Eric Lauria-Banta
Senior Counsel
Eric Lauria-Banta is a corporate lawyer whose practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, and the organization, development, and financing of emerging growth and development stage companies. He has experience representing public and private companies, strategic investors, and private equity firms in numerous complex acquisitions and divestitures.
Eric is a senior counsel in the firm’s Transactions Practice Group.
Representative Experience*
- Represented a private equity firm in a $328 million acquisition of a global sealing and corrosion prevention products company
- Represented a construction materials company in the acquisition of all of the outstanding shares from a limited partnership parent corporation in a $7 billion transaction
- Represented an energy infrastructure company in the sale of a subsidiary for $328 million
- Represented a private renewable energy company in its purchase of a multistate portfolio of development-stage wind and solar energy generation projects
- Represented a global oil and gas company in a $350 million transaction to purchase a petroleum products company
- Represented an energy company in an $800 million transaction to acquire interest in the US oil and gas industry
*Matters handled prior to joining Foley.
Presentations and Publications
- Panelist, Wisconsin Technology Council Early Stage Symposium, Madison WI (November 9-10, 2022)
Foley Attorneys Honored as 2024 Wisconsin Law Journal Legal All-Stars
Foley & Lardner LLP is pleased to announce that six members of the firm have been named 2024 Wisconsin Law Journal Legal All-Star honorees across five different categories.
ACC-Wisconsin CLE Conference
Join Foley and ACC-Wisconsin at PinSeekers on Thursday, September 26 for an afternoon of CLE sessions followed by a networking reception in PinSeekers' sports entertainment facility where you can put your skills to the test in the facility's golf suites. This event is suited for all skill levels.
Foley Represents Trading Technologies in Final Stage of Abel Noser Solutions Acquisition
Foley & Lardner LLP represented Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global capital markets technology platform provider, in its acquisition of START, a broker-neutral trade optimization platform, from Abel Noser Holdings, a majority-owned portfolio company of Estancia Capital Partners.
Foley Represents Avantus in Investment from KKR to Support Renewable Energy Development
Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to Avantus in its signing of a definitive agreement by which investment funds and accounts managed by KKR.
Foley Advises Knowles Corporation in Acquisition of Cornell Dubilier
Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal adviser to Knowles Corporation, a leading global supplier of high performance components and solutions, including ceramic capacitors and radio frequency filters, advanced medtech microphones, balanced armature speakers, and audio solutions, in entering a definitive agreement to acquire Cornell Dubilier.
Foley Represents Trading Technologies in Acquisition of Abel Noser Solutions
Foley & Lardner LLP represented Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global capital markets technology platform provider, in its acquisition of Abel Noser Solutions, LLC, an industry-leading provider of transaction cost analysis (TCA) for investment managers, brokers, asset owners, and consultants, from Abel Noser Holdings, a majority-owned portfolio company of Estancia Capital Partners.