Michelle Tong

Ms. Tong’s experience includes advising:

• TowerBrook Capital Partners
  • on the acquisition of the Azzurri Group, the owner of the ASK Italian, Zizzi and Coco di Mama brands, along with the Pod Food Limited fast food delivery service*
  • on the acquisition of CarTrawler, a leading provider of car rental and mobility solutions to the global travel industry, from BC Partners*
  • on the sale of Metallo, a metal recycler and refiner, to Aurubis AG*
  • on the investment in the GBA Group, a UK-based vehicle logistics business servicing the global automotive and shipping industries*
  • on the investment in Aernnova, a leading Spanish company specializing in the design and manufacturing of aerostructures and component parts*
  • on the acquisition of Schweighofer Fiber GmbH, an Austrian company that produces high-quality viscose pulp and bio energy, from family-owned Schweighofer Group*
  • on its investment in Van Dijk Educatie, the Netherlands’ largest provider of learning materials*
  • on its investment in Gravity Media, a UK-based provider of broadcasting equipment and solutions*
  • on the sale of a majority stake in Dutch frozen food producer Van Geloven to McCain Foods*
  • on the sale of Autodistribution, a leading distributor of aftermarket automotive parts in France, to Bain Capital*
  • on the sale of Metallum, a European leader in metals trading, recycling and logistics, to Thommen*
  • on the acquisition of Dutch frozen food producer Van Geloven from Lion Capital*
  • on the sale of a minority stake in its fund management business to Wafra*
  • on the acquisition of Independent Clinical Services, a leading healthcare staffing, services and outsourcing provider, from Blackstone*
  • on the acquisition of the Metallum group, a European leader in metals trading, recycling and logistics, from Alpha*
  • on the formation of its $1.1 billion structured asset and equity investment fund, TowerBrook Structured Opportunities II*
  • on the formation of its $800 million structured asset and equity investment fund, TowerBrook Structure Opportunities*
  • on the formation of its $4.3 billion private equity fund, TowerBrook Investors V*
  • on the formation of its $3.7 billion private equity fund, TowerBrook Investors IV*
• GHO Capital Partners on the acquisition of Ardena, a leading contract development and manufacturing organization providing early-stage drug development and manufacturing for small to mid-sized biopharma companies*
• Mid Europa Partners
  • on the acquisition of a majority stake in MediGroup, a Serbian private healthcare provider*
  • on the sale of Alpha Medical, a leading provider of laboratory testing services in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, to Unilabs, a leading diagnostic services company owned by Apax Partners*
• Archer Daniels Midland on the acquisition of Probiotics International Limited, a UK-based provider of probiotic supplements for human, pet and production-animal use*
• Five Arrows Principal Investments on the sale of and co-investment in Datix, a patient safety and risk management software company*
• KKR together with TowerBrook on their investment in OVH, a European leader in cloud infrastructure, telecommunications and web hosting services
• Apollo
  • together with TowerBrook and York on the lender-led restructuring of the obligations of the Braas Monier group, a leading global provider of roofing products*
  • together with TowerBrook and York and their portfolio company Braas Monier on the initial public offering of the company on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange*
• Global Loan Agency Services Limited
  • on the restructuring and refinancing of Royal IHC, a Dutch national champion in the maritime space*
  • on the restructuring of Galapagos Holding S.A.*
  • on the restructuring of BARTEC, a German manufacturer of explosion safety equipment
  • on the sale of Young’s Seafood Limited, one of the UK’s leading producers and distributors of seafood, to Karro Food Group*
• eBay Inc. on the acquisition of Motors.co.uk from Cox Automotive Relation Solutions*
• TransUnion on the acquisition of Callcredit, which was named "Private Equity Deal of the Year (Over $1B)" by The M&A Advisor at the 11th Annual International M&A Awards*
• Kimmeridge Energy on the sale of Kimmeridge GmbH, its German exploration and production business, to the RDG platform, a joint venture of Petroleum Equity and RAG*
• Metric Capital Partners on the investment in Less Mess Storage Inc., a leading operator of self-storage facilities in Central and Eastern Europe*
• CapVest on the formation of its €440 million European buyout fund, CapVest Equity Partners III*
• MezzVest on the formation of its €585 million European mezzanine fund, MezzVest III*
• Lincolnshire Management on the acquisition of Fabbri Vignola, an Italian industrial group producing equipment and film products for food packaging, from IGI and the Chiarva family*
• Sun Capital Partners
  • on Exopack Holdings S.A.’s offering of US$325 million 7 7⁄8% Senior Notes*
  • on the acquisition of the assets and business of Dreams plc, the UK’s largest beds retailer, in a pre-pack administration*
• H.I.G. Europe
  • on its investment in St. Gilgen International School in Austria*
  • on the acquisition of the Belgian metalized paper manufacturer AR Metallizing from Ackermans & van Haaren, as well as the simultaneous acquisition of the assets of Vacumet Paper in the United States from Schoole Corporation*
• Smurfit Kappa Group on its offering of €400 million of senior secured notes*
• Thoma Bravo on the acquisition of the network and IT services business, InfoVista SA*
• Bain Capital on the $1.3 billion acquisition of the business process outsourcing business Atento, from Telefonica*
• Strategic Value Partners on the junior-led debt-for-equity restructuring of German plastics manufacturer Klöckner Pentaplast*
• The First Lien Co-ordinating Committee of lenders to eircom on the restructuring of its €4.1 billion debt facilities*

*Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin.