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Overview
RACHEL HELPS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COMPANY CLIENTS ACHIEVE THEIR BUSINESS OBJECTIVES THROUGH A VARIETY OF CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS, INCLUDING MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS, CORPORATE REORGANIZATIONS, JOINT VENTURES, AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSACTIONS.
Rachel's mergers and acquisitions experience includes representing both buyers and sellers in a variety of transactions, including asset purchases, stock purchases, mergers, divestitures, carve-outs and joint ventures. Rachel also advises clients on a range of corporate governance, commercial contracting and general corporate matters. She has managed complex transactions in various industries, including health, food, beverage & agriculture, and technology. Rachel also serves as firm Recruiting Co-Chair.
Experience
Client Achievements
- Xcel Energy’s wind energy projects to benefit customers and the environment
- Land O’Lakes merging with United Suppliers to create stronger company
- Thoratec buys Apica to strengthen market for transcatheter valve replacement devices
- Mosaic completes $2 billion registered offering of senior notes
- Minnesota wins with new Vikings stadium
Representative Transactions
- Optum in numerous acquisitions of physician practices, benefits management companies, and health technology companies
- United HealthCare in the acquisition of a hearing services plan, a third party administrator, and a medical transportation benefits provider
- Optum360 in a revenue cycle management services transaction with a hospital system
- Best Buy in the acquisition of a senior remote monitoring company and a consumer goods company
- A health benefits technology company in the negotiation of license and services agreements with health insurers and the sale of equity to a private company
- Chelan Fruit Cooperative in its sale to an agricultural investment manager
- Land O’Lakes in numerous joint ventures for its feed and agronomy businesses
- Niagara Bottling in an asset sale and long-term supply agreement
- Foundant Technologies in the sale of equity to L Squared Capital Partners
- Glacial Lakes Energy, LLC in the purchase of assets of a renewable energy company Xcel Energy, Inc. in the acquisition of Border Winds and Pleasant Valley wind farm projects
- Privately held medical technology companies in preferred stock and convertible note financings
- A major medical device company in the divestiture of an international business unit
Industries & Practices
Corporate Governance & Compliance
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- Emerging Companies
- Food, Beverage & Agribusiness
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Technology
Accolades
- Named a Top Lawyer in Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law by Minnesota Monthly, 2024
- Contributed more than 50 Diversity hours, 2023
- Named to "The Power 30: Mergers & Acquisitions" by Minnesota Lawyer, 2023
- Listed as a "Rising Star" by Minnesota Super Lawyers, 2020-2024
- Listed in the Minnesota "Rising Stars" Super Lawyers Women’s Edition, 2023-2024
- Selected for the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Pathfinders Program, 2018
