Eric N. St. Bernard

Private Equity Representation

• BRS-backed Daisy in its acquisition of Crosman Corporation, the air gun division of Velocity Outdoor, from Compass Diversified (NYSE: CODI).
• Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe in its acquisition of EquiLend, a technology, data and analytics company for the securities finance industry.
• Clearwater Analytics (NYSE: CWAN) in its $40 million acquisition of the Risk and Performance Analytics Solutions from Wilshire Advisors.
• Vervent Inc., a portfolio company of Stone Point Capital, in its acquisition of Total Card Solutions, a significant player in the credit card industry for over 20 years. 
• Vervent Inc., a portfolio company of Stone Point Capital, in its acquisition of First Equity Card Corporation, one of the nation’s leading providers of bankcard solutions for building or re-building credit.
• Centerview Capital in the sale of Ole Smoky Distillery to Apax Partners.

Public Company Representation

• Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ: RUTH), a fine dining steakhouse company, in its $715 million sale to Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI).
• Accenture in its $1+ billion acquisition of Novetta, Inc., its largest-ever acquisition.
• Special Committee of Safehold in its merger with iStar and spinoff of iStar assets.
• Polestar in its $20 billion combination with Gores Guggenheim Inc. (NASDAQ: GGPI), a special purpose acquisition company.