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Wakefield.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGevity HR\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;in its cash merger with TriNet Group, a portfolio company of General Atlantic.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLodgian\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;in its cash merger with an affiliate of Lone Star Funds.\u003c/p\u003e"],"recognitions":[{"title":"A Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Star ","detail":"Super Lawyers, 2016, 2015"},{"title":"Top 30 Lawyers Under 40 in Georgia ","detail":"The Daily Report, 2017"}]},"locales":["en"]},"secondary_title_id":null,"upload_assignments":{"headshot":[{"id":12126}]},"capability_group_id":1},"created_at":"2025-06-25T18:47:17.000Z","updated_at":"2025-06-25T18:47:17.000Z","searchable_text":"King{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"A Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Star \", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Super Lawyers, 2016, 2015\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"Top 30 Lawyers Under 40 in Georgia \", :detail=\u0026gt;\"The Daily Report, 2017\"}{{ FIELD }}Representative Matters\nFinTech and Payments\nFleetCor in numerous transactions, including the following:\nMultiple equity financing and subsequent IPO\nAcquisition of Telenav’s mobile business unit\nGlobal Payments in numerous acquisitions and strategic transactions, including the following:\nAcquisition of AdvancedMD from Marlin Equity Partners\nAcquisition of SICOM Systems from LLR Partners\nJoint venture with HSBC in Mexico\nAcquisition of Desjardins’ merchant acquiring business in Canada\nTSYS in its acquisition of TransFirst from Vista Equity Partners.{{ FIELD }}Technology and Software\nClimavision in connection with its $100 million investment by TPG’s The Rise Fund.\nMailchimp in numerous transactions, including its sale to Intuit for $12 billion and the acquisitions of Reaction Commerce, Chatitive and BigTeam.\nOversight Systems in connection with a strategic investment by Luminate Capital Partners.\nResurgens Technology Partners in numerous transactions, including the acquisitions of Assurance Software, Clearview Continuity, OfficeSpace Software, Avalution Consulting, EnergyCap and AgencyBloc.{{ FIELD }}Retail and Consumer\nCarter’s in several acquisitions, including Skip Hop (portfolio company of Fireman Capital Partners), and Industrias Bunny Baby in Mexico.\nUnder Armour in numerous transactions, including the following:\nAcquisition of MapMyFitness\nAcquisition of Endomondo\nAcquisition and subsequent sale of MyFitnessPal\nW.C. Bradley in the sale of Zebco Brands to Rather Outdoors.\nZebco Brands in the sale of its Fin-Nor and Van Staal brands to Pure Fishing.{{ FIELD }}Sports and Entertainment\nAMB Group in entering into an expansion agreement with Major League Soccer for an expansion franchise.\nAtlanta Falcons in negotiations for a new multi-purpose stadium in Atlanta.\nAtlanta Falcons and the Atlanta Host Committee in their successful bid to host Super Bowl LIII.\nAtlanta Falcons Physical Therapy Centers in its joint venture with U.S. Physical Therapy.\nCarmike 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.\nSkybound Entertainment in several transactions and equity financings.{{ FIELD }}Food \u0026amp; Beverage and Franchise\nRoark Capital Group in numerous transactions, including the following:\nAcquisition of Primrose Schools\nInvestment in Waste Pro USA\nAcquisition of the data processing, printing and mailing unit of North Shore Agency, Inc.\nAcquisition of Wingstop Restaurants\nAcquisition of Massage Envy\nSale of Peachtree Business Products\nSale of Professional Systems Corporation\nScofflaw Brewing in several transactions and equity financings.\nTrive Capital in its acquisition of Rubicon Bakers.\nTrive Capital and its portfolio company Rubicon Bakers in the acquisition of Just Desserts.{{ FIELD }}Industrials and Manufacturing\nAcuity Brands in its acquisition of Juno Lighting from Schneider Electric.\nBig Time Products in its recapitalization transaction with Falcon Investment Advisors and Hauslein \u0026amp; Company.