PRIVATE EQUITY TRANSACTIONS

Private Equity Transactions A middle market leader “Incredibly responsive, they work Our Private Equity clients feature the full spectrum of market very effectively and efficiently… participants: sponsors, portfolio companies, co-investors, they’re also much in tune with the institutional investors, management and buyers and sellers in business side of things.” transactions with private equity firms.

We have earned top recognition for our work in mergers and "They execute deals masterfully acquisitions and general business law, including as: and communicate seamlessly with one another.” . One of only five Boston law firms ranked in Tier 1 Chambers USA for M&A by IFLR1000 United States.

. Two time “Regional Powerhouse” by Law360. Private equity transaction services include: We are the smallest of all the leading Boston firms to receive • Buyouts and Other M&A Transactions this recognition. What does that mean for our clients? • Add-On Acquisitions . More direct contact with experienced senior lawyers who • Growth and Minority Investments actively participate on deal teams. • Co-investments . Leaner, efficient teams able to adeptly execute transactions. • Representation of Management and . Focus on and expertise in middle market private equity. Selling Owners • Debt Financing and Leverage Foley Hoag combines deep market knowledge and superior client service to obtain optimal deal terms for our clients. In addition to • Portfolio Company Matters our M&A expertise, our private equity clients benefit from our tax, • Specialty Due Diligence / Intellectual debt finance, employment, intellectual property, fund formation Property and related practice groups to address complicated issues seamlessly and facilitate transactions quickly.

We excel in applying our extensive industry and operational For more information contact: knowledge to deal strategy, including in technology, real assets, life sciences, healthcare, consumer and retail, investment Adrienne Ellman management, energy and cleantech, professional services, +1.646.927.5557 education and industrial and manufacturing. [email protected]

Peter Rosenblum +1.617.832.1151 [email protected]

1 BOSTON | NEW YORK | PARIS | WASHINGTON, D.C. | www.foleyhoag.com PRIVATE EQUITY TRANSACTIONS We are trusted by our private equity clients and other deal participants to serve as their outside M&A and transactional counsel:

Sale of Nelson Forests Growth investment in $780M Sale of PRT Limited to OneFortyOne IPM by Court Square Acquisition of Controlling Interest Sale Growing Services Ltd. to PlantationsCB Capital Partners Brammer Bio PE To Insight Partners PE Triwest Capital PartnersCB

$800M $85M $147M Acquisition of Sale of CutisPharma Acquisition and growth Sale of Skullcandy’s Acquisition of Crane & Co., Inc. to NovaQuest Capital investment in Lux Research ASTRO Gaming headset MicroFinancial by Crane Co. from business to LogitechCB Management by Bregal Sagemount Lindsay Goldberg Incorporated by Fortress (Co-counsel)

Sale of Acquisition of $215M International Data Group Acquisition of $196.6M Sweet Tree Take-private acquisition of to China Oceanwide Curriculum Associates Acquisition of Holdings 1, LLC R.G. Barry Corporation and IDG Capital by Berkshire Partners Skullcandy (d/b/a The Maple Guild) CompanyCB

Joint venture involving Sale of assets an affiliate of GFP LP to Acquisition of SunSetter $1.845B acquire all of the shares of by Springs Window to CLEAResult, Acquisition of Crossbeam a portfolio Take-private acquisition Phu Rieng Kratie by Thoma Bravo Fashions, LLC, of Lightsquared Apivath Caoutchouc Co., a portfolio company company of General Atlantic LLC (f/k/a SkyTerra Ltd., a Cambodian of Golden Gate Capital Communications)* companyCB

Sale of $240M $91M Sale of Acquisition of SeraCare by Leveraged Take-private SIE Computing Solutions Florestal Vale Project Plasma Holdings to ACS Integrated Systems, recapitalization acquisition of do Corisco Limitada Corporation, an affiliate of transaction with private Rubio’s Restaurants a portfolio company of to Centaurus Holdings Linden Capital Partners RFE Investment Partners equity firm TA Associates

$60M Represented PSP Acquisition of Cross Investments & New Zealand Acquisition of Accessory Division by Superannuation Fund in their GQ Life Sciences Sale of Syncplicity LLC, $88.5M a newly formed affiliate of purchase from Harvard by Aptean a subsidiary of EMC, Acquisition of MEMSIC by Clarion Capital Partners Management Company of and related assets IDG-Accel China Capital II LLC* an interest in Kaingaroa to Skyview Capital and its affiliates Timberlands*

CB – Cross-border deal. * – Work by current Foley Hoag partners before joining the firm.

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