Profile
Brian Arnfelt advises private equity firms, private and public companies, management teams, investors, founders and family offices on complex business transactions. He focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, carve-out transactions, recapitalizations, strategic investments, governance, executive compensation, incentive equity arrangements, and other general corporate matters across a wide range of industries.
Brian previously worked as an investment banker focused on M&A, giving him a practical understanding of deal dynamics and valuation that enables him to align legal strategy with his clients’ business objectives.
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주요 경력
- Represented AE Industrial Partners in its acquisition of G.S. Precision, Inc.°
- Represented Ankura Consulting Group, LLC (a Madison Dearborn Partners portfolio company) in its acquisition of the Disputes, Forensics and Legal Technology (DFLT) segment, and Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) practice of Navigant Consulting, Inc.°
- Represented Arlon Group and The Coastal Companies in its acquisition of Gilbert Foods, LLC (d/b/a Hearn Kirkwood).°
- Represented Arlon Group and The Coastal Companies in its acquisition of Lancaster Foods, LLC.°
- Represented Arsenal Capital Partners in the sale of Polymer Solutions Group’s polymer additives division to The Jordan Company.°
- Represented Bain Capital Private Equity in its $1.5 billion PIPE investment in II-VI Incorporated (NASDAQ: IIVI).°
- Represented Bain Capital Private Equity, Golden Gate Capital, and BMC Software in the sale of BMC from a private investor group led by Bain and Golden Gate (including GIC, Insight Venture Partners, and Elliott Management) to KKR.°
- Represented Bain Capital Special Situations in connection with its preferred stock investment in Cl US Holdings Inc., a subsidiary of Cl Financial Corp. (TSX: CIX).°
- Represented Beecken Petty O'Keefe in its acquisition of Midwest Products & Engineering, LLC.°
- Represented Cushman & Wakefield plc in its secondary public offering of 16.5 million ordinary shares
- Represented GTCR-backed RevSpring in its sale to Frazier Healthcare Partners.°
- Represented GTCR in its minority growth investment in CAPTRUST Financial Advisors.°
- Represented GTCR in its $18.5 billion acquisition of a majority stake in Worldpay from FIS (NYSE: FIS).°
- Represented GTCR in the $1.8 billion sale of Optimal Blue, LLC to Black Knight, Inc. (NYSE: BKI).°
- Represented GTCR, Sycamore Partners, and CommerceHub, Inc. in a minority strategic investment by Insight Ventures.°
- Represented GTCR, Sycamore Partners, and CommerceHub, Inc. in its acquisition of Dsco.°
- Represented Hellman & Friedman in its acquisition of Safe-Guard Products International.°
- Represented iTi Data in its sale to ExIService Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXL).°
- Represented One Equity Partners in its PIPE investment in AdaptHealth Corp. (NASDAQ: AHCO).°
- Represented ParkerGale Capital-backed OpenBrand in its acquisition of TraQline.°
- Represented ParkerGale Capital in its acquisition of Source Intelligence.°
- Represented ParkerGale Capital in its acquisition of Total Parts Plus.°
- Represented ParkerGale Capital in its investment in HiBid.°
- Represented Pritzker Private Capital and C.H. Guenther & Son LLC in its financing arrangements related to its acquisition of CHG Mid South Baking LLC.°
- Represented Pritzker Private Capital and PathGroup in its financing arrangements related to its acquisition of Pathologists Bio-Medical Laboratories, LLC.°
- Represented Pritzker Private Capital in its acquisition of Heartland, LLC.°
- Represented Pritzker Private Capital-backed C.H. Guenther in its acquisition of Fresca Mexican Foods.°
- Represented Pritzker Private Capital-backed ProAmpac in its acquisition of Gelpac Inc.°
- Represented Summit Partners in the sale of Invoice Cloud, Inc. to General Atlantic LLC.°
- Represented Summit Partners in its growth equity investment in RIS Rx, LLC.°
- Represented Thoma Bravo in its acquisition of a majority stake in Centrify, a cybersecurity identity and access management platform.°
- Represented Thoma Bravo, LLC in the formation of its $17.8 billion Thoma Bravo Fund XIV and its $3.9 billion Thoma Bravo Discover Fund III.°
- Represented Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. in its acquisition of AbacusNext.°
- Represented Wind Point Partners-backed Quantix SCS, LLC in its acquisition of CLX Logistics.°
- Represented Wind Point Partners-backed Quantix SCS, LLC in its acquisition of Space City Services.°
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Arnfelt prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
- Investment Banking – Technology M&A, William Blair & Company, LLC
수상 및 주요 활동
- Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Illinois Super Lawyers, “Rising Stars,” 2025-2026
- Co-Chair & Board Member, Northwestern University Leadership Circle, 2022-Present
- Executive Board Member, Ravinia Festival Association – Associates Board, 2019-Present
- Member, Northwestern University Alumni Admissions Council, 2019-Present
- Member, Northwestern Network Mentorship Program, 2018-Present
- Member, Northwestern University N-Club, 2018-Present
- Various Positions (including Member of Reunion Committees), Northwestern University Alumni Association, 2012-Present
학력 및 자격사항
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J.D., cum laude, University of Michigan Law School
- Articles Editor, Michigan Business & Entrepreneurial Law Review
- Certificate of Merit in Investment Banking
- M.A., Northwestern University
- B.S., Northwestern University
- Illinois