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Provided by Omar Lucia
Capital Markets & Public Company Advisory, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Transactions
Omar Lucia is an experienced M&A lawyer counseling private equity funds, public companies, and privately held businesses in complex U.S. and international acquisition and divestiture transactions. Omar is known as a partner to his clients, advising them through the lens of their business goals in the structuring and negotiation of middle-market M&A transactions. He employs sophisticated legal skills along with a business-minded, solutions-focused approach, and a seasoned team of professionals to assist his clients in both deploying capital efficiently across a variety of industries as well as maximizing returns on their invested capital.
Omar serves as co-chair of the firm’s Private Equity practice.
University of Michigan Law School
JD
Wayne State University
BS
Representative Experience
-Represented Wynnchurch Capital and its partners in connection with the sale of Clyde Industries.
-Represented Wynnchurch Capital in the acquisition of ORS Nasco from One Equity Partners
-Represented M2S Group in the acquisition of Iconex Labels from Atlas Holdings
-Represented Peninsula Capital in the acquisition of MMGY Global and its ultimate sale to EagleTree Capital
-Represented Wynnchurch Capital in the acquisition of Handgards from Wind Point Partners
-Represented Diploma PLC in its acquisition of Tennessee Industrial Electronics in addition to its acquisition of Peerless Aerospace Fastener
-Represented Wynnchurch Capital in multiple acquisitions to form LPW Group and ultimately the sale of LPW Group to Oaktree Capital Management
-Represented Wynnchurch Capital in the acquisition of FloWorks International from Clearlake Capital Group
-Represented Wynnchurch Capital in the purchase of the domestic and international operations of Latham Pools, and ultimately, its sale to Pamplona Capital
-Represented Wynnchurch Capital and Comvest Partners in their acquisition of United States Pipe and Foundry Company, LLC, and Fast Fabricators LLC from Mueller Water Products, Inc. (NYSE: MWA), numerous bolt-on acquisitions, and ultimately, the sale of the platform to Forterra Pipe
-Represented Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ: AEIS) in connection with its carve-out purchases of Artesyn Embedded Power Business and SL Power
-Represented Peninsula Capital in its investment in Republic Fire & Safety, numerous bolt-on acquisitions, and ultimately, its sale to CI Capital
-Represented Diploma PLC in its acquisitions of Windy City Wire
-Represented Dex Imaging in its sale to Staples/Sycamore Partners
-Represented the owners of Thermo Systems in their sale of the business to Carlson Private Capital Partners
-Represented TSM Corporation in its sale to HCI Partners
-Represented Allivet, LLC in the sale of Allivet, Inc. to Tractor Supply Company
-Represented Amcor Rigid Plastics in its purchases of operations in the U.S., Canada, and South America
Provided by Chambers
Omar Lucia is co-chair of Foley & Lardner's private equity practice and regularly represents private and public companies. He has significant experience across a wide range of industries including aerospace, pharmaceutical and food.
Provided by Chambers
Omar Lucia is incredibly skilled, not only at the legal aspects of transactions but he also has a very pragmatic business mindset that is super helpful when negotiating various legal points.
Omar Lucia is incredibly skilled, not only at the legal aspects of transactions but he also has a very pragmatic business mindset that is super helpful when negotiating various legal points.