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Private Equity
Katten’s Private Equity Practice has earned its reputation as a trusted partner that works with private equity sponsors to maximize the value of their investments from entry through exit. We have handled hundreds of private equity transactions ranging in size from under $10 million to over $4 billion. Chambers & Partners has recognized several of our partners as leading private equity lawyers and ranked our firm as a finalist for the U.S. Private Equity Law Firm of the Year.
Our extensive experience gives us an in-depth understanding of the current terms, structures and practices in the private equity market. We take a commonsense approach to transactions that is keenly focused on our clients’ business objectives and the legal risks important to them. We understand that relationships matter and that our actions are a reflection of our clients. We are dedicated to providing responsive, top-quality service that emphasizes hands-on participation by experienced senior partners, and efficient staffing that manages costs. Together, these strengths allow us to provide our private equity clients with tailored solutions that achieve their business goals and protect their legal interests.
Our diverse practice spans all aspects of private equity investment, including the representation of:
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Buyout funds, venture capital funds, debt funds and other institutional investors in leveraged buyouts, minority investments, public and private exit transactions, recapitalizations, restructurings and fund formations;
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Growth companies in all aspects and phases of the corporate life cycle, including start-up funding, follow-on financings, acquisitions and liquidity events;
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Lenders and borrowers in connection with senior loans, mezzanine debt, second lien loans and equity co-investments in leveraged buyout, recapitalization, acquisition and refinancing transactions;
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Private equity-sponsored portfolio companies in their day-to-day legal needs;
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Senior management in connection with private equity transactions, equity investments, incentive equity, compensation and other employment matters;
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Private equity sponsors and other participants in connection with going private transactions;
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Hedge funds and other institutional investors in PIPEs transactions (private placements of public securities); and
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Sponsors and portfolio companies in connection with restructurings and other workouts, and investors in distressed company acquisitions, dispositions and financings, both inside and outside of bankruptcy court.
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ABN AMRO Private Equity.
Represented ABN AMRO Private Equity in investments in Visual Insights, Inc., Dental One, Inc., YellowBrix, Inc. and EcomXML, Inc., and the disposition of its investment in Linters Inc. (now known as Purely Cotton, Inc.).
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AccelChip, Inc. (f/k/a Mach Design Systems, Inc.).
Represented AccelChip in connection with its equity financings with ARCH Capital Partners, Greylock Capital Management and InterWest Partners.
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Adeptia, Inc.
Represented Adeptia, Inc. in connection with its convertible debt and warrant financing with ARCH Development Partners and NIA LLC (Northern Illinois Angels).
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Advanced Stent Technologies.
Represented private investors in the sale of AST to Boston Scientific in a stock-for-stock transaction.
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Aereo.
Represented the management team of Aereo in its sale.
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Alloy, Inc.
Represented Alloy in connection with its equity investment in CampusTech, Inc.
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Antares Capital Corporation.
Represented Antares Capital in connection with its investments in numerous private equity funds, including Kohlberg Investors IV, L.P., KRG Capital Fund II, L.P. and Sentinel Capital Partners. Also represented Antares Capital in connection with over 20 equity co-investments with equity sponsors in portfolio companies and in mezzanine debt and warrant financings in numerous companies, including Hunter Fan Company, High Response Holdings (Dr. Leonard’s), Innutek, Inc., Palace Entertainment, SmartMail, LLC and Symmetry Medical Inc.
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Arbor Private Investment Company.
Represented Arbor Private Investment Company in connection with the formation of its investment fund and its subsequent acquisitions of ISI Commercial Refrigeration, Inc., Northern Neck Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Inc., Nordon, Inc. and Mexican Accent, Inc. Also represented Arbor Private Investment Company in the acquisition of Center Meat Co. #7, Inc. by Center Meat Acquisition Company, Inc. (an acquisition company formed by Arbor Private Investment Company).
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Assistive Technology Group, Inc.
Represented the senior executives in the formation of Assistive Technology Group, a Thoma Cressy Fund VI portfolio company formed to develop and acquire businesses in the assistive technology products and services and rehabilitation medical equipment industries.
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Athlete.com, Inc.
