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Providence Equity Partners Acquires Global Critical Logistics

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RJW Logistics Group Receives Strategic Investment From Berkshire Partners

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ConData Global Acquired by Astira Capital Partners 

Vertical Software

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Recochem Acquires KIK Consumer Product's Auto Care Business

Automotive & Heavy-Duty Aftermarket

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Mevotech Acquired by TorQuest Partners

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PSC Group Recapitalized With TJC

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Transportation Infrastructure

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Safe Fleet Acquired by Clarience Technologies

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EverDriven Acquired by Charlesbank Capital Partners

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OTR Solutions Acquires Epay Manager

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Cascade Collision Repair Acquired by Quality Collision Group

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VIVE Collision Acquired by Greenbriar Equity Group 

Automotive Services

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Recochem Acquired by CapVest Partners

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Oaktree Capital Management Has Made a Growth Investment in Magnolia Wash Holdings

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Trax Technologies Receives Strategic Investment From TriumphPay

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Lazer Logistics, LLC

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Harris Williams advised Crash Champions, a portfolio company of A&M Capital Opportunities Fund, on its growth investment from Clearlake Capital and simultaneous merger with Service King Collision. Crash Champions is one of the nation's fastest growing independent collision repair companies.

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Harris Williams advised Pilot Freight Services, a portfolio of ATL Partners and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, on its sale to Maersk. Pilot is a leading U.S.-based last mile, middle mile, and border crossing solutions provider, specializing in the big and bulky freight segment for B2C and B2B distribution models.

Pilot Freight Services

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Harris Williams advised STG Logistics on its recapitalization by Wind Point Partners and Oaktree Capital Management to affect its acquisition by XPO Logistics&#39; Intermodal Division. STG Logistics is a leading provider of container logistics and warehousing solutions at major ocean and airports throughout the U.S., with a comprehensive supporting network of third party and intermodal services.

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Harris Williams advised Kane Logistics, a portfolio company of Harkness Capital Partners, on its sale to ID Logistics. Kane Logistics is a value-added warehouse and distribution services provider whose solutions include contract packaging/assembly, fulfillment, and dedicated transportation.

Kane Logistics

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Harris Williams advised Magnate Worldwide, a portfolio company of CIVC Partners, on its sale to Littlejohn & Co. Magnate Worldwide is a diversified supply chain management company offering highly specialized, expedited international and domestic third party logistics (3PL) solutions to shippers around the world.

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Harris Williams advised Auction Credit Enterprises (ACE) on its sale to XLerate Group, a portfolio company of Brightstar Capital Partners. ACE is a leading vehicle floorplan financing provider.

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Harris Williams advised America&rsquo;s Auto Auction (AAA), a portfolio company of Trinity Hunt Partners, on its sale to XLerate Group, a portfolio company of Brightstar Capital Partners. AAA is a leading vehicle auction services provider.

America’s Auto Auction (AAA)

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Harris Williams advised Transflo, a portfolio company of True Wind Capital and Carousel Capital, on its significant investment from Bregal Sagemount. Transflo is a provider of end-to-end transportation software solutions for truck drivers, fleets, brokers, and financing companies.

Transflo

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Harris Williams advised American Track Services (ATS), a portfolio company of Hilltop Private Capital and PNC Mezzanine Capital, on its sale to DFW Capital Partners. ATS is a leading rail infrastructure services company in the United States.

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Harris Williams advised WhiteWater Express, a portfolio company of SkyKnight Capital, on its recapitalization, led by Freeman Spogli. WhiteWater Express is a market leading, express car wash platform, with over 60 wash locations across the U.S.

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Transplace, a portfolio company of TPG Capital, has been acquired by Uber Freight. Harris Williams served as financial advisor to Transplace and TPG Capital. Transplace is a leading provider of advanced logistics technology and managed transportation solutions.

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Collision Works

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Harris Williams advised Worldwide Express, a portfolio company of Ridgemont Equity Partners, on its sale to CVC Capital Partners. Worldwide Express is a leading provider of third-party logistics (3PL) services. CVC will merge Worldwide Express with GlobalTranz Enterprises, another leading non-asset based provider of 3PL solutions.

