Amber Banks counsels clients on mergers and acquisitions, complex corporate transactions, joint ventures, private equity and growth equity investments, leveraged buyouts, and recapitalizations.
Her prominent clients include leading companies in the US, including Jacobs Engineering, Visual Comfort & Co., Humana Inc., Simon Properties Group, CVS, Tapestry, Transcendia Inc., NiSource, and Molson Coors. She also represents leading private equity firms, including Permira, AEA Investors, Blackstone, and Goldman Sachs West Street Capital Partners.
Amber is routinely listed as an outstanding attorney by the most prominent legal publications. In 2019, she was profiled in the The Deal's Rising Stars feature of the 21 most promising new M&A partners. In 2020, she was named to Crain's New York Business' list of 100 Notable Women in Law. She was included in The Deal's Top Women in Dealmaking in 2022 and 2023, as well as, most recently, being named a “Stand-out Lawyer” by Thomson Reuters.
Amber has...
Amber Banks counsels clients on mergers and acquisitions, complex corporate transactions, joint ventures, private equity and growth equity investments, leveraged buyouts, and recapitalizations.
Her prominent clients include leading companies in the US, including Jacobs Engineering, Visual Comfort & Co., Humana Inc., Simon Properties Group, CVS, Tapestry, Transcendia Inc., NiSource, and Molson Coors. She also represents leading private equity firms, including Permira, AEA Investors, Blackstone, and Goldman Sachs West Street Capital Partners.
Amber is routinely listed as an outstanding attorney by the most prominent legal publications. In 2019, she was profiled in the The Deal's Rising Stars feature of the 21 most promising new M&A partners. In 2020, she was named to Crain's New York Business' list of 100 Notable Women in Law. She was included in The Deal's Top Women in Dealmaking in 2022 and 2023, as well as, most recently, being named a “Stand-out Lawyer” by Thomson Reuters.
Amber has been named a David Rockefeller Fellow and has been featured as a speaker at Harvard Business School’s Women in Investing Event and Venture Capital and Private Equity Conference.
Work Highlights:
M&A/PE Briefing |
Non-Majority Stockholder’s Ability to Control a Transaction Did Not Render Him a Controller As He Did Not Try to Control—Oracle⟶M&A/PE Briefing |
Court of Chancery Clarifies that Sophisticated Stockholders of a Delaware Corporation Can Waive Fiduciary Duties Under Certain Circumstances—Fugue⟶M&A/PE Briefing |
Chancery Ruling Highlights Important Role of Special Litigation Committees in Maintaining Board Control Over Derivative Litigation—Baker Hughes⟶Speaking engagements |
29th Annual Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference⟶Speaking engagements |
Private Equity in 2022: Reflections on the Current Industry Environment⟶Speaking engagements |
Harvard Business School’s 28th Annual Venture Capital and Private Equity Conference⟶Speaking engagements |
Harvard Business School Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference⟶Speaking engagements |
NACD Master Class⟶Speaking engagements |
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