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.

Representative Experience

Advised DuPont de Nemours, Inc. in numerous transactions over the past 20 years, including:
- its spinoff of its Electronics business into a public company (Qnity Electronics, Inc.), where we advised on the negotiation and drafting of more than 200 intercompany agreements to enable Qnity and DuPont to operate independently;
- its acquisition of Donatelle Plastics, a medical device contract manufacturer;
- manufacturing, supply, service, and other agreements for the divestiture of its Mobility & Materials business unit to Celanese for a purchase price of $11 billion; and
- the sale of its multinational Clean Technologies business for $510 million.
Represented ShoreView Industries, a private equity firm, in:

completing ten add-on transactions and one divestiture in 2023 for existing portfolio companies;
the sale of portfolio company Burton Plumbing LLC following six acquisitions in less than two years; and
investments in current portfolio companies: Crown Products, Inc., 8020 Consulting, LLC, and Diversified Search Group.

Represented Nordstrom Family Group in the $6.25 billion going-private transaction of iconic Seattle retailer Nordstrom, Inc.
Represented the Minnesota Timberwolves Limited Partnership in the sale of ownership interests by Taylor Corporation in a transaction, approved by the NBA, valued at $1.5 billion.
Represented Wealth Enhancement Group LLC (WEG), a private equity-backed wealth management and financial advising firm based in the Twin Cities, in over 100 acquisitions across the country. Ballard’s partnership with WEG has transcended multiple private equity investments and exists in connection with WEG’s growth strategy.

Advised Ducker Carlisle—a U.S.-based global market research, strategy consulting, and M&A advisory firm—in its merger with German consultancy Munich Strategy.
Represented Upsher-Smith Laboratories 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 sale of assets of two branded pharmaceutical products for the treatment of migraines.
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.
Represented an owner in the sale of a portion of its interest in The Phillies to a new investor.
Represented GlaxoSmithKline in negotiating an exclusive license agreement with Alteogen, Inc.
Represented Eurofins Scientific in several acquisitions to expand its laboratory testing services and geographic presence across the U.S.
Represented Aramark in the acquisition of Adventures on the Gorge, an outdoor adventure resort.
Represented Hub International Limited in a series of acquisitions of insurance brokerage, employee benefits, and retirement and wealth management providers across the country.
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.
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 global market research, consulting, and M&A advisory firm Ducker Holdings LLC., a portfolio company of Boathouse Capital, in its merger with Carlisle & Company.
Represented Cimarron Label and Western Printing in a stock acquisition by Inovar Packaging Group, LLC, a national packaging production company that supplies leading brands across several industries.
Represented leading wireless products supplier TESSCO Technologies Inc. in its merger with two entities affiliated with Lee Equity Partners and Twin Point Capital in a transaction valued $161.4 million.
Represented Oxygen Service Company, which is owned by an ESOP, in negotiating a transaction whereby it will partner with Meritus Gas Partners.
Represented medical device manufacturer RhythMedix in sale of majority stake to Pharos Capital Group, LLC, a health care industry-focused private equity firm.
Represented IVEST Consumer Partners in its acquisition of Cloudco, LLC, a company that licenses brands for consumer products and content.
Represented AgraMarke Quality Grains, Inc. in a pre-closing reorganization and equity sale to an affiliate of a private equity firm in connection with the acquisition and combination of LifeLine Foods, LLC, and ICM Biofuels, LLC, under The LifeLine Group.Represented Occam Health Services in its sale to Gifthealth, Inc., creating a “first-of-its-kind digital pharmacy platform and patient access hub solution.”
Represented Communications Systems, Inc. in a series of strategic transformative transactions, including its acquisition by merger with Pineapple Energy, owner of 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 Straub Metal, a worldwide stainless steel distributor, in its sale to Norfolk Iron & Metal, one of the nation’s largest family-owned steel service centers.
Represented ProFusion Industries, LLC, a film and plastic manufacturer, in its sale to a private equity firm.
Represented DiPaoli & Endrizzi LLC, in its strategic acquisition of Merlino Foods, a Seattle-based business engaged in the wholesale distribution of specialty foods and related products.
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.
Advised The Philadelphia Citizen in its purchase of the 117-year-old regional publication Philadelphia Magazine.
Represented NeuroFlow, a behavioral health digital platform, in the acquisition of Quartet Health.

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