R. Davis Mello
Davis Mello represents buyers, sellers, investors and operators across a variety of industries in connection with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, growth equity investments, venture capital financings and other strategic corporate transactions. Davis also advises clients on corporate governance, compliance and other general corporate matters.
Working closely with attorneys from our nationally ranked healthcare practice, Davis has significant experience in healthcare services and healthcare information technology M&A. Outside of the healthcare industry, Davis has led the negotiation and execution of multiple deals in manufacturing and distribution, industrial services, technology, and food and beverage. Davis is a member of the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee of the American Bar Association.
Davis’s experience includes the representation of:
- Private equity portfolio companies in connection with strategic acquisitions, equity and debt financing transactions and general corporate matters.
- Private equity sponsors in connection with buyouts, growth equity investments, exits, fund formation and fund-level governance matters.
- Public companies in connection with strategic acquisitions, divestitures, corporate venture capital investments, joint ventures and corporate restructuring transactions, as well as securities and governance matters.
- Growth-stage companies in connection with equity and debt financings, corporate governance and investor relations, equity compensation and other general corporate matters.
- Entrepreneurs and operators in connection with the sale of their businesses to strategic buyers and private equity sponsors.
Memberships
American Bar Association — Business Law Committee, Mergers and Acquisitions Committee
American Health Law Association (AHLA)
Representative Experience
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Representation of Gen Cap America, Inc., a private equity firm focused on lower middle market buyouts, on its acquisition of Lab Products, LLC and Hartford Systems, LLC (together, “Lab Products”) from Avidity Science, LLC. Lab Products is a leading manufacturer providing an extensive line of laboratory research animal housing and care equipment. This transaction marks Gen Cap America’s fourteenth acquisition from its seventh fund.
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Representation of Pharos Capital’s post-acute care provider platform, Charter Health Care Group, in its acquisition of Genesis Hospice, a Texas-based hospice care provider. The addition of Genesis and Saints brings the number of Charter locations to 18 and marks the company’s fourth program in Texas.
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Representation of Gen Cap America, Inc. in the sale of its portfolio company, L.W. Allen – a water and wastewater control systems manufacturer – to SJE Inc., a portfolio company of Audax Group and leading manufacturer of water and wastewater control solutions.
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Pharos Capital’s Charter Health Care Group Acquires Physmed Home Health Care and Serene Care HospiceRead More
Representation of Pharos Capital’s post-acute care provider platform, Charter Health Care Group, in its acquisition of sister companies Physmed Home Health Care and Serene Care Hospice. Physmed Home Health specializes in geriatric care, delivering traditional home health nursing and therapy services, as well as social work and dietician services. Serene Care Hospice provides in-home end-of-life care with services including nursing care, spiritual care and bereavement support. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Representation of Mainsail Partners, a San Francisco-based growth equity firm focused on software companies, in its recapitalization of JobNimbus, a leading home services CRM and job management system.
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Representation of Charter Health Holdings, Inc., a portfolio company of Pharos Capital Group, in its acquisition of Vitality Home Healthcare, a Denver area home health and hospice business. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Representation of Gen Cap America, Inc. in the sale of its portfolio company, Aero Systems Engineering, a provider of design and build test and wind tunnel facility solutions as well as lab testing services for jet engines and airframes
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Representation of Family Legacy, LLC and Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens, Inc. in their sale to Park Lawn Corporation (TSX: PLC), a company that provides goods and services associated with the disposition and memorialization of human remains
Publications
Media Mentions & Firm News
Accolades
Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch — Corporate Law (2021-2022)
Vanderbilt Journal of Transactional Law — Articles Selection Editor
Vanderbilt Law School — John W. Wade Scholar
Miami University — Harrison Scholar