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Michael Best represented Pawville, a leading provider of personalized pet wellness services, in its recent sale to WagWay. WagWay, a platform company of Access Holdings, is a wellness-focused pet services company that partners with leading pet care businesses nationwide to elevate the standard of care for all pets. The recent acquisition will provide Pawville with access to WagWay's innovative digital capabilities and enable WagWay to expand its reach to a more suburban audience in the Southeastern United States.
Phil Miller, Founder & CEO of Pawville shared, "The team at Michael Best was tremendously helpful as we navigated this transaction. I had complete confidence in the quality of strategic counsel they provided. They've exceeded my expectations as a legal partner."
The Michael Best team was led by Christopher Seamster and Frank Pray III, with extensive support from Ashley Felton, Katarina Stockton, Michelle Ebben, Jack Wiggen, Jonathan Bogues, Maddy Schmid, Jim DeCleene, Dan Borchert, Brady Dettmann, Carrie Byrnes, Julia Mader, Nate Linger, Mark Lotito, Martin Tierney, Lyle Gravatt, Laura Lamansky, Dani Lujan, Jason Lohn, Ryan Habeck, and Lauren Fuhrer.
Learn more about the Mergers and Acquisitions team at Michael Best.
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Daniel R. Borchert
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T 720.398.0060

Carrie E. Byrnes
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T 312.596.5838

James W. DeCleene
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jwdecleene@michaelbest.com
T 414.225.2748

Michelle Wagner Ebben
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mwebben@michaelbest.com
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Ashley L. Felton
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alfelton@michaelbest.com
T 984.220.8764

Lauren E. Fuhrer
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lefuhrer@michaelbest.com
T 910.660.0920

W. Lyle Gravatt
Managing Partner, Raleigh Office
wlgravatt@michaelbest.com
T 919.578.5693

Ryan L. Habeck
Paralegal
rlhabeck@michaelbest.com
T 608.283.2247

Andrew R. Jones
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Managing Partner, North Carolina
arjones@michaelbest.com
T 910.442.8740

Laura Lamansky
Senior Associate
llamansky@michaelbest.com
T 414.225.4958

Jason S. Lohn
Senior Paralegal
jslohn@michaelbest.com
T 414.225.2754

Nathaniel S. Linger
Associate
Nathaniel.Linger@michaelbest.com
T 312.661.2104

Mark A. Lotito, Ph.D.
Partner
malotito@michaelbest.com
T 414.223.2507

Julia F. Mader
Partner
jfmader@michaelbest.com
T 414.270.2719

Francis C. Pray, III
Associate
Frank.Pray@michaelbest.com
T 984.220.8716

Madeline C. Schmid
Senior Associate
mcschmid@michaelbest.com
T 414.225.4955

Christopher D. Seamster
Partner
cdseamster@michaelbest.com
T 336.510.3338

Katarina D. Stockton
Associate
kdstockton@michaelbest.com
T 984.220.8752

Martin P. Tierney
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mptierney@michaelbest.com
T 414.223.2533

John D. Wiggen
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jdwiggen@michaelbest.com
T 910.218.3958

