Isaiah VanDoorne

Isaiah chiefly represents strategic acquirers, private equity sponsors and their platform companies and family offices in negotiating, structuring and closing complex business transactions — primarily mergers & acquisitions, LBOs, take-private transactions, asset deals and related carve-out transactions, joint ventures, recapitalizations and minority equity investments. He also advises on GP stakes transactions, including asset manager M&A and succession planning structures. His experience extends to complex corporate governance matters and venture-backed transactions, on both the lead investor and company sides.

Isaiah's transactional experience spans nearly a decade across a broad range of industries. His transactional representations are as follows:

Aerospace and Defense

• Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE: DCI) in its agreement to acquire Facet Filtration Group, a global leader in aviation and industrial fuel filtration solutions, from affiliates of Madison Industries for USD 820 million.
• Safran ADR (OTCMKTS: SAFRY) in its planned remedy divestiture of stock and assets to Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ: WWD) as part of Safran’s broader USD 2.4 billion acquisition of Collins Aerospace's Actuation and Flight Control Business.
• Sargent & Lundy, one of the oldest and most experienced power engineering consulting companies in the world, in its acquisition of ARES’ Energy Services Division, an engineering solutions business focused on the nuclear sector, primarily serving the U.S. Department of Energy.
• Cognitive Capital Partners in its acquisition of Qal-Tek Associates, a provider of products and services to the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives market.

Agriculture

• CHS, in partnership with Brazilian railroad Rumo, in constructing a USD 440 million grain terminal at Port of Santos, Brazil, Latin America’s largest port for grains and fertilizers.

Asset Manager M&A and GP-Staking

• Hunter Point Capital in its strategic investment in L Catterton, a leading global consumer-focused investment firm, to accelerate the growth of L Catterton’s global business offerings.
• Elda River Capital Management on its spin-out from Magnetar Capital and launch as an independent real assets-focused investment firm.
• P10 Holdings, Inc. (OTC: PIOE) in its acquisition of Five Points Capital, Inc.
• Private family offices in an array of investments in previously captive asset management vehicles.

Consumer and Retail

• Valor Capital Partners in its investment in LesserEvil, makers of organic popcorn.
• Grecian Delight, a manufacturer and marketer of Greek and Mediterranean inspired cuisine, in its sale to Entrepreneurial Equity Partners.
• the edgewater funds in the acquisition of Evriholder, a manufacturer and distributor of designed, everyday household products.

Energy and Natural Resources

• NPK International Inc. (NYSE: NPKI) on its global carveout and sale of its fluids system segment to SCF Partners for USD 127.5 million.
• Superior Graphite, a leading manufacturer of graphite, in its agreement with Unimetal to divest its recarburizer business, Desulco trademark and X-Carb brand.
• Bain Capital Double Impact, the impact investment strategy of Bain Capital, in its acquisition of AqueoUS Vets, a leading vertically integrated manufacturer of water treatment systems.
• Polycor Inc., a Canadian-based natural stone manufacturer, in its acquisition of Indiana Limestone Company to create the world's largest natural stone quarrier.

Healthcare & Fitness

• VALD, in its acquisition of Bridge Platform Holdings, Inc. for an undisclosed amount.
• VALD, a global musculoskeletal technology company, in securing a significant growth equity investment from FTV Capital to accelerate international expansion and AI capabilities.
• Numab Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech company, in its USD 1.25 billion sale of its "NM26" program assets related to a treatment for atopic dermatitis to Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ).
• Mediktor in its acquisition of Sensely, combining the most advanced AI-based symptom assessment with empathy-driven virtual assistance.
• Resonetics, a pioneer in advanced engineering and manufacturing solutions for the life sciences industry and portfolio company of GTCR, a leading private equity firm, on its acquisition of Agile MV, an emerging leader in product development and turnkey device assembly serving the high-growth electrophysiology and interventional cardiology catheter market.
• GTCR in a carveout divestiture of its medical-related device division from portfolio company, EaglePicher Technologies, LLC.

Industrials

• BlastMaster, a global leader in surface preparation solutions, in the majority sale of BlastOne and a new strategic partnership between its former shareholders and buyers, Kaltroco and Five V Capital.
• Baker Hughes (NASDAQ: BKR) in its strategic investment in Hydrostor, a leading global long duration energy storage developer and operator.
• Copeland LP (formerly Emerson Climate Technologies) in its joint venture with Daikin Industries, Ltd. (OTCMKTS: DKILY), arranging for Copeland to bring Daikin’s inverter swing rotary compressor technology to the US residential segment.
• Platinum Equity, a global mergers, acquisitions, and operations specialist, in twin acquisitions to acquire and combine Imerys SA's High Temperature Solutions business and HarbisonWalker International, Inc. for roughly EUR 1.5 billion.
• SavATree, a leading professional tree, shrub and lawn care provider, in its buy-and-build strategy, ultimately resulting in the sale of its platform to Apax.
• RM Lucas Co., a roofing and waterproofing coatings manufacturer, in its sale to Artemis Capital Partners.
• A.Y. McDonald in its acquisition of Val-Matic Valve & Mfg. Corp., a manufacturer of valve product lines for the water and wastewater, industrial, commercial building construction, and plumbing industries.
• Coral Chemical Company in its sale to Quaker Chemical Company (NYSE: KWR).
• A family office in the merger of two manufacturers of submersible and centrifugal pumps.

Lodging, Real Estate & REITS

• Blue Horizon in partnership with Bulgari, to transform the historic Seagull Hotel into an exclusive 100-Room luxury hotel in Miami, USA, marking Bulgari's debut in the American market.
• Physicians Realty Trust (NYSE: DOC) on its USD 21 billion merger with Healthpeak Properties.

Software as a Service (SaaS)

• Thoma Bravo in its global take-private of Anaplan, Inc. (NYSE: PLAN), a provider of a leading cloud-native platform for orchestrating business performance, in an all-cash transaction valued at USD 10.7 billion.
• JD Power, a global leader in data analytics and consumer intelligence and a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo, in its acquisition of Tail Light’s finance and insurance menu and reporting software.
• Sphera, a leading provider of ESG software, data, and consulting services, and a portfolio company of Genstar Capital, in its sale to Blackstone (NYSE:BX) for USD 1.4 billion.
• Sphera in its acquisition of thinkstep, a Stuttgart, Germany-based software and information services company that specializes in Corporate Sustainability and product stewardship.
• Sphera in its acquisition of SiteHawk, a leading software and services provider for safety data sheets and chemical data management solutions.
• L Squared Capital Partners in the sale of its equity interests in Learners Edge to Quad-C Management, Inc.’s K12 Coalition portfolio.