Matthew T. Shiels

Matt has been involved in the following representations:

• abeo Management Corp., a Parthenon Capital Partners-backed provider of outsourced revenue cycle management services to independent emergency medicine practices, in its sale to DuvaSawko
• ABRY Partners, LLC
  • in its investment in Kingland Systems, a provider of enterprise data software solutions ranging from auditor independence monitoring software for accounting firms to leading parts of FINRA’s implementation of a consolidated audit trail for monitoring securities trades throughout the U.S. securities markets
  • in connection with the carve-out and investment in the Clearspan business line and division from Mitel Networks Corporation
  • on a growth equity investment in Tuck.com, an online mattress and health referral website operator of sites including tuck.com, sleep.org and testing.com
  • in its sale of Unison Software, a provider of acquisition management software and insight to government agencies, program offices and contractors, to an affiliate of Carlyle Partners VII, LP
  • in its acquisition of Anju Software, a provider of software and data services to the life science industry, from Providence Equity Partners
  • in its sale of Accela
  • in its investment in ADURO
  • Inmar Inc. in the sale of Inmar Inc. to OMERS Private Equity
  • in its sale of Masergy Communications, Inc.
  • in its acquisition of FLS Transportation
  • and Berkshire Partners in its $1.886 billion sale of Telx to Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
• Accel-KKR
  • and portfolio company Banker's Toolbox in the acquisition of Sageworks, a leading provider of financial software
  • in its acquisition of Sandata Technologies, a provider of Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) and home health technology solutions
• Advent International in its acquisition of CCC Information Services Inc.
• Anastasia Beverly Hills in its strategic minority investment by TPG Capital
• Apax Partners in its investment in Paycor, a Human Capital Management company
• Arotech Corporation, a Greenbriar Equity-backed company, in its acquisition of UST-Aldetec, a state-of-the-art design, engineering, manufacturing and services company specializing in complex, high reliability, mission critical electronic components
• Bomgar, a leader in secure access solutions, in its acquisition by Thoma Bravo LLC from TA Associates (terms of the deal were undisclosed)
• Brentwood Associates
  • in its acquisition of Jefferson Dental Care from Black Canyon Capital
  • in its acquisition of MD Now Medical Centers
  • in its investment in Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza
• Brighton Park Capital in its majority investment in Relatient
• Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
  • in the $7 billion acquisition of Amylin Pharmaceuticals
  • in its $2.5 billion acquisition of Inhibitex, Inc.
• Burger King in its sale of a stake to Bill Ackman's SPAC and re-IPO
• Chemtron, a Kinderhook Industries-backed company, in its acquisition of Vexor Technology, a provider of non-hazardous waste processing services and alternative energy products
• Clearwire Corporation in its sale of a 50% stake of the company to Sprint Corporation for $2.2 billion
• CoinMarketCap in its sale to Binance
• Conyers Park Acquisition Corp. in its acquisition of Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. to form Simply Good Foods Company
• Conyers Park II Acquisition Corp. in its $5.2 billion combination with Advantage Solutions Inc.
• Danaher in the $625 million acquisition of color specialist X-Rite
• Dealer-FX, a HGGC-backed provider of customer experience and process automation software for automotive retailers and OEMs, in its $200 million sale to Snap-on (NYSE: SNA)
• Donuts, a Abry Partners-backed company, in its acquisition of Afilias including its registry business which features a prominent back-end registry platform, DNS solutions and cybersecurity expertise, and includes an array of TLDs
• Duff & Phelps in its sale to a consortium of private equity sponsors
• Exela Technologies, formerly known as Quinpario Acquisition, in its $2.8 billion combination with SourceHOV and Novitex
• Francisco Partners in its acquisition of Renaissance Learning, a leader in pre-K-12 analytics, from Hellman & Friedman
• FTV Capital in its growth equity investment in Lean Staffing Solutions
• Golden Gate Capital in its $2 billion joint acquisition (with Wolverine World Wide Inc. and Blum Capital Partners) of Collective Brands, Inc.
• Greenbriar Equity Group’s $340 million sale of the composite components division of EDAC Technologies Corp. to Meggitt PLC
• Healthgrades, a Vestar Capital Partners-backed company, in its acquisition of Evariant, a healthcare consumer and physician engagement company
• Indigo Capital on its sale of Premier Research, a leading middle-market contract research organization, to Metalmark Capital
• Industrial Growth Partners-backed Integrated Polymer Solutions, a manufacturer of elastomeric components and tools for the aerospace, military, biopharma and specialty industrial markets, in its sale to Arcline Investment Management
• IOTA Engineering in its sale to Acuity Brands, Inc.
• IRI®, a Vestar Capital Partners-backed company, in its acquisition of Retail Solutions, a provider of supply chain solutions for CPG manufacturers and retailers
