Michael D. De Matteis

Michael’s practice primarily focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, and general corporate counseling. He advises buyers and sellers on all aspects of mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence review, negotiation, deal structuring, and documentation of the deal, from preliminary discussions through closing. Michael also provides clients with business formation counseling, including advising on type of business entity selection, drafting operating agreements, and preparing shareholder/member agreements. He regularly counsels clients on corporate governance and other general corporate and commercial matters.

• Counsel to Strength Capital Partners in its acquisition of Kelchner, Inc., a leading provider of excavation and civil construction services in Southwest Ohio.
• Counsel to Edgewater Capital Partners in the sale of Pure Wafer, the largest U.S-based provider of advanced silicon solutions for the semiconductor industry, to ZMC.
• Counsel to Turnserv LLC in its growth equity investment by Kaulig Capital. Turnserv operates a platform of B2B brands primarily serving the multifamily real estate sector.
• Counsel to Mid-West Materials, a provider of steel products, in its acquisition by Reliance, Inc., a global diversified metal solutions provider and the largest metals service center company in North America.
• Counsel to Midwest Precision Products, Inc., a manufacturer of “seatbelts for pallets,” in its sale to The Heico Companies.
• Counsel to Evantic, a portfolio company of Edgewater Capital Partners, in connection with its add-on acquisition of Plastic Distributors and Fabricators, LLC (PDF). PDF is a manufacturer and fabricator of high-precision, difficult to machine plastic components.
• Counsel to Edgewater Capital Partners in its acquisition of NeoGraf Solutions, LLC, an industry-leading designer, formulator, and manufacturer of specialty natural graphite products.
• Counsel to Evantic, a portfolio company of Edgewater Capital Partners, in connection with its acquisition of Vertec Polymers, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of highly engineered PEEK, PPS, PTFE, PFA, and other advanced polymeric materials.
• Counsel to Edgewater Capital Partners in its acquisition of the scintillation and photonic crystals business of Saint-Gobain, S.A.
• Counsel to Edgewater Capital Partners in its acquisition of AmeriWater, an industry leader in the design, manufacture, installation, and supply of water purification systems.
• Counsel to Force Sports, a multi-sports center in Northeast Ohio, in its disposition to TOCA Football.

• Speaker, “The Role of M&A Attorneys in the Growth Capital or Sale Process,” Business Owner Strategy Summit, Oct. 16, 2024.
• Speaker, “Legal Issues for Non-U.S. Companies to Consider when Doing Business in the United States,” Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce Virtual Trade Mission to Ohio, Nov. 2, 2022.