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Sam Levitt represents private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in connection with a wide range of complex transactions, including domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, leveraged buyouts, carve-outs, recapitalizations and other equity investment transactions. He also regularly counsels clients on general corporate and governance matters. Sam has advised clients across a number of industries, including health care, software/technology, consumer and industrials. Prior to joining Ropes & Gray, Sam was a corporate associate in the Toronto office of a leading Canadian law firm.
Experience
- Represented American Industrial Partners on the acquisition of Elkay Wood Products Company (February 2019) and Masco Cabinetry (February 2020) by its portfolio company, acpi®.
- Represented Aquiline Capital Partners in connection with:
- the carve-out acquisition of Avel eCare, a leading telemedicine health provider, from Avera Health;
- the acquisition of Quicken Inc., the leading maker of personal finance software, from H.I.G. Capital;
- its agreement to acquire AON’s U.S. Retirement Business (transaction terminated);
- the acquisition of Aspirion Health Resources, and Aspirion on its acquisition of HRS ERASE and Specialized Healthcare Partners;
- the sale of Aspirion Health Resources to Linden Capital Partners; and
- the formation of MDpanel, a platform aimed at improving the processing of workers’ compensation insurance claims, combining California Medical Legal Specialists and California Medical Evaluators Holdings, two leading providers of support services for physicians performing workers’ compensation evaluations.
- Represented Avista Capital Partners in connection with:
- the acquisition of Probo Medical, a provider of medical imaging equipment, from Varsity Healthcare Partners;
- the acquisition of Xifin, Inc.;
- the carve-out acquisition of United BioSource, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Express Scripts Holding Company; and
- the acquisition of Taconic Biosciences, a provider of genetically engineered research models and related services, from H.I.G. Capital.
- Represented CCMP Capital Advisors in connection with:
- the merger of its portfolio company The Hillman Group, a leader in the hardware and home improvement industry, with Landcadia Holdings III, a special purpose acquisition company;
- the acquisition of BGIS, a leading global provider of customized facility management services;
- the acquisition of Hayward Industries, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of residential and commercial pool equipment; and
- its investment in Decks & Docks, the largest specialty distributor of marine construction and outdoor living supplies in the Eastern United States.
- Represented Evergreen Coast Capital in connection with its majority acquisition of DreamBox Learning, a K-12 education technology provider, from TPG’s The Rise Fund.
- Represented Monomoy Capital Partners in connection with:
- its acquisition of Astro Shapes, a leading manufacturer of custom-finished aluminum extrusions in the Midwest and Northeast United States; and
- the sale of Construction Resources to Mill Point Capital.
- Represent Risk Strategies, a national insurance brokerage and risk management firm and portfolio company of Kelso & Company, on numerous acquisitions.
- Represented Silver Lake Partners in connection with:
- its strategic investment in EverCommerce, a leading service commerce platform;
- the add-on acquisition by its portfolio company Weld North Education of Winsor Learning, a producer of supplemental literacy products; and
- the add-on acquisition by its portfolio company LightBox of The Planning & Zoning Resource Company, the nation’s most robust and oldest established zoning data firm.
- Represented Surgery Partners, Inc., a leading publicly-held healthcare services company, on the acquisition of National Surgical Healthcare, an owner and operator of surgical facilities in partnership with local physicians, from Irving Place Capital, and its related issuance of new preferred stock to Bain Capital.
- Represented Veronis Suhler Stevenson on the sale by its portfolio company, VSS-Southern Theatres, LLC, of the assets of the Movie Tavern theatre business to The Marcus Corporation.