Overview
Frank P. Steinherr is a nationally recognized mergers and acquisition attorney who focuses his practice on private equity investments. He represents private equity clients in all aspects of their investments in portfolio companies, from acquisition through exit. Frank has extensive experience representing private equity clients in both private and public mergers and acquisitions, including traditional purchase and sale transactions, strategic mergers, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, restructuring and recapitalization transactions. He also has significant experience representing clients in take-private transactions and carve-out transactions.
Frank is often invited to write and speak on topics of interest to the private equity community. He recently co-authored “Practical Considerations for Carve-Out Transactions” for The M&A Lawyer and “Five Tips to Making Your Carve-Out Transaction a Success” for The Corporate Counselor. His recent speaking engagements include presenting on trends in private equity deal terms and strategies, minimizing post-acquisition disputes, and structuring winning bids in a competitive environment.
Results
- Representation of Wellspring Capital Management LLC in its acquisition of Lucky Strike Entertainment LLC
- Representation of Wellspring Capital Management LLC portfolio company Help At Home LLC in its acquisition of Coastal Home Care, LLC and Altrus, LLC
- Representation of Gemspring Capital Management, LLC in its acquisition of Bobit Business Media Inc.
- Representation of H.I.G. Capital, LLC in its acquisition of Recochem Inc. from Swander Pace Capital
- Representation of Wellspring Capital Management LLC portfolio company United Sporting Companies in its acquisition of AcuSport Corporation
- Representation of Gemspring Capital Management, LLC in its acquisition of TMP Worldwide Advertising & Communications, LLC
- Representation of General Atlantic in its investment in Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc
- Representation of Fireman Capital Partners in the sale of its portfolio company Skip Hop, Inc. to Carter’s, Inc
- Representation of Castle Harlan Inc. portfolio company Baker & Taylor in the sale of its academic library business, YBP Library Services, to EBSCO Publishing, Inc.
- Representation of Castle Harlan Inc. portfolio company Baker & Taylor in the sale of its US-based wholesale membership club book distribution business, Baker & Taylor Marketing Service, to Readerlink Distribution Services, LLC
- Representation of Castle Harlan Partners IV LP in the sale of its portfolio company Bookmasters to Follett Corporation
- Representation of Castle Harlan Partners IV LP in the sale of its portfolio company Baker & Taylor to Follett Corporation
- Representation of Cerberus Capital Management LP-backed Keane Group Holdings LLC in the acquisition of the US assets of Canada’s Trican Well Service Ltd.
- Representation of Wellspring Capital Partners in its acquisition of Great Lakes Caring from Pouschine Cook Capital Management
- Representation of Wellspring Capital Partners in the sale of its portfolio company Dave & Buster’s Inc. to Oak Hill Capital Partners
- Representation of Wellspring Capital Partners portfolio company Packaging Solutions Holdings in connection with the acquisition of Excel Pac
- Representation of Teck Resources (NYSE: TCK) in connection with its $17 billion unsolicited cash/stock tender offer for Inco (NYSE: N)
- Representation of Kohlberg & Company, L.L.C in connection with its acquisition of Nike Bauer Hockey from NIKE, Inc. (NYSE: NKE)
- Representation of KPS Capital Partners in its acquisition of Paladin Brands Holding, Inc. and Crenlo LLC from Dover Corporation (NYSE: DOV)
- Representation of KPS Capital Partners in the sale of its portfolio company HHI Group Holdings to American Securities
- Representation of KPS Capital Partners in its acquisition of American & Efird, Inc. in a carve-out transaction from Ruddick Corporation (now Harris Teeter Supermarkets (NYSE: HTSI))
- Representation of KPS Capital Partners in its acquisition of Thilmany Papers from Packaging Dynamics Corporation and substantially all of the assets related to the specialty paper business of Wausau Paper Corp. (NYSE: WPP) from Wausau Paper Corp. in a dual carve-out and roll-up acquisition
- Representation of KPS Capital Partners in connection with the acquisition of Robert Bosch’s global automotive foundation brakes business
- Representation of KPS Capital Partners portfolio company Motor Coach Industries International in connection with its acquisition of Daimler AG’s Setra motor coach business in the United States and Canada and the establishment of a strategic partnership with Daimler AG
- Representation of KPS Capital Partners portfolio company American & Efird Global in connection with its acquisition of Gutermann Holding SE
- Representation of Dominion Homes, Inc. (owned jointly by Angelo, Gordon & Co. and Silver Point Capital, L.P.) in connection with the sale of substantially all of its assets to PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM)
- Representation of Elliott Associates, L.P. in connection with the acquisition of MSC Software Corporation by Elliott and Symphony Technology Group
- Representation of Elliott Associates, L.P. in connection with an unsolicited offer to acquire Novell Inc.
- Representation of Harbinger Group Inc. (NYSE: HRG) in connection with a conventional oil and natural gas partnership with EXCO Resources (NYSE: XCO)
Recognitions
- The Legal 500 US
Credentials
Education
New York University School of Law, LLM, 2003
University of Oxford, LLB, 2002
Brunel University, MA, 2000
College of William and Mary, BA, 1999
Admissions
New York
