REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Michael H. Hutson
Mergers and Acquisitions – Strategic
Represented Global Lending Services LLC, a South Carolina-based leader in automotive financing,
on its sale to affiliates of Sixth Street Partners, a leading global investment firm.
Advised a US subsidiary of Pearson PLC, a London-based leading global EdTech and workforce
solutions provider, in connection with its acquisition of eDynamic Learning, a leading career
and technical education curriculum solutions provider.
Advised a US subsidiary of Pearson PLC, a London-based leading global EdTech and workforce
solutions provider, in connection with its acquisition of Credly, Inc., the market leader in
digital workforce credentialing services, for approximately $200 million.
Advised a US subsidiary of Pearson PLC, a London-based leading global EdTech and workforce
solutions provider, in connection with its acquisition of Clutch Prep, an online video-based
learning service.
Advised Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based Primo Water Corporation (NASDAQ: PRMW), North
America’s leading single source provider of multi-gallon purified bottled water, self-service
refill drinking water and water dispensers sold through major retailers in the United States and
Canada, in connection with its sale to Cott Corporation (NASD: COTT) for approximately $775
million.
Advised Swedish-based leading global provider of security and surveillance products and services
in connection with spin-off asset and equity acquisition of the North American electronic
security services business of Diebold.
Advised Swedish-based leading global provider of security and surveillance products and services
in connection with subsequent spin-off equity acquisition of the public safety and security
division of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASD: KTOS).
Advised Exact Sciences Corporation (NASD: EXAS), a leading molecular diagnostics company focused
on the early detection and prevention of some of the deadliest forms of cancer, on its
acquisition of Biomatrica, Inc., a San Diego-based biotechnology company specializing in the
collection and preservation of biological materials.
Mergers and Acquisitions – Private Equity
Advised private equity firm Carousel Capital in connection with its acquisition and
recapitalization of apexanalytix, a leading provider of supply chain risk management software
and services, as well as the subsequent sale of apexanalytix to KKR.
Advised Discovery Education, a Charlotte-based portfolio company of Francisco Partners and a
global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and
professional learning for K-12 classrooms, in connection with its acquisition of Mystery
Science, a leading developer of K-5 science and STEM curriculum.
Advised private equity firm Carousel Capital in connection with its sale of Mergent, a leading
provider of critical business and financial data on publicly listed and private companies to
reference libraries, business informatics providers and investment professionals around the
globe, to the London Stock Exchange Group.
Advised private equity firm Ballast Point Ventures on the sale of KBI Biopharma, a Morrisville,
North Carolina-based a provider of fully integrated, out-sourced drug development and
biomanufacturing services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.
Advised private equity firm Ballast Point Ventures on the sale of kSep Systems, a Morrisville,
North Carolina-based a provider of automated single-use centrifugation bioprocessing equipment
and disposables sold into the areas of recombinant therapeutics, cell therapy and vaccines
manufacturing.
Advised private-equity sponsored ScentAir Holdings, Inc., a Charlotte-based leading global
provider of commercial and residential scent technologies and marketing solutions, on its sale
to Parthenon Capital Partners.
Advised private equity firm Watermill Group on the sale of C&M Corporation, a Wauregan,
Connecticut-based integrated manufacturer of bulk cable, coil cords and cable assembles.
Emerging Growth and Venture Capital – Financial Institution Consortium Representation
Assisted Nasdaq in connection with a consortium investment with two other global financial
institutions into Nammu21, a US-based company which digitizes and normalizes complex loan data
to analyze, search and extract information.
Advised UBS in connection with a consortium equity investment by UBS and two other global
financial institutions into Nammu21, a US-based company which digitizes and normalizes complex
loan data to analyze, search and extract information.
Advised UBS AG London Branch in connection with a consortium equity investment by UBS AG London
Branch and two other global financial institutions into CSD BR, a Brazilian-based trade
repository, central securities depository, and clearinghouse for the Brazilian financial market.
Advised a consortium of global financial institutions as investors in an equity financing
transaction and subsequent growth equity financing and recapitalization of Pico Quantitative
Trading Holdings LLC, a leading provider of technology for global financial markets, including
infrastructure hosting, network connectivity, market data, Corvil analytics and cloud services.
