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. Select 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.
• 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.

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.

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