Matt Brinker

M&A REPRESENTATIONS

• Represented a cloud-based financial data and intelligence platform during its recapitalization and strategic sale of a minority stake to a leading global financial institution. This complex transaction, which involved various domestic and international components, ensured our client retained control of the business, had long-term commercial agreements in place, and was sufficiently protected in its new chapter with a strategic minority owner.

• Represented a next-generation ServiceNow consultancy in its first significant add-on acquisition—the purchase of a national IT services provider.
• Represented a next-generation ServiceNow consultancy in its transformational add-on acquisition of a group of companies. The transaction expanded the consultancy from a U.S.-focused IT services provider into a global platform with operations across the U.S., Latin America, and Europe.
• Represented an international agroscience testing and services company in its strategic acquisition of a contract research site and services business, including long-term leases for the research farms used in the business.
• Represented the founders of a clinical trial and pharmaceutical development consulting and technology company in their exit sale to a PE-backed international pharma services conglomerate for consideration in excess of $50 million, including cash and rollover equity.
• Represented the founders of a SaaS technology company in the auto repair shop industry in their exit sale to a private equity buyer for consideration in excess of $55 million, including cash and rollover equity.
• Represented an app-based construction site management software provider and its founder in the sale of all of the company’s assets to a strategic acquirer.
• Represented a middle-market private equity fund in its carve-out acquisition of a portfolio company in the electronic component manufacturing industry and then subsequent sale to a strategic acquirer.

• Represented a private equity fund in its acquisition of a specialty transportation services company and then in its growth and exit sale for $70+ million to another private equity buyer.

• Represented a private equity-backed national courier and logistics company in connection with its strategic acquisition of another national courier and logistics company for $40+ million and then several strategic bolt-on acquisitions from $5+ million to $20+ million. 
• Represented a healthcare technology company in its strategic sale to a large international conglomerate for $140+ million.

• Represented the selling group, including two founding shareholders, in an e-commerce company’s sale to a private-equity-backed strategic acquirer for $30+ million, including rollover equity and earn-out consideration.

• Represented a staffing company in its $50+ million sale, including rollover equity, to a private equity buyer.

• Represented a medical device R&D company in the sale of certain proprietary products and associated IP rights to a strategic acquirer for $150+ million.

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• Represented a transportation and logistics company in the oil and gas industry in connection with its acquisition of a majority interest in a privately held transportation logistics company for $19+ million, plus future earn-out and other contingent consideration.

• Represented the founder and sole shareholder of a national telecommunications services company in connection with the company’s approximately $26 million sale to a private equity buyer and with the founder’s lease of real estate and $6+ million mezzanine loan to the post-closing company.

• Represented a custom software design company with operations in the U.S. and Israel in connection with a strategic buyer’s acquisition of substantially all of the assets and liabilities of the company in exchange for equity.

• Represented a diversified manufacturing business in connection with its corporate reorganization and approximately $22 million affiliated debt restructuring for tax purposes in contemplation of a sale of certain business lines.

• Represented the lead investor group in the acquisition of a controlling interest in a specialty grocery business from its founder for approximately $4 million.

• Represented a software provider and its founder in connection with the sale of the company to a strategic buyer for $7+ million, plus additional earn-out consideration.

• Represented a private equity fund in connection with its acquisition and equity financing of a manufactured home financing company for approximately $10 million.

• Represented a private equity fund in connection with its acquisition and preferred equity financing of a construction supply and financing company for approximately $10 million.

• Represented a long-standing Philadelphia-area nonprofit providing community support services in its merger of equals with another similar non-profit for the purposes of creating a larger and more sustainable network of support services to various communities throughout Philadelphia.

DEBT & EQUITY FINANCING REPRESENTATIONS

• Represented a financial services company serving the construction industry in its Series B-4 preferred equity raise from leading venture capital and strategic investors.

• Represented a private equity fund and its portfolio companies in the specialty transportation services industry in connection with their $32+ million credit facilities, including senior secured term and revolving debt and unsecured mezzanine debt, as well as with $13+ million in vehicle financing transactions.

• Represented a rapidly growing construction finance start-up and its lead investor in the company's $10 million Series A and later $30 million Series B funding rounds. 

• Represented FinTech start-up in connection with its approximately $2 million offering of convertible promissory notes and later $5+ million series seed financing round. 

• Represented a special purpose investment fund in its $12+ million preferred equity investment in a hospitality enterprise certified as a B Corp.
• Represented a private equity fund in its $10 million Series A investment in an alternative financial solutions start-up focused on higher education. 
• Represented a medical devices company in its offering of approximately $5 million in convertible promissory notes. 

• Represented the lead investor in its purchase and subsequent sale of a controlling interest in a distressed debt fund holding approximately $5 million of defaulted indebtedness of a paper processing business.

• Represented a private lending fund in connection with various acquisition and revolving credit facilities to professional practices.

• Represented a development-stage medical device company in connection with its various offerings of over $6 million in preferred equity capital.

• Represented a life sciences company in connection with its $2 million offering of Series C Preferred Stock.