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TonyKuhel

Partnermoc.eniHnospmohT@lehuK.ynoT
Cleveland

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TonyKuhel

Partner

Focus Areas

  • Represented STERIS Corporation in connection with the acquisition of the surgical instrumentation, laparoscopic instrumentation, and sterilization container business from Becton, Dickinson and Company for $540 million.
  • Represented The Home Depot, Inc. in connection with the acquisition of Home Express Delivery Service, LLC d/b/a Temco Logistics, a leading provider of appliance delivery and installation services.
  • Counsel to The Davey Tree Expert Company on a multitude of transactions, including the acquisition of Restoration Systems, LLC and Mickman Brothers, Inc.
  • Represented Rockwell Automation, Inc. in connection with the acquisition of Fiix Inc., a privately held, AI-enabled computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) company located in Toronto.
  • Advised Updox, LLC, an industry-leading healthcare communication platform for in-person and virtual care, in connection with its sale to EverCommerce.
  • Represented Meritor, Inc. in connection with the acquisition of Axletech from The Carlyle Group for $175 million
  • Represented The Home Depot, Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Compact Power Equipment, Inc. for $265 million
  • Represented High Road Capital Partners and The Crown Group Co. with respect to the sale of Crown Group to PPG Industries, Inc.
  • Represented STERIS Corporation in the sale of its hand hygiene and surface cleaning products business to S.C. Johnson and DEB USA
  • Represented IMCD N.V., a global leader in the sale, marketing and distribution of specialty chemicals, in the acquisition of The M.F. Cachat Company, a leading specialty chemicals distributor in the US with a focus on coatings, construction, plastics, advanced materials and food with revenue of approximately $300 million
  • Represented STERIS Corporation in the $175 million acquisition of General Econopak, Inc., a manufacturer of sterility maintenance, barrier protection, and sterile cleanroom product solutions for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and veterinary customers
  • Advised Daisy Manufacturing Company, a leading manufacturer and marketer of airguns and accessories, to Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., a New York-based private equity firm
  • Represented STERIS Corporation in the acquisition of Black Diamond Video, Inc., a California-based developer and provider of operating room integration systems, for $51 million
  • Advised High Road Capital Partners in the acquisition of Ariad Custom Publishing, Inc., a leading provider of content, strategy and digital marketing services in Canada
  • Represented STERIS in the $175 million acquisition of Integrated Medical Systems International, Inc., a leading provider of medical instrument repair services
  • Advised High Road Capital Partners in the acquisition of Accurate Component Sales, Inc., All Tool Sales, Inc. and Great Lakes Fasteners Corporation, all leading value-added distributor of industrial fasteners, hardware and components to manufacturers in the upper Midwest
  • Represented STERIS in the acquisition of Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corp. and Total Repair Express, LLC, both leading providers of medical instrument repair services, for an aggregate purchase price of $110 million
  • Represented PharMerica Corporation in the acquisition of Amerita, Inc., a leading provider of specialty home infusion services, for $85 million
  • Represented private equity fund in the acquisition of a Wisconsin-based precision gear manufacturer for $50 million and subsequent sale of the business to Regal Beloit Corporation for $80 million
  • Represented National Interstate Corporation in the $128 million acquisition of Vanliner Insurance Company, an insurance company providing solutions for the moving and storage industry
  • Advised a publicly traded institutional pharmacy services provider in the acquisition of several regional institutional pharmacy services providers for between $10 million and $50 million
  • Represented privately held provider of IT and technology consulting services for the financial services industry in sale to Virtusa Corporation for approximately $30 million
  • Represented private equity fund in the $45 million acquisition of a Connecticut-based manufacturer of pressure sensitive labels
  • Advised private equity fund in the sale of a Massachusetts-based provider of health care regulation and compliance information, education and consulting products for $90 million through a competitive auction
  • Represented national real estate development company in restructuring of a multi-billion dollar portfolio of operating and development properties using a “down-REIT” structure
  • “Maturing Market for R&W Insurance: Transaction and Claims Experience,” Association of Corporate Counsel, October 3, 2019
  • “Leveraging Your Resources: Effective Legal Project Management,” Association of Corporate Counsel, January 26, 2017
  • “Acquisitions: Best Practices and Pitfalls,” Smart Business ASPIRE Conference, 2016
  • “Business Contracts A to Z: Negotiation Strategies,” National Business Institute, 2011 and 2013
  • “Fully Utilizing Tax Advantages of Limited Liability Companies,” National Business Institute, 2010
  • “Best Practices for Managing Risk in Due Diligence,” Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors® Summer Conference, 2009
  • “Corporate Law Nuts and Bolts: Choice of Legal Entity,” Cleveland Bar Association Practice and Procedure Clinic, 2006
  • Selected for inclusion in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/M&A, Ohio, 2024
  • Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024, 2025 for Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Selected for inclusion in IFLR 1000, 2019 to 2024
  • Recommended in The Legal 500 in M&A: Middle-Market (Sub-$500M), 2024; listed since 2015
  • Selected to the Ohio Rising Stars list, 2009, 2014 and 2015

Community Activities

  • A.M. McGregor Group, Board of Directors, 2013 to present
  • Hitchcock Center for Women, Inc., member, Board of Trustees, 2009 to 2015; member, Executive Committee and Finance Committee, 2009 to 2015

Education

  • Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D., 2000,
    magna cum laude
    ,

    Case Western Reserve University Law Review, 1998 to 2000

  • George Washington University, B.A., 1997,

    Economics

Bar Admissions

  • Ohio
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