Nick is a go‑to M&A counsel who partners with private equity funds, their portfolio companies, and strategic acquirers. His practice focuses on middle‑market M&A, bringing practical, business‑first judgment to complex deals and helping clients close efficiently while maximizing outcomes. He delivers clear, pragmatic advice and navigates issues with a steady, solutions‑driven approach. Clients consistently praise his exceptional responsiveness – rapid, clear communication that keeps deals moving. Clients rely on Nick to reduce execution risk, streamline diligence, and negotiate terms that preserve value. He works seamlessly with investment teams and management to prioritize speed and certainty of execution. He advises across the deal life cycle – from early structuring through signing, closing, and post‑closing integration – on M&A, private equity deals, corporate governance, and general corporate matters.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Represented Trivest Partners and its portfolio company, Epika Fleet Services, in the sale to Ares Capital.
Represented New Water Capital and Nelson Miller Group in the acquisition of New England Keyboard, Inc.
Represented Duravant LLC in its acquisition of POSS Design Limited.
Represented Trivest Partners and its portfolio company, Epika Fleet Services, in the sale to Ares Capital.
Represented New Water Capital and Nelson Miller Group in the acquisition of New England Keyboard, Inc.
Represented Duravant LLC in its acquisition of POSS Design Limited.
Advised Trivest Partners on its platform acquisition of Direct Metals, Inc.
Represented Trivest Partners and its portfolio company, Dubin Research & Consulting (DRC), on DRC’s add-on investment in Immersion Legal.
Represented Riverarch Equity Partners in its platform acquisition of Metal Supermarkets.
Advised Leeds Equity Partners in its platform acquisition of OffSec.
Represented PNC Riverarch in its acquisition of The Perfect Purée of Napa Valley, LLC.
Represented Securly, Inc., a portfolio company of Golden Gate Capital, in its acquisition of Edficiency.
Advised Prairie Capital on a strategic growth investment in its portfolio company Upshop by Level Equity.
Represented Prairie Capital on its sale of Right at School.
Represented TriMas Corp. in its acquisition of Weldmac Manufacturing Company.
Represented Prairie Capital in its deal to recapitalize Conscious Discipline.
Represented Continuim Equity Partners in multiple platform and add-on acquisitions.
Represented Delta Southern Railroad in its sale to Patriot Rail Company.
Represented Golden Gate Capital in its sale of PetroChoice Lubrication Solutions for $479 million to Moove, a subsidiary of Brazilian-based Cosan S.A.
Represented TriMas Corp. in its acquisition of Intertech Plastics.
Represented Securly, Inc., a portfolio company of Golden Gate Capital, in its acquisition of Rhithm Inc.
Advised Imperial Dade in its acquisition of Country Clean Paper Supplies.
Advised Imperial Dade in its acquisition of Classic Solutions, Inc.
Advised Imperial Dade in its acquisition of Dees Paper Company, Inc.
Represented Upshop, a portfolio company of Prairie Capital, in its acquisition of Itasca Retail Information Systems, LLC, a provider of software solutions for grocery retailers.
Represented Imperial Dade in its acquisition of International Sales & Marketing, LLC (“ISM”), foodservice disposable, cleaning supplies, and packaging company headquartered in Puerto Rico.
Advised Imperial Dade in its acquisition of Palm Paper Supply.
Represented Imperial Bag & Paper Co. LLC d/b/a Imperial Dade, a leading distributor of food service packaging and janitorial supplies, in its acquisition of North Alabama Chemical
Represented Imperial Bag & Paper Co. LLC d/b/a Imperial Dade, a leading distributor of food service packaging and janitorial supplies, in its acquisition of The Russell Hall Company, a leading supplier of paper goods and cleaning supplies in the Connecticut marketplace.
Represented Imperial Dade in its acquisition of Veritiv Canada
Represented Curtiss-Wright Corporation in its $240 million acquisition of the military aircraft arresting systems business from Engineered Arresting Systems Corporation and Safran Aerosystems, S.A.S.
Represented Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. (NYSE:PBH) in its acquisition of a portfolio of over-the-counter consumer brands from specialty pharmaceutical company Akorn Operating Company LLC.
Represented SPINS LLC, a leading wellness-focused data, analytics and technology provider in the U.S., in its transaction involving a strategic investment from Warburg Pincus.
Represented Prairie Capital with its growth recapitalization of Applied Data Corporation and subsequent add-on acquisition.
Represented Imperial Dade, a portfolio company of Bain Capital, in numerous acquisitions of janitorial, sanitation, foodservice and office supply product distributors across the United States. Imperial Dade is the leading independently-owned and operated distributor of foodservice packaging, facilities maintenance supplies and equipment in the United States, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.
Represented various portfolio companies of Golden Gate Capital in add-on acquisitions.
Represented Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) in its agreement to acquire the stock of Pacific Star Communications for $400 million. Curtiss-Wright Corporation is a global innovative company that delivers highly engineered, critical function products and services to the commercial, industrial, defense and energy markets.
Represented Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) in its acquisition of 901D, a leading designer and manufacturer of mission-critical integrated electronic systems, subsystems and ruggedized shipboard enclosure solutions supporting every major U.S. Navy shipbuilding program.
Represented Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) in its acquisition of Tactical Communications Group, LLC, a leading designer and manufacturer of tactical data link software solutions for critical military communications systems.
Represented Wind Point Partners in the sale of its portfolio company, Interface Performance Materials, to Lydall, Inc. (NYSE: LDL).
Represented Ox Engineered Products, a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners, in its add-on acquisition of HomeGuard Products, Inc. Ox Engineered Products is a leading specialty manufacturer of structural sheathing and thermal insulation building products.
Represented Hub International in various regional insurance brokerages.
Represented Land O’Frost in its acquisition of Wellshire Farms Inc., a family-owned manufacturer of natural and organic meats serving specialty retailers, including Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods Market, Sprouts Farmers Markets and others. Land O’Frost is a family-owned manufacturer and supplier of deli meats and specialty sausage products.
Represented FARO Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: FARO) a manufacturer of high-precision 3-D measurement devices, in multiple strategic acquisitions.
Represented Tech Mahindra (NSE: TECHM), an Indian multinational provider of information technology, networking technology solutions and business process outsourcing to various industry verticals and horizontals in its acquisition of an information technology services provider of technical support for various devices used in cable television services.
Represented Wisconsin Cheese Group LLC in its acquisition of Swiss Heritage Cheese, Inc., a Monticello, Wisconsin based company in the business of manufacturing, packaging, distributing, marketing and selling cheese and cheese-related products. Wisconsin Cheese Group manufactures, markets, and distributes a wide array of quality, specialty cheeses and traditional Hispanic food products, including cheese, probiotic beverages, chorizos, desserts, spices and peppers.
Represented NuComfort Supply, Inc., a Chicago-area wholesale HVAC distributor, in its sale to Benoist Brothers Supply Company, a wholesale HVAC distributor headquartered in Fenton, Missouri and Mt. Vernon, Illinois.
Recognitions
- Recognized as an Emerging Leader in the 14th Annual Emerging Leaders Awards by The M&A Advisor
Recognized as “One to Watch” by Best Lawyers in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers in America - Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Credentials
Education
Education
- Loyola University Chicago, 2011, J.D.
- Loyola University Chicago, 2011, MBA
- University of Notre Dame, 2008, BBA
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- Illinois
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