North America - United States • M&A/corporate and commercial

Squire Patton Boggs

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Fielding a ‘very responsible and flexible’ team, Squire Patton Boggs specializes in corporate governance matters, multi-jurisdictional M&A, and complex joint ventures. The global corporate practice is supported by experts in the IP, employment, and real estate fields, with practice head Cipriano Beredo focusing on divestiture transactions and securities law issues from Cleveland, and Michele Connell, who is also based in Cleveland, regularly handling M&A in the fintech, transportation, and healthcare sectors. From Washington DC, Abby Brown focuses on securities compliance and governance matters, whilst Los Angeles-based James Hsu concentrates on public finance transactions.

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  • ‘Great subject matter and geographic coverage.’

  • ‘Excellent attorneys. Very responsive and flexible. Personable - good people.’

Key clients

  • Acumen Solutions, Inc.
  • Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
  • Allied Associates
  • Amerant Bancorp Inc.
  • Amtech Systems, Inc.
  • Andrea Electronics
  • Animoca Brands Limited
  • Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.
  • Ashland Inc.
  • Axcelinno Holdings, LLC
  • Beacon Roofing Supply
  • Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
  • BSI Americas
  • CCU Coal and Construction LLC
  • Cedar Fair Entertainment Company
  • Centricus Partners
  • China Everbright Limited
  • Coats Group plc
  • Community Bank System, Inc.
  • Comscore
  • Co-Win Healthcare Fund
  • Crexendo, Inc.
  • Critical Communications, Controls & Instruments
  • CrossVue
  • CSafe Global
  • DEC
  • Delta Air Lines, Inc
  • East West Manufacturing, LLC
  • EG America
  • ePlus
  • Everest Fund
  • First Financial Bancorp
  • Fox Factory Holding Corp
  • Global Water Resources
  • Hagerty, Inc.
  • Heights Finance Corporation
  • Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd
  • HNI Corp
  • HumanTouch
  • HyAxiom Inc.
  • Hyundai Motor America
  • ICF International, Inc.
  • Invicta Media Investments LLC

Work highlights

  • Advised Cedar Fair Entertainment Company on the signing of a definitive agreement to combine with Six Flags Entertainment Corporation and create a combined entity with an enterprise value of approximately $8bn.
  • Represented Fox Factory, Inc. in connection with its entry into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Marucci Merger Sub, Inc. for an enterprise value of $572m.
  • Represented Valvoline in the sale of its global products division to a subsidiary of Aramco.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Cipriano Beredo

Other key lawyers

Michele Connell, Abby Brown, Daniel Berick, James Hsu, Jonathon Whittlesey, Jaime Daddona, Molly McNally, Matthew Holman, Evan Toebbe