Partner
Cipriano (Cip) Beredo advises public companies, privately held businesses and private equity firms on complex domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, securities matters and strategic business issues. With more than two decades of experience, Cip has completed transactions in over 30 countries and regularly leads multidisciplinary teams across the globe.
Cip’s practice spans a diverse range of industries, including industrials, aerospace and defense, consumer products, specialty chemicals, healthcare and technology. His clients include many of the world’s most recognizable brands and market-leading companies and he is known for his ability to navigate sophisticated multijurisdictional transactions with efficiency, clarity and strategic insight.
He has represented acquirers and targets in major transactions involving companies such as The Procter & Gamble Company, Six Flags, Goodyear, Lassonde, Timken, Visteon, Park‑Ohio and Eaton Corporation. Cip’s deal experience ranges from billion‑dollar acquisitions and divestitures to strategic roll‑ups, carve‑outs, joint ventures and transformative growth initiatives.
In addition, Cip has advised numerous boards of directors and special committees on complex, sensitive and high-stakes matters, including CEO and executive succession planning, mergers and acquisitions, board and committee evaluations and other critical corporate governance and strategic decision-making issues. His work in this area reflects a deep understanding of his clients’ evolving business environments, institutional investor expectations and the dynamics between the board and management. Cip is known for his ability to navigate nuanced boardroom considerations with discretion, clarity and sound judgment – providing practical, experience-driven guidance tailored to the needs of each client.
Cip is consistently recognized by leading legal publications, including Chambers USA, Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Dealmakers in America, The Best Lawyers in America, Legal 500 US and Ohio Super Lawyers, and he frequently speaks on M&A trends and best practices. Clients told Chambers USA that “Cip is a phenomenal lawyer” and that “he always brings a high level of professionalism and a deep breadth of knowledge.”
Cip is a member of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the United Way of Greater Cleveland and the Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio.
Advised Cedar Fair on numerous transactions, including its US$8 billion merger with Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, creating one of the largest amusement park operators in North America, as well as its US$1.2 billion acquisition of a portfolio of seasonal amusement parks from CBS Corporation.
Advised The Procter & Gamble Company on numerous acquisitions, including First Aid Beauty, Native, Mielle Organics, Ouai, Ginger Health Company (Wonderbelly) and Walker & Co. Brands.
Advised The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company on the US$650 million disposition of its polymer chemical business.
Advised Lassonde Industries, a publicly traded food and beverage company in several acquisitions, including Old Orchard, Apple & Eve and Summer Garden.
Advised Visteon Corporation on the US$410 million sale of its global automotive climate controls business to Halla Climate Control Corp.
Represented a multibillion-dollar NYSE-listed business information technology and services company in a series of 10 strategic acquisitions over four years.
Advised a major international specialty chemicals company on a US$525 million multijurisdictional acquisition across 19 countries.
Advised the Timken Company on numerous transactions, including on its sale of Timken Aerospace Drive Systems, its acquisition of Spinea, s.r.o., a European technology leader and manufacturer of highly engineered cycloidal reduction gears and actuators, and its acquisition of Rollon S.p.A., a leader in engineered linear motion products that specializes in the design and manufacture of linear guides, telescopic rails and linear actuators used in a wide range of industries.
Advised a privately held pharmacy benefits manager on its US$700 million disposition.
Advised on the sale of Tenneco Automotive’s aftermarket filtration business, including the sale of its manufacturing facility in Mexico.
Advised a private equity firm in its US$135 million acquisition of a maritime shipping operation.
Advised Pine Island Capital Partners on various acquisitions, including its acquisition of SURVIVR and Meggitt Training Systems Group.
Advised Eaton Corporation on its US$335 million acquisition of a global aerospace company.
Represented NBA star LeBron James on corporate matters, including endorsement contracts exceeding US$50 million.
Member, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association
Board Member, The United Way of Greater Cleveland
Board Member, Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio
Named to the 2026-2027 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America lists
Named Lawyer of the Year for Corporate Law in his region by The Best Lawyers in America 2025
Recognized in Chambers USA for Corporate/M&A
Named to Crain’s Cleveland Business’ 2025 “Notable M&A Dealmakers” list
Named an Ohio Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters since 2005