Joel Varner

Represented AE Industrial Partners in its acquisition of Solairus Aviation, a private aviation services company.*

Represented InvestCloud, a Motive Capital Partners portfolio company, in its acquisition of Advicent, a financial services SaaS provider, from Vista Equity Partners.*

Represented Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in its $1.5 billion acquisition of Sirius Computer Solutions, a leading national IT solutions integrator, from Kelso & Company.*

Represented Thoma Bravo in its EUR 155 million carve-out acquisition of TietoEVRY’s (HEL: TIETO) oil and gas software business.*

Represented Thoma Bravo in its $1.6 billion sale of Planview, a project-management software provider, to TPG Capital and TA Associates.*

Represented Thoma Bravo in its $3.8 billion sale of Barracuda Networks, a provider of security, networking and storage products based on network appliances and cloud services, to KKR.*

Represented Madison Dearborn Partners in its acquisition of Solis Mammography, a leading provider of mammography and breast imaging services, from the Audax Group.*

Represented Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) in its acquisition of HealthSmart Benefits Solutions, an independent third-party administrator.*

Represented Apax Partners in its sale of Kepro, a provider of specialty case management, utilization management, maternity management and independent medical reviews, to The Carlyle Group.*

Represented Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in its acquisition of Vera Whole Health, an advanced primary care provider, and subsequent $370 million take private of Castlight (NYSE: CSLT).*

Represented GTCR in its $925 million acquisition of EaglePicher Technologies, a provider of mission-critical power solutions for the defense, aerospace and medical end markets, from Apollo Global Management.*

Represented Sun Capital Partners in its acquisition of Cotton Holdings, a leading provider of property restoration and recovery and construction services, and subsequent add-on acquisitions of Stellar Restoration Services, Full Circle Restoration Services, Target Solutions and Advanced Catastrophe Technologies.*

Represented AE Industrial Partners in its acquisition of G.S. Precision, a global leader in the manufacture of high precision machined components and complex assemblies, and subsequent add-on acquisition of F.T. Gearing Systems.*

Represented Bain Capital Private Equity firm in its majority investment in Dealer Tire and subsequent add-on acquisition of Dent Wizard International Corporation, the largest provider of automotive reconditioning services.*

Represented Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in its acquisition of PowerTeam Services, an installation and repair service provider for electric distribution and transmission systems, from Kelso & Company.*

Represented Mountaingate Capital in its acquisition of The Mars Agency, an advertising and shopping marketing services provider, and its subsequent add-on acquisition of Analytic Index, a next-generation data platform.*

Represented Mountaingate Capital in its acquisition of RevUnit, a digital strategy and product studio.*

Represented Pangiam, an AE Industrial Partners portfolio company, in its asset acquisition of veriScan, a facial recognition technology, from Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.*

Represented AE Industrial Partners in its simultaneous acquisitions and combination of Linkware, a leading provider of custom software solutions and consulting services to federal government organizations, and Pangiam, a security and travel consulting services provider.*