Mark L. Opitz

Mark is the leader of the corporate and business transactions practice in the Pittsburgh office, where he also serves as hiring partner.

Mark is also actively involved in Pittsburgh’s emerging business and technology community. He regularly advises entrepreneurs and emerging companies at all stages—including formation, financing, growth and exit—and provides them with real-world and creative solutions. He frequently speaks on start-up, emerging business, and venture capital topics and serves as a coach and judge at investor and venture fairs and business plan competitions and is a member of the Board of the Pittsburgh Technology Council.

• Maury Microwave, a portfolio company of Artemis Capital Partners, in its acquisition of Wireless Telecom Group, Inc., a global designer and manufacturer of advanced RF and microwave components, modules, systems, and instruments serving the wireless, telecommunication, satellite, military, aerospace, and semiconductor industries
• Nordic Consulting in its minority investment in Fortified Health Security, a best-in-class managed security services provider to the healthcare industry
• StanChem, Inc., a portfolio company of Artemis Capital Partners and a company that offers emulsion polymers for architectural and industrial markets, in its sale to Deltech Holdings, LLC, a portfolio company of SK Capital Partners
• Adcole, LLC, a manufacturer of automated metrology equipment with a 60-year history of providing innovative, high-precision, high-quality measurement solutions and a portfolio company of Artemis Capital Partners, in its sale to Adcole’s management and a strategic partner
• Nordic Consulting Partners, a global health and technology consulting company that partners with health leaders around the world to create healthier systems, businesses, and people, in its sale to Accrete Health Partners
• StanChem, Inc., a portfolio company of Artemis Capital Partners and a company that offers emulsion polymers for architectural and industrial markets, in its sale to Deltech Holdings, LLC
• Poparazzi, a social media app, in its $15 million Series A financing led by Benchmark
• Premier Orthopaedics, a provider of a full spectrum of orthopaedic services, in its sale to Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company
• Nordic Consulting in its acquisition of S&P Consultants, a healthcare IT consultancy company
• Greystone in its minority investment into Passco Companies, LLC, a real estate investment firm
• Corridor Capital in the sale of Nationwide Property & Appraisal Services, a national appraisal management and valuation services company
• Brooke Private Equity Associates Management LLC in its investment in Nevada Behavioral Health
• Brooke Private Equity Associates Management LLC in its investment in Progressive Roofing
• Brooke Private Equity Associates Management LLC in its investment in firstSTREET for Boomers and Beyond, Inc.
• Brooke Private Equity Associates Management LLC in its investment in NationsBenefits
• Maury Microwave, Inc. a portfolio company of Artemis Capital Partners, in its acquisition of dBmCorp, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of wireless link emulation equipment
• Sandvik (Sweden) in its acquisition of CGTech, a global market leader in software for numerical control simulation, verification and optimization
• Artemis Capital Partners in its acquisition of BioDot, Inc.
• Artemis Capital Partners in the sale by its portfolio company, Adcole Corporation, of Adcole Maryland Aerospace to AE Industrial Partners
• Broadway Technology LLC in its sale to ION Investment Group
• Maven Machines in its $7 million Series A financing from Allos Ventures, Hearst Ventures, Riverfront Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital and existing private investors
• TRS Global, a portfolio company of Tuckerman Capital, in the sale of its subsidiary, TRS Ireland to StandardAero
• Benshaw Inc., a portfolio company of Sun Capital Partners, in its acquisition of Aucom Electronics LTD
• OptimizeRx Corp. in its $16 million acquisition of RMDY Health
• Marketing Evolution in its $26.1 million growth funding from Energy Impact Partners, Insight Venture Partners and Zetta Venture Partners
• Glam Seamless in its sale to Beauty Industry Group
• The Predictive Index in a $50 million Series B financing from General Catalyst
• Sun Capital Partners in its acquisition of Regal Beloit’s Drive Technologies Business
• Trusst Lingerie in its $2 million Series A financing led by Break Trail Ventures
• TTYL in its $1.25 million Series Seed financing from Floodgate Fund
• Demilec, a portfolio company of Sun Capital Partners, in its sale to Huntsman Corporation
• Aclara, a portfolio company of Sun Capital Partners, in its sale to Hubbell Incorporated.
• Maestro Health, a portfolio company of SV Health and Oak HC/FT, in its sale to AXA Group
• Maya Design in its sale to The Boston Consulting Group
• ModCloth in its sale to Jet.com
• Vets First Choice in its acquisition of Roadrunner Pharmacy
• Denali Sourcing Services in its sale to WNS (Holdings) Ltd
• RevZilla Motorsports in its strategic alliance with Cycle Gear
• Gemini Investors in its recapitalization of Skin & Beauty Center Inc
• KP Corporation, a portfolio company of Gemini Investors, in its acquisition of Consolidated Press Printing
• GiftCards.com in its sale to Blackhawk Network
• True Textiles, a portfolio company of Sun Capital Partners, in its sale to Duvaltex
• PEMCO World Air Services, a portfolio company of Sun Capital Partners, in its sale to Air Transport Services Group Inc.
• Safety Products Group, a portfolio company of Gemini Investors, in its sale to Tractel
• Portware in its sale to FactSet Research
• TractManager, Inc., a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners, in its acquisition of MD Buyline
• Sun Capital Partners in the sale of its affiliate, Cornerstone Research & Development Company, to Integrity Nutraceuticals, an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital
• Harry’s Fresh Foods, a portfolio company of Sun Capital Partners, in its sale to JGC Foods LLC, the food-focused subsidiary of Seattle-based Joshua Green Corporation