Key Matters
- Represented Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. in (i) its acquisition of Moosejaw from Walmart Inc. and (ii) its sale of 12 “Field & Stream” retail stores in six different states to Sportsman’s Warehouse, Inc.
- Represented SKF in multiple transactions, including (i) the sale of its Canfield Technologies business for approximately $23 million; (ii) the sale of Kaydon Custom Filtration Corporation and Purafil, Inc. to Filtration Group Corporation, an affiliate of Chicago-based Madison Industries; (iii) the sale of Erin Engineering and Research Inc., to Jensen Hughes, Inc., for $28 million; (iv) the sale of its global velocity controls business for $339 million to Stabilus, a global German public company; (v) the sale of Reelcraft to an affiliate of Chicago-based Madison Industries, for $115 million; and (vi) a strategic acquisition of Form Automation Solutions, Inc.
- Assisted the Pittsburgh Penguins in various day-to-day legal corporate matters, including closing the sale of the controlling interest in Lemieux Group to Fenway Sports Group.
- Represented Wind Point Partners, a leading Chicago-based private equity firm, in multiple acquisitions, including (i) its acquisition of Gehl Foods, Inc.; (ii) its simultaneous acquisitions of Pacifica Foods and Stir Foods, two leading custom manufacturers of soups, sauces, dressings, and fresh salsas for both retail and foodservice customers; (iii) add-on acquisition (and subsequent divestiture) of Sabra Dipping Company’s salsa business; (iv) add-on acquisition of Celtrade Canada Inc.; and (v) add-on acquisition of certain assets of K World Cuisine, Inc.
- Advised Iconic Artists Group in its acquisition of legendary singer Linda Ronstadt’s recorded music catalog.
- Advised on the sale of the outstanding equity of Sage Management, Inc., a provider of telecom software solutions, to an affiliate of private equity firm O2 Investment Partners, LLC.
- Advised SomaLogic, a global leader in proteomics technology, in its definitive business combination agreement with CM Life Sciences II (NASDAQ: CMIIU), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).
- Advised Infinite Assets, Inc., a leading metaverse infrastructure platform, in a de-SPAC with Aries I Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: RAM), that contemplated to result in InfiniteWorld becoming a publicly traded company listed on the Nasdaq.
- Represented a public manufacturing company in multiple acquisitions of other manufacturing companies.
- Represented Pursuit Healthcare Advisors in its sale to Atos (Euronext: ATO).
- Represented Stonewood Capital in its sale of PCN Network to First American Financial (NYSE: FAF).
- Represented PharmBlue in its sale to Kinderhook Industries.
- Represented WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS) in its $95 million acquisition of HealthHelp, an industry leader in healthcare management services.
- Represented Neurolign Technologies Inc. in its acquisition of NKI Technologies, LLC.
- Represented EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM) on multiple acquisitions in the IT services industries, including the acquisitions of Competentum, ShareKnowledge, and Deltix, Inc., which have a significant presence in Belarus.
- Advised A3 Smart Home LP, an affiliate of the American Automobile Association of Northern California, Nevada, and Utah, on multiple acquisitions in the residential and small commercial alarm system industries.
