DLA Piper advises Aprio in closing of strategic growth investment

DLA Piper advised Aprio, a leading business advisory and accounting firm, in closing a strategic investment from Charlesbank Capital Partners (Charlesbank), a middle-market private investment firm, to accelerate innovation and growth of the business.

The investment capital will be used to build a national professional and financial services firm and fuel continued evolution of services to support clients across the US and internationally. In addition, Aprio will further invest in the talent, technology, and corporate infrastructure required to continue delivering an industry-leading client and team member experience.

The DLA Piper team was led by partners Joey Silver (Atlanta) and Merrick Doll (Chicago) with additional support from Kaitlyn Pettet (Atlanta) and Jenna Wojcicki (Atlanta).

With more than 225 global lawyers who provide strategic counsel to private equity funds and their industry-leading portfolio companies, DLA Piper’s Private Equity practice has the capacity, experience and relationships to help drive value across the investment life cycle by delivering responsive, efficient and integrated solutions around the world. The Private Equity practice is also the #1 most active law firm globally by PitchBook.