Becca Pecora

Rebecca Pecora is an associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn. She is a member of Gibson Dunn’s Mergers and Acquisitions and Capital Markets Practice Groups.

Rebecca represents both public and private companies in connection with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, minority investments, restructurings and other complex corporate transactions. She also advises clients with respect to governance and general corporate matters.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Rebecca was a corporate associate in the New York office of another international law firm. She earned her Juris Doctor in 2023 from Duke University School of Law, and Bachelor of Science in 2020, summa cum laude, from the University of Florida.

She is admitted to practice in the State of New York.

Rebecca’s experience includes advising:

• Skydance Media in its merger with Paramount to form “New Paramount” at an enterprise value of approximately US$28 billion and Skydance at US$4.75 billion*
• Endeavor in its:
  • US$13 billion sale to Silver Lake*
  • Sale of Frieze to a new global events company founded by Ariel Emanuel*
• Fubo on its agreement with The Walt Disney Company to combine with Hulu + Live TV*
• Manchester United in its sale of an approximately 30% equity interest to Sir Jim Ratcliffe for US$1.6 billion*
• TPG in its acquisition of Grandview Entertainment in partnership with Untitled Entertainment*
• ABG in its US$1.4 billion acquisition of Guess?*
• EverPass Media, a RedBird Capital Partners portfolio company, in its acquisition of UPshow and investment by TKO Group Holdings*
• WNS on its US$3.3 billion acquisition by Capgemini*
• Astorg Partners on the sale of its portfolio company Anaqua, an IP management software business, to Nordic Capital*
• Apollo in its US$3.6 billion take-private acquisition of Barnes Group*
• Instructure Holdings, Inc., an education technology company, in its acquisition of Scribbles from Alamar Partners*

*Matter handled prior to joining Gibson Dunn

News & Insights

• Gibson Dunn Represented Morgan Stanley Tactical Value in $124 Million Refinancing and Deleveraging Transaction for NN, Inc.
• Gibson Dunn Represented JPMorgan in Landmark $3.4 Billion Revolving Credit and Term Loan Facility for Take Private of Janus Henderson
• Gibson Dunn Represented R. R. Donnelley in $900 Million Upsized Offering of Senior PIK Notes

Capabilities

• Capital Markets
• Media, Entertainment, and Technology
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Private Equity
• Sports Law

Credentials

Education:

• Duke University - 2023 Juris Doctor
• University of Florida - 2020 Bachelor of Science

Admissions:

• New York Bar