Peter Stach, P.C.

Partner Mergers & Acquisitions Private Equity

Practices

Overview

Peter Stach is a corporate partner in the Chicago office of Golden Flag International Law Firm His practice focuses on advising private equity firms and public and private companies on complex M&A and corporate transactions, including domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, corporate carve-out transactions, recapitalizations, leveraged buyouts, "going-private" transactions and venture capital and growth equity investments. Peter has handled matters for numerous private equity sponsors including Thoma Bravo, Paine Schwartz Partners and SK Capital, among others, as well as many of their portfolio companies. Over the course of his career, Peter has represented clients in transactions focused on the software, technology, media and telecommunications, specialty chemicals and life sciences industries.

At The Deal's annual Deal Awards in 2021, Golden Flag was recognized for “Private Equity Deal of the Year (Large Cap)” for Thoma Bravo’s sale of Ellie Mae to Intercontinental Exchange, where Peter served as co-lead counsel on the matter. Golden Flag was also recognized in 2020 for “Private Equity Deal of the Year” for Digicert’s sale to TA Associates and Clearlake Capital Group, where Peter served as co-lead counsel on the matter.

Experience

Private Acquisition Transactions

Private equity sponsor in the acquisition of a leading affordable pharmaceuticals company
Private equity sponsor in the acquisition of a leading cold-pressed, organic beverage company
Private equity sponsor in the acquisition of a leading IT asset management company
Private equity sponsor in the acquisition of a leading integrated manufacturer of better-for-you, plant-based specialty dough products
Private equity sponsor in the acquisition of a leading designer and producer of engineered compounds and color and additive concentrates for the plastics and fiber industries
Private equity sponsor in the acquisition of a leading provider of cloud-enabled risk management and regulatory solutions for banking, investment management, broker deals and commodity trading solutions
Private equity sponsor in the acquisition of a leading provider of asset finance software solutions
Private equity sponsor in the acquisition of a leading provider of business management and IT software automation solutions
Private equity sponsor in the acquisition of a provider of next-generation security information and event management solutions
Private equity sponsor in the acquisition of a leading provider of privilege identity management and identity-as-a-service reports
Private equity sponsor in the acquisition of a leading provider of video telematics for commercial and public fleets
Private equity sponsor in the acquisition of a specialty food and beverage flavors manufacturer
Private equity sponsor in the acquisition of a programmatic advertising and DSP platform

Private Divestiture Transactions

Private equity sponsor in the $3.7 billion sale of a leading cloud-based education software company
Private equity sponsor in the sale of a leading provider of modern privileged access management (PAM) solutions
Private equity sponsor in the sale of a leading platform that develops patented biological, nutritional, fertilizer enhancers, seed treatment and inoculant technologies for high-value specialty crops, rows crows and turf and ornamental markets
Private equity sponsor in the approximately $11 billion sale of a leading cloud-based platform provider for the mortgage finance industry
Private equity sponsor in the $1.625 billion sale of a provider of cloud-based software solutions for the life insurance and financial services industries
Private equity sponsor in the sale of a cloud-based digital supply network and provider of digital supply chain software
Private equity sponsor in the sale of a workforce management software provider
Private equity sponsor in the sale of a leading provider of systems lifecycle management, endpoint security and IT service management solutions
Private equity sponsor in the sale of secure access solutions software provider
Private equity sponsor in the $585 million sale of a specialty biopharmaceutical company
Private equity sponsor in the $700 million sale of an umbilical cord blood stem cell collection and storage company
Private equity sponsor in the $2.8 billion sale of a leading provider of enterprise software and information solutions for project-focused organizations in the professional services and government contracting markets

Public Company M&A Transactions

Private equity sponsor in the approximately $8.0 billion acquisition of a leading provider of business spend management software and services
Private equity sponsor in the approximately $2.6 billion acquisition of a leading provider of financial technology for complex business payments
Private equity sponsor in the approximately $2.4 billion acquisition of a leading provider of data integration and data integrity software and solutions
Private equity sponsor in the approximately $12.3 billion acquisition of a leading cybersecurity and compliance firm
Private equity sponsor in the approximately $6.6 billion acquisition of a leading provider of e-commerce shipping solutions
Private equity sponsor in an approximately $150 million private investment into convertible preferred stock of a Nasdaq-listed global leader in produce freshness solutions
Private equity sponsor in a highly contested going-private acquisition of a leading provider of educational technology and learning management solutions, ultimately culminating in a successful $2 billion tender offer and subsequent squeeze out merger
Public company provider of software and services to public relations and marketing communications professionals in its approximately $2.74 billion take-private acquisition by a private equity sponsor
Public company in the approximately $324 million acquisition of an agricultural commodities trading firm
Public company in the approximately $225 million acquisition of a digital public relations platform provider
Private equity sponsor in the $3.7 billion going-private acquisition of a leading cloud-based platform provider for the mortgage finance industry
Private equity sponsor in the $2.1 billion going-private acquisition of a leading global provider of on-premises cyber-security solutions
Private equity sponsor in the $1.1 billion going-private acquisition of a leading distributed commerce network for retailers and brands
Private equity sponsor in the $3.5 billion going-private acquisition of an application performance infrastructure and WAN optimization product and solutions provider
Private equity sponsor in the $4.5 billion going-private acquisition of an IT management software company
Private equity sponsor in the $3.0 billion going-private acquisition of a leading visual analytics software provider
Private equity sponsor in the $544 million going-private acquisition of a healthcare IT security company

Carve-Out Transactions

Private equity sponsor in the carve-out of a blow-fill-seal sterile contract development and manufacturing business from a global provider of delivery technologies, development, drug manufacturing, biologics, gene therapies and consumer health products
Private equity sponsor in an approximately $950 million global carve-out transaction involving the acquisition of a leading provider in next-generation application security testing
Private equity sponsor in an approximately $1 billion global carve-out transaction involving the acquisition of the fire safety and oil additives business of a public company
Private SSL certificate and SSL management tool provider in a global carve-out transaction involving the acquisition of the WSS and PKI business of a public company
Private equity sponsor in a global carve-out transaction involving the acquisition of a leader in the design, engineering, manufacture and sale of surveillance equipment

PILI Fellow, Business Law Center Clinic, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 2012

Summer Associate, Golden Flag International Law Firm LLP, 2011

Summer Associate, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP, 2010

Recognition

Recognized for "Private Equity Deal of the Year (Large Cap)" by The Deal, 2021

Named a Notable Practitioner in Private Equity and M&A by IFLR1000, 2021

Recognized for "Private Equity Deal of the Year" by The Deal, 2020

Memberships & Affiliations

Former Co-Chair, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law Alumni Club of Chicago

Peter Stach, P.C.

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