Thomas F. Grohman

Partner

Seattle

Tel 206.223.7044
Fax 206.223.7107

Thomas Grohman counsels clients with regard to their business needs, business transactions, and general corporate matters. He represents both U.S. and foreign-based buyers and sellers of private and public companies.

Tom regularly advises on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital transactions, joint ventures, and cross-border business acquisitions.

Services

Experience

Representative Matters

Tom has counseled clients on the following matters:

WMIH Corp. strategic investment by KKR
WMIH Corp. $600 million private offering of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
WMIH Corp. payoff of $130 million first and second lien notes and discharge of indentures
Porsche Automobil Holding SE $55 million investment in Inrix, Inc.
Pizza Blends, Inc. stock sale to C.H. Guenther & Son Inc.

Nordstrom, Inc. equity investment in Bonobos, Inc. merchandise line
Westminster Cracker Company, Inc. acquisition of Dr. Lucy's
Dexter & Chaney, Inc. buyout and recapitalization by Pamlico Capital
K&L Distributors, Inc. sale of Alaska business to White Mountain Beverage, LLC
Advanced H2O, LLC sale to HM Advanced Holdings, LLC
Java Trading Co. sale to Distant Lands Trading Company
KAREC FCI, Inc. sale and related transactions with Bentall U.S. Limited Partnership and Rushmore Partners LLC
Private equity purchase of Essential Baking Company
Metropolitan Travel, Inc. sale to Expedia, Inc.
ImageX.com, Inc. sale to Kinko's, Inc.
Highwire, Inc. sale to Galileo International, Inc.
ImageX.com, Inc. acquisition of CreativePro.com, Inc.
Nordstrom, Inc. $210 million sale of Façonnable Fashion House to M1 Group
Enchanted Parks $19.3 million sale of park to Six Flags, Inc.
Majiq Inc. sale to TietoEnator, Inc.
Hanson Pipe and Products Northwest, Inc. acquisition of assets from Hydro Conduit Corporation
Döellken Woodtape, Inc. sale of Wood Products Division to Edgemate, Inc.
Nura, Inc. acquisition of Primal, Inc.
Brokk, Inc. acquisition of North American Sales, Inc. and Pneuma-O-Ring International
Nordstrom, Inc. acquisition of majority interest in Just Jeffrey, Inc. and JKS Enterprises
Advanced H2O, Inc. private stock financing and purchase of bottling plant and production facility
Hanson Pipe and Products, Inc. acquisition of Pacific International Pipe Enterprises, Inc. and subsidiary
K&L Distributors, Inc. sale of distribution rights to Anheuser-Busch of Washington, Inc.
Alaska Distributors Co. sale of Washington business to Columbia Distributors
Raisbeck Engineering, Inc. $20 million sale to Acorn Growth Companies
EPI Realty, Inc. restructure of Wild Waves theme park
ImageX.com, Inc. sale of Extensis, Inc. to CelartemTechnology, USA, Inc.
Washington Partners, Inc. sale of Seattle business to Jones Lang LaSalle
Intercoastal, Inc. sale to Herndon Products, Inc.
Nordstrom, Inc. investment in Peek, Aren't You Curious?
Prime Advisors, Inc. sale to Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Investments LLC
SanMar Corporation acquisition of Elcatex LLC
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company sale of Frank Russell Company to the London Stock Exchange Group
Advanced H2O, LLC sale to LaSalle Capital
Enchanted Parks, Inc. acquisition of CNL Lifestyle Properties by EPR Properties
Abacus Engineered Systems, Inc. sale to Schneider Electric
SanMar Corporation $75.5 million acquisition and licensing arrangement of OGIO Products
Kennedy Associates Real Estate Counsel, Inc. sale to Bentall U.S. Limited Partnership
DataChannel, Inc. sale to Netegrity, Inc.
KinderCare Education co-counsel in acquisition of Rainbow Child Care Centers (150 locations)
Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. $285 million acquisition of Weyerhaeuser's Longview Liquid-Packaging Business
Airbiquity Series C financing
Lundberg, LLC represented seller in sale of business
Aviation Partners, Inc. formation of joint venture with Flexsys, Inc. to Develop Wing-Morphing Technology
Kam Yen Jan sale of business
Northwest Landscape Services of Oregon, LLC acquisition by Monarch Landscaping Holdings
Tempered Networks Series B financing
Zones, Inc. $275 million credit facility for acquisition of Infrastructure Technologies, LLC
B&D Industrial Inc. strategic acquisition
Center for Infectious Disease Research affiliation and asset transfer
Clario Medical Imaging Inc. sale by merger to Intelerad Medical Systems
CRG Events sale of business to Opus Agency
CustomArray Inc. acquisition by GenScript Biotech Corp.
Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. $310 million acquisition of Sid Richardson Carbon, Ltd.
Vibrant Cities, LLC financing, acquisition and development activities

Professional Highlights

Professional Activities

King County Bar Association, Corporate Counsel Section

Recognition & Accomplishments

The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law, 2006-2025

Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/Commercial, 2016

Puget Sound Business Journal, One of Puget Sound's Top Lawyers, 2011

Recommended in PLC Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions Handbook, 2007-2008

AV Preeminent in Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings

Board Memberships & Community Service

Gonzaga Law School Commercial Law Center, Board of Advisors, Former Member

Credentials

Education

Gonzaga University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1978)

New York University (LL.M. 1979)

Seattle University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1975)

Admissions

Washington