Andrea M. Patton, Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group Leader

Representative Work

Recent Mergers & Acquisitions

• Core deal team in representation of Better Brands, Inc. in its sale to Southern Crown Partners (December 2022)
• Core deal team in representation of TAGG Logistics in its sale to Hub Group (August 2022)
• Core deal team in representation of Service Distributing, Inc. in its sale of its wholesale wine distribution business to Johnson Brothers (May 2022)
• Core deal team in representation of Totall Metal Recycling, Inc. in its sale of its metal scrap recycling business to Wieland (April 2022)
• Core deal team in representation of Belden Inc. in its acquisition of Communication Associates, Inc. (April 2022)
• Core deal team in representation of Major Brands, Inc. in its sale of its wholesale beverage distribution business to Breakthru Beverage Group (March 2022)
• Core deal team in representation of Belden Inc. in its divestiture of its Tripwire cybersecurity business to HelpSystems (February 2022)
• Core deal team in representation of White Mountain Beverage in its sale of its Alaska beverage distribution operations to Republic National Distributing Company (December 2021)
• Core deal team in representation of Anheuser-Busch, LLC in its acquisition of Crown Distributing LLC’s Washington beverage distribution operations (December 2021)
• Lead attorney in representation of Vertex Distribution in its sale to Brighton Best International (October 2021)
• Core deal team in representation of Core & Main LP in its acquisition of L & M Bag & Supply Co., Inc. and certain of its affiliates (August 2021)
• Core deal team in representation of Core & Main LP in its acquisition of Pacific Pipe Company, Inc. (August 2021)
• Core deal team in representation of Omni Cable Company in its acquisition (going private) of Houston Wire and Cable Company (June 2021)
• Core deal team in representation of Post Holdings, Inc. in its acquisition of TreeHouse Foods’ ready-to-eat cereal business (June 2021)
• Lead attorney in client’s acquisition of trucking company (May 2021)
• Core deal team in representation of Dot Foods in its acquisition of ShopHero, Inc. (March 2021)
• Core deal team in representation of Dot Foods in its acquisition of Mealku (February 2021)
• Core deal team in representation of Michael Foods Southwest Co. in its acquisition of Almark Foods (February 2021)
• Lead attorney in client’s acquisition of auto repair company (January 2021)
• Core deal team in representation of Blue Chip Pest Control in its sale to Rentokil North America (December 2020)
• Core deal team in representation of Anheuser-Busch, LLC in its acquisition of Ace Beverage LLC’s Los Angeles beverage distribution operations (December 2020)
• Core deal team in representation of national courier company in connection with equity sale (December 2020)
• Core deal team in representation of Sage Capital in its acquisition of Mohawk Resources (November 2020)
• Lead attorney in representation of orthodontist in acquisition of orthodontic practice (September 2020)
• Core deal team in representation of Core & Main LP in its acquisition of Water Works Supply Co. (August 2020)
• Core deal team in representation of Michael Foods of Delaware, Inc. in its acquisition of Henningsen Foods (July 2020)
• Core deal team in representation of Core & Main LP in its acquisition of R&B Co. (March 2020)
• Core deal team in representation of Western Beverage LLC in its acquisition of Double Eagle Distributing (December 2019)
• Core deal team in representation of PPC Broadband Inc. in its acquisition of Special Product Company, a U.S.-based manufacturer of integrated fiber enclosures (December 2019)
• Core deal team in representation of HBM Holdings Company in its acquisition of HarperLove (December 2019)
• Core deal team in representation of Golden Boy Nut Corporation in its acquisition of certain peanut butter distribution assets from ConAgra Grocery Products Company (November 2019)
• Core deal team in representation of Core & Main LP in its acquisition of Erosion Resources & Supply Inc. and J&J Municipal Supply, Inc. (October 2019)
• Core deal team in representation of Williams Distributing in its sale to Quality Beverage (October 2019)
• Core deal team in representation of Federal Steel Supply in its sale to V&A Associates (August 2019)
• Core deal team in representation of ZX Ventures Holding Corp. in its sale of Northern Brewer, LLC to Blackstreet Capital Holdings, LLC (July 2019)
• Core deal team in representation of Core & Main LP in its acquisition of Long Island Pipe, Inc. (July 2019)
• Core deal team in representation of Hermann Companies in its sale of Anchor Packaging to The Jordan Company (July 2019)
• Core deal team in representation of Reliance Bancshares in its sale to Simmons First National Corporation (April 2019)
• Core deal team in representation of PPC Broadband Inc. and Belden Inc. in their acquisition of Opterna International Holdings, provider of fiber-optic products and systems (April 2019)
• Core deal team in representation of PPC Broadband Inc. in its acquisition of the FutureLink® family of fiber products from Suttle, Inc. (April 2019)
• Core deal team in representation of Donaghy Sales, LLC in its acquisition of Delta Sierra Beverage, LLC (April 2019)
• Core deal team in representation of Core & Main LP in its acquisition of Maskell Pipe & Supply (February 2019)
• Lead attorney in representation of client in its purchase of tire company (January 2019)
• Core deal team in representation of BBB Industries, LLC in its acquisition of the Remy North American Rotating Electric business (January 2019)

General Corporate

• Regularly represent national customer relationship management software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider, negotiating vendor and customer agreements and compliance policies and providing general corporate counsel
• Regularly represent national towing services and vehicle transportation company, negotiating vendor, contractor and customer agreements and providing general corporate counsel
• Regularly represent a photography tutorial company, preparing its template contracts, negotiating contracts with contractors, and providing general corporate counsel
• Regularly represent national medical software company, preparing and updating the company’s template contracts and negotiating customer agreements

Nonprofit

• Represented a local non-profit company in its purchase of multiple buildings on one St. Louis city block
• Regularly represent national nonprofit company providing services to the elderly, negotiating contracts and providing general corporate counsel
• Incorporated a St. Louis-based refugee advocacy nonprofit corporation and applied for non-profit status with the IRS on a pro bono basis