Sean Crowley

Sean Crowley

Partner

Chicago

T 312.624.6369

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Overview

Sean focuses his practice on business formations, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, financings, debt offerings and equity offerings. He assists clients in understanding the tax implications of transactions and develops creative solutions for a variety of corporate and private equity clients to structure transactions in the most tax-advantageous fashion. 

In addition, Sean’s practice includes counseling clients on Section 1031 exchanges and foreign investment in the U.S. Sean’s tax practice also includes assisting sponsors with the structuring of investments in their funds, assisting non-profit organizations in obtaining federal tax-exempt status and representing clients on a wide range of other tax matters, including tax matters related to partnerships, limited liability companies, C corporations, S corporations and REITs.

Sean is a certified public accountant with prior experience at Deloitte & Touche and Ernst & Young.

What I Do

Capital Raising
Corporate
Domestic & International Joint Ventures
Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures
Private Equity
Shareholder, Operating & Partnership Agreements
Tax
Transactional Tax Planning

Experience

Represented Palmetto in its acquisition of The Cool Down, the world’s leading clean lifestyle media platform, marking the first time a clean energy company has acquired a clean lifestyle platform and expanding Palmetto’s reach in the home energy marketplace.

Key Contacts: Cody Boender Meghan Cohen Jordan HartmanDaniel Weil Kara Sturtz Adriana BeachAndrew GlickmanMelissa R. GrimDavid WelshShivdutt TrivediJordan M. ZornesSean Crowley Daniel S. Marks

Represented Meteor Education, a portfolio company of Bain Capital Double Impact Fund, in its acquisition of Advanced Technologies Consultants, a leading provider of career and technical education training and equipment in both secondary and post-secondary education markets.

Key Contacts: Melissa R. GrimAan AminAmy L. CraigDylan M. RosenfieldMax B. GuggenheimMichele (Mike) SoriceSean Crowley Christopher W. PendletonDaniel S. Marks

Represented Solv Energy in the purchase of the stock of Sacramento Drilling from its sole owner. Solv Energy, owned by American Securities, provides drilling and related services for the solar energy and construction industries.

Key Contacts: Andrew J. MeyerAnthony G. Rossi IVJulie M. PriceSean Crowley

Represented Trace3 in the purchase of the stock of Zivaro, Inc. Trace3, a portfolio company of American Securities, is a leading provider of IT solutions, specializing in hardware and software resale, cloud engineering, and managed IT services. Serving the government, education, healthcare, financial, and utility sectors across the United States, Trace3 delivers innovative technology solutions tailored to meet the evolving needs of its clients.

Key Contacts: Nicholas MeyersonAlexa ShookJulie M. PriceRyan M. KrisbySean Crowley

Represented LeadsOnline, LLC, a portfolio company of TA Associates, in its acquisition of Nighthawk.cloud, LLC, a provider of data analytics software to law enforcement and investigative agencies.

Key Contacts: Aan AminDouglas DiMedioLisa M. KimmelKathleen M. VlasekSean Crowley Mark LarsenDaniel S. MarksBrad Wenclewicz

Represented a fertility practice and its associated ambulatory surgical center in their sale to a fertility clinic. 

Key Contacts: Jamie FeykoJoseph R. BlalockFrank CarsonieMichele (Mike) SoriceSean Crowley Cameron M. Hilling

Represented a private equity sponsor in its acquisition of a leading luxury apparel brand and wholesaler of cashmere products.

Key Contacts: Ryan M. KrisbyKevin W. HumphriesSean Crowley

Represented Honeycomb Battery Company, an electric vehicle battery technology company carved out from its parent Global Graphene Group, Inc., in its completed business combination with Nubia Brand International Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, to form a new Nasdaq-listed company known as Solidion Technology, Inc., including restricted securities issuances and corporate governance matters.

Key Contacts: William E. DoranJennifer L. GarberichEster KhaykinSean Crowley Julia RolniakAlexander M. Moss

Represented the buyer in its acquisition of a pet treat manufacturing company, a transaction which included a rollover of equity interests.

Key Contacts: Dorothea R. CarletonKevin D. MargolisLisa M. KimmelKathleen M. VlasekMegan E. FaskaSean Crowley

Represented private equity backed portfolio company in its acquisition of a Georgia based Hospice.

Key Contacts: Daniel MeierNicholas E. AdamsonSean Crowley Nesko Radovic

Represented vascular surgeon and his physician practice in sale to national private equity backed platform of vein clinics.

Key Contacts: Lisa M. KimmelMark J. SilbermanSean Crowley Tammy BeckerCassie Gawron SikorskiJason S. GreisYelena G. Katz

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Credentials

Education

The University of Iowa College of Law, 2010, J.D.
  • With high distinction
University of Iowa, 2009, Master of Accountancy, Taxation

Clerkships and Bar Admissions

Illinois