Bass, Berry & Sims earned an Honorable Mention in the 2024 Middle-Market Deals of the Year as named by Mergers & Acquisitions. These are the top deals from the past year that transcended a variety of market headwinds faced by dealmakers. This was one of only 14 deals recognized in the Honorable Mention category. The full list of 2024 winners can be found here.
Bass, Berry & Sims was recognized for our deal in the manufacturing sector, representing Regional Enterprises in its sale to Champion Home Builders and Champion Retail Housing, subsidiaries of Skyline Champion Corporation (NYSE: SKY). Our deal team was led by David Cox and Frank Pellegrino. Through this deal, Skyline Champion gained 1,200 employees, bringing skilled and experienced individuals into Skyline Champion and strengthening their workforce. They gained significant market share in Alabama and Mississippi, expanded their captive retail and manufacturing distribution capabilities in the Southeast, and strengthened their market positioning as a leading provider of attainable housing solutions. You can read more about this deal here.
Read more about our insights in the manufacturing deal sector in a piece where Frank Pellegrino outlined his perspectives from the 2024 NSSGA Conference.
About the Bass, Berry & Sims M&A Practice
Bass, Berry & Sims has a comprehensive mergers & acquisitions practice representing buyers and sellers in both public and private company strategic transactions, as well as financial sponsor transactions. We have served as lead counsel in more than 400 transactions ranging in size from $20 million to more than $15 billion in the last four years. Our work has been consistently recognized in leading outlets, including:
- The M&A Advisor: M&A Deal of the Year (Between $1B-$5B) (2022-2023)
- PitchBook League Tables: #25 Most Active in United States – Merger & Acquisition Deals (2023)
- Legal 500: Recognized by as a leading law firm in Middle Market M&A (2023)
- The M&A Advisor: Law Firm of the Year; Healthcare/Life Sciences Deal of the Year (Over $100MM); and M&A Deal of the Year ($50MM to $75MM) (2021)
- Chambers USA: Corporate/M&A in Tennessee Band 1 (2003-2023)
Read more about the firm’s M&A practice here.