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Michael Kesler

Of Counsel, Private Equity

michaelkesler@paulhastings.com

Michael Kesler is of counsel in the Private Equity and M&A practices of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Chicago office. His practice focuses on complex domestic and cross border transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buy-outs, joint ventures, carve-outs, equity investments, divestitures and recapitalizations.

Michael has served as the lead associate on transactions in a wide variety of industries, including healthcare, energy, education, manufacturing, services, information technology, software, and consumer products. In addition, he frequently assists clients with executive compensation and equity incentive arrangements, corporate governance and other general transactional matters.

 

REPRESENTATIONS

  • Represented HIG Capital in several transactions, including: its acquisition and sale of Hart & Cooley; its acquisition of Jackson Paper; its acquisition of myKaarma; and the acquisition of Tierney Brothers by Troxell Communications.

  • its acquisition and sale of Hart & Cooley;