Chrissy Metcalf is Managing Partner of O’Melveny’s Dallas office and an award-winning corporate lawyer. She represents private equity sponsors in buyouts, new platform investments, add-on acquisitions, and growth financings, as well as in portfolio company corporate support and exit transactions. She is especially active in the middle-market and lower-middle market, with particular emphasis on the business services, industrial, healthcare, and consumer sectors.
She also advises private and public company clients on strategic acquisitions, capital-raising transactions, and general corporate issues, including corporate governance counseling and SEC reporting matters.
Chrissy has been named a “Texas Rising Star” for Mergers & Acquisitions by Super Lawyers for eight consecutive years, and has been recognized for three consecutive years as one of the top M&A lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine.
She maintains an active pro bono practice supporting causes she is passionate about, including anti-racism initiatives, voting rights, legal aid for veterans, childhood education and health, and support for cancer survivors and their caregivers.
- Divi Scalp & Hair Health in its minority investment from Norwest, a leading venture capital and growth equity investment firm
- Dataprise, a Trinity Hunt Partners portfolio company, in its add-on acquisitions of 360IT Partners, AirNet, Hooks Systems, PEI, Phoenix IT, Reboot Networks, and RevelSec
- A lower-middle-market private equity sponsor in its acquisition of a public affairs and outreach firm, and in two subsequent add-on acquisitions
- A lower middle-market private equity sponsor in two add-on acquisitions for an aftermarket collision repair parts portfolio company
- A lower middle-market private equity sponsor in its acquisition of a precision parts manufacturer
- A financial sponsor in its acquisition of Kinty Jones Heating & Cooling, a provider of heating and cooling services
- A financial sponsor in its acquisition of a cross-border component manufacturer for the aftermarket racing industry
- A provider of remote check-in software for government users in its acquisition of a provider of communications solutions for public safety agencies
- American Home Protect, a provider of whole-home warranty policies, in its acquisition by Porch Group
- Ashford, an NYSE-listed provider of asset management and services to the hospitality industry, in its US$275 million acquisition of the Hotel Management Business of Remington Holdings
- Matador Resources Company in its US$75 million acquisition of the Lane Gathering and Processing System of Summit Midstream Partners
- Naturally Slim of Dallas in its acquisition by The Riverside Company
- A developer and manufacturer of prosthetic and orthotic products in the establishment of a nationwide network of prosthetic and orthotic clinics via multiple acquisitions
- A North American beverage company in its acquisition of the global rights to a non-alcoholic cocktail brand
- A North American beverage company in its acquisition of one of its regional distributors
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- Texas
- New York
Education
- The University of Texas, J.D.: Texas International Law Journal; Texas Review on Entertainment and Sports Law
- University of Notre Dame, B.A., Accountancy with concentration in International Business: cum laude
Honors & Awards
- Texas Rising Star, Mergers & Acquisitions, Super Lawyers® (2016-2021)
- Best Lawyers Under 40, D Magazine (2020)
Professional Activities
Member
- Board of Directors, Cancer Support Community North Texas (2017-Present)
Speaker
- “Confidentiality and Arbitration Clauses: The Not So Basic Basics.” Women's In House Network (WIN) Virtual Networking and CLE Lunch (October 27, 2020)