Mr. Kurt L. Lyn

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  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
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Biography

Kurt Lyn focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and corporate finance. His clients include private equity firms, venture capital firms, family offices and other financial investment firms as acquirers and sellers. He advises on a range of corporate transactions, including leveraged buyouts, growth equity investments and public and private mergers and acquisitions, formations and dispositions of joint ventures and other strategic alliances and investments, in addition to a broad array of general commercial and corporate matters. His clients operate businesses across a wide range of industries, including technology, health care, consumer products, energy, and digital infrastructure.

Concentrations

•Private equity and venture capital transactions
•Mergers and acquisitions, buyouts and recapitalizations
•Strategic transactions, including carve-outs, and joint ventures
•Corporate governance

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 'Ones to Watch,' Banking and Finance Law, 2021-2026

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Areas of Practice (3)

  • Corporate
  • Private Equity
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Wesleyan University, B.A., with honors, 1987
Law School Attended:
Columbia Law School, J.D., 1992
Year of First Admission:
1993
Admission:
1993, Texas; New York
Languages:
Chinese and Spanish and Hindi and Urdu
Reported Cases:
Experience: Representative Matters: Represented Stronghold Energy, a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus LLC, in the $465 million sale of its Permian Basin assets to Ring Energy, Inc. (NYSE: REI).; Represented Transom Capital Group in its acquisition of Wolters Kluwer's Legal & Regulatory U.S. Legal Education business.; Represented Vista Equity Partners in its strategic growth investment in Critical Start, a leading provider of managed detection and response (MDR) cybersecurity solutions.; Represented Wheels in its combination with Donlen, with Athene the lead investor in the $5 billion combined assets.; Represented Warburg Pincus in its investment in NetDocuments, the leading secure cloud-based content services and productivity platform for law firms.; Represented Colony Capital, Inc. in its $5.9 billion sale of Colony Industrial, the industrial real estate assets and affiliated industrial operating platform of Colony Capital, to Blackstone.; Represented Insight Partners and its portfolio company, Workforce Software, in securing a significant equity investment from Evergreen Coast Capital.; Represented Insight Partners and its portfolio company, Kaseya Software, in securing a significant equity investment from TPG Capital.; Represented Insight Venture Partners in its acquisition of a majority stake in leading channel data management company Zyme, in a transaction valued at over $100 million.; Represented Insight Partners in various minority investments in the technology industry.; Represented Kaseya Software, a portfolio company of Insight Partners, in connection with numerous strategic acquisitions over a three-year period.; Represented New Mountain Capital in its acquisition of DRB Systems, a large car wash software solutions provider, from another large sponsor.; Represented New Mountain Capital in its acquisition of Sparta Systems, Inc., a premier provider of quality management software.; Represented Voalte, a pioneer and leader in real-time, mobile health care communications, in its sale to global medical technology company Hill-Rom for $180 million.; Represented Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. in its acquisition of Harvest Volatility Management.; Represented Dyal Capital Partners in its acquisition of a minority equity stake in Graticule Asset Management, a global alternative asset manager, from Fortress Investment.; Represented Warburg Pincus and A Place for Mom in the sale of A Place for Mom to Silver Lake and General Atlantic.; Represented Zurich Insurance in its acquisition of several travel assistance providers operating under the Travel Ace and Universal Assistance brand in Latin America.; Represented Aspen Insurance in its $2.6 billion sale to certain investment funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management.; Represented Glatfelter Insurance Group in its acquisition by global insurer American International Group, Inc.; Represented American International Group, Inc. in its acquisition of a controlling interest in NSM Holdings, Inc.; Represented Colony Capital, Inc. in its $17 billion merger of equals with NorthStar Asset Management Group Inc. and NorthStar.; Represented Realty Finance Corp. to create Colony NorthStar, Inc., with $58 billion of assets under management.; Represented United Subcontractors, Inc. (USI) in the sale of USI to Trilantic Capital Management.; The above representations were handled by Mr. Lyn prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
ISLN:
912264996
Minority Owned:
Yes

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Peer Reviews

4.8/5.0 (39 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rating Badge

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.8/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.8/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.8/5.0

  • Communication

    4.8/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.8/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 05/20/22 in Litigation

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Director on 05/19/22 in Creditors Rights

    Mr. Lyn is a lawyer’s lawyer, held by his peers in the highest regard ethically and intellectually.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Counsel on 05/19/22 in Litigation

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Counsel on 05/19/22 in Commercial Law

    He's a great lawyer who runs a good firm.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 05/19/22 in Commercial Law

    Kurt Lyn is an attorney with high ethical standards and has excellent legal skills. He is very professional and cordial to other members of the bar and has represented a considerable number of Fortune 500 companies in their asset recovery litigation,... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Director on 03/23/22 in Collections

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Other on 03/09/22 in Collections

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 06/29/12 in Litigation

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Sole Practitioner on 05/15/12 in Litigation

    Excellent attorney. I give him the highest rating.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Member on 05/09/12 in Breach of Contract

    Kurt is an excellent attorney. He is always prepared to advocate for his clients. He is always well prepared.

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Lawyers Client Review
3.8/5.0 (3 reviews)
Client Champion

Kurt is a very learned lawyer. He is relentless in recovering funds for his clients and he has served our interest extremely well.

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