S. Ryan Hoffman
Ryan Hoffman advises both publicly traded and privately held companies as well as private equity and venture capital firms in a broad range of transactional and securities matters. He has closed more than $15 billion in M&A transactions and works within a wide range of industries including healthcare, technology, food and beverage, retail, manufacturing and government services. Ryan’s practice involves:
- Mergers & Acquisitions – representing sellers and buyers in both public and private company transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, combinations and joint ventures.
- Private Equity & Venture Capital – advising private equity and venture capital fund sponsors and portfolio companies in a broad range of strategic transactions, recapitalizations and restructurings.
- Public Company Advisory – representing both NYSE- and Nasdaq-listed companies on a variety of corporate governance, SEC compliance matters and in capital market transactions.
Memberships
American Health Law Association (AHLA)
Representative Experience
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Representation of J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: JAX), owner and operator of J. Alexander’s Restaurant, Redlands Grill, Stoney River Steakhouse and Grill and selected other restaurants, in its $220 million all cash sale to SPB Hospitality LLC, a leading operator and franchisor of full-service dining restaurants.
Since J. Alexander’s first opened in 1991, Bass, Berry & Sims has served as primary corporate and securities counsel to the company for more than 30 years. Additional details about the transaction can be found in the official news release.
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Representation of Integrated Polymer Solutions (IPS), an Arcline Investment Management portfolio company and leading manufacturer of custom, highly engineered elastomeric components, in its acquisition of Seal Science, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of engineered elastomeric sealing solutions.
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Representation of Mainsail Partners, a San Francisco-based growth equity firm focused on software companies, in its recapitalization of Centerbase, a legal billing and practice management software company.
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Representation of Arcline Investment Management, a growth-oriented private equity firm, in its acquisition of Safran Ventilation Systems Oklahoma, a leading developer, manufacturer, and supplier of integrated environmental control systems and related components for the aviation industry. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Representation of TripleTree, LLC who acted as financial advisor to Icario in its recapitalization by CVC Capital Partners, a leading private equity and investment advisory firm.
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Representation of Triple Tree Capital Partners and Vestar Capital Partners in the merger of their respective portfolio companies, The Emily Program and Veritas Collaborative.
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We served as lead counsel to Triple Tree Capital Partners, Noro Moseley Partners and SSM Partners in the formation of its holding company, Riva Health Holdings, Inc., a newly formed holding company that facilitated the merger of Revel and NovuHealth.
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Representation of Groups360, a platform that simplifies bringing people together for meetings and events, in its acquisition of IDEM Hospitality, a Singapore-based platform to help hoteliers maximize revenue from their meetings, events and group business
Accolades
The Tennessee Journal of Business Law — Articles Editor