Elizabeth Barber

• Represented Newly Weds Foods, a food ingredient manufacturing company operating in over 90 countries, in its USD 4 billion plus sale to Redwood Holdings.
• Advised Vandemoortele, a prominent European family-owned food group, in a strategic partnership with Banneton Bakery, a North American manufacturer of premium freezer-to-oven croissants and pastries.
• Advised McDonalds Corporation in its acquisitions of artificial intelligence companies Apprente, a voice-based technology startup, and Dynamic Yield, a personalization platform and decision engine company. 
• Represented an emerging B2B food technology company in its Series B financing of USD 25 million.
• Advised DENSO Corporation in its USD 500 million strategic investment in the silicon carbide semiconductor business of Coherent Corp.
• Represented Abbott Laboratories on its USD 890 million acquisition of medical device company Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
• Advised a high-growth drug discovery startup in its Series B financing of USD 500 million.
• Advised a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm in connection with equity investments in a number of early-stage startups and high-growth companies.
• Represented Crane Co. in its acquisition of Crane & Co, Inc., a supplier of secure and highly engineered banknotes for central banks around the world.

*Includes matters undertaken at a different law firm

• Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois - Member