Erik has extensive M&A experience across a broad range of industries. Representative transactions include:
CONSUMER AND RETAIL
Nouria Energy Corporation, in its acquisition of Enmarket, a leading convenience store retailer in the Southeast, from Colonial Group, Inc.
Newell Brands Inc. in numerous transactions, including:
its $16 billion acquisition of Jarden Corporation
the sale of its Pure Fishing to Sycamore Partners for approximately $1.3 billion
its sale of The Waddington Group to Novolex Holdings, a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group, for approximately $2.3 billion
the $1.95 billion sale of its Tools business, including the Irwin®, Lenox®, and Hilmor® brands, to Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
the sale of The United States Playing Card Company to Cartamundi Group, a leading manufacturer and distributor of playing cards and board games
the sale of its Process Solutions business to One Rock Capital Partners, LLC for $500 million
the $395 million sale of Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. to Seidler Equity Partners and Major League Baseball - The Daily Deal's Most Innovative Middle Market Deal of the Year (2018)
the sale of its Winter Sports businesses to Kohlberg & Company for $240 million
the sale of its Pine Mountain® fire starters and fire logs business, and Diamond® matches, fire starters, lighters, toothpicks, and laundry business, to Royal Oak Enterprises, a leading manufacturer of charcoal and grilling products
Genuine Parts Company, in its acquisition of Motor Parts & Equipment Corporation, the largest independent owner of NAPA Auto Parts stores in the U.S.
The Home Depot in multiple transactions, including:
its acquisition of The Litemore group of companies
its acquisition of Landmark Interiors
its acquisition of the Brafasco group of companies
the sale of Chem-Dry carpet cleaning franchise chain
IQVentures Holdings, in its pending $504 million acquisition of The Aaron's Company (NYSE: AAN), a leading lease-to-own retailer of appliances, electronics, furniture and home goods
Georgia-Pacific in the sale of its joint venture interest in Vania and Polive (feminine products) to Johnson & Johnson
Sweetwater Sound, the nation's largest e-commerce retailer of musical instruments and pro audio equipment, in its growth equity investment by Providence Equity Partners
Les Enterprises Barrette Ltee in the sale of Barrette Outdoor Living (North America's leading manufacturer of wood-alternative fence and railing products) to TorQuest Partners and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
INDUSTRIALS
Genuine Parts Company in its $1.3 billion acquisition of Kaman Distribution Group, a leading distributor of power transmission, automation and fluid power products
Baker Hughes Company in multiple transactions, including:
its acquisition of AccessESP, a provider of advanced technology for artificial lift solutions
the sale of its specialty polymers business to SK Capital
the sale of its A-C Compressor service and repair business to Rotating Machinery Services, Inc.
the sale of its Rotoflow™ turboexpander business to Air Products
General Electric Company in a variety of transactions, including:
the sale of the small industrial motors business of its Power Conversion division to Wolong Electric Group Co., Ltd.
the sale of the Electric Machinery unit of its Converteam business to WEG
Georgia-Pacific in in acquisition of Excel Displays & Packaging, a designer and manufacturer of point-of-purchase displays and industrial packaging
Monstanto Company in its feed and processing joint venture with Cargill Inc.
The Vincit Group, a leading provider of food safety and pathogen control services for the protein industry, in its investment by Harvest Capital Partners
3M in multiple transactions, including:
the sale of its fused silica manufacturing business to Christy Minerals
the sale to SIAT Group of 3M's 50% equity stake in Combi Packaging Systems (a producer and distributor of packaging machinery and spare parts)
Superior Essex, in the formation of its global joint venture with Nexans, creating the world's largest manufacturer or magnet wire
TECHNOLOGY
Mailchimp, a leading email marketing company to small and mid-market businesses, in its $12 billion sale to Intuit. The transaction was the largest sale of a privately held software company in U.S. history
Xerox Holdings Corporation in its tender offer and proxy fight for HP Inc.
RELX Group plc in numerous transactions, including:
its acquisitions of SST Software, a precision agriculture information solutions company, and CDMS, a leading provider of compliance data and solutions to support agronomic recommendations and decisions
the sale of a 51 percent stake in Reed Construction Data (RCD) to Warburg Pincus, and the sale of 100 percent of RSMeans to The Gordian Group, a Warburg Pincus portfolio company
the acquisition of Chemical Data, a leading provider of US petrochemical price benchmarks and predictive analytics
the acquisition of FlightStats, a leading flight status tracker
its acquisition of Intelligize, a leading provider of Securities and Exchange Commission intelligence and data solutions
Monitise plc, a provider of mobile banking technology services, in its acquisition of ClairMail
ENERGY
Baker Hughes Company in the sale of its global Natural Gas Solutions (NGS) business to First Reserve
General Electric Company in multiple transactions, including:
the acquisition of the Salof group of companies, designers of mini LNG and CO2 technologies and facilities
the sale of its Industrial Air & Gas Technologies business to Colfax Corporation
FINANCIAL SERVICES
General Electric Company in the sale of its Commercial Distribution Finance, Vendor Finance, and Corporate Finance platforms to Wells Fargo & Co.
American First Finance, a leading virtual lease-to-own and retail finance provider, in its sale to FirstCash, Inc. for up to $1.47 billion in cash and stock
CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING
Georgia Pacific, in its acquisition of the Temple-Inland building products business from International Paper Company for $750 million
Kamco Supply, a leading supplier of ceilings, wallboard, steel, lumber, and related construction products, in its $317 million sale to GMS Inc. (NYSE: GMS)
AVIATION, TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS
U.S. Xpress Enterprises (NYSE: USX) in its sale to Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE: KNX)
ARINC Incorporated and its shareholders, including multiple major airlines, in the sale of the company to The Carlyle Group
United Parcel Service, in its acquisition of HTML Logistics
Koch Industries, in its acquisition of The Chicago Fuels Terminal from DTE Energy
HEALTHCARE
EDG Partners, a private equity firm focused on small and middle market healthcare companies, in numerous acquisitions, divestitures, and growth equity investments
Gemino Healthcare Finance, a nationwide provider of asset based and term loans to small and mid-size healthcare service providers, in the company's sale to Solar Senior Capital Ltd.
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