Mergers & Acquisitions

You hire M&A lawyers to facilitate deals, not hold them up. Our team carefully assesses risk, and structures and negotiates your transactions to position you best. However, we don’t give you unnecessary, protracted updates on minor details. We maximize time by ensuring clear communication, lean staffing, and a keen understanding of your long-term objectives.

We have one of the country’s most experienced groups of M&A attorneys, advising businesses every day on how to access the market to achieve their strategic and liquidity objectives. With over 125 M&A attorneys throughout our firm, we have the depth to assemble a complete team of lawyers that can react quickly to solve the most critical challenges facing your business today. We serve clients ranging from Fortune 500 corporations, closely held companies, private equity sponsors, investment banks and special committees.

Represented Avanos Medical Inc., a global medical technology company, in the $110 million sale of its respiratory health business to SunMed Group Holdings LLC, a leading North American manufacturer and distributor of consumable medical devices for anesthesia and respiratory care.
Represented Builders FirstSource, a leading manufacturer and distributor of building products to professional homebuilders, in its $83 million acquisition of Noltex Holdings, Inc. and in its acquisition of Frank’s Cash & Carry.
Represented CAPTRUST, the largest independent registered investment advisory firm in the nation and backed by GTCR, in a minority growth investment from funds managed by global investment firm Carlyle.
Represented Certus (f/k/a American Safety Council (ASC)), a leading training and certification platform and portfolio company of Ridgemont Equity Partners, in its acquisition of Workforce180, an eLearning certification company that serves workforce development boards, non-profits and government agencies across the United States.
Represented Texas-based Charis Holdings Inc., the holding company for Charis Bank, in its acquisition by Texas-based Vista Bancshares Inc., the holding company for Vista Bank.
Represented Credit Suisse, financial advisor to automation and robotics company Berkshire Grey, in its $375 million sale to Japan-listed strategic investment holding company SoftBank.
Represented Cardlytics, Inc., in the sale of loyalty marketing unit Entertainment® to Kigo, the digital asset technology subsidiary of Augeo, a global leader in engagement platforms.
Represented Fifth Third Bancorp in its acquisition of Rize Money, Inc., an embedded payments platform that provides payment infrastructure and risk management capabilities to fintechs and other technology companies and in its acquisition of Big Data Healthcare, a Wisconsin-based technology solutions provider for healthcare payments and remittance.
Represented GoldState Music, a private investment firm with a primary focus on the music sector, in a new partnership and significant investment from private equity investment firm Flexpoint Ford Asset Opportunities.
Represented Graphic Packaging International, a leading provider of paper-based packaging solutions, in its $262.5 million acquisition of Bell Incorporated, a South Dakota-based packaging solutions producer.
Represented Grain Management-backed Hunter Communications, Oregon’s largest privately owned fiber-optic internet provider, in its acquisition of Origin Networks LLC, the parent company to telecommunications provider InfoStructure.
Represented Houlihan Lokey, financial advisor to Greenhill & Co., Inc. in its $550 million sale to Mizuho Financial Group.
Represented Morgan Stanley, financial advisor to global energy company Chevron Corporation in its $7.6 billion acquisition of U.S. petroleum producer and distributor PDC Energy, Inc.
Represented private equity firm Pamlico Capital and its portfolio company TRG Screen, a provider of enterprise subscription management solutions, in TRG Screen’s sale to Vista Equity Partners, a leading enterprise software private equity firm.
Represented Ready Capital Corporation, a New York-based multi-strategy real estate finance company, in its $787 million acquisition of Broadmark Realty Capital, a Washington-based company specialized in owning, developing, and managing real estate properties. The transaction will form the fourth largest commercial mortgage REIT.
Represented Reece Group, an Australia-based plumbing, waterworks and HVAC distributor, in its acquisition of Barsco, a Texas-based HVAC distributor.
Represented Ridgemont Equity Partners in the sale of its interest in Unite Private Networks LLC, a fiber-optic services provider, to cable television and broadband provider Cox Communications Inc.
Represented Specialty Building Products, a portfolio company of The Jordan Company and a leading distributor of building products across North America, in its acquisition of Amerhart, Ltd., a Wisconsin-based building materials company specializing in wholesale distribution and logistics services.
Represented Spectrum Science, an independent, integrated marketing, communications and media agency focused on health and science, in its strategic investment from Knox Lane, a San Francisco-based growth-oriented investment firm.
Represented Standish Management LLC, one of the leading independent providers of fund administration services to private equity, venture capital, and real estate managers, and represented its founding shareholders in private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners LP’s $1.6 billion acquisition of a 55% stake in Standish from London-based investment firm Vitruvian Partners LLP.
Represented Tom Barrow Company, a market-leading provider of commercial HVAC solutions in the US Southeast, in its sale of a majority stake to Ardian, a world-leading private investment house.
Represented Unifeye Vision Partners, a leading network of comprehensive eye care providers and portfolio company of Waud Capital Partners, in its acquisitions of Premier Surgery Center, Sierra Eye Medical Group, Inc., and Southwest Eye Care, P.C. and its associated surgical center, Atlas Surgery Center LLC.
Represented Veritiv, a leading full-service provider of packaging, in its $2.6 billion acquisition by an affiliate of private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (CD&R).
Represented US Foods, a leading national foodservice distributor, in its acquisitions of Saladino's Foodservice, an independently owned broadline distributor based in central California and in its acquisition of Renzi Foodservice, a broadline distributor.
Represented White Cap Holdings LLC, a portfolio company of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC and Sterling Group LP and distributor of specialty construction supplies, with its acquisitions of substantially all of the assets of Tri-Boro Construction Supplies Inc., Form Tech Concrete Forms Inc., and Reno Hardware & Supply Inc.