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Harris Williams advised Golden Gate Capital on the sale of Mavis Tire Express Services to BayPine Capital. Mavis Tire Express Services is one of the largest automotive service platforms in the U.S.

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Harris Williams advised AIT Worldwide Logistics (AIT), a portfolio company of Quad-C Management, on its sale to The Jordan Company in a recapitalization valued at over $1.2 billion. AIT is a leading non-asset-based global freight forwarder.

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Harris Williams advised DSI Logistics, a portfolio company of Headhaul Capital Partners and Argosy Private Equity, on its sale to Pilot Freight Services, a portfolio company of ATL Partners and British Columbia Investment Corporation. DSI Logistics is a premier provider of final-mile delivery services.

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Kaizen Collision Center, a leading full-service collision repair provider, has received a growth equity investment from LNC Partners.

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Julian Feneley (Dr.) is a managing director at Harris Williams in the firm's Healthcare & Life Sciences Group. He has deep experience advising clients in the providers, pharmacy, medical products and devices, healthcare IT, life sciences tools, clinical lab services, and outsourced pharma services sectors.

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He has over 30 years of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, financings, and capital raising. Thierry, who joined the firm in 2009, is based in our London office.

__Education:__ B.A. in Economics from Stanford University; attended the London School of Economics

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__Education:__ Degree in Business Administration from EBS University in Oestrich-Winkel, Germany

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He is a seasoned investment banker with nearly three decades of experience advising clients across Europe on complex M&A transactions. Philipp began his career in law before transitioning into investment banking, where he has held senior roles at leading global firms. He is based in our Frankfurt office.

__Education:__ PhD in Law from the University of Hamburg; MPhil in International Relations and International Finance from the University of Cambridge; BA in History and Law from the University of Bonn

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__Education:__ M.A. in Accounting and Finance from the University of Fribourg; B.S. in Economics and Business Administration from Goethe University Frankfurt

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Mark Brune is a managing director at Harris Williams in the firm’s Industrials Group, focused on industrial technology and services.

Mark brings nearly two decades of investment banking experience, with a strong track record of helping build and grow practices in Frankfurt. He has developed deep expertise in the industrial technology and service sectors throughout his career. Mark is based in our Frankfurt office.

__Education:__ MSc in Finance and Asset Management from the International School of Management (ISM), Dortmund

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__Education:__ M.B.A. from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia; B.A. in History from Washington and Lee University

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Michael has nearly five years of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments. Prior to joining Harris Williams, he spent five years focused on lower middle market private equity fund investments, direct co-investments, and secondary investments. Michael is based in our Richmond office. 

__Education:__ B.A. in Economics and History from University of Virginia 

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Jeff Doremus is a vice president at Harris Williams in the firm's Healthcare & Life Sciences Group. He has experience advising clients across healthcare and technology industries, with a focus on healthcare IT.

Jeff has advised clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, financings, and capital raises. Prior to joining Harris Williams, he advised institutional investment portfolios on asset allocation and investment manager selection with a focus on alternative and private investments. He is based in our Boston office.

__Education:__ M.B.A from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University; B.A. in Economics from Denison University 

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Trey Shehan is a director at Harris Williams in the firm's Consumer Group. He has experience advising clients across the consumer products and services sectors. 

Trey has nearly 15 years of experience advising clients on mergers, acquisitions, and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, financings, and capital raising. He is based in our Richmond office. 

__Education:__ M.B.A. from the Darden School of Business at The University of Virginia; B.A. in Philosophy from Washington & Lee University 


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Shinik Patel is a director at Harris Williams who works across all of the firm’s Industry Groups to deepen our relationships within the private equity community. 

He has nearly a decade of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, financings, and capital raising. Shinik is based in our Richmond office. 

__Education:__ M.B.A. from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University; B.S. in Business Administration from the Robins School of Business at the University of Richmond

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Sylvain Noblet is a director at Harris Williams in the firm's Technology Group. He has deep experience advising clients across several sectors, including architecture, engineering, and construction; enterprise software; infrastructure software; IT and technology enabled services; real estate and property; and supply chain, transportation, and logistics.

