Cory Lewis counsels private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies throughout the investment life cycle.

Cory draws on a commercial, business-focused approach to help clients quickly and efficiently execute transactions and achieve their investment goals. He advises clients on structuring, negotiating, and executing complex US and cross-border transactions, including:

  • Leveraged buyouts, carve-outs, spinoffs, and other M&A transactions
  • Joint ventures, alliances, and other commercial partnerships
  • Recapitalizations and restructurings
  • Platform company management employment and equity matters
  • Platform divestiture
  • Ongoing general corporate and strategic matters

In addition to his commercial work, Cory maintains an active pro bono practice, including representing families of children with special education needs on matters related to individualized education plans (IEPs) and related special education services.

Cory’s experience includes advising:

Private Equity

  • Veritas and its portfolio companies on various bids and other matters, including on the acquisition of Cornerstone Advisors
  • Coalesce Capital Partners and its portfolio companies on various bids and other matters
  • KKR and its portfolio companies on various bids and other matters, including its investments in Aiwyn and Ontic
  • Behrman Capital and its portfolio companies on various bids and other matters, including the acquisition by portfolio company The Thermal Group of Applied Composite Technologies Aerospace
  • Capitol Meridian Partners and its portfolio companies on various bids and other matters
  • Seven Point Equity Partners and its portfolio companies on various bids and other matters, including:
    • Acquiring Frazier Aviation, an aftermarket aerospace parts manufacturer; and
    • Portfolio company RiteScreen on the acquisition of FlexScreen
  • H.I.G. Capital and its portfolio companies on various bids and other matters, including on:
    • Acquiring Health-E Commerce, a consumer health and wellness online retailer
    • Acquiring RBmedia, an audiobook publisher and digital distributor
  • Madison Dearborn Partners and its portfolio companies on various matters, including on acquiring MoneyGram, a provider of money transfer services
  • PSG Equity and its portfolio companies on various matters, including on:
    • Investing in Clearer.io, formerly AppHub
    • Acquiring a majority of Buxton Enterprises, a customer, location, and competitor Intelligence provider
    • Acquiring Qmulos, a cybersecurity software and professional services firm
    • A minority investment in PreVeil, a cloud-computing technology company
  • WestView Capital Partners and its portfolio companies on various matters, including on:
    • Acquiring Kymanox, a medical consulting company
    • The majority investment in Dark Horse Consulting, a cell and gene therapy consulting company
  • Spectrum Equity Management and its portfolio companies on various matters, including the equity investment in Goldbelly, a specialty food online marketplace
  • The Sterling Group and its portfolio companies on various matters, including Sterling’s acquisition of Ergotron, a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of ergonomic products
  • BV Investment Partners on its side-by-side acquisitions of energy consulting firms Resource Innovations and Nexant
  • Intentsify, a software company that provides services in data cleansing, lead generation, and marketing analytics, on its sale to BV Investment Partners
  • Vivo Capital and its portfolio company Seran Bioscience on Seran’s equity refinancing and receipt of an equity investment from Bain Capital

Strategic M&A

  • Boston Scientific, a global medical devices manufacturer, on acquiring Lumenis’ surgical laser business
  • Drift.com, a sales communication platform provider, on its sale to Vista Equity Partners and its issuance of Series A PIK preferred equity
  • Eyeota, a Singapore-based provider of audience data for digital marketing, on its sale to Dun & Bradstreet
  • Homology Medicines, a genetic medicines company, on its joint venture with Oxford Biomedica to create a full-scope adeno-associated virus (AAV) manufacturing and innovation business

Bar Qualification

  • Illinois
  • Massachusetts

Education

  • JD, Boston College Law School, 2015
  • BA, Tufts University, 2008