Edgar G. Rapoport

Member

Minneapolis

(612) 260-9038

(612) 260-9080

Edgar focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, corporate finance and general business-related matters. Edgar advises and works closely with clients through all stages of a company’s progression, from launch to growth and profitability. 

Edgar is uniquely able to understand his clients’ needs because he walked in their shoes. Before joining Cozen O’Connor, Edgar served as general counsel of a large taxicab company in Chicago, where he personally handled the gamut of legal matters and oversaw the work of outside counsel. Having learned the day-to-day challenges of a business first-hand, Edgar is prepared to deliver the services his clients need and expect from their outside counsel.

Edgar was named to The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch list for 2022 and 2023.

 

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Experience

Represented private equity firm Spell Capital Partners, LLC in its sale of Viking Plastics, an injection molding and value-added assembly service provider, to Osprey Capital, a private family office.


Represented FNCB Bancorp, Inc. in its merger of equals with Peoples Financial Services Corporation (NASDAQ: PFIS) and the merger of First National Community Bank with Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at approximately $150 million.


Represented Spell Capital Partners, a private equity firm, in its acquisition of the operating and real estate assets of All Star Corrugated.


Represented an affiliate of Spell Capital Partners, a family office specializing in private equity investing, in its acquisition of the operating and real estate assets of All Star Corrugated, a Texas-based provider of corrugated packaging, in a complex transaction financed by BMO Bank involving the purchase and sale of the manufacturing facility subject to the assignment of an oil and gas lease.


Represented a multidisciplinary pet consumer development company in its sale to a wholly owned subsidiary of a publicly traded animal health technology and services platform. 


Represented a principal of a developer, owner, and manager of affordable housing across the country in the redemption of his minority interest in the company and affiliated entities.


Represented Agiliti Health, Inc., a medical equipment management and services company, in its $230 million acquisition of Sizewise Rentals, L.L.C., a manufacturer and distributor of specialty patient handling equipment.


Served as U.S. counsel to Bridgnorth Aluminum Limited, a U.K.-based manufacturer of aluminum products, in connection with its £60 million credit facility with HSBC.


Represented Krise Transportation, Inc., a school transportation services provider, in its sale to an affiliate of Access Holdings Management Company LLC, a Baltimore-based investment firm.


Represented Othot, Inc., a cloud-based subscription software provider of predictive and prescriptive analytics for higher education institutions, in its sale to Liaison International, a student recruitment and admissions management and marketing automation software provider for higher education institutions.


Represented Agiliti Health, Inc., an essential service provider to the United States health care industry, in its $475 million acquisition of Northfield Medical, Inc., a nationwide repair service provider for medical devices.


Represented Lung Therapeutics, Inc. as the selling stockholder in the secondary offering of more than one million shares of common stock, valued at $14 million, of TFF Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to affiliates of Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Corriente Advisors, L.L.C., and Mermelstein Investment Partners L.P., collectively, pursuant to an effective registration statement.


News

Best Lawyers Honors More Than 200 Cozen O'Connor Attorneys in its Best Lawyers in America 2025 Edition

August 15, 2024

Best Lawyers selected 242 Cozen O’Connor lawyers from 24 of the firm’s U.S. offices for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America.

Best Lawyers Honors More Than 200 Cozen O'Connor Attorneys to its Best Lawyers in America 2024 Edition

August 17, 2023

Best Lawyers selected 230 Cozen O’Connor lawyers from 24 of the firm’s U.S. offices for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

More Than 200 Cozen O’Connor Attorneys Named Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch

August 22, 2022

210 Cozen O’Connor lawyers from 24 of the firm’s nationwide offices for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

More Than 205 Cozen O’Connor Attorneys Named Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch By The Best Lawyers In America

August 19, 2021

Best Lawyers selected 210 Cozen O’Connor lawyers from 23 of the firm’s nationwide offices for inclusion in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Cozen O’Connor Promotes 20 to Membership

April 08, 2020

Cozen O'Connor is pleased to recognize 20 attorneys with the promotion to member.

Publications

SEC Releases Guidance Regarding COVID-19 Disclosure Considerations [Alert]

June 25, 2020

Kathy Jaffari, Edgar Rapoport, and Chris Bellini discuss the SEC's June 23, 2020, guidance on disclosure considerations regarding operations, liquidity, and capital resources in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Education

  • Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., 2008
  • Wisconsin School of Business, University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.B.A., 2002

Awards & Honors

Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, 2022-2025

  • Minnesota
  • Illinois