Shareholder Anne M. Madonia concentrates her practice on domestic and international acquisitions and divestitures, corporate mergers, debt and equity financings, private placement offerings, private equity investments, and corporate governance issues.
Anne provides legal advice to a wide range of clients, from entrepreneurs and startups to private equity funds, lower to middle-market companies, Fortune 500 corporations, and various foundations, associations, and institutions. Her knowledge spans industries including transportation and logistics, manufacturing and distribution, sports and entertainment, staffing, retail, professional services, cannabis, and more. With deep proficiency in business law, Anne advises clients in key areas such as entity formation, governance, capital investment, financing, succession planning, and exit strategies. She has also helped clients negotiate a variety of business contracts, including service agreements, supply contracts, equipment leases, consulting agreements, joint venture agreements, and partnership agreements.
Anne combines meticulous attention to detail with a strategic, big-picture perspective to deliver practical solutions for complex transactions. Clients turn to Anne for her sharp business acumen and fierce advocacy in pursuit of their business goals. Anne frequently serves as outside general counsel to clients who value her responsiveness, sound legal advice, and clear guidance on complex legal matters. With nearly 30 years of experience at “Big Law” firms, Anne provides value-added advice to help her clients’ navigate complex legal issues and resolve business disputes.
Prior to private practice, Anne began her legal career as a corporate attorney with the H.J. Heinz Company in Pittsburgh, where she worked on complex, high-value corporate transactions for a public company while gaining invaluable insight into in-house counsel perspectives and client needs.
Representative Mergers, Acquisitions, & Strategic Transactions
Featured 2026 M&A Transaction
Transportation, Logistics & Supply Chain Transactions
- Represented the shareholders of an international air and ocean freight forwarder in a $105 million sale to a subsidiary of a publicly traded Danish transportation company.
- Represented a leading global maritime services company in its strategic stock sale of a specialty subsidiary to a maritime casualty response company.
- Represented a third-party logistics provider in its acquisition of an e-commerce fulfillment company.
- Represented a third-party logistics provider in its acquisition of the equity and related real estate of an e-commerce fulfillment company.
- Represented a textile and home products manufacturer in negotiating a Supply Chain Finance Agreement.
- Represented a third-party logistics provider and freight forwarder in its acquisition of a California warehousing and transportation company.
- Represented a third-party logistics provider and freight forwarder in connection with an equipment financing transaction.
- Represented a publicly traded international shipping and container transportation company in a preferred stock offering by New York Shipping Exchange, Inc.
- Represented a third-party logistics provider in its acquisition of a Toronto transportation company.
- Represented a third-party logistics services provider in negotiating a commercial credit facility.
- Represented the founders of an international logistics company, specializing in customs brokerage, international import and freight forwarding, in its sale to Honour Lane Shipping Ltd, a leader in international logistics and NVOCC.
- Represented the founders of a freight forwarding company and customs brokerage in an asset and stock sale transaction to a private equity-backed 3PL and freight brokerage company.
Business Acquisitions & Strategic Sales
- Represented a leading education and research provider for the risk management and insurance industry in its strategic acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Claims Litigation Management (CLM) and Claims Pages.
- Represented a leading education and research provider for the risk management and insurance industry to acquire strategic assets in knowledge-sharing platforms from LRP, including a risk management and insurance print and digital news and information platform, along with the largest national workers compensation exposition and the nation’s largest and longest-running ergonomics event, focused on workplace injuries.
- Represented the owners of a Pennsylvania insurance company in a strategic sale of stock and related real estate to a US insurance holding company.
- Represented an insurance agency in its transition to independence from Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and simultaneous sale to a leading North American insurance brokerage firm.
- Represented a broadcasting company and its affiliates in the sale of two television stations in Louisiana and Texas to the largest U.S. television group.
- Represented an insurance brokerage and risk management consulting firm in its strategic sale to one of the largest privately held insurance brokerage organizations in the United States.
- Represented a start-up food manufacturer in its acquisition of the assets of an oyster cracker business from a specialty food manufacturer.
- Represented a family office in its sale of various construction and real estate companies.
- Represented a software company in a strategic add-on acquisition.
