Thomas Sharkey

Thomas has advised on the following significant matters:

• 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

• CTH Invest SA, a Ferrero-related company, in its acquisition of Nonni’s Bakery

• HC Companies, a portfolio company of Platinum Equity, in its acquisition of Classic Home & Garden

• Accuserve Solutions, a portfolio company of Aquiline Capital Partners, on a majority investment from Flexpoint Ford

• Cetera Financial Group, a portfolio company of Genstar Capital, in its acquisition of Avantax, Inc. and related bond offering

• Enlightened Hospitality Investments, a strategic growth equity firm affiliated with Union Square Hospitality Group, in its investment in Qu, a restaurant technology company

• Numerix, a portfolio company of Genstar Capital, in its acquisition of PolyPaths, a provider of analytics and risk management solutions for financial institutions

• Platinum Equity in its acquisition of HC Companies, a leading North American manufacturer of horticultural containers

• Aquiline Capital Partners and portfolio company Fullsteam, a leading payments and software company, in a significant investment from Aquiline and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
• Accordion, a private equity-focused financial and technology consulting firm and portfolio company of Charlesbank Capital Partners, in its acquisition of Merilytics
• Xerox Holdings Corporation on the donation of its Palo Alto Research Center to SRI International
  
• Ryerson Holding Corporation and Platinum Equity in secondary offerings of Ryerson’s common stock
• Cetera Financial Group, a portfolio company of Genstar Capital, in its acquisition of the retail wealth business of Securian Financial Group
• Bending Spoons in its acquisition of Evernote
• FFL Partners and its portfolio company Accordion in a majority growth investment in Accordion by Charlesbank Capital Partners and Motive Partners
• Genstar Capital in its acquisition of Numerix, the leader in capital markets risk management technology
• Accordion Partners in its acquisitions of Mackinac Partners, Platform Specialists and ABACI
• Genstar Capital in its investment in Cerity Partners, a leading independent wealth management firm
• Ryerson Holding Corporation and Platinum Equity in a secondary offering of Ryerson’s common stock 
• Shamrock Capital Advisors on its investment in DE-YAN, VidMob and EDO, Inc.
• Foreside Financial Group, a portfolio company of Genstar Capital, in its combination with ACA Group and acquisition of Alaric Compliance Services
• Fullsteam and its private equity owner Aquiline Capital Partners in a minority investment from Sixth Street
• Sphera and Genstar in Genstar’s $1.4 billion sale of Sphera, a leading provider of ESG software, data, and consulting services, to Blackstone
• Apex Group Ltd. and Genstar Capital in the significant minority investment by TA Associates in Apex, a Genstar portfolio company
• Platinum Equity in a 144 bond offering in connection with Platinum’s acquisition of Cabinetworks Group
• Aquiline Capital Partners in its acquisition of Xact Data Discovery, and the subsequent merger of eDiscovery companies Xact and Consilio
• Ascensus and its two main private equity owners, Aquiline and Genstar, in the sale of Ascensus to Stone Point Capital and GIC
• Genesis Park Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), in its $615 million business combination with Redwire
• PE-backed CoAdvantage in its acquisition of SourcePointe, a provider of outsourced HR services
• Genstar Capital portfolio company Cetera Financial Group in its acquisition of the independent financial planning channel of Voya Financial Advisors and its related 144A bond offering 
• Aquiline Capital Partners in its strategic investment in SageView Advisory Group, a registered investment advisory firm
• First Investors in its sale to Gallatin Point Capital
• Private equity-owned Virtus Partners in its sale to FIS
• Investment management company Brinker Capital in its merger with Orion Advisor Solutions to create a combined technology and TAMP platform for financial advisors
• Digital wealth management company Personal Capital in its acquisition by Empower Retirement, one of the country’s largest retirement services providers
• Platinum Equity portfolio company Orbit Irrigation in its acquisition of Bond Manufacturing's garden business
• Genstar Capital and Mercer Advisors in connection with Mercer’s recapitalization and the acquisition of an equity stake in Mercer by Oak Hill Capital
  
• Genstar Capital in its agreement to acquire a majority stake in OEConnection, a leading automotive technology provider for original equipment manufacturer distribution networks, from funds advised by Providence Equity Partners
  
• Aquiline Capital Partners in its agreement to acquire human resources outsourcing provider CoAdvantage from Morgan Stanley Capital Partners
  
• Covius, a portfolio company of Aquiline Capital Partners, in its acquisition of Chronos Solutions' credit, verification, REO and auction businesses
• Aquiline Capital Partners and its portfolio company Covius in connection with a strategic investment by New Residential Investment Corp. in Covius
• Ascensus, owned by Genstar Capital and Aquiline Capital Partners, in connection with the addition of new investors, led by Atlas Merchant Capital LLC, to the ownership group 
• Platinum Equity in its acquisition of Orbit Irrigation 
• Private equity-backed OSG Billing Services in its acquisitions of NCP Solutions and Diamond Communication Solutions
• Curo Group Holdings in a 144A offerings of senior secured notes
• Curo Group Holdings and the selling stockholders in a secondary offering of common stock
• Assurant in its $2.5 billion acquisition of The Warranty Group
• Aquiline Capital Partners and Togetherwork on the sale of group management software and payments provider Togetherwork to GI
• Private equity-backed BISAM in the sale of BISAM to FactSet Research Systems
• Curo Financial Technologies Corp. in its 144A offering of senior secured notes
• Vertiv Intermediate Holding Corporation in its 144A offering of senior PIK toggle notes
• Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. in its agreement to sell its Public Sector and Education businesses to Vista Equity Partners for $850 million
• Glansaol, a newly launched prestige beauty and personal care company, in its acquisition of Laura Geller
• AssetMark (a portfolio company of Aquiline Capital Partners and Genstar Capital) in its sale to Huatai Securities
• Aralez Pharmaceuticals in its acquisition of the U.S. and Canadian rights to cardiovascular drug Zontivity from Merck
• Aralez Pharmaceuticals in its acquisition of the U.S. rights to beta-blocker Toprol-XL® from AstraZeneca
• Platinum Equity in high yield financing in connection with Platinum’s acquisition of Vertiv Corporation
• Wallapop in connection with its merger with letgo in the United States
• Ryerson Holding Corporation in its public offering of 5,000,000 shares of common stock and in a 144A offering of senior secured notes and related refinancing transactions
• WFS Global Holding SAS in a 144A offering of senior secured and senior unsecured notes
• Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. in its acquisition of SunGard in a deal valued at $9.1 billion
• Liqui-Box, a portfolio company of client The Sterling Group, in the sale of Liqui-Box to Olympus Partners
• Platinum Equity in a 144A offering of senior secured notes in connection with Platinum’s acquisition of WFS Global Holdings SAS
• Platinum Equity in a 144A offering of senior notes in connection with Platinum’s acquisition of PrimeSource Building Products
• The ad hoc committee of bondholders in the out-of-court restructuring of Liberty Tire