Brian R. Straughn

Advent International in its take-private acquisition of Nuvei, a payment processing company.

AEA Investors and its Process Sensing Technologies platform, a manufacturer of oxygen and gas measuring systems, in their add-on acquisitions of:

• SensoScientific.
• Fluid Components International.*

Altamont Capital Management in its restructuring of Alamo Drafthouse, a luxury cinema chain.*

Altaris in its restructuring of Kindeva, a drug delivery company.

Altas Partners in its sale of University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, a for-profit health sciences university.

Atlantic Street Capital and Zips Car Wash, a car wash operator, in Zips Car Wash’s restructuring and Chapter 11 cases in U.S. Bankruptcy Court and related plan of emergence.

Audax Group in its acquisitions of:

• a supplier of pipeline equipment.*
• a provider of information technology security programs, and their related add-on acquisitions of:
  • a security intelligence company.
  • an open-source intelligence provider.*

Bain Capital Insurance in its investment in 1970 Group, a risk financing solutions provider.

CCMP Capital in its acquisition of Decks & Docks Lumber Company, a marine contractor supplier.*

Genstar Capital in its acquisition of TekniPlex, a provider and developer of engineered products.*

Gridiron Capital in its restructurings and refinancings of Leaf Home Solutions, a technology-enabled provider of home solutions.*

Harvest Partners in its acquisition of People Pets and Vets, LLC, a veterinary care network.*

Luxury Asset Capital in its acquisition of Beverly Loan Company and New York Loan Company, alternative financing providers.*

Metalmark Capital in its acquisition of Premier Research, a global clinical research organization in the biotech and specialty pharmaceutical industries, and its related add-on acquisition of:

• Health Decisions.*

New Mountain Capital in its take-private acquisition of Aegion Corporation, a provider of infrastructure solutions.*

Partners Group in its acquisition of Forefront Dermatology, a dermatology group practice.*

Patient Square Capital in its:

• take-private acquisition of Patterson Companies, a distributor of oral and animal health supplies and products.
• investment in ChenMed, a provider of primary care services.

TPG in its take-private carve-out acquisition of Boomi (from Dell Technologies), a software integration platform.*

Trilantic Capital Partners and Sunrise Strategic Partners in their sale of interests in Kodiak Cakes, a brand of food products.

*Prior to joining Kirkland