M&A Lawyer Gallardo Sees Asset Sales, Tech Deals From New Paul Hastings Perch

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By Liana Baker and Crystal Tse

April 21, 2023 at 5:56 PM UTC

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Happy Friday, it’s Liana Baker and Crystal Tse in New York. Today we’re interviewing a top lawyer at Paul Hastings who weighs in on the M&A market & activists. Plus, Brookfield is pursuing a fintech company while Boston Scientific eyes a major health care deal.

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Born and raised in Lima, Eduardo Gallardo came to the US for college and law school. He cut his teeth on bank M&A deals at Skadden before jumping in 2005 to Gibson Dunn, where he watched the rise of activist investors. Last year, he joined Paul Hastings as the global co-chair of M&A. When he isn’t advising clients, he likes to put down his phone to paint WWII model planes. He traveled with his high schooler across Iceland and even learned to ski a few years ago. Here are some insights on what he’s seeing in the deals market.—Liana Baker and Crystal Tse