- Represented W Capital Partners in its agreement to be acquired by AXA IM.
- Represented Vantage Data Centers in the initial closing of its $5 billion equity recapitalization transaction with investment vehicles managed by DigitalBridge Group, Inc.
- Represented CapitalSpring in multiple acquisitions of restaurant businesses.
- Represented Q Microwave, Inc. is in its sale to Amphenol Corporation (NYSE APH).
- Represented Mosaic Dental Collective, a dental practice collective, in its reorganization and sale to Audax Private Equity for cash and rollover consideration totaling approximately $238 million.
- Represented Sole Source Capital, a private equity firm, in the sale of a controlling interest in its portfolio company, Worldwide Produce for $370 million.
- Represented ARRIS International plc in its private equity-backed, $7.4 billion acquisition by CommScope, a leader in infrastructure solutions for communications networks.
- Represented Tidal Wave Auto Spa in its sale to Golden Gate Capital for $1 billion.
- Represented Repay Holdings Corporation, an Atlanta-based financial technology and payment processing solutions company, in its SPAC business combination with Thunder Bridge Acquisition valued at $580 million.
- Represented Repay Holdings Corporation, an Atlanta-based financial technology and payment processing solutions company, in its agreement to acquire BillingTree for $503 million.
- Represented GreenSky Inc. in its go-private transaction/acquisition by Goldman Sachs.
- Represented GreenSky Inc., an Atlanta-based financial technology company, in its “Up-C” reorganization transactions and initial public offering of Class A common stock on the Nasdaq exchange for gross proceeds of $1.01 billion.
- Represented ARRIS Group, Inc., in a $2.1 billion acquisition of Pace plc and a simultaneous “inversion,” in which ARRIS reincorporated in the United Kingdom.
- Represented ARRIS Group, Inc. in its acquisition of General Instrument Corporation, which included all assets of the former Motorola Home Business, for $2.35 billion.
- Represented Snyder’s-Lance Inc. in its acquisition of snack foods company Diamond Foods Inc. for $1.91 billion, including the assumption of approximately $640 million in debt.
- Represented a publicly traded telecom company in its tax-free spinoff of its subsidiary that became another publicly traded telecom company.
- Represented numerous multinational and regional financial institutions in mergers with or acquisitions of other financial institutions.
- Represented numerous large and middle market private equity firms in the acquisition and disposition of portfolio companies, including related financings.
- Represented private equity fund sponsors in the formation of new funds.
- Represented issuers and underwriters in the issuances of debt, hybrid debt, and equity securities.
- Represented funds as lead investors in secondary transactions and continuation fund investments.
Robert A. Friedman
Partner,
- Phone: +1 212 905 9373
- Email: robert.friedman@alston.com
Robert has built a reputation as a strategic, solutions-oriented tax adviser for high-stakes, fast-moving matters. Clients rely on Robert for clear, practical guidance that helps them move forward confidently amid complexity and change.