Tara Shankar

Pillsbury Corporate and M&A attorney Tara Shankar focuses on mergers and acquisitions in the government contracting, software, health care and technology sectors. She also advises on general corporate law matters, emerging companies and venture capital, public and private offerings, and corporate governance.

Tara advises clients on M&A, venture capital, private equity and other strategic transactions. She has served in an outside general counsel capacity to middle-market and growth companies, and her practice encompasses clients and transactions around the world. Tara prioritizes giving practical, business-minded and cost-efficient advice to her clients. She has been recognized in the legal community as an up-and-coming attorney in her field, receiving accolades such as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for several years in a row and DCA Live Emerging Women Leaders in Law.

Representative Experience

Representative Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity Experience

Represented SYNNEX Corporation in its $7.2 billion merger with Tech Data Corporation.
Represented BioLegend in its $5.25 billion sale to PerkinElmer.
Represented Culmen International in its acquisition of TMC Global Professional Services.

Represented Trustwave in its sale to LevelBlue.

Represented TD SYNNEX in its acquisition of Apptium.

Represented Nordic Semiconductor in its $120 million acquisition of Memfault.

Represented Nordic Semiconductor in its acquisition of the intellectual property and core technology assets of Neuton.AI.

Represented Bilt Technologies in its acquisition of Rotomaire (d/b/a Banyan).

Represented Numerica Corporation in the sale of its radar and command-and-control business to Anduril Industries.

Represented ACON Investments in its acquisition of a controlling stake in True Religion.

Represented Core One Solutions in its acquisition of Calhoun International.

Represented CATHEXIS in its acquisition of Paradyme Solutions.

Represented Torin Consulting in its sale to RealmOne, a portfolio company of Enlightenment Capital.

Represented Intrinsic ID in its sale to Synopsys.

Represented Enspira in its sale to LEAD3R.

Represented Zavda Technologies in its sale to Applied Insight.

Represented Clairvest Group in connection with its strategic investment in NexTech Solutions.

Represented The Crypsis Group in its $265 million sale to Palo Alto Networks.

Representative VC Financings Experience
- Represented Arable Labs in its $20 million Series B financing.
- Represented UrbanStems in its $20 million Series C financing.
- Represented Apkudo in its $14 million Series B financing.
- Represented Insightin Health in its $12 million Series A financing.
- Represented Almanac Insights as lead investor in Foxtrot Market’s $42 million Series B financing.

Representative Securities Offerings Experience
- Represented SYNNEX in its $2.5 billion offering of senior notes.
- Represented Capital Impact Partners in its distribution of more than $300 million of Capital Impact Investment Notes.

Professional Highlights

Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (published by BL Rankings LLC) for Corporate Law (2024–2026).
Recognized by DCA Live Emerging Women Leaders in Law (2024).
Member, American Bar Association, Business Law Section.