Kao USA, Inc.

Matt’s work in acquisitions and divestitures of businesses includes the following representative experience:

• Sale of the equity securities of a food & beverage manufacturer for approximately $80 million
• Sale of national direct marketing business to a publicly-traded company for approximately $100,000,000.
• Sale of approximately 50% of the equity securities of a national automotive equipment manufacturer and distributor to a private equity fund for approximately $35,000,000.
• Acquisition of a professional services staffing business for approximately $30,000,000.
• Merger of artificial intelligence-assisted software company with subsidiary of global service provider to the pharmaceutical industry for equity consideration valued at approximately $25,000,000.
• Sale of stock of Ohio-based industrial pump distributor to strategic buyer for approximately $20,000,000.
• Sale of automotive parts supplier to a strategic buyer for approximately $18,000,000.
• Acquisition of assets of a payroll services provider for approximately $15,000,000.
• Acquisition of a U.S. packaging supply business for a Canadian acquirer for approximately $4,000,000.

Matt’s work in capital market transactions includes the following representative experience:

• Represented financier in extending approximately $70,000,000 of credit facilities to a borrower in the automotive services industry.
• Represented purchasers in a $52,000,000 convertible note private offering by a pharmaceutical company.
• Represented borrower in aerospace industry in structuring and securing credit $35,000,000 in debt financing.
• Represented borrower in the staffing services industry in structuring and securing $32,500,000 in debt financing.
• Represented non-bank lender in structuring and securing $30,000,000 of debt and equity financing to fund the lender’s reserve and working capital requirements.
• Represented borrower in structuring $20,000,000 of senior and subordinated debt financing to fund a recapitalization of the company.
• Represented lead purchaser in a $4,000,000 offering of equity interests in an early-stage technology company.
• Represented a pre-revenue start-up company in the food and beverage industry in structuring and obtaining a $1,500,000 equity investment to fund commercialization of the company’s products.

Matt is a regular presenter at seminars and is the author of numerous publications commercial and financial transactions, including financial statement preparation and analysis, managing funds in the Dodd-Frank era, and advanced merger and acquisition techniques. Representative presentations and teaching experience includes:

• “Manufacturing Contracts – Key Provisions”, National Business Institute (Jun 2017)
• “Advantageous Uses of Limited Liability Companies”, National Business Institute (Aug 2015)
• “Advanced Strategies for Indemnification Provisions in Acquisition Agreements”, National Business Institute (Aug 2014)
• “S Corporations in Detail”, National Business Institute (Nov 2013)
• “LLC Special Uses”, National Business Institute (Nov 2012)
• “The Rise of Equity-Based Compensation Plans”, Goering Center for Family & Private Businesses (Dec 2011)
• “Negotiating The Deal”, National Business Institute (Sept 2010)
• “Stages of the M&A Process: A High-Level Walk-Through”, National Business Institute (Sept 2010)
• “Ethics in Mergers & Acquisitions”, National Business Institute (Sept 2010)

• The Best Lawyers in America® – Securities and Capital Markets Law, Best Lawyers 2019-2020
• Leading Entertainment Lawyer, Newsweek Magazine 2012
• Leading Lawyer, Cincy Magazine 2013-2020