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Marisa White

Partner

Marisa White guides private and public companies, private equity firms, and their portfolio companies through complex, high-stakes domestic and cross-border transactions. Her practice spans mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, restructurings, carve-outs, and joint ventures.

Marisa counsels clients throughout the transaction lifecycle, bringing particular strength to deal structuring, risk allocation, and the negotiation of critical commercial terms. She represents clients across a range of industries, including aerospace, defense and government services, industrials, technology, health care, life sciences, consumer products, energy, and infrastructure.

In addition to her transactional work, Marisa advises boards of directors and executive leadership teams on corporate governance, fiduciary duties, and other sensitive corporate and commercial matters, serving as a trusted legal and strategic advisor in moments of growth, transition and complexity.

Representative Experience

  • Represented Avantor, Inc. (NYSE: AVTR), a global provider of products and services to the life sciences and advanced technology industries, in the approximately US$650m sale of its clinical services business to Audax Private Equity.*
  • Represented CGI Federal Inc., a wholly owned U.S. operating subsidiary of CGI Inc. (NYSE: GIB; TSX: GIB.A), in its acquisition of Aeyon, a provider of digital transformation, data management, analytics, and intelligent automation services to the U.S. federal government.*
  • Represented the special committee of the board of directors of The Necessity Retail REIT Inc. (NASDAQ: RTL) in its merger with Global Net Lease Inc. (NYSE: GNL), creating a publicly traded net lease real estate investment trust with an aggregate real estate asset value of approximately US$9.6bn, and in the concurrent internalization of management functions provided by AR Global LLC and its affiliates.*
  • Represented GMF Capital LLC in its acquisition of a majority interest in Motorsport Network Media LLC, an entity formed to hold the media assets of Motorsport Group, a global digital media platform focused on Formula 1 racing and automotive coverage.*
  • Represented Mayne Pharma Group Limited (ASX: MYX) in the sale of its generic prescription product portfolio to Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories SA (NYSE: RDY).*
  • Represented Grant County Mulch, a manufacturer and distributor of mulch, soil, and decorative stone, in the sale of its bagging assets to Oldcastle APG Inc.*
  • Represented Tata’s Natural Alchemy, also known as Tata Harper, in its sale to AMOREPACIFIC Group.*
  • Represented Merchant e-Solutions Inc., a payments and commerce solutions provider, in its US$290m sale to Integrum Holdings.*
  • Represented Harbour Point Capital in its investment in Midwest Medical Transport Company, a provider of interfacility medical transportation services.*
  • Represented Virtuoso Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, in its business combination with Wejo Limited, a connected vehicle data company, in a transaction with an equity value of approximately US$1.1bn.*
  • Represented Strategic Materials Inc., one of North America’s largest glass recyclers, in its sale to Sibelco, a global material solutions company and European leader in glass recycling.*
  • Represented DC Capital, a private equity firm, in its acquisition of Janus Global Operations, a global logistics and stability operations contractor.*
  • Represented Wheels Up (NYSE: UP), a private aviation company, in its acquisitions of Travel Management Company, a wholesale-focused light jet operator, certain assets of Avianis Systems LLC, a private aviation technology company, and Alante Air Charter, a Part 135 operator.*
  • Represented Flightline Electronics Inc., a subsidiary of Ultra Electronics Holdings plc and manufacturer of commercial and military aircraft instruments, in the sale of certain assets to Ontic Engineering and Manufacturing Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of air transportation equipment and supplies.*
  • Represented Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (OSE: KOG), an international technology company, in the sale of Hydroid Inc., a leading supplier of autonomous underwater vehicles, to Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) for US$350m.*
  • Represented UnderSea Sensor Systems Inc. (USSI), a subsidiary of Ultra Electronics Holdings plc, in the sale of its fuel cell business to Adaptive Energy LLC, a portfolio company of Sleeping Bear Capital.*
  • Represented American Securities, a private equity firm, in its acquisition of Mortgage Contracting Services, a leading national provider of outsourced solutions across the mortgage servicing lifecycle.*
  • Represented Carestream Health, a portfolio company of Onex Corporation (TSX: ONEX), in the sale of its digital dental business to funds managed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and CareCapital Advisors Limited.*
  • Represented The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) in its acquisitions of GLAMGLOW, a prestige skincare brand, and RODIN olio lusso, a luxury skincare brand.*
  • Represented EQV Resources LLC, an affiliate of EQV Group, in its sale of a Texas Panhandle oil and gas asset to Presidio Production Company in connection with a proposed business combination expected to create a publicly traded oil and gas company with an estimated enterprise value of approximately US$660m.*

*Matters handled prior to joining Foley.

Awards and Recognition

  • The Legal 500, Next Generation Partner, M&A/Corporate and Commercial: M&A Middle Market (2025)
  • Mergers & Acquisitions, Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A (2026); Honorable Mention (2024-2025)
  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law (2023-2025)

Affiliations

  • Member, American Bar Association, Business Law Section