Aly Brandvold

Aly represents private equity funds, venture funds and their portfolio companies, as well as other financial buyers, sellers and investors, in a variety of strategic matters including platform and add-on acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations and other transactions.

Aly has a diverse mergers and acquisitions practice that spans private equity, strategic buy-side and sell-side deals in a wide range of industries, such as technology, manufacturing, advertising and consumer services. She advises business owners and companies on all aspects of stock and asset transactions, including drafting and negotiating letters of intent, managing due diligence, drafting and negotiating acquisition documents and resolving post-closing matters. Aly also advises businesses on legal issues encountered throughout their life cycles, including corporate structuring and entity formation, corporate governance, contract negotiation and general business matters.

• Represented a top 60 CPA firm on the sale of its business to a major wealth management firm.
• Represented a Fortune 100 company in multiple strategic acquisitions to expand its geographic reach and customer base.
• Represented a technology company in connection with its purchase of a publishing consultancy and editorial service provider.
• Represented a medical device manufacturer on the sale of its business to a strategic acquirer.
• Represented a managed IT service provider in multiple strategic acquisitions to expand its geographic reach and customer base.
• Represented a multi-state HVAC and service contractor in connection with its acquisition of a residential heating and air conditioning.
• Represented privately held frozen food manufacturer in its acquisition of distribution business throughout the mid- and southwest.
• Represented privately held distributor of welding products and supplies in multiple acquisitions diversify its holdings, expand its geographic reach and broaden its product offerings.
• Represented privately held trailer manufacturer in disposition to strategic buyer.
• Represented a regional feed products company in multiple acquisitions expanding their product line and customer base.
• Represented a packaging machinery company in multiple acquisitions expanding their product line, including the acquisition of an automated cartoning machine company.
• Represented a private investment and holding company, in a platform investment in the heavy manufacturing industry.
• Advised multiple clients on the formation, private security offering and operation of private equity investment funds.

Education

• University of Wisconsin Law School, J.D., 2018, cum laude
• University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.A., 2014, with distinction

Admissions

• Minnesota, 2018
• Wisconsin, 2018 (inactive)

Clerkships

• Judicial Externship, Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, Wisconsin Supreme Court, 2018

Community

• Saint John’s Boys’ Choir, Board of Directors, 2018-2021