Cecily S. Sweet

Cecily S. Sweet

Associate

Background

An analytical problem solver, Cecily Sweet brings acute business insight and attention to detail to her corporate practice while always keeping the big picture and primary goals of her clients in mind. Cecily works extensively with entrepreneurs and founders on sell-side deals and private equity buyers in the middle market space throughout a wide range of industries.

She advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, minority investments and general corporate governance matters. Cecily represents clients in consumer products, manufacturing, hospitality, health care and consumer services, among other industries. 

She is on the steering committee of the firm’s Women’s Leadership Initiative and volunteers for the firm’s Committee on Diversity, Inclusion and Equity. Prior to joining Brownstein, Cecily was a leadership consultant and associate in-house counsel at Talent Plus, Inc. 

Representative Matters

Recent Experience

  • Represented Lifetime Quality Roofing and Storm Restoration, an award-winning provider of roofing, storm restoration, and other critical exterior services to residential and commercial properties, in its sale to Trilantic Capital Partners.
  • Represented Allen Mescher in the sale of AMC Trailer Leasing, LLC, A&M Cold Storage, LLC, and AMC Container Leasing, LLC to Williams Scotsman, Inc., d/b/a Willscot Mobile Mini. 
  • Represented Black Bear Energy in its sale to Legence, a Blackstone portfolio company that provides advisory services in the design and building of energy efficient facilities.
  • Represented Boa Technology, the leading US-based maker of sports and fitness equipment, in its sale to Compass Diversified, a holding company that partners with management teams to acquire and manage North American middle market businesses.
  • Represented Paragon Gaming in the $227 million sale of the Hard Rock Lake Tahoe to Fertitta Entertainment. The 539-room hotel-casino sits on 24 acres adjacent to Lake Tahoe and across from Bally’s Lake Tahoe. Upon closing, the property will be rebranded as a Golden Nugget. 
  • Represented Rallyday Partners, LLC, a private equity firm, in the acquisition of Kicksaw, Inc., a company that provides Salesforce implementation, data migration, process optimization, tool integration, and data sourcing and enrichment services.

Insights & Publications

Credentials

Education

  • J.D., 2015, University of Nebraska College of Law, with distinction
  • M.B.A., 2015, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, magna cum laude
  • B.A., 2011, University of Arizona, cum laude

Admissions

  • Colorado
  • California

Memberships

Club CiviCO

Community Involvement

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Treasurer, Youth On Record

Denver Children’s Home

The GrowHaus

Downtown Denver Partnership

Denver Start-Up Week

CBCA/CAFTA