Patrick Berry

Patrick Berry

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Background

Corporate attorney working in wide range of industries. Deep sense of business practicalities and big-picture issues beyond legal sphere. Expertise handling high-value and complex transactions. 

In his corporate practice, Patrick Berry helps his clients navigate legal issues without sacrificing broader business goals. He has experience representing private equity funds, entrepreneurs, private companies and family offices spanning sizes and industries in a range of transactions, including buy-side and sell-side mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, control and minority investments, equity financings, add-on and follow-on investments, and corporate restructurings. With a comprehensive approach, Patrick has built a reputation for knowing pressure points and deeply understanding his clients’ business needs. 

In particular, his work has included private middle-market mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and partnerships, and he has served in an outside corporate counsel role for clients in various industries, including technology, consumer products, professional services and hospitality. Patrick also has experience navigating complex and sensitive matters and transactions for his corporate clients, from distressed asset sales to partnership disputes and dissolutions.  

Most recently, Patrick was at Partners Group, one of the largest publicly-listed private equity firms in the world, where he gained experience forming and structuring bespoke investment vehicles for institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, family offices and private investors.

Representative Matters

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Represented Rallyday Partners, a Denver-based private equity firm, in numerous platform acquisitions, equity financings, and portfolio company add-ons.

  • Represented Vail Resorts Inc. in its acquisition of Seven Springs Mountain Resort and Hidden Valley Resort, as well as the operations of the Laurel Mountain Ski Area.

  • Represented Vegas.com, the leading entertainment and hospitality marketplace for consumers exploring Las Vegas, in its sale to Vivid Seats, a publicly traded online ticket marketplace, in a cash and stock transaction.

  • Represented Rinchem Company, Inc., a specialty warehousing and logistics company with a global network of chemical and gas logistics capabilities, in its sale to Stonepeak, an alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets

  • Represented Betworks Corporation, a sports betting platform provider, in its sale to Bally's Corporation, a gaming and interactive entertainment company, in a transaction that was structured as a merger.

Fund Formation and Joint Ventures

  • Represented an affiliate of Bow River Capital, a Denver-based private investment firm, in its strategic partnership with New York Life Investment Management, pursuant to which New York Life acquired a minority interest in Bow River Advisers and will serve as a distribution partner for the Bow River Capital Evergreen Fund.

  • Represented Bow River Capital in a joint venture with The O'Neil Group to create ONE Bow River Advisers, a partnership that invests in critical data solutions designed to aid national defense.

  • Represented Evermore Partners, a Denver-based commercial real estate investment firm, in the formation of its investment fund and investment vehicles.

Outside Corporate Counsel

  • Serves as outside corporate counsel to Peak Ski Company, a company co-founded by Olympic gold medalist, Bode Miller, to produce high-quality alpine skis.

  • Served as outside corporate counsel to the Caring for Denver Foundation, a Colorado-based nonprofit organization formed pursuant to a ballot initiative to address mental health and substance abuse issues throughout Denver.

Credentials

Education

  • J.D., 2014, University of Wisconsin Law School, summa cum laude
  • B.A., 2010, University of Colorado at Boulder

Admissions

  • Colorado
  • Wisconsin

Recognition

AWARDS:

Daniel H. Grady Award, University of Wisconsin Law School