Shira Huberfeld is a M&A and Private Equity associate in the New York office of Latham & Watkins. 

Shira represents private equity sponsors and strategic acquirors, particularly in the energy and infrastructure sector. Shira advises clients across a broad range of corporate transactions, including private equity and strategic M&A transactions, joint ventures, and corporate governance matters.

She is currently the global leader of the Parent Lawyer Affinity Group. 

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

  • Arclight Capital Partners in its acquisition of Middletown Energy Center (a power plant in Butler County, OH) from a consortium of sellers
  • Energy Capital Partners and Calpine Corporation in their US$26.6 billion acquisition by Constellation
  • 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

  • Portland General Electric on its US$1.9 billion acquisition of PacifiCorp’s Washington State Operations
  • Howden, a global insurance broking group, in its acquisition of Atlantic Global Risk, LLC, a transaction liability insurance broker
  • Sawai and Sumitomo in the US$210 million sale of its subsidiary Upsher-Smith Laboratories to Bora Pharmaceuticals*
  • Schneider Electric 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