Overview
Claudia Torres is of counsel in the Mergers and Acquisitions practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Washington, DC office.
Claudia advises private and public company sellers and buyers in connection with mergers and acquisitions. She also represents companies in divestitures, restructurings, joint ventures and other complex corporate transactions. Claudia partners with executives and boards to strategically grow their enterprises through acquisitions and to achieve successful exits. With significant domestic and international experience in business development and managing complex projects in the telecommunications and internet industries, Claudia is uniquely positioned to effectively execute complex domestic and cross-border transactions and partner with clients to accomplish their business objectives.
Claudia has over 16 years of experience representing clients in a variety of industries, including technology, life sciences, software, digital media, online advertising, internet, healthcare technology, entertainment, consulting, fashion, consumer products and financial services technology.
Prior to law school, Claudia worked in business development and project management in the telecommunications industry. She also founded an international wholesale VOIP telecommunications carrier, serving as its president and CEO. Claudia previously worked as vice president of business development and as a project manager at another telecommunications company. Before entering the telecommunications industry, Claudia worked internationally conducting procurement and logistics for large-scale engineering and construction projects for the Techint Group and Burns and Roe.
Accolades
- Law 360, Mergers & Acquisitions Editorial Advisory Board, 2019, 2020, 2021
- CAIR Coalition Pro Bono Honor Roll, in recognition of her pro bono immigration work on behalf of detained unaccompanied children, 2015
Education
- Boston University School of Law, J.D.
- Florida State University, B.A. International Relations and Theatre
Representations
Representative sell-side M&A transactions
- Mission Secure, a provider of cybersecurity for operational technology, in its sale to ServiceNow
- Heyday, in a merger of equals with Branded, to form a new e-commerce platform and aggregator, Essor
- Rooam, a contactless payment platform, in its sale to American Express
- ARInspect, an AI powered provider of solutions for public sector field operations, in its sale to Tyler Technologies
- AexeRNA, a developer of mRNA therapeutics, in its sale to BioNTech
- BurnAlong, a digital health and wellness platform, in its sale to Tivity Health
- AccountantsWorld, a provider of cloud solutions for accountants, in its cross-border sale to IRIS
- Sales Boomerang, a provider of retention software for lenders, in its sale to LLR Partners
- Spacemaker AS, a Norwegian technology company, in its cross-border $240 million sale to Autodesk
- Fixt Technologies, an on-demand technology repair company, in its acquisition by Assurant
- A tech-enabled health services company in its acquisition by a premier private equity firm
- Evariant, a healthcare consumer and physician engagement company, in its acquisition by Healthgrades
- BlueTarp, a provider of business-to-business credit management programs, in its acquisition by Capital One
- Ablynx NV in its cross-border $4.8 billion sale to Sanofi
- PCI Synthesis, a leading US pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization, in its acquisition by Novacap
- Ocera Therapeutics in its sale to Mallinckrodt through a public tender offer for approximately $42 million at closing and up to $75 million in contingent cash payments upon the achievement of milestones
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, a leading global pharmaceutical company, in the sale of its specialty women’s global health business for approximately $2.48 billion
- NeuStar, a global information services provider, in its sale to Golden Gate Capital and GIC for approximately $2.9 billion
- Millennial Media, a mobile ad platform company, in its sale to Verizon’s AOL through a public tender offer for approximately $250 million
- Kepware, a software development company, in its sale to PTC for approximately $100 million upfront, plus $18 million in earnout consideration
- Arbinet in its sale to Primus Telecommunications Group
- Ion Torrent Systems in its acquisition by Life Technologies for approximately $725 million
- Reveal Imaging Technologies, a manufacturer of explosive and other threat detection products and services, in its acquisition by Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC)
Representative buy-side M&A transactions
- NVIDIA in a series of acquisitions
- Cleo, a benefits platform, in its acquisition of CareTribe
- Blockdaemon, a blockchain infrastructure company, in a series of acquisitions
- Roman DBDR Technology Acquisition Corp. in connection with its pending business combination with CompoSecure Holdings in a transaction valued at approximately $1.2 billion
- CarGurus, a global online automotive marketplace, in its acquisition of Autolist
- LTN Global Communications, a worldwide leader in broadcast-quality IP video transport solutions, in a series of acquisitions
- Altimmune, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, in its acquisition of Spitfire Pharma for up to $93 million in upfront and contingent milestone cash and stock payments
- Hypertherm, a global manufacturer of industrial cutting products, in its acquisition of OMAX Corporation
- Quench USA, a leading water technology company, in its acquisition of Pure Health Solutions, a leading provider of filtered watercoolers and related services, for approximately $57.6 million
- Ansys, an engineering software simulation company, in its acquisition of Computational Engineering International
- DaVita in numerous acquisitions of dialysis centers
- CVS Pharmacy in numerous acquisitions of retail pharmacies
- Beacon Health Strategies in its acquisition of PsychCare
- Nokia in its acquisition of MetaCarta
Joint ventures and complex commercial transactions
- EverTrue, a leading advancement automation platform, in connection with its strategic partnership with Graduway
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, a leading global pharmaceutical company, in connection with its joint venture agreements
- Code42, a leader in cloud-based endpoint data protection and recovery solutions, in connection with a strategic referral arrangement with Carbonite
- Higi SH, a community-based health and wellness platform, in connection with a master hosted software and services agreement with a leading international retailer
- StayNTouch, a provider of mobile hotel property management systems, in connection with the licensing of software and technology for the hospitality industry
- Williams College in connection with a master license and services agreement with a leading provider of cloud-based construction program management software
- Intersections, a leading provider of consumer and corporate identity risk management services, in the drafting and negotiation of commercial agreements with its clients and vendors
- DVF Studio, a leading fashion retailer, in the negotiation of a master service agreement for licensing an online gateway service between the client’s payment applications and financial institutions