• Represented Altas Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in businesses with headquarters in North America, in its minority investment in HUB International, a leading global insurance brokerage.
• Represented Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, in its majority investment in Cloverleaf Cold Storage, a leading cold storage warehousing and food logistics company. 
• Represented Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, in its sale of Strategic Hotels & Resorts, a portfolio of luxury resorts and hotels.
• Represented Cloverleaf Cold Storage, a leading cold storage warehousing and food logistics company and a portfolio company of Blackstone, in its acquisition of Zero Mountain, Inc., a leading cold storage warehousing and transportation company.
• Represented Collier Creek Holdings, a special purpose acquisition company, in its business combination with Utz Quality Foods, LLC, a leading manufacturer of salty snacks.
• Represented Equinox Holdings Inc., a luxury fitness company, in its investment from Silver Lake Partners.
• Represented First Reserve, an investment firm focused on the energy, utility and industrial sectors, in its acquisition of the integrity maintenance platform of EMS USA, Inc.
• Represented GTCR, a leading private equity fund, in its acquisition of Foundation Source, the nation’s largest provider of foundation management services.
• Represented Harland Clarke, the parent company of Valassis, a leading marketing solutions company and a portfolio company of MacAndrews & Forbes, in its acquisition of MaxPoint Interactive (NASDAQ: MXPT), a leading digital marketing technology company. 
• Represented H.I.G. Capital, an alternative investment firm, in its strategic minority investment from Dyal Capital.
• Represented KKR, a leading global investment firm, in its acquisition of Epicor Software Corporation, a global software provider.
• Represented Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE: VAC), a leading leisure travel company, in its acquisition of ILG, Inc., a provider of membership and leisure services to the vacation industry.
• Represented OneSpaWorld, a global leader in spa and wellness services on cruise lines and resorts and a portfolio company ofL Catterton, a private equity firm that invests in leading consumer brands, in its business combination with Haymaker Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company.
• Represented Palladium Equity Partners, a private equity firm that invests in middle market companies with a focus on the U.S. Hispanic market, in its acquisition of Fora Financial, a technology-enabled provider of working capital financing to small and medium sized businesses.
• Represented Patriot National, Inc. (NYSE: PN), a provider of technology and outsourcing solutions, in its acquisition of Global HR Research, a pre-hire intelligence solutions provider.
• Represented Staples, an industry leader in workplace products and a portfolio company of Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm specializing in consumer, distribution and retail-related investments, in its acquisition of Essendant, a national wholesale distributor of office supplies.
• Represented Talen Energy Corporation (NYSE: TLN), one of the largest competitive power infrastructurecompanies in North America, in the sale of its Holtwood and Wallenpaupack hydroelectric generating facilities.
• Represented VER Technologies, an entertainment production logistics company and a portfolio company ofL Catterton, in its Chapter 11 filing and merger with Production Resource Group, the world’s leading production & AV company in entertainment & live events.
• Represented Virginia International Gateway Inc., the owner and operator of the Port of Virginia terminals and a portfolio company of Alinda Capital Partners and Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), in its strategic transaction with the Virginia Port Authority.
• Represented Warburg Pincus, a leading global growth investor, in its joint venture with Fiserv Inc., a company providing financial technology and services to clients across the financial services sector, related to the carve-out of Fiserv’s lending solutions business.

List includes matters worked on prior to joining Akin.