Spread across multiple US offices and leveraging close working relationships with its international network, K&L Gates has a full-service corporate offering, which concentrates on equity investments and private equity transactions. Operating in a vast number of industries, the team’s recent standout work has included advice on the public tender offer for all the outstanding shares of Veloxis, the cross-border carve-out sale of one of Evoqua Water Technologies’ product lines, and Exact Sciences Corporation’s acquisition of the epigenetics company Base Genomics. Key figures in the team include corporate global practice head Robert Zinn (New York), and co-head Annette Becker (Seattle), who has expertise in private and public equity financings as well as venture capital transactions. Other key lawyers are healthcare, financial services, technology, media and insurance expert Calvina Bostick (New York) and Leah Baucom (Charlotte), who handles leveraged buyouts, public and private divestitures, spin-offs and special committee representation.