Represented Athlete.com, an online children’s sports products company, in connection with its preferred stock financings.
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Authentify, Inc.
Represented Authentify in connection with its equity financing.
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Beecken Petty & Company.
Represented Beecken Petty in its investment in Take Care Health Systems, in its acquisitions of Scrip Products and Massage Warehouse to form new platform company, in its acquisitions of SSIMED and Medcon to form new platform company, and in its acquisition of the MEDGroup to form a new platform company, investments in Same Day Surgery, LLC, Perfect Serve, Inc. and Cryocor Inc., as well as its coinvestment with Johnson & Johnson in Seacoast Technologies Inc and its co-investment with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Thoma Cressey Equity Partners, Prospect Venture Partners, Versant Ventures, and Golden Gate Capital in Jazz Pharmaceuticals.
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Bell Equipment.
Represented Bell Equipment Ltd., a South African publicly traded company, in connection with the sale of 30% of the company, and a related sales and distribution agreement with John Deere Construction Equipment Company.
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Berry Plastics Corporation.
Represented the management team in the Goldman Sachs Capital Partners-sponsored leveraged buyout of Berry Plastics.
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BEZ Systems, Inc.
Represented BEZ Systems in connection with its equity financing led by JMI Equity Fund.
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Buena Vista Partners, LLC.
Represented Buena Vista Partners in connection with its investment in Transolutions, Inc.
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Capital H Group LLC.
Represented human resources consulting and outsourcing company, Capital H Group LLC, in its acquisition of platform company and receipt of $25 million financing from PPM America Capital Partners LLC and in connection with its Series B $2.5 million financing from FT Ventures.
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Capital Synergies, Inc.
Represented Capital Synergies in connection with its debt and equity restructuring and its sale to Bisys Insurance Services, Inc.
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Cardmine.com.
Represented Cardmine.com, an Internet service company, in connection with its equity financing.
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Centerprise Advisors, Inc.
Represented Centerprise Advisors in connection with its subordinated note and warrant financing with Rocky Mountain Mezzanine Fund II, L.P., Libra Mezzanine Partners II, L.P, ReliaStar Financial Corp. and Provident Financial Group, Inc. and its preferred stock and warrant financing with GE Financial Assurance Holdings, Inc., BGC Capital Partners LLC, Century Capital Partners II, L.P., Rocky Mountain Mezzanine Partners II, L.P., ReliaStar Financial Corp. and Provident Financial Group, Inc.
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Centurion Capital Group, Inc.
Represented Centurion Capital Group in connection with its equity financing from Putnam Lovell Equity Partners L.P., its acquisitions of B.J. Group, Inc., Hesse Financial Advisors, Inc. and Hinds Investment Management Inc. and its sale to GE Financial Assurance, Inc.
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Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C.
Represented Citadel Investment Group in connection with its PIPE investments in over 50 publicly traded companies, including PG&E Corporation, CMGI, Inc., Scoot.com plc, MicroStrategy Incorporated and Auspex Systems, Inc.
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Concentric Equity Partners.
Represented Concentric Equity Partners in its formation of a private equity fund and Series A preferred stock investment in Aussie Pet Mobile, Inc.
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Consoltex, Inc.
Represented Consoltex, an American Industrial Partners portfolio company, in connection with the sale of its flexible intermediate bulk container division, and the refinancing of its commercial credit facility.
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Cornerstone Capital Holdings, LLC.
Represented Cornerstone Capital Holdings in connection with its leveraged buyout of R-V Metal Fabricating, Inc. and its acquisition of Pace Packaging Corporation.
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Covalex.com., Inc.
Represented Covalex.com, a business-to-business vertical in the chemicals industry, in connection with its preferred stock financings.
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Cyberlane, Inc.
Represented Cyberlane, a designer and assembler of chipsets for cellular telephones, in connection with its preferred stock financing led by Alcatel Ventures.
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Designcraft, Inc.
Represented the management team in connection with the buyout of Designcraft by Fleet Capital Partners.
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Digital Boardwalk, LLC.
Represented Digital Boardwalk in connection with its preferred equity financing from J-Net, Inc.
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Digital Deck, Inc.
