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Don Kilpatrick is a highly regarded corporate lawyer with over 30 years of experience advising on mergers, acquisitions and other complex transactional matters.
Don represents clients in private and public acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts and equity investments, as well as corporate governance and general corporate matters. He also works with a number of investment banks in connection with their engagements, advising on engagement letter issues and assisting clients in providing fairness opinions. Don’s experience spans various industries, including the software, banking, professional services, chemicals, manufacturing and consumer products industries.
Representative Experience
- Represented SoftBank Group Corp. in its CAD $99 million investment in Nemaska Lithium Inc.
- Advised Swedish engineering firm Atlas Copco Group AB on its $1.6 billion acquisition of private equity-controlled industrial vacuum systems maker Edwards Group Ltd.
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- Counsel to a boutique investment bank on a fairness opinion regarding a debt-for-equity swap in a public company.
- Counsel to an investor in connection with the division of hedge fund investments in order to resolve a family dispute.
- Counsel to a leading software company in connection with its sale of its internet security software business.
- Counsel to a leading international accounting firm in its acquisition of an e-Discovery software business.
- Counsel to a leading investment bank on a fairness opinion with respect to a PIPEs investment in a shipping business.
- Counsel to a leading international accounting firm in its acquisition of a business performance management, business intelligence and data integration business.
- Counsel to the owners of a data center business in connection with an investment by a leading merchant bank and buy-out of certain investors.
- Counsel to a leading international accounting firm in its acquisition of a technical infrastructure consulting business.
- Counsel to a venture investor in the restructuring of a display technology company.
- Counsel to a leading software company in connection with its sale of its information governance software business.
- Counsel to a leading software company in connection with a private investment in the equity of a healthcare services provider.
- Counsel to a leading international accounting firm in its acquisition of a government contracting business.
- Counsel to a leading media and technology investment bank on the provision of a fairness opinion and advice regarding a $4 billion acquisition of an entertainment company.
- Counsel to a leading media and technology investment bank on the provision of a fairness opinion and advice regarding a $600 million going-private transaction of a media company.
- Counsel to a leading software company in connection with its acquisition of a cloud computing software company.
- Counsel to a leading media and technology investment bank on the provision of fairness opinions and advice regarding the sale of one of the largest family-focused online media companies.
- Counsel to a private equity firm client’s portfolio company in connection with its equity restructuring and debt refinancing.
- Counsel to a leading media and technology investment bank on the provision of a fairness opinion and advice regarding the sale of an educational publishing company.
- Counsel to a leading international accounting firm in its acquisition of a software consulting business.
- Counsel to a leading media and technology investment bank on the provision of a fairness opinion and advice regarding a $2.5 billion merger of media and entertainment companies.
- Counsel to a leading media and technology investment bank on the provision of a fairness opinion and advice regarding the sale of an online media company.
- Counsel to a leading media and technology investment bank on the provision of a fairness opinion and advice regarding the $950 million sale of a leading online credit provider.
- Counsel to an energy investment bank on its role in providing a fairness opinion and advice regarding the acquisition of several drillships.
- Counsel to a leading software company in connection with its acquisition of an identity management software business.
- Counsel to a leading software company in connection with its acquisition of a provider of information technology automation software for financial services, healthcare, distribution and logistics and electronic commerce markets.
- Counsel to a startup manufacturer of vehicles in connection with a $160 million equity private placement.
- Counsel to a venture capital firm in its investment in a startup television web business.
- Counsel to a Japanese trading company in its sale of a plastics manufacturing business to a private equity purchaser.
- Counsel to a leading media and technology investment bank on the provision of a fairness opinion and advice regarding an $18 billion merger of online gaming businesses.
- Counsel to a leading media and technology investment bank on the provision of a fairness opinion and advice to a digital audiobooks company special committee regarding its $300 million sale.
Professional Highlights
- Member of Pillsbury’s Managing Board, and previously served as the firm’s New York office managing partner and M&A practice co-leader.
- Former managing director of D. George Harris & Associates, a private equity firm that specialized in leveraged buyouts
- The Legal 500 U.S., Middle Market M&A—Leading Lawyer (2010, 2013 – 2014, 2016, 2019)
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- Honors & Awards
- Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law (10+ years)
- Expert Guides: Private Equity (2010 – 2016)
Education
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J.D., Columbia Law School, 1981
B.A., Yale University, 1977
Admissions
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New York