Biography
Since 2001, Ramona has advised on hundreds of transactions representing tens of billions of dollars in aggregate deal value across virtually every sector of the economy. Her practice is defined by deep, long-standing relationships with many of the most sophisticated financial sponsors, including Advent International, Providence Equity Partners, OMERS Private Equity, Astorg Partners, TruArc Partners, Guidepost Growth Equity, Clearhaven Partners, Thomas H. Lee Partners and EQT, among others. She has also counselled major strategic and corporate clients, including Giant Eagle, Kantar (a Bain Capital portfolio company), and Eli Lilly and Company. Representative engagements reflect the scale and complexity of her work: Ramona has led matters such as Advent International’s $6.4 billion take-private acquisition of Maxar Technologies, its $6 billion sale of Culligan International and its acquisition of Layer Zero Power Systems; Payoneer’s $3.3 billion SPAC business combination; Providence Equity’s acquisition of the assets of Influence Media through its portfolio company Tempo Music Investments and its subsequent joint venture with Warner Music, and its $848 million acquisition of Cantaloupe through its portfolio company 365 Retail Markets; and Giant Eagle, Inc. in the sale of its GetGo Café + Market Stores to Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.— transactions that exemplify the transformative, market-defining work that has characterized her career.
Ramona is widely recognized as one of the leading private equity lawyers in the United States. She was named “Private Equity Lawyer of the Year” by Euromoney Legal Media Group’s Americas Women in Business Law Awards in both 2022 and 2024. Chambers USA recognizes her as a leading lawyer for Private Equity: Buyouts in Massachusetts, where clients note “She is always looking for a pragmatic business solution.” She is named a “Leading Partner” for Private Equity Buyouts by Legal 500 US and a “Market Leader” for Private Equity and “Women Leader” by IFLR1000. Ramona is included in Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Dealmakers in America” list and was named among “America’s Top Lawyers” by Forbes in 2025. She was also named a finalist for “Managing Partner of the Year” by Corporate Counsel’s Women, Influence & Power in Law Awards, which commends women leaders who have demonstrated a commitment to advancing the empowerment of women in law.
Outside of her practice, Ramona plays violin with the Longwood Symphony Orchestra, a pro bono client of the firm. She serves as a director of Sustainable Nantucket and has run numerous marathons (including for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute). She is also an avid reader and pianist.