle Acquisition, Chime, Klarna, Metagenomi, Neptune, ODDITY Tech, Slide Insurance Holdings, Smith Douglas Homes, Strive and ZJLD Group
- Securities offerings for issuers: ADC Therapeutics, Automatic Data Processing, Canadian National Railway, Cleveland-Cliffs, Equinix, Mastercard, Natura, Novartis, Nuveen, Spectrum Brands, Telefónica, Toyota Motor Credit, Verisk and Walgreens
Other Selected Experience
- Cipher Digital’s 168 MW, 10-year AI hosting agreement with Fluidstack
- Urban One’s capital raise and refinancing transaction
- LifeScan’s chapter 11 restructuring
- LSV Advisors’ investment in Cust-O-Fab
- RXR Realty’s $407 million refinancing of 450 Lexington Ave
Insights
News
Recognition
Chambers USA – Tax, New York
Legal 500 U.S. – International Tax, Next Generation Partner
American Lawyer – “Corporate Attorney of the Year – Capital and Solutions” finalist, 2024
Bloomberg Law – “Five Fresh Faces to Know in Tax,” 2021
Law360 – “Rising Star: Tax,” 2018
Euromoney LMG Americas Women in Business Law Awards – “Rising Star: Tax,” 2018
Education
- magna cum laude
Prior experience
- Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, 2017-2021
- Associate, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, 2008-2016
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York