Platt Richmond’s Independent Sponsor & Entrepreneurial Private Equity practice focuses on business transactions, corporate finance and capital formation. We guide a diverse range of clients, from emerging sponsors or fund managers to established sponsors and capital providers, through the process of closing deals or investments, obtaining credit facilities, and raising capital.
Our deep knowledge in this area includes representing independent sponsors and investors in connection with the structure and capital formation of various private investment vehicles, including new platforms, holding company structures, or private funds.
Our representative experience covers the full spectrum of entrepreneurial private equity:
- Corporate Transactions: Advising on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and bolt-on transactions.
- Capital Raising & Securities: Handling state and federal private and crowdfunded securities issuances, and other corporate finance transactions.
- Finance: advise sponsors or capital providers on credit agreements for acquisition finance, leveraged buy-outs and management buy-outs, mezzanine loans (including with warrants or minority equity investments).
- Investment & Fund Structures: Establishing and managing complex investment vehicles, including independent sponsor, search fund, pledge fund, family office, and joint venture arrangements.
- Ongoing Counsel: Providing comprehensive legal advice on governance, risk management, and contractual matters.
