Christopher D. Bourne is a partner and business lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP, based in the firm’s Boston office. He is a member of the firm’s Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions practices.
Christopher’s practice focuses on a variety of complex corporate and transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, equity investments and corporate reorganizations for both corporate and middle market private equity sponsors. He further provides general corporate representation to both public and private companies, and routinely represents executives and C-suite management teams in connection with the sale of companies from one private equity sponsor to another.
Prior to returning to Foley in 2021, Christopher was an associate and early member of the Boston office of a global law firm, where he concentrated on complex corporate and transactional matters for private equity clients and their portfolio companies and served as seconded corporate counsel to one of the world’s leading middle-market private equity sponsors.
While in law school, Christopher was a graduate fellow for Suffolk University Sawyer Business School’s Department of Business Law & Ethics and, among other posts, served as a judicial extern to Magistrate Judge Brian A. Tsuchida of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.
Representative Experience*
- 3i Group plc in various acquisitions and portfolio company matters, including:
- the acquisition of Sani-Tech West, Inc. from its founders*
- the acquisition of Magnitude Software, Inc. from Audax Group*
- in connection with its portfolio company, Dynatect Manufacturing, Inc., and its acquisition of Thodacon*
- ABRY Partners in its growth investment in AdSwerve*
- Audax Group and its portfolio company, Beacon Mobility, in various add-on acquisitions and corporate matters, including the acquisitions of:
- Alltown Bus Service
- Butler Bus Service
- DS Bus Lines and Midwest Bus Sales
- Easton Coach
- Health Ride Plus/Tri-County Transportation
- Huntington Coach Company
- Leesel Transportation
- Local Motion
- Rolling V Bus Corporation
- Royal Coach Lines
- Transit Team
- WeTransport
- Audax Group and its portfolio company, DISA Global Solutions, in various add-on acquisitions and corporate matters, including the acquisitions of:
- American DataBank
- The screening and compliance services businesses of CastleBranch Inc.
- Crimcheck
- Baker Tilly in various acquisition and investment matters, including:
- its strategic investment led by Hellman & Friedman and Valeas
- its acquisition of accounting and advisory firm Seiler LLP
- Barnes Group Inc. (NYSE: B) in the sale of its Associated Spring™ and Hänggi™ businesses to One Equity Partners
- Basalt Infrastructure Partners in its acquisition of Fortbrand from Wincove Private Holdings
- BICO Group AB in various acquisitions, investments and corporate matters, including its acquisitions of:
- Allegro 3D, Inc.
- Biosero, Inc.
- Discover Echo Inc.
- MatTek Corporation
- Visikol, Inc.
- Carbonite, Inc. in its acquisition of Evault, Inc. from Seagate Technology
- Cerberus Capital Management in its acquisition of SubCom, LLC from TE Connectivity (NYSE: TEL)*
- Constant Therapy in its sale to Digital Health Corp
- ControlByWeb in its acquisition by North Branch Capital
- Digital Guardian in its acquisition of Code Green Networks
- Dunes Point Capital, LP in various acquisitions, sales, investments and portfolio company matters, including:
- its acquisition of Specialty Products and Insulation from Foundation Building Materials, Inc.*
- its sale of Artisan Design Group to The Sterling Group*
- FFCM, LLC in connection with its recapitalization and sale of a majority interest to AGF Management Limited
- Housatonic Partners in various acquisitions, sales, investments and portfolio company matters, including:
- its acquisition of FIMC
- its sale of Fastener Distribution Holdings to Audax Group
- its investment in Calo Programs
- its acquisition of Universal Gaming Group
- Kids2, Inc. in its take-private acquisition of Summer Infant, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUMR)
- Nexstar Media Group in its acquisition of BestReviews LLC from its founders and Tribune Publishing Company*
- Peninsula Capital in its acquisition of Escapology
- RBC Bearings Incorporated (NASDAQ: ROLL) in its sale of Avborne Accessory Group, Inc. to AerSale, Inc.*
- Silversmith Capital Partners in its growth equity investment in Venminder*
- Singapore Post Ltd in its acquisition of TradeGlobal Holdings from Bregal Sagemount
- Summit Partners in various acquisitions, sales, investments and portfolio company matters, including its acquisitions of:
- Metro Tech Services from Reedy Industries*
- Teaching Strategies from L Squared Capital Partners*
- TZP Group is its acquisition of Quest Events from Goldner, Hawn, Johnson & Morrison and Tonka Bay Equity Partners*
- Wafra Investment Advisory Group in its secondary sale of nine portfolio companies*
- Windjammer Capital Investors in its acquisition of Rowmark LLC from Bertram Capital*
- Wynnchurch Capital in various acquisitions, sales, investments and portfolio company matters, including:
- its portfolio company Appvion in its acquisition of Nekoosa Coated Products, LLC from Sentinel Capital Partners
- its portfolio company Eastern Metal Supply in the sale of its Eastern Architectural Systems division to Cornerstone Building Brands Inc.
