Matthew D. Stoker

Matt regularly represents public and private companies, including private equity funds, in connection with their transactional needs and other corporate matters. Matt also has experience representing clients in a number of industries, including technology/software, insurance, financial services and REITs. Some notable recent engagements include representing:

• Clearlake Capital Group on multiple acquisitions and divestitures, including its acquisition of Chelsea Football Club and related affiliates, its acquisition of Quest Software from Francisco Partners, its acquisition of Confluence Technologies, Inc. from TA Associates Management, LP and its US$3 billion “take-private” acquisition of Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: “EIGI”).
• Ryan Specialty Group on multiple acquisitions, including its US$1.1 billion acquisition of US Assure, and its US$525 million acquisition of Velocity Risk and its acquisitions of Innovisk, Accurisk and All Risks, Ltd.
• RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: RNR) in its US$2.985 billion acquisition of American International Group’s treaty reinsurance business.
• Pretium Partners on multiple acquisitions, including its US$2.4 billion “take private” acquisition of Front Yard Residential Corporation (NYSE: “RESI”) and its acquisitions of BH Management Services, a multi-family property management business, Anchor Homes, LP, a residential real estate investment company, Selene Finance, a specialty residential mortgage servicing business and Deephaven Mortgage, a non-qualified mortgage origination business.
• Welltower Inc. (NYSE: “WELL”) in connection with multiple acquisitions and cross-border joint venture arrangements.
• AdvanCell, a clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical company specializing in targeted alpha therapies, in its strategic collaboration with Eli Lilly and Company (“Lilly”).
• Home Partners of America, Inc., a single-family residential acquisition and rental business, in its US$6 billion sale to Estate Income Trust, Inc., an affiliate of The Blackstone Group Inc.
• Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. and Motive Partners in their acquisition of BETA+ assets from the London Stock Exchange Group.
• BetaNXT, a Clearlake Capital-backed provider and wealth management technology and outsourcing solutions in its acquisition of Mediant, Inc.
• Newfold Digital Inc., a Clearlake Capital-backed web presence solutions provider in multiple acquisitions, including its acquisition of MarkMonitor from Clarivate Plc.
• Constant Contact Inc, a Clearlake Capital-backed online marketing solutions provider in multiple acquisitions, including its “take-private” acquisition of SharpSpring, Inc. (Nasdaq: “SHSP”).
• Transworld Systems Inc, a Clearlake Capital-backed analytics-driven provider of accounts receivable management, healthcare revenue cycle and loan servicing solutions in multiple acquisitions.
• Porch.com Inc. in its business combination with PropTech Acquisition Corporation, a SPAC, to become a publicly listed company in a transaction valued at US$523 million and its subsequent acquisition of Homeowners of America, a residential property insurance carrier, for US$100 million.
• CIT Bank (NYSE: “CIT”) in connection with the sale of its reverse mortgage loan portfolio valued at approximately US$900 million and its related servicing rights portfolio and servicing platform.
• The Chicago Stock Exchange in connection with its sale to Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
• Various venture capital investments and emerging company representations including Mapbox, Inc. in connection with its US$280 million Series E Funding round led by SoftBank Group Corp.
• Various professional sports consortium acquisitions, including representing Michell Rales in connection with the acquisition of the Washington Commanders, Gabe Plotkin in connection with the purchase of a majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets and Ariel Investments in connection with its initial investment in the NWSL’s Colorado-based expansion team.

Matt has been recognized in the 2017–2025 editions of Illinois Super Lawyers magazine as a “Rising Star” in the category of Mergers and Acquisitions.