Advised a consortium of global financial institutions as investors in an equity financing of
Cloud9 Technologies LLC, a leading Fintech solutions provider of voice communication and
analytics platforms, technologies and services designed for the unique needs of financial
institutions and other financial services customers.
Advised five of the largest U.S. commercial bank on their strategic investment in Transactis, a
leading provider of electronic billing and payment solutions headquartered in New York City.
Emerging Growth and Venture Capital – Financial Institution Strategic Investment Representation
Advised Goldman Sachs as the lead investor in the growth equity financing of Newfront Insurance,
a leading developer of an insurance brokerage and management platform.
Advised Goldman Sachs as the lead investor in the equity financing of Wonderschool, a leading
childcare management platform, as part of Goldman Sachs’ One Million Black Women
investment initiative.
Advised Goldman Sachs as the lead investor in the growth equity financing of Amount, a leading
provider of account opening, loan origination and BNPL financing solutions.
Advised Goldman Sachs as the lead investor in the equity financing of Coin Metrics, a leading
provider of crypto financial intelligence.
Advised Goldman Sachs as the lead investor in the growth equity financing of Flywire, a leading
global payments enablement and software company.
Advised an American multinational financial services company as the lead investor in the equity
financing of a leading developer of cloud-based technology solutions for workplace savings and
investing programs.
Advised an American multinational financial services company as the lead investor in the equity
financing of a developer of an open banking platform for automation of cash management and other
treasury functions.
Advised a financial institution as an investor in the equity financing of iCapital, the leading
global Fintech alternative investment platform for the asset and wealth management industries.
Advised a financial institution as an investor in the equity financing of SIMON Markets, a
leading developer of digital wealth management technology platforms.
Advised UBS as an investor in the equity financing of Trust & Will, the developer of a fully
digitized estate planning platform.
Advised UBS as an investor in the equity financing of Endowus, a Singapore-based, MAS-licensed
digital wealth platform.
Advised UBS as an investor in the growth equity financing of ConsenSys, a leading developer of
Ethereum-based blockchain technology.
VENTURE CAPITAL AND GROWTH EQUITY – VENTURE CAPITAL FUND REPRESENTATION
Advised Balderton Capital, a leading multistage European venture capital fund based in London,
England, as lead investor in the Series E+ financing of Scalable Capital, a leading digital
investment platform in Europe.
Advised Balderton Capital, a leading multistage European venture capital fund based in London,
England, as lead investor in a preferred equity financing of Huspy Holdings Limited, a leading
real estate technology company based in Europe and the Middle East.
Emerging Growth and Venture Capital – Corporate Venture Capital Representation
Regularly advise subsidiaries of Pearson PLC, a London-based leading global EdTech and workforce
solutions provider, in connection with various minority equity and convertible debt investments
in early-stage and growth-stage EdTech and workforce solutions companies.
Regularly advise Exact Sciences Corporation, a leading provider of cancer screening and
diagnostic tests, in connection with various minority equity and convertible debt investments in
biotechnology and diagnostics companies.
Emerging Growth and Venture Capital – Issuer Representation
Advised Charlotte-based Foro Holdings, Inc., a commercial lending services provider, on its
acquisition of Bridge, a digital platform built by Citi to connect small and medium-sized
businesses to a diverse group of lenders for business loans. As part of the transaction, Citi
joined Foro’s investors, including TTV Capital, US Bank and Correlation Ventures, in an
additional capital investment in Foro to support the continued growth of the business.
Advised Fintag, a Charlotte-based provider to small and medium sized businesses and financial
institutions of industry-leading digital products and services for commercial loan and other
financial products, in connection with its Series A financing led by TTV Capital and FinVC.
Advised FirstDue, a New York-based leading developer of public safety software and technology
platforms, in connection with its Series A financing by Serent Capital.
Advised Information Builders, Inc., a New York-based leading provider of business intelligence,
analytics and data management solutions, in connection with a growth equity investment by
Goldman Sachs and Bregal Sagemount and second-step issuer tender offer among large stockholder
base.
Represented Washington D.C.-based early stage credit card and consumer financial services
company in its Series A and Series B financings.
