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McGuireWoods advised Charlotte, North Carolina-based private equity firm Falfurrias Capital Partners and its portfolio company, Sauer Brands, in Sauer Brands’ acquisition by Advent International, a global private equity investor. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Partner Chris Nesbit led the McGuireWoods deal team, which included partner Matthew L.C. Cox and associates Jake Mihalkanin, Abigail Maner, Jessica Blau, Maxwell Willinger and Nicole Dalrymple. Partner Gerald V. Thomas II and Janelle Darnell advised on …

… organizations and individuals on investigations concerning corruption and fraud allegations. He is a former federal prosecutor and U.S. Navy special forces combat veteran. Tatiana Z. Pawlowski (real estate board) focuses her practice on real estate finance transactions. She represents institutional lenders on the origination, sale and servicing of commercial loans intended for securitization and sale in the secondary market and secured by all asset classes, including multifamily, retail, office, hotel and mixed use …

… the firm's offices across the nation.

McGuireWoods partner Gerald V. Thomas II has been named a Tax Law Trailblazer by The National Law Journal. Thomas and his fellow honorees were profiled in a special edition published in the NLJ’s July-August issue.Thomas chairs the firm’s Tax & Employee Benefits Department. Based in Atlanta, he advises clients on transactional tax matters, including M&A, private equity funds, public offerings and real estate investment trusts (REITs). The NLJ singled out Thomas …

Chambers and Partners has once again recognized McGuireWoods as one of the top private wealth services firms in the United States in its prestigious High Net Worth Guide. McGuireWoods earned a nationwide ranking — as it has each year since the guide’s 2016 launch — and ratings for Virginia, North Carolina and the District of Columbia.Chambers also selected partners Michael Barker, Ben Candland, Jean Gordon Carter, Andrea C. Chomakos, Kristen Frances Hager, Meghan Gehr Hubbard …

… avoidance strategies.Associate Anna Horevay (project finance board) serves clients as bond, underwriter, bank, developer and borrower counsel. She is a go-to attorney in the project finance space, particularly through her work on high-profile public-private partnerships.Partner Gerald V. Thomas II (tax authority federal board) chairs McGuireWoods’ Tax & Employee Benefits Department. He focuses on complex transactional tax matters, including M&A, private equity funds, public offerings and REITs. Thomas co-leads …

Savoy magazine — a leading African American business, culture and lifestyle publication — featured McGuireWoods partners Greg Kilpatrick and Gerald Thomas in a Feb. 18, 2022, article on the firm’s Black Professionals in Private Equity & Finance (BPE) initiative, which is celebrating its first anniversary.Launched in January 2021 by Kilpatrick and Thomas, the initiative is designed to help Black private equity and finance professionals develop business opportunities and drive progress toward a more diverse and inclusive …

… of Chicago North Carolina – Brian Barger and Bruce Steen of Charlotte Virginia – Dana Rust of Richmond Litigation: General Commercial Maryland – Ava Lias-Booker of Baltimore North Carolina – Douglas W. Ey Jr. and Bradley R. Kutrow of Charlotte Virginia – Jonathan Blank of Charlottesville Texas – Ronald Franklin of Houston Litigation: Medical Malpractice Defense North Carolina – Mark Anderson of Raleigh Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations Illinois – Christina Egan of Chicago Virginia – John Adams and Richard Cullen …

… bono partnerships with corporations and nonprofits to support underserved populations in communities across the nation where the firm has offices. Zimmern also served on Law360’s access to justice board in 2020.

McGuireWoods advised Dallas private equity firm Latticework Capital Management and its portfolio company, American Veterinary Group (AVG), in its sale to Oak Hill Capital, a New York private equity firm. The deal closed March 16, 2021. Latticework is a growth-oriented private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry. McGuireWoods has advised Latticework in numerous transactions, including its 2015 investment in AVG, which has grown to a network of 150 veterinarians in 50 practices …

For a Feb. 26, 2021, Q&A published in Thomson Reuters’ Westlaw Today, McGuireWoods partners Greg Kilpatrick and Gerald Thomas discussed the firm’s Black Professionals in Private Equity & Finance initiative, which launched in January 2021. Kilpatrick and Thomas, who created and lead this effort, shared their hopes for the program, the efforts to diversify private equity and the hurdles they expect to face."We wanted to make a place where folks could meet each …

McGuireWoods is launching an initiative to help Black private equity and finance professionals develop business opportunities and drive progress toward a more diverse and inclusive community. The Black Professionals in Private Equity & Finance (BPE) initiative will bring together professionals from across the financial services sector to network, share ideas and promote change in the industry. BPE will feature panel discussions and roundtables with leaders in the financial services sector and an online series highlighting trailblazers …

