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Private Equity

Our Private Equity M&A team offers practical solutions to the legal needs of private equity funds and family-owned investment firms that make control and minority investments in emerging and middle market companies. We also provide services for portfolio companies, both in connection with their day-to-day operations and bolt-on acquisitions.

Our Approach

Our client’s partner with our firm in connection with critical transactions because they understand that we are focused on developing constructive solutions and offering practical advice with the goal of arriving at closing. Although each transaction is different, our attorneys combine deft legal analysis and judgment with practical business experience, bringing vision and common sense to partner with businesses to achieve their objectives.

For our private equity clients, we help move transactions through the investment pipeline as smoothly as possible, while making sure that all of their key concerns are addressed. Our attorneys advise on all phases of the transaction, and as part of our multi-disciplinary approach, our Private Equity team can call on the expertise of other attorneys in our firm who focus in areas of the law that commonly arise in these transactions, including
employment & employee benefits, executive compensation, real estate & environmental concerns, tax issues, and more.

Clients Include

• Manufacturing
• Franchise restaurants
• Technology and software
• Telecommunication
• Financial institutions
• Healthcare
• Medical device
• Consumer goods

Focus

• Controlling and non-controlling investments (e.g., leveraged acquisitions, bolt-on acquisitions, and buyout transactions)
• Sale and divestiture transactions
• Fund formation and structuring
• Counseling clients on financing transactions, (e.g., senior secured debt facilities, securitizations, project finance, subordinated debt and mezzanine capital, and sale/leasebacks)
• Recapitalization and restructuring transactions
• Regulatory concerns
• Litigation matters
• Employment counseling
• General corporate and securities matters
• Tax strategy and planning

Notable Experience

• Represented private equity fund in acquisition of engineering products company.
• Represented private equity investor in acquisition of contract manufacturer of aluminum products.
• Represented two private equity funds in acquisition of a specialty manufacturer of circuits.
• Represented private equity investor in connection with a controlling investment in medical device company.
• Represented private equity fund in acquisition of a company engaged in the business of producing, marketing and selling specialized foam products for firefighting applications.
• Represented private equity fund in acquisition of furniture manufacturer.
• Represented private equity fund in acquisition of environmental consulting and testing firm.
• Represented large institutional investor in bank acquisition.
• Represented large institutional investor in acquisition of commercial kitchen service and repair business.
• Represented private equity investor in connection with a controlling investment in software company.
• Represented hedge funds in connection with fund formation and multiple joint venture investments in connection with the acquisition, management, and divestiture of distressed assets.
• Fund formation and multiple investments for private equity fund focused on the oil and gas industry.
• Fund formation and multiple investments for several nation-wide partnerships focusing on real estate.

Dedicated Attorneys and Professionals

Shareholder

Philip T. Colton P / 612.604.6729 E / [email protected]

Shareholder

Christopher M. Hussey P / 612.604.6710 E / [email protected]

Shareholder

Rafi W. Mottahedeh P / 612.604.6673 E / [email protected]

Shareholder

Joel A. Peters-Fransen P / 612.604.6798 E / [email protected]

Shareholder

Dean D. Willer P / 612.604.6633 E / [email protected]

Of Counsel

Mark T. Johnson P / 612.604.6607 E / [email protected]

Counsel

Vincent M. Pecora P / 612.604.6575 E / [email protected]

Counsel

Stephen A. Tight P / 612.604.6602 E / [email protected]

Associate

Sydney G. Courrier-Oaster P / 612.604.6727 E / [email protected]

Associate

Michael "Mike" J. Fadden P / 612.604.6706 E / [email protected]

Associate

Jason A. Kise P / 612.604.6399 E / [email protected]

Associate

Colton K. Messer P / 612.604.6771 E / [email protected]

Associate

Sunčica Sejdinović P / 612.604.6804 E / [email protected]