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PRIVATE EQUITY AND VENTURE CAPITAL

Buchanan is the go-to legal counsel to private equity and other investment firms and their portfolio companies. We provide a full suite of services for investment transactions and M&A, litigation, data privacy and cybersecurity, environmental and regulatory compliance, labor & employment issues, intellectual property strategy and a variety of other issues facing our clients.

  • Representation of a leading provider of commercial facility services in Canada and the United States:
    • Led multiple middle-market acquisitions, allowing the company to expand its presence throughout the United States.
    • Led a corporate re-organization of the parent company and several subsidiaries.
    • Successfully handled multiple employment litigation matters in allegations involving discriminatory employment practices.
    • Provided employment counseling and immigration services.
    • Consulted on data privacy and cybersecurity matters.
  • Representation of a Pittsburgh-area independent investment firm, serving as lead transaction counsel in various private equity portfolio investments and strategic financing transactions.
  • Representation of a private equity-backed fire protection, safety and security platform in its formation and capitalization, acquisitions ranging from $3 million to $25+million enterprise value, corporate governance and equity matters.
  • Representation of a Virginia-based search fund in its acquisition of a privately owned security alarm company and simultaneous execution of a revolving senior credit facility, and subsequently in various add-on acquisitions.
  • Representation of a prominent Pittsburgh-based venture capital firm in its various portfolio investments, often as lead investor’s counsel in early-stage preferred stock rounds as well as more mature investment transactions.
  • Representation of a New York City-based private equity group in the acquisition of the general partnership interest in three private equity funds from a national private equity fund management practice and the strategic recruitment of the fund manager to join the group’s senior management team.
  • Representation of a New York-based venture capital fund in connection with multiple domestic and international portfolio investments in the technology sector.
  • Ongoing representation of a Miami-based private equity fund in connection with multiple co-investments.
  • Ongoing representation of a Tampa-based independent investment firm, serving as lead transaction counsel in its platform acquisition of a software company and other portfolio investments.
  • Representation of a Tampa Bay-based private equity-sponsored national insurance and retirement solutions provider in connection with multiple M&A and other transactional matters.
  • Representation of a private equity buyer in a $25 million purchase of a Virginia-based limited liability company that provided technology-based business solutions, serving as lead transaction counsel and advising on ERISA, employment matters, and various other operational and integration aspects of the transaction.