Andrew B. White

As a key member of the Firm’s Sports Practice, Andrew has represented sports franchises and leagues in a variety of sports-related transactions, including M&A and purchases and sales of minority ownership interests.

Andrew also worked on Wall Street serving as a Managing Director for Credit Suisse. That experience allows him to bring a unique perspective to the business and financial aspects of M&A and private equity transactions.

Private Equity

• Spring Lake Equity Partners in a series of acquisition and investment transactions, including control investments in One Door, Astadia, and Meteor Learning
• A US focused real estate private equity fund in several transactions, including its material investment in a fully-integrated multi-family acquisition, development and management company, and its disposition of debt and equity securities in a REIT which owns and manages multi-family communities across the US
• Palladin Consumer Retail Partners in its acquisition of a portfolio of Pure Barre studios in the New York metropolitan area
• GSO Capital Partners in its sale of A.T. Cross Company, a more than 150-year-old maker of fine writing instruments and related accessories
• Ares Capital Corporation in a series of acquisition and investment transactions
• Tudor Growth Equity, the private equity arm of global investment firm Tudor Investment Corporation, in a series of acquisition and investment transactions
• Sandbridge Capital in its acquisition of a New York–based hedge fund
• AIG Highstar Capital, a private equity arm of insurance giant AIG, in its sale of the Southern Star pipeline and its acquisition with DLJ Merchant Banking of American Ref-Fuel Company

Strategic M&A

• Fox Auto in its sale of the largest US privately-held vehicle rental business to French public company Europcar
• Life sciences company PaxVax in its control transaction with Cerberus Capital Management, its subsequent sale to Emergent BioSolutions, and its sale of an FDA Priority Review Voucher to Gilead Sciences
• Eli Lilly and Company in its acquisition of an FDA Priority Review Voucher to Siga Technologies
• Dorado Systems, a leading national healthcare EDI platform, in its sale to eSolutions, a Francisco Partners portfolio company
• Staffing company MDI Group in its sale to Motion Recruitment PartnersEastern Salt Company in its acquisition of Granite State Minerals
• BMW of North America in the acquisition and sale of several companies, including Husqvarna Motorcycles, Endurance Motor Cars, Westchester BMW, and BMW of Eugene, Oregon
• Waters Corporation, a world-leading specialty measurement company, in multiple acquisitions, including Thermometric AB, Thar Instruments, Environmental Resource Associates, Anter Corporation and Anter Labs, Blue Reference, and NuGenesis Technologies

Other Recent Equity Transactions

• Dutch Bros. Coffee, the largest US privately-held drive-thru coffee company, in its recapitalization transaction with TSG Consumer Partners
• Healthcare analytics company Boston Health Economics in a growth equity investment by Silversmith Capital Partners and Leerink Transformation Partners
• Take Two Interactive, a publisher of video games including Grand Theft Auto, NBA 2K, Borderlands and Red Dead Redemption, in various equity transactions

Sports Transactions

• A consortium of investors led by a Boston Red Sox limited partner and a Boston Celtics owner in the acquisition of Italian football club AS Roma
• The Kraft Group in the acquisition of MLS team the San Jose Earthquakes (formerly the San Jose Clash)
• The family office of a professional sports owner in several European and North American sports franchise investments
• Hollywood producer Peter Guber and Magic Johnson in their purchase of an interest in the Los Angeles Dodgers
• A minority owner in the sale of an interest in the New York Yankees
• Bidders for the Miami Marlins and Arizona Coyotes franchises
• MSP Sports Capital Partners, a pioneering sports-focused private equity firm, in several investment transactions
• Hartford Athletic with its USL franchise arrangements
• A major league baseball team in the sale of its Single A franchise to the Tampa Bay Rays