Troy J. Hickman
For more than 25 years, Troy has helped clients in a range of industries with sophisticated transactions.
Troy Hickman advises clients in a range of matters encompassing acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures, fund creations and investments, family office representation, commercial contracts, entity formation, and financing and governance matters. He works in numerous industries, with particular experience in aerospace and defense. Notably, Troy recently represented a family-owned business in a $1.7B sale to a publicly traded aerospace company.
Troy works with clients on complex joint ventures, funds, and operating partnerships to accurately reflect the nuances of each transaction. He regularly assists family-owned businesses and family offices and is familiar with the unique challenges associated with multigenerational involvement and succession planning. Troy is familiar with the additional considerations that pass-through tax entities, such as S corporations, LLCs, and limited partnerships, bring to transactions. While some of his matters, such as restructuring professional sports franchises and joint ventures on behalf of the University of Washington, are high-profile, most of his work involves helping the owners of closely held and family-owned businesses achieve their goals.
Areas of focus
Industries
Services
Education & Credentials
Education
- University of Michigan Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, Associate and Contributing Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1998
- Harvard University, B.A., Social Studies, magna cum laude, 1996
Bar and Court Admissions
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Washington
Professional Recognition
Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Corporate Law, 2016-2025
Listed in Thomson Reuters “Stand-out Lawyers,” 2024
Listed in Washington Law & Politics, "Rising Stars of Washington Law'"
News
Professional Experience
Mergers & Acquisitions
Tilting Motor Works sale to Arcimoto
Represented Tilting Motor Works in a sale of its assets to Arcimoto, a public company in the electric vehicle industry.
Represented Les Schwab Tire Centers
Represented Les Schwab Tire Centers, a 68-year old family-owned business and leading tire retailer and service center operator, in its sale to Meritage Group.
Esterline Technologies Corporation Acquisition and Divestitures
Represented Esterline in its acquisitions of Kirkhill, the Weston Group, Leach Holding Corporation, Canadian Marconi Company (CMC) Electronics Holdings Inc., Racal Acoustics, Avista Corporation, NMC Group, Souriau and others, as well as its sale of Pressure Systems, Fluid Regulators, Eclipse Electronic System, Pacific Aerospace, and other subsidiaries.
Acquisition for MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates Ltd.
Represented MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates Ltd. (MDA Corporation - MDA:Toronto) as U.S. counsel in its acquisition of Loral Space & Communications.
Sale of JetParts Engineering
Represented Jet Parts Engineering in its sale to Vance Street Capital.
Sale of Exotic Metals
Represented Exotic Metals in its sale to Parker-Hannifin.
Sale of American Fast Freight
Represented American Fast Freight in its sale to The Jordan Company.
Acquisition by Amazon.com, Inc.
Represented Amazon.com, Inc. in its acquisition of Lexcyle Inc., TouchCo, and Yap.
Sale of Aculight Corporation
Represented Aculight Corporation in its sale to Lockheed Martin Corporation.
Sale of Serengeti
Represented the owner of Serengeti legal expense software tool in its sale to Thompson Reuters.
Overall Laundry Services — Sale to ARAMARK Uniform and Career Apparel Inc.
Represented Overall Laundry Services in a sale of the business to ARAMARK Uniform and Career Apparel Inc.
Sale of The Threshold Group
Advised The Threshold Group in its sale to Tiedemann Wealth Management Holdings.
Acquisition of Volant Aerospace
Represented ST Aerospace in its acquisition of Volant Aerospace.
NAES Corporation
Represented NAES Corporation in its acquisitions of E3 Consulting, Greenberry Construction and Olympus Power Operations.
Trucking Transactions
- Represented Gordon Trucking in its sale to Heartland Express.
- Represented Valley Freightliner in several truck dealership acquisitions.
Private Equity
Blue Point Capital Partners
Represented Blue Point Capital Partners in its leveraged recapitalizations of Rapid Transportation, V&S Transportation, and Dri-Eaz Products.
Endeavour Capital
Represented Endeavour Capital in its acquisition of Columbus Foods, and in the sale of Columbus Distributing to Tony's Fine Foods.
Sale of Black Bear Diners
Represented the Black Bear Diners restaurant franchise in its sale to P/W/P Growth Equity..
Sale of RC Rasmussen Corporation
Represented family-owned R.C. Rasmussen Corporation in its sale to Mangrove Equity Partners.
Sale of ThriftBooks
Assisted ThriftBooks in its sale to KCB Management.
Joint Ventures/Partnerships/Restructurings
Healthcare Joint Venture
Assisted University of Washington Medicine in the creation of a joint venture with a private-equity owner of community hospitals to expand the reach of UW medical expertise.
Mariners Ownership Change
Represented the Seattle Mariners organization in connection with its 2016 ownership restructuring.
Formation of Real Estate Investment Funds
Represented local builders and developers in the formation of several smaller ($10-100M) real estate investment funds.