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Michael J. Mozes

Co-Chair, Private Equity Practice Group
San Francisco
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614.223.9376
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Michael focuses his practice on private funds, investment management, and corporate transactions.

He counsels private equity and venture capital funds in connection with their investments in portfolio companies, advises investment managers in relation to fund formation and federal and state regulatory compliance, and assists pension plans, endowments, and high net worth clients with investments in all types of alternative investment vehicles. In addition, Michael assists companies in all stages of growth in a variety of transactional matters, including entity structure, formation, corporate governance, financing transactions, and mergers and acquisitions.

Michael is admitted to practice in California, Massachusetts and Ohio and is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in Massachusetts.

Representative Experience

  • Represented Wilderness Trail Distillery, a premium artisan bourbon distillery, in the sale of 70% of its membership interests to Campari, a Milan-based Italian Spirits group, for $600 million in enterprise value.

  • Corporate & Securities
  • FINTECH & Payments
  • Private Equity
  • Transportation & Logistics
  • Harvard Law School, 2011
  • The Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business, 2008, Master of Accounting
  • The Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business, 2008, B.S. Business Administration
  • California
  • Massachusetts
  • Ohio
  • Listed, Ohio Super Lawyers - Rising Stars, 2021

Highlights

Articles and Presentations
November 4, 2019
My Benesch My Team - LeafFilter
September 19-21, 2019
M&A in the Logistics Sector | Michael J. Mozes
August 28, 2019
My Benesch My Team - RES Polyflow

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News
January 18, 2023
Gridiron Capital Partners with Legacy Service Partners
November 2, 2022
Benesch mentioned in Law360 | "McDermott Mixes $420M Bourbon Acquisition For Campari"
November 2, 2022
Wilderness Trail Distillery Sells to Campari

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