Shira Huberfeld is a corporate associate in the New York office of Latham & Watkins. Shira represents public and private companies as well as private equity funds on a range of complex corporate matters.

Shira advises clients on:

  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Leveraged buyouts
  • Joint ventures
  • General corporate matters

Prior to joining Latham, Shira was a mergers and acquisitions associate in the New York office of another leading international law firm.

Shira’s experience includes advising:

Private Equity Transactions:

  • Five Arrows, the alternative assets arm of Rothschild & Co, in its
    • Acquisition of a majority stake in n2y, a provider of comprehensive, SaaS-based solutions for students with unique learning challenges*
    • Merger of Texthelp with n2y*
  • Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, in its 
    • Acquisition of Shearer’s Foods, a leading contract manufacturer and private label supplier in the snack industry in North America*
    • Financing of a US$6 billion acquisition and subsequent combination of Fort Dearborn and Multi-Color Corporation, to create the world's largest label solutions company*
    • Financing of a US$3.7 billion take-private acquisition of UDG Healthcare*
  • TA Associates, in its 
    • Acquisition of PMA Financial Services from Estancia Capital Partners and PMA senior management*
    • Acquisition of TouchTunes, an in-venue, interactive music and entertainment platform, from funds advised by Searchlight and Newlight*
  • Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, in its
    • Acquisition of Allstar Services and RowCal*
    • US$2.7 billion sale of a majority stake in Pathway to TSG Consumer Partners*
  • Ascent, a global leading provider of expedited, time-critical logistics solutions and other transportation services, in its sale to affiliates of H.I.G.*
  • Stone Point Capital, in its investment in Lone Wolf Technologies, the North American leader in residential real estate software*
  • Precision Medical Group in its US$2.4 billion sale to Blackstone*

Strategic Transactions:

  • Sawai and Sumitomo, in the US$210 million sale of its subsidiary Upsher-Smith Laboratories to Bora Pharmaceuticals*
  • Schneider Electricm in the sale of its subsidiary AutoGrid, a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) and Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) provider, to Uplight*
  • Mitsui, in the formation of the Blue Water Alliance, a joint venture in partnership with Olin Corporation*
  • Pernod Ricard, in its acquisition of a majority stake in Código 1530 Ultra Premium and Prestige Tequila*
  • EQT Exeter, a purpose-driven global investment organization, in its acquisition of Redwood Capital Group, an asset manager in the multifamily residential property space*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • New York

Education

  • JD, Harvard Law School, 2019
  • BA in Political Science, Yeshiva University, 2016
    summa cum laude

Languages Spoken

  • English