Justin M. King

Representative Matters

FinTech and Payments

• FleetCor in numerous transactions, including the following:
• Multiple equity financing and subsequent IPO
• Acquisition of Telenav’s mobile business unit
• Global Payments in numerous acquisitions and strategic transactions, including the following:
• Acquisition of AdvancedMD from Marlin Equity Partners
• Acquisition of SICOM Systems from LLR Partners
• Joint venture with HSBC in Mexico
• Acquisition of Desjardins’ merchant acquiring business in Canada
• TSYS in its acquisition of TransFirst from Vista Equity Partners.

Technology and Software

• Climavision in connection with its $100 million investment by TPG’s The Rise Fund.
• Mailchimp in numerous transactions, including its sale to Intuit for $12 billion and the acquisitions of Reaction Commerce, Chatitive and BigTeam.
• Oversight Systems in connection with a strategic investment by Luminate Capital Partners.
• Resurgens Technology Partners in numerous transactions, including the acquisitions of Assurance Software, Clearview Continuity, OfficeSpace Software, Avalution Consulting, EnergyCap and AgencyBloc.

Retail and Consumer

• Carter’s in several acquisitions, including Skip Hop (portfolio company of Fireman Capital Partners), and Industrias Bunny Baby in Mexico.
• Under Armour in numerous transactions, including the following:
• Acquisition of MapMyFitness
• Acquisition of Endomondo
• Acquisition and subsequent sale of MyFitnessPal
• W.C. Bradley in the sale of Zebco Brands to Rather Outdoors.
• Zebco Brands in the sale of its Fin-Nor and Van Staal brands to Pure Fishing.

Sports and Entertainment

• AMB Group in entering into an expansion agreement with Major League Soccer for an expansion franchise.
• Atlanta Falcons in negotiations for a new multi-purpose stadium in Atlanta.
• Atlanta Falcons and the Atlanta Host Committee in their successful bid to host Super Bowl LIII.
• Atlanta Falcons Physical Therapy Centers in its joint venture with U.S. Physical Therapy.
• Carmike Cinemas in several transactions, including its acquisition of Muvico Theatres, its all-stock acquisition of Digital Cinema Destinations Corp., and its sale to AMC Entertainment.
• Skybound Entertainment in several transactions and equity financings.

Food & Beverage and Franchise

• Roark Capital Group in numerous transactions, including the following:
• Acquisition of Primrose Schools
• Investment in Waste Pro USA
• Acquisition of the data processing, printing and mailing unit of North Shore Agency, Inc.
• Acquisition of Wingstop Restaurants
• Acquisition of Massage Envy
• Sale of Peachtree Business Products
• Sale of Professional Systems Corporation
• Scofflaw Brewing in several transactions and equity financings.
• Trive Capital in its acquisition of Rubicon Bakers.
• Trive Capital and its portfolio company Rubicon Bakers in the acquisition of Just Desserts.

Industrials and Manufacturing

• Acuity Brands in its acquisition of Juno Lighting from Schneider Electric.
• Big Time Products in its recapitalization transaction with Falcon Investment Advisors and Hauslein & Company.
• Buckner HeavyLift Cranes in its sale of a majority interest to Markel Corporation.
• Cirrus Industries, a manufacturer of airplanes and a portfolio company of Arcapita Bank B.S.C.(c), in its sale to China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Co., Ltd.
• Crown Paper Group, a portfolio company of Lindsay Goldberg, in its acquisition of Montebello Container Corporation.
• Electrolux Professional AB in its acquisition of Unified Brands from Dover Corporation.
• GE Aviation in the formation of its Taleris joint venture with Accenture.
• GE Aviation in the formation of a joint venture with SeaCast, Inc. to produce jet engine components.
• Hunter Douglas in its acquisition of the Levolor and Kirsch businesses from Newell Rubbermaid.
• Huntington Ingalls Industries in its acquisition of Hydroid from Kongsberg Maritime.
• Husqvarna in numerous transactions, including the following:
• Sale of its BlueBird International business
• Sale of Peerless Gear business
• Acquisition of Diamond Tool
• Acquisition of the Concrete Power Trowel business from Wacker Neuson Group AG
• McCleskey Mills, a peanut sheller in South Georgia, in its sale to Olam International.
• Micromeritics Instrument Corporation in its sale to SFW Capital Partners.
• Mueller Water Products in the sale of its Anvil division to One Equity Partners.
• Trive Capital in its acquisition of AceCo Precision Manufacturing
• Trive Capital in its investment in Premium Guard, and Premium Guard’s acquisition of IPC Global Solutions.
• Zep, a provider of specialty chemical products, in its sale to affiliates of New Mountain Capital.

Healthcare and Life Sciences

• American HomePatient, a portfolio company of Highland Capital Management, in its sale to Lincare.
• Eclipsys Corporation in its $1.3 billion stock-for-stock merger with Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
• iHealth Technologies, a provider of payment policy management solutions and services to healthcare organizations, in its merger with Connolly LLC, a portfolio company of Advent International.
• Immucor, a provider of automated instrument-reagent systems to the blood transfusion industry, in its $1.9 billion sale to an affiliate of TPG Capital.
• Owens and Minor in its acquisition of Byram Healthcare from Mediq.
• Saint Joseph’s Health System in its joint venture transaction with Emory Healthcare.
• Saint Joseph’s Health System in the sale of Saint Joseph’s East Georgia hospital to St. Mary’s Health Care System.

Other Significant Transactions

• Cousins Properties in its sale of its third-party client services business to Cushman & Wakefield.
• Gevity HR in its cash merger with TriNet Group, a portfolio company of General Atlantic.
• Lodgian in its cash merger with an affiliate of Lone Star Funds.

Justin King specializes in representing public and private companies, including private equity firms and their portfolio companies, with respect to mergers and acquisitions, governance matters, restructurings and other significant transactions. Justin is a member of King & Spalding's Public Company, Private Equity, and Technology Industry Teams, and Co-Leader of the Firm's FinTech group.

Justin's M&A and corporate transaction experience includes public company acquisitions and sales, leveraged buyouts, add-on transactions, joint ventures, tender offers, corporate reorganizations, strategic and growth-stage investments and corporate governance matters.  Justin's work crosses a broad range of industries and geographies and includes numerous transactions in the following sectors: payments, sports, healthcare and life sciences, software, retail (including e-commerce), semiconductor, food & beverage, building products, technology and entertainment.  Justin's international transaction experience spans Mexico, Canada, Central and South America, Asia, Europe and Australia.

In the sports industry, Justin has significant experience representing professional sports franchises regarding stadium development, sponsorship matters and general corporate transactions. Sports franchise clients include the Atlanta Falcons, a National Football League team, and the Atlanta United Football Club, a Major League Soccer team. Justin represented the Atlanta Host Committee for the 2019 Super Bowl and currently represents the Atlanta Host Committee in connection with its 2026 World Cup bid.

Justin has been recognized as a Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Star, and by The Daily Report as one of the Top 30 Lawyers Under 40 in Georgia.

Justin has also been recognized as a key leading lawyer in Legal 500’s 2025 USA guide for his M&A/Corporate expertise, noting: “Justin King is a go-to for sports-related deals.”