Private Equity
Our private equity attorneys have extensive experience in structuring complex private equity acquisitions and financings on behalf of sponsors, lenders, investment banks, financial advisors and portfolio companies. During the last two years alone, we have served as counsel in more than 200 buy side and sell side transactions across a variety of industries. In connection with our M&A work, we structure senior and subordinate credit facilities for private equity fund investments and negotiate credit facilities on behalf of sponsors, including acquisition and capital call facilities. Our private equity practice is especially active in the middle-market, but we have represented management groups, issuers and special committees in high-profile, multi-billion dollar transactions—for example, we represented Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) in what at the time was the largest going private transaction in U.S. history.
The firm’s private equity attorneys represent investors and portfolio companies in a range of industries including healthcare, life sciences, consumer, retail, restaurant, food and beverage, manufacturing, technology and media.
Ranked the seventh most active in healthcare private equity transactions (PitchBook Global League Tables, 2023), our experience in healthcare private equity transactions is particularly robust. We provide our healthcare private equity clients with a fully integrated range of services that includes an effective blend of transactional, regulatory and operational counsel.
In the Chambers USA research about our corporate practice, clients say:
- "Bass, Berry & Sims' level of service exceeds other firms." (from Chambers USA 2023)
- “The sophistication of the work is certainly very high, and there is a level of attentiveness that I get from them that I don’t get elsewhere,” reports an interviewee and another client notes that the team provides “really excellent service,” explaining: “They understand the law, but also what our business needs.” (from Chambers USA 2021)
- The firm is “very knowledgeable, thorough and very conscious of what we need them to do – and they manage their priorities very well” and the team “provides a New York level of expertise and skill, but at smaller market rates, which is really valuable.” (from Chambers USA 2020)
- “The firm is one of the best I have worked with in my entire career.” (from Chambers USA 2019)
- “Their commitment is second to none” and “They go toe to toe on expertise with New York firms.” (from Chambers USA 2018)
- The firm “Represents a wealth of private equity firms and their portfolio companies. ‘The firm’s performance was outstanding. I’d put them up there with the big firms globally – some of the finest attorneys I’ve seen.'” (from Chambers USA 2015)
As a result of the depth and breadth of our private equity experience and the extensive network we have established in the private equity community, we play an active role in introducing prospective portfolio companies and private equity firms.
Representative private equity industry experience:
- Add on acquisitions
- Due diligence and risk analysis
- Leveraged buyouts
- Going private transactions
- Sponsor-sponsor transactions
- Independent sponsor transactions
- Investment fund formation
- Leveraged dividends and recapitalizations
- Minority interest transactions
- Management team representation and executive compensation matters
- Mezzanine and senior financings
- Healthcare regulatory and operational counsel
- Corporate/general counsel
- Initial public offerings and exit transaction services and preparation
- Special Purpose Acquisitions Companies (SPACs)/de-SPACs
Our private equity attorneys have extensive experience in structuring complex private equity acquisitions and financings on behalf of sponsors, lenders, investment banks, financial advisors and portfolio companies. During the last two years alone, we have served as counsel in more than 200 buy side and sell side transactions across a variety of industries. In connection with our M&A work, we structure senior and subordinate credit facilities for private equity fund investments and negotiate credit facilities on behalf of sponsors, including acquisition and capital call facilities. Our private equity practice is especially active in the middle-market, but we have represented management groups, issuers and special committees in high-profile, multi-billion dollar transactions—for example, we represented Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) in what at the time was the largest going private transaction in U.S. history.
The firm’s private equity attorneys represent investors and portfolio companies in a range of industries including healthcare, life sciences, consumer, retail, restaurant, food and beverage, manufacturing, technology and media.
Ranked the seventh most active in healthcare private equity transactions (PitchBook Global League Tables, 2023), our experience in healthcare private equity transactions is particularly robust. We provide our healthcare private equity clients with a fully integrated range of services that includes an effective blend of transactional, regulatory and operational counsel.
In the Chambers USA research about our corporate practice, clients say:
- "Bass, Berry & Sims' level of service exceeds other firms." (from Chambers USA 2023)
- “The sophistication of the work is certainly very high, and there is a level of attentiveness that I get from them that I don’t get elsewhere,” reports an interviewee and another client notes that the team provides “really excellent service,” explaining: “They understand the law, but also what our business needs.” (from Chambers USA 2021)
- The firm is “very knowledgeable, thorough and very conscious of what we need them to do – and they manage their priorities very well” and the team “provides a New York level of expertise and skill, but at smaller market rates, which is really valuable.” (from Chambers USA 2020)
- “The firm is one of the best I have worked with in my entire career.” (from Chambers USA 2019)
- “Their commitment is second to none” and “They go toe to toe on expertise with New York firms.” (from Chambers USA 2018)
- The firm “Represents a wealth of private equity firms and their portfolio companies. ‘The firm’s performance was outstanding. I’d put them up there with the big firms globally – some of the finest attorneys I’ve seen.'” (from Chambers USA 2015)
As a result of the depth and breadth of our private equity experience and the extensive network we have established in the private equity community, we play an active role in introducing prospective portfolio companies and private equity firms.
