Overview
Smith Alpert focuses his practice on representing private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies as well as other private companies in complex business transactions, including mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, leveraged buyouts, cross-border transactions, corporate carve-outs, joint ventures, minority investments, financings, reorganizations and complex corporate governance matters.
Smith also provides clients with day-to-day general corporate advice and counsel on business operations, including employment matters, equity compensation, commercial contracts and confidentiality agreements.
While in law school, Smith was a contributor to the Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy.
Results
- Represented Early, Cassidy & Schilling, LLC in its sale to AssuredPartners Inc.
- Represented private equity firm Nautic Partners, LLC in its acquisition of Harrington Industrial Plastics, LLC, a leading US-based distributor of industrial plastic piping products
- Represented Vitreo-Retinal Medical Group, Inc. (d/b/a Retinal Consultants Medical Group), Northern California’s premier eye and retinal physician-care practice, in its affiliation with Webster Equity Partners and the formation of Retinal Consultants of America, a practice management organization serving retina providers throughout the United States.
- Represented a growth equity, healthcare-focused fund EW Healthcare Partners, in its platform investment in Cognate BioServices, Inc., a leading contract development and manufacturing organization in the cellular therapy space*
- Represented the private equity fund Leeds Equity Partners and its portfolio company, Exterro, Inc., in connection with Exterro’s purchase of Jordan Lawrence Group, a data privacy and cybersecurity compliance consultancy*
- Represented Concord Music Group in its sale to an affiliate of the State of Michigan Retirement Systems pension fund*
- Represented Hitachi Capital America in its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Global Technology Finance, a leading provider of credit and financing solutions to VARs in the information technology space*
- Represented Aurionpro Solutions Inc. d/b/a Cyberinc, one of the world’s largest, boutique IT security providers in the asset carve-out sale of its industry leading Identity and Access Management business to a Big Four accounting firm*
- Represented Vista Outdoor, a leading global designer, manufacturer and marketer of consumer products in the outdoor sports and recreation space, in its cross-border carveout sale of the Bollé, Cébé and Serengeti eyewear brands to a large-cap European private equity fund*
- Represented British sports retailing conglomerate Sports Direct International plc in a proxy fight and subsequent settlement with Iconix Brand Group, successfully obtaining for Sports Direct the right to immediately appoint two directors to the Board of Iconix, plus one non-voting observer member*
- Represented Concord Music Group, the world’s leading, independent developer, manager and acquirer of sound recordings, music publishing and theatrical performance rights in its acquisition of Fania Records, a major player in the Latin, Afro-Cuban, Salsa and R&B genres*
- Represented John A. Forlines, III in the sale of his investment management business, JA Forlines Global, to W.E. Donaghue & Co., LLC, an SEC registered investment advisor with over $2.3 billion AUM*
- Represented French high technology wires and coating manufacturer, ThermoCompact, in acquisition of diamond wire and saw producer Diamond Materials Tech, Inc., a subsidiary of Swiss photovoltaic conglomerate Meyer Burger AG*
- Represented French industrial manufacturing conglomerate, Bretèche Industrie Group, in first-ever acquisition of US-based company, Shick Tube-Veyor Corporation*
*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott
Recognitions
- Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, Top Rated Mergers & Acquisitions Attorney in New York, 2024
- New York State Courts Office for Justice, Certificate of Distinguished Service
Community
- St. Anthony Trust of Hartford, member, board of directors
Credentials
Education
Georgetown University Law Center, JD, 2017
Trinity College, BA, 2013
Admissions
New York
