Represented Drake Software, a leading tax preparation software provider headquartered in North Carolina, in connection with a significant investment in the company by Cinven, an international private equity firm
Represented Tennsmith, a leader in the manufacture of sheet metal fabricating machinery, in the acquisition of Roll Former Corporation, a designer and builder of machinery for roll forming applications including metal roofing, garage door panels, sky lights, swimming pool components, and more
Represented PA Group USA, Inc., a software and cloud services firm, in the sale of substantially all of its assets to Sikich LLP, a leading professional services firm specializing in accounting, advisory, technology, and managed services
Advised Premier Packaging Solutions, LLC, a distributor of hot-melt and water-based adhesives, in the sale of its business to Applied Adhesives, a leading manufacturer and value-added distributor of adhesive products in North America
Represented Tom’s Amusement Company, Inc. in selling its business to Accel Entertainment, Inc., a leading distributed gaming operator; Tom’s Amusement Company is a Southeastern U.S. amusement operator and Master Licensee in the state of Georgia led by Emily Dunn
Represented Fillauer Companies, Inc., a leading manufacturer, distributor, and central fabricator of orthotic and prosthetic products, in its acquisition of Therapeutic Recreation Systems, Inc., a leader in the innovation of body-powered, upper limb prosthetic devices
Represented Coca-Cola Bottling Works of Tullahoma in selling its family-owned business to Reyes Holdings, L.L.C, a Coca-Cola bottler and craft beer distributor
Represented Strickland MFG Limited, one of Europe’s largest suppliers of a wide range of parts for earth-moving and demolition/recycling equipment, in its acquisition of ACS Industries, Inc., an Ohio company that manufactures and sells attachments for heavy machinery in the construction, mining, steel mill, quarry, and aggregate industries
Represented a hardwood flooring manufacturer in its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of another hardwood flooring manufacturer
Represented the owners of a home goods distributor in the sale of their business to a strategic buyer
Represented a heavy equipment manufacturer in its acquisition of substantially all of the assets and certain liabilities of one of the leading full-line concrete batch plant manufacturers in the United States
Represented a privately held company in its acquisition of a telecom business
Represented the owners of a manufacturing company in the sale of their stock to a private equity buyer
Represented management employees in connection with rollover investment, equity incentive compensation and employment agreements in connection with sale of company to a private equity buyer
Represented a heavy equipment manufacturer in its acquisition of substantially all of the assets and certain liabilities of a manufacturer of gas, oil, and combination gas/oil burners and combustion control systems
Represented a mezzanine lender in numerous private equity-backed acquisitions
Represented a Brazilian brewing company in a billion-dollar acquisition of indirect control of a leading Caribbean brewer
Represented a large Japanese trading company in multiple cross-border transactions, including:
- Acquisition of a minority interest in a Brazilian integrated general cargo logistics company
- Agreement to participate in a large run-of-the-river hydropower project located in Brazil
- Joint venture with the Chilean state-owned mining company to acquire 29.5% of a copper mining company in Chile for $2.8 billion
- Joint venture with a U.S. chemical company to produce biopolymers made from renewable, sugarcane-derived ethanol in Brazil
- Agreement with a U.S. oil and gas company to participate in the development of a shale gas project