Carlos M. Bermudez
Partner
Areas of Focus
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances
- Private Equity Transactions
- Media, Entertainment & Sports
- Technology
- Corporate & Finance
- Semiconductors
- Pro Bono
- Space Law and Policy
- Represents private companies, public companies and private equity funds in acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures, cross-border and similar transactions.
- Represents a variety of clients in the media and entertainment industry in a broad range of transactional matters.
- Experienced in the corporate aspects of financial restructurings.
- Handles matters domestically, as well as in Asia, Latin America and Europe.
Carlos Bermudez represents a diverse group of clients in sophisticated transactions that protect and enhance their business interests.
Clients appreciate Carlos’ commercial savvy, persistent drive and creative approach to challenges in a deal setting.
Carlos has experience in a broad range of transaction types, including:
- Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
- Joint ventures
- Private equity
- Media & Entertainment
- Cross-border
- Strategic investments.
Extremely active in diversity and inclusion and pro bono efforts, Carlos sits on Akin’s firmwide DEI Council and California Pro Bono Committee, and co-chairs the Los Angeles office’s DEI Council.
- Represented Kingston Technology, one of the world’s largest independent manufacturers of memory products, in connection with the carve-out and sale of its HyperX gaming peripherals business to HP Inc. for $425 million.
- Advised Kingston Technology in its capacity as a member of the consortium that purchased Toshiba Memory Corporation (TMC), a fully owned subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Toshiba, for approximately $18 billion. The consortium, led by Bain Capital Private Equity, LP., included SK Hynix, Hoya, Apple Inc., Kingston Technology, Dell and Seagate Technology. Negotiated a favorable long-term memory supply agreement with TMC, as well as investment documents that protected Kingston Technology’s interests in connection with its participation in the consortium.
- Represented VCA Inc. in connection with its acquisition of 50% of PetCare, a company that owns veterinary hospitals and laboratories in Brazil. PetCare will serve as VCA’s platform in Brazil.
- Advised VCA Inc., the nation’s largest animal care provider that was publicly traded on the NASDAQ Global Market, in its sale to Mars Corporation for $9.1 billion.
- Negotiated investment documents for a global private equity fund in an equity investment of up to $180 million in a company that operates a fleet of fire suppressing planes.
LanguagesSpanish
Spanish
EducationJ.D., Stanford Law School, 2002
B.A., Princeton University, 1998
J.D., Stanford Law School, 2002
B.A., Princeton University, 1998
Bar AdmissionsCalifornia
California
- Los Angeles Business Journal, Leaders of Influence: Minority Attorneys, 2022.
- IFLR1000 United States, Notable Practitioner, M&A, 2019.
- Latino Lawyers Magazine, Top Latino Lawyers, 2018 and 2020.
- Member, firm Inclusion Council, dedicated to promoting diversity in Akin ranks.
- Member, firm Pro Bono