Benesch Advises TowerBrook Capital Partners on Acquisition of Majority Stake in Industry-Leading Berkeley Research Group

Benesch advised private equity firm TowerBrook Capital Partners on its definitive agreement to acquire a majority equity stake of Berkeley Research Group, an industry-leading expert services and consulting firm.  The transaction was announced on February 27, 2025.  Founded 15 years ago, BRG boasts more than 1,600 professionals serving the world’s largest law firms, government agencies and corporations, with deep expertise across a variety of sectors including healthcare, energy, construction, technology, retail and financial services.

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The Benesch team was led by Corporate partners Douglas DiMedio and Joel Varner, Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits partners Melissa Grim and Emily Morrison and Tax partner Leah Beitner.  The deal was also supported by Corporate associates Mary Frances Gardner, Andrew Meyer and Dorothea Carleton, Healthcare partners Frank Carsonie and Christina Hultsch, of counsel Yulian Shtern and associates Kathrin Zaki and Theresa Cross, Labor and Employment partner Adam Primm and associates Alyson Waite and Hannah Kraus, Litigation partner Scott Humphrey and associates Katie Burnett and Danielle Maldonado, Real Estate partner Joel Pentz and associates Patrick Manning and Joy Kerr, Intellectual Property partner Daniel Marks and associate Sydney Allen, International Trade partner Jonathan Todd and associate Megan MacCallum and Environmental partner Reed Sirak.