Heather Rahilly Bio

A Partner in the firm’s Corporate Group, Co-Chair of the firm’s Private Equity Practice Group, Co-Chair of the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group and member of Wiggin’s Executive Committee, Heather is trusted counsel to private equity funds, public corporations, early and late stage companies, venture capital investors and family offices as they navigate a broad range of purchase, sale and investment transactions. Heather focuses her practice on corporate and business law, with a concentration in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments and financings, in a wide variety of industries, including technology, SaaS, software, financial technology, data analytics, business and professional services, consumer products, retail, media and marketing/communications, automotive, manufacturing/industrials and healthcare. From starting to selling a business, Heather provides practical business advice tailored to her clients’ growth stage and industry. She has extensive experience in middle-market M&A on both the buy-side and sell-side in connection with domestic and international corporate acquisitions and divestitures, private equity investments and co-investments in both public and private companies, carve-outs, venture capital and growth equity investments and financings, recapitalizations, leveraged buyouts, leveraged dividends and joint ventures and related matters, including technology licensing, outsourcing, and governance matters. Heather has completed several transactions in the healthcare industry on both the investor and company side. Heather is also a member of wiggin(x) through which she represents venture capital investors, early and late-stage companies, as well as many women-owned companies and founders with the unique aspects of their businesses. Heather is an active member of the business and investment community and is a member of organizations such as the Association for Corporate Growth, the Women in M&A Section of the American Bar Association and the Women’s Association of Venture and Equity (WAVE).