Matthew Cohn represents private equity funds and other clients in complex mergers and acquisitions and other financing transactions across the full life cycle of an investment.

Mr. Cohn draws on his extensive experience to advise large- and middle-market private equity funds, growth funds, and public and private companies spanning a broad range of industries on:

  • Leveraged buyouts
  • Complex M&A and joint ventures
  • Growth equity investments
  • Structured equity and debt financings
  • Sponsor-backed capital markets transactions
  • Corporate restructurings and workouts
  • Cross-border transactions

Before joining Latham, he was a partner at another global law firm.

Mr. Cohn’s experience includes advising:

M&A and Joint Ventures

  • Adviser Investments on acquiring Ropes Wealth Advisors*
  • Genstar Capital on:
    • Acquiring 2020 Technologies, and on 2020 Technologies’ subsequent merger-of-equals with Compusoft*
    • Acquiring a majority stake in Vector Solutions, and on multiple acquisitions for Vector Solutions*
    • Acquiring and recapitalizing Daxko*
    • Acquiring MASA Global*
  • Summit Partners on:
    • Selling Harvey Performance Company to Berkshire Partners*
    • Selling Teaching Strategies to KKR*
    • Acquiring a majority stake in Adviser Investments*
    • Selling Trident University to Career Education Corp.*
    • Acquiring Harvey Performance Company from Riverside Company*
    • Acquiring and recapitalizing Princess Polly*
    • Acquiring Metro Tech Services from Reedy Industries, and Metro Tech on various add-on acquisitions*
    • Selling Perforce Software to Clearlake Capital*
    • Acquiring Teaching Strategies from L Squared Capital Partners*
  • ABRY Partners on:
    • Acquiring Inoapps*
    • Acquiring Options Technology*
    • Acquisition Anju Software from Providence Strategic Growth Partners*
    • Selling HealthSCOPE Benefits to United Health Group*
  • United Road Services, a Carlyle Equity Opportunity Fund portfolio company, on acquiring Fleet Car Services and other add-on acquisitions*
  • Carlyle Equity Opportunity Fund on acquiring United Road Services and VTV Transmission from Charlesbank Capital Partners*

Growth Equity Investments

  • Providence Equity Partners on its:
    • Strategic investment in Wasserman*
    • Investment in TopGolf, including its acquisition by Callaway Golf*
  • Genstar Capital on its strategic investment in Inside Real Estate*
  • Summit Partners on its:
    • Sale of Harvey Performance Company to Berkshire Partners*
    • Investment in AKA Brands and on AKA Brands’ initial public offering*
    • US$290 million growth investment in Shipmonk*
    • Lead investor position in a growth equity round in ShipMonk*
    • Growth equity investment in Brooklinen*
    • Investment in Vivint Solar, including in its pending acquisition by Sunrun*
  • ABRY Partners on its:
    • Investment in OneCare Media*
    • Investment in Freestar Technology Solutions*
    • Minority investment in Kingland Systems*
    • Strategic investment in Beacon Point Wealth Advisors*
    • Investment in United Real Estate Holdings*
    • Strategic investment in and recapitalization of Aduro, a provider of human performance software solutions to employers and health systems*
    • Strategic investment in and recapitalization of Sermo, a global social platform for physicians and healthcare professional survey company*
    • Investment in and recapitalization of Adswerve, a technology solutions provider for online advertisers and marketers*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • Massachusetts
  • New York

Education

  • JD, Villanova University School of Law, 2008
  • BA, Syracuse University, 2005