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  1. Palermo Michael
Boston
Michael Palermo
Partner
michael.palermo@freshfields.com
Boston: +1 617 224 5400
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Michael is a partner in our Private Capital group. He advises private equity sponsors and strategic investors on the structuring and negotiation of investments and divestitures across a broad range of industries, including consumer products, retail, healthcare, infrastructure, business services, and technology. Michael regularly supports private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on matters related to corporate governance, regulatory compliance, financing arrangements, joint ventures, partnership agreements, and other general corporate needs.

In addition to his work in the private sector, Michael advises nonprofit organizations and small businesses in the Boston area on corporate governance and financing matters, and assists individuals in the local community with criminal record sealing.

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  • Audax Private Equity on its acquisition of Lanter Delivery Systems, a provider of overnight, unattended delivery of Original Equipment Manufacturer parts to automotive, agriculture, and heavy truck dealerships.
  • Audax Private Equity in the sale of GovOS, a provider of transaction and compliance software for state and local governments.
  • BV Investment Partners in its acquisition of EDCO Health Information Solutions Inc., a leading provider of automated unstructured data indexing solutions for healthcare providers.
  • BV Investment Partners on its investment in Level Data, a provider of real-time data validation, cleansing, reporting and analytics software tools to the U.S. K-12 market.
  • Bain Capital in its acquisition of a majority stake in U.S. Renal Care, a leading provider of dialysis services for patients suffering from end stage renal disease, from Leonard Green & Partners.
  • Bain Capital in its investment in Zelis Healthcare and RedCard Systems.
  • Charlesbank Capital Partners in its investment in Park Place Technologies, a leading global third-party maintenance provider, alongside GTCR.
  • Bain Capital Double Impact in its simultaneous acquisition and business combination of Arosa and LivHome (now operating as Arosa+LivHome), to create a premier national in-home care provider.
  • Bain Capital in its partnership with Pfizer for the creation of Cerevel Therapeutics, LLC, a new biopharmaceutical company focused on developing drug candidates to treat disorders of the central nervous system.
  • Bain Capital Double Impact, the impact investing business of Bain Capital, in its acquisition of HealthDrive, a specialty provider of on-site dentistry, optometry, podiatry, and audiology to residents in long-term care, skilled nursing, and assisted living facilities.
  • Gordon Brothers, a global advisory, restructuring and investment firm specializing in the industrial, consumer products and retail sectors, in an investment from Trident VII funds managed by Stone Point Capital LLC.
  • TSG Consumer Partners and its partner company, Duckhorn Wine Company, in the acquisitions of Calera Wine Company and Kosta Browne.
  • Berkshire Partners in the acquisition of Accela Inc., a provider of a cloud-based platform of solutions for communities from ABRY Partners.
  • Surgery Partners, Inc., a leading publicly-held health care services company, in its acquisition of National Surgical Healthcare, an owner and operator of surgical facilities in partnership with local physicians, from Irving Place Capital, and its related issuance of new preferred stock to Bain Capital.

*This deal list includes work that Michael completed while at a prior international law firm.

Michael Palermo
Partner
michael.palermo@freshfields.com

T +1 617 224 5400

Boston Office

1 Post Office Square

Suite 2220

Boston 02109
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