King & Spalding advises Smith Ventures on its $690 million acquisition of Green Dot Corporation (NYSE: DOT)

King & Spalding advised Smith Ventures as it entered into the definitive agreement to acquire and privatize Green Dot Corporation’s (NYSE: GDOT) non-bank financial technology business assets and operations for $690 million. The company will continue running as an independent and growth-focused fintech and embedded finance company.

The King & Spalding team advising Smith Ventures on this strategic transaction consisted of Cal Smith, John Anderson, and Jarrod Hall.

A press release announcing the transaction can be found here.