King & Spalding

King & Spalding‘s private equity team maintains a strong market position, with a proven track record in private equity buyouts and public and private M&A. The practice handles private equity and M&A transactions across energy and infrastructure, industrial and manufacturing, and healthcare and life sciences. Spearheading the practice out of New York is Jonathan Melmed, who has deep experience in SPAC matters across a range of industries. Fellow Atlanta-based co-head Rahul Patel specializes in M&A, joint ventures, and control and non-control transactions, acting as a key advisor for UPS. They are joined by Washington DC-based Aaron Hullman, who focuses on renewable energy projects within private equity, and New York-based Adam Hankiss, who is well-versed in private equity deals across the energy, infrastructure, natural resources, and telecommunications industries. Also based in New York is Enrico Granata, who represents public and private corporate clients, private equity funds, and hedge funds in contested transactions in regulated and non-regulated industries. Another key name is Houston’s Jason Peters.