Sam focuses her practice on counseling public and privately-held companies and private equity funds with respect to their corporate governance and transactional matters.
Sam counsels clients on a wide range of matters from general corporate governance, to entity formation, to mergers and acquisitions. She also works with clients on their corporate securities matters.
Representative Experience
- Represented the ownership team of Premier Produce One, Inc. in its sale to an affiliate of Shore Capital Partners, the purchase price of which was paid in a combination of cash and rollover equity. Benesch served as co-counsel on the transaction and advised certain owners on employment matters. Representation and warranty insurance was secured for the benefit of both parties.
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Represented a private equity fund buyer in its acquisition of a provider of sports facilities management and advisory services.
- Represented Stein Holdings, Inc. in its sale of Stein, LLC and Stein Mill Services, LLC to TMS International, a leading provider of outsourced industrial services to steel mills globally.
- Represented Stellex Capital Management, a middle market private equity firm with offices in New York and London, in its acquisition of Custom Glass Solutions from Guardian Industries.
- Represented the buyer in its acquisition of a leading contract manufacturer of Class II and Class III medical devices.
- Represented sellers in the sale of their industrial and commercial plumbing and HVAC service businesses.
- Represented Marcus Thomas, a full-service marketing and advertising agency, in its recapitalization transaction with Svoboda Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm that invests in leading middle market growth companies.
- Represented Duramark Products Inc.(Formerly Ritrama USA), a market leader in the design and manufacture of self-adhesive materials, in the acquisition of the company’s Minnesota and South Carolina facilities by Mactac®. Mactac, a LINTEC Company, is a leading manufacturer and distributor of pressure-sensitive adhesive materials used in label printing, graphic design, packaging, and retail display, among others.
- Represented Vizzle® (a/k/a Monarch Teaching Technologies), a web-based platform that includes visual, interactive lessons for special education students and students with autism, in its acquisition by Rethink Ed, an award-winning technology developer of cloud-based tools, training, and supports for students with special needs.
- Represented private equity team in its acquisition of an add-on business to its platform company.