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Kyla AdlerDirector

Since joining Foros, Kyla has advised clients across a variety of industries, including advising the special committee of Startek in responding to the minority buyout proposal from the controlling shareholder; Zuora on its $400 million strategic investment from Silver Lake and the acquisition of Zephr; Acreage Holdings on its amended plan of arrangement with Canopy Growth; Diplomat on its $0.9bn sale to OptumRx; Methode Electronics on its acquisitions of Pacific Insight and Grakon; UNFI on its $2.9 billion acquisition of SUPERVALU; Kodak on its issuance of $200 million of convertible preferred stock to Southeastern Asset Management; Consolidated Communications on its $1.5 billion acquisition of FairPoint Communications and the sale of its IT Services Equipment Business to ePlus; Nielsen on its sale of Claritas to Carlyle Group; CA Technologies on its divestiture of ERwin to Parallax Capital Partners; Delphi Automotive on its acquisition of Control-Tec; and Cross Country Healthcare on its acquisition of Medical Staffing Network.

Kyla earned a B.A. in Applied Mathematics with a focus in Economics from Harvard University, where she was a member of the varsity crew team.

 

Select Deal Experience

  • Advising the special committee of Startek in responding to the minority buyout proposal from the controlling shareholder
  • Advising Zuora on its $400 million strategic investment from Silver Lake and the acquisition of Zephr
  • Advised Acreage Holdings on its amended plan of arrangement with Canopy Growth
  • Advised Diplomat on its $0.9bn sale to OptumRx
  • Advised Methode on its $420 million acquisition of Grakon
  • Advised UNFI on its $2.9 billion acquisition of SUPERVALU
  • Advised Nielsen on sale of Claritas to Carlyle Group
  • Advised Consolidated on its $1.5 billion acquisition of FairPoint Communications
  • Advised Consolidated on the sale of its IT Services Equipment Business to ePlus
  • Advised Kodak on its $200 million issuance of convertible preferred stock to Southeastern Asset Management
  • Advised CA on sale of ERwin to Parallax Capital Partners

Prior Experience

  • Analyst, Foros
  • Senior Associate, Foros
  • Vice President, Foros

Education

  • B.A., Harvard University