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Sandy focuses his practice on representing private equity sponsors and strategic buyers in the structuring and negotiation of mergers and acquisitions, minority investments, and divestitures in a broad range of industries, including consumer products, retail, health care, and technology.
Experience
- Represented Cove Hill Partners in a number of transactions in the consumer and technology industries, including:
- Sale of Kalkomey, a leading provider of online recreational safety education;
- Investment in Encompass Technologies, a leading provider of cloud-based software for beverage and food industry suppliers, distributors, and retailers, and Encompass’ acquisition of vintrace;
- Strategic investment in and subsequent recapitalization of NetDocuments, the leading secure cloud-based content services platform for law firms and corporate legal and compliance departments;
- Strategic investment in and subsequent recapitalization of Gamma Technologies, a leading provider of engineering simulation software; and
- Investment in and sale of Storable, a leading provider of software, payments, insurance, and marketplace solutions to the self-storage industry.
- Represented Summit Partners in its investments in and divestitures of a number of companies across the health care industry, including:
- Investment in Earned Wealth, a tech-enabled financial services firm focused exclusively on the needs of medical professionals;
- Investment in Hallmark Health Care Solutions, a healthcare technology company specializing in workforce management solutions;
- Creation of Veranex, a leading provider of integrated medical device development services;
- Investment in and subsequent recapitalization of LifeStance Health, a leading provider of outpatient behavioral health services; and
- Acquisition of Paradigm Outcomes, a leading provider of complex medical management services, and Paradigm Outcomes’ acquisitions of ForeSight Medical, a leading provider of surgical management solutions, and Adva-Net, a leading ancillary network for high-acuity workers’ compensation claims.
- Represented TSG Consumer Partners in its investments in and divestitures of a number of food and beverage, health and beauty, and other consumer products companies, including:
- Investment in Thrive Pet Healthcare, a nationwide network of veterinary clinics, including emergency vets, primary care vets, and specialty vets;
- Investment in CorePower Yoga, the largest yoga studio operator in the United States;
- Investment, and subsequent IPO of, Dutch Bros. Coffee, a leading drive-through coffee chain;
- Investment in Lucky Vitamin, an online retailer of vitamins, minerals and supplements, natural personal care products, and other health and wellness products;
- Investment in Canyon Bicycles, a leading direct-to-consumer bicycle retailer and manufacturer of some of the world’s highest-quality road, mountain, and urban bikes;
- Investment in Pabst Blue Ribbon, the iconic beer company;
- Investment in and subsequent sale of SweetWater Brewing Company, a craft brewery;
- Investment in Planet Fitness, a leading franchisor of affordable and accessible gyms;
- Investment in Alexis Bittar, a designer and manufacturer of jewelry; and
- Sale of Paige Premium Denim, a contemporary lifestyle clothier.
- Represented Cinven Partners in its investment in Drake Software, a provider of software for tax preparers.
- Represented Audax Group in its investments in a number of health care, industrials, technology, and consumer products companies, including PlayMonster, Liquid Environmental Solutions, Axia Women’s Health, Imperial Bag & Paper, Dade Paper & Bag, and Data Intensity.
- Represented Gordon Brothers, a global advisory, restructuring, and investment firm specializing in the industrial, consumer products, and retail sectors, in an investment in Gordon Brothers by funds managed by Stone Point Capital.
- Represented Gridiron Capital in its divestiture of Electronic Systems Protection, a leading manufacturer of energy intelligence and power protection solutions.
- Regularly represents, on a pro bono basis, The Nature Conservancy, a global conservation charitable organization, in structuring and implementing a variety of conservation financing projects, and Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, a charitable organization providing therapeutic outdoor recreation for disabled military service personnel, in general operational and corporate matters.