Lesley P. Adamo, Partner - Tax, New York

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T: +1 646.414.6974 | F: +1 973.422.6853 ladamo@lowenstein.com

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New York University School of Law (LL.M. 2015), Taxation

Fordham University School of Law (J.D. 2010); Ruth Whitehead Whaley Scholar; Fordham Urban Law Journal

Amherst College (B.A. 2007), Economics and Psychology

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Lesley Adamo works closely with clients, as well as her corporate colleagues, to understand clients' business objectives and help ensure that transactions are structured tax-efficiently. She provides counsel on a variety of transactional tax matters, including corporate, partnership, and individual tax issues arising at the federal, state, and international levels, and she advises clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, fund formation, and the various tax issues specific to startup businesses and their founders. Lesley also has extensive experience in various other tax matters, such as cross-border transactions, blockchain transactions, qualified opportunity funds, bankruptcy-related issues, and derivative transactions.

Prior to joining the firm, Lesley was an associate at Winston & Strawn, where she focused on tax planning matters for high-net-worth individuals, multinational corporations, and investment funds. Lesley is also a Director and Vice President of the New York Women’s Bar Association Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) which supports and funds charitable and philanthropic programs to aid women and children throughout Manhattan and beyond.

EXPERIENCE

Represented private equity firm ZMC, in its sale of Logitix Holdings, LLC, a ticket management solutions company, to Victory Live, Inc., a technology platform focused on sports and entertainment, event management, data and ticketing software. (October 2024)
Represented Stevenson Search Partners, Inc., a global executive search firm focusing in the life sciences space, in its investment from SixSibs Capital Corporation, a family-owned private investment company. (March 2024)
Represented an affiliate of the private equity firm ZMC in its acquisition of InProduction Holding Corp. and its subsidiaries. (August 2023)
Represented Phreesia, Inc. (NYSE: PHR), a leader in patient intake, outreach and activation, in its acquisition of Access eForms, LLC, a provider of integrated paperless forms and workflows for healthcare facilities. (August 2023)
Represented LifeLabs Learning in its sale to Atairos, an independent strategic investment company. (March 2023)
Represented a cannabis dispensary in the structuring and formation of its New York City store, which included complex issues related to structuring for qualified small business stock (QSBS) benefits and addressing the concerns of a non-profit partner. (February 2023)
Represented Interstate Chicago, LLC, an out-of-home advertising company, in the sale of its membership interests of Interstate JCDecaux, LLC, the operator of a digital billboard network in Chicago, to JCDecaux North America, Inc. (September 2022)
Represented FINTOP Capital, a venture capital firm focused on financial technology (fintech) companies, in leading a $10 million Series B funding round in Amaryllis Payment Solutions, a payment facilitation platform for financial institutions, software and SaaS companies. (May 2022)
Represented Beekman 1802, a high growth clean beauty brand offering a line of premium skincare and body care products that leverage microbiome science and harness the benefits of goat milk, in a $92 million investment. Eurazeo, a global investment group, invested $62 million out of a total of $92 million to acquire a majority stake alongside co-investors Cohesive Capital Partners and the Cherng Family Trust. (December 2021)
Represented CommentSold, a cloud-based SaaS platform, in Permira’s strategic investment into CommentSold and ZMC in its exit from CommentSold. (August 2021)
Represented a boutique applied analytics and data science consultancy in its acquisition by a multinational professional services company. (December 2020)
Represented Jet Line Products, Inc., a leading distributor of swimming pool equipment, chemicals and supplies, in connection with its sale to Pool Corporation (Nasdaq: POOL), a wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies, equipment, and related backyard products. (October 2020)
Represented longtime client, starpower LLC, a leading entertainment and influencer marketing agency, in its acquisition by W20 Group, the leading independent provider of analytics-driven, technology-enabled marketing and communications solutions. (October 2020)
Represented MKG, an award-winning national creative agency, and Pink Sparrow, a leading national design and fabrication shop specializing in experiential environments, in their acquisitions by Acceleration Community of Companies, a company composed of acquired marketing, media, and communications agencies and complemented by an advisory service. (November 2019)
Represented TRANZACT, and its executive management team, a provider of comprehensive, direct-to-consumer sales and marketing solutions for leading insurance carriers in the United States, in its $1.4 billion sale to Willis Towers Watson, a leading global advisory, brokering and solutions company. (July 2019)