Contacts

Aaron R. Dixon

Partner

Atlanta

Phone: +1 404 881 7820

Email: aaron.dixon@alston.com

Justin R. Howard

Partner

Atlanta

Phone: +1 404 881 7758

Email: justin.howard@alston.com

Highlights

                        Press Release

                        November 20, 2024

                        Alston & Bird Represents Veritiv in Acquisition of PAX Global
                    
                            Alston & Bird represented Veritiv, a leading provider of packaging and portfolio company of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, in its acquisition of PAX Global, a distributor and converter of custom packaging products.

                        Press Release

                        October 2, 2024

                        Alston & Bird Represents Homrich Berg in Strategic Minority Investment from TPG Growth
                    
                            Alston & Bird represented Homrich Berg, an Atlanta-based national independent wealth management firm, in its strategic minority investment from TPG Growth, the middle market growth equity platform of TPG, a leading global alternative asset management firm.

                        Press Release

                        October 2, 2024

                        Alston & Bird Advises Mavik Capital Management in Taking XS Financial Private
                    
                            Alston & Bird advised Mavik Capital Management, a multistrategy investment firm with a flexible strategy across hard assets, in closing an agreement alongside value-oriented alternative asset management firm Axar Capital Management LP to take XS Financial private. This transaction establishes XS as a private company and positions it to expand its platform in the growing equipment financing space.

                        September 26, 2024

                        Alston & Bird Represents Builtwell Bancorp in Acquisition of Bradley County Financial 
                    
                            Alston & Bird represented Builtwell Bancorp Inc., owner of Builtwell Bank, the largest locally owned multimarket community bank in southeast Tennessee and northwest Georgia, in its acquisition of Bradley County Financial Corp., the holding company for Bank of Cleveland, a community bank headquartered in Tennessee.

                        September 23, 2024

                        Alston & Bird Represents Christie’s in Acquisition of Gooding & Company
                    
                            Alston & Bird represented the international auction house Christie’s in its acquisition of Gooding & Company, a leading international auction house in the classic-car market. The transaction is expected to be completed before the end of 2024.

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