Private Equity Transactions

Represented a global manufacturer and developer of medical technology for gastrointestinal and pelvic health in closing a two-step tender offer and back-end merger in its US$214 million acquisition of a global medical device company based in Minnesota that develops, manufactures, and markets products for the minimally invasive treatment of voiding dysfunctions and endoscopy solutions.

Advised an online wine retailer on the sale of the entire issued capital of one of the United Kingdom's most prestigious wine merchants.

Represented a leading global investment firm on the sale of its subsidiary to a consortium made up of an investment manager acting on behalf of its clients and a financial institution. The subsidiary is a leading pan-European provider of leasing solutions for electric locomotives that was established in 2014 with the support of our client’s first infrastructure fund. Advised on both the subsidiary‘s formation and a series of subsequent financings for the company, with the subsidiary since having built a fleet of more than 150 locomotives leased to over 20 customers in continental Europe under long-term contracts. 

Advised a UK-based capital investment company on the acquisition of, and investment into, a holding company and its subsidiaries, including a market-leading tech-enabled integrated facilities management provider.

Represented a client in selling to a Hong Kong based private equity fund in a Hong Kong company which holds shares in a Chinese company quoted on the National Equities Exchange and Quotations System in China.

Represented an international private equity firm as European lead investor in connection with the Series B preferred financing of an intelligent software delivery and product company that builds engaging customer experiences. The target is structured as a C-corporation for purposes of raising funds but its workforce is based in Mexico.

Advised a U.K.-headquartered global manufacturer/distributor of bolts, studs, and industrial fasteners on its acquisition of a French manufacturer and distributor of high-performance bolting components. Our client is a portfolio company of a leading U.S.-based private equity investment services company. The combination of complementary businesses resulted in one of the first truly global manufacturers of safety-critical fasteners with services spanning all key production processes, enabling the supply of products from strategically positioned facilities throughout Europe, North America, Asia, and North Africa.

Represented a private investment firm based in Charlotte, North Carolina, in connection with its recapitalization and leveraged acquisition of a leading provider of air handling and materials handling equipment and its subsidiaries. The acquisition was funded with equity investments and debt financing consisting of a senior secured credit facility and an unsecured term loan.

Represented a Newark, New Jersey-based leader in indoor commercial farming and its parent in a reorganization from an LLC to a C-corporation and raising a US$35 million Series D preferred stock financing. The Series D financing round was co-led by investors from Dubai, London, and the United States and included an MOU with the lead investor for a future joint development project using the client’s technology in Dubai and the Middle East.

Represented a long-term owner/investor, a subsidiary of a Swedish investment company, in its sell-down of 75.6 million shares in an Internet and application security company to a Chinese technology service company, pursuant to a share transfer agreement.

Represented a California-based developer and licensor of innovative gas conversion technologies for global commercial and industrial facilities in its private placement of unregistered convertible senior secured promissory notes and warrants.

Advised a North Carolina-based asset management firm and managed funds on its leveraged acquisition of a global provider of outsourced technical product support services at a base purchase price of US$41.6 million. The financing consisted of a US$15 million senior secured term loan credit facility from a multistrategy private equity investment firm, as administrative agent.

Represented a provider of asset-lite enterprise logistics and transportation brokerage services and its portfolio company in its sale to affiliates of a leading private equity firm based in San Francisco, California.