Benjamin F. Hantz
Partner, Attorney at McGuireWoods LLP
Member, American Bar AssociationMember, Pennsylvania Bar AssociationMember, Allegheny County Bar AssociationMember, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Partners BoardWorks with sellers
About
Benjamin F. Hantz, a partner at McGuireWoods LLP in Pittsburgh, focuses on private equity-backed corporate transactions. His clients include independent sponsors, family offices, institutional co-investors, and private equity and mezzanine funds, as well as public and private companies and their executives. He takes them through platform and add-on acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, divestitures, and recapitalizations. He earned his J.D., summa cum laude, from Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University in 2013, and a B.A. in economics, magna cum laude, from the University of Pittsburgh in 2006. He also sets up joint ventures and equity stakes of every size, from a minority position to outright control, as part of that deal work.
Who is a good fit for Benjamin F. Hantz
- Privately held companies planning a divestiture or a sale to a private equity fund.
- Family offices taking a control stake or a growth equity stake.
- Independent sponsors completing a platform acquisition or an add-on acquisition.
- Mezzanine finance funds supplying capital for a leveraged buyout.
Education and admissions
- Education
- Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University, J.D., 2013
- University of Pittsburgh, B.A. in Economics, 2006
- Bar admissions
- Pennsylvania
Recognition
- Selected for inclusion in Leading Lawyers, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Pennsylvania, Chambers USA, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
- Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2021-2025
- Recipient, “2023 Professional Excellence Award: Lawyers on the Fast Track,” The Legal Intelligencer, 2023
- Selected to “Pennsylvania Rising Stars,” Business/Corporate, SuperLawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2023
- Recipient, “13th Annual Emerging Leaders Award,” The M&A Advisor, 2022
Specialties
Buy-side M&A representationSell-side M&A representationNon-competes and key employee agreementsPrivate equity platform and add-on dealsRollover equity and recapitalizations
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Representation of a private equity-backed value-added marketer of industrial chemicals, performance fluids and specialty lubricants, in its add-on acquisition of one of North America’s premier chemical distributors.
- Representation of a private equity-backed provider of mechanical contracting services for industrial, commercial and biomedical users in its acquisition of a full-service engineering, construction and service company.
- Representation of a vertically integrated collection of healthcare companies that offers the best in diagnostic imaging, equipment services, clinical staffing and radiopharmaceutical products in its acquisition of a molecular imaging services and solutions company.
- Representation of a private equity firm in its acquisition of the equity of dermatology practices.
- Representation of an operating company in its sale of the equity of a dental supply company.
- Representation of an investment management group, in its $1 million acquisition, through a portfolio company, of the assets of a communications company. ($1,000,000)
- Representation of private owners of personal emergency response systems business in connection with the sale of all outstanding stock of the business.
- Representation of sole owner of privately held high end lighting company in divestiture of company equity interests. (seller side)
- Managed complex due diligence reviews for publicly traded company’s acquisition of several large portfolios of tower infrastructure assets.
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional
Frequently Asked Questions
Benjamin F. Hantz works on deals in healthcare, technology, and energy and infrastructure. He also works with financial companies, food and beverage companies, and laboratory testing companies. Distribution, manufacturing, and consumer products companies form another part of that work. He represents records and data management companies as well.
Benjamin F. Hantz represents clients in structured equity investments. He negotiates commercial transactions that accompany those deals. He drafts executive employment agreements for executives. He advises clients on corporate governance during a transaction.