Chloe Karp
Director
Chloe provides strategic counsel and communications support to companies involved in a broad range of special situations, including mergers and acquisitions, shareholder activism defense, leadership changes, litigation, and crisis management. She also works with clients to develop and refine their investor relations and stewardship engagement programs with a focus on corporate governance and executive compensation.
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M&A / Transactions
Chloe has supported Bristol Myers Squibb in its acquisitions of Celgene and MyoKardia; Broadcom in its acquisition of VMware; Red Hat in its sale to IBM; Kansas City Southern in its acquisition by Canadian Pacific and unsolicited offer from Canadian National; Prologis in its unsolicited takeover approach and subsequent acquisition of Duke Realty; ONEOK in its acquisitions of Magellan Midstream Partners, EnLink Midstream and Medallion Midstream; Healthcare Trust of America in its sale to Healthcare Realty; Centene in its acquisition of WellCare; Black Hills and NorthWestern Energy in their pending merger; Dayforce in its pending acquisition by Thoma Bravo; Merck in its acquisition of Acceleron; Choice Hotels in its unsolicited takeover proposal and exchange offer for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts; Macy’s, Inc. in its unsolicited proposal defense against Arkhouse Management and Brigade Capital; Rio Tinto in its acquisition of Arcadium Lithium; Terminix in its sale to Rentokil Initial; and Motorola Solutions in its acquisition of Silvus Technologies.
Shareholder Activism Defense
She has also supported Verisk Analytics in its settlement agreement with D.E. Shaw; American Campus Communities in its successful defense against Land & Buildings; The New York Times Company in its engagement with ValueAct; Lyft in its engagement with Engine Capital; Masimo Corporation in its proxy contest against Politan; Eagle Materials in its settlement agreement with Sachem Head; PDC Energy in its successful proxy contest against Kimmeridge; Macy’s, Inc. in its settlement agreement with Arkhouse Management and engagement with Barington Capital; Southwest Gas in its settlement agreement with Carl Icahn; MDU Resources in its settlement agreement with Corvex; IAC in its engagement with Arkhouse Management; Barnes Group in its settlement agreement with Irenic; Delek US Holdings in its successful proxy contest against CVR Energy and Carl Icahn; and Huntsman Corporation in its successful proxy contest against Starboard.
Crisis Management
Chloe advises on sensitive and highly nuanced matters, including leadership changes, litigation, regulatory inquiries, and financial and operational events, among other crises.
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Credentials
Chloe joined Joele Frank in 2018. She earned a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. She is on the Board of Directors of the Phi Beta Kappa Association of New York.