Randy A. Bridgeman
Partner, Attorney at Ashurst Perkins Coie
About
Randy A. Bridgeman acts as deal lead on acquisitions and exits, coordinating Ashurst Perkins Coie colleagues in Chicago. He represents manufacturers, food and beverage companies, and transportation firms in commercial transactions. He covers early planning, letters of intent, and diligence. He structures the tax side, drafts and negotiates the purchase agreement, and guides post-sale integration. He has more than 30 years of corporate and M&A experience and earned his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame. He also represents technology, consumer brand, and beverage alcohol companies with domestic and overseas operations, and as primary outside counsel to emerging, growth, and late-stage companies he is often the lawyer who leads their acquisitions and exits.
Who is a good fit for Randy A. Bridgeman
- Owners of manufacturing companies preparing to buy or sell a business.
- Food and beverage companies that need counsel from the letter of intent through integration.
- Emerging and growth companies preparing an acquisition or an exit.
- Companies with domestic and overseas operations pursuing an acquisition.
Education and admissions
- Education
- University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1992
- University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1989
- Bar admissions
- Illinois, Michigan
Recognition
- Selected for Inclusion in Crain’s Chicago Business' Notable Gen X Leaders in Law, 2019
- Finalist for the “Food & Beverage Dealmaker of the Year” category in The Deal Awards Middle Market, 2019
Specialties
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Guiding fourth-generation family members in the sale of their 135-year-old food additive business.
- Representing a family-owned multistate transportation services company in its sale to a private equity fund.
- Representing a family-owned industrial services company in its sale to a private equity fund.
- Representing a beverage alcohol distiller in its acquisition of the assets comprising various spirits brands.
- Representing an employee-owned specialty engineering firm in its merger with a strategic competitor.
- Serving as acquisition counsel for a fast-growing transportation services company.
- Representing a publicly held mining company in the sale of its industrial minerals division to a strategic acquirer for approximately $80 million. ($80,000,000)
- Representing an armored car services company in its sale to a strategic competitor for approximately $25 million. ($25,000,000)
- Representing a multinational pharmaceutical company in the sale of its cardiac division to another strategic pharmaceutical business for approximately $100 million. ($100,000,000)
- Representing a multinational lottery management and technology company in its sale to a private equity fund.
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional