Thomas Matteson

• A leading private markets solutions provider in its agreement to acquire Qualitas Equity Funds, a Madrid-based private equity investing platform with approximately $1 billion in assets under management.
• A private equity firm in its investment in a leading provider of end-to-end engineering, consulting and construction management solutions.
• A private equity firm in its investment in an industry-leading utility structure manufacturing company.
• A private equity firm in its sale of a majority equity stake in its portfolio company, a fast-growing organization of express car washes.
• A private equity firm in its investments in certain MLS and NWSL professional soccer teams.
• Shopko Optical, an optical retailer operating more than 140 stores across 13 states, in its sale by investment firm Monarch Alternative Capital to Fielmann Group, a leading global eyewear provider.
• Transition Equity Partners, a private equity firm investing in companies facilitating the multi-decade process of transitioning to cleaner, more efficient, reliable and sustainable energy infrastructure, in its equity investment in Trinity Gas Storage, a pioneering natural gas storage project located in East Texas.
• Gen II Fund Services, an independent private capital fund administrator, in its acquisition of Crestbridge, a European provider of private capital fund administration solutions.
• iFIT Health & Fitness, an industry leader in at-home fitness equipment, in its sale of Universal Technical Services, the operator of iFIT’s extended warranty business, to Amynta Group.
• Kodiak Cakes, an industry leader in whole grain, protein-packed breakfast and snack products, in negotiating a marquee strategic partnership with actor and producer, Zac Efron.
• TPG Rise Climate and TPG Rise, TPG-managed global impact funds, in the $300 million investment in Little Leaf Farms, a leading producer of packaged lettuce sustainably grown through controlled environmental agriculture (CEA) in the United States.
• TPG Rise, a global impact investing platform managed by TPG Global, and Element Markets, a leading renewable natural gas marketing and environmental commodities company, in the acquisition of Bluesource, the largest carbon credit developer in North America.
• Recognize Partners in its investment in SpringML, a leading machine learning and advanced data analytics services company.
• FTV Capital in its investment in Luma Health, a comprehensive medical patient relationship platform.
• A leading global investment firm in its acquisition of Kodiak Cakes, an industry leader in whole grain, protein-packed breakfast and snack products.
• A leading global investment firm in its investment in RealTruck (formerly Truck Hero), a leading provider of functional aftermarket accessories for pickup trucks and Jeep® vehicles.
• Vestar Capital Partners in the sale of its portfolio company, Woodstream, a leading manufacturer and marketer of branded pest and animal control products.
• A private equity firm in its $1 billion acquisition of a hospice provider.
• New Mountain Capital in its acquisition of Horizon Services.
• ArcLight Energy Partners Fund V in its affiliate’s acquisition of American Midstream Partners.
• A leading global investment firm as the anchor investor of a $355 million capital raise for iFIT Health & Fitness, an industry leader in at-home fitness equipment.
• Stage Stores in its sale of assets (including a 435,000-square-foot distribution center located in Jacksonville, Texas) out of Chapter 11.
• Murray Energy Holdings in its sale of assets (including nine coal mines located in Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Alabama, Illinois and Utah) out of Chapter 11.
• Mission Coal Company in its sale of assets (including three coal mines located in West Virginia and Alabama) out of Chapter 11.

Some of these representations were handled by Thomas prior to joining Haynes Boone.