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Representative Clients and Matters

• Represented Gridiron Capital in its acquisition of Quality Solutions, Inc., a facilities management firm.
• Represented TSG Consumer Partners in its acquisition of Kenra, Ltd., a producer of hair care products.
• Represented Siguler Guff & Co. in connection with the sale of a minority stake to Bank of New York Mellon.
• Represented Gridiron Capital in its sale of PAS Technologies Inc., a provider of maintenance and repair solutions for original equipment manufacturers.
• Represented Lineage Capital in its acquisition of Bioreclamation, Inc., a provider of biological products to life science and pharmaceutical companies.
• Represented TSG Consumer Partners in its sale of Smashbox Beauty Cosmetics, a provider of beauty care cosmetics, to Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
• Represented Lee Munder Capital Group in connection with its sale to City National Corp.
• Represented TSG Consumer Partners in its sale of GFA Brands, maker of Smart Balance® and Earth Balance® heart healthy food products and other established brands, to a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC).
• Represented TSG Consumer Partners in its investment in, and exit from, Energy Brands, Inc, the maker of Vitamin Water®.

• The Best Lawyers in America (2009-2012)

• Board of Trustees, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Greater New England Chapter
• Board of Visitors, Fenn School

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