Private Equity

Overview

Faegre Drinker’s national private equity practice has the experience to deliver success in large, sophisticated transactions, as well as the rate structure and flexibility to equally excel in smaller transactions. Our private equity team is a core part of our 175-lawyer mergers and acquisitions practice, which over the past three years closed over 725 deals with an aggregate value over $100 billion. We know the private equity deal market, and we understand and apply the latest structures and practices for private equity deals. We deliver value in advising funds, management, co-investors and portfolio companies throughout the life cycles of private equity investments. From acquisitions, to minority and control investments, to add-on acquisitions, to recapitalizations and restructurings, and ultimately to the array of exit events, we perform throughout the full range of opportunities and issues. We also team with our national-level fund formation and governance professionals to offer additional levels of insight and experience, and we capitalize on the knowledge of our over 1,200 attorneys, consultants and professionals to deliver top-level value and results.

Private Equity

Overview

Insights & Events

Latest

Faegre Drinker Represents Caltius Equity Partners and APHIX in its Sale to Gauge Capital

Faegre Drinker Team Represents Trystar in its Acquisition of Asentria Corporation

CLE Program: Equity Rollover Strategies for Sellers: Maximizing Value and Minimizing Risk

Uncertainty in Private Equity Markets: Inflation, Tariffs and Regulatory Changes

David Barrett Speaks With Indiana Lawyer About Building an M&A Practice and Keys to Success

Numbers and Nuance: Essential Accounting Principles for M&A Attorneys

Auctions: From the Bidder’s Perspective

Insights from Faegre Drinker Indianapolis M&A Conference Highlighted by Indiana Lawyer, Tariffs Emerge as Key Topic

Stephen Hamilton Comments on Tax Impact of Asset Managers Rebalancing Portfolios With Financial Times

New Investment Opportunity in China’s Health Care Sector Following Recent Legal Reforms

Insights

Uncertainty in Private Equity Markets: Inflation, Tariffs and Regulatory Changes

David Barrett Speaks With Indiana Lawyer About Building an M&A Practice and Keys to Success

Auctions: From the Bidder’s Perspective

Insights from Faegre Drinker Indianapolis M&A Conference Highlighted by Indiana Lawyer, Tariffs Emerge as Key Topic

Stephen Hamilton Comments on Tax Impact of Asset Managers Rebalancing Portfolios With Financial Times

New Investment Opportunity in China’s Health Care Sector Following Recent Legal Reforms

Ryan Miske Shares 2024 M&A Market Trends on ‘The Transaction Abstract’ Podcast

Antitrust Scrutiny of Private Equity in Health Care Intensifies

Simplifying the Corporate Transparency Act for Private Companies

New HSR Act Size-of-Transaction Increasing to $119.5 Million; Filing Fee Increases Going Into Effect Soon

Events

Past Events

CLE Program: Equity Rollover Strategies for Sellers: Maximizing Value and Minimizing Risk

Numbers and Nuance: Essential Accounting Principles for M&A Attorneys

2025: the Year of Private Credit Investment Opportunities and Potential Pitfalls

Key Legal Developments and Trends

Values-Driven Governance Models: Perspectives from Practitioners & Business Leaders on Governance Models for Mission-Driven Companies - Webinar

News

Faegre Drinker Represents Caltius Equity Partners and APHIX in its Sale to Gauge Capital

Faegre Drinker Team Represents Trystar in its Acquisition of Asentria Corporation

Faegre Drinker Welcomes Jared Hershberg to Corporate Practice in New York

Faegre Drinker Serves as Counsel to Mama’s Creations in Crown I Enterprises Acquisition and Related Financing

Faegre Drinker Represents Alimentation Couche-Tard in its Acquisition of GetGo Café + Markets

Adam Weinstock Named a 2025 ‘Notable M&A Dealmakers’ Honoree by Crain’s Chicago Business

Kate Sherburne Named a 2025 ‘Notable Partners in Law’ Honoree by Twin Cities Business

Faegre Drinker Represents Fenix Specialty Performance Coating in its Merger With National Coatings Inc.

Faegre Drinker Represents Applied Products in its Sale to Bertram Capital

Faegre Drinker Adds Leading Corporate and M&A Partner Michael Baxter in Philadelphia

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Experience

Our Experience

Applied Products Inc. Completes Platform Sale

Guardian Capital Partners Acquires Upper Echelon Products

Cervano Capital Launches as Independent Sponsor

Surmodics Inc. Agrees to $627M Acquisition by GTCR

Outdoor Living Supply Acquires Apache Stone Company

TT Capital Partners Purchases All Equity Interests of Cantata Health Solutions

Meet The Team

Meet The Full Private Equity Team

Ryan R. Miske

Michael B. Abbott

Luc Attlan

David W. Barrett

Michael N. Baxter

Richard H. Bennett

Jim Birge

Bryan Bloom

Amelia R. Brett

Jill Eiseman Bronson

Kaitlin L. Brummel

Brandon Cole

Patrick S. Cross

Charlotte H. Damico

Brian S. Fennerty

Sean M. FitzGerald

James F. Fitzsimmons

Mihajlo Gasic

Stephen D. D. Hamilton

Jared A. Hershberg

Mark R. Kaske

Steven C. Kennedy

Allison M. Kolberg

Elizabeth K. Lange

Marc A. Leaf