Mona Kalantar is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  She is a member of the Mergers & Acquisition and Private Equity practice groups.  Ms. Kalantar has broad-based practice encompassing global public and private mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, restructuring transactions and general corporate matters.

Ms. Kalantar earned her Juris Doctor cum laude in 2020 from Northwestern University School of Law.  She received her undergraduate degree in 2017 from University of California – Davis, earning a Bachelor of Arts in History and Economics.  Ms. Kalantar is admitted to practice law in both California and Illinois.

Representative Transactions

• Representation of Sempra Energy in its US$3.37 billion and US$1.78 billion sales to KKR and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, respectively, of a non-controlling interest in Sempra Energy’s new joint venture Sempra Infrastructure Partners*
• Representation of VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings III, Inc. in its initial public offering of US$225 million on NASDAQ and subsequent US$4 billion business combination with Dave, Inc.*
• Representation of CVC Capital Partners in its joint acquisition of a majority stake in a BlueFocus International agencies*
• Representation of L Squared Capital Partners in its acquisition of Heggerty, an early childhood literacy solutions provider*
• Representation of Qatar Investment Authority in multiple venture financing opportunities*

* Includes engagements prior to joining Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP