Profile
Benjamin J. Einbinder is a Shareholder in the firm’s Corporate Practice. Ben focuses his practice on corporate transactional work, including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, investments, financings, joint ventures and general corporate matters. He has been involved in representing public and private companies, investment funds and founders in the purchase and sale of businesses in a number of industries and with varying transaction sizes.
Capabilities
Experience
- Represented Berber Food Manufacturing Inc., a manufacturer of tortillas, chips and salsas, in connection with its sale to a portfolio company of a large family office.
- Represented Cache Creek Foods, a manufacturer of premium tree nut butters, seasoned nuts, and powders used as ingredients in nut-based food products, in connection with its sale to Severn Peanut Co.
- Represented Duraco Specialty Tapes, a portfolio company of OpenGate Capital, in connection with several add-on acquisitions.
- Represented Neos Partners in connection with its acquisition of RMS Energy, a leading provider of testing and maintenance services for high-voltage electrical equipment serving the power generation, utility, and industrial end markets.
- Represented FAT Brands Inc. (NASDAQ: FAT) in connection with its acquisition of Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill restaurant chain from an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Inc.
- Represented FAT Brands Inc. (NASDAQ: FAT) in connection with its acquisition of Twin Peaks from Garnett Station Partners.
- Represented Superior Grocers in connection with its acquisition of Numero Uno, an independent chain of 22 Hispanic retail grocery stores in Southern California.
- Represented Stone Brewing in connection with its sale to Sapporo.
- Represented Associated Foreign Exchange, Inc., an international cross-border payments provider, in connection with its sale to a subsidiary of Fleetcor Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: FLT).
- Represented iDC Logistics, an independent provider of warehousing and logistics services, in connection with its sale to a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital.
- Represented J.B. Wholesale Roofing and Building Supplies, Inc., a distributor of residential and commercial roofing and other related products, in connection with its sale to SRS Distribution Inc.
- Represented Perfect Snacks in connection with its sale to Mondelez International.
- Represented VLS Recovery Services, LLC, a portfolio company of Aurora Capital Partners, in connection with its acquisition of Environmental Recovery Corporation from Rock Island Capital.
- Represented Oaktree Capital’s Power Opportunities group in connection with its acquisition and divestiture of Renewal Energy Infrastructure Group, a provider of operations and maintenance services for wind and solar assets.
- Represented Oaktree Capital’s Power Opportunities group in connection with its acquisition and divestiture of Power Factors, a provider of asset performance management software.
Recognition & Leadership
- Member, firm named as one of America’s Best Corporate Law Firms as selected by general counsels of public companies, in the 13th annual legal industry study, Corporate Board Member magazine and FTI Consulting Inc., 2013
Credentials
Education
- J.D., Pepperdine University School of Law
- B.A., Economics, Haverford College
Admissions
- California