Douglas advises on various corporate transactions and matters, including acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, equity financings, corporate restructurings and general corporate governance. His clients include large and middle market private equity funds and their portfolio companies as well as publicly traded corporations, all of which cover a wide range of industries.
Prior to joining Benesch, Douglas was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP. He also established and subsequently managed the manufacturing division of a building material supply company. Douglas then moved to New York City and founded his own business in the building materials industry, ultimately exiting to obtain a law degree and a master’s degree in business administration.
*Matter completed prior to joining Benesch.
Representative Experience
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Represented IntegriChain, a portfolio company of Nordic Capital, in its acquisition of BridgeView Data Solutions, a commercial data warehouse and data aggregation business.
- Represented LeadsOnline, LLC, a portfolio company of TA Associates, in its acquisition of Nighthawk.cloud, LLC, a provider of data analytics software to law enforcement and investigative agencies.
- Represented TowerBrook Capital Partners and its portfolio companies on multiple transactions, including:
- TowerBrook’s investment in Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, an environmental and engineering consulting firm*
- TowerBrook’s acquisition of Maxor National Pharmacy Services, which provides pharmacy management, pharmacy benefit management and specialty pharmaceutical services*
- TowerBrook’s investment in accounting firm EisnerAmper*
- TowerBrook’s acquisition of Rewards Network, a provider of restaurant marketing, loyalty and rewards programs and financing*
- TowerBrook’s investment in TriMedx, a healthcare technology management service provider, alongside Ascension* - Represented Sentinel Capital Partners and its portfolio companies on multiple transactions, including:
- Sentinel’s acquisition of Online Labels Group, a provider of labels products through online and direct sales*
- Sentinel’s acquisition of High Bar Brands, a manufacturer and distributor of heavy-duty truck and trailer products under the brands Minimizer, Premier Manufacturing, Dieters, Panelite and Viking*
- Sentinel’s investment in the Worldwide Home Care division of Sodexo*
- Sentinel’s divestment of a portfolio company to its continuation fund*
- Sentinel’s sale of its portfolio company, ECM Industries, to nVent Electric plc*
- Sentinel’s sale of its portfolio company, Apex Companies, an environmental consulting and engineering firm, to Morgan Stanley Capital Partners*
- Sentinel’s acquisition of L2 Brands, a designer, manufacturer and marketer of custom apparel*
- Sentinel’s acquisition of SmartSign, an online provider of safety, regulatory and compliance signs, labels and tags*
-Sentinel’s recapitalization of its portfolio company, New Era Technology*
- Sentinel’s sale of its portfolio company, Nekoosa, a manufacturer of paper and film products, to Wynnchurch Capital* - Represented Vestar Capital Partners and its portfolio companies on multiple transactions, including:
- Vestar’s acquisition of Tech24, a provider of commercial foodservice equipment repair and maintenance services*
- Vestar’s investment in Nox Health Group, a developer and provider of sleep diagnostic technology and services*
- Vestar’s investment in 360training, a provider of online training and continuing education programs*
- Vestar’s sale of its portfolio company, Mercury Healthcare, to WebMD*
- Divestiture of the Healthgrades.com business of Mercury Healthcare, a Vestar portfolio company, to Red Ventures* - Represented TZP Group and its portfolio companies on multiple transactions, including:
- TZP’s simultaneous acquisitions of Break The Floor Productions and Star Dance Alliance, combining the two dance training, competition and production companies*
- TZP’s sale of its portfolio company, Family Entertainment Group, a designer, developer and operator of amusement facilities, to H.I.G. Capital*
- Divestiture of the PRO-TEK Vaults business of Library Associates, a TZP portfolio company, to Champlain Capital*
- TZP’s acquisition of Awareness Technologies, a provider of security and monitoring software solutions* - The Carlyle Group on its acquisition of Beautycounter, a clean beauty, skincare and cosmetics company*
- SKKY Partners on its investment in premium sauce and condiments brand, TRUFF, which was the first investment by SKKY Partners*
- Warburg Pincus on its launch and eventual sale of its portfolio company, Foundation Risk Partners, a retail insurance brokerage platform, to Partners Group, as well as multiple acquisitions made by Foundation Risk Partners prior to the sale*
- Corcentric on its acquisition of Vendorin, a B2B payments provider*
- CC Capital and Motive Partners in the acquisition of Wilshire Associates*
- Inflexion Private Equity Partners on its investment in a newly combined business between Novantas and a subsidiary of Informa*
