Shanu Bajaj
Advises U.S. and international clients on a broad range of public and private M&A matters. Named a 2024 American Lawyer “Dealmaker of the Year.”
Shanu advises U.S. and international clients on a broad range of public and private M&A matters, corporate governance and shareholder activism. Her experience includes investments, joint ventures, carve-outs, spinoffs and other significant transactions. She also represents private equity firms on a full range of transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions of investments, leveraged buyouts and minority investments.
In 2024, the American Lawyer named Shanu a “Dealmaker of the Year” for her work advising ExxonMobil on its $59.5 billion acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources. She was named a 2023 “Top Female M&A Lawyer in North America” by MergerLinks. Over the past two years, she has been recognized as a rising star by Law360 and IFLR and at the Women in Business Law Americas Awards.
Experience
Mergers & Acquisitions
- ExxonMobil’s:
- $59.5 billion acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources
- $4.9 billion acquisition of Denbury
- UBS’s acquisition of Credit Suisse
- IHS Markit’s:
- $44 billion merger with S&P Global
- sale of OPIS business to News Corp
- sale of Base Chemicals business to News Corp
- Gilead Sciences’ $21 billion acquisition of Immunomedics
- Novo Nordisk’s $11 billion acquisition of certain Catalent sites from Novo Holdings
- Brookfield’s:
- $16 billion acquisition of Nielsen in a consortium co-led by Evergreen
- $3.4 billion acquisition of DexKo Global
- Rentokil Initial’s $6.7 billion acquisition of Terminix Global Holdings
- Emerson’s acquisition of control of Aspen Technology in $11 billion transaction
- Bertelsmann’s:
- $2.175 billion acquisition of Simon & Schuster
- Series of transactions pursuant to which Bertelsmann acquired 100% ownership of Penguin Random House from its JV partner Pearson plc
- Mobile Mini’s $6.6 billion merger of equals with Willscot
- Nordson’s $800 million acquisition of Atrion
- Hexion Holdings’ acquisition by American Securities
- Ferrara Candy’s acquisition of Jelly Belly Candy
- Sun Pharmaceutical’s acquisition of Concert Pharmaceuticals
- TPG Capital’s acquisition of Thycotic
- Charles River’s acquisition of HemaCare
- Taboola’s $800 million acquisition of Connexity
- Williams’:
- $1.95 billion acquisition of natural gas storage assets from Hartree
- $423 million acquisition of NorTex Midstream Holdings
- Fogo de Chao’s sale to Rhone
- PharMerica’s sale to KKR and Walgreens
- Founders of Schmidt’s Naturals on its sale to Unilever
- Lightyear Capital’s sale of RidgeWorth Investments
- Metalmark Capital’s sale of WorldStrides
- XTO Energy’s:
- cash tender offer for Hugoton Royalty Trust
- acquisition of royalty interest from Hugoton Royalty Trust
Shareholder Activism and Defensive Roles
- Charles River’s cooperation agreement with Elliott
- Allegro’s defense of an unsolicited proposal by onsemi
- Brookfield’s defense of an activist campaign by WindAcre against the acquisition of Nielsen
- Mobile Mini’s defense of activist campaigns by Elliott Management and The Donerail Group that culminated in its merger with WillScot
Restructuring
- California Resources’ emergence from chapter 11 bankruptcy
- Tenrgys’ emergence from chapter 11 bankruptcy
News
Recognition
American Lawyer – “Dealmaker of the Year,” 2024
Law360 – “Rising Star: Mergers & Acquisitions,” 2024
Women in Business Law Americas Awards – “Corporate Rising Star,” 2024
MergerLinks – “Top Female M&A Lawyers in North America,” 2023
IFLR Americas Awards – “Rising Star,” 2023
IFLR1000 – M&A, United States, Rising Star Partner
Leadership Council on Legal Diversity – Fellow, 2023
Education
- Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
- Business Editor, Columbia Journal of Asian Law
- summa cum laude
- Dean's List
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York