Represented Ethoca, a global provider of technology solutions that help merchants and card issuers collaborate in real-time to quickly identify and resolve fraud in digital commerce, in its acquisition by Mastercard (NYSE: MA). (April 2019)
Represented Aceto Corporation, an international company engaged in the development, marketing, sale and distribution of human health products, pharmaceutical ingredients and performance chemicals, in the $411 million sale of its chemical business assets, plus the payment of cure costs and the assumption of certain liabilities, to an affiliate of New Mountain Capital, LLC, and in the $137 million sale of its pharmaceutical business assets, including the payment of cure costs and the assumption of certain liabilities, to an affiliate of Suven Life Sciences Limited and Shore Pharma Investments, LLC, each through a Court-supervised process under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code. (April 2019)
Represented Cambium Learning Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ABCD), a leading SaaS educational technology solutions company, in its $900 million acquisition by Veritas Capital, a New York-based private-equity firm. (December 2018)
Represented Regulatory Professionals, Inc., a global integrated regulatory outsourcing providers to the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and medical device industries, in its acquisition by Premier Research, a global provider of clinical development services to biopharmaceutical product innovators. (July 2018)
Represented FTP Power LLC (sPower), the largest independent owner, operator, and developer of utility-scale solar assets in the United States, in its $2.1 billion sale to affiliates of The AES Corporation and Alberta Investment Management Corporation by Fir Tree Partners and sPower's minority owners. (July 2017)
Represented Vesey Street Capital Partners (VSCP), as part of the recapitalization of HealthChannels, the parent company of ScribeAmerica. VSCP, a strategic private equity firm dedicated to health care services investments, led the recapitalization alongside HealthChannels’ management team. (January 2017)
Represented The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products, in its $1.45 billion acquisition of Too Faced, one of the fastest-growing makeup brands in the specialty-multi and online categories. (December 2016)
Represented System One Holdings, LLC’s management team, a leading professional staffing company focused on the nuclear wind and solar industries, in connection with Thomas H. Lee Partners L.P.’s investment in System One. (October 2016)
Represented TRANZACT, the leading provider of direct-to-consumer sales and marketing solutions for insurance carriers in the United States, in its sale to private equity fund Clayton Dubilier & Rice. (July 2016)
Represented Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited in its acquisition from BP Amoco Chemical Company of a 1,000-acre manufacturing facility located in Decatur, Alabama, which produces one million metric tons of annual purified terephthalic acid capacity and 732,000 metric tons of paraxylene capacity. (April 2016)
Represented 160over90, a national branding and creative services agency, in the sale of a majority stake to Searchlight Capital Partners, a private equity firm. (March 2016)
Represented The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. in its acquisition of By Kilian, a Paris-based prestige fragrance brand. (February 2016)
Represented Fir Tree Inc. and its affiliated funds as the majority stockholder of CiG Wireless Corp. (OTCBB: CIGW) in connection with the $150 million merger between CiG Wireless and Vertical Bridge Holdings LLC. (May 2015)
Represented Celimmune LLC, a clinical development-stage immunotherapy company focused on treating and preventing autoimmune diseases, in connection with its licensing of a Phase 2-stage, anti-IL-15 monoclonal antibody (AMG 714) from Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN). (March 2015)
Represented The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. in its acquisition of Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, the storied fragrance brand established by the iconic perfumer Frédéric Malle. (November 2014)
Represented The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. in its acquisitions of BECCA Cosmetics, RODIN olio lusso, and Smashbox Beauty Cosmetics. (November 2014)
Represented The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. in its acquisition of Le Labo, the high-end fragrance and sensory lifestyle brand with a distinct French heritage and an emphasis on fine craftsmanship and personalization. (November 2014)
Represented long-time private equity fund client Veronis Suhler Stevenson and its portfolio company, TRANZACT, in connection with VSS's exit from its investment in White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. (October 2014)

HONORS & AWARDS

New York Metro Super Lawyers (2015-2020)
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New York University School of Law (LL.M. 2015), Taxation

Fordham University School of Law (J.D. 2010); Ruth Whitehead Whaley Scholar; Fordham Urban Law Journal

Amherst College (B.A. 2007), Economics and Psychology

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