Represented Digital Deck in connection with its preferred equity financing from a group of investors led by Lexington Ventures, LLC.
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Digital Entertainment Solutions, Inc.
Represented Digital Entertainment Solutions in connection with its preferred equity financing from Chase Capital and others.
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divine, inc.
Represented divine in connection with a private placement concurrent with its IPO and in connection with its four rounds of preferred stock financing. In addition, the firm represented divine in connection with its investments in, or acquisitions of, over 30 companies and in connection with its equity financing with Oak Investment Partners.
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Dodi Ventures, LLC.
Represented Dodi Ventures in connection with its equity investments in Internest Inc. and Go Reader, Inc.
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Dolan Media Company.
Represented Dolan Media Company, a specialty information company, in numerous equity financings and acquisitions, including investments by Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec and BG Media Investors.
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Draper Fisher Jurvetson Portage Ventures.
Represented Portage Venture Partners and Draper Fisher Jurvetson in connection with the formation of Draper Fisher Jurvetson Portage Fund I, L.P., a venture capital fund and its investment in CompassCare, Inc.
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Eagle Test Systems, Inc.
Represented Eagle Test Systems, Inc. in connection with its equity and debt financing by TA Associates, Inc.
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Edgewater Capital Partners.
Represented Edgewater Capital Partners in connection with its investment in Extended Care Information Network, Inc.
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E24/7, Inc.
Represented E24/7 in connection with its preferred equity financing from a group of investors led by DBM Group, Inc.
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eMac Digital L.L.C.
Represented eMac Digital in connection with its equity financings and its acquisitions of Franchise Services Company, LLC and Chickasaw Technology Products, Inc.
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Fieldglass, Inc.
Represented Fieldglass in connection with preferred stock financings led by StarVest Partners, BlueStream Ventures, HLM Venture Partners and Prism Opportunity Fund.
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First Chicago Bancorp.
Represented First Chicago Bancorp (formerly LDF Inc.) in connection with the equity financing of its acquisition of Bloomingdale Bank & Trust by institutional investors including Castle Creek Capital and PPM America.
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Fimat International Banque, S.A.
Represented Fimat International Banque, S.A. in connection with its investment in Bolsa1 International Inc., an online trading firm.
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First Source Financial.
Represented First Source Financial in its investment in Marine Optical, Inc.
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Flashcards.com, Inc.
Represented Flashcards.com, an online greeting card company, in connection with its equity financing.
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Flywheel Group, LLC.
Represented Trausch Parent Corporation, an affiliate of Flywheel Group LLC, in the acquisition of Equipment Brokers, Inc.
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FreeDrive, Inc.
Represented FreeDrive, an online data storage company, in connection with its preferred stock financing led by Motorola Ventures, EDS/A.T. Kearney Alliance Fund 2000, L.P. and EMC Investment Corporation.
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Freeplay Music, Inc.
Represented Freeplay Music in connection with its common stock financing.
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Frontenac Company.
Represented Frontenac in connection with its commitment to DVC Worldwide, LLC and nth Degree Global LLC, its investments in Prenova, Inc. (f/k/a Service Resources, Inc.) and the sale of its investment in Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. to McDonald’s Corporation. Also represented Frontenac in the acquisition of stock of Wausau Financial Systems and Kyris Image Software.
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Fugent, Inc.
Represented Fugent in connection with its equity financing.
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General Electric Capital Corporation.
Represented General Electric Capital in connection with its mezzanine debt and warrant investment in American Sports Products Group, Inc., its recapitalization of Castle Dental Centers, Inc. and its investments in several equity funds.
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Geodesic Systems, Inc.
Represented Geodesic Systems in its equity financings with CID Equity Capital, JK&B Capital and Intel 64 Fund, LLC.
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Global Innovations LLC.
Represented Global Innovations in connection with its junior subordinated note and warrant financing led by an affiliate of The Pritzker Organization.
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Golub & Associates.
Represented Golub & Associates in connection with its subordinated debt investment in Roman Holdings, LLC.
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Great Lakes Acquisition Corp.
Represented Great Lakes Acquisition Corp in the repurchase of senior discount debentures and the private placement of equity interests.
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HCX Salons International, LLC.
