A partner in the Corporate Department, Angelo Bonvino is a member of the Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity Groups. Mr. Bonvino focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions and private equity investments and advises clients in their M&A, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, restructuring and recapitalization transactions.

As part of his practice, Mr. Bonvino represents private equity funds and hedge funds, including Oak Hill Capital Partners, Kohlberg & Company, Harvest Partners, Oaktree Capital, KPS Special Situations Fund, MacAndrews & Forbes and Wellspring Capital Partners, as well as public companies, including Polo Ralph Lauren and Superior Plus.

Mr. Bonvino's recent experience includes representation of:

• Oak Hill Capital Partners in its:
  • $155 million sale of its remaining interest in Butler Schein Animal Health
  • acquisition of AccentCare, Inc. and AccentCare’s subsequent acquisition of Guardian Home Care Holdings, Inc.
  • acquisition of Security Networks, LLC
  • $815 million acquisition of The Hillman Companies, Inc. from Code Hennessy & Simmons, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and certain members of company management
  • purchase of certain assets of Micasa Trading Corporation, including the OOK brand
  • acquisition of Tag Works, LLC
• Kohlberg & Co. in its:
  • sale of its portfolio company, Hoffmaster Group, Inc., to Metalmark Capital
  • acquisition of SouthernCare Holdings, Inc.
  • execution of definitive merger agreement to sell one of its portfolio companies, Thomas Nelson, to HarperCollins Publishers
  • acquisition of Kellermeyer Building Services, LLC, and Bergensons Cleaning Services
  • acquisition of e+ healthcare, LLC
  • sale of Critical Homecare Solutions to BioScrip, Inc.
• KPS Capital Partners in its:
  • $315 million sale of its portfolio company, Attends Healthcare, to Domtar Corporation
  • acquisition of substantially all the assets of United Copper Industries, Inc, an affiliate of Organización IUSA, S.A. de C.V.
  • acquisition of Paladin Brands Holding and Crenlo from Dover Corporation
• Wellspring Capital Management in its:
  • going-private acquisition of OMNI Energy Services Corp.
  • sale of Vatterott College to TA Associates
  • acquisition of Jen-Coat, Inc.
• Harvest Partners, LP in its acquisition of Document Technologies, LLC
• A subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes, Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, in its acquisitions of the creative services and media services divisions of Ascent Media Group
• Bauer Performance Sports Ltd. in its:
  • initial public offering of common shares in Canada and private placement in the U.S.
  • acquisition of Maverik Lacrosse
• Superior Plus in its:
  • agreements to purchase several retail heating oil, propane and motor fuels distribution businesses
  • acquisition of Specialty Products & Insulation Co.

Mr. Bonvino is nationally recognized in Legal 500 as a leading lawyer for private equity buyouts. He has authored several articles, including: an article in The M&A Journal discussing the filing requirements of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976; an article in ABA Business Law Today about the increased use of earnouts by buyers and sellers in private transactions to reach a consensus on purchase price; an article in International Financial Law Review, discussing how to formulate and negotiate the complex but important working capital adjustments in an acquisition; and, an article in The Deal discussing the importance of being mindful of, and ensuring compliance with, relevant stock exchange rules in private investments in public equities (PIPEs).

Mr. Bonvino served as an articles editor for the Brooklyn Law Review and was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society.