Michael A. Primrose

Represented a large municipal waste facility in connection with the negotiation of an LFG Development Agreement to control, collect, process and sell the landfill gas.

Represented Dealer Tire LLC in selling a minority stake in the company to TA Associates, a leading growth private equity firm and subsequently a recapitalization with a different PE firm

Represented Signet Jewelers, the world’s largest retailer of diamond jewelry, in its acquisition of Diamonds Direct USA Inc., a direct-to-consumer destination retailer, for $490 million.

Represented McCarthy Capital in its substantial minority investment in Smartlink, a provider of wireless infrastructure asset inventory and management, network services, network real estate, and IT staffing.

Represented Gridiron Capital Partners in its divestiture of Rough Country, a leading provider of branded aftermarket performance-enhancing products and accessories, to TSG Consumer Partners.

Represented Gridiron Capital in its acquisition of AML RightSource — a Cleveland-based provider of anti-money-laundering, Bank Secrecy Act and related financial crime-fighting services — from its prior private equity owner, New York’s Clarion Capital.

Represented a private equity sponsor in its acquisition of the equity of a custom-printed packaging and labeling company.

​Represented private equity owned buyer in an add-on acquisition of a company that assembles and distributes data-loggers.

Represented a private equity fund in its add-on acquisition of a national electric motor and motor control supply and distribution company.

​Represented the buyer in its acquisition of a car wash equipment distributor and installer.

Represented private equity fund in its sale of leading end-to-end provider of technology solutions for education to private equity owned technology company.​

Represented buyer in its acquisition of a ​national, full-service logistics business focused primarily on courier, warehouse management and distribution services.