- Represented a real estate developer in its purchase of a controlling interest in a multi-family real estate development project.
- Represented the owner of multiple automobile dealerships in a series of related corporate and real estate transactions combining two dealerships into a new joint venture, including related property sales and lease transactions.
- Represented a digital health platform in its merger with a digital coaching platform.
- Represented the founder of a quality control and regulatory compliance services provider, in the life science industry, in its sale to a private equity firm including roll-over equity.
- Represented a leading education and research provider for the risk management and insurance industry in its strategic acquisition of a leading digital platform for insurance investment insights, education and networking.
Private Equity & Investment Transactions
- Represented a leading education and research provider for the risk management and insurance industry as an investor in a Series A financing round led by a United Kingdom private equity fund.
- Represented a real estate investment firm in a $2.7 million private offering, including preparation of offering documents and state and federal securities filings.
- Represented an investment group in the redemption of its minority interest in an institutional asset management boutique.
- Represented a private equity firm in its acquisition of a majority stake in a mass text alert platform for businesses.
- Represented a private equity firm in its acquisition of a real estate title company, and investment in related businesses.
- Represented a private equity firm in its acquisition of an equipment and supplies distributor for the mining, industrial, and mineral processing industries, including a related real estate acquisition financed through debt and rollover equity.
- Represented a private equity firm in its acquisition of a minority stake in an investment advisory firm, operating as a Certified B Corp focused on ESG principles.
- Represented a private equity firm in its acquisition of a minority stake in a registered investment adviser primarily representing family offices.
- Represented a private equity firm in its acquisition of a minority stake in a private wealth investment manager.
Commercial Finance & Capital Markets
- Represented a specialty drink manufacturer and retail chain operator in a multi-million dollar secured debt financing from a Canadian institutional pension fund.
- Represented a Philadelphia-based event planning company in a multi-million dollar secured financing for the acquisition of an event venue.
- Represented a global leader in cloud-based eClinical solutions in negotiating a master lease to finance equipment.
- Represented one of the largest privately held insurance brokerage, employee benefits, and risk management firms in the United States, in a secured financing transaction.
- Represented a New Jersey-based energy company in its private placement of secured notes.
- Represented a utility company in a $200 million revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks.
- Represented a retail manufacturer in a refinancing and forbearance of a senior secured credit facility.
- Served as local Pennsylvania counsel to a nationwide venue management, food services and hospitality company with its senior secured credit facility from KKR.
- Served as U.S. counsel to the U.S. subsidiary of a Czech Republic manufacturer of nonwoven fabrics in a senior secured credit facility.
- Served as U.S. counsel to a U.K.-based manufacturer of aluminum products in connection with a £60 million credit facility with HSBC.
- Represented a private equity firm with a $6 million acquisition financing.
Gaming, Cannabis, & Sports Transactions
- Represented the Full Tilt Poker affiliated companies in a landmark three-party transaction with PokerStars and the United States Department of Justice that resolved civil forfeiture proceedings, transferred Full Tilt's online gaming assets, and included payments exceeding $700 million.
- Represented a multi-state owner of cannabis licenses and assets in its acquisition, by merger, of a California corporation holding a cannabis dispensary license.
- Represented a multi-state owner of cannabis licenses and assets in its acquisition of a New Jersey-based vertically integrated medical cannabis nonprofit.
- Represented a multi-state owner of cannabis licenses and assets in its acquisition of a Florida medical cannabis company.
- Represented Capital Region NLL, LLC in the acquisition and relocation of the National Lacrosse League's New England Black Wolves franchise, including negotiation of league approval for the ownership transfer and relocation of the team to Albany, New York.
- Represented the former owner of a National Lacrosse League team in its minority investment in the Albany Firewolves.
- Represented a Canadian public company, that owns and operates cannabis cultivation and retail facilities in multiple states, with its senior secured credit facility.
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Philadelphia Bar Association
- Association for Corporate Growth
Community Activities
- Philadelphia ACG Women’s Committee
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Admissions
- New Jersey
- New York
- Pennsylvania
Education
- Widener University Delaware Law School, J.D.
- The Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, Research Editor and Featured Article Author
- Manhattanville University, B.A. in Political Science/Economics
