John C. McGowan

Construction and Building Products

• Gauge Capital in its investment in multiple roofing companies and establishment of Apple Roofing, a leading roofing provider recognized for its residential and commercial roofing services.
• Gallagher Construction, a leading construction management firm, in its sale to Cumming Group, an affiliate of New Mountain Capital, a leading growth-oriented investment firm.
• A leading building automation, system software, installation and service company in its sale to Audax, a private equity fund.
• PrimeSource Building Products in its purchase of Northeast Wholesale Nail & Fastener Supply Co., a distributor of fasteners, tools and other building materials throughout the Northeastern United States.

Infrastructure and Industrial Services

• Wingate Partners in its acquisition of USA Environment, a regional leader in the Gulf Coast U.S. in providing environmental remediation and industrial services including demolition, hazardous waste disposal and transportation.
• CIC Partners, a private equity fund, in its sale of IFCO Industrial Container Systems, a leading steel drum reconditioning business, to Wingate.
• The Curotto-Can, Inc., a leading waste management solutions company, in its stock sale to The Heil Co. d/b/a Environmental Solutions Group.
• Juniper Capital Management in several platform and add-on acquisitions, including its investment in Ballard Marine, a market leader and premier solutions provider in the infrastructure services industry), Mr. Rehab and Green Mountain Pipeline Services, inspection and rehabilitation services companies, and Metal Resources Inc. an industry-leading steel processing and warehousing service company.

Food and Beverage

• BuzzBallz, a ready-to-drink beverage company, in its sale to Sazerac Company, an international alcoholic beverage company with over 450 brands.
• The WhiteWave Foods Company, a publicly traded company and leading producer of organic and other foods, in several acquisitions (including the $195 million acquisition of So Delicious Dairy Free from Wasserstein & Co., the $600 million acquisition of Earthbound Farm from Kainos Capital and the $550 million acquisition of Vega, a plant-based nutrition company).
• Parker Foods Group, a leading developer and manufacturer of specialty value-added ingredients for large multi-national and emerging food and beverage brands, in its sale to The Riverside Company, a private equity fund.
• Valesco Industries, a private equity fund, in its sale of Adams Flavors, Foods and Ingredients, a leader in the manufacturing and distribution of flavors, extracts and spices, to an investor group, including Midwest Growth Partners, Brookside Mezzanine, Deason Capital, and Valesco Fund II.

Franchise

• Haza Foods, one of the world’s largest franchisees of Taco Bell, Wendy’s and Pizza Hut, in its $1 billion acquisition of Taco Bell, Wendy’s and Pizza Hut restaurants from Muy Foods.
• Curves International, Inc. and Curves for Women II, L.C., the largest franchisor of fitness clubs in the world, to North Castle Partners, a private equity fund.
• Shelf Genie, a leading shelving solutions franchise, to Neighborly, the world’s largest franchisor of home service brands.
• Ruby Tuesday, Inc. in its acquisition of Lime Fresh Mexican Grill, Inc., which included seven company owned restaurants and royalties from five franchised restaurants.

Restaurant and Cinema Entertainment

• Showbiz Cinemas, an entertainment operator offering bowling, movies, games and dining, in its sale to EVO Entertainment, a leading innovator in motion picture entertainment.
• Alamo Drafthouse, a leading dine-in theater chain, to Altamont Capital Partners.
• Movie Tavern, an innovative dine-in theatre operator, in its sale to VSS-Southern Theatres, a portfolio company of private equity fund Veronis Suhler Stevenson.
• A state of the art multi-location active entertainment and restaurant company in its recapitalization.

Beauty and Cosmetics

• Gauge Capital in multiple acquisitions (including Halo Couture, Hidden Crown and Babe Lash) comprising Beauty Industry Group and in the sale of Beauty Industry Group to HGGC.
• Gauge Capital in multiple acquisitions comprising Performance Beauty Group, a platform of branded beauty products focused on promoting eye lash and hair health.
• Lash Lounge, an industry leasing eyelash salon franchise, in its sale to Head to Toe Brands, a portfolio company of The Riverside Company.
• A private equity fund in its investment in a leading skin and body care company.

Healthcare

• ProPath, a major medical diagnostic, research and laboratory company, in its sale to Sonic Healthcare USA.
• Pediatric Heart Specialists, a multi-location pediatric cardiology physician practice, in its sale to Medical City Children’s Hospital.
• Corriente Advisors, a private equity fund, in its investment in Neurologix, a publicly-traded biotechnology company focusing on gene therapies for brain disorders.
• Gauge Capital in its investment in Veridicus Health, a leading health plan and pharmacy benefit company.

Real Estate

• Affordable Residential Communities, Inc., a publicly traded owner and operator of homesites, in its acquisition of NLASCO, Inc., a privately held property and casualty insurance holding company.
• Suntex Marinas, a recognized leader in the ownership and operation of marinas, in multiple acquisitions of marinas throughout the United States.
• Hyatt International Inc. in the acquisition of the 756-room Hotel Nikko Mexico for approximately $190 million from Japan-Mexico Hotel Investment Co., Ltd.
• A major development company in the sale of a portfolio of 41 industrial, office, and retail properties in Tarrant and Denton Counties in Texas.

Energy

• Chief Oil & Gas and working interest partners Enerplus and Tug Hill in their acquisition of MKR Holdings from Chesapeake for approximately $500 million.
• Yates Drilling Company in its sale to Occidental Petroleum Company.
• Parallel Petroleum Corporation in its sale to Apollo Global Management for $483 million.
• Azurite Services and Azurite Leasing, saltwater disposal and equipment rental companies, in their sale to Basic Petroleum Services.

Equipment Rental

• Rental One, a leading heavy equipment rental company, in its sale to Texas First Rentals, a division of Holt Cat.
• United Rentals, Inc., a publicly traded equipment rental company, in several acquisitions and dispositions of equipment rental companies throughout the United States.
• Shamrock Equipment Rental, a multi-location equipment rental company, in its sale to Sunbelt Rentals, a publicly traded equipment rental company.
• Skid-O-Kan, waste management and rental company, to an affiliate of Waste Connections, a waste management company.

Manufacturing and Distribution

• Heritage Bag Company, a premier manufacturer of plastic can liners and other packaging products, in its sale to Novalex, North America’s leader in packaging and sustainability and portfolio company of Wind Point Partners.
• Morrison Supply Company, one of the largest distributors of plumbing and HVAC suppliers in the United State, to Advent International, a global private equity firm.
• SunTx Capital Partners in its sale of Huron Inc., an automotive industry part manufacturer, to Trive Capital.
• A non-controlling equity holder in the buy-out and recapitalization of an aviation parts manufacturer.

Other

• Universal Screens, an innovative outdoor shading company, in its sale to Hunter Dougla, a multi-national home furnishing and window coverings company.
• Meisel Photographic Corporation in the sale of substantially all of its assets to a wholly-owned subsidiary of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company.
• Chemguard, Inc., a fire control company that specializes in fire suppression, manufacturing foam concentrates and the development of engineered systems for quality assurance and safety, in its sale to Central Sprinkler Company, a subsidiary of Tyco International.
• A private equity fund in multiple equity financings of a leading SaaS and SHaaS telematics company that specializes in driver tracking, monitoring and safety, and in the sale of such company to ORBCOMM, a publicly traded company specializing in industrial internet solutions.