Penelope Shumway
Counsel
pshumway@akingump.com
Areas of Focus
- Corporate Governance
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity Transactions
Biography
- Focuses on corporate transactions.
Penelope represents clients in connection with corporate matters, including: public and private mergers and acquisitions, public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, secured and unsecured credit facilities and other lending arrangements, and corporate governance.
Representative Work
- Represented the largest chain in the convenience-retailing industry in a $21 billion acquisition of 3,900 gasoline and convenience stores across 35 states.
- Represented a franchisor-focused private equity firm for its strategic investment in a leading franchisor of hydraulic hose repair and replacement services.
- Represented a public exploration and production company in its underwritten $3 billion senior notes offering.
- Represented a NYSE-listed technology company in the divestiture of a division to a private equity fund.
- Represented a real estate fund management company in its acquisition of 35 hotels across 21 states.
EducationJ.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law, magna cum laude, 2018
B.A., Southern Methodist University, magna cum laude, 2015
J.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law, magna cum laude, 2018
B.A., Southern Methodist University, magna cum laude, 2015
Bar AdmissionsTexas
Texas
Affiliations and Public Service
- Member, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
- Member, Dallas Bar Association
