Leo advises clients on the federal income tax aspects of acquisitions and dispositions of public and private companies. Leo also represents the placement agents of private equity funds. Representative clients include Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, Thomas H. Lee Partners and Credit Suisse.

Experience

  • Represent Berkshire Partners in its anticipated acquisition of Catalina Marketing. 
  • Represented TPG Capital in its acquisition of Arden Group Inc. 
  • Represented Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe in its sale of Solstas Lab Partners Group, LLC. 
  • Represented Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe in its investment in US Anesthesia Partners and ongoing acquisitions by USAP. 
  • Represented The Blackstone Group in its $3 billion acquisition of Emdeon Inc. 
  • Represented Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe in its sale of US Oncology, Inc. to McKesson Corp. 
  • Represented Thomas H. Lee Partners in its acquisition of inVentiv, Inc., a pharmaceutical service provider. 
  • Represented inVentiv, Inc. in its acquisitions of Campbell Alliance, i3 and PharmaNet Development Group. 
  • Represented Thomas H. Lee Partners in its acquisition of Clear Channel. 
  • Represented Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe in its acquisition of Smile Brands, a provider of support services to dental groups in the U.S. 
  • Represented Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe in a joint investment with Sumitomo Corporation of America in Oxford Finance LLC.  

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