\nBuckner HeavyLift Cranes in its sale of a majority interest to Markel Corporation.\nCirrus 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.\nCrown Paper Group, a portfolio company of Lindsay Goldberg, in its acquisition of Montebello Container Corporation.\nElectrolux Professional AB in its acquisition of Unified Brands from Dover Corporation.\nGE Aviation in the formation of its Taleris joint venture with Accenture.\nGE Aviation in the formation of a joint venture with SeaCast, Inc. to produce jet engine components.\nHunter Douglas in its acquisition of the Levolor and Kirsch businesses from Newell Rubbermaid.\nHuntington Ingalls Industries in its acquisition of Hydroid from Kongsberg Maritime.\nHusqvarna in numerous transactions, including the following:\nSale of its BlueBird International business\nSale of Peerless Gear business\nAcquisition of Diamond Tool\nAcquisition of the Concrete Power Trowel business from Wacker Neuson Group AG\nMcCleskey Mills, a peanut sheller in South Georgia, in its sale to Olam International.\nMicromeritics Instrument Corporation in its sale to SFW Capital Partners.\nMueller Water Products in the sale of its Anvil division to One Equity Partners.\nTrive Capital in its acquisition of AceCo Precision Manufacturing\nTrive Capital in its investment in Premium Guard, and Premium Guard’s acquisition of IPC Global Solutions.\nZep, a provider of specialty chemical products, in its sale to affiliates of New Mountain Capital.{{ FIELD }}Healthcare and Life Sciences\nAmerican HomePatient, a portfolio company of Highland Capital Management, in its sale to Lincare.\nEclipsys Corporation in its $1.3 billion stock-for-stock merger with Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc.\niHealth 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.\nImmucor, a provider of automated instrument-reagent systems to the blood transfusion industry, in its $1.9 billion sale to an affiliate of TPG Capital.\nOwens and Minor in its acquisition of Byram Healthcare from Mediq.\nSaint Joseph’s Health System in its joint venture transaction with Emory Healthcare.\nSaint Joseph’s Health System in the sale of Saint Joseph’s East Georgia hospital to St. Mary’s Health Care System.{{ FIELD }}Other Significant Transactions\nCousins Properties in its sale of its third-party client services business to Cushman \u0026amp; Wakefield.\nGevity HR in its cash merger with TriNet Group, a portfolio company of General Atlantic.\nLodgian in its cash merger with an affiliate of Lone Star Funds.{{ FIELD }}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 \u0026amp; Spalding's Public Company, Private Equity, and Technology Industry Teams, and Co-Leader of the Firm's FinTech group.\nJustin's M\u0026amp;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 \u0026amp; beverage, building products, technology and entertainment.  Justin's international transaction experience spans Mexico, Canada, Central and South America, Asia, Europe and Australia.\nIn 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.\nJustin 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.\nJustin has also been recognized as a key leading lawyer in Legal 500’s 2025 USA guide for his M\u0026amp;A/Corporate expertise, noting: “Justin King is a go-to for sports-related deals.” Justin M King Partner A Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Star  Super Lawyers, 2016, 2015 Top 30 Lawyers Under 40 in Georgia  The Daily Report, 2017 Bowdoin College  American University Washington College of Law Georgia Representative Matters\nFinTech and Payments\nFleetCor in numerous transactions, including the following:\nMultiple equity financing and subsequent IPO\nAcquisition of Telenav’s mobile business unit\nGlobal Payments in numerous acquisitions and strategic transactions, including the following:\nAcquisition of AdvancedMD from Marlin Equity Partners\nAcquisition of SICOM Systems from LLR Partners\nJoint venture with HSBC in Mexico\nAcquisition of Desjardins’ merchant acquiring business in Canada\nTSYS in its acquisition of TransFirst from Vista Equity Partners. Technology and Software\nClimavision in connection with its $100 million investment by TPG’s The Rise Fund.