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Matt Maguire

Matt Maguire
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Matt Maguire

Matt Maguire

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Charlotte
Matt Maguire
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Matt Maguire

Matt Maguire

Partner


Charlotte

Matt Maguire

Partner

Charlotte

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Biography

Matthew advises private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on a wide range of transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, roll-up strategies, growth investments, and strategic divestitures. His experience spans add-on acquisitions, leveraged financings, and minority co-investments, as well as complex restructurings such as debt-for-equity conversions. He has led numerous deals across the middle market and has acted for global private equity firms on cross-border and multi-jurisdictional transactions.

Civic Involvement & Honors

  • Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch for his work in Leveraged Buyouts, Private Equity, and Mergers & Acquisitions Law.
  • Trusted by clients to lead and execute complex corporate transactions across a range of industries and deal structures.
  • Previously served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, where he acted as first-chair counsel in federal litigation before judges in the District of Columbia.

Admissions

  • North Carolina, 2023
  • Massachusetts, 2011

Education

  • Boston College, J.D., 2011
  • Catholic University of America-Columbus School of Law, B.A., magna cum laude, 2008

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Experience

  • Advised a global private equity fund in a series of technology and media acquisitions with consideration ranging from nine to ten figures.*
  • Advised a Charlotte middle-market private equity fund in a series of acquisitions and divestitures, including the sale of a veterinary clinic holding company, which aggregated dozens of clinics nationwide, and the acquisition of Avant Communications, an international telecommunications provider.*
  • Advised a London-based fund in becoming the lead investor in one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency companies; the deal’s closing was covered by CNBC and other national outlets.*
  • Advised a Boston-based private equity firm in the acquisition of an insurance holdings company, which aggregated dozens of regional insurance brokerage firms.*
  • Advised a Boston-based private equity firm in a complex cross-fund transaction wherein a fund both achieved liquidity and invested again through a newer fund.*
  • Advised an international private equity fund headquartered in Boston in a series of growth equity transactions in various technology companies.*
  • Advised a Toronto-based private equity fund in the acquisition of a portfolio company that produces a popular consumer household product.*
  • Advised a Boston-based private equity firm in a series of recapitalizations and redemptions in the insurance brokerage and consulting space.*
  • Advised a multinational European manufacturer in a large asset acquisition involving contingent consideration. A multinational lighting company in a series of asset acquisitions.
  • Advised an international private equity firm headquartered in Boston in a series of high-nine-figure divestures of technology companies.*

*Matter completed at a prior firm.

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