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Justin M. Gonzales

Partner

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Justin serves as a trusted advisor to clients navigating high-value mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions.

Key Matters

Some of the experience represented below may have been handled at a previous firm.

Represented Wynnchurch Capital in its acquisitions of FCA Packaging, Greentree Packaging and Lumber, Viking Packing Specialist, Rosboro Company, LLC, and Western Structures, Inc. and its sales of Gypsum Technologies, Infra Pipe Solutions, Texas Hydraulics, and Rosboro Holdings, Inc.
Represented Hanover Partners in its acquisitions of Blast Deflectors, Inc., Westside Equipment Co., and a company specializing in equipment for conveyorized car washes and its sales of Freedom Communication Technologies, Inc., Powertronix, Inc., and Westside Equipment Co.
Represented Pike Street Capital in its sale of Head Rush Technologies to TZP Group.
Represented Baden Capital in its acquisition of OrCal, Inc.
Represented Bertram Capital in its acquisition of a fashion and lifestyle brand.
Represented Rubicon Technology Partners in its sale of Astute Solutions to Audax Private Equity.
Represented Clearway Energy, Inc. in its acquisition of equity interests in various wind, solar, and energy storage projects.
Represented CleanCapital in its acquisition of New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s first “Build-Ready” solar project in upstate New York.
Represented Microsoft Corporation in its acquisitions of Citus Data, Inc., SpotFront, Inc., ADRM Software, Inc., and TakeLessons, Inc.
Represented DHL Supply Chain in its acquisition of Inmar Supply Chain Solutions, a division of Inmar Intelligence.
Represented Amazon in connection with its acquisition of INLT, Inc.
Represented CityBase, Inc. in its sale to GTY Technology Holdings Inc., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).
Represented JUMP Social Bicycles Inc. (d/b/a JUMP Bikes) in its sale to Uber Technologies, Inc.
Represented Sightbox, Inc. in its sale to a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.
Represented Ball Corporation in its $3.4 billion sale of select metal beverage can assets, support locations and functions in Europe, Brazil, and the United States to Ardagh Group S.A.
Represented Horizon Pharma PLC in its proposed and (since withdrawn) unsolicited $3 billion offer for Depomed Inc.
Represented Chiquita Brands International Inc. in its proposed $1.07 billion merger of equals with Fyffes plc and subsequent unsolicited and contested $1.3 billion merger with an affiliate of the Cutrale-Safra Groups.
Represented The Hillshire Brands Company in its proposed $6.6 billion acquisition of Pinnacle Foods Inc. and subsequent $8.55 billion sale in an unsolicited and contested transaction to Tyson Foods, Inc.
Represented The Middleby Corporation in separate acquisitions of Concordia Coffee Company, Inc., Desmon S.p.A., and Induc Commercial Electronics Co., Ltd.
Represented Stryker Corporation in its $1.65 billion acquisition of MAKO Surgical Corp. and its acquisition of Pivot Medical, Inc.
Represented WMS Industries Inc. in its $1.5 billion sale to Scientific Games Corporation.

Capabilities

Mergers & Acquisitions

Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Key Matters

Some of the experience represented below may have been handled at a previous firm.

Represented Wynnchurch Capital in its acquisitions of FCA Packaging, Greentree Packaging and Lumber, Viking Packing Specialist, Rosboro Company, LLC, and Western Structures, Inc. and its sales of Gypsum Technologies, Infra Pipe Solutions, Texas Hydraulics, and Rosboro Holdings, Inc.
Represented Hanover Partners in its acquisitions of Blast Deflectors, Inc., Westside Equipment Co., and a company specializing in equipment for conveyorized car washes and its sales of Freedom Communication Technologies, Inc., Powertronix, Inc., and Westside Equipment Co.
Represented Pike Street Capital in its sale of Head Rush Technologies to TZP Group.
Represented Baden Capital in its acquisition of OrCal, Inc.
Represented Bertram Capital in its acquisition of a fashion and lifestyle brand.
Represented Rubicon Technology Partners in its sale of Astute Solutions to Audax Private Equity.
Represented Clearway Energy, Inc. in its acquisition of equity interests in various wind, solar, and energy storage projects.
Represented CleanCapital in its acquisition of New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s first “Build-Ready” solar project in upstate New York.
Represented Microsoft Corporation in its acquisitions of Citus Data, Inc., SpotFront, Inc., ADRM Software, Inc., and TakeLessons, Inc.
Represented DHL Supply Chain in its acquisition of Inmar Supply Chain Solutions, a division of Inmar Intelligence.
Represented Amazon in connection with its acquisition of INLT, Inc.
Represented CityBase, Inc. in its sale to GTY Technology Holdings Inc., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).
Represented JUMP Social Bicycles Inc. (d/b/a JUMP Bikes) in its sale to Uber Technologies, Inc.
Represented Sightbox, Inc. in its sale to a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.
Represented Ball Corporation in its $3.4 billion sale of select metal beverage can assets, support locations and functions in Europe, Brazil, and the United States to Ardagh Group S.A.
Represented Horizon Pharma PLC in its proposed and (since withdrawn) unsolicited $3 billion offer for Depomed Inc.
Represented Chiquita Brands International Inc. in its proposed $1.07 billion merger of equals with Fyffes plc and subsequent unsolicited and contested $1.3 billion merger with an affiliate of the Cutrale-Safra Groups.
Represented The Hillshire Brands Company in its proposed $6.6 billion acquisition of Pinnacle Foods Inc. and subsequent $8.55 billion sale in an unsolicited and contested transaction to Tyson Foods, Inc.
Represented The Middleby Corporation in separate acquisitions of Concordia Coffee Company, Inc., Desmon S.p.A., and Induc Commercial Electronics Co., Ltd.
Represented Stryker Corporation in its $1.65 billion acquisition of MAKO Surgical Corp. and its acquisition of Pivot Medical, Inc.
Represented WMS Industries Inc. in its $1.5 billion sale to Scientific Games Corporation.