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Hillyer Jennings specializes in mergers, acquisitions and other significant corporate transactions. A Partner in our Mergers & Acquisitions practice, Hillyer represents public and private companies and private equity funds in a variety of M&A and corporate matters.
Following his graduation from Harvard Law School, Hillyer spent time working at top law firms in London (Simpson Thacher) and New York (Fried Frank) before moving to Atlanta and continues to work with clients around the world on a full range of M&A transactions. These multijurisdictional transactions include public and private company mergers, acquisitions and dispositions; tender offers; joint ventures and strategic investments. He also represents private equity funds in control and non-control investment transactions and investment exit transactions.
Additionally, Hillyer founded a nonprofit in 2021 called One People Flags, Inc., which provides free American flag sets for display on homes of veterans/first responders and low-income families across the country in order to unite our communities under a banner that belongs to all of us.
J.D., Harvard Law School
B.B.A., University of Georgia, highest honors, summa cum laude, First in Class, 4.0/4.0
Georgia
New York
Atlanta Bar Association
December 8, 2022
King & Spalding Promotes 24 New Partners and 17 Counsel Across 15 Cities
December 8, 2022
K&S elects 24 new partners and promotes 17 counsel across 15 cities
Instar Asset Management in the business combination of Oilfield Water Logistics (Instar's portfolio company) and Pilot Water Solutions LLC.
Clariant Corporation in its acquisition of BASF Corporation's U.S. attapulgite business assets.
Mirion Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: MIR) in its acquisition of the Critical Infrastructure business of a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (NYSE: RTX).
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October 28, 2022
These 5 trends in Atlanta’s growing tech scene are changing the opportunity landscape
May 5, 2022
The Rise of Crypto SPACs
August 26, 2020
M&A Purchase Price Considerations in the Context of COVID-19
December 8, 2022
King & Spalding Promotes 24 New Partners and 17 Counsel Across 15 Cities
December 8, 2022
K&S elects 24 new partners and promotes 17 counsel across 15 cities
Instar Asset Management in the business combination of Oilfield Water Logistics (Instar's portfolio company) and Pilot Water Solutions LLC.
Clariant Corporation in its acquisition of BASF Corporation's U.S. attapulgite business assets.
Mirion Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: MIR) in its acquisition of the Critical Infrastructure business of a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (NYSE: RTX).
See more
October 28, 2022
These 5 trends in Atlanta’s growing tech scene are changing the opportunity landscape
May 5, 2022
The Rise of Crypto SPACs
August 26, 2020
M&A Purchase Price Considerations in the Context of COVID-19
December 8, 2022
King & Spalding Promotes 24 New Partners and 17 Counsel Across 15 Cities
December 8, 2022
K&S elects 24 new partners and promotes 17 counsel across 15 cities
J.D., Harvard Law School
B.B.A., University of Georgia, highest honors, summa cum laude, First in Class, 4.0/4.0
Georgia
New York
Atlanta Bar Association