Debbie Wang
Bio
Debbie Wang is Counsel at Woolery & Co and brings nearly a decade of experience advising public and private companies, financial institutions, funds, family offices and investors on complex mergers and acquisitions and other strategic corporate transactions, as well as governance and commercial matters. Prior to joining Woolery & Co, Debbie practiced at Ropes & Gray LLP, where she was most recently elected Counsel.
Debbie has advised on significant domestic and cross-border transactions across a broad range of industries, including media, financial services, consumer products and life sciences. She works closely with senior management, boards of directors, financial advisors and other stakeholders to navigate complex legal, commercial and regulatory considerations and execute transactions from inception through closing.
Some of her recent engagements include the sale of National Amusements, the controlling shareholder of Paramount Global, to Skydance Media, Commonwealth Financial Network's sale to LPL Financial Holdings, Novo Nordisk's acquisition of Akero Therapeutics and Eli Lilly's acquisition of Ventyx Biosciences.
Prior Experience
Ropes & Gray LLP | Mergers & Acquisitions Counsel-elect, Associate
Stikeman Elliott LLP | Corporate Associate
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP| Finance Associate
Public Representative Matters
National Amusements, the controlling shareholder of Paramount Global, in its sale to Skydance Media.
Commonwealth Financial Network in its $2.7 billion sale to LPL Financial Holdings.
Novanta in its $1.2 billion acquisition of Riverpoint Medical.
Novo Nordisk in its $5.2 billion acquisition of Akero Therapeutics.
Eli Lilly in its $1.2 billion acquisition of Ventyx Biosciences.
GHO Capital Partners in its $1.1 billion take-private of Avid Bioservices.
Pfizer in its $11.6 billion acquisition of Biohaven Pharmaceuticals and its $6.7 billion acquisition of Arena Pharmaceuticals.
America's Test Kitchen in its sale to Marquee Brands.
Education
J.D. University of Toronto
B.A. McGill University