Brian L. Sims
Brian Sims advises regional and national companies and investors in strategic and complex business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, minority investments and operational matters. He leads multidisciplinary teams representing clients from a diverse range of industries including manufacturing, technology and healthcare, with particular proficiency advising private equity clients, early stage growth companies, management teams, family-owned businesses and physician practices. A holistic strategist with a deep understanding of his clients’ businesses, Brian partners with his clients and serves as their first call and advisor on day-to-day operations, contractual disputes, and compliance with fiduciary duties.
Brian’s practice includes:
- Mergers & Acquisitions – Representing both sellers and buyers in a broad range of strategic transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, minority investments, recapitalizations, restructurings and dispositions.
- Private Equity – Counseling private equity firms and their portfolio companies in structuring and negotiating investments, including leveraged buyouts and sophisticated financing activities.
- Corporate Governance – Advising investors and management teams, with a particular focus on navigating and developing pragmatic solutions to operational matters, including contract management and “best practices.”
Featured Experience
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Representation of LFM Capital, a private equity firm focused on lower middle market manufacturing and industrial services businesses, in its sale of Fecon, LLC., a leading manufacturer of heavy-duty forestry mulching equipment and related accessories in North America, to WindJammer Capital investors. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Representation of Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Partners, a premier provider of radiology services to Middle Tennessee, in its partnership with Radiology Partners, the largest physician-led and physician-owned radiology practice in the United States
Memberships
American Health Law Association (AHLA)
Representative Experience
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Representation of LFM Capital, a private equity firm focused on lower middle market manufacturing and industrial services businesses, in its sale of Fecon, LLC., a leading manufacturer of heavy-duty forestry mulching equipment and related accessories in North America, to WindJammer Capital investors. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Representation of Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Partners, a premier provider of radiology services to Middle Tennessee, in its partnership with Radiology Partners, the largest physician-led and physician-owned radiology practice in the United States
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Representation of LFM Capital, a private equity firm focused on lower middle market manufacturing and industrial services businesses, in its acquisition of Workplace Modular Systems, a supplier of workstation platforms. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Investment in a vertically integrated group of manufacturing companies serving the data center, electric vehicle, and robotic markets.
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Representation of LFM Capital, a private equity firm focused on lower middle market manufacturing and industrial services businesses, in its acquisition of Novex, Inc., a seasoned manufacturer and distributor of polyurethane belting and sheet product used in high-abrasion applications across a wide variety of industries. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Representation of Vektek, a portfolio company of LFM Capital and a market leading designer and manufacturer of hydraulic clamps and related products that are used to secure parts during the metal cutting process associated with CNC machining, in its sale to CNL Strategic Capital, a company that owns private companies. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Representation of LFM Capital, a private equity firm focused on lower middle market manufacturing and industrial services businesses, in its sale of Pratt Industries Intermodal Chassis, a designer and manufacturer of specialized trailers and chassis, to the North American Chassis Pool Cooperative, a provider of a modern fleet of chassis to users with at cost pricing. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Representation of LFM Capital’s portfolio company, Fecon, LLC, a leading manufacturer of heavy-duty forestry mulching equipment and related accessories, in its acquisition of Vermeer Forestry Mulching Products, a manufacturer of high-quality tree-care, agricultural, underground construction, surface mining, and environmental equipment.
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Representation of LFM Capital’s portfolio company, J&E Precision Tool, in its acquisition of Alloy Specialties Inc., a manufacturer of engine components for defense and commercial air and ground applications
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Representation of J. Knipper and Company, Inc. – one of the largest suppliers of end-to-end pharmaceutical samples management services and a Court Square portfolio company – and its affiliates, including KnippeRx, in its acquisition of Eagle Pharmacy – a Florida-based full-service, direct-to-patient (DTP) pharmacy. This strategic transaction for KnippeRx will expand the company’s pharmacy programs, scale and automation capabilities.
Publications
Media Mentions & Firm News
Accolades
Mid-South Super Lawyers “Rising Star” (2018-2020)
Vanderbilt University — Alumni Association
Vanderbilt University — Dean’s Scholar