Blake T. Vettel

Blake advises clients in a variety of industries and focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate finance, and general commercial and corporate law. He represents both strategic and financial buyers and sellers in mergers, acquisitions and other strategic transactions. He has significant experience representing private equity funds in connection with the acquisition and divestiture of portfolio companies in numerous industries. He also works with closely-held businesses, advising them on ownership, governance, and operations matters.

Prior to joining the firm, he was an associate at Sidley Austin, LLP in Chicago, where he represented clients in the insurance and financial services industry on both buy- and sell-side transactions, corporate finance, and state and federal regulatory matters.

While attending law school, Blake volunteered as a mediator in the Minnesota 4th District and is a Qualified Neutral under Minnesota Rule 114.

• Counsel to a capital markets firm in connection with a platform acquisition of an investment management and real estate services company.
• Counsel to a telecommunications company in connection with a $260 million sale of its fiber-optic network business to a private equity fund.
• Counsel to a United Kingdom legal technology and services provider in connection with the sale to a private equity fund.
• Counsel to a pharmacy solutions provider in connection with a $265 million sale to a private equity fund.
• Counsel to a financial advisory and wealth management firm in connection with the acquisition of an investment management and advisory company.
• Counsel to a financial advisory and wealth management firm in connection with a $250 million sale to an insurance and financial services company.
• Counsel to a private equity sponsor in connection with a platform acquisition of a domestic manufacturer of industrial equipment and textiles and subsequent follow-on acquisition of a domestic manufacturer.
• Counsel to a medical management technology company in connection with a $220 million sale to a private equity fund.
• Counsel to a private equity fund portfolio company in connection with a follow-on acquisition of a leading medical communication agency.
• Counsel to a private equity fund in connection with a $125 million platform acquisition of a domestic manufacturer of specialty interior building products and components.
• Counsel to a private equity fund in connection with the platform acquisition of a domestic specialty food distributor.
• Counsel to a private equity fund portfolio company in connection with a follow-on acquisition of leadership development and training business.
• Counsel to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota in the $455 million sale of its Further HSA business to HealthEquity, Inc. (NASDAQ: HQY).