Brad is the Global Co-Head of the Private Equity Group and the former Vice Chairman of the Business and Finance Department. He helps lead the personnel, administrative, business development, and client management activities for the Global Corporate Group and the Business and Finance Department more broadly.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Sale of Hub International from Apax Partners and management shareholders to Hellman & Friedman for $4.4 billion
Equity recapitalization of Clarity Solution Group
Sale of Propco Marketing to Affinion Group, Inc.
Sale of Hub International from Apax Partners and management shareholders to Hellman & Friedman for $4.4 billion
Equity recapitalization of Clarity Solution Group
Sale of Propco Marketing to Affinion Group, Inc.
Sale of Workhorse Software to SQAD, Inc. and Clarion Capital Partners, LLC
Purchase of multiple insurance brokerage businesses for HUB International
Acquisition of Argotec, a film manufacturer for Wind Point Partners
Acquisition of Petmate Products from Westar Capital plus several add-on acquisitions
Acquisition of Interface Solutions, Inc., a leader in the gasket materials industry
Acquisition of Michaels of Oregon, a leading hunting and shooting accessories manufacturer, for Bushnell Performance Optics
Multiple acquisitions for Integra Integrated Procurement Solutions, Inc., a portfolio company of a private equity fund, related to its consolidation of leading "integrated supply" distributors.
Acquisition from Prometheus Partners of Air-Serv Group, LLC, the largest operator of freestanding coin-operated tire inflator and vacuum vending machines in the United States
Sale of Alloyd Company, Inc. to SCA North America and SCA (Stockholmsbörsen Exchange: SVCBY)
Creation of Perpetual Recycling Solutions, a market leader in recycled plastic used in the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries
Sale to Mid Ocean Partners of Bushnell Corp., an industry leader in sports optics, premium eyewear and outdoor accessories with global operations throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia
Acquisition of Schwinn and GT bicycles in a hotly contested chapter 11 bankruptcy auction in Denver along with a corresponding joint venture with Direct Focus (CBOE: DFXI)
Equity and debt restructuring of one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of highly engineered synthetic fabrics and yarns
Tender offers of Bollé, Inc. (formerly AMEX: BLE) and Serengeti Eyewear, Inc. (formerly OTC BB: SOLR) on behalf of Bushnell Sport Optics, creating one of the largest premium sunglass providers in the world
Value Added Bakery Company in its acquisition of Liqui-Dri Foods, Inc. from The Quaker Oats Company (NYSE: OAT)
Acquisition of Nonni's Food Company, a leading producer of biscotti and bagel chips
Sale of Pacific Cycle, the largest bicycle company in the world, to Dorel Industries (NASDAQ: DIIB)
Acquisition by Italian closure manufacturer, Tecnocap S.P.A., of U.S. based Penn-Wheeling Company
Acquisition of Pfingsten Publishing and Highline Media, later combined to form Summit Business Media, a leading business-to-business media and information company
Acquisition of Preco-Morton by Canadian-based Vansco Electronics, Inc.
Purchase by the world's largest sports optics company of Tasco Worldwide (a leading manufacturer of binoculars and rifle scopes) in a Section 363 sale in the Miami/Broward County Bankruptcy Court
Acquisition of Taylor-Wharton International, previously known as the Gas Technologies business group of Harsco Corporation (NYSE: HSC) one of the world's leading industrial gas and liquid containment companies, with manufacturing facilities in the United States, China, Malaysia and Slovakia
Acquisition of Vicorp Restaurants, Inc. (parent company for more than 400 Bakers Square and Village Inn restaurants in 25 states)
Marshfield DoorSystems, Inc. in the acquisition of the custom architectural door division of Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY)
Acquisition financing to support Riverlakes Partners' purchase of Stock Equipment Company from SPX Corporation (NYSE: SPW)
Pacific Cycle in the multi-traunched acquisition financing of the bicycle division of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC) (Mongoose and Roadmaster brands), creating the leading designer and supplier of bicycles sold in the mass retail market
Successfully litigated the non-dischargeability of a debtor in bankruptcy who filed fraudulent bankruptcy schedules in an attempt to avoid a lender's judgment lien, in a trial before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Merger of Benchmark Medical with Physiotherapy Associates (a new spin off from Stryker Corporation) (NYSE: SKY) to create a national leader in outpatient rehabilitation services employing 5,500 people and operating 800 clinics throughout the United States
The debt and equity recapitalization of Benchmark Medical, Inc. in its acquisition of Matrix Rehabilitation, Inc. and its 141 outpatient rehabilitation facilities
Multiple leveraged buy-out funds in numerous bridge financings
Mezzanine debt raise by America's Power Sports
Vicorp Restaurants, Inc. $166 million debt refinancing with a high-yield bond offering and a senior credit refinancing, managed by JPMorgan and CIBC World Markets
Procyon Technologies, Inc. in its formation and the acquisition financing of two defense contractors that manufacture highly engineered pyrotechnic subsystems and linear explosives used in fighter jets, missiles, rockets and satellite launch vehicles
Workout of an up-stream guaranty obligation of a parent to a bankrupt subsidiary that involved the preservation of valuable net operating losses and the creation of a poison pill to protect these losses
Debt financing of a $1 billion private equity fund affiliate
Restructuring of an over-leveraged roll-up of distribution companies and the subsequent chapter 11 filings of eight related companies.
Recognitions
- Selected through peer review for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© for Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2016-2025, for Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law, 2016-2023, and for Corporate Law, 2023-2025; named Lawyer of the Year for Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2023
- Ranked in Chambers USA for Illinois Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, 2008-2014, 2016, 2019-2022
- Ranked in Chambers USA for Illinois Private Equity: Buyouts, 2023-2025
Credentials
Education
Education
- Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, 1987, J.D.
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1984, B.A., with high honors
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- Illinois
Professional affiliations
Professional affiliations
- Certified Public Accountant
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Civic & Charitable Organizations
- Board of Trustees, Ravinia Festival
- Board of Trustees, RefugeeOne
- Executive Committee Member (and former Chairman), Middle Market Open (the fundraising arm of the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois)
- Pro Bono Counsel, Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE)
- Pro Bono Counsel, One Goal
- Member, The Commonwealth Club of Chicago
- Member, American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)