Jieun Tak
Biography
Jieun Tak is a member of Baker McKenzie’s North American Transactional Group and is based in New York.
Jieun began her legal career as a summer associate in the Firm’s New York office. Prior to law school, she was the Assistant to the Chilean Ambassador to the United States.
Practice Focus
Representative Legal Matters
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Advised Sika AG on its approximately USD 6 billion acquisition of MBCC Group and the related remedy divestiture and carve-out.
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Advised Sika Corporation on the acquisitions of United Gilsonite Laboratories and American Hydrotech.
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Advised Bayer AG on its acquisition of Vividion Therapeutics, Inc. for USD 2 billion.
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Advised Bayer AG on its acquisition of Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. for USD 4 billion.
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Advised Unilever PLC on the acquisitions of Paula’s Choice, Onnit, The Laundress, Hourglass Cosmetics and Living Proof.
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Advised The Nielsen Company on its sale to a private equity consortium led by Elliott Management and Brookfield for USD 16 billion.
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Advised The Nielsen Company on its divestiture of Nielsen IQ to Advent International for USD 2.7 billion.
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Advised The Nielsen Company on its acquisition of Gracenote for USD 560 million.
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Advised The Nielsen Company on the divestiture of its music data business and on the acquisition of SuperData Research.
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Advised Spectrum Brands, Inc. on its global carve-out and divestiture of Rayovac to Energizer for USD 2 billion.
Professional Honors
- New York Metro Rising Star, Super Lawyers (2023)
Admissions
- New York~United States (2017)
Education
- University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D.) (2016)
- University of Pennsylvania Wharton School (Certificate in Management) (2015)
- American University (B.A., summa cum laude) (2010)
- Oxford University (Lady Margaret Hall) (Visiting Student) (2009)
Languages
- English
- Korean
- Spanish