Mary Frances specializes in providing comprehensive legal support to publicly and privately held companies, and focuses her practice on mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions. Her services also encompass a broad range of general corporate matters, including entity formation, organizational planning, and governance.
With a keen eye for detail, Mary Frances brings extensive experience to the table in the art of drafting and negotiating commercial contracts. In her practice, Mary Frances combines legal acumen with a strategic mindset, ensuring that businesses receive tailored solutions that align with their objectives.
*Matter completed prior to joining Benesch.
Representative Experience
- Represented Millpond Equity Partners in its sale of TouchMath, a provider of supplemental math curriculum.
- Represented Alpine Investors and its portfolio company Cobalt Service Partners in its acquisition of Toepfer Security.
- Represented Blue Marlin Partners in acquiring a stake in Mo' Bettahs, a Hawaiian-Style Barbecue restaurant chain.
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Represented Francisco Partners, Berkshire Partners, and their portfolio company Accela in the acquisition of OpenCounter.
- Represented the seller in the sale of its insurance agency to a global insurance brokerage.*
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Represented the buyer in its acquisitions of a series of national restaurant franchises.*
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Represented the seller in the sale of its specialized freighting company.*
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Represented the buyer in its acquisitions of pet resorts.*
- Represented Alpine Investors and its portfolio company Ascend, a provider of practice management services to accounting businesses (operating in an alternative practice structure), in multiple add-on acquisitions.