Armand A. Della Monica, P.C.

Partner Mergers & Acquisitions Private Equity

Boston +1 617 385 7755

Armand A. Della Monica, P.C.

Practices

Overview

Armand is a partner in the M&A/Private Equity Practice Group. He serves as lead counsel to large- and mid-market buyout funds and to public and privately-owned companies in a variety of complex transactions, including leveraged acquisitions, mergers, divestitures, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, equity financings and workouts. Armand has broad experience counseling clients in a variety of industries, including healthcare, consumer, financial services, business and information services, industrials, technology, media and communications.

Since 2019, Armand has been recognized by Chambers USA for his work in Private Equity: Buyouts, where clients note, "He brings a really nice mix of a good, keen legal mind, together with a great sense for what's market and what's fair. He has a nice, smooth tact about him which facilitates getting deals done." Armand was a founding partner of our Boston office in 2017, after practicing in our New York office for 20 years. He holds various leadership roles across the Firm.

  • Extreme Reach in its acquisition by Gamut Capital Management
  • Nexstar in its acquisition of The CW Network
  • Abry Partners in its acquisition of NetNumber Global Data Services 
  • LeadsOnline, Portfolio Company of TA Associates, on its Acquisition of Business Watch International 
  • Abry Partners in its $100 million investment in HARTBEAT 
  • Millennium Trust in its acquisition of PayFlex Holdings 
  • TA Associates in its acquisition of a leading technology services business 
  • illumifin and Abry Partners in illumifin’s acquisition of Long-Term Care Group
  • Carlyle Global Credit on its definitive agreement to acquire iStar Inc.’s net lease business for an enterprise value of approximately $3 billion
  • The Carlyle Group and TA Associates in their equity recapitalization of PurposeBuilt Brands with a new investment from Rock Mountain Capital and The Olayan Group 
  • Cint Group AB on its $1.07 billion acquisition of Lucid
  • Spark Dental Management, backed by Rock Mountain Capital, in its acquisition of Children's Ortho
  • Abry Partners in its acquisition of Best Lawyers from Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
  • Abry Partners in its establishment of its Meadowlark title insurance platform, including Meadowlark’s initial investment in Tryon Title Agency
  • Abry Partners in its investments in Cardiff Insurance Group and concurrent acquisitions of The Ohlson Group and The Plateau Group
  • Portfolio Group in its acquisition of Resources Management Group, Global Administrators and Automotive Investment Group 
  • Abry Partners on its sale of Smart Start to Apollo
  • TZP Group LLC on its acquisition of Home Brands Group Holdings Inc., the parent company of Re-Bath
  • Array Canada and its affiliates in a comprehensive out-of-court restructuring
  • Nordic Capital-led consortium in its $7.3 billion take-private of Inovalon
  • The Carlyle Group as a selling shareholder of PPD in PPD’s $17.4 billion sale to Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • The Carlyle Group in its sale of Newport Academy to Onex Partners
  • Nexstar Media Group in its acquisition of The Hill
  • TH International Limited (Tim Hortons China) in its $1.8 billion de-SPAC transaction with Silver Crest Acquisition Corporation
  • Abry Partners on its sale of SambaSafety to Stone Point Capital
  • TPG Growth in its acquisition of People 2.0 from CIP Capital and multiple bolt-on acquisitions
  • TZP Group in its acquisition of Saxx Underwear
  • The Carlyle Group in its acquisition of Manna Pro Products and multiple bolt-on acquisitions
  • Nordic Capital in its acquisition of United Veterinary Care and multiple bolt-on acquisitions
  • Abry Partners in its acquisition of Socius Insurance Services
  • The Carlyle Group and TA Associates in the acquisition of PurposeBuilt Brands (fka Weiman Products) and multiple bolt-on acquisitions
  • Nordic Capital and Astorg on the acquisition of Cytel from New Mountain Capital
  • Abry Partners in its sale of Confie Seguros to Alliant Insurance Services
  • Abry Partners in its acquisition of High Street Insurance Partners from Huron Capital Partners
  • Abry Partners in its acquisitions of Aspect Software and Noble Systems to form Alvaria™
  • The Carlyle Group in its acquisition of Every ManJack
  • Abry Partners in the carve-out of the Insurance Administration Solutions business from Concentrix Corporation to form Illumifin™
  • Robert Redford and Sundance Partners in connection with the sale of the Sundance Mountain Resort
  • Nordic Capital Funds IX and X in its recapitalization of ArisGlobal
  • Rock Mountain Capital in the recapitalization of Spark Orthodontics
  • The Carlyle Group on its preferred stock investment in a leading fitness and health business
  • Mission Broadcasting and Nexstar Media Group (Nasdaq: NXST), on its purchase of The CW (US) affiliate WPIX television station in New York City from the E.W. Scripps Company (Nasdaq: SSP)
