Matt Rupp

Matt focuses his practice on representing private equity and other investment funds, private and public companies, and family offices in a wide variety of transactional matters, with an emphasis on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, restructurings, joint ventures, and general corporate counseling. Matt provides clients with collaborative, pragmatic advice and business guidance to help them achieve successful transactional and business results.

He also represents clients in connection with a wide range of transactions, business ventures and general corporate matters, including leveraged buyouts of public and private companies, venture capital and growth equity investments, divestitures, recapitalizations and restructurings. Matt also represents privately held and publicly traded corporations in connection with a variety of corporate matters, including strategic mergers and other acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, financings, corporate governance, securities law disclosure and compliance matters, and executive compensation.

Recently Matt has represented buyers and sellers in transactions involving businesses with enterprise values ranging from less than $25 million to more than $1 billion, including the following:

• Represented a leading middle market private equity fund focused on investments in the health care space in connection with multiple investments, acquisitions and divestitures, including the platform acquisitions of a leading biologistics company and a provider of eClinical solutions and services; and various add-on acquisitions for other portfolio companies, including a leading provider of payment integrity solutions in the medical space and a leading provider of contract manufacturing services for the pharmaceutical and medical device industries.
• Represented a leading middle market private equity fund focused on investments in the manufacturing and distribution spaces in connection with multiple investments, acquisitions and divestitures, including the acquisitions (and related add-on acquisitions) of a leading full-service automotive supplier that designs, develops, and manufactures highly engineered molded thermoplastic components and assemblies; the acquisition of a leading precision machining manufacturer of close tolerance parts primarily for automotive applications; and the sale of a leading manufacturer of electromechanical devices, pneumatic control valves, and lighting products for commercial vehicles and equipment, diesel engines, and powersport vehicles.
• Represented a leading middle market private equity fund in connection with multiple investments, acquisitions and divestitures, including the acquisition of a leading provider of bathroom, plumbing, and home products and the sale of a leading provider of pharmacy benefit management and other cost-containment services to the workers compensation market, to another private equity fund; and various add-on acquisitions for a global supplier of marine equipment for sports and leisure boats.
• Represented numerous other private equity funds in acquisitions and divestitures, as well as their portfolio companies in connection with various day to day business matters, including corporate governance, financing, contract, and executive compensation matters.
• Represented numerous family and privately owned companies in sale and recapitalization transactions, including the sale of a leading food distribution business to a private equity fund, the sale of a leading temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics company to a private equity fund, the sale of a leading provider of chemistry and biological equipment, supplies and services to the educational science market, to a private equity fund, and the sale of a leading provider of grain-based extruded food products to a private equity fund.
• Represented a leading provider of food and beverage services to major entertainment and sports venues in its acquisition of a national sporting event food, beverage and catering business.
• Represented a publicly traded manufacturer and distributor of component products for the recreational vehicle, marine, and manufactured housing industries in its acquisition of a leading provider of building and home products.
• Represented a publicly traded data communications and telecommunications equipment company in its acquisition of a leading provider of unified communications software and solutions.
• Represented a publicly traded management consulting firm in its acquisition of a leading provider of cloud-based software as a service applications, data warehousing and business intelligence solutions and in its acquisition of a leading managed review and legal staffing firm.
• Represented various family offices in general corporate matters and transactions.

• Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer (2025) – independently rated lawyers