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About Byron Patton
Byron advises private equity sponsors, management teams, portfolio companies and strategic investors, as well as public companies, on a range of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, carve-out transactions, reorganizations and general corporate matters. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Byron served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps.
Recent work
- Ascendant Capital Partners in its strategic investment in DC BLOX to accelerate deployment of digital infrastructure across the Southeast
- GTCR in its:
- Acquisition of Betcha Sports by its portfolio company Vivid Seats
- Acquisition of FD Fund Administration by its portfolio company Ultimus Fund Solutions
- Acquisition of PathGroup Holdings, one of the largest independent laboratories in the United States
- Madison Dearborn Partners in its:
- Acquisition of M&T Bank’s Wilmington Trust CIT Business
- Acquisition of MoneyGram International, Inc., a global leader in money transfer services and the evolution of digital P2P payments
- The Carlyle Group in its acquisition of CBAM Partners’ CLO business and portfolio of assets
- GCP Applied Technologies, a provider of speciality construction materials, packaging sealants and coating products, in its US$2.3 billion sale to Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
- Opiant Pharmaceuticals, in its take-private sale to Indivior PLC
- TechnipFMC, a global oilfield services company, in the sale of its measurement solutions business to One Equity Partners
- Tenneco, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of automotive ride control and emission control products and systems, in its US$7.1 billion sale to Apollo Global Management
- Hilton Worldwide Holdings, in its acquisition of the Graduate Hotels brand from Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners
- Ohio National in a strategic transaction with Constellation Insurance Holdings involving a sponsored demutualization
- Hagerty, in its merger with Aldel Financial Inc., resulting in a combined publicly traded company
- Primerica, in its strategic acquisition of e-TeleQuote, a Florida-based senior health insurance distributor of Medicare-related insurance policies
*This deal list includes work that Byron completed while at a prior firm.
Qualifications
Education
- J.D., Honors, The University of Chicago Law School, 2020
- B.A., Hope College, 2011
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
Practicing under the supervision of New York qualified lawyers
Application for admission to New York forthcoming*
Application for admission to DC forthcoming*