Mona Kalantar

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. Mona has broad-based practice encompassing global public and private mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, restructuring transactions and general corporate matters. Mona is currently on secondment in the Dubai office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

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

Representative Transactions

• Veritas Capital on the recapitalization of Cotiviti, a healthcare data and technology business, with Veritas affiliates and KKR-managed investment funds.
• Citation Capital, in its $480 million acquisition of Cibo Vita, Inc. a provider of dried fruit, nuts and other snacks.
• Investcorp on its entry into the global infrastructure investment asset class with the successful completion of its acquisition of a 50% stake in Corsair Capital’s infrastructure business.
• Vahanna Tech Edge Acquisition Corp. I (Nasdaq: VHNA), a special acquisition purpose company, in its $683 million business combination with Roadzen Inc., an insurance technology and infrastructure company.
• Sempra Energy in its $3.37 billion and $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*
• VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings III, Inc. in its initial public offering of $225 million on NASDAQ and subsequent $4 billion business combination with Dave, Inc.*
• CVC Capital Partners in its joint acquisition of a majority stake in a BlueFocus International agencies*

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

Capabilities

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

Credentials

Education:

• Northwestern University - 2020 Juris Doctor
• University of California, Davis - 2017 Bachelor of Arts

Admissions:

• California Bar
• Illinois Bar