Representative private equity industry experience:
- Add on acquisitions
- Due diligence and risk analysis
- Leveraged buyouts
- Going private transactions
- Sponsor-sponsor transactions
- Independent sponsor transactions
- Investment fund formation
- Leveraged dividends and recapitalizations
- Minority interest transactions
- Management team representation and executive compensation matters
- Mezzanine and senior financings
- Healthcare regulatory and operational counsel
- Corporate/general counsel
- Initial public offerings and exit transaction services and preparation
- Special Purpose Acquisitions Companies (SPACs)/de-SPACs
Experience
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We represent a group purchasing organization in the review and negotiation of commercial contracts from their new public sector division....
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We represented Sycamore Partners – a private equity firm based in New York specializing in retail, consumer and distribution-related investments –...
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Bass, Berry & Sims served as counsel to BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, in resolving a first-of-its-kind lawsuit filed...
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We represented Complete Health Partners, Inc., a portfolio company of Pharos Capital and a physician-centric, professionally managed, technology enabled primary...
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We represented Pediatrics Plus, a specialized pediatric healthcare provider that offers evidence-based therapy and education, diagnostic services, and occupational, physical,...
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We represented Springline Advisory, a portfolio company of Trinity Hunt Partners, in its acquisition of Fiske, a provider of financial...
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Springline Advisory, a Portfolio Company of Trinity Hunt Partners, Acquires Clark, Raymond & CompanyWe represented Springline Advisory, a portfolio company of Trinity Hunt Partners, in its acquisition of Clark, Raymond & Company, a...
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We represented American Vascular Associates, a portfolio company of Petra Capital Partners, in its acquisition of Surgical Associates Chartered, a...
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We represented a private equity firm on M&A and intellectual property risks associated with the AI usage of an acquisition...
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We represented Griffin Gear, Inc., a portfolio company of Gen Cap America and a leading provider of industrial gearbox repair...
Experience
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We represent a group purchasing organization in the review and negotiation of commercial contracts from their new public sector division....
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We represented Sycamore Partners – a private equity firm based in New York specializing in retail, consumer and distribution-related investments –...
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Bass, Berry & Sims served as counsel to BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, in resolving a first-of-its-kind lawsuit filed...
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We represented Complete Health Partners, Inc., a portfolio company of Pharos Capital and a physician-centric, professionally managed, technology enabled primary...
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We represented Pediatrics Plus, a specialized pediatric healthcare provider that offers evidence-based therapy and education, diagnostic services, and occupational, physical,...
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We represented Springline Advisory, a portfolio company of Trinity Hunt Partners, in its acquisition of Fiske, a provider of financial...
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Springline Advisory, a Portfolio Company of Trinity Hunt Partners, Acquires Clark, Raymond & CompanyWe represented Springline Advisory, a portfolio company of Trinity Hunt Partners, in its acquisition of Clark, Raymond & Company, a...
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We represented American Vascular Associates, a portfolio company of Petra Capital Partners, in its acquisition of Surgical Associates Chartered, a...
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We represented a private equity firm on M&A and intellectual property risks associated with the AI usage of an acquisition...
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We represented Griffin Gear, Inc., a portfolio company of Gen Cap America and a leading provider of industrial gearbox repair...
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"Bass, Berry & Sims has a preeminent group highly recommended for its expertise in big-ticket M&A transactions. It also has a wealth of experience advising on private offerings and shareholder activism issues. It further maintains an enviable reputation for its work in major healthcare deals and is also highly regarded for its work in the energy, technology, retail and financial services spheres. Additionally, the firm has extensive expertise in advising public companies and their executive boards on sophisticated corporate and securities matters, with further noteworthy expertise in private equity." Client feedback: "I relied heavily on the Bass, Berry & Sims team who supported us through rather complex times." "They jumped through numerous hoops and issues to hit our deadlines." "Bass, Berry & Sims does a good job of layering associates to provide the client the best value while ensuring that associates have exposure to clients."
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