Comran E. Sharif

Experience

• Grünenthal, a global research-based pharmaceutical company, in the merger of its subsidiary Fern Health with BehaVR
• Perfection Pet Foods, in its sale to Post Brands Pet Care, a subsidiary of Post Holdings (NYSE: POST)
• Buy Box Experts, a subsidiary of Spreetail, with its acquisition of InterCultural Elements GmbH & Co. KG (based in Germany)
• 365 Retail Markets, a portfolio company of Providence Equity Partners, in connection with its:
  • Recapitalization by Providence Equity Partners
  • Acquisition of Avanti Markets
  • Acquisition of LightSpeed Automation
  • Acquisition of ParLevel Systems
  • Acquisition of Spoonfed (based in Scotland)
  • Acquisition of Kafoodle (based in the UK)
  • Acquisition of Sentry (based in Australia)
  • Formation of 365 Retail Markets Euro B.V. (based in the Netherlands)
• Complete Supply, an independent distributor of residential and commercial roofing and related products, in its sale to Beacon Roofing Supply (NASDAQ: BECN)
• Home Care Pulse, a Cressey & Company partnership, in connection with its:
  • Acquisition of Activated Insights
  • Acquisition of Pinnacle Quality Insight
  • Acquisition of Pre-Intent
• Astec Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTE) in connection with its:
  • Acquisition of Concrete Equipment Company
  • Acquisition of BMH Systems (based in Canada)
  • Acquisition of Grathwol Automation
  • Acquisition of MINDS Automation (based in Canada, France and the UK)
• Life Care Services, the second-largest senior living operator in the United States, in its recapitalization with Redwood Capital Investments and McCarthy Capital
• HHAeXchange, a Cressey & Company partnership, in its acquisition of Annkissam, LLC
• Old Reliable Wholesale d/b/a C.C. Supply, a distributor of residential and commercial roofing and related products, in its sale to SRS Distribution Inc.
• C&A Industries, a leading healthcare staffing and workforce solutions company, in its sale to Medical Solutions, a portfolio company of TPG Growth
• Naturally Recycled Proteins, in its sale of Citrus Extracts, LLC, an ingredient specialist in dehydrating citrus peel primarily for use by food and beverage manufacturers, to a consortium consisting of the Firmament Group, Sweat Equities, LLC, and McLean Family Farms
• The Maids International, quality leader among house cleaning services in the industry, with franchise and company-owned locations in over 40 U.S. states and three Canadian provinces, in its recapitalization by Gladstone Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: GAIN)
• VT Industries, North America's leading manufacturer of architectural wood doors, countertops, and vanity surfaces, in its acquisition of Eggers Industries, a national door and millwork manufacturer
• Midwest Wholesale Materials, a distributor of residential and commercial roofing and related products, in its sale to ABC Supply Co., Inc.
• Deliveron Consulting Services, an agile-focused cloud computing consulting firm, in its sale to Green House Data
• Innovative Switchgear Solutions, Inc. in its sale to Cooper Power Systems, LLC, a subsidiary of Eaton Corporation (NYSE:ETN)
• Richardson International, Canada’s largest agribusiness and global leader in agriculture and food processing, in connection with its:
  • Acquisition of the Wesson cooking oil business from ConAgra Foods (NYSE: CAG)
  • Acquisition of Italgrani USA, Inc., the largest North American durum miller
• McCarthy Capital Corporation and sellers in the sale of Homecare Software Solutions, LLC d/b/a HHA eXchange to Cressey & Company
• HDR, Inc. in connection with its:
  • Acquisition of City Point Partners, a construction and engineering services firm
  • Acquisition of SPF Water Engineering, a wastewater and hydrogeologic consulting firm, and MDS Drafting, a drafting and design services firm
  • Acquisition of WKE, a multimodal transportation engineering firm
  • Acquisition of WRECO, a civil engineering and environmental compliance firm
  • Acquisition of David Ford Consulting Engineers, an engineering services firm specializing in the hydrologic, hydraulic and flood risk analysis, reservoir systems and operations, water resource planning, and hydro-economics
  • Reorganization and divestiture of Infrastructure Company of America, LLC
  • Acquisition of Maintenance Design Group, an engineering services firm specializing in the planning and design of vehicle and fleet operations and maintenance facilities
• McCarthy Capital in its investment in Scooter’s Coffee
• Net-Tech Technology, Inc. in its sale to PPC Broadband, Inc., a subsidiary of Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC)
• Affiliated Foods Midwest Cooperative, Inc. in sale of assets to Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
• Global Industries, Inc. in its sale to Ag Growth International, Inc. (TSX: AFN)
• Wright Therapy Products, Inc., a subsidiary of BSN medical, Inc., wholly owned by Essity AB (STO: ESSITY), in sale of certain assets to Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: TCMD)
• Shareholders of TGW (Holdings) Limited, a Sheffield, U.K. based industrial knife manufacturer, as U.S. counsel in connection with its sale to Blue Wolf Capital Partners LLC
• Prairie Capital in the sale of DAMAC LLC
• Compass Health Brands Corp., a medical and hospital equipment provider, in multiple acquisitions including:
  • Richmar brands and related assets from Naimco, Inc.
  • STRENGTHTAPE brands and related assets from Endevr, Inc.
  • Assets from Meridian Medical
  • The Professional Medical Imports Division (PMI) from Invacare Corporation (NYSE: IVC)
• H-Card, LLC (HAP-X), an automated payment management solutions provider,  in its sale to Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX)
• BSN medical GmbH, a global leader in non-invasive orthopedic products, in multiple acquisitions including:
  • Wright Therapy Products, Inc., a leading manufacturer of compression therapy systems used to treat chronic venous insufficiency
  • Acquisition of a leading provider of pneumatic compression therapies for deep vein thrombosis
• Sojourner Farms LLC, a manufacturer and distributor of raw pet food and gourmet treats, in its sale to WellPet LLC 
• Benson Hill, Inc. (NYSE: BHIL), in the sale of its soybean crush facility

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