Matthew Villar

matthew.villar@lw.com

+1.212.906.4618

Profile

Matthew Villar represents private equity firms and companies on a broad range of mergers, acquisitions, and dispositions.

Mr. Villar collaborates with clients across a variety of industries on their most complex M&A transactions. His practice includes:

Public and private acquisitions and dispositions
Co-investments
Joint ventures
Carve-outs
General corporate matters

A well-rounded practitioner and effective communicator, Mr. Villar applies a commercially focused approach to help clients structure and execute transactions.

Mr. Villar serves on the firm’s Mentoring Committee.

Experience

Mr. Villar’s experience includes advising:

Ares Management on acquiring a controlling interest in Lavie Group (dba The Lockwood Group), a healthcare communications firm
Authentic Brands Group on acquiring the Nautica brand business of VF Corporation, a provider of men’s, women’s, and children’s apparel and accessories
CVC Capital Partners on acquiring a majority stake in Teneo, an advisory and consulting firm
GFL Environmental on its:
- US$835 million acquisition of assets from Waste Management and Advanced Disposal Services
- Acquisition of Sprint Waste Services, a vertically integrated waste management solutions provider
- Acquisition of the solid waste management and recycling business of Peoria Disposal Company and its affiliates
- Sale of landfill and waste collection assets in Illinois and Minnesota to LRS Recycling
Leonard Green & Partners on its:
- Sale of ExamWorks, a provider of independent medical exam and review services, to CVC Capital Partners
- Acquisition of WCG Market Intelligence & Insights, a provider of regulatory and ethical review services for human research
- Acquisition of Service Logic, a provider of aftermarket maintenance, repair, and replacement services for commercial HVAC equipment
- Sale of RestorixHealth, a company focused on amputation prevention, wound management, and hyperbaric medicine, to American Medical Technologies
- US$5.2 billion business combination of Advantage Solution with Conyers Park II Acquisition Corp.
The Lockwood Group, an Ares portfolio company, on acquiring Random42, a UK-based digital healthcare agency
Odyssey Investment Partners on its:
- US$780 million sale of EAG, a materials science testing services provider, to Eurofins Scientific
- Sale of the US operations of portfolio company Integro Group Holdings, an insurance broker and consulting firm, to Edgewood Partners Insurance Center
WindRose Health Investors on multiple transactions