Matthew Villar

Matthew’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 its: 
  • Acquisition of the Nautica brand business of VF Corporation, a provider of men’s, women’s, and children’s apparel and accessories
  • Acquisition of a 51% stake in Guess, a designer, manufacturer, and distributer of apparel and accessories
• CVC Capital Partners on acquiring a majority stake in Teneo, an advisory and consulting firm
• EverPass Media, a portfolio company of RedBird Capital Partners, on its acquisition of UPshow, an on-premise entertainment and performance marketing platform
• 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
  • Sale of its Environmental Services business to affiliates of Apollo and BC Partners
• 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
• One Rock Capital Partners on its acquisition of Constantia Flexibles, an Austria-based packaging manufacturer
• WindRose Health Investors on multiple transactions, including its joint investment with Court Square Capital Partners in Soleo Health, a national provider of specialty pharmacy and infusion services