Brian C. McPeake

Brian McPeake is a partner and Co-Chair of Goodwin's Global Private Equity group and a former member of the firm's Executive Committee. He focuses his practice on advising private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies. Brian advises clients on a range of domestic and cross-border transactional matters, including leveraged buyouts, acquisitions and divestitures, growth equity investments, joint ventures, recapitalizations and general corporate and securities law matters. He also has experience advising private equity funds on structuring and completing investments and managing portfolio companies across a range of industries, including technology and software, financial services and fintech, healthcare, and business services.

Brian has recently represented leading investment firms including:

• TA Associates and its affiliated investment funds in connection with investments in Veracode, Stackline, Benecon, Backstage, Digicert, MRI Software, ZoomInfo, Mitratech, Power Line Systems, Conservice, Maintenance Connection, Accruent, CCRM, Radixx, Procare, Insurity and Speedcast
• JMI Equity and its affiliated investment funds in connection with investments in SimpliGov, Coursedog, CompanyCam, Green Light Guru, SpaceIQ, Swiftly, TimelyMD, Arena Solutions, Axonify, CampusLogic, HealthX, HackerRank, Yello, Adaptive Insights, Code42, Intelex, Benevity, Catapult Learning, Seismic Software, Businessolver and Avecto
• Goldman Sachs and its affiliated investment funds in connection with investments in Rippling, Fortanix, Grow Therapy, Fay Nutrition, Fleetio, cPrime, H1, Solink, Vanta, Limble, Aware, Apexon, data.world, Mahmee, Aisera, Fortress Information Security, Project 44, Aircall, 4G Clinical, Striim, Tastemade, Trulioo, Callisto Media, Stackline, 98.6, Agari Data, Cogito, jSonar, Nasuni, NGINX, RingDNA, Secure Code Warrior, Tracelink, Mavenlink, Printingforless.com, Moogsoft, Persado, Sprout Social, Vitals, eVariant, nanoPay, Credible Behavior Wireless, Avepoint, Applied Predictive Technologies, MetricStream, AnchorFree, Infusionsoft and Backoffice Associates
• Sixth Street Partners and their affiliated investment funds in connection with an investment in Wealthbox, Luma Financial, Seeq, Clio, BayFC, Stripe, Stayntouch, Chroma Medicine and Legends Hospitality
• Sunstone Partners and their affiliated investment funds in connection with investments in OSF, UserZoom, Onica Group, NetSPI and Progeny Health
• Bain Capital and their affiliated investment funds in connection with an investment in Biocatch and Cotopaxi
• Growth Street Partners and their affiliated investment funds in connection with investments in with Suralink, PikMyKid and Pear Deck
• Alliance Bernstein and their affiliated investment funds in connection with investment in Square, Phenom People, Concerto, Netskope, Alphasense and Samsara

Brian is a member of the San Francisco Bar Association.

Brian has been recognized by Chambers USA for his work on private equity buyouts. Brian has also been recognized as a Leading Partner by The Legal 500 U.S. for his work on buyouts.