Alex Kelly
Partner
New York
alex.kelly@lw.com
+1.212.906.4615
PRACTICES
- Investment Funds
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity
- Public Company Representation
INDUSTRIES
- Energy & Infrastructure
- Entertainment, Sports & Media
- Financial Institutions
- Fintech
- Technology
EDUCATION
- JD, New York University School of Law, 2008
cum laude - MA, University of Chicago, 2005
with honors - BA, Binghamton University, 2004
summa cum laude
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
PROFILE
Alex Kelly, Global Vice Chair of the Private Equity & Investments Funds Practice, represents private equity firms, asset managers, and other public and private companies in corporate transactions across a wide range of industries, including asset management, technology, infrastructure, and consumer retail.
Alex has been recognized as one of the Top Women in Dealmaking by The Deal, a 40 Under 40 Honoree by Bloomberg Law 2021, a Next Generation Partner by The Legal 500 US, an Up and Coming Lawyer by Chambers USA, a Rising Star in the field of private equity by Law360, and an Emerging Leader by the M&A Advisor.
Alex previously served on the firm’s Associates Committee.
EXPERIENCE
Alex's experience includes:
Asset Manager / Financial Services Representations:
- Special Committee of the Board of Sculptor Capital Management, an alternative asset manager, in its sale to Rithm Capital Management
- Simon Property Group in the acquisition of a 50% interest in Jamestown, a real estate investment manager
- L Catterton in the sale of a minority “GP stakes” interest to Hunter Point Capital
- VMG Partners in the sale of a minority “GP stakes” interest to Bonaccord Capital Partners
- Ares in the acquisition of the Black Creek Group, a real estate investment advisory and distribution firm
- PIMCO in the acquisitions of Allianz Real Estate, a real estate asset manager, and Gurtin Municipal Bond Management, a fixed-income asset manager
- Azimut, a global asset manager, in the acquisition of Sanctuary Wealth, an asset manager that serves as a platform for breakaway financial advisors, and in minority “GP stakes” investments in Roundshield Partners, a global real estate investment management firm and Kennedy Capital Management, a US investment manager
- Onex in the acquisition of Falcon Investment Advisors, a private equity asset manager
- BC Partners in its investment in Advantage Capital Holdings, an insurance and reinsurance platform
- GTCR in the acquisition of AssuredPartners, a US insurance brokerage firm, and Ultimus Fund Solutions and The Gemini Companies, each providers of full service fund administration solutions
- Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, and Morgan Stanley in forming a fin-tech joint venture with SmartStream Technologies
- Credit Suisse in forming a fintech joint venture with Palantir Technologies
Other Private Equity Representations:
- Warburg Pincus in the proposed investment in Everise, a global healthcare services outsourcing company
- Entrepreneurial Equity Partners in the acquisition s of Roskam Baking Company and Marsan Foods and its merger into Organic Milling
- Content Partners, an entertainment-focused private equity firm, in the sale of a portfolio of profit participation and other interests to Carlyle
- Antin Infrastructure Partners in the acquisition of Origis Energy, a vertically integrated renewable energy platform
- GCM Grosvenor in the acquisition of ReSource Waste Services, a processor of construction and demolition material
- HPS Investment Partners in the acquisition and subsequent sale of Waste Industries USA, a provider of solid waste and recycling services and its acquisition of a minority interest in Benefytt Technologies, a global health insurance technology company
Strategic Company Representations:
- DXC Technology in the sale of its state and local health and human services business, and healthcare software business, and acquisition of Molina Medicaid Solutions
- Evertec, Inc. in the sale of certain technology assets to Popular, Inc.
- L’Oréal in the acquisition of Youth to the People, a skincare company
- Endeavor Operating Company in the acquisition of On Location Experiences, a hospitality company and its partnership with the NFL
- Applause, Inc., a global leader of digital experience quality, in its sale to Vista Equity Partners
- CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective in the sale of its craft beer and hard seltzer business to Monster Beverage Corporation