Brad Guest

Brad’s representative matters include advising:

• The Carlyle Group and its portfolio company Sedgwick in a US$1 billion strategic equity investment from Altas Partners and new investments by The Carlyle Group and Stone Point Capital
• StandardAero, Inc. in its US$1.44 billion IPO
• Riverstone in its sale of Trailstone, a global energy and technology company, to Engelhart Commodities Trading Partners
• Capitol Meridian Partners and its portfolio company Clarity Innovations in Clarity’s combination with Chameleon Consulting Group
• A consortium of Capitol Meridian Partners, Declaration Partners (backed by the family office of David M. Rubenstein) and 22C Capital in acquiring LMI, a provider of technology-enabled management consulting, logistics and digital and analytics solutions to the U.S. government
• The Sterling Group and its portfolio company West Star Aviation in West Star’s acquisition of Jet East, a provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul services, from Gama Aviation
• The Carlyle Group in its investment in Litmus Music, a platform formed to acquire and manage music assets, including both music publishing and recorded music, across genres, geographies and vintages
• Godspeed Capital Partners and their affiliates in various acquisitions and the sale of MOREgroup, a family of architecture, design, and engineering brands, to Wind Point Partners
• SK Capital in its acquisition of Valtris Specialty Chemicals
• Platinum Equity in its acquisition of Augusta Sportswear Brands
• The Carlyle Group and its portfolio company Novolex in the sale of a majority stake in Novolex to Apollo Global Management
• StandardAero, a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group, in its acquisition of Aero Turbine Inc. and other acquisitions
• SK Capital and its portfolio company Archroma in the carveout acquisition of the Textile Effects business of Huntsman, comprising assets and entities in 30 countries 
• Nordic Capital in its investment in Equashield, an Israeli-based, leading global provider of closed system transfer devices
• The Carlyle Group in its acquisition of StandardAero, a leading global provider of repair and maintenance services to the aerospace and defense industries, from Veritas Capital
• The Carlyle Group in its US$140 million investment in The NORDAM Group, a leading independent aerospace manufacturing and repair company
• SK Capital Partners and its portfolio company Addivant in the acquisition of SI Group, a leading global developer and manufacturer of performance additives and intermediates
• The Carlyle Group and its portfolio company Vogue International in the sale of Vogue to Johnson & Johnson for US$3.3 billion
• Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC in its recapitalization by majority shareholders The Carlyle Group and Hellman & Friedman and its expansion of ownership to include GIC and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
• The Carlyle Group in its acquisition of Novolex, a manufacturer and recycler of plastic and paper packaging products, from Wind Point Partners and TPG Growth
• Platinum Equity in its divestiture of the European and Asian operations of Mactac, a global pressure-sensitive materials business, to Avery Dennison for €200 million