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Erica Jaffe

  • Partner | M&A and Private Equity

New York

T: +1.212.859.8442

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Erica Jaffe represents clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions.

Erica advises public and private companies and financial sponsors across a range of sectors in equity and asset acquisitions, mergers, carve-out transactions, joint ventures, recapitalizations, divestitures, and investments in hedge fund and private equity fund managers. Our clients also benefit from Erica’s advice on corporate governance issues and general corporate matters.

 

Work Highlights:

  • AEA Investors in multiple transactions, including its acquisition of United Seating & Mobility, LLC (d/b/a NuMotion) and the sale of its portfolio 1-800 Contacts
  • Leidos in its US$1 billion definitive agreement to acquire L3Harris' Security, Detection, and Automation business.
  • Onex Partners in multiple transactions including its agreement to sell Jack's Family Restaurants
  • Goldman Sachs Infrastructure Partners in connection with the sale of its majority stake in Red de Carreteras de ...

Erica Jaffe represents clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions.

Erica advises public and private companies and financial sponsors across a range of sectors in equity and asset acquisitions, mergers, carve-out transactions, joint ventures, recapitalizations, divestitures, and investments in hedge fund and private equity fund managers. Our clients also benefit from Erica’s advice on corporate governance issues and general corporate matters.

 

Work Highlights:

  • AEA Investors in multiple transactions, including its acquisition of United Seating & Mobility, LLC (d/b/a NuMotion) and the sale of its portfolio 1-800 Contacts
  • Leidos in its US$1 billion definitive agreement to acquire L3Harris' Security, Detection, and Automation business.
  • Onex Partners in multiple transactions including its agreement to sell Jack's Family Restaurants
  • Goldman Sachs Infrastructure Partners in connection with the sale of its majority stake in Red de Carreteras de Occidente, S.A.B. de C.V. (RCO), the largest private toll road concessionaire/pure-play toll road operator in Mexico, to a consortium consisting of Abertis Infraestructuras, S.A. and GIC Special Investments Pte. Ltd. 
  • Wafra in multiple transactions including its acquisition of Mack Real Estate Credit Strategies
  • West Street Energy Partners, West Street Infrastructure Partners, and West Street Capital Partners, alongside Riverstone Holdings, in the US$1.6 billion acquisition of Lucid Energy Group II and counsel to Goldman Sachs Asset Management in the subsequent US$3.55b sale of Lucid Energy to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Targa Resources.

News and recognition

The Legal 500 |

The Legal 500 US 2022 Guide Recognizes Fried Frank Practices and Lawyers⟶

Accolades |

Two Fried Frank Attorneys Recognized in Crain’s New York Business’ Notable Women in Law List⟶

Media mentions |

Erica Jaffe Featured by Law.com on Making Partner at Fried Frank⟶

The Legal 500 |

The Legal 500 US 2020 Guide Recognizes Fried Frank Practices and Lawyers⟶

News releases |

Fried Frank Elects Ten New Partners and Promotes Eight New Special Counsel⟶
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Insights and analysis

M&A/PE Briefing |

Chancery Expands Caremark Parameters—but Dismisses Claims Against McDonald’s Directors Because They Took Action to Address Sexual Harassment Once They Learned of It⟶

M&A/PE Briefing |

Chancery Grants Judicial Validation of SPACs’ Potentially Defective Charter Amendments and Share Issuances Effected Without a Separate Vote of Class A Common Shares—Lordstown⟶

M&A/PE Briefing |

Chancery Rejects Claim CEO Steered Target Board to Favor Financial-Buyer Bid Over Higher Strategic-Buyer Bid to Retain His Position Post-Merger—Teamsters v. Martell⟶

M&A/PE Briefing |

Officer May Have Liability for Ignoring “Red Flags” of Sexual Harassment Problem at the Company (Under Caremark)—and for His Own Sexual Harassment (as a Duty of Loyalty Violation)—McDonald’s⟶

M&A/PE Briefing |

Chancery’s Second Decision on SPAC Fiduciary Duties Reaffirms Entire Fairness Review But Still Leaves Open Whether It Would Apply If Disclosure Was Adequate—Delman⟶

Alerts and newsletters |

M&A/PE Quarterly Newsletter, Winter 2022⟶

M&A/PE Briefing |

Delaware Supreme Court Holds a Controller Is Not Liable For Its “Opportunistic and Manipulative” Conduct, As Fiduciary Duties Were Contractually Waived—Boardwalk Pipeline v. Bandera⟶

Articles |

Lessons from the Chancery Court Decision in P3 Health Group⟶

Articles |

Chancery Court Addresses Board Responsibility Under Caremark for Cybersecurity Risk⟶

M&A/PE Briefing |

Important Lessons from the Court of Chancery Regarding PE Sponsors, Portco Operating Agreements, Failed Projections, and More—P3 Health Group⟶
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