Thomas J. LaFond

Mr. LaFond’s transactional experience includes representing:

• TA Associates in various acquisitions, restructurings and dispositions of asset management firms
• First Eagle Investment Management in its acquisitions of NewStar and THL Credit Advisors
• Boston Private Bank & Trust Company in restructurings and sales of Anchor Capital and Bingham Osborne
• State Street Bank & Trust Company in a sale and joint venture with FNZ
• Affiliated Managers Group in acquisitions and restructurings of affiliate firms
• TA Realty in its sale to Mitsubishi Estate Company
• Estancia Capital Partners in the structuring and acquisition of North Square Investments and other portfolio investments
• Slate Asset Management (U.S.) in a sale of a minority interest to Petershill
• Resource America in various acquisitions and dispositions of asset management businesses
• Knights of Columbus in strategic investments and restructurings of asset managers
• Numerous targets and investors in strategic and “GP stakes” minority investment transactions

Mr. LaFond represents several institutional investment advisers in investment, co-investment and joint venture transactions. He represents clients before the staffs of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Office of Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve Board, and other regulators.