Lauren B. Pryor

Lauren Pryor represents financial services industry participants in a wide range of strategic M&A, with a particular focus on mortgage M&A transactions. Investment funds, financial sponsors, mortgage companies and depository institutions turn to Lauren for counsel on residential mortgage transactions, complex stock and asset-based transactions, full equity deals, PE investments, JV arrangements and transfers of consumer assets such as residential mortgage loans, consumer loans, business purpose loans, mortgage servicing rights and credit card receivables.

Lauren serves as a member of the firm's Management Advisory Board.

Notable Engagements:

• Rocket Companies, as special mortgage M&A counsel, in connection with the acquisition of Mr. Cooper Group.
• Redfin, as special mortgage M&A counsel, in connection with the acquisition by Rocket.
• Onity in connection with the sale of interests in MSR Asset Vehicle LLC to funds managed by Oaktree Capital.
• Onity in connection with the acquisition of reverse mortgage assets from Mortgage Assets Management, LLC, a mortgage servicer and subsidiary of funds managed by Waterfall Asset Management.
• UBS AG in its agreement to sell Select Portfolio Servicing, the US mortgage servicing business of Credit Suisse to a consortium of buyers.
• AmWest Funding Corporation in connection with its joint venture with funds managed by Ares Management Corporation to invest in Non-QM loans.
• Redwood Trust in connection with its $750 Million partnership with CPP Investments.
• Lower in connection with its merger with Thrive Mortgage.
• Guild Mortgage in connection with the acquisition of the Cherry Creek Mortgage origination platform and related assets.
• A pro-tech company in connection with the strategic acquisition of a mortgage originator.

• University of Maryland School of Law, JD, cum laude
  Executive Symposium Editor, Journal of Business and Technology Law
• Connecticut College, BA, cum laude

• District of Columbia
• New York
• Virginia