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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Representation of Protypia, Inc., a proteomics bio analytical company based in Nashville, TN in its sale to Inotiv, Inc., a leading contract research organization specializing in nonclinical and analytical drug discovery and development services and research models and related products and services. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Representation of Physical Rehabilitation Network (“PRN”), a leading U.S.-based owner-operator of nearly 200 outpatient physical therapy clinics, in its acquisition of Gillette Physical Therapy, which operates one outpatient clinic in the Gillette, WY community. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Representation of Physical Rehabilitation Network (PRN), a leading physical therapy provider and practice management organization, in their acquisition of Kinetix Advanced Physical Therapy (Kinetix APT), a California based physical therapy center. The addition of Kinetix APT grows PRN’s California footprint to 62 clinics. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Representation of Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS), a provider of home care services, in its acquisition of JourneyCare, Inc, one of the largest hospice and palliative care providers in Illinois for $85,000,000.
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Representation of Addus HomeCare (Nasdaq: ADUS), a leading provider of home care services, in its cash acquisition of Chicago-based Summit Home Health, LLC. The transaction further adds clinical services to the Company’s largest market in Illinois.
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Representation of Physical Rehabilitation Network (PRN), a privately held physical therapy care provider and comprehensive practice management organization, in its acquisition of 360 Physical Therapy, an operator of 19 outpatient clinics across Arizona and Oklahoma. This transaction expands its Arizona presence and entrance into Oklahoma bringing their nationwide clinic count to 181 across 16 states.
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Representation of Addus HomeCare Corporation (NASDAQ: ADUS) in its $29.1 million acquisition of three affiliated entities: Armada Skilled Home Care of New Mexico, LLC, Armada Hospice of New Mexico, LLC and Armada Hospice of Santa Fe, LLC. This acquisition expands Addus HomeCare’s home health and hospice services in the state of New Mexico.
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Representation of Gryphon Capital-backed Physical Rehabilitation Network (PRN), a leading physical therapy provider and practice management organization, in its acquisition of Complete Balance Solutions Institute for Physiotherapy Inc. through its joint venture with MemorialCare, a prominent non profit Southern California integrated health system. The transaction includes the acquisition of Complete Balance Solutions’ three Southern California outpatient therapy clinics and creates the region’s most expansive network of physical therapy facilities with 26 clinics throughout the region.
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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 (2005-2023)
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