EXPERIENCE

Kyle’s experience includes advising:

Private Equity Transactions:

• Leonard Green & Partners and its portfolio companies in numerous acquisitions and divestitures, including relating to:
  • SRS Distribution, a leading distributor of residential and commercial building products, in its $18.25 billion sale to The Home Depot, the fourth-largest US PE-backed exit ever
  • MDVIP, a national leader in membership-based, personalized primary healthcare, in its sale to West Street Capital Partners
  • AerSale, an integrated, diversified global leader in aviation aftermarket products and services, in its de-SPAC transaction with Monocle
  • Aspen Dental in its acquisition of ClearChoice, a provider of comprehensive practice support services to the nationwide network of ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers
  • CHG Healthcare in its acquisition of LocumsMart, a provider of technology solutions for the healthcare industry
• The Blackstone Group in its:
  • US$7 billion sale of its stake in Cheniere Energy Partners
  • US$375 million acquisition of the US motorways business of HMSHost Corporation
• Ares in its acquisition of:
  • Pacific Western Bank’s US$3.5 billion lender finance portfolio
  • Annaly Capital Management’s US$2.4 billion middle market lending portfolio
• Energy Capital Partners in its acquisition of Borrego Solar’s energy and solar storage development business
• Astorg and its portfolio company Open HEALTH in the acquisition of The CM Group, a leading US domestic medical communications platform
• Cinven in its acquisition of Jaggaer, a global provider of procurement software for large and medium-sized enterprises, from Accel-KKR
• Searchlight Capital Partners in its strategic investment in Sightline Payments, a company dedicated to commerce solutions for the gaming, lottery, sports betting, entertainment, and hospitality industries
• Aquiline Capital Partners in its divestment of ENGS Commercial Finance, a provider of leasing and financing solutions especially for the transportation industry, to Mitsubishi

Strategic Transactions:

• ironSource in its US$11.1 billion de-SPAC merger with Thoma Bravo Advantage
• Avangrid in its US$4.3 billion acquisition of PNM Resources, an energy holding company
• NRG Energy in its US$3.6 billion acquisition of Direct Energy, a provider of natural gas, electricity, and related services
• Vistra Corp. in its:
  • US$3.43 acquisition of Energy Harbor Corp.
  • US$475 million acquisition of Ambit Holdings, a Dallas-based retail electric company
• Harry’s in its US$1.37 billion merger with Edgewell Personal Care*
• Oatly, a Sweden-based food company providing oat-based non-dairy products, in connection with:
  • Its US$1.6 billion initial public offering and listing on Nasdaq
  • A US$200 million equity investment round, led by Blackstone Growth
• Sightline Payments in connection with:
  • A US$244 million equity investment round, led by Cannae Holdings and valuing Sightline at over US$1 billion
  • A US$100 million equity investment round, led by Cannae Holdings
  • An equity investment round, led by J.P. Morgan Payments
  • Its acquisition of Joingo, a leading mobile engagement and loyalty platform for the casino gaming industry
• Sculptor Capital Management in its sale to Rithm Capital
• Innovid in its sale to Mediaocean
• Satsuma Pharmaceuticals in its sale to Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd. pursuant to a tender offer
• Ayala Pharmaceuticals in its sale to Advaxis pursuant to a stock-for-stock merger
• Romeo Power in its sale to Nikola Corporation pursuant to an exchange offer
• GlobalFoundries in its acquisition of Tagore Technology, Inc.
• Venator Materials plc in its divestment of its 50% interest in the Louisiana Pigment Company to Kronos Worldwide, Inc.
• Ribbon Communications in its acquisition of Anova Data
• The lenders in connection with the revolving credit facility for Legacy Reserves Inc.

Financial Advisors:

• Morgan Stanley and LionTree Advisors as financial advisors to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of MSG Networks Inc. in its sale to Madison Square Garden Entertainment

*Deal was terminated