Mimi has deep familiarity with and significant experience in government programs, including Medicare Advantage and Part D. She leverages this knowledge to provide risk assessments and practical advice. Mimi also routinely negotiates complex agreements with providers, pharmaceutical benefits managers and risk adjustment vendors. As the managed care landscape shifts, Mimi has gained significant experience evaluating the need for risk-bearing licenses and assisting in the formation of value-based contracting arrangements.

Mimi regularly brings her regulatory knowledge to bear on transactions involving plans, providers, intermediaries and vendors. In this capacity, Mimi evaluates regulatory and business risks for buyers and investors and negotiates deal documents accordingly.

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Neal’s work with privately held companies includes governance, compensation and succession. His work with public companies covers mergers and acquisitions and large commercial contract matters. Neal’s private equity work includes representing targets of private equity investment as well as the private equity firms making the investment.

Neal represents foreign clients with respect to the US inbound business and US clients with respect to their outbound business. He represents private and public companies alike on a wide range of commercial matters, including distribution and sales agency channel contracts and licensing. His distribution and agency channel work covers negotiation of domestic and cross-border contracts and counseling on termination of such relationships. He advises clients on compliance issues in supply chain management.

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• Representing a Europe-based publicly traded corporation in the purchase of a minority investment in a private equity-backed related US business and in negotiation of an ongoing commercial relationship
• Representing a foreign publicly traded corporation in the negotiation of a long-term requirements contract with a US publicly traded corporation

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Carsten advises on all aspects relevant to a transaction, from the preparation and structuring of the transaction process to contractual negotiations, acquisition finance, management participation, closing of the transaction and post-closing restructurings. His clients include private equity houses, corporates and owners, as well as the management of corporates held by private equity houses and banks providing acquisition finance.

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• The CEO of a manufacturer of specialty packaging on the restructuring of the management participation program of an international private equity-owned company
• The founder and shareholder of MBN PROled GmbH on the sale of the company to private equity firm Perusa, on the significant reparticipation, on various add-on acquisitions in the course of their buy-and-built strategy as well as in the exit/sale of the Proled Group, now a larger player in the LED lighting industry in Germany, Belgium and Austria, to the French group Galaed, a portfolio company of the French private equity firm B&Capital
• The international Process Insights group, a portfolio company of the US private equity firm Industrial Growth Partners (IGP), regarding various restructurings, group and internal financing, changes in management, etc.
• The international Industrial Physics group, a portfolio company of the US private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), regarding various restructurings, group and internal financing, changes in management, etc.
• A consortium of family offices and high net worth individuals on the acquisition of a participation in a bicycle shop group
• A consortium of family offices and high net worth individuals on the acquisition of a participation in a Health Care group, including their buy-and-built strategy and the setting up of a fund
• The shareholders of HI NEXT GmbH, an agency specializing in digital business innovation, on the sale of the company to iteratec GmbH
• The shareholder of NEXGEN Business Consultants GmbH, a consulting firm specializing in securities, regulatory affairs and machine learning, on the sale of the company to Cofinpro
• The shareholder of Lomadox GmbH, an online furniture retailer, on the sale of the company to PXL Holding, a portfolio company of private equity house Verdane, including a reparticipation
• The shareholders of Frankenraster GmbH on the merger with the rosenberger | data division of Rosenberger GmbH & Co. KG; the combined company now operates under the name DI.UNIT GmbH
• A German publicly traded company in the field of IT solutions for public transport in several (including attempted) acquisition
• The CEO of a clothes manufacturer group on the exit from the management participation program of an German private equity-owned company, including a near insolvency situation of the group
• The founders and shareholders of ENDEGS GmbH, an environmental services company, on the sale of the company to SIS GmbH, a portfolio company of ECM Equity Capital Management
• The Founders and shareholders of FotoFinder Systems GmbH on the sale of a majority stake in their company to EMZ Partners, including a significant reparticipation
• The shareholders of BeXema GmbH, a manufacturer of high-voltage test equipment, HV emulators and inverters for batteries and fuel cells, on the sale of the company to the Japanese Horiba Group
• The family office Ernst & Cie. on the acquisition of Spritzgussa Plastics, Spectrum, the mid-sized Schließmeyer Group and the mid-sized Mölle Group, including various acquisitions of the company’s real estate; further, on the sale of Mölle to SOLIDUS Solutions, a portfolio company of Centerbridge Partners
• The shareholders of ACTICO Group, a RegTech software provider offering intelligent decision automation, on the sale to Bregal Unternehmerkapital, including a significant re-investment
• The shareholders of FuelCon, a global supplier of test and diagnostic systems for fuel cells and batteries, on the sale of the company to the Japanese Horiba Group

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With decades of dealmaking experience on both the buy-side and sell-side, Krist puts clients in a prime position to outpace the competition. Whether working across international borders or diving deep into specialized subsectors, he connects stakeholders and structures creative solutions that others might overlook. His experience in sector-specific due diligence and regulatory nuances anticipates obstacles before they materialize, helping transactions succeed and clients achieve sustainable, long-term growth.

He has led cutting-edge industry transactions that have introduced cancer and gene therapy products to the global market, expanded access to fertility services, increased the availability of cost-effective outpatient surgical services, and transformed the delivery of physician services in a broad range of specialties.

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• United Digestive Holdings in its acquisition of GastroMD
• TJC, L.P. in acquisitions including Switchback Medical, LightningCath., and Proto Lase
• Shore Capital Partners in the formation of PhaseWell Research and acquisitions including Gabrail Cancer Center Research; Renstar Medical Research; and Chase Medical Research
• Linden Capital Partners in its investment in Klick Group
• Compass Surgical Partners, LLC in its partnership and strategic investment from TPG Growth
• Viscogliosi Brothers, LLC and its affiliate VB Spine LLC in its acquisition of Stryker Corporation’s implant business and the anticipated acquisition of Stryker’s spinal implants business in France and other international markets
• Cleveland Clinic, Hospital for Special Surgery and Northwestern Medicine in strategic innovation investments and joint ventures
• Assured Healthcare Partners in its investment in Tandem Clinical Research, the formation of Prolerity Clinical Research, and its partnership with Allied Digestive Health.
• Valinor Pharma and Healthcare Royalty Partners in the cross-border sale of US-based Valinor Pharma to German-based Grünenthal for approximately $250 million in upfront cash consideration
• Amulet Capital Partners in transactions including US Fertility, Choice Healthcare Services, Unlock Health, Theoria Management, LLC, Genetics & IVF Institute, Inc. (GIVF) and its affiliates, Fairfax Eggbank and Fairfax Cryobank; Eruptr Holdings, Inc.; and United Vein & Vascular Centers

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• LMG Life Sciences’ 2015 “Collaboration Deal of the Year,” for representation of Baxalta in a global license and collaboration with Merrimack Pharmaceuticals
• The M&A Advisor, Top 40 Under 40 Legal Advisors 2015

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• Insolvency administrator on the sale of the insolvent Borgers Group
• CE Guss GmbH & Co. KG on the sale of a majority stake in Friedrich Wilhelms-Hütte

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Tom is a frequent speaker on trends impacting family offices and high-net-worth individuals.

Ranked as “Band 1” by Chambers High Net Worth in its national Family Offices & Funds Restructuring category, clients praise Tom for being “a very thoughtful and knowledgeable attorney that truly understands the needs of an SFO. Tom’s approach is very thoughtful and always tries to find creative ways to accomplish his client’s goals.”

While in law school, he was an editor of the Michigan International Law Journal.

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