Eli D. Gordon

Eli Gordon is a business attorney in Holland & Knight's Miami office. Mr. Gordon focuses his practice on transactional matters, representing private equity firms and their portfolio companies, family offices, independent sponsors and private companies in leveraged buyouts, growth equity investments, merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions and general corporate matters. Mr. Gordon has represented public and privately held companies across a wide range of industries, such as manufacturing, infrastructure, healthcare, food services, cannabis, gaming, technology and software as a service (SaaS).

Mr. Gordon's representative experience includes:

• represented Kaho Partners, a private equity firm, and its portfolio company Addtronics LLC in the 1) acquisition of Dynamic Design Solutions, a full-service design and build automation resource for manufacturers; 2) acquisition of Missouri Tooling and Automation, a leading custom robotic automation systems provider; 3) acquisition of Bow Robotics, a leading robotic parts manufacturer and repair provider; 4) acquisition of Sirius Automation, a leading developer of laboratory robotic systems for blue-chip biotech and pharmaceutical companies; and 5) acquisition of Colanar, a leading provider of aseptic fill and finish automation systems for the pharmaceutical industry
• represented Warren Equity Partners, a private equity firm, in its recapitalization of KV Power, a founder-led complete electrical infrastructure solutions provider and a portfolio company of Rock Hill Capital, and in the subsequent add-on acquisition of Station Electric, a general engineering contractor specializing in substation construction that has experience with aerial and overhead, underground, transition, distribution and generation projects
• represented United Western Group, a Washington, D.C.-based private equity firm, as a lead investor in the recapitalization of Veridian Healthcare, a leading outsourced manufacturer of home health and diagnostic products
• represented Celsius Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: CELH), maker of a leading global fitness energy drink, CELSIUS^®, in its definitive agreement forging a long-term strategic distribution arrangement with PepsiCo Inc. (Nasdaq: PEP)
• represented Plaza Medical Centers, a provider of value-based primary care services for Medicare Advantage patients, in its acquisition by ClareMedica Health Partners, a portfolio company of Denver-based healthcare private equity firm Revelstoke Capital Partners
• represented LURE Outdoor LLC, a leading advertising services company specializing in billboards and windowscapes, in its acquisition by Pearl Media Holdings LLC
• represented Reich & Tang Deposit Networks, a leading administrator of reciprocal deposit networks for banks and insured cash sweep programs for broker-dealers and other financial institutions, in its agreement to receive a significant investment from Estancia Capital Partners
• represented Audax Private Equity and its portfolio company Fastener Distribution Holdings in the 1) acquisition of Unical Defense, a global provider of aftermarket component parts and logistics services for aircraft; and 2) acquisition of Madison Aerospace, a certified aerospace hardware distributor
• represented Emko Capital, a Philadelphia-based private equity firm, and its portfolio company SMX Industrial Solutions in the 1) acquisition of Scotchman Industries, a leading manufacturer of hydraulic ironworkers, cold saws and hydraulic presses; and 2) acquisition of Steelmax Tools, a key supplier of fabrication and welding mechanization solutions
• represented an energy company and its affiliates in the acquisition of solar power plant assets in Panama and El Salvador