  • TZP Group in its acquisition and subsequent sale of Constellation Advisers
  • Nexstar Media Group in its $160 million acquisition of BestReviews
  • Nautic Partners and portfolio company CarepathRx in its partnership with University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s (UPMC) Chartwell Specialty Pharmacy and Home Infusion Subsidiary
  • TZP Group in its sale of Kingsbridge to Solar Capital
  • TZP Group in its acquisition of SA Company
  • Abry Partners in its sale of Unison to The Carlyle Group
  • Nautic Partners in its creation of CarepathRx and its acquisitions of related businesses
  • Cartesian Capital Group in connection with an investment by Tencent Holdings in its portfolio company, Tim Hortons China
  • Abry Partners in its minority investment in Beacon Pointe Advisors
  • Abry Partners in its acquisition of Hersha Hospitality Management
  • TZP Group in its sale of Water Cooler Group to Merkle
  • Partners Group and its portfolio company AMMEGA in the acquisition of Midwest Industrial Rubber from Incline Equity Partners
  • TPG Growth in its acquisition of Denali Water Solutions
  • Abry Partners in its acquisition of Centauri Health Solutions
  • TA Associates on multiple bids, follow-on investments and restructuring matters
  • Abry Partners in its recapitalization of alliantgroup
  • Abry Partners in its sale of The Hilb Group to The Carlyle Group
  • Nordic Capital and other stakeholders in the partial sale and co-investment in eResearch Technology (ERT)
  • TZP Group in its acquisition of Christy Sports from its founder and Norwest Equity Partners
  • Charlesbank Technology Opportunities Fund in its $100 million investment in DoiT International
  • Nexstar Media Group in its sale (and related purchase) of multiple television stations to (and from) Fox Television Stations
  • Abry Partners in its acquisition of Portfolio Holding from Capital Z Partners, together with multiple bolt-on acquisitions
  • TZP Group its sale of Global Employment Solutions to A&M Capital Partners-backed ettain group
  • The Carlyle Group, and its portfolio company United Road Services, in the acquisition of Team Drive-Away and related affiliates from CID Capital
  • FastMed Holdings and certain of its affiliates in a balance sheet recapitalization
  • Abry Partners in its acquisition of Franklin Energy Group from Kohlberg & Company
  • TPG Growth and HotSchedules in the sale of HotSchedules to Marlin Equity Partners
  • Nordic Capital in its acquisition of ArisGlobal
  • Abry Partners in its acquisition of Millennium Trust Co. from Parthenon Capital
  • The Carlyle Group and TA Associates in their joint acquisition of Weiman Products from Cortec Group
  • Nexstar Media Group (Nasdaq: NXST) in its $1.32 billion divestiture of 19 television stations in 15 markets to Tegna and E.W. Scripps Co.
  • Nordic Capital in its acquisition of Orchid Orthopedic Solutions from Altor Equity Partners
  • TZP Group is its acquisition of Quest Events from Goldner, Hawn, Johnson & Morrison and Tonka Bay Equity Partners
  • Abry Partners in its acquisition of U.S. Legal Support
  • Nexstar Media Group (Nasdaq: NXST) in its $6.4 billion acquisition of Tribune Media Co., creating the nation’s largest local television broadcaster and media company
  • Abry Partners in its sale of a minority stake in Acrisure to a consortium led by Blackstone’s GSO Capital Partners and Tactical Opportunities businesses
  • Cartesian Capital Group in the sale of its insurance-linked securities and asset management units, Cartesian Re and Iris Re, to Neuberger Berman
  • RBC Bearings (Nasdaq: ROLL) in the sale of its subsidiary, Avborne Accessory Group, to AerSale
  • Abry Partners in its acquisition of Donuts
  • The Carlyle Group in its acquisition of United Road Services from Charlesbank Capital Partners and TRP Capital Partners
  • TZP Group in its growth equity investment in Triangle Home Fashions
  • Cartesian Capital Group in its joint venture with Tim Hortons to develop and open more than 1500 restaurants in China
  • Abry Partners in its sale of Vocado to Oracle Corp.
  • Cogeco Communications (TSX: CCA) and its subsidiary, Atlantic Broadband, in its $1.4 billion acquisition of Harron Communications’ MetroCast cable systems
  • Abry Partners in its sale of Securus Technologies to Platinum Equity
  • The Carlyle Group in its sale of PrimeSport to On Location Experiences

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Thought Leadership

Speaking Engagements

Moderator, Healthcare Panel, 27th Annual Harvard Business School Venture Capital & Private Equity Virtual Conference, February 6, 2021

Recognition

IFLR1000, “Notable Practitioner,” Private Equity/Mergers & Acquisitions, 2019–2022

Chambers USA, Private Equity: Buyouts (Massachusetts), 2019–2022

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • New York
  • Massachusetts

Education

  • The George Washington University Law SchoolJ.D.with High Honors

    Order of the Coif

  • University of VermontB.A., Sociologycum laude
    Phi Beta Kappa