Represented Lido Advisors (“Lido”), a leading wealth advisory firm with over $30 billion in regulatory assets under management, in the closing of its strategic investment from funds managed by HPS Investment Partners (“HPS”). HPS joined Lido’s existing investors Charlesbank Capital Partners and Constellation Wealth Capital, along with Lido’s more than 160 employee-owners, to support the firm’s continued growth and client-first mission.
Representing Lido Advisors (“Lido”), a leading wealth advisory firm with over $30 billion in assets under management, in a strategic partnership with investment funds managed by HPS Investment Partners (“HPS”), a leading global alternative investment firm with approximately $150 billion in assets under management. HPS joined Lido’s existing partner Charlesbank Capital Partners (“Charlesbank”) to support the firm’s continued growth and long-term vision.
Represented Avenue Sports Fund, an affiliate of Avenue Capital Group, respecting its equity investment in Mercury13, a multi-club ownership group focused on women’s football clubs in Europe and South America, which currently owns FC Como Women of Italy’s top-tier Serie A Femminile.
Represented Avenue Sports Fund, an affiliate of Avenue Capital Group, respecting its lead equity investment in Men in Blazers, the preeminent soccer-focused media platform and podcast producer in the United States.
Represented Avenue Sports Fund, an affiliate of Avenue Capital Group, respecting its equity investment in College Sports Tomorrow, a group of prominent investors and leaders in the sports industry, seeking to establish a single, national college football league.
Represented Avenue Sports Fund, an affiliate of Avenue Capital Group, respecting its equity investment in a sports media company focused on sports-related entertainment and lifestyle content.
Represented Avenue Sports Fund, an affiliate of Avenue Capital Group, respecting its equity investment in an owner and operator of pickleball facilities.
Represented Avenue Sports Fund, an affiliate of Avenue Capital Group, respecting its investment in Strategic Sports Group (SSG), a consortium of sports franchise owners and investors, in support of SSG’s $3 billion investment in PGA Tour Enterprises, a new commercial venture between the PGA Tour, SSG and PGA Tour players.
Represented longtime client in the purchase of an online concrete fastener company that involved complex tax issues. Advised on intellectual property matters involving proprietary business systems and software.
Represented longtime client in its equity investment in a golf equipment and apparel company, and in its related fundraising arrangements and co-investments from several high-profile investors.
Represented Las Vegas Grand Prix, Inc., a subsidiary of Formula 1 owner Liberty Media Corporation and the promotor of the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, in its sponsorship agreement and partnership with Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., a leading slot machine and casino game manufacturer.
Represented Legends in its investment in, and business partnership with, a premium omni-channel food tech platform that operates food halls in metropolitan areas and licenses various culinary brands, in negotiating and drafting an investment agreement, food hall management agreements, licensing and development agreements and various other operational agreements and side letters.
Represented an accredited fully online design college in its acquisition by a venture capital firm specializing in higher learning opportunities.
Represented Isik Plastik, a Turkish publicly traded company and a leading manufacturer of thermoformed food packaging and industrial plastic sheet products, in its acquisition of a US-based manufacturer of polycarbonate and other plastics products.
Represented Cohere Cyber Secure, a provider of cyber security and risk assessment services, in the sale of substantially all of its assets to Dataprise, a provider of managed IT, cybersecurity and cloud solutions.
Represented Nano Cures International, Inc., a US-based company focused on transforming the development and delivery of cures to major health conditions and diseases, in a definitive arrangement agreement (the "Arrangement Agreement") with Craft 1861 Global Holdings Inc. ("Craft Global"), a publicly traded Canadian corporation. The Arrangement Agreement sets out the definitive terms upon which Nano will acquire Craft Global in a reverse take-over transaction valued at $5.5B.
Represented Break the Floor Productions in a groundbreaking dance industry transaction. TZP Group (“TZP”), a multi-strategy private equity firm, made strategic investments in Break The Floor Productions and Star Dance Alliance to create Dance One Holdings, LLC, the largest holding company of dance brands in the world. This investment represents the largest institutional investment in the dance industry as of the date of the deal.
Represented a financial advisory and accounting firm based in the northeast in its restructuring and subsequent business combination transaction with a financial and tax advisory business.
