Eric M. Grosshandler

ERIC GROSSHANDLER focuses on advising clients on tax structuring and other U.S. tax considerations in domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions. Eric’s practice includes both public and private mergers and acquisitions, tax-free reorganizations, stock and asset sales, internal corporate restructurings, and international tax planning. Eric spends a significant amount of his time advising private equity funds. Eric’s other main practice area involves representing U.S. and non-U.S. clients in capital market transactions, including major IPOs, and other debt and equity securities offerings.

Prior to joining Sidley, Eric practiced at another major law firm where he advised clients on tax structuring, including public and private multijurisdictional acquisition and restructuring transactions, as well as capital markets transactions.

Eric has assisted in the representation of:

• Garage Beer, the fastest growing, independent beer brand in the U.S., in its strategic growth investment from Durational Capital Management.
• Beach Point Capital Management LP in a US$190 million multi-jurisdictional First Lien Senior Secured Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility to Cipriani USA, Inc. and its global affiliates to support Cipriani’s expansion.
• Arsenal Capital Partners (“Arsenal”), a private equity firm specializing in building industrial growth and healthcare companies, on the sale of its portfolio company, Applied Products, Inc. (“APPLIED Adhesives”), to Bertram Capital.
• Grain & Protein Technologies, a portfolio company of American Industrial Partners, in the cross-border carve-out acquisition of the agribusiness equipment operations of Munters FoodTech.
• Achieve Partners in its acquisition of Wise Music Group's Digital Education division.
• Nassau Financial Group in a strategic partnership with Golub Capital, including a US$200 million equity investment by Golub Capital in Nassau and a long-term investment management agreement.
• Arsenal Capital Partners in its acquisition of Oncology Analytics, Inc. (d/b/a OncoHealth).
• Arsenal Capital Partners in its acquisition of Knowtion Health, a provider of revenue cycle insurance claim resolution services supported by AI-enabled technologies.
• Arsenal Capital Partners in its acquisition of Endpoint, a leading provider of Randomization and Trial Supply Management solutions and Fortrea Patient Access, a scaled leader in the HUB services and patient access market.
• Arsenal Capital Management in its acquisition of Rancho BioSciences, LLC, a data science company with a focus on the life sciences and pharmaceutical sectors.
• Eldridge Industries as lead provider of equity and debt financing to Metropolis Technologies, Inc. for Metropolis’s take-private acquisition of SP+ Corporation.
• Callodine Group, LLC in its acquisition of investment manager Manning & Napier, Inc.
• CTM Group Inc., a portfolio company of the private equity arm of Z Capital Group, LLC, in its acquisition of ScooterBug Best Lockers.
• Pearl Street Equity LLC in its acquisition of Webonise US, LLC, a technology product development and services company.
• Aesthetic Partners in its acquisition of Columbus Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery, Inc.
• Exiger in connection with a majority investment by funds managed by global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) and global software investor Insight Partners.
• 4x4 Capital, LLC in the formation of a New York-based investment platform.
• 4x4 Capital in the sale of a portion of its interest in 1440 Foods Holdco to Bain Capital.
• The merchandising and licensing arm of a professional U.S. sports league, as part of a consortium, in its investment in New Era Cap.
• Commonwealth Asset Management and Shadowbox in a US$500 million investment into Shadowbox from technology investor Silver Lake.
• Siris Capital Group LLC in its acquisition of Endurance International Group Holdings Inc.
• Siris Capital Group in its acquisition of BearCom, a North American solutions provider of wireless communications and security technologies, from middle-market private equity firm Bertram Capital.
• Affiliates of Siris Capital Group, LLC in their US$591 million sale of Fiery, LLC to Seiko Epson Corporation.
• Les Schwab in its acquisition of CMC Tire.
• Les Schwab Tire Centers in its acquisition of Pete’s Road Service.
• The Carlstar Group in its sale to Titan International.
• Lumanity in its acquisition of Clarion Healthcare.
• Achieve Partners in its acquisition of a majority stake in Boclips.
• Affiliates of WCAS and Managed Market Insights & Technology (MMIT) in connection with MMIT’s US$1.6 billion merger with Evaluate.
• RelaDyne LLC, a portfolio company of American Industrial Partners, in its acquisition of Sun Coast Resources, Inc.
• Eurazeo in its acquisition of a majority stake in Cranial Technologies.
• Affiliates of media and communications private equity firm ZMC in its acquisition of Simpler Trading.
• IO Biotech in connection with its US$115.1 million initial public offering of common stock on The Nasdaq Global Market.
• Guggenheim Securities, LLC and BTIG, LLC as underwriters’ counsel in the US$230 million IPO of Crixus BH3 Acquisition Company.
• Affiliates of WCAS and Managed Market Insights & Technology in connection with MMIT's US$1.6 billion merger with Evaluate.
• Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, and Citigroup in the US$300 million initial public offering of Bridge Investment Group Holdings Inc., a leading, vertically integrated real estate investment manager, diversified across specialized asset classes, with approximately US$26 billion of assets under management.