Lathrop GPM advises sponsors, management teams and portfolio companies on all stages of the investment lifecycle, including fund formation, investments, M&A activity, financings, recapitalizations, governance, exits and other dispositions. Our attorneys advise clients across diverse industries, including health care, manufacturing, real estate, retail and automotive, focusing primarily on middle-market transactions.

Why Choose Us?

Comprehensive Support

We guide clients through private equity transactions, including letters of intent, due diligence, purchase agreements, financing, closings, integration and exit planning.

Collaborative Teams

Our corporate, tax, finance, regulatory, employment, intellectual property and data privacy attorneys work together to address issues early and keep deals on track.

Informed Perspective

By working with sponsors, portfolio companies and management teams, we provide insights into investor priorities and operational needs.

Practical Solutions

We offer business-focused advice, helping clients understand options, tradeoffs and next steps to achieve key goals.

Key Services

Fund Formation: We create legal frameworks for pooled vehicles, advise on compliance, prepare investor documents, organize entities and negotiate with investors.

Mergers and Acquisitions: We handle acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and other transactions with efficient diligence and documentation.

Financing: We negotiate acquisition financing, growth capital and credit facilities tailored to investment goals.

Add-On Acquisitions: We support portfolio companies with target evaluation, due diligence, transaction documents and closings.

Governance: We structure boards, ownership arrangements and equity incentives to align sponsor and management goals.

Commercial and Operational Support: We draft and negotiate contracts to protect revenue, margins and operations.

Regulatory and Compliance: We address industry-specific concerns that affect due diligence, deal closings and ongoing operations.

Our Services Also Include:

  • Portfolio Company Counsel: We advise portfolio companies on governance, employment policies, commercial contracts, privacy and intellectual property protection.
  • Special Franchise Counsel: We assist with franchise-related transactions, including due diligence, negotiation of franchise provisions and evaluating franchise systems and licensing.
  • Exit Planning: We prepare companies for sales, recapitalizations or public offerings with readiness assessments and transaction documentation.
  • Litigation: We help resolve disputes related to transactions, including breach of contract claims, earn-out disputes and regulatory investigations.

Experience

  • Represented Granite Partners, a private investment and holding company, on platform investments in biomedical products, heavy manufacturing, software, high-tech circuit manufacturing, medical technology and automation sectors.
  • Represented Granite Partners in platform investments in a manufacturer of flexible and rigid-flex printed circuit boards and similar products with operations throughout Minnesota and in a manufacturer of fiber-reinforced polymer products with operations in the U.S. and Mexico.
  • Represented a private equity-sponsored manufacturer of industrial valves in connection with its acquisition of a division of a publicly held company.
  • Advised clients on forming private equity investment funds, conducting private securities offerings and ongoing fund operations.
  • Represented a private equity firm in its acquisition and subsequent sale of a privately held manufacturer of large commercial trailers.
  • Handled the sale of a 135-unit, quick-service restaurant franchise to a private equity firm. The goal was for the equity group to invest in the systems, enhanced data collection, and create more efficient processes to support current franchisees, operators, and company-owned locations.
  • Served as counsel to a private equity sponsor in its platform and add-on acquisitions of commercial roofing contractors specializing in re-roofing and maintenance and repair services.
  • Represented a private equity investment firm in its acquisition of a keyless remote business for approximately $50 million.
  • Represented a specialized private equity firm in a $50 million sale of a food manufacturing business.
  • Acquisition of an Anti-Aging Solutions franchise system by a Boston-based private capital firm that invests and partners with founder- and family-owned businesses.
  • Counsel to an alternative investment firm and its portfolio companies on over $100 million in bolt-on acquisitions and strategic transactions.
  • Represented the management team of a global technology provider for multi-site corporations and governmental agencies in the recapitalization and refinancing of a private equity portfolio company.
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