Patrick D. Huard
Patrick Huard is the Global Co-Chair of the Private Equity Practice. Specializing in private equity M&A, he sits in the San Francisco office.
Patrick has significant experience representing private equity funds and their portfolio companies in a broad range of corporate matters, including public and private acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, venture and growth equity investments, and divestitures. Clients rely on him for both his sophisticated legal counseling as well as his sharp business acumen.
Patrick advises private equity sponsors in all aspects of their investment activity across a wide variety of industry sectors, including software and technology, business services, consumer and retail, professional and industrial services, and ESG/impact investing. Patrick is also a member of our global ESG + Sustainability steering committee.
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Accela in its sale to Berkshire Partners
Alpine Investors in multiple acquisitions, including in connection with AlpineX, Antelope, Apex Services Partners, Aspen Standard Wealth, Evergreen Services Group, Orion Services Group, Predictis Data, TEAM Services Group, Trilon Group, Vertex Service Partners, and Wilson Language Learning platforms.
Altamont Capital Partners and its portfolio companies Mervin Manufacturing, Service Minds, and Specialized Packaging Group in multiple acquisitions
Crescent Cove Advisors in its investment in Kingsley Gate Partners
DigiCert's management team in the sale of the company to Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. and TA Associates.
GI Partners and its portfolio company Doxim in multiple acquisitions.
Gryphon Investors in its acquisition of RegEd
Hg Capital and its portfolio company CINC Systems in its acquisition of ONR Applications.
Internet-Journals, Inc. (d/b/a Berkeley Electronic Press or bepress) in its sale to Elsevier
Main Post Partners in multiple transactions, including Chuze Fitness, Dr. Dennis Gross, Duke Cannon, Flynn Restaurant Group, The Happy Planner, Fortis Solutions Group, KUIU, Mishimoto, Nulo Pet Food and SUGARED + BRONZED