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Victoria Weatherford serves on panel at Consumer and Unfair Competition Law Institute

Jennifer Mitchell, Taylor Bloom Serve as Moderators for Third Annual CLA Annual Privacy Summit

Technology from the Top: AI, Data and the Future of Business with Today’s CIOs

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Partners Matthew Oliver and Adam Skilken served as legal counsel to Big Blue Marble Academy (BBMA) on its sale by Chicago-based private equity firm Avathon Capital to New York-based private equity firm Leeds Equity Partners. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Auburn, Alabama, BBMA operates 67 schools across eight states and provides early care, preschool, after-school care and summer programs for children ages six weeks to 12 years.

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Avathon selectively targets opportunities where it can invest&nbsp;$20&nbsp;to&nbsp;$50 million&nbsp;of equity capital and take a meaningful ownership position in companies with the potential to become enduring and strategically important businesses in their market.&nbsp;Avathon invested in BBMA in 2018; BBMA has grown to now educate over 10,000 students and employ over 2,000 staff members.

Mergers and Acquisitions:&nbsp; Partner Matthew Oliver, and Associates Andrew Begue and Cary Jones.

Private Equity: Partner Adam Skilken.

Debt Finance: Associate Mike Mosholder.

Tax:&nbsp; Partner Michelle Hervey.

Associate Maggie Sullivan also provided support to the team.

<a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/avathon-capital-sells-big-blue-marble-academy-to-leeds-equity-partners-302025376.html">Read PR Newswire story.</a>

<a href="https://www.law.com/radar/newsfeed/dealname-2d098bb3-05a0-49a4-982e-697223ec8c9e/">Read Law.com story.</a>

<a href="https://globallegalchronicle.com/leeds-equity-partners-acquisition-of-big-blue-marble-academy/">Read Global Legal Chronicle story. (subscription required)</a>

Matthew Oliver, Adam Skilken Advise Big Blue Marble Academy on Sale to Leeds Equity Partners

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