Allison R. Schneirov

Ms. Schneirov has been repeatedly recognized in IFLR1000 and Chambers (ranked in Band 1 in its Private Equity: Buyouts category), in which clients describe her as “fantastic” and “tactical and forward-thinking,” while also noting that “she helps you find a solution on any issue.” She also was featured as one of The Deal’s 2023 Top Women in Dealmaking for M&A and selected to its inaugural Women in M&A: The Powerhouse 20 list. In addition, Ms. Schneirov has been honored as a Law360 Private Equity MVP and included on multiple outlets’ lists of leading attorneys, including The American Lawyer’s 45 Under 45 Outstanding Women Lawyers, Fortune’s Most Powerful Women and Business Insider’s list of 29 lawyers “closing some of the biggest deals in the country.” Lawdragon has recognized her as a Legend for having been named to its 500 Leading Lawyers in America guide at least 10 times. She serves on Skadden’s Policy Committee, its top governing body, and has chaired the firm’s Partnership Selection Committee.

Her significant transactions include:

• Jabil Inc. in its $2.2 billion sale of its mobility business to BYD Electronic
• Honeywell in its:
  • pending $4.95 billion acquisition of the global access solutions business of Carrier Global Corporation
  • $1.3 billion acquisition of Sparta Systems from New Mountain Capital
• Dell Technologies Inc. in its:
  • $4 billion sale of Boomi to Francisco Partners and TPG
  • $2.4 billion acquisition of Quest Software, Inc.
• Genesys, a portfolio company of Hellman & Friedman and Permira, in a $580 million financing round at a $21 billion valuation
• The Blackstone Group in its:
  • sale of Exeter Finance to an investor group led by Warburg Pincus
  • sale of Stearns Lending to Guaranteed Rate, Inc.
  • sale of Lendmark Financial Services to investment funds affiliated with Lightyear Capital LLC and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
  • $1 billion sale of its 50% stake in Universal Orlando theme parks to Comcast NBCUniversal
• NXP Semiconductors N.V. in its:
  • $1.8 billion acquisition of Marvell Technology Group Ltd.’s wireless connectivity portfolio
  • proposed (but terminated) $47 billion acquisition by Qualcomm Incorporated
• Mayne Pharma Group Limited in its $475 million sale of Metrics Contract Services to Catalent, Inc.
• Permira Funds in numerous transactions, including its:
  • $2.2 billion sale of its portfolio company DiversiTech to Partners Group
  • sale of its portfolio company LSNE to PCI Pharma Services · $4.2 billion sale of a majority stake in Duff & Phelps to Stone Point Capital
  • $2.4 billion acquisition of Cambrex Corporation
  • acquisition of a majority stake in Axiom
  • acquisition of a majority stake in Reformation
  • sale of a majority stake in Teraco Data Environment to Berkshire Partners
  • acquisition of a majority equity stake in Cielo
  • $1.75 billion acquisition of Duff & Phelps from equity investors led by Carlyle
  • $2.3 billion sale of its portfolio company Atrium Innovations to Nestlé S.A.
  • the $1.9 billion sale of an 80% stake in its portfolio company Netafim Ltd. to Orbia (formerly Mexichem)
  • significant investment in Curriculum Associates from Berkshire Partners
  • acquisition of LSNE, Inc.
  • acquisition of DiversiTech Corporation from The Jordan Company
  • $1.5 billion sale of its portfolio company Intelligrated Inc. to Honeywell
  • $895 million sale of its portfolio company Creganna Medical to TE Connectivity
  • $765 million sale of its portfolio company PHARMAQ to Zoetis Inc.
  • $2.8 billion sale of its portfolio company Iglo Foods to Nomad Holdings Limited
  • $3.5 billion sale of its portfolio company Arysta LifeScience to Platform Specialty Products
  • $336 million acquisition of a majority stake in John Masters Organics · $1.1 billion sale of its portfolio company Renaissance Learning to Hellman & Friedman
  • $1.1 billion acquisition of Atrium Innovations
  • $1.5 billion sale of its portfolio company Marazzi Group SpA to Mohawk Industries
  • acquisition of Intelligrated, Inc. from Gryphon Partners
  • acquisition of Asia Broadcast Satellite Limited from Citigroup Venture Capital International
  • $2.3 billion sale of its portfolio company Jet Aviation Holding AG to General Dynamics
• FaZe Clan Inc. in its $725 million merger with B. Riley Principal 150 Merger Corp.
• OceanSound Partners in numerous transactions, including:
  • its acquisition of a majority stake in Netrix
  • a strategic investment in Kinective by TA Associates
• Visa Inc. in its proposed (but terminated) $5.3 billion acquisition of Plaid Inc.
• Silver Lake Partners in its acquisition of a majority stake in ServiceMax, Inc. from GE Digital LLC
• Wendel SE in several transactions, including the:
  • $910 million acquisition of Crisis Prevention Institute from FFL Partners
  • merger of its portfolio company AlliedBarton Security Services LLC with Warburg Pincus-backed Universal Services of America, Inc.
  • sale to Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec of a significant stake in Allied Universal
• TEAM8 in its joint venture with the United States Tennis Association and Tennis Australia, among others, to form the Laver Cup, a tennis competition between regional teams of top professional players from Europe and the rest of the world
• The National Hockey League in agreements with team owners and third parties regarding ownership changes, financing and league rules
• a private equity consortium led by The Blackstone Group, and including The Carlyle Group, Permira Funds and Texas Pacific Group, in the consortium’s $17.6 billion acquisition of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
• Freescale Semiconductor, Ltd. and a private equity consortium including The Blackstone Group L.P., The Carlyle Group LP, Permira Funds and TPG Capital, L.P. in Freescale’s merger with NXP Semiconductors N.V. for a combined enterprise value of $40 billion
• NDS Group Ltd. and its owners, Permira Funds and News Corporation, in its $5 billion sale to Cisco Systems, Inc.