Thomas E. Johnson

TOM JOHNSON focuses his practice on the areas of mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, corporate restructurings, corporate governance, and general corporate matters.

Tom received his J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School. During law school, Tom was the editor-in-chief for the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law. Tom earned his B.A. in political science, magna cum laude, from the University of Richmond.

Clients served in representative transactions include:

• Accommodations Plus International (API) in its sale to Haveli Investments.
• Aon plc (NYSE: AON) in the sale of Healthy Paws to an affiliate of Chubb Limited.
• 22C Capital in connection with multiple transactions.
• Clearlake Capital Group in multiple transactions, including: its acquisition of Quest Software; and the acquisition by its portfolio company, Cornerstone OnDemand, of EdCast.
• Dine Brands Global (NYMEX: “DIN”) in its US$80 million acquisition of Fuzzy’s Taco Shop.
  
• Foundation Finance in its sale to InterVest Capital Partners (formerly Wafra Capital Partners).
• ManpowerGroup (NYMEX: “MAN”) in its US$925M acquisition of ettain group.
• Redbird Capital Partners in its acquisition of a digital insurance company.
• Savillex Corporation, a portfolio company of private equity fund Thompson Street Capital Partners, in its strategic acquisition of ONFAB from Foresight Capital Partners.
• Thompson Street Capital Partners in multiple transactions, including: its acquisition of Silverchair Science + Communications, LLC; and the acquisition by its portfolio company, Len the Plumber, of Canady’s Precision Air, Russo Bros and Service Today.
• Walgreens Boots Alliance (NYMEX: “WBA”) in its US$975 million investment in Shields Health Solutions.