Regularly represents Kian Capital Partners LLC, a private investment fund with over $1 billion in assets under management, and its portfolio companies in platform and add-on acquisition transactions and related capital raises. Recent platform acquisitions include: (i) Eden Brothers, a high-growth e-commerce retailer specializing in flower seeds and bulbs for gardening enthusiasts nationwide; (ii) Team Air Distributing, a leading wholesale distributor providing OEM-branded HVAC equipment, parts and supplies to residential and commercial contractors; and (iii) PARC Auto, a leading Meineke Car Care Center franchisee. Also represented Kian Capital in the closing of a single-asset continuation fund for SPATCO Energy Solutions, a leading fueling infrastructure services provider in the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Southwest.

Represented founder and majority owner of 25-year-old company in a sale transaction to a private equity firm.

Represented AmWINS Group Inc., a national wholesale insurance broker with significant private equity ownership, in multiple leveraged credit facilities.

Represented national financial services company in a comprehensive capital structure refinancing, including prepayment of its outstanding senior secured notes, a private placement of $650 million of senior unsecured notes, and the replacement of its senior secured revolving credit facility with a $300 million senior unsecured revolving credit facility.

Represents the Southeastern Conference on a variety of matters related to broadcast, digital and other new media rights, including its broadcast agreements with ESPN and all agreements related to the SEC Network.

Represented the NCAA in a comprehensive restructure of all its media rights related to its championships, including a $10.8 billion multimedia agreement with CBS and Turner Broadcasting for the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship; a multimedia rights agreement with ESPN for 24 other NCAA championships; a radio rights agreement with Westwood One; a digital rights agreement with Turner Sports Interactive; and a content licensing and distribution agreement with T3 Media.