Thomas P. Conaghan

Overview

Tom Conaghan is co-head of the Firm’s Capital Markets Group and partner-in-charge of the Corporate Group in the Washington, DC, office. He also leads the Firm’s sports law practice.

Tom represents public and private companies, underwriters and other sources of capital, corporate boards and board committees, and corporate executives. He advises US- and foreign-based public companies on issues relating to mergers and acquisitions (M&A), joint ventures, strategic investments, spin-offs, public and private offerings of securities (including initial public offerings (IPOs)), disclosure, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting, corporate governance, executive compensation, and the stock exchange-listed company rules.

Results

Capital Markets

Represented AirSculpt Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRS), a national provider of body contouring procedures under the brand, Elite Body Sculpture, and AirSculpt’s majority stockholder Vesey Street Capital Partners, in the $90 million IPO of AirSculpt Technologies
Represented Travis Boersma, founder of Dutch Bros. Coffee (NYSE: BROS), a drive-through coffee chain, in its $550 million IPO
Represented Akumin (NASDAQ: AKU), a national leader in comprehensive outpatient radiology and oncology solutions, in its initial NASDAQ listing and subsequent redomestication from Ontario to Delaware

Sports and Entertainment

Represented Monumental Sports & Entertainment, led by founder and chairman Ted Leonsis, and owner of the Washington Capitals NHL Hockey team and the Washington Wizards NBA basketball team in strategic investment transactions with the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Jeff Skoll, the founder of eBay
Represented an investor in the Arctos-led consortium to acquire a minority stake in the NFL’s Buffalo Bills from the controlling owner in the first-ever investment by a PE firm in the NFL
Represented an investor in the Josh Harris-led consortium in their record-breaking US $6.05 billion acquisition of the NFL’s Washington Commanders
Represented global sports apparel and footwear company, Fila, and leading Korean private equity firm, Mirae Asset, in the $1.225 billion acquisition of Acushnet Company, the leading golf equipment company (Titleist and Footjoy) from Fortune Brands (NYSE: FO)
Represented the Washington Capitals in connection with its acquisition of CapFriendly

Mergers & Acquisitions

Represented AdTheorent (NASDAQ: ADTH), a machine learning pioneer delivering measurable value for programmatic advertisers, in its $325 million sale to Cadent, LLC, a leading provider of platform-based converged TV advertising solutions
Represented OCR Investment in its acquisition of a 50% stake in Ocean Casino Resort, a hotel, casino and resort in Atlantic City, from Luxor Capital
Represented entrepreneur Eugene Kashper in the acquisition of Pabst Brewing Company, maker of iconic American beer brands
Represented Dogfish Head Brewing Company in its $300 million merger with The Boston Beer Company (NYSE: SAM)
Represented The ADT Corporation (NYSE: ADT) in the acquisition of Devcon Security from Golden Gate Capital for $148.5 million
Represented Duvel Moortgat N.V., Belgium’s second-largest brewing company, in its acquisition of Boulevard Brewing Company, a Kansas City-based craft beer company and its acquisition of Firestone-Walker Brewing Company, a Paso Robles-based craft beer company

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Recognitions

Legal 500 US, Recommended, 2012-2019, 2023-2024
IFLR1000, Private Equity, 2022-2023
Chambers USA, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, 2019
M&A Advisor, Consumer M&A Deal of the Year, for representation of Dogfish Head Brewery in its $300 million merger with the Boston Beer Company, 2019
M&A Advisor, Consumer M&A Deal of the Year, for representation of Fila Korea and Mirae Asset Private Equity in the $1.225 billion acquisition of Acushnet Company (Titleist Golf) from Fortune Brands, Inc. (2011)