Ryan H. Ferris

Ryan has represented clients in a wide variety of matters, including:

Public Company Transactions

• One Planet Group in its acquisition of AutoWeb, Inc.
• Cummins Inc. in its acquisition of Meritor, Inc.
• Luther King Capital Management in the sale of its Gexpro and TestEquity portfolio companies to Lawson Products, Inc. in exchange for Lawson common stock
• TriState Capital Holdings, Inc. in its cash and stock sale to Raymond James Financial, Inc.
• Marlin Business Services Corp. in its sale to an affiliate of HPS
• Nestlé Health Science in its acquisition of Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc.
• YUM! Brands, Inc. in its acquisition of The Habit Restaurants, Inc.
• Sparton Corporation in its sale to an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.
• The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. in its acquisition of The Navigators Group, Inc.
• Prologis, Inc. in (i) its acquisition of Industrial Property Trust Inc. and (ii) its stock-for-stock merger with DCT Industrial Trust Inc.
• SCANA Corporation in its stock-for-stock merger with Dominion Energy, Inc.
• Kuraray Co., Ltd. in its acquisition of Calgon Carbon Corporation
• Sparton Corporation in its sale to Ultra Electronics Holdings plc (terminated prior to closing)
• Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. in its cash and stock sale to Eldorado Resorts, Inc.
• TransCanada Corporation in its acquisition of Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.

Private Equity and Venture Capital Transactions

• A middle market private equity firm in various transactions and related matters, including in:
  
  • its sale of a portfolio company which provides claims administration, qualified settlement fund management and probate coordination services
  • its rollup acquisition of several companies and brands to form a distributor and retailer (both online and brick & mortar) of medical scrubs and culinary professional clothing and uniforms
  • its acquisition of a designer and distributor of products in the outdoor enthusiast and active lifestyle markets
  • its acquisition of a sourcer and exporter of products manufactured in China
  • its growth equity investment in a video game development company
• Ember Infrastructure and ReEnergy Biomass Operations LLC in their acquisition of Albany Green Energy, a biomass heat-and-power facility located in Albany, Georgia, from Exelon
• Ember Infrastructure in the formation of ReGenerate Energy Holdings, LLC, a joint venture with ReEnergy Biomass Operations LLC
• Brandfolder, Inc. in its sale to Smartsheet Inc.
• New Residential Investment Corp. in its investment in Covius Holdings Inc.
• A family office in its quick service restaurant joint venture with a U.S.-based middle market private equity firm

Private Transactions

• Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc. in its acquisition of Patriot Environmental Services, Inc.
• Registro Italiano Navale (RINA) in its acquisition of Patrick Engineering Inc.
• Insight in its acquisition of Mercy Hospital & Medical Center in Chicago from Trinity Health Corporation
• Caesars Entertainment Corporation in its sale of the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino to an affiliate of Imperial Companies
• Represented a Saudi investment firm in its growth equity investment in a cybersecurity and fraud detection business
• A provider of market data and internet connectivity services to the financial industry in its sale to the portfolio company of a U.S.-based middle market private equity firm

University of Michigan Law School, JD, magna cum laude

University of Michigan, BA

• Illinois