Sherman A. Cohen

Represented the U.S. subsidiary of a UK-based payments processing consulting company in a sale transaction of the parent company (2021)

Represented one of the country’s largest Auntie Anne’s and Cinnabon franchisees in the sale to a strategic buyer (2021)

Represented a litigation funding company in a series of securitizations and other structured finance transactions (2019-2021)

Represented RaceTrac in a series of transactional and corporate governance matters (2019-2021)

Represented the founders and management team in the sale of a home flooring company to a large private equity firm (2020)

Represented a German-based manufacturer of specialty paper in the acquisition of a Southeastern-based specialty paper company (2020)

Represented a manufacturer and distributor of hospital equipment to a strategic buyer (2020)

Represented a metro Atlanta-based metal recycling business in the sale to a strategic buyer (2019)

Represented an Atlanta-based Arby’s franchisee in a sale to a public franchise restaurant company (2019)

Represented a joint venture of nonprofit Blue Cross/Blue Shield companies, in the sale of two informatics and data analytics subsidiaries, to a later-stage healthcare information technology company and to another Blue Cross affiliate.

Represented a leading provider of end-to-end solutions for healthcare data acquisition, auditing and analytics, in a recapitalization transaction with Elm Park Capital Management.

Assisted in the representation of specialty finance company, Peachtree Settlement Funding, in the merger of its affiliate with an affiliate of JG Wentworth to create the largest purchaser of structured settlement payment streams in the industry.

Represented DRB Capital, LLC, a leading specialty finance company, in multiple securitization transactions collateralized by structured settlement receivables, annuities and pre-settlement receivables.

Represented large restaurant franchisee in simultaneous closing of equity financing, debt refinancing and two acquisitions that doubled the size of the company.