Paul W. Anderson, P.C.
Overview
Paul Anderson is a corporate partner in the Firm's Chicago office. His practice primarily involves representing private equity sponsors, private companies, founders and physician practices in mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and recapitalizations. Paul also counsels clients with respect to the legal opportunities and challenges related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations, sustainable investment, and impact investing across the investment and operational life cycle.
Representative Clients & Matters
Paul has worked on transactions in a variety of sectors, including healthcare, software, fintech, business services, transportation and consumer products. Paul has handled matters on behalf of, among others, Arsenal Capital, Bain Capital, Bain Capital Double Impact, Centerbridge, Cold Bore Capital, Evergreen Pacific Partners, One Equity Partners, Sun Capital, Thomas H. Lee Partners, Waud Capital Partners and Wind Point Partners, as well as many of their portfolio companies.
Experience
Representative Matters
Healthcare/Physician Practices
- Bain Capital Double Impact in its partnership with Rodeo Dental & Orthodontics
- Waud Capital Partners in the formation of GI Alliance and subsequent partnership with Texas Digestive Disease Consultants, Illinois Gastroenterology Group, Arizona Digestive Health and Gastroenterology Consultants of San Antonio
- Waud Capital Partners in its acquisition of Concierge Home Care
- Bain Capital in its investment in Kestra Medical Technologies
- Cordant Health Solutions in its acquisitions of Insource Diagnostics and Assured Pharmacies
- Waud Capital Partners in the formation of Unifeye Vision Partners and subsequent partnership with Minnesota Eye Consultants, Pacific Eye Institute, Inland Eye and Northwest Eye
- Waud Capital Partners in its formation of Pharmacy Partners and subsequent acquisition of Altus Infusion
- Waud Capital Partners in its acquisition of Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy and Ivy Rehab's subsequent partnership with Hospital for Special Surgery
- Waud Capital in its formation of the Heart + Paw veterinary platform
- Evergreen Pacific Partners in its acquisition of Vantage Mobility and subsequent sale to Nautic Partners
- Bain Capital in its acquisition of Physio-Control from Medtronic and subsequent sale to Stryker
Software/Fintech
- Waud Capital Partners in its acquisition of Chirotouch from K1 Capital and subsequent acquisitions of ACOM Health and RevolutionEHR
- Waud Capital Partners in its acquisition of iOffice and subsequent acquisitions of Hippo, ManagerPlus and Teem Technologies
- Waud Capital Partners in its acquisition of Anovia Payments and TrustCommerce and subsequent combination to form Sphere and subsequent acquisition of QGiv
- Waud Capital Partners in its acquisition CyberGrants
Business Services
- Wind Point Partners in its acquisition of Valicor Environmental Services and subsequent sale to Pritzker Private Capital
- Waud Capital Partners in its acquisition of PSI Services from Abry and numerous subsequent acquisitions, including Select International, Performance Assessment Network and Caliper
- Waud Capital Partners in its acquisition of Health & Safety Institute from The Riverside Company
Transportation
- Wind Point Partners in its acquisition of A&R Logistics from Mason Wells and subsequent acquisition of Plantgistix
- Wind Point Partners in its acquisition of Dicom Transportation Group and subsequent sale to Royal Mail PLC
- Wind Point Partners in its acquisition of acquisition of STG Logistics from Long Point Capital and LongueVue Capital
- Evergreen Pacific Partners in its acquisition of Span Alaska and subsequent sale to Matson Logistics
Consumer Products
- Wind Point Partners in its acquisition of Pestell Group, Pro-Ag Products, Verus Animal Nutrition, Premier Ag Resources, BPV Environmental, Targeted Pet Treats and VersaPet and subsequent reorganization into Pestell Nutrition and Targeted PetCare
- Wind Point Partners in its acquisition of Nonni's Foods from Chipita America and subsequent sale to Vestar Capital Partners
- Wind Point Partners in its acquisition of Shearer's Foods from Mistral Equity Partners and subsequent sale to Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
- Wind Point Partners in its acquisition of Voyant Beauty
- Dick Portillo in the sale of Portillo's Hot Dogs to Berkshire Partners
- Founders in the sale of Intelligentsia Coffee to Peet's Coffee & Tea
- Centerbridge in its recapitalization of Reddy Ice
Prior Experience
GE Financial Management Program and Corporate Audit Staff, 2003–2007
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2010Illinois
Education
- Northwestern Pritzker School of LawJ.D.cum laude2010
Order of the Coif
Associate Editor, Northwestern University Law Review
- Northwestern University Kellogg School of ManagementM.B.A., Finance2010
- Dartmouth CollegeB.A., Economics2003