When its private equity owner Bain Capital decided it was time to exit BMC, Pat Tagtow and his colleague, Robin Phillips, knew they had a lot of work ahead of them. By the time they were finished, PE giant KKR had purchased BMC for a reported $8.3 billion. Now they are finalists for the Houston Corporate Counsel Awards M&A transaction of the year. Claire Poole profiles them.
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