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About Andrew M. Cha
Andrew is an associate in our Global Transactions practice focusing on private capital matters. He regularly advises private equity sponsors and strategic clients on public and private mergers and acquisitions, growth equity investments, minority investments, equity recapitalization, restructuring and carve-out transactions.
Andrew speaks English and Korean.
Recent work
Mergers & Acquisitions
- AE Industrial Partners on its multiple growth equity investments in Thayer Mahan, Inc.
- FFL Partners on its sale of Bacharach to MSA Safety.
- GI Partners on its recapitalization of Patriot Growth Insurance Services.
- Gryphon Investors on its sale of Potter Electric Signal Company to KKR.
- HGGC on its sale of Marmic Fire & Safety to KKR.
- HGGC-backed Integrity Marketing in its acquisition of independent insurance agency.
- K1 Investment Management on its acquisition of IPRO.
- K1 Investment Management on its co-investment matters pertaining to Reveal.
- K1 Investment Management on its co-investment matters pertaining to Routeware.
- Luminate Capital on its sale of Quantivate to Ncontracts.
- TA Associates on its recapitalization in connection with the strategic growth investment in Aptean.
- TA Associates-backed PDQ.com on its investment from Berkshire Partners.
- Turn/River Capital on its ~$570 million acquisition of Tufin (NYSE: TUFN), a company pioneering a policy-centric approach to security and IT operations.
- Vista Equity Partners on its minority growth equity investment in Benchmark Gensuite.
Debt Financing
- Clearlake Capital Group on its acquisition financing of All Star Auto Parts by BBB Industries, LLC.
- Envision Healthcare Corporation, a leading provider of physician staffing services and operator of ambulatory surgical centers, in first-of-their kind liability management transactions. The transactions injected $1.1 billion of new money to Envision’s balance sheet and de-leveraged more than $1.9 billion of secured and unsecured debt obligations.
- FFL Partners on its financing matters pertaining to its strategic investment in healthcare-focused IT managed services provide, Medicus IT.
- FFL Partners on its financing matters pertaining to its investments in Optomi Professional Services.
- FFL Partners on its repricing matters pertaining to Optomi Professional Services.
- Gryphon Investors on its financing matters pertaining to its investments in LEARN Behavioral.
- Gryphon Investors on its financing matters pertaining to its investments in Smile Brands Inc.
- Thoma Bravo on its incremental financing matters pertaining to Magnet Forensic Inc.
- Thoma Bravo on its refinancing matters pertaining to Magnet Forensics Inc.
*This list includes work that Andrew completed while at a prior firm.
Qualifications
Education
- University of California, Berkeley, School of Law School, J.D.
- University of California, Los Angeles, magna cum laude, B.A.
Bar Admission
- California