Private Equity
EM³ advises middle market private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, providing M&A, financing, and operational support as one team through the life of each investment.
Overview
EM³'s Private Equity practice represents sponsors, co-investors, and management teams in middle market private equity transactions. The Firm handles platform and add-on acquisitions, growth equity investments, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, and exit transactions, bringing the full-service capabilities of a larger firm with the responsiveness and partner-level attention that middle market sponsors demand.
Our private equity attorneys understand the cadence and economics of PE-backed transactions. The Firm's familiarity with market terms, sponsor expectations, and lender requirements allows the team to move efficiently from letter of intent through closing, helping reduce transaction timelines and costs.
Fund-Level Services
The Firm advises sponsors on fund formation, fundraising, and LP relations. Our fund formation practice covers limited partnership agreements, side letters, advisory committee structures, management company arrangements, and co-investment vehicles. For emerging managers launching first or second funds, the Firm provides practical guidance calibrated to fund size and investor base.
Portfolio Company Support
The Firm serves as outside general counsel to portfolio companies, providing governance advisory, financing support, commercial contract review, employment counsel, and regulatory compliance. Our attorneys work with management teams on add-on acquisitions that build platform value, integrating new businesses efficiently while managing legal and operational risk.
Cross-Practice Integration
EM³'s private equity practice draws on the Firm's M&A, lending, employment, IP, and regulatory teams to deliver integrated deal execution and portfolio company support. This cross-practice model is designed so that sponsors and their portfolio companies receive coordinated advice without the coordination costs and information gaps that arise when multiple firms are engaged.
Focused Advisory Areas
- Platform and add-on acquisitions
- Growth equity investments and leveraged buyouts
- Recapitalizations and exit transactions
- Fund formation, fundraising, and LP relations
- Co-investment vehicles and side letters
- Portfolio company governance and operations
- Management equity incentive programs
- Post-acquisition integration
