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A Business Focused Law Firm With a Global Reach | Vedder

Vedder is a recognized leader in middle-market M&amp;A transactions. With broad merger and acquisition experience and credentials, we can help you navigate the complexity—from due diligence to value delivered. You can expect world-class legal skills in structuring and execution, a practical approach to transactions and an intense dedication to client service.

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Broad client and industry transaction credentials. Our clients include private equity funds, hedge funds, privately held companies, family-controlled companies, public companies and start-ups with access to $1 billion or more of capital. And they cross many industries, including sectors such as transportation, government contracting, gaming, aerospace and defense, financial institutions, investment services, and distressed companies.

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Experience across the spectrum of mergers and acquisitions, including:

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Coordinated transaction guidance. Mergers and acquisitions typically touch many areas, such as <a href="/capabilities/intellectual-property-client-services/">intellectual property</a>, <a href="/capabilities/executive-compensation-and-employee-benefits-client-services/">executive compensation and employee benefits</a>, <a href="/capabilities/tax-client-services/">taxation</a>, <a href="/capabilities/antitrust-and-trade-regulation-client-services/">antitrust matters</a>, <a href="/capabilities/real-estate-client-services/">real estate</a>,&nbsp;<a href="/capabilities/environmental-client-services/">environmental</a> concerns,&nbsp;<a href="/capabilities/bankruptcy-financial-restructuring/">bankruptcy</a>&nbsp;and <a href="/capabilities/estate-planning-client-services/">estate planning</a>. We coordinate guidance and resources from across our various legal practice areas to address your specific needs.

Private Equity & Venture Capital

Twelve Vedder Price Practice Areas and 46 Attorneys Distinguished in The Legal 500 United States in 2023

Vedder Price Recognized in Chambers USA in 2024

Vedder Price Shareholder Gregory Ge Named Recipient of 15th Annual Emerging Leaders Awards

Vedder Price Shareholder Benjamin Williams Selected for Savoy Magazine’s 2024 Most Influential Lawyers List

Vedder Price Expands Real Estate and Corporate Practices with Addition of Attorney Robert Salame

Vedder Price Practice Areas and Attorneys Recognized in The Legal 500 United States in 2025

Michael Nemeroff and Joe Kye Named to Crain’s Chicago Business’ Notable M&A Dealmakers List

Remember Basic Import Rules when Calculating Tariffs

Vedder Price Expands Miami Office with Addition of Shareholder Jordan Chisolm

Vedder Price Represents Elevated Facility Services Group in $570 Million Sale to APi Group Corporation

Vedder Price Represents Oil-Dri in $46 Million Acquisition of Ultra Pet

Vedder Price Represents Raptor Scientific, an L Squared Capital Partners portfolio company, in $655 Million Sale to TransDigm

Vedder Price Represents Deerfield Agency in Its Acquisition of Embedded

Vedder Price Represents Glanbia in Its Acquisition of Flavor Producers

Vedder Price Represents L Squared Capital Partners in Strategic Growth Investment in TeachTown

Vedder Price Represents The Edgewater Funds in Its Investment in Silver State Refrigeration & HVAC

Vedder Price Advises Crane 1, an L Squared Capital Partners Portfolio Company, in Acquisition of Standard Crane & Hoist LLC

Vedder Price Advises Foundant Technologies, an L Squared Capital Partners Portfolio Company, in Strategic Merger with SmartSimple Software

Vedder Price Advises The Edgewater Funds in Its Investment in Nationwide Coils, Inc.

Vedder Price Advises Balmoral Funds in its Acquisition of DWFritz Automation, LLC

Vedder Price Advises Castle Harlan in its Investment in Alumni Educational Solutions

Vedder Price Represents Balmoral Funds in its Acquisition of Xirgo Technologies Former Sensata Insights Business Unit

Vedder Price Represents Deflecto in $103.7 Million Sale to Acacia Research Corporation

Vedder Price Represents Industrial Service Solutions and Wynnchurch Capital in Sale of Its Inspection Services Segment to Element Materials Technology

Vedder Price Represents Balmoral Funds in Acquisition of R.H. Sheppard Co. Inc.

Vedder Price Represents CAPTRUST in its Investment in Boston Financial Management

Vedder Price Represents CGI in Equity Purchase Agreement to Merge Operations with Daugherty

Vedder Price Represents GA Telesis in $51 Million Purchase of AAR Landing Gear Overhaul Business

Vedder Price Represents Jet Parts Engineering, a Portfolio Company of Vance Street Capital, in its Purchase of Percival Aviation

The Mouse That Roared: A Look Back at TCW v. Evergreen

Vedder Price Represents Innovize and Excel Scientific in the Acquisition of Zenith Adhesive Components

Vedder Price Advises Clairvest in its Investment in Beneficial Reuse Management

Vedder Price Represents Netrio, a Portfolio Company of L Squared Capital Partners, in its Acquisition of Agio

Vedder Price Represents Wynnchurch Capital in Sale of Northstar Aerospace to GE Aerospace

Vedder Price Advises Valor Equity Partners in Co-Lead Investment in Crusoe’s $1.375 Billion Series E

Vedder Price Represents GSI Group in Acquisition of GenesisBPS

2026 Wage Updates for New York State

AB 288: California Attempts to Step In as Federal Labor Enforcement Stalls

Colorado Supreme Court Shortens the Statute of Limitations for Colorado Minimum Wage Act Claims  