Sylvain has over 14 years of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, financings, and capital raising. He is based in our London office.

__Education:__ Masters in Corporate Finance at the Paris Dauphine University

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Michael Mahoney is a director at Harris Williams in the firm's Healthcare & Life Sciences Group. He has experience advising clients across the healthcare and life sciences landscape, with a focus on post-acute care, multi-site healthcare, value-based care, healthcare IT, and tech-enabled services.

Michael has over a decade of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, fairness opinions, and growth capital raises. He is based in our San Francisco office. 

__Education:__ B.A. in Business Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles

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Hilary King is a director at Harris Williams in the firm's Consumer Group. She has experience advising clients across a broad range of food and beverage segments, including branded food and beverage, ingredients, and co-manufacturing. 

Hilary has over a decade of experience with mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including capital raising, financing, and divestitures. She is based in our Minneapolis office. 

__Education:__ M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business; B.A. in economics from The George Washington University

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Bill Greven is a director at Harris Williams in the firm's Business Services Group and has experience advising clients in the commercial and industrial services, professional services, and specialty distribution sectors. 

Bill has over a decade of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, financings, and capital raising. He is based in our Richmond office.

__Education:__ B.A. in Economics from Middlebury College; MAcc in Accounting from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University 

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Patrick Fitzsimmons is a director at Harris Williams in the firm’s Energy, Power & Infrastructure Group. He has experience across a variety of sectors, including infrastructure services, engineering and construction, utility services, and environmental services.

Patrick has nearly a decade of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments. He is based in our Richmond office. 

__Education:__ B.S. in Finance and Accounting from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Charles Busch is a director at Harris Williams in the firm's Healthcare & Life Sciences Group. He has worked with clients across the healthcare and life sciences landscape, with a focus on dermatology and orthopedics.

Charles has over 10 years of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, financings, and capital raising. He is based in our Richmond office.

__Education:__ B.A in Mathematics and Economics from Washington & Lee University

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Kelly McPhilliamy is a managing director at Harris Williams in the firm's Consumer Group. She has extensive experience working with clients across the consumer landscape, with a focus on the health and beauty sector.

Kelly has more than 25 years of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions, strategic advisory assignments, and capital raising. Kelly works out of Charlotte, North Carolina.

__Education:__ M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University; B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Zach England is a managing director at Harris Williams in the firm's Consumer Group. He has deep experience, having worked with numerous clients in the multi-site consumer, consumer services, branded consumer products, and food, beverage, and agribusiness sectors. 

Zach has been with the firm since 2010, advising clients on a broad range of mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments including divestitures, capital raisings, and financings. He is based in our San Francisco office.

__Education:__ Masters in Finance from the Robert Day School of Economics and Finance at Claremont McKenna College and a B.A. in Economics and Mathematics with a Finance Sequence from Claremont McKenna College

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Turner Bredrup is a senior advisor at Harris Williams in the firm's Healthcare & Life Sciences Group. In his role, Turner guides strategy around the firm's subsector development; focuses on internal team development and mentorship; and serves as a thought partner for deal generation and execution. 

Turner, who joined Harris Williams in 1998, helped lead the Healthcare & Life Sciences Group for more than 20 years before becoming a senior advisor. He has over 35 years of experience advising domestic and international clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments. He is based in our Richmond office.

__Education:__ M.B.A from the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration; B.A. from the University of Virginia

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Bernardo Villar is a director at Harris Williams in the firm's Consumer Group. He has experience advising clients across a variety of consumer sectors. 

Bernardo has nearly 10 years of experience advising clients on mergers, acquisitions, and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, financings, and capital raising. He is based in our Richmond office. 

Education: M.S. in Accounting from The University of Virginia; B.B.A from The College of William and Mary

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Stephan Döring is a director at Harris Williams. He has deep experience advising clients across a variety of industries, including industrials; healthcare and life sciences; transportation and logistics; and energy, power and infrastructure. 

Stephan has over 10 years of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, financings, and capital raising. He is based in our Frankfurt office. 

Education: MSc. in Corporate and International Finance from The University of Durham; B.Sc. in Business Administration from Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt

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