Represented HCX Salons International in connection with its equity financing.
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HealthAllies.com, Inc.
Represented HealthAllies.com, an online health care services company, in connection with its preferred stock financings led by affiliates of idealab!, LVMH and American Express and the sale of Health Allies.com to an affiliate of UnitedHealth Group.
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Heller Equity Capital Corporation.
Represented Heller Equity Capital Corporation in connection with its investment in Consolidated Equipment, Inc. Also represented Heller Financial, Inc. in connection with its mezzanine debt and warrant investment in, and subsequent recapitalizations of, Castle Dental Centers, Inc., Hammer Blow Corporation, Avail Medical Products, Inc., Huddle House, Inc. and Microdental, Inc., as well as in over 20 equity co-investments with equity sponsors in portfolio companies.
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Hudson Capital Advisors LLP and Kline Hawkes & Co.
Represented both private equity firms in their joint acquisition of Omniglow Corporation. The transaction was notable for complex issues including extensive intellectual property assets, government contracts, foreign subsidiaries and multiple pre-closing spin-offs, as well as the structure of the acquisition.
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Ignite Sports Media, Inc.
Represented Ignite Sports Media, an interactive sports media company, in connection with its preferred stock financing led by AIG Global Sports and Entertainment Fund and Williams Communications and its merger with Sportvision, Inc.
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IIA Korea Fund.
Represented IIA Korea Fund in its common stock offering.
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Integres Global Logistics, Inc.
Represented Integres Global Logistics in connection with its equity financing and related strategic agreements with Roadway Express, Inc., Unysis Corporation, United Airlines, American Airlines, UTI Worldwide and Global Logistics Technologies, Inc., as well as its convertible preferred stock and warrant financing with Technology Crossover Ventures and its existing investors.
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Jensen Group NV.
Represented Jensen Group NV (a Belgium client) and its US subsidiary in the disposition of its commercial laundry manufacturing operation in the US and Belgium to Alliance Laundry Systems LLC on June 14, 2006.
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Lante Corporation.
Represented Lante in connection with an investment by Frontenac Company, Dell USA L.P. and others.
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Laporte plc.
Represented the management team in connection with a Kohlberg Kravis Roberts-sponsored buyout of the specialty chemicals division of Laporte plc.
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Leeds.
Represented management in cross-border merger with Investcomp-sponsored simultaneous combination of Global Promo Group, Inc. and Polyconcept Holding B.V.
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Liberty Group Publishing, Inc.
Represented Liberty Group Publishing in connection with an equity investment by Leonard Green Partners. Also represented Liberty Group Publishing in numerous acquisitions of print media companies, including newspaper exchanges with Lee Enterprises, Inc. and Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.
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Libra Natural Resources plc.
Represented Libra Natural Resources plc in their acquisition of the majority of outstanding stock from existing shareholders, together with the purchase of preferred stock from the company.
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LinksCorp LLC.
Represented LinksCorp, a golf course developer and manager, in connection with an investment by AEW Partners II, Northwest Equity Partners V, William Blair Venture Partners III and BVP Investors VII.
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LoanX, Inc.
Represented LoanX, a dealer-sponsored, multi-dealer market for syndicated loans, in its equity financing with Banc of America, Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase.
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Locked Net Monster, Inc.
Represented Locked Net Monster in connection with its equity financing by Enterprise Partners.
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Lunn Partners.
Represented Lunn Partners in connection with equity investments in Rivenet.com, Inc. and Midwest Gourmet Foods LLC.
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Lyric Capital Inc.
Represented Lyric Capital in connection with its investment in Gear Magazine.
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Madison Capital Partners.
Represented Madison Capital Partners in its acquisition of Mannesman Plastics Machinery GmbH to form a new platform company, and in the sale of its portfolio company Hudson Products Corporation; acquisitions of API Heat Transfer, Inc., Hudson Products Corporation, Holm Industries, Inc., Industrie Ilpea SpA,; Mannesmann Plastic Machinery; and Dynisco, Inc.’s Measurement and Control Division, as well as in connection with its sales of API Heat Transfer’s Ketema Division, “The Plastics Group,” Cumberland Engineering, LLC, Beringer LLC, Leesona Industries LLC, Plastron Industries, L.P. and Holcroft LLC.
