Google will use one of its top lawyers to replace David Lawee, the head of its mergers and acquisitions business, according to a source familiar with the matter. David Lauwei.
Don Harrison, Google's top lawyer, will replace Lauwei as head of the company's corporate Development Group, which is responsible for mergers and acquisitions, the unnamed source said Dan Harrison. The source said Google also plans to create a new late stage investment group, which is Lauwei. Google declined to comment on the news.
Harrison is Google's deputy legal advisor who has been responsible for Google's regulatory business and has been responsible for many of Google's mergers and acquisitions. According to Google's VC Ventures website of the personal profile information shows that Harrison 5 years ago to join Google, the company has completed more than 70 mergers and acquisitions. Harrison is a consultant to Google Ventures.
Sources said that Google has not yet finalized the establishment of the late stage Investment group, the investment group and Google Ventures independent operation, the latter has been created for nearly 4 years, the main business is to provide financing for start-up companies.