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Kathryn R. Strong

Partner
CONTACT
Chicago
T:+1.312.499.6353
CAPABILITIES
PRACTICES
  • Corporate
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances
  • Private Equity
INDUSTRIES
  • Healthcare
  • Healthcare Private Equity
  • Food and Beverage
  • Media and Technology
  • Retail, Fashion & Beauty
  • Energy and Infrastructure
Kathryn Strong

Overview

Kathryn R. Strong is a corporate partner advising public and private companies, private equity sponsors and portfolio companies on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, carve-outs, joint ventures, minority investments and other strategic business transactions.

She regularly represents buyers and sellers on strategic transactions in healthcare, healthcare services, consumer products, food and beverage, business services, technology-enabled services and industrial sectors. Kathryn serves as lead counsel on significant transactions and works closely with sponsors, management teams, boards of directors and in-house legal departments to structure, negotiate and execute transactions that advance their business objectives.

Known for her practical and commercially minded approach, Kathryn remains deeply involved in executing transactions and partners closely with clients throughout the transaction lifecycle. She helps clients navigate complex negotiations and provide business-focused advice in high-stakes situations. Clients value her responsiveness, leadership and ability to maintain momentum and drive transactions forward.

In addition to her transactional practice, Kathryn advises clients on corporate governance, strategic business matters and other general corporate issues.

Kathryn's clients rely on her not only for legal counsel, but also as a trusted advisor who brings a hands-on approach and a relentless focus on achieving successful outcomes.

  • Represented a healthcare technology and services company and portfolio company of a private equity sponsor on various middle-market acquisitions and strategic transactions.
  • Represented an industrial services joint venture backed by a public company and a private equity sponsor on its acquisition of a specialty welding and turnaround services business.
  • Represented a NASDAQ-listed medical products company in the formation of a strategic joint venture with a global pharmaceutical manufacturer.
  • Represented a NYSE-listed pharmacy and healthcare retailer in connection with carve-out and reorganization matters relating to its $23.7 billion acquisition by a private equity sponsor.
  • Represented a NYSE-listed healthcare real estate investment trust on multiple transactions, including the $750 million acquisition of a portfolio of medical office facilities and a $21 billion public company merger.
  • Represented a global aerospace and defense company on a $1.8 billion acquisition of a high-technology aerospace systems business.
  • Represented a NYSE-listed pharmacy and healthcare retailer in the formation of a $2 billion specialty pharmacy joint venture.
  • Represented a NYSE-listed industrial technology company on the acquisition of an artificial intelligence software business.
  • Represented a NASDAQ-listed global travel technology company on various strategic transactions, including the acquisition of an artificial intelligence-enabled software company.
  • Represented a NYSE-listed talent solutions and consulting company on multiple acquisitions of internal audit, data analytics, technology and risk consulting businesses.
  • Represented a NASDAQ-listed medical products company on the acquisition of a medical device manufacturer and related divestiture transaction.
  • Represented a NYSE-listed medical products and healthcare company on multiple strategic transactions, including divestitures of medical device and pharmaceutical businesses.
  • Represented a NYSE-listed biopharmaceutical company on strategic transactions involving commercialized and clinical-stage products.
  • Represented a global packaging manufacturer on multiple domestic and cross-border acquisitions.
  • Represented a publicly traded biotechnology company in connection with a 10-year global research and development collaboration with a multinational pharmaceutical company.
  • Represented a NYSE-listed global restaurant company on the acquisition of an artificial intelligence and speech recognition technology business.

Education

J.D., Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, 2012 (Associate Editor, Northwestern University Law Review)

B.A., Northwestern University, 2008, cum laude

Admissions
Illinois

  • ”Rising Star,” Mergers & Acquisitions, Super Lawyers, 2022-2025

  • Member, Chicago Bar Association 
  • Member, Illinois Bar Association

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