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Magnum Sports & Entertainment, Inc.
Represented Magnum Sports & Entertainment in connection with its equity financings.
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marchFIRST, Inc.
Represented marchFIRST in connection with an equity investment by Francisco Partners.
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Merritt Holdings, Ltd.
Represented Merritt Holdings in connection with its bridge financing of SlimDesk Technologies, Inc.
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MetroGroup Holding, LLC.
Represented MetroGroup Holding, LLC, a portfolio company of Sterling Capital Partners in its acquisition of Proficient Data Management, Inc.
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Metropark USA, Inc.
Represented Metropark USA, Inc. in connection with its equity financings.
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Midwest Mezzanine Funds.
Represented Midwest Mezzanine Funds in connection with certain mezzanine debt and warrant investments, including investments in Giftco, Inc., Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and York Tape & Label, Inc.
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Monona Wire Company.
Represented the owners of MWC, including Cortec Group, CIBC and Patriarch, in the sale of MWC to Commercial Vehicle Group.
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Neurosource, Inc.
Represented Neurosource in connection with its equity financings and its related restructuring and its equipment financing from G.E. Medical Services and its subordinated debt financings by HC Reit, Ziegler Securities and DVI.
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NexMed, Inc.
Represented NexMed, Inc. in connection with its equity financing by SSDS Merchant Fund, L.P. and other investors.
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Newmonics, Inc.
Represented Newmonics in connection with its equity financing by Intel Corporation, Dyna-Fund, L.P., and ARCH Venture Partners, APV Technology Partners, and Venture Investors Early Stage Fund and others.
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optionsXpress, Inc.
Represented optionsXpress, an online broker, in connection with its equity, debt and warrant financings, including significant equity investment by Summit Partners.
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Ovation Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Represented Ovation Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical company formed to acquire and market specialty drugs, in its initial equity financing from GTCR Fund VII and its acquisition of drug rights from Abbott Laboratories, as well as subsequent financings and dividends.
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Paladin Capital Partners.
Represented Paladin Capital Partners in connection with its equity investment in Evolution Ventures, Inc. and AgION Technologies, Inc.
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Parker-Hannifin Corporation.
Represented the management team in the Blue Point Partners-sponsored buyout of a division of Parker-Hannifin.
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PerfectServe, Inc.
Represented PerfectServe in connection with an equity financing by Healthcare Equity Partners and River Cities Capital Fund.
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PerfectServe, Inc.
Represented PerfectServe, Inc., a venture-backed company of Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Company and River Cities Capital Funds, in its Series C Preferred Stock financing.
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Perry Real Estate Partners, L.P.
Represented Perry Real Estate Partners, L.P. in its investment in B.V. MedGroup Leisure Investments.
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Pfingsten Partners, L.L.C.
Represented Pfingsten Partners in its acquisition of Consolidated Commercial Controls to form a platform company; in its acquisition of Technical Services for Electronics to form a platform company; in its acquisitions by portfolio company Happ Controls of Starpoint Electronics, Advanced Electronic Systems (late 2005), ProSource and Mazzco, in its acquisitions by portfolio company North America Sports Media of Tuchman Sports & Entertainment and Premiere Sports; in its sale of portfolio company Pfingsten Publishing; and in its sale of portfolio company Four Wheel Drive; acquisition of Advanstar Art Group from Advanstar Communications, Inc.; the acquisition of the Ultra Craft division of Associated Materials Incorporated by Norcraft Companies; the acquisition of Mortgage Publishing Group, Inc., Art21 Productions, L.L.C. and Spectrum Business Communications, Inc. by Pfingsten Publishing; the acquisition of Victor Automobile Products, Inc. and Par Tool Supply by Barjan Products, LLC; and the acquisition of Four Wheel Drive Retailing Hardware, L.L.C. and the formation of its new aftermarket automobile products platform.
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PHP, Inc.
Represented PHP in its equity financing to fund the acquisition of insurance agencies.
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PPM America.
Represented PPM America in connection with its investments in numerous private equity funds.
