Tim advises clients on strategic and capital-raising transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions and sale-of-the-company transactions, preferred stock and other equity financings, convertible debt financings, minority and growth equity investments, and corporate reorganizations. Tim represents public and private companies, private equity investors and their portfolio companies, and venture capital investors and emerging growth companies, across a broad range of industries. He also regularly advises clients on corporate governance, securities law and other general corporate matters.
The following is a list of representative matters in which Tim has assisted.
Apollo Global Management in connection with Siris’s acquisition of a majority stake in TAKKION, a premier integrated services provider to the renewable energy industry
Fidelis in the sale of its portfolio company AIPCorp and its Monarch Compute Campus in West Virginia to Nscale
E-3 Tech and its portfolio company, Sylvan, in connection with Sylvan's acquisition of Pettus Plumbing & Piping
NGP Energy Capital Management, LLC in the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of EV Realty, Inc. by EV Realty TopCo, LLC
Ara Partners, in the acquisition of Sedron, a leader in the transformation of liquid waste space, including biosolids and manure, into valuable carbon-negative commodities and clean water
Poppulo, Inc. an employee experience and communications platform, and a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners, in its acquisition of Sociabble SAS
E-3 Tech, LLC in its acquisition of BCPS FMS Holding, Inc. d/b/a Sylvan Inc., a leading-edge industrial services contractor serving Fortune 100 and government clients throughout North America
Aviat Networks in its $70 million acquisition of NEC Corporation’s Wireless Transport Business
TigerConnect, a leading clinical collaboration platform in healthcare and a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners, in multiple acquisitions of healthcare technology companies
Gainsight, a leading Customer Success platform and a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners, in its acquisition of multiple AI companies
EngageSmart, a Vista Equity Partners portfolio company, in its sale of DonorDrive, a social good software company, to Bonterra
Roost & Rise Holdings, LLC, a portfolio company of private equity fund CapitalSpring, in its acquisition of Zaxby’s restaurants across the United States from various sellers
A private housing software platform in its acquisition of a student housing software solution
BetterCloud, a market-leading SaaS management platform and portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners, in its asset purchase of the G2 Track SaaS spend management business from G2.com
ARCOS, a Vista Equity Partners portfolio company and leader in cloud-based technology for utilities, in its acquisition of Treverity, a software solutions provider for U.S. electricity and natural gas distribution utilities
A private fintech company in its acquisition by a public company focused on accounting automation
A private unicorn fintech company in a strategic acquisition of an online trip planner
A public online resale platform in a strategic transaction to acquire a resale platform in Europe
A public telecommunications company in the sale of an ad-tech company to a public advertising company
An online poker platform in its acquisition by a public company operating online casinos and gaming
A private software platform for marina businesses in its acquisition by a private technology company focused on storage
A private company in the unmanned aviation industry in its acquisition by a private equity fund
A private school network in multiple strategic acquisitions
A venture capital fund in an acqui-hire transaction
A private equity fund in the sale of an environmental services and solid waste disposal company
An energy private equity fund in its convertible preferred equity investment in a publicly traded oil and gas company
An AI infrastructure platform in its preferred equity financing for a data center campus in West Virginia
E-3 Tech, a private company that partners with entrepreneurial management teams, in its formation and investments
NGP Energy Capital Management, LLC in an equity investment in EV Realty TopCo, LLC
EQT Corporation in a convertible note financing of Context Labs B.V., a software company dedicated to sourcing, organizing, and contextualizing the world’s ESG information
ARA Partners in a strategic investment in Divert, which offers technology-enabled resource recovery solutions for food retailers
A private equity investor in a preferred stock investment in an innovative utility technology company
A leading private credit investor in connection with a preferred equity like hybrid investment in a gaming company
A venture capital investor in its preferred stock financing investment in a leading AI company that provides asset fault detection and predictive analytics for powerline inspections
A venture capital investor in a preferred stock investment in a software solutions company in the music industry which helps organize, share and house music projects and files
A cutting-edge hardware company in its Series B financing round
A private staffing platform in its Series C financing round of around $60M
A private AI forecasting company in its Series B financing round of around $28M
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Vinson & Elkins Represents Fidelis New Energy, LLC in Sale of Monarch Compute Campus to Nscale
Vinson & Elkins represented Fidelis New Energy, LLC in the sale of its portfolio company American Intelligence & Power Corporation …
March 16, 2026
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Vinson & Elkins Advises Affiliate of Apollo Funds on Siris Acquisition of Majority Stake in TAKKION
Vinson & Elkins advised an affiliate of funds managed by Apollo Global Management, Inc. in connection with Siris’s agreement to …
March 9, 2026
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August 21, 2025
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E-3 Tech, LLC Acquires Sylvan Inc.
Vinson & Elkins advised E-3 Tech, LLC and its affiliates (“E3T”) in connection with its acquisition of BPCP FMS Holding, Inc. d/b/a Sylvan Inc. and its affiliates (“Sylvan”) from funds affiliated with Blue Point Capital Partners and related syndicated debt and equity financings of E3T.
March 18, 2025
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Bonterra Expands Digital Fundraising Offerings with Acquisition of DonorDrive
Vinson & Elkins advised EngageSmart, Inc., a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners, in its entry into a definitive agreement to sell Global Cloud, Ltd d/b/a DonorDrive to Bonterra Tech, LLC, a portfolio company of Apax Partners.
September 11, 2024
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