Overview
Hunter R. Sharp focuses his practice on complex transactional matters. He represents private equity firms, family offices and strategic investors in the structuring and negotiation of leveraged buyouts, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, growth equity investments, divestitures and other general corporate and governance matters.
Prior to joining McDermott, Hunter served as vice president and assistant general counsel at Newmark Knight Frank. There, he represented Newmark and its subsidiaries and advised its senior management team as lead counsel in structuring, negotiating and executing mergers, acquisitions, and debt and equity investments, in addition to general corporate matters.
Results
- Represented Madison Dearborn Partners in connection with the acquisition of a leading provider of print-based specialty packaging and a series of subsequent add-on transactions*
- Represented McNally Capital in platform acquisitions in the information technology sector, including related equity syndication among groups of family office investors*
- Represented Groupe Rocher in its acquisition of Arbonne International, a leader in direct selling of botanically-based beauty, personal care and nutrition products*
- Represented Baring Private Equity Asia in its acquisition of a minority equity interest in a global provider of business process outsourcing, IT outsourcing and contact center outsourcing solutions based in Canada and the US*
- Represented Newmark Knight Frank in connection with the acquisitions of regional commercial real estate brokerages, technology assets and real estate advisory companies, as well as growth equity investments in real estate-related technology companies*
- Represented an investment advisory firm in several growth capital and minority investments in the consumer goods and premium spirits industries*
- Represented a family office in the sale of its portfolio company, a manufactured parts facilitator, to a portfolio company of a leading European private investment firm*
- Represented GHO Capital Partners in the acquisitions of (i) Caprion Biosciences, a provider of proteomics and immune monitoring services for major pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients in North America, Europe and Asia, and (ii) DNA Diagnostics Center, a leading provider of DNA and paternity testing*
- Represented Berkshire Partners in its acquisition of Accela, Inc., a provider of civic engagement software solutions for local and state governments*
- Represented NFP, a portfolio company of funds advised by Madison Dearborn Partners, in connection with HPS Investment Partners’ minority equity investment in NFP*
- Represented Cressey & Company in the acquisition and subsequent sale to Roper Industries, Inc. of Strategic Healthcare Programs, a provider of healthcare data analytics*
- Represented MUFG Investor Services, the global asset servicing group of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, in its acquisition of UBS Global Asset Management’s alternative fund services business*
- Represented Kohlberg & Company and Packaging Dynamics Corporation in the sale of Packaging Dynamics to Novolex, a Wind Point Partners portfolio company*
- Represented TPG Capital and Fenwal Inc. in the sale of Fenwal to Fresenius Kabi*
*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott
Credentials
Education
Emory University School of Law, JD, with honors, 2010
Vanderbilt University, BS, magna cum laude, 2006
Admissions
Illinois