• loanDepot, Inc., the second largest retail non-bank lender in the United States and leading retail mortgage lender, in its initial public offering
• Luminate Capital
  • in its acquisition of LiquidFrameworks, a provider of software for oilfield and environmental services industries, from Houston Ventures
  • in its investment in Thought Industries, a provider of customer training and learning software
• Marlin Equity Partners, in its acquisition of AdvancedMD, a division of ADP and leading provider of cloud-based healthcare solutions for the independent physician practice market
• Monomoy Capital Partners in its acquisition of MAC Papers, a distributor of paper, packaging, wide format and envelope products
• Palladium Equity Partners, LLC in its sale of the Taco Bueno chain of restaurants, and its acquisitions of TransForce, Inc. and GoodWest Industries
• ParkJockey, the investment vehicle for Softbank Group Corporation,
  • along with Mubadala Capital, in the acquisition of Citizens Parking, a U.S. parking management operator
  • along with Mubadala Capital, in the acquisition of Imperial Parking Corporation
• Paymetric, a portfolio company of Francisco Partners, in its merger with Vantiv, Inc.
• Peak Rock Capital in its acquisition of Paragon Healthcare, provider of ambulatory and home infusion services and specialty pharmacy services
• Performance Health, a Madison Dearborn Partners-backed company, in the sale of its Biofreeze brand, an over-the-counter topical pain relief medication, and TheraPearl, a premium hot and cold therapy brand, to Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON: RB)
• Pipeworks, a Northern Pacific Group-backed interactive development studio specializing in advanced consumer and commercial games, in its $99.5 million sale to Sumo Group (LON: SUMO)
• PGM Holdings Corp. (d/b/a Portfolio General Management Group Inc.) in its acquisition of National Automotive Experts/NWAN, a seller of finance and insurance products and services for automotive dealers
• QGenda in its acquisition of Peake Software Labs, a developer of medical scheduling software
• Redwire, an AE Industrial Partners-backed company,
  • in its acquisition of Deployable Space Systems, a supplier of mission-enabling deployable solar arrays, structures and mechanisms for space applications
  • in its acquisition of Roccor, a military and commercial hardware supplier and manufacturer
• Relo Group in its $206 million acquisition of Brookfield RPS Limited (BGRS), a provider of executive relocation services, from Brookfield Business Partners (NYSE: BBU)
• SoftBank Group
  • in its investment in Zume Pizza, a startup that makes and delivers fresh pizzas with the help of robots
  • in its investment in ParkJockey, a parking technology solutions provider 
• Solar Spectrum, a subsidiary of Northern Pacific Growth Foundation Partners, in its merger with Horizon Solar Power
• Solutia, Inc. in its $4.7 billion sale of the company to Eastman Chemical Company
• Sonny’s Enterprises, a Sentinel Capital Partners-backed company, a manufacturer of conveyorized car wash equipment, chemicals, controls, service and parts, in its sale to Genstar Capital
• Swift Transportation in its $6 billion stock-for-stock merger with Knight Transportation
• The Marshall Retail Group, Brentwood Associates-backed specialty retailer in the airport and resort marketplace, in its $400 million sale to WH Smith (LSE: SMWH)
• TZP Group
  • in its sale of Kingsbridge, an independent lessor of information technology, industrial and healthcare essential-use equipment, to Solar Capital
  • in its acquisition of SA Company, a direct-to-consumer online retailer of outdoor apparel
  • in its strategic investment in Evergent Technologies
  • in its acquisition of Dwellworks, a relocation services provider, from Summer Street Capital Partners
• Vestar Capital Partners
  • in its sale of StayWell, a provider of employee and patient engagement offerings, to WebMD Health Corp
  • in its acquisition of Woodsteam Group, Inc.
  • in its investment in IRI®, a leading provider of big data and market research, alongside New Mountain Capital
• Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
  • in the sale of Ozburn-Hessey Logistics to GEODIS
  • and Quick Base, in the $ 1 billion sale of Quick Base, an SaaS platform, to Vista Equity Partners
  • in its carve-out acquisition of QuickBase, Inc. from Intuit, Inc.
• WideOpenWest in its $1.5 billion acquisition of Knology, Inc.
• Woodstream, a Vestar Capital Partners-backed manufacturer and marketer of branded pest and animal control products, in its sale to Bansk Group
• Younique LLC in its $600 million sale of a 60% stake to Coty Inc.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Matt was involved in the following representations:

• A leading computer, mobile device and media player company in its acquisition of LuxVue Technology Corporation
• Balfour Beatty PLC in its $1.35 billion sale of its Parsons Brinckerhoff division to WSP Global
• Enterpriod, Inc. in its sale of the company to Google, Inc.
• Grifols SA in its $3.4 billion sale of the company to Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings Corp
• Sourcefire, Inc. in its $2.7 billion sale of the company to Cisco Systems, Inc.

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