Eric S. Halperin

Recent transactions include the representation of:*

• Egen, a portfolio company of Recognize Partners, on its acquisition of Qarik.
• Recognize Partners in connection with the agreement by GTCR and Recognize to acquire TRANZACT, a leading direct-to-consumer insurance services company, from WTW for $632.4 million.
• Recognize Partners in its majority investment in Blue Mantis, a leading IT services provider.
• Recognize Partners in the sale of its portfolio company Torc, a talent marketplace platform, to Randstad Digital.
• Recognize Partners in its investment in 2X LLC, a leading B2B-focused marketing-as-a-service firm. 
• Tenex Capital Management in its investment in Rose Paving, a national provider of parking lot maintenance and rehabilitation solutions.
• Magnetar Capital LLC in the Chapter 11 restructuring and recapitalization of Appgate.
• Tenex Capital and AquaCentral in numerous acquisitions and in the sale of AquaCentral, the second-largest distributor of pool equipment and supplies in the U.S., to Heritage Pool Supply Group, a platform within SRS Distribution, a portfolio company of Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. and Berkshire Partners.
• CIP Capital and its portfolio company Cisive in the sale of Cisive to GTCR.
• SpringML, a portfolio company of Recognize Partners, in its merger with Egen, a cloud migration, application modernization and platform engineering provider.
• A top 20 accounting firm in its acquisition of Tidwell Group, LLC, a tax, assurance and advisory, and real estate consulting firm.
• Recognize Partners in connection with a strategic investment in AST Corporation, a leading cloud and digital transformation solutions provider.
• Mint House, a leading tech-enabled residential hospitality company, in connection with its $35 million Series B round of funding.
• CIP Capital and 3Pillar Global in a strategic growth investment for 3Pillar from H.I.G. Capital.
• BrightSpire Capital, Inc., formerly known as Colony Credit Real Estate, in the $223 million sale of a portfolio of development and non-accrual investments.
• Tenex Capital Management in its investment in Wolf Home Products, a provider of kitchen and bath, outdoor living and building products, and in the sale of Wolf Home to PrimeSource Brands, a portfolio company of Clearlake Capital Group, L.P..
• Insight as an investor in the PIPE transaction as part of WeWork’s $9 billion SPAC merger with BowX Acquisition Corp.
• OnPoint Group, the largest provider of brand-independent repair, maintenance and fleet management services to retail, manufacturing, distribution, healthcare and hospitality companies and a portfolio company of Harvest Partners, in connection with numerous acquisitions.
• Valet Living, a leading national provider of value-added services to the multifamily housing industry and portfolio company of GI Partners, in connection with numerous acquisitions.
• Various alternative asset managers in connection with PIPE transactions, including the $24 billion combination of Churchill Capital Corp IV and Lucid Motors, the $11 billion combination of Churchill Capital Corporation III and MultiPlan and the $10.4 billion combination of FinTech Acquisition Corp. V and eToro.
• MG Partners Multi-Strategy Fund LP as an investor in the PIPE transaction as part of Codere Online’s $350 million business combination with DD3 Acquisition Corp. II, a publicly-traded SPAC.
• WilsonHCG, a portfolio company of CIP Capital, in its investment from 3i Group.
• Carnegie Learning, Inc., a portfolio company of CIP Capital, and a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) for education and formative assessment, in connection with a strategic growth investment from Madison Dearborn.
• Affinitiv, Inc., a portfolio company of CIP Capital, in its merger with Loop LLC (dba AutoLoop), creating the largest provider of data-driven marketing and software solutions exclusively focused on the automotive customer lifecycle.
• Bedford Capital and Voalte, Inc., a pioneer and leader in real-time, mobile healthcare communications, in the sale of Voalte to global medical technology company Hill-Rom for $180 million.
• A sovereign wealth fund in connection with acquisitions and investments across a range of sectors.
• Cisive, a portfolio company of CIP Capital, in its acquisition of healthcare background screening company PreCheck.
• CIP Capital in its sale of OnCourse Learning to Bertelsmann Education Group.
• CIP Capital in its investment in New Mountain Learning LLC, a leading provider of digital and blended learning solutions to the K-12, higher education and career learning markets.
• Tenex Capital Management and Hub Pen, the second largest designer and supplier of promotional writing instruments in the United States, in connection with various add-on acquisitions.
• CIP Capital in its investment in Wilson Human Capital Group, Inc., a global leader of innovative talent solutions. CIP Capital's partnership enables WilsonHCG to accelerate growth and strengthen its position in global markets.
• Harvest Partners and Dental Care Alliance, one of the country's largest dental support organizations, in its acquisition of Konikoff Dental Associates, a leading Virginia provider of dental services.
• CIP Capital in its acquisition of CARCO, a leading provider of tech-enabled and compliance-driven human capital management and risk management solutions.
• Carbonite, Inc. and its Board of Directors in connection with a hostile tender offer by j2 Global, Inc. and the exploration of strategic alternatives.
• CIP Capital in its acquisition of Community Investors, a leading provider of SaaS solutions to the property management and residential homeowner association markets.
• Dock Square Capital in its minority investment in auto warranty company Protect My Car.
• Harvest Partners and Packers Sanitation Services, Inc., a leading contract sanitation service provider, in connection with several strategic acquisitions, including the acquisition of DCS Sanitation Management, Inc.
• CIP Capital in its acquisition of OnCourse Learning Corporation, a leading national provider of online training and compliance solutions to the financial services, insurance, real estate, home inspection, appraisal and IT end markets.
• A financial institution in connection with the seed investment in a multi-manager investment fund and joint venture with respect thereto.
• CIP Capital and eDriving (a CIP Capital portfolio company) in connection with the acquisition of DriversEd.com.
• Harvest Partners and AxelaCare Health Solutions (a Harvest Partners portfolio company), a leading provider of specialty home infusion services specializing in IVIg (immune globulin), in the acquisition of Sirona Infusion, Inc., a leading acute home infusion provider.
• Harvest Partners and Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. (a Harvest Partners portfolio company), a leading contract sanitation service provider, in connection with several strategic acquisitions, including the acquisition of DCS Sanitation Management, Inc.
• A group of significant shareholders holding approximately $650 million of Clearwire Corp. stock in connection with the acquisition of Clearwire by Sprint Nextel Corp.
• The acquisition of a publicly traded marketer and seller of fixed annuity, life insurance and accident and health insurance products.
• Star Avenue Capital in connection with its investment in It’Sugar, a chain of specialty candy and gift stores located throughout the United States and select international markets.
• CIP Capital and Dantom Systems (a CIP Capital portfolio company) in the acquisition of PSC Info Group, a leading national provider of innovative, technology-enabled solutions and revenue acceleration tools that streamline the collection of consumer payments, from a private equity fund.
• CIP Capital in its acquisition of I Drive Safely, LLC, a leading provider of online driver training solutions serving teenagers, adults, senior citizens and corporations.

_{* Eric advised on some of these matters while at a prior firm.}