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 and founders on complex business transactions, including structuring and negotiating strategic and leveraged acquisitions and divestitures, venture capital and growth equity investments, equity and debt financings, continuation funds, recapitalizations and restructurings, executive compensation and incentive equity matters, and general corporate counseling and compliance.
Representative Clients & Matters
Paul has worked on transactions in a variety of sectors, including healthcare, software, fintech, business services, transportation and logistics, and consumer products. Paul has handled matters on behalf of, among others, Bain Capital, Centerbridge Partners, Evergreen Pacific Partners, Growth Catalyst Partners, Martis Capital, Ridgemont Equity Partners, Waud Capital Partners and Wind Point Partners, as well as many of their portfolio companies.
Experience
Representative Matters
Healthcare/Physician Practices
- Bain Capital in its partnership with Rodeo Dental & Orthodontics
- Waud Capital Partners in the formation of GI Alliance, subsequent partnership with Texas Digestive Disease Consultants, Illinois Gastroenterology Group, Arizona Digestive Health and Gastroenterology Consultants of San Antonio and ultimate physician led recapitalization financed by Apollo
- Waud Capital Partners in its acquisition of Concierge Home Care
- Bain Capital in its investment in Kestra Medical Technologies and Kestra’s subsequent initial public offering
- Waud Capital Partners in the formation of Unifeye Vision Partners and subsequent partnership with, among others, Minnesota Eye Consultants, Pacific Eye Institute, Inland Eye and Northwest Eye
- Waud Capital Partners in its formation of Provider Network Holdings and numerous subsequent add on acquisitions
- Waud Capital Partners in its acquisition of Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy and Ivy Rehab’s subsequent continuation fund transaction
- Waud Capital Partners in its formation of the Heart + Paw veterinary platform and subsequent sale to Whistler Capital Partners
- 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
- Martis Capital in its acquisition of Community Based Care
- Martis Capital in its investment in Archway Dental Partners
- Waud Capital Partners in its acquisition of Apotheco Pharmacy Group
- Waud Capital Partners in its acquisition of Fusion Health
- Waud Capital Partners in its acquisition of Mopec Group
- Waud Capital Partners in its acquisition of Science Exchange
- Waud Capital Partners in its acquisition of PromptCare
- Waud Capital Partners in its acquisition of Senior Helpers from Advocate Health
- Waud Capital Partners in connection with the formation of PharmAlliance and its subsequent acquisition of BioBridges
- Bain Capital in its acquisition of Excelsia Injury Care
Software/Fintech
- Waud Capital Partners in its acquisition of Chirotouch from K1 Capital, subsequent acquisitions of ACOM Health and RevolutionEHR and ultimate sale to Lightyear Capital portfolio company PracticeTek
- Waud Capital Partners in its acquisition of iOffice, subsequent acquisitions of Hippo, ManagerPlus and Teem Technologies and ultimate sale to Thoma Bravo portfolio company Eputura
- Waud Capital Partners in its acquisition of Anovia Payments and TrustCommerce and subsequent combination to form Sphere and subsequent acquisition and disposition of QGiv
- Waud Capital Partners in its acquisition of CyberGrants and subsequent sale to Bonterra, a newly formed Apax portfolio company
- Waud Capital Partners in its acquisition of TeamSnap
- Bain Capital in its acquisition of Branching Minds
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, numerous subsequent acquisitions, including Select International, Performance Assessment Network and Caliper and subsequent sale to Educational Testing Services (ETS)
- Waud Capital Partners in its acquisition of Health & Safety Institute from The Riverside Company
- Ridgemont Equity Partners in its investment in Crete Mechanical Group
- Wind Point Partners in its acquisition of D&H United Fueling Solutions
- Wind Point Partners in its acquisition of Smart Care Equipment Solutions
- Waud Capital Partners in its acquisition of Career Certified and numerous subsequent add on acquisitions
- Bain Capital in its acquisition of AqueoUS Vets
- Bain Capital in its acquisition of Meteor Education
Transportation and Logistics
- Wind Point Partners in its acquisition of Quantix and numerous add on acquisitions
- 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 and STG in its subsequent acquisition of XPO’s intermodal business and continuation fund transaction
- Evergreen Pacific Partners in its acquisition of Span Alaska and subsequent sale to Matson Logistics
- Ridgemont Equity Partners in its sale of Worldwide Express
- Wind Point Partners in its acquisition of Velocity Rail Solutions
- Wind Point Partners in its acquisition of Warehouse on Wheels
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
- Growth Catalyst Partners in its sale of The Stable to Accenture
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