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Bayleigh Sauerwald

Associate

Bayleigh Sauerwald

Associate

Bayleigh Sauerwald is an associate in the Transactions Practice Group of our Business Law Department and assists clients with a variety of corporate and transactional matters. She began her career at Foley & Lardner as a Summer Associate with our M&A team by conducting legal research, drafting transactional documents, and assisting with due diligence.

While in law school, she worked at a law firm specializing in real estate and served as a student attorney in the Criminal Law Clinic at Boston University School of Law, defending indigent clients from criminal charges.

November 5, 2025 Deals and Wins

Foley Represents NCH Corporation in Sale to Solenis

Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to NCH Corporation, the quality leader and trusted on-site expert in middle-market water treatment and industrial solutions, in its sale to Solenis, a portfolio company of Platinum Equity.
October 9, 2025 Deals and Wins

Foley Advises Millennium Physician Group on Partnership with IMA Medical Group

Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal counsel to Millennium Physician Group, a Mosaic Health Company and one of the country’s largest independent physician groups, in its acquisition of IMA Medical Group.
July 11, 2025 Deals and Wins

Foley Represents Five Elms Capital in $51M Series C Investment in Spacelift

Foley & Lardner LLP represented Five Elms Capital, a software-focused growth equity firm, in its lead investment in the $51 million Series C funding round of Spacelift, an infrastructure orchestration platform that manages the entire infrastructure lifecycle across multi-cloud and hybrid environments.
April 16, 2025 Deals and Wins

Foley Represents BICO in Sale of MatTek and Visikol to Sartorius for $80M

Foley & Lardner LLP represented BICO Group AB (“BICO”) in its agreement to sell MatTek Corp and Visikol Inc to Sartorius Lab Holding GmbH (“Sartorius”) for $80 million. The transaction follows BICO’s updated strategy to focus on lab automation and selected workflows, with proceeds from the sale used to strengthen BICO’s balance sheet and accelerate its growth agenda. The transaction is expected to close in Q2 2025.
April 3, 2025 Deals and Wins

Foley Represents cQuant.io in Acquisition by Zema Global

Foley & Lardner LLP represented cQuant.io, an industry leader in analytic solutions for energy and commodity companies, in its acquisition by Zema Global, a leading provider of data management and analytics solutions for companies in the energy, commodities, and financial sectors.
March 27, 2025 Deals and Wins

Foley Represents Housatonic Partners and Universal Gaming Group in Universal Gaming Group’s Combination with Delaware North’s Gaming Business

Foley & Lardner LLP represented Housatonic Partners and Universal Gaming Group (UGG), an Illinois route-gaming operator, in UGG’s recent combination with Gaming & Entertainment Management – Illinois LLC (GEM), a subsidiary of global hospitality and entertainment company Delaware North.