New Jersey Prohibits Employers from Holding Mandatory Meetings on Labor Organizing

Treasury Department Issues List of Jobs Qualifying for New Tip Income Deduction Under “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act

Health Plan Tobacco Surcharge Litigation

Sixth Circuit Splits with EEOC and Other Circuits as to Employer Liability for Harassment by Non-Employees Under Title VII

Alternative Investments and 401(k) Plans

Seventh Circuit Departs from Traditional Two-Step Collective Certification Framework in FLSA and ADEA Cases

UK Employment Rights Bill Update: the Implementation Roadmap

Acting NLRB General Counsel Pulls Back Memoranda

You Can’t Miss a Shot If You Don’t Show Up to the Game: Union Pulls Petition to Unionize Dartmouth Basketball Team

Approaching Deadline to Post Last Year’s Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses

DOL Returns to Prior Dual Jobs Regulation for Tipped Employees

DOL Reaffirms That Managers And Supervisors May Not Participate In Tip Pools

Illinois Enacts New Pay Stub Requirements for Employers

Illinois’s Freelance Worker Protection Act Took Effect July 1, 2024

EEOC Updates Anti-Harassment Guidance for First Time in 25 Years

Key Changes Impacting UK Employment Law From April 2024

The Deal That Ended the SAG-AFTRA Strike

Ringing in the New California Laws

New York City Bans Employers from Creating Height and Weight Requirements

New Law in New York State Impacts Settlement Agreements

UK Supreme Court Ruling:  A Look at the Changes to a Series of Unlawful Deductions

Major Changes Proposed to Non-Competes in the UK

New Law Requires Greater Chicago Metropolitan Area Employers to Provide Pre-Tax Transit Benefits

New York State and City Labor and Employment Updates

California Increases Requirements for Paid Sick Leave

California Approves Minimum Wage Increase for Health Care Employees

California Fast Food Workers Look Forward to Pay Increases

A Rise in DSARs: Why Can Data Subject Access Requests Be Such a Burden?

NLRB Continues to Rewrite the Rules to Limit Employers’ Authority

Just Dropped: IRS Provides Relief on Roth Contributions for HCEs

Unionization Upon Demand:NLRB Announces Most Significant Change to Labor Law in 50 Years

New UK Employer Duty to Prevent Sexual Harassment to Be Watered Down

DOL Returns to Prior Davis-Bacon Act Wage Definition for Construction Industry

EEOC Proposes Regulations for Implementation of Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

NLRB to Start Scrutinizing Employer Policies More Closely

CCPA Relief at Risk:  California Attorney General Announces New Investigative Sweep

New York City Law Tackles AI Bias in Employment

The California Supreme Court Sets Viking River Cruise Decision Adrift

A Welcome Delay in CCPA Regulations Enforcement

Illinois Governor Expected to Sign Pay Transparency Bill into Law

AI “Hallucinations” Can Inflict Real-World Pain

Minnesota Enacts Ban on Non-Competition Agreements

NLRB Refashions Independent Contractor Test

Calculating FMLA Leave:  What Happens on Holidays?

Employers Face Minimum Wage Increases in Certain Cities and Local Areas

Canada’s Wildfires Are a Good Reminder of an Employer’s Duty to Provide a Workplace Free of Known Safety and Health Hazards

Colorado Bill Amends Equal Pay for Equal Work Act

Third Circuit Signals Shift in Requirements for Release of FLSA Claims In Class Action Settlements

Nevada Supreme Court Holds That State Wage and Hour Laws Do Not Incorporate the Federal Portal-to-Portal Act

New York City’s Earned Safe and Sick TimeAct Is Amended to Include Paid Prenatal Leave

Preserving Workplace Culture Amidst the Threat of AI Deepfakes: Employer Considerations in the Wake of the Federal TAKE IT DOWN Act

Ninth Circuit Weighs In On Circuit Split Involving FLSA Collective Action Jurisdictional Requirements

U.S. Department of Labor Announces Relaunch & Expansion of Its Opinion Letter Program

New York State 2025 Budget Includes Limitation on Damages in Frequency-of-Pay Cases

U.S. Department of Labor Issues New FLSA Independent Contractor Guidance

Cunningham v. Cornell University

Sixth Circuit Clarifies Requirements for a Salaried Employee to Be “Paid on a Weekly Basis” Under the FLSA.

The Second Circuit Holds That Reasonable Accommodations Under the ADA May Be Required Even When Not Necessary to the Performance of the Job

The New Jersey Supreme Court Finds that Commissions Are Wages Under the New Jersey Wage Payment Law

Federal District Court Says Class and Collective Action Waiver Survives Unenforceable Arbitration Agreement

Mergers & Acquisitions

Insights & Events

Vedder Advises Aircraft Systems in Its Sale to Sunvair

UK Employment Rights Act 2025: Changes to Flexible Working Requests and Tips for Employers

Jordan Chisolm Selected as M&A Advisor 2026 Emerging Leader

Vedder Represents BTX Precision, a Portfolio Company of L Squared Capital Partners, in its Acquisition of Maitland Engineering

Vedder Represents Cognesense, a Portfolio Company of L Squared Capital Partners, in its Acquisition of Pioneer Safety Group Brands

Vedder Represents The Edgewater Funds in its Investment in AFT Industries, Inc.

Vedder Represents TeachTown, a Portfolio Company of L Squared Capital Partners, in its Sale to Everway

Vedder Represents L Squared Capital Partners in its Acquisition of Functional Devices

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