- its acquisition of Handguards, LLC from Wind Point Partners and the subsequent acquisition by Handguards of Inno-Pak, LLC from Emerald Lake Capital Management
- its acquisition of ORS Nasco from One Equity Partners and the subsequent acquisition by ORS Nasco of R3 Safety from Bunzl plc
- its portfolio company Owen Companies in its acquisition of J&R Equipment
- ZecOps in its acquisition by Jamf (NYSE: JAMF)
*Certain of these matters were handled prior to rejoining Foley.
수상 및 표창
- Received, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognition for Corporate Law (2021-2024)
폴리, 버리메드 헬스 그룹과 제휴하여 밀레니엄 의사 그룹을 대표하다
폴리 앤 라드너 LLP는 모자이크 헬스 컴퍼니이자 미국 최대 독립 의사 그룹 중 하나인 밀레니엄 의사 그룹의 법률 자문을 맡아 veriMED와 파트너십을 맺었습니다.
폴리, 모비코 그룹에 6억 8천만 달러 규모의 북미 스쿨버스 사업 매각 자문 제공
폴리 앤 라드너 LLP는 Mobico Group PLC가 북미 스쿨버스 사업을 선도적인 글로벌 인프라 투자 운용사인 I Squared Capital에 기업 가치 6억 8,000만 달러에 매각하는 제안을 대리했습니다.
폴리, 매트텍과 비시콜을 사토리우스에 8,000만 달러에 매각하는 BICO를 대리합니다.
폴리 앤 라드너 LLP는 BICO Group AB(이하 "BICO")가 MatTek Corp와 Visikol Inc를 8천만 달러에 Sartorius Lab Holding GmbH("Sartorius")에 매각하는 계약을 체결하는 과정에서 BICO를 대리했습니다. 이번 거래는 실험실 자동화 및 일부 워크플로우에 집중하기 위한 BICO의 업데이트된 전략에 따른 것으로, 매각 수익금은 BICO의 대차대조표를 강화하고 성장 의제를 가속화하는 데 사용될 예정입니다. 거래는 2025년 2분기에 완료될 것으로 예상됩니다.
폴리, 윈처치 캐피털의 포트폴리오 기업인 오웬 컴퍼니즈의 J&R 장비 인수 자문 수행
폴리 앤 라드너 LLP는 선도적인 특수 장비 플랫폼이자 윈처치 캐피털의 포트폴리오 기업인 오웬 컴퍼니즈가 J&R 장비사를 인수하는 과정에서 법률 자문 역할을 수행했습니다.
폴리, 윈처치 캐피털의 포트폴리오 기업인 ORS 나스코, R3 세이프티 인수 대리
폴리 앤 라드너 LLP는 북미 산업용 MRO 소모품 도매업체이자 윈처치 캐피털의 포트폴리오 회사인 ORS 나스코가 번즐(Bunzl plc)로부터 R3 세이프티를 인수하는 과정에서 법률 자문을 제공했습니다.
Foley Represents Handgards in Acquisition of Inno-Pak
Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to Handgards, LLC, a leading distributor of foodservice products, including disposable gloves, reclosable bags, tabletop items, expendables, and other carryout products and a portfolio company of Wynnchurch Capital, in its acquisition of Inno-Pak, LLC, a portfolio company of Emerald Lake Capital Management.