Asama L. Itseumah

Advised Ecolab Inc. in its USD 3.7 billion acquisition of Purolite, a provider of high-end ion exchange resins for separation and purification solutions. Advised Seiko Epson in its USD 591 million acquisition of Fiery, LLC a provider of printing related software. Advised AbbVie in its USD 215 million asset sale of mature brand Pylera to Juvise Pharmaceutical. Advised LiveRamp in its USD 200 million acquisition of data startup Habu. Advised Silvaco in its acquisition of Tech-X Corporation, a provider of multi-physics simulation software. Advised Instacart in its acquisition of Wynshop, a provider of e-commerce solutions. Advised Uniphore in its acquisitions of ActionIQ and Infoworks. Advised Agiloft, Inc., a data-first contract lifecycle management company, in its sale of a majority stake to KKR. Advised ALDI in its acquisition of Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket as part of a larger divestiture of Southeastern Grocers to various entities. Advised ServiceNow, Inc. in its acquisition of G2K Group GmbH, technology company in the artificial intelligence and IoT space in the retail industry. Advised Tietoevry Oyj in its acquisition of MentorMate, a digital engineering company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Advised Willamette Management Associates in its acquisition by Citizens Financial Group. Advised Sims Metal Management in its acquisition of metal recycler Atlantic Recycling Group. Advised Embracer Group in its acquisitions of Aionic Labs and Limited Run Games. Advised DECA Games in its acquisition of Gaea’s mobile studio, Jufeng. Advised Benesse Holdings in its sale of Berlitz Corporation, a language education and leadership training company to ILSC Holdings. Advised Hyland Software, a portfolio company Thoma Bravo in the sale of its LawLogix division to Equifax. Advised Sekisui Chemical in its sale of XenoTech to BioIVT. Advised Stryker in its asset sale of the Juvenile Tumor System to Onkos Surgical.

Baker McKenzie and KL Partners advised Enovix Corporation (ENVX), an advanced silicon battery company, in its acquisition of privately-held Routejade, an established Korean battery manufacturer, for a total consideration of approximately 6.2 million shares of Enovix common stock and USD 16.5 million in cash assuming purchase of 100% of Routejade.

Baker McKenzie has been recognized for its role on two 2024 Mergers and Acquisitions' Middle Market Deals of the Year. Led by Corporate partner Lance Sacks, the Firm advised ASX-listed PointsBet Holdings Limited on the sale of its US business to Fanatics Betting and Gaming after shareholders endorsed the AUD 333 million sale. The Baker McKenzie team included Rick Troiano, Adrian Lawrence and Yini Chong. Led by M&A partner Derek Liu, Baker McKenzie advised LiveRamp in its USD 200 million acquisition of Habu. The team included Emery Mitchell, Amanda (AJ) Jaramillo, Asama Itseumah, M'Alyssa Mecenas, Thomas Asmar, Kimberly Franko Lower and Danielle Gibbons.

Baker McKenzie is counsel to Physicians Realty Trust in its agreement to combine with Healthpeak Properties, Inc. in an all-stock merger of equals valued at approximately $21 billion. The combined company will be the leading real estate platform dedicated to healthcare discovery and delivery with a 52 million square foot portfolio.