Virtual, Inc. Combines with DMG and PCS, Inc. to Form New Firm

MBBP client Virtual, Inc. has joined Drohan Management Group (DMG) and Professional Credential Services (PCS, Inc.) as operating subsidiaries of Acuity Management Group, LLC. The three companies will now jointly provide professional services to technology and standards-setting organizations, business and trade associations, scientific professional societies, state governments, and professional licensing associations. MBBP represented Virtual, Inc. in …

Paytronix Receives $65 Million Growth Equity Investment from Great Hill Partners

MBBP client Paytronix Systems, Inc. received a $65 million growth equity investment from private equity firm Great Hill Partners, the first institutional capital in the company. Paytronix is a provider of SaaS customer experience management solutions for restaurants and convenience store brands. With the investment, Paytronix hopes to redefine the guest experience through the development of …

MBBP Corporate Attorneys Represent Mosse & Mosse Associates in Acquisition of Certain Assets by Risk Strategies Company

A team of Morse Barnes Brown Pendleton attorneys, led by Joe Marrow and including Dave Czarnecki and corporate paralegal Yongha Lee, recently represented our client Mosse & Mosse Associates, LLC in a sale of certain assets to Risk Strategies Company. Mosse & Mosse provides its client base with both employee benefits and retirement plan consulting services. Risk …

MBBP’s 2016 M&A Year in Review

The MBBP M&A team has extensive experience guiding clients through the complexities of M&A transactions in diverse markets. Over the last decade, we have represented hundreds of publicly-traded and privately-held companies in transactions, both buyers and sellers, valued from several million dollars up to hundreds of millions of dollars. For a sampling of our 2016 …

Client Paragonix Technologies Enters Into Distribution Agreement with Pacific West Medical Sales for Paragonix SherpaPak™ Transport Systems

MBBP client, Paragonix Technologies Inc. recently entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Pacific West Medical Sales to market Paragonix Technologies' SherpaPakTM Cardiac and Kidney Transport Systems. The SherpaPakTM Cardiac and Kidney Transport Systems are innovative medical devices that are indicated for the static hypothermic preservation of donor hearts and kidneys during transportation and eventual transplantation into a recipient. …

Blue Stream Laboratories Acquired by Charles River Laboratories

MBBP client Blue Stream Laboratories, an analytical contract research organization supporting the development of complex biologics and biosimilars, was acquired by Charles River Laboratories. Charles River Laboratories is a provider of essential products and services to help pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, government agencies and leading academic institutions around the globe accelerate their research and drug development efforts. …

InvestSoft Technology Acquired by Morningstar

MBBP Client InvestSoft Technology, a provider of innovative software solutions designed to streamline workflow, reduce risk and harness the value of data throughout an organization, was acquired by Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN), a leading provider of independent investment research. Todd Roitfarb, chief executive officer of InvestSoft, said, “InvestSoft understands the real-time needs of investment firms, and we pride ourselves on the …

MBBP Client Kewill Finalizes Acquisition of LeanLogistics

Firm client Kewill announced that as of June 1, 2016, its acquisition of LeanLogistics is closed.  The acquisition will allow the two companies to better serve their customers' supply chain logistics needs. Kewill specializes in enabling its clients to efficiently move their information and goods across the global supply chain through its logistics software. LeanLogistics' is …

Fenway Summer Ventures Leads Financing in StreetShares

Congratulations to our client Fenway Summer Ventures for leading a Series A financing in StreetShares. Endeavor Equity Holding and Pivot Investments also participated in the initial $4.5 million Series A closing. Led by co-founders Mark Rockefeller and Mickey Konson, StreetShares brings together business owners in search of funding and investors looking for both financial and social returns. The online …

BlueMetal Acquired by Insight

MBBP Client BlueMetal Architects, Inc., an interactive design and technology architecture firm based in the Boston area, was acquired in a merger transaction by Insight Enterprises, Inc.  a Fortune 500 company based in Phoenix, AZ. MBBP has served as counsel to BlueMetal since its inception in 2010,  and advised it in connection with the structuring, negotiation and documentation of …