DLA Piper Advises CM Equity Partners on ShorePoint Investment

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DLA Piper advised private equity firm CM Equity Partners (CMEP) in its investment in ShorePoint, Inc., a cybersecurity services firm dedicated to improving the cyber resilience of federal agencies and their missions.

CMEP provides capital to companies in the federal and aerospace and defense industries. Its investment in ShorePoint positions the company for substantial growth, enabling it to expand its capabilities and deepen its customer footprint within the federal sector.

“The DLA Piper team throughout this transaction provided exceptional service, strategic insight, and an unwavering commitment to achieving a successful outcome,” said Jeffrey Mark, Managing Partner of CMEP. “Their team was a crucial part of our success in structuring and closing this transaction.”

“This transaction aligns two great organizations and accelerates critical growth in the federal cybersecurity sector,” said Jeffrey Houle, Chair of DLA Piper’s Aerospace, Defense, and Government Services Transactional practice. “Working alongside the CMEP team to help structure and finalize this investment was a privilege and underscores our commitment to providing sophisticated legal guidance in the federal services and private equity sectors.”

Alongside Houle (Washington, DC), the DLA Piper team included Partners Thomas Pilkerton (Baltimore), Jimmy Russert (Atlanta), Jordan Bailowitz (Baltimore), Julia Kovacs (Washington, DC), Of Counsel Nia Brown (Washington, DC), Brad Jorgensen (Austin), Senior Attorney Cara Hupprich (Northern, VA), and Associates Huntington Domine (Palo Alto) and Traneke Hamrick (Washington, DC).

For more information about CMEP, please visit the company website at www.cmequity.com.

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