Lauren Boglivi > Proskauer Rose LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Proskauer Rose LLP
11 TIMES SQUARE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036-8299
NEW YORK
United States
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Work Department

Corporate; Private Equity M&A

Position

Lauren Boglivi is the co-chair of Proskauer’s Corporate Department and co-head of Proskauer’s global Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Group. Through her extensive transactional experience, Lauren is a leading lawyer at the forefront of some of the most industry-defining M&A matters, particularly in the health care, media and entertainment, and gaming industries. Lauren advises both private and public companies, including private equity sponsors and family offices, in their most critical and complex deals.

In working with influential and high-profile media giants, Lauren has worked extensively on transactions that structure and shape the way media content is viewed and accessed around the world.

Lauren’s recent deal activity includes:

  • Represented media giant Discovery in a variety of matters that have made headlines around the world, including its sale of Great American Country Network, its acquisition of Golf Digest, one of the world’s leading golf media brands, from Condé Nast, its $2 billion strategic alliance with the PGA Tour, its spinoff and equity investment in Curiousity.com, Sale of Discovery Education business for $120 million sale to Francisco Partners, a private equity firm
  • Representing Ethos Veterinary Health, one of the industry’s most innovative veterinary organizations, in its pending acquisition by National Veterinary Associates (NVA), a leading global community of nearly 1,200 veterinary hospitals.
  • Represented WestMed Medical Group, a multispecialty medical practice of nearly 500 physicians and advanced care providers and 1,500 clinical employees located in Westchester County, NY and Fairfield County, CT, in its combination with Summit Health, a company formed by the merger of CityMD and Summit Medical Group.  Summit Health now includes more than 2,500 providers, 12,000 employees and over 340 locations in NJ, NY, CT, PA and central OR.  Summit Health is a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus.
  • Represented Blade Urban Mobility, Inc. in its $825 million de-SPAC business combination with KSL Capital’s SPAC – Experience Investment Corp.
  • Represented Hearst’s healthcare subsidiary, Homecare Homebase, in its acquisition of CellTrak Technologies, a leading provider of care documentation software solutions in the personal care market.
  • Represented Hearst Magazines in its sale of Marie Claire U.S. to British media company Future.
  • Represented Harren Equity Partners, LLC in connection with the sale of its portfolio company, Health Connect America, Inc., to Palladium Equity Partners V, L.P.
  • Represented Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in the launch of a national management services organization (MSO) formed with an investment from Revelstoke Capital Partners.
  • Represented Public Interest Registry (PIR), which was established by the Internet Society in 2002 to manage and operate the .ORG domain, in $1.135 billion sale to Ethos Capital, which was terminated by mutual agreement.
  • Led the Proskauer team that advised Empire City Casino, one of the largest gaming facilities in the U.S. and one of only two facilities licensed to operate video lottery terminals in the New York City metropolitan area, in its $850 million sale to MGM Resorts International.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)

(Leading partners)

Lauren BogliviProskauer Rose LLP

Operating out of the firm’s New York office, Proskauer Rose LLP’s client roster includes private equity sponsors and financial advisors, largely from the life sciences, tech, and consumer goods sectors. Working in coordination with the firm’s London and Paris offices, the department is collectively led by Lauren Boglivi, a go-to for M&A in the media and entertainment industries, Michael Ellis, who advises on public and private M&A, joint ventures, and corporate governance, and Daniel Ganitsky, who focuses on financial advisor representations and restructurings. Kunal Dogra is well-versed in representing private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on various mandates, Grant Darwin handles domestic and global buyouts and strategic transactions, and Joshua Apfelroth is a trusted advisor for spin-offs, tender and exchange offers, and contests for corporate control.

United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)

Proskauer Rose LLP’s advises clients on middle-market transactions across sports, technology, healthcare, real estate, and consumer goods. With a strong presence in New York and Los Angeles, the firm supports clients throughout the fund lifecycle, from formation to exits. Lauren Boglivi leads the team from New York and handles domestic and cross-border M&A for an extensive roster of financial sponsors, particularly those focused on healthcare, media and entertainment. Co-heads Daniel Ganitsky and Michael Ellis also advise from the New York office and offer particular experience in takeovers, joint ventures, and restructurings. From Los Angeles, Christopher Ahn has recently been active on multiple transactions in the food and drinks sector, while Ben Orlanski underpins his deal-making expertise with skill in corporate governance matters. Also LA-based, Kristian Herrmann’s varied mid-market capabilities include leveraged buyouts, investment deals, and portfolio company sell-side processes. Jonathan Gill and Robb Tretter joined from Ropes & Gray LLP in November 2024 and bring further capabilities in M&A.