Chris Scheurer Partner

Experience

• Represented top 25 accounting firm Carr, Riggs & Ingram in its strategic investment from Centerbridge Partners, L.P. and Bessemer Venture Partners.
• Representation of Crowley Maritime Corporation, a major family-owned shipping and transportation company in multiple acquisitions and investment transactions.
• Representation of Vystar Credit Union, the largest credit union headquartered in Northeast Florida, in its acquisition of Heritage Southeast Bank, a state-chartered bank headquartered in Georgia (pending).
• Representation of Novant Health, a leading health system in North Carolina, in its $1.5 billion acquisition of New Hanover Regional Medical Center from New Hanover County.
• Representation of Carolina Foods, Inc., a wholesale sweet goods bakery, in connection with an investment from Falfurrias Capital Partners, a private equity firm.
• Representation of The Brink’s Company (NYSE: BCO), a global leader in total cash management, secure logistics and payment solutions, in its $213 million acquisition of Payment Alliance International, Inc., the largest privately-held provider of ATM services in the U.S.
• Representation of Compass Group USA, a leading food and support services company, in its acquisition of SpenDifference, a full-service group purchasing organization and restaurant supply chain management company.
• Representation of a leading food service and support services company in its $350 million acquisition of a majority of the stock of a food and dining management services company.
• Representation of a Fortune 500 Company in its sale to another public company for $2.4 billion.
• Represented private equity fund in the sale of the leading barre fitness concept business to another private equity firm.
• Representation of a leading foodservice and support services company in its acquisition by subsidiary merger of a major Northeastern contract food service company.
• Representation of a leading global manufacturer of windows, doors, and treated composite trim and panels in its acquisition of the assets of a manufacturer of folding and multislide door systems.
• Representation of a leading full-service sales and marketing agency in the consumer packaged goods industry of the assets of a leading experiential marketing agency.
• Representation of a leading global manufacturer of windows, doors, and treated composite trim and panels in its acquisition of the stock of a stile and rail wood door manufacturer.
• Representation of a global provider of innovative key and asset control solutions in its sale to a private equity firm.
• Representation of a leading orthotics and prosthetics manufacturer in its acquisition of a major manufacturer and distributor of orthotic and prosthetic fabrication supplies.
• Representation of a leading foodservice and support services company in its acquisition of a major independent contract management firm.
• Representation of a major international food service company in a divestiture of a division to a private equity firm.
• Representation of a Charlotte-based community bank in multiple acquisitions of financial institutions.
• Representation of a major international food service company in its acquisition of leading beverage services company.
• Representation of a major international food service company in its acquisition of leading healthcare laundry business from private equity firm.
• Representation of a major manufacturing conglomerate based in New Jersey in its acquisition of multiple fire safety companies.
• Representation of a major healthcare facilities management company in its acquisition by merger of another leading facilities management services company.
• Representation of a major international food service company in complex, multiparty sale and purchase of vending business assets.
• Representation of a Charlotte-based aerospace and defense company in acquisition of privately held airborne data systems company.
• Representation of a major financial institution in divestiture of retail corporate bond broker-dealer.
• Representation of a U.K.-based venture capital company in two investments in “green” technology companies.
• Representation of a major financial institution in connection with purchase of entities holding real property developments in a transaction valued at approximately $400 million.
• Representation of a Charlotte-based publicly held community bank in $1.1 billion sale to major financial institution.
• Representation of a publicly held Southeastern real estate development company in $75 million divestiture of home-building business.
• Representation of a major financial institution in negotiation and documentation of complex commercial relationship with another major financial institution.
• Representation of a Charlotte-based publicly held community bank in its sale of its employee benefits administration division.
• Representation of a Charlotte-based optical disc manufacturer in multiple mezzanine financings.
• Representation of a life sciences research consumables company in a series of four acquisitions building the company from $0 in revenue to $185 million in one year.
• Representation of a private building materials company in a $20 million sale of substantially all of its assets.
• Representation of a Charlotte-based publicly held community bank in its $100 million acquisition of another publicly held community bank via a cash and stock merger.
• Representation of a major financial institution in carve-out sale of $400 million sale of credit card processing business.
• Representation of a major financial institution in the purchase of the stock of a $50 million health care payment software company.
• Representation of a New York-based venture capital firm in its $3.5 million Series E investment in a data center services provider.
• Representation of a management team of a national life sciences research consumables company in its $100 million capitalization.
• Representation of a controlling shareholder of Charlotte-based optical disc manufacturer in leveraged recapitalization in a transaction valuing the recapitalized company at approximately $42 million.
• Representation of a major North American food service company in complex restructuring of a $50 million restaurant business.
• Representation of a major financial institution in its negotiation of a $200 million joint venture with another major financial institution.
• Representation of a major financial institution in its acquisition of a publicly held credit card processing company in a cash merger valued at $1.6 billion.
• Representation of a major North American food service company in $170 million tender offer for an airport food service company.
• Representation of a major financial institution in its purchase of the stock of a software company for approximately $35 million.