ProfessionalsMatthew Benedetto
Tel: +1-310-982-4326
Fax: +1-347-402-6426
mbenedetto@paulweiss.com
mbenedetto@paulweiss.com
2029 Century Park East, Suite 2000
Los Angeles,
California
90067-3006
Fax: +1-347-402-6426
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York,
NY
10019-6064
Matthew Benedetto is a partner in the firm’s Corporate Department and a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Groups. His practice focuses on representing private equity firms and their portfolio companies in a variety of corporate transactions, including leveraged buyouts, dispositions, strategic mergers, take-privates, carve-outs, joint ventures, minority investments and other strategic transactions.
EXPERIENCE
Prior to joining Paul, Weiss, Matthew’s experience included advising:
- L Catterton in various transactions including:
- its acquisition of RealTruck, Inc. (f/k/a Truck Hero, Inc.) and associated transactions, including its acquisition of IDDEA
- its investment in Equinox Fitness Clubs
- its investment in Steiner Leisure Limited and associated transactions involving its affiliated companies (including Ideal Image and Bliss)
- its investment in OneSpaWorld (NASDAQ: OSW)
- its investment in Dentalcorp (TO: DNTL)
- its investment in and subsequent IPO of Leslie’s Inc. (NASDAQ: LESL)
- FTV Capital in various transactions including:
- its investment and subsequent de-SPAC transaction involving Sunlight Financial
- its investment in Luma Health
- its investment in Strata Funds Solutions
- its sale of Health Credit Services
- its strategic transaction involving Reliaquest
- A&M Capital in various transactions including:
- its investment in PetWise (f/k/a WorldWise) and associated transactions, including its acquisitions of FurHaven and Pet Factory
- its strategic transaction involving Magnolia Wash Holdings
- HGGC in various transactions including:
- its investment in Integrity Marketing Group and associated transactions, including its acquisition of AIMC
- its merger and combination of Survey Sampling International and Research Now
- its sale of MyWebGrocer
- Gen II Fund Services in various transactions including:
- its strategic transaction involving General Atlantic and Hg Capital
- its acquisition of Crestbridge
- Kinderhook Industries in various transactions including:
- its acquisition of Automotive Keys Group (f/k/a Buffalo Group)
- its acquisition of Avita (f/k/a PharMedQuest) and associated transactions, including its acquisitions of Long’s Drugs, Paramount, PharmBlue, Advantage Pharmacy and certain pharmacy assets from Lifecare, as well as its divesture of retail pharmacy and specialty pharmacy assets to a leading national pharmacy
- KKR in various transactions including:
- its acquisition of Teleopti by portfolio company, Calabrio
- its sale of Cardenas Markets
- Starr Investment Holdings in various transactions including:
- its investment in ACA Group and subsequent merger and combination of ACA Group with Foreside Financial Group
- its investment in Radiology Partners
- Accel-KKR in its sale of Vyne
- ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp. in its combination with Immatics Biotechnologies
- Brighton Park in its investment in Relatient
- Francisco Partners in its sale of Paymetic
- Golden Gate Capital in its $2.9 billion acquisition of Neustar (NYSE: NSR)
- LNK Partners and ABP Holdco, Inc. in connection with the sale of Au Bon Pain
- Pritzker Group Private Capital in its sale of Clinical Innovations
- Stone Point Capital in its $6 billion acquisition of CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX)
- Thoma Bravo in its $8 billion acquisition of Coupa Software (NASDAQ: COUP)