EXPERIENCE

Sean’s notable recent representations have included:

• American Securities and its portfolio companies, including in its sale of a majority stake in Aspen Dental Management Inc. and Metaldyne Performance Group Inc.  in its sale to American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*
• Antin Infrastructure Partners in its acquisition of FirstLight Fiber*
• AppHarvest in its business combination with Novus Capital Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company*
• Axel Springer in its acquisition of Morning Brew*
• Blackstone in the acquisition of Concert Golf Properties by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities*
• Centerbridge Partners and its portfolio companies, including in its sale of P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc., its sale of Pei Wei Asian Diner LLC and True Food Kitchen’s receipt of a minority investment by Ms. Oprah Winfrey*
• Datalogue, Inc. in its sale to Nike*
• EQT Infrastructure VI Fund in its acquisition of Lazer Logistics from Harvest Partners
• The Estée Lauder Companies in its acquisition of the Tom Ford brand
• Function of Beauty in its minority investment from L Catterton*
• General Atlantic in its investment in Gusto
• Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division in its sale of Drayer Physical Therapy Institute, LLC to Upstream Rehabilitation Inc. * 
• IBM in its acquisitions of Dialexa, Neudesic and NS1
• Kohlberg & Company in its acquisition of Myers EPS
• Lee Equity Partners and its portfolio companies, including in its acquisition of K-MAC Holdings Corp.*
• Newport Global Advisors and Uno Restaurant Holdings Corporation in the sale of Uno Foods, its frozen foods manufacturing business, to Great Kitchens Food Company
• Oak Hill in its acquisition of US Oral Surgery Management
• Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan in its acquisition of APCO*
• Restaurant Brands International in its acquisition of Firehouse Restaurant Group
• Roark Capital Group and its portfolio companies, including in its acquisition of Asset Living
• SDC Capital Partners in its investment in Effectual
• Snow Phipps Group (n/k/a TruArc Partners) and its portfolio companies, including in its portfolio company Teasdale Foods, Inc.’s acquisitions of Rudy’s Food Products, Mesa Foods and the "Casa Fiesta" brands*
• Thomas H. Lee Partners and its portfolio companies, including in its sale of a majority stake of 1-800 CONTACTS, Inc. to AEA Investors and its sale of a 50% interest in inVentiv Health, Inc. to Advent International*

*Matters worked on prior to joining Paul, Weiss