David Cox
David Cox advises owners, executives and boards of emerging and growth companies in key corporate events, such as capital formation, private equity transactions, acquisitions and change in control transactions. David has advised on more than 400 transactions for private and public companies throughout the United States, including pioneers in their industry such as American HomePatient, Berlitz, Central Parking, ClinTrials and Pharmerica.
His representation covers a broad range of healthcare sectors, with particularly deep experience advising laboratory testing and life sciences, medical distribution and health software companies. A substantial portion of his representation also involves clients in financial services and financial technology and software. He also has advised clients in numerous other industries including retail services, logistics and distribution, technology and energy.
David’s practice includes:
- Mergers & Acquisitions – Advising clients on M&A transactions, including auction processes and representing both private equity and strategic buyers and sellers. Typically, his focus is on middle market transactions up to $1 billion.
- Private Equity – Counseling private equity backed companies, with a particular focus on navigating the interplay between private equity/venture capital investors and portfolio company executive teams.
- Board and Executive Advisory – Representing board of directors, special committees and individual executives of both public and private companies, including special situations such as going private transactions, special committee representation, audit committee investigations and takeover transactions.
- Special Healthcare M&A Counsel – Providing specialized healthcare M&A support to private equity firms, coordinating with national and international transaction counsel, utilizing an approach designed to provide the client and its other advisors with seamless access to deep healthcare industry knowledge and experience.
Prior to joining Bass, Berry & Sims, David was a shareholder and executive committee member at Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner, P.C.
Memberships
Nashville Bar Association
Tennessee Bar Association
Texas Bar Association
American Bar Association
American Health Law Association (AHLA)
Representative Experience
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We represented Physical Rehabilitation Network, a privately held physical therapy care provider and comprehensive practice management organization, in its acquisition of Performance Physical Therapy, Inc., a provider of orthopedic and spine physical therapy care, based in Reno, Nevada. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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We represented Dean Solon, the founder of Shoals Technologies Group, Inc. (backed by Oaktree Capital), a leading solar-power components maker, in connection with Shoals’ initial public offering (IPO) of 88.5 million shares of Class A common stock for a total net proceeds of more than $2.2 billion. The shares began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “SHLS” on January 27, 2021. Bass Berry & Sims has represented Shoals since the 2016 recapitalization transaction with Oaktree Capital.
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Representation of Premise Health, the largest direct health care provider in the country and OMERS portfolio company, in its acquisition of Sonic Boom Wellness, a provider of corporate wellness technology
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Representation of ACES (Comprehensive Educational Services), a behavioral health provider that operates 38 clinics and in-home services throughout the Western United States, in its acquisition of the Center for Language and Autism Support Services, which operates two clinics and provides in-home services in Oklahoma
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Representation of Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS), the nation’s largest public provider of personal home care and support services, in its acquisition of SunLife Home Care, a home healthcare provider based in Tucson, Arizona
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Representation of Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS), the nation’s largest public provider of personal home care and support services, in its definitive agreement to acquire Queen City Hospice, LLC, and its affiliate Miracle City Hospice, LLC for a cash purchase price of $192.0 million
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Representation of Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS), the nation’s largest public provider of personal home care and support services, in its acquisition of County HomeMakers, Inc., a Pennsylvania-based personal care operator with 800 employees in 22 locations serving over 1,000 clients
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Representation of Premise Health, the country’s largest direct health care provider and OMERS Private Equity portfolio company, in its acquisition of CareHere, another leading operator of wellness centers for self-funded organizations. The acquisition of CareHere, brings Premise Health’s revenue to approximately $1 billion annually and increases its geographic footprint to more than 850 centers across 45 states and Guam. The combination will allow Premise Health to deliver improved outcomes and enhance health care for employer populations.
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Representation of Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS), the nation’s largest public provider of personal home care and support services, in its acquisition of A Plus Health Care, Inc., a provider of home care services, including personal care, private duty nursing, care management and medical staffing
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Representation of Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS), the nation’s largest public provider of personal home care and support services, in its sale of Hospice Partners of Kansas, LLC to Three Oaks Hospice, Inc.
Additional Experience
Additional representative experience (prior to joining Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
- Sale of laboratory software company to private equity sponsor
- Acquisition by leading PE sponsored onsite clinic operator of an onsite/near site clinic operator
- Healthcare counsel for acquisition of health software provider of automation to contract therapy market
- Management representation in rollover in a PE firm to PE firm sale of a national distribution company
- Sale of national financial services print and remit and software company by PE firm
- Acquisition of solar energy field monitoring company by strategic solar buyer
- Formation and funding of specialty lending company
- Venture capital funding for business focused on alternative revenue opportunities for hospital systems
- Sale of southwestern pathology laboratory company to strategic buyer
- Auction process for sale of public medical device company
- Special counsel on sale of national durable medical equipment supplier by PE firm
- Healthcare counsel on acquisition of long-term care operations by strategic buyer
- Sale of western toxicology laboratory company to PE consortium
- Auction process for acquisition of hospital-based clinical laboratory company
- Auction process for sale of specialty pipe manufacturer for energy and water projects
- Capital formation for dental service organization
- Refinancing transaction for national specialty medical distribution company
- Healthcare counsel in auction process for acquisition of national occupational health screening and testing company
- Healthcare counsel for acquisition of healthcare software company focused on 340B Program compliance
Publications
Past Events
Media Mentions & Firm News
Accolades
Chambers USA — Corporate/M&A (2005-2019)
Martindale-Hubbell — AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated
The Best Lawyers in America© — Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law (2005-2021)
Education
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Georgetown University Law Center - J.D., 1991
cum laude
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Louisiana State University - B.S., 1988
summa cum laude
Admissions
- Tennessee, 1994
- Texas, 1991
Chambers USA
"David Cox is known in the market for his private equity and capital formation work. Sources acknowledge that he is a 'very good lawyer who often gets brought into complex deals.' His client roster includes companies in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors."
From Chambers USA 2019