Anya Hodes is a partner in Proskauer’s Corporate Department and a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions Group.
Anya advises a wide range of clients on complex mergers and acquisitions, carve-outs, tender and exchange offers, joint ventures and other significant transactions. Her practice spans public and private company mergers, take-private transactions and cross-border acquisitions. She also has extensive expertise in corporate governance, shareholder activism and special committee representation, having advised boards and management teams through contested transactions and proxy contests.
Anya is a trusted advisor to companies, private equity sponsors, and financial institutions across a diverse range of industries, including technology, healthcare, manufacturing, infrastructure and consumer goods.
Education
- University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, J.D.
- Loyola University Chicago, B.B.A.
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Loyola University Chicago, B.A.
summa cum laude
Admissions & Qualifications
- New York
Matters
Prior Firm Experience
- A. Schulman in its $2.25 billion sale to LyondellBasell N.V.
- Abaco Systems, a portfolio company of Veritas Capital, in its $1.35 billion sale to AMETEK
- AEP Industries in its sale to Berry Plastics Group, Inc.
- Altor Equity Partners in its acquisition of CCM Hockey from Birch Hill Equity Partners
- American Capital in its $3.4 billion sale to Ares Capital Corporation
- Anaplan in its $10.7 billion sale to Thoma Bravo
- Anywhere Real Estate Inc. in its $400 million sale of its global relocation business to an affiliate of SIRVA, Inc., a portfolio company of Madison Dearborn Partners
- BridgeBio Pharma in its $1 billion acquisition of the remaining 36% stake in Eidos Therapeutics that it did not already own
- Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in its $13.3 billion acquisition of Triton International
- Crown Castle in the proxy contest against Boots Capital Management
- Dhilmar in its $795 million acquisition of the Éléonore gold mine from Newmont Corporation
- Five Star Holdings in its sale to The Jordan Company
- Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. II in its $2.5 billion merger with ATI Physical Therapy
- H.I.G. Bayside Capital in the sale of its portfolio company, Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, to Corsair Capital
- HPS Investment Partners in its acquisition of Spectrum Automotive Holdings
- IAC/InterActiveCorp in its acquisition of Care.com
- Kemet Corporation in its $1.8 billion sale to Yageo Corporation
- The board of directors of KKR & Co. in a series of structural and governance changes in connection with founders Henry Kravis and George Roberts stepping down as co-CEOs
- Maiden Holdings in its combination with Kestrel Group to form a new, publicly listed specialty insurance company
- The special committee of the board of directors of Myovant Sciences in the $1.7 billion sale to Sumitovant Biopharma of the remaining 48% stake in Myovant that Sumitovant did not already own
- Navient Corporation in numerous transactions, including its evaluation and rejection of a $3.2 billion unsolicited acquisition proposal from Canyon Capital and Platinum Equity, and in connection with a threatened proxy contest by Canyon Capital and subsequent negotiation of a settlement agreement
- Norfolk Southern in connection with a hostile takeover bid and proxy contest by Canadian Pacific Railway
- Permira Funds in its acquisition of DiversiTech Corporation from The Jordan Company
- Rithm Capital in its $1.5 billion acquisition of Genesis Capital and certain loan assets from Goldman Sachs Bank
- Strategic Value Partners in its $1.125 billion acquisition of Revelyst, a segment of Vista Outdoor Inc.
- Tricon Residential in its $3.5 billion take-private sale to Blackstone Real Estate Partners X and Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust
- Veritas Capital in its $3 billion acquisition of Cubic Corporation