… Richmond Environment North Carolina – David Franchina of Charlotte; Charles D. Case of Raleigh Virginia – John Lain and Dale Mullen of Richmond Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation Nationwide – James Neale of Charlottesville Healthcare Illinois – Scott Becker, James B. Riley Jr. and Amber McGraw Walsh of Chicago North Carolina – Bart Walker of Charlotte Intellectual Property Southern Virginia – David E. Finkelson, Janet P. Peyton and Brian C. Riopelle of Richmond Texas – Darren Collins of Dallas Intellectual Property: Patent …

Gerald V. Thomas II, chair of McGuireWoods’ Tax & Employee Benefits Department, has been selected for another term as leader of the Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law. The committee focuses on real estate, tax and securities issues related to REITs and provides programming and publications for section members. The committee also examines the use of REITs in private equity funds, foreign investment …

Amid the quickening pace of investment in “opportunity zones” ― a tax-savings economic development tool in the 2017 federal tax code rewrite ― McGuireWoods Atlanta partner Gerald Thomas II said in a recent interview that real estate investment trusts (REITs) may find them useful.Investors now can defer or reduce capital gains taxes on the sale of investments in economically challenged areas the government has designated as opportunity zones. Billions of dollars have already been committed …

With high investor interest in potential tax savings though the opportunity zones program in the 2017 tax law reforms, National Real Estate Investor turned to Gerald Thomas, chair of McGuireWoods’ Tax & Employee Benefits Department, for a Q&A. With deadlines for optimizing tax benefits fast approaching, 2019 is a pivotal year for investors to jump into opportunity zone funds. The story noted that McGuireWoods quickly launched a multipractice opportunity zone team distinguished by the economic …

… – Christina Egan of Chicago North Carolina – Ken Bell of Charlotte Virginia – John Adams, Richard Cullen and Howard C. “Toby” Vick Jr. of Richmond Projects Nationwide – Timothy P. Callahan of Chicago Projects: Renewable & Alternative Energy Nationwide – Timothy P. Callahan of Chicago Real Estate Georgia – John Grieb of Atlanta Southern Virginia – Nancy Little of Richmond Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use Northern Virginia – Gregory Riegle of Tysons Southern Virginia – D. Brennen Keene of Richmond Tax Georgia – Gerald …

McGuireWoods served as legal adviser to SPX Corp., a supplier of highly engineered products and technologies, in its $77 million acquisition of marine and aviation lighting assets from Carmanah Technologies Corp. This is the fourth transaction the firm has handled for SPX over the past two years.Carmanah is a publicly traded Canadian company that designs, develops and distributes products focused on energy-optimized LED solutions for infrastructure. The acquisition constitutes substantially all of Carmanah …

McGuireWoods served as legal counsel for Acacia Partners in its successful sale of its portfolio company, Perennials & Sutherland LLC, a Dallas-based designer and manufacturer of indoor and outdoor fabrics and rugs and luxury outdoor furniture.Acacia Partners, an Austin, Texas-based private investment firm, invested in Perennials & Sutherland in 2016, a transaction on which McGuireWoods advised. The company grew rapidly after Acacia Partners’ significant investments in its brands, operational infrastructure and management team. Acacia …

McGuireWoods advised private equity firm Seven Hills Capital in its recapitalization of Reliable Medical Supply, a Minnesota-based provider of rehabilitation technology, clinical respiratory products and durable medical equipment and supplies.Seven Hills partnered with ORIX Mezzanine and Private Equity to provide equity financing. Wintrust provided senior debt financing and Northcreek Mezzanine and Harbert Credit Solutions contributed mezzanine debt along with an equity co-investment. Financial terms were not disclosed.Lawyers from McGuireWoods’ M&A …

… national conference for independent sponsors and capital providers Oct. 2-3 in Dallas. Tiger Peak managing partner Haran Narulla will be a panelist at the conference.

… half of 2018 in authoritative league tables published by Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg.

The Hill sought out Atlanta partner Gerald V. Thomas II for authoritative legal insights in a story on upcoming guidance from the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department that tax professionals and businesses are eagerly awaiting.The IRS has been formulating guidance since last December’s tax reforms became law. Businesses in particular want to see guidance soon on the 20 percent deduction for non-corporate businesses (including partnerships) known as “pass-throughs,” so …

… of 2018 in authoritative league tables published by Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg.* Licensed to practice law in Tennessee, but not in Illinois where his resident office is located.