Kevin J. Connolly

Senior Associate

Kevin Connolly represents private equity funds and their portfolio companies, as well as emerging companies, in mergers and acquisitions, buyout transactions, equity investments, venture capital financings, and other complex transactions. Kevin also assists companies with general corporate governance matters.

Representative Engagements

  • BV Investment Partners in the sale of RafterOne to Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
  • PixelMEDIA, a portfolio company of BV Investment Partners, in its acquisition of GearsCRM, Inc. and GearsDesign, LLC.
  • Absorb Software, a portfolio company of Silversmith Capital Partners, in its sale to Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe.
  • M/C Partners in its investment in Edafio Technology Partners.
  • Joint venture between Gordon Brothers and Nations Capital Inc. in the purchase of substantially all assets of H2 Brands Group.
  • Balance Health, in connection with its acquisition of Weil Foot & Ankle.
  • Candescent Partners in its acquisition of Imagine Technology Group LLC.

Education & Credentials

Boston College Law School
JD, 2020
Northeastern University
BS, 2016, magna cum laude

Admissions

Massachusetts

Kevin's Insights

Announcements 03.21.2024

Finance and Restructuring Team Receives Two M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards

Choate's Finance & Restructuring team has been recognized in The M&A Advisor’s 18th Annual Turnaround Awards for the "Consumer Discretionary Deal of the Year (Under $100MM)" and the "Restructuring of the Year ($500MM to $1B)."

Announcements 01.26.2024

Thirdera, a Sunstone Partners Portfolio Company, Acquired by Cognizant

Choate represented Sunstone Partners and its portfolio company, Thirdera, in the sale of Thirdera to Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH).

Announcements 11.02.2023

Hallmark Health Care Solutions Receives Significant Investment from Summit Partners 

Choate represented Enhanced Healthcare Partners and its portfolio company Hallmark Health Care Solutions in connection with a significant investment by Summit Partners.

Announcements 09.29.2023

Tomorrow and Half Helix Merger Backed by BV Investment Partners

Choate represented BV Investment Partners (BV) as they served as the financial sponsor for the new merger announced by leading Shopify Plus platform service partners, Tomorrow and Half Helix, creating the largest independent pure play Shopify service partner in the world.

Announcements 10.04.2022

BV Investment Partners Announces Sale of RafterOne

Choate represented BV Investment Partners on the sale of RafterOne, a leading global provider of multi-cloud commerce solutions on the Salesforce Platform, to Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (NYSE: IPG).

Announcements 01.06.2022

M/C Partners Invests in Edafio Technology Partners

Choate represented M/C Partners in its investment in Edafio Technology Partners, the largest IT managed services provider (MSP) in Arkansas.

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