Greg R. Kilpatrick Partner

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Greg, chair of the Securities and Capital Markets department, focuses his practice on public and private securities offerings and mergers and acquisitions. His experience includes assisting in the negotiation, structuring and closing of public debt financings, offerings of derivative and hybrid securities, M&A transactions, private placements, and private equity investments.

He has extensive experience in private equity and in private sector merger and acquisition transactions for corporate clients. He has regularly represented private equity funds and strategic acquirers in connection with leveraged buyouts, sales of portfolio companies, growth capital investments and venture capital investments. Further, he advises and negotiates on behalf of the various mid-market companies with respect to capital raising and other transactional needs.

Greg has worked extensively with issuers in complex public securities offerings. He has experience working with public companies to establish shelf registration statements in the U.S. and continuous offering programs pursuant to Rule 144A. In addition, Greg represents issuers in their public offerings of a variety of derivative securities, including equity linked, index linked and commodity linked products.

Experience

  • Representation of a Raleigh-based energy infrastructure company in its sale to a private equity fund.
  • Representation of a North Carolina-based publicly held filtration company in a sale to a private equity fund.
  • Representation of a large Atlanta-based company in an acquisition of California-based technology company.
  • Representation of an issuer in connection with the establishment of Rule 144A continuous offering program.
  • Representation of a Charlotte-based publicly held bank in $1.1 billion sale to major financial institution.
  • Representation of U.S. issuers in establishment of derivative instruments offering programs, including preparation of offering documents and negotiation of agreements with dealers and other third parties
  • Representation of an acquirer in connection with multiple acquisitions in environmental remediation industry.
  • Representation of an aerospace company in acquisition of privately held airborne data systems company.
  • Representation of equity sponsors in connection with leveraged buyouts in manufacturing, distribution, and industrial services industries.
  • Representation of an underground utilities company in multiple acquisitions totaling more than $100 million.
  • Representation of a major financial institution in negotiation and documentation of complex commercial relationship with another major financial institution.
  • Representation of a major financial institution in acquisition of publicly held credit card processing company in cash merger valued at $1.6 billion.
  • Representation of an acquirer in connection with assumption of more than $30 billion of registered debt.
  • Representation of an issuer in connection with issuance of more than $1 billion in hybrid securities.
  • Representation of issuers in connection with registration and sale of more than $1 billion of structured securities.
  • Advice to franchisors regarding franchise regulatory obligations, including compliance with FTC Rule and related matters.
  • Representation of franchisors in connection with development of franchise disclosure documents and franchise agreements.