Mergers and Acquisitions

Our attorneys provide in-depth deal advice, from initial structuring through due diligence, negotiation, and documentation to closing and post-closing integration across numerous industries.

In every transaction, business perspective informs our legal strategy and creative issue resolution so that client goals are met with outcomes that pave the way for growth and success.

Our M&A attorneys represent buyers and sellers of all sizes, ranging from small, privately held companies to multinational public companies and private equity funds in transactions that span the lower-middle and middle markets to multi-billion dollar mergers. The scale of our practice and depth of our deal experience enable us to provide cost-effective, focused solutions that meet the unique requirements of every client and transaction, no matter the deal type, company size, or industry.

Our clients' objectives are at the center of every engagement, whether we are advising Fortune 500 companies in implementing strategic growth initiatives through M&A, negotiating an add-on acquisition of a private equity portfolio company or counseling family-owned businesses in executing exit strategies.

We frequently advise clients on cross-border transactions, collaborating with existing client resources in local jurisdictions or our relationships with a host of international firms that are established leaders in their markets.

Experience

Advised DuPont in:
- the divestiture of a majority of its Mobility & Materials segment to Celanese and the negotiation and drafting of numerous supply, manufacturing, site service and, transition service agreements;
- the merger of IFF and DuPont’s Nutrition & Biosciences business in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction. To separate the acquired business effectively, we drafted and negotiated numerous supply agreements, service agreements, and real estate agreements involving operations in multiple countries;
- the negotiation and drafting of more than 200 product manufacturing, supply, and services agreements in connection with the separation of DowDuPont into three separate publicly traded companies;
- the $510 million sale of its Clean Technologies business; and
- the divestiture of its Biomaterials business unit to Huafon Group for a purchase price of approximately $240 million.

Represented ShoreView Capital Partners in its:
- sale of portfolio company Burton Plumbing LLC, a provider of HVAC and plumbing services to residential and commercial customers, which was the culmination of a roll-up strategy that included six acquisitions in less than two years;
- investment in Crown Products, Inc., a leading distributor of flooring and flooring installation products serving the Upper-Midwest and Mountain West;
- investment in 8020 Consulting, LLC, a provider of financial consulting services in Southern California, financial systems implementation, and turnaround/restructuring consulting; and
- investment in Diversified Search Group and four subsequent add-on acquisitions. Diversified Search Group is a leading executive search firm.

Represented Republic Services, Inc., the second largest provider of waste disposal, recycling, and environmental services in the United States, on hundreds of M&A transactions throughout the country, including acquisitions, divestitures, and joint venture transactions.
Represented the Minnesota Timberwolves Limited Partnership in the sale of 20 percent of the partnership interests owned by Taylor Corporation. The transaction, approved by the NBA, has an enterprise valuation of $1.5 billion.
Represented leading wireless products supplier TESSCO Technologies Inc. in its merger with two entities affiliated with Lee Equity Partners and Twin Point Capital: wireless industry equipment distributor Alliance Corporation and Internet of Things (IoT) cellular solutions distributor GetWireless, LLC, in a transaction valued $161.4 million.

Represented Giant Industries, Inc., a publicly traded refiner and marketer of petroleum products, in $1.3 billion transactions including its acquisition by publicly-traded Western Refining, Inc.
Represented a private-equity-backed wealth management and financial advising firm in numerous transactions throughout its growth strategy. In less than one year, we closed over 20 acquisitions for the company in 11 different states, totaling nearly $1 billion in purchase price, and we continue to represent the company as it aggressively expands.
Represented Visible Supply Chain Management in its $838 million acquisition by integrated container logistics company A.P Moller-Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping and vessel operator.
Advised Spark Therapeutics in the company’s exclusive collaboration and licensing agreement with CombiGene AB, a Swedish gene therapy development company, for CombiGene’s CG01 project, an investigational gene therapy that aims to treat drug-resistant focal epilepsy.
Represented Communications Systems, Inc. in a series of strategic transformative transactions, including its acquisition by merger of Pineapple Energy LLC. As a result of the merger, the company now operates a portfolio of brands including Hawaii Energy Connection, E-Gear, Sungevity, and Horizon Solar Power that provide homeowners with an end-to-end product offering spanning solar, battery storage, and grid services.
Represented global market research, consulting, and M&A advisory firm Ducker Holdings LLC., a portfolio company of Boathouse Capital, in its merger with Carlisle & Company.
Advised Boathouse Capital in the structured fund’s growth investment in Stravos Education LLC, an educational holding company with a portfolio of firms throughout the United States and U.K.
Represented Greystone in the purchase of C-III Asset Management LLC and in the purchase of the general partner of a publicly traded partnership that invests in tax-exempt financings for the housing industry.
Represented a private-equity-backed plastics engineering company and its equity holders and subsidiaries in their sale of the company.
Represented Quadion LLC (dba Minnesota Rubber & Plastics) in all of its domestic M&A work, including the 2021 acquisition of Pawling Engineered Products in Pawling, New York, and supported all of Quadion’s international M&A projects as U.S. counsel, including the 2022 acquisition of Primasil Silicones, a private limited company in England & Wales.
Advised Radius Global Market Research on its investment from Star Mountain Capital.
Represented Hub International Limited in a series of acquisitions of insurance brokerage, employee benefits, and retirement and wealth management providers across the country. Such acquisitions have helped Hub become the fifth largest insurance broker in the world.
Represented Upsher-Smith in its sale from parent, ACOVA, Inc., to Japan-based Sawai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. in an equity interest deal valued at $1.05 billion and the acquisition of assets of two branded pharmaceutical products for the treatment of migraines.

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