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Prairie Capital.
Represented Prairie Capital in connection with its mezzanine debt and warrant investments in Optronics, Inc., American Changer Corp., Remuda Ranch Company and Stylecraft Lamps, Inc. and its buyout of Openfirst, Inc.
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The Pritzker Organization.
Represented The Pritzker Organization in its investment in, and subsequent acquisition of, US. Franchise Systems, Inc.
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Private Healthcare Systems, Inc.
Represented the owners of PHCS, including Trustmark Life Insurance, Assurant and The Guardian Life Insurance Company, in the sale of PHCS to MultiPlan, a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group.
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Promethean Investment Group, L.L.C.
Represented Promethean Investment Group in connection with its PIPE investments in over 45 publicly traded companies, including Grupo TMM SA de CV, InterVoice-Brite, Inc., General Magic, Inc., RoweCom, Inc., MicroStrategy Incorporated and eToys, Inc.
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Psilos Group Partners.
Represented Psilos Group Partners in connection with its investment in ClickThings, Inc. and Amplified Holdings, Inc., as well as the restructuring of its investment in Amplified Holdings, Inc.
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Ritchie Capital.
Represented Ritchie Capital in its investment in the joint venture, Organic Fuels, LLC, with Northern Star Natural Holdings and others.
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Roundy’s Inc.
Represented the senior management team in connection with the Willis Stein and Co.-sponsored acquisition of Roundy’s, a regional supermarket chain and food distributor.
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Saecos Corporation.
Represented Saecos in connection with its equity financing with CMT Capital Markets Trading Gmbh.
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Schoolkidz.com, Inc.
Represented a group of investors in connection with numerous financings of Schoolkidz.com.
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SE Capital.
Represented SE Capital and its portfolio company SSIMed Holdings, LLC in its acquisition of Medcon Acquisition, LLC.
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SmartSignal, Inc.
Represented SmartSignal in connection with its equity financing led by Stevens Group, Inc.
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Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Represented Sony Music Entertainment and 550 Digital Media Ventures, Inc., Sony Music’s Strategic Investing Vehicle, in numerous strategic equity investments, including investments in Listen.com, PreCache, Inc. and Yupi.com. Also represented Sony Music Entertainment in the sale of Columbia House to a fund managed by the Blackstone Group in a transaction in which Sony retained an equity stake in the enterprise.
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Sterling Capital Partners.
Represented Sterling Partners, and portfolio companies of their buyout funds in several acquisitions, including Artromick International, MetroGroup, Nova Casualty Corporation, Ameritox, Prospect Mortgage, Integrated Dispensing Systems and Proficient Data Corporation, as well as the sale of several portfolio companies, including Professional Career Development Institute and Sterling Network Exchange.
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Sterling Capital Partners II, LP.
Represented SCP II in its investment in Focus Products Group LLC; in its acquisition of the Paradigm Health Corporation from Paradigm Holdings Inc. through Paradigm Acquisition Corp. and in its acquisition of Educate, Inc.
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Sterling Venture Partners.
Represented Sterling Venture Partners in connection with its equity investment in Viaken Systems, a developer and operator of bioinformatics computing systems for the drug discovery value chain.
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Sycamore Ventures.
Represented Sycamore Ventures in connection with its equity investments in Xylos Corporation, NWP Services Corporation, and Stemcyte, Inc.
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Telenisus Corporation.
Represented Telenisus in connection with its preferred stock financing with Alta Communications, Bay Partners, BancBoston Ventures, Maroon Bells Capital Partners, ABN AMRO Private Equity and Metropolis Venture Partners and its preferred stock financing with J.W. Seligman and West Southern Life Insurance, as well as its acquisition of A.S.K. DataCommunications, Inc.
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The Meritage Group, LLC.
Represented The Meritage Group, LLC in connection with an investment by Liquid Capital Securities Limited.
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Thunderbolt Venture Partners.
Represented Thunderbolt Venture Partners in connection with six early stage investments, including SportsInstruction, Inc., AquaTrend, Inc., IP Vault.com, Inc. and Norzyme, Inc.
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Toggle Entertainment Inc.
