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Astrid Leonhard

Associate
New York
About

Astrid Leonhard is a member of the New York corporate team with a focus on cross-border private M&A transactions. Astrid advises listed corporations and private equity sponsors in relation to bilateral and auction sale processes.

Astrid completed a secondment to the in-house corporate development team of FTSE-100 Pearson Plc from September to November 2022.

Areas of FocusCorporateMergers and Acquisitions
Bar admissionsNew York
Education
  • L.P.C. with M.Sc., Law, Business and Management, University of Law, 2019
  • Graduate LL.B., Law, University of Leeds, 2018
  • B.A., Utrecht University, 2015

EXPERIENCE

  • Acted for GE Vernova, Inc. on the USD600 million sale of its software solutions business Proficy to TPG
  • Acted for Dentsu Group Inc. on its EUR678m acquisition of global marketing production company Tag Worldwide Holdings Ltd from Advent International
  • Acted for Philip Morris International Inc. on its USD820m acquisition of Fertin Pharma, a Danish nicotine-alternatives provider, from EQT
  • Acted for MidEuropa on its acquisition of a controlling stake of pharmaceutical manufacturing company FAMAR from ECM Partners and Metric Capital Partners
  • Acted for Pearson Plc on the auction sale of its online education services business to Regent
  • Acted for Three Hills Capital Partners on its acquisition of a stake in Operam Education, an education resourcing business, via its dedicated impact platform

My latest insights

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DLA Piper advises ACP Holdings Acquisition Corp. on business combination with May...

16 September 2026 .2 minute read

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DLA Piper advises GE Vernova on sale of software solutions business Proficy to TPG

10 March 2026 .1 minute read

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DLA Piper advises MidEuropa on FAMAR acquisition

24 July 2024 .2 minute read

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