MICHAEL CAIN
Partner

Michael Cain is a Partner in the Corporate Group at Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres. He advises private equity funds, portfolio companies, entrepreneurs and corporate clients on a variety of transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, minority and growth equity investments and joint ventures and general corporate matters. His work has spanned a range of industries, most notably the healthcare, technology, software, and manufacturing sectors.

Before joining CFDB, Michael practiced at Goodwin Procter LLP, where he advised public and private companies, private equity sponsors, startups, and portfolio companies on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, growth equity investments, and other strategic transactions. He began his legal career in the Atlanta office of DLA Piper LLP, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital matters, and general corporate counseling.

Representative Matters:

• Represented a private equity fund in a joint acquisition bid together with a European private equity fund for a cross-border take private transaction of a media, social and consumer intelligence provider.*
• Represented a private equity fund in an acquisition of a medical billing automation software provider.*
• Represented a private equity sponsor in the sale of its audio-visual support company to another private equity sponsor.*
• Represented the ownership group in the sale of its athletic apparel company to a strategic buyer.*
• Represented a public company in the acquisition of a value-based care platform.*
• Represented a public company in the acquisition of a clinical trial company.*
• Represented a private equity sponsor in its acquisition of a mental healthcare hospital system and subsequent add-on acquisitions.*
• Advised private-equity backed physiatry and post-acute care business in several add-ons and a dividend recap.*
• Represented a private equity fund in an add-on acquisition of a digital consumer engagement platform*
• Represented a French digital services and software engineering access company in its sale to a NYSE listed buyer.*
• Represented a private equity sponsor’s dental practice management services organization (DSO) through its platform acquisitions, subsequent add-on acquisitions, and its ultimate sale to a global strategic buyer.*

*Denotes experience prior to joining Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres