About
Rema Awad, a partner at K&L Gates LLP, represents public companies and private companies on mergers and acquisitions. She also handles securities matters and general corporate work. She works on equity financings, leveraged buyouts, and leveraged recapitalizations in private equity and venture capital deals. She represents buyout funds, portfolio companies, and private equity investors. She counsels management, boards of directors, and Fortune 500 companies. She advises investors and owners of middle-market and emerging companies. She earned her J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law and a B.A. from the University of California, Irvine. Her clients work in life sciences, healthcare, technology, manufacturing, and hospitality and leisure. She represents them in mergers, acquisitions, and leveraged buyouts.
Who is a good fit for Rema Awad
- Public companies that need counsel for a merger.
- Buyout funds and private equity investors pursuing a leveraged buyout.
- Owners of middle-market and emerging companies arranging an equity financing.
- Portfolio companies completing a leveraged recapitalization.
Education and admissions
- Education
- Pepperdine University School of Law, J.D., 2005
- University of California, Irvine, B.A., 2002
- Bar admissions
- California, Florida
Specialties
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional