Recent transactions handled by Ms. Hosler include:

• Represented Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. in its $1.2 billion acquisition of American Italian Pasta Company, accomplished by a successful tender offer for American Italian Pasta Co.’s stock followed by a back end merger.
• Represented Energizer in its $185 million acquisition of Stayfree pad, Carefree liner and o.b. tampon feminine hygiene brands from Johnson & Johnson.
• Represented Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. in its $2.6 billion acquisition of the Post cereals business from Kraft, in a “reverse Morris Trust” structured transaction, which involved operations in Canada.
• Represented Tekelec in its $780 million sale to a consortium led by Siris Capital Group LLC.
• Represented Mallinckrodt plc in the $690 million sale of its nuclear imaging business to IBA Molecular.
• Represented Mallinckrodt plc in its $425 million acquisition of InfaCare Pharmaceutical Corporation.
• Represented Elanco US Inc. in its $245 million acquisition of Aratana Therapeutics.
• Represented Greencore Group plc in the acquisition of U.S.-based Peacock Foods for $747.5 million, and the subsequent sale of the unit for $1.087 billion. 
• Represented Peabody Energy Corporation in its $400 million acquisition of Shoal Creek metallurgical coal mine.
• Represented the Board of Directors LaBarge Inc., a publicly held electronics manufacturer, in its $340 million sale to DuCommun Incorporated.
• Represented Brown Shoe Company its sale of the Avia and Nevados brands for $74 million.
• Represented Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. in its $545 million acquisition of the refrigerated dough business from Sara Lee Corporation.
• Represented NS Group, a publicly held manufacturing company, in its $1.5 billion sale to IPSCO.
• Represented Tekelec in its $130 million acquisition of Camiant, a policy control company.
• Represented Ixia in its $105 million acquisition of Catapult Communications, a leading provider of advanced software-based test systems to the telecom industry, accomplished by a successful tender offer for Catapult Communications followed by a back end merger.
• Represented Bunge North America in connection with its joint venture with Itochu Corp. and STX Pan Ocean Co.
• Represented U.S. client in its $25 million acquisition of Irish biotech company.
• Represented NuVox Communications, Inc. on various offerings and several securities and corporate governance matters.
• Represented Monsanto Company in connection with various strategic investments.
• Represented Alticor Inc. in the purchase of a majority interest in a medical foods company and joint venture arrangement.
• Represented Panera Bread Company in connection with its acquisition of various franchisee operations.
• Represented Arch Coal, Inc. in the sale of certain assets related to its Wyoming mining properties to Peabody Energy.
• Represented publicly held bank in its $100 million sale.
• Assisted private equity fund in its formation and various investments in portfolio companies.
• Represented telecommunications company in a going private transaction.