Represented Toggle Entertainment, a company that specializes in interactive e-mail advertising, in its preferred stock and warrant financing.
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TraffiCop, Inc.
Represented TraffiCop, a portfolio company of New World Equity, in its sale to The Descartes Systems Group.
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Travel Search Company, Inc.
Represented Travel Search Company, Inc., an online travel services company, in its start-up equity financing.
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TruckTireExchange.com., Inc.
Represented TruckTireExchange.com in connection with its equity financing.
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VCapital, Inc.
Represented Venture Capital Online in connection with its preferred stock financing with march-FIRST, Robertson Stephens, Apex Venture Partners and Batterson Venture Partners.
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Visual Radio, LLC.
Represented Visual Radio in connection with an equity investment by Nortel Networks Inc. and Caravelle Visual Radio Corporation.
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Vivius, Inc.
Represented Vivius (formerly known as BuyMedDirect.com, Inc.), an online health care services company, in connection with its preferred stock financings led by Acacia Venture Partners and Delphi Ventures and in connection with the sale of all of its intellectual property to The Rembrandt Fund.
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Vonage Holdings Corp.
Raised a total of $340 million in private equity investment in five placements between November 2003 and April 2005 from investors including Bain Capital and New Enterprise Associates, including the April 2005 placement of $200 million, which was the largest since the late 1990’s.
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Wind Point Partners.
Represented Wind Point Partners in connection with the leveraged buyout of Ames True Temper, Inc. and its affiliated companies including all aspects of the senior and subordinated debt financing, management equity and co-investor relationships. Also represented Wind Point Partners and its portfolio company, Worldwide Sports and Recreation, Inc. (d/b/a Bushnell Sports Optics), in connection with its tender offers for, and acquisitions of, the stock of Bollé, Inc. and Serengeti Eyewear, Inc. The firm also represented Wind Point Partners in connection with its preferred stock investment in Benchmark Medical Inc. and Ames True Temper, Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Dynamic Design.
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XDX, Inc.
Represented XDX in connection with its equity financings with Stafford Trading.
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WHI Capital Partners.
Represented WHI Capital Partners in its acquisition of Veridiam, Inc. (formerly, Carpenter Specialty Products, Inc.), a subsidiary of Carpenter Technology, Inc.
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WHI Capital Partners.
Represented WHI Capital Partners, and its portfolio companies, in several acquisitions, including Addison McKee, Carpenter Special Products Corporation, Waste Recyclers of North Florida, Inc., Big Wheel Recycling, LLC, Disposal Depot, Inc., MB Environmental Services, Container Recycling Alliance, LLC and Advanced EDM Automation, Inc., and mezzanine debt financing with GMB Mezzanine, L.P. for each of Veridiam (formerly Carpenter Special Products Corporation) and Container Recycling Alliance.
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ABN AMRO Private Equity
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Adams Street Partners
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Arbor Private Investment Company
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Batterson Venture Partners
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Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Company
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Blue River Partners
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Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
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Caltius Partners
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Capstone Positive Value Equity Fund
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Coal Creek Partners
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The Columbia Group, LLC
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Concentric Equity Partners
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Crossroads Capital, LLC
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Deerfield Partners
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Dojo Capital
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Draupnir LLC
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Edgewater Funds
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Frontenac Company
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GE Media
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Geneva Glen Capital, LLC
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Graue Mill Partners, LLC
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Greenfield Partners
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Ground Swell Equity Partners
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High Street Capital
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iStar Financial
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Madison Capital Partners
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Maxim Corporate Partners
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Midwest Mezzanine Funds
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MK Capital, LP
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Monroe Partners, L.P.
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New Trier Partners
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Nicolet Capital Partners, LLC
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Oak One Capital Partners
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Paladin Capital Partners
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Palisade Capital Management
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Perry Capital
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Pfingsten Partners
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PPM America
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Prairie Capital
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Prism Funds
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Promethean Investment Group
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Riordan, Lewis & Haden
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Ritchie Capital
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SE Capital
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Sterling Capital Partners, L.P.
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Svoboda Capital Partners LLC
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Talon Merchant Capital
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Triad Capital Advisors, Inc.
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WHI Capital Partners
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Winona Capital Management
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