Top Rated Mergers & Acquisitions Attorney in Cleveland, OH

Honors/Awards:

• Forty Under 40 Honoree, Crain's Cleveland Business, 2019  , Forty Under 40 Honoree, Crain's Cleveland Business, 2019, Crain's Cleveland Business, 2019
• Chambers USA, Corporate/M&A, 2018-2019  , Chambers USA, Corporate/M&A, 2018-2019, Chambers USA, 2019
• The Best Lawyers in America©, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2020  , The Best Lawyers in America©, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2020, The Best Lawyers in America©, , 2020

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Ohio

Representative Clients:

• Tarkett Enterprises Inc. in its acquisition of the Tandus Group, a leading designer, manufacturer and seller of carpet flooring products and accessories.
• Lexi-Comp, Inc., a developer of clinical information software solutions, in its sale to Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
• Cleveland Thermal Holdings LLC in the sale of its membership interests of Cleveland Thermal LLC, which owned and operated the district heating and cooling systems in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, that provided both steam for heating and chilled water for cooling to numerous customers.
• CapitalWorks and its portfolio companies in numerous transactions, including its acquisition of Bancsource, a manufacturer of financial equipment.
• ExactCare Pharmacy, LLC in its sale of substantial minority equity interest to a private equity investor; and two years later, a subsequent “upsized” recapitalization to take out the initial private equity investor; and sale of additional equity interests to Nautic Partners, a larger private equity investor.
• Invacare Corporation (NYSE: IVC) in its recent sale of certain of its subsidiaries, including the sale of stock of a subsidiary to a privately held strategic competitor for $150 million where the buyer was being sold to a Fortune 100 competitor.
• Evolution Capital Partners and its portfolio companies in several transactions including acquisitions of Monolith Software, Heavy Equipment Colleges, ROI Networks, Knowledge Center, Cascade Healthcare Services, Axiom Sales Force Development, Budco Financial and Lewellyn Technologies.
• Linsalata Capital Partners and its portfolio companies in numerous transactions including its acquisition of Excell, a premier food service equipment and supplies marketing and procurement group; its acquisition of Glynlyon, a leading national provider of technology-enabled secular and faith-based education curriculum; its acquisition of Happy Floors, a leading designer, importer and distributor of premium Italian and Spanish porcelain tile products; its sale of Home Decor, a distributor of wall decor, lamps, decorative pillows, accent furniture and accessories; and its sale of Stag-Parkway, an aftermarket distributor of recreational vehicle parts and accessories.
• RPM International (NYSE: RPM) and its subsidiaries in numerous transactions including the acquisition of Kirker Enterprises, a developer and manufacturer of innovative nail products; Synta, a manufacturer of deck restoration products; Expanko Resilient Flooring, a manufacturer of high performance floors for commercial environments; Chemtron International, a manufacturer of adhesives, sealants and tapes; and Specialty Polymer Coatings, a manufacturer of epoxy and polyurethane coatings.

Educational Background:

• B.A., cum laude, Boston College, 2004, 2004
• J.D., summa cum laude, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 2008 ​, 2008