\nMailchimp in numerous transactions, including its sale to Intuit for $12 billion and the acquisitions of Reaction Commerce, Chatitive and BigTeam.\nOversight Systems in connection with a strategic investment by Luminate Capital Partners.\nResurgens Technology Partners in numerous transactions, including the acquisitions of Assurance Software, Clearview Continuity, OfficeSpace Software, Avalution Consulting, EnergyCap and AgencyBloc. Retail and Consumer\nCarter’s in several acquisitions, including Skip Hop (portfolio company of Fireman Capital Partners), and Industrias Bunny Baby in Mexico.\nUnder Armour in numerous transactions, including the following:\nAcquisition of MapMyFitness\nAcquisition of Endomondo\nAcquisition and subsequent sale of MyFitnessPal\nW.C. Bradley in the sale of Zebco Brands to Rather Outdoors.\nZebco Brands in the sale of its Fin-Nor and Van Staal brands to Pure Fishing. Sports and Entertainment\nAMB Group in entering into an expansion agreement with Major League Soccer for an expansion franchise.\nAtlanta Falcons in negotiations for a new multi-purpose stadium in Atlanta.\nAtlanta Falcons and the Atlanta Host Committee in their successful bid to host Super Bowl LIII.\nAtlanta Falcons Physical Therapy Centers in its joint venture with U.S. Physical Therapy.\nCarmike 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.\nSkybound Entertainment in several transactions and equity financings. Food \u0026amp; Beverage and Franchise\nRoark Capital Group in numerous transactions, including the following:\nAcquisition of Primrose Schools\nInvestment in Waste Pro USA\nAcquisition of the data processing, printing and mailing unit of North Shore Agency, Inc.\nAcquisition of Wingstop Restaurants\nAcquisition of Massage Envy\nSale of Peachtree Business Products\nSale of Professional Systems Corporation\nScofflaw Brewing in several transactions and equity financings.\nTrive Capital in its acquisition of Rubicon Bakers.\nTrive Capital and its portfolio company Rubicon Bakers in the acquisition of Just Desserts. Industrials and Manufacturing\nAcuity Brands in its acquisition of Juno Lighting from Schneider Electric.\nBig Time Products in its recapitalization transaction with Falcon Investment Advisors and Hauslein \u0026amp; Company.\nBuckner HeavyLift Cranes in its sale of a majority interest to Markel Corporation.\nCirrus 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.\nCrown Paper Group, a portfolio company of Lindsay Goldberg, in its acquisition of Montebello Container Corporation.\nElectrolux Professional AB in its acquisition of Unified Brands from Dover Corporation.\nGE Aviation in the formation of its Taleris joint venture with Accenture.\nGE Aviation in the formation of a joint venture with SeaCast, Inc. to produce jet engine components.\nHunter Douglas in its acquisition of the Levolor and Kirsch businesses from Newell Rubbermaid.\nHuntington Ingalls Industries in its acquisition of Hydroid from Kongsberg Maritime.\nHusqvarna in numerous transactions, including the following:\nSale of its BlueBird International business\nSale of Peerless Gear business\nAcquisition of Diamond Tool\nAcquisition of the Concrete Power Trowel business from Wacker Neuson Group AG\nMcCleskey Mills, a peanut sheller in South Georgia, in its sale to Olam International.\nMicromeritics Instrument Corporation in its sale to SFW Capital Partners.\nMueller Water Products in the sale of its Anvil division to One Equity Partners.\nTrive Capital in its acquisition of AceCo Precision Manufacturing\nTrive Capital in its investment in Premium Guard, and Premium Guard’s acquisition of IPC Global Solutions.\nZep, a provider of specialty chemical products, in its sale to affiliates of New Mountain Capital. Healthcare and Life Sciences\nAmerican HomePatient, a portfolio company of Highland Capital Management, in its sale to Lincare.\nEclipsys Corporation in its $1.3 billion stock-for-stock merger with Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc.\niHealth 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.\nImmucor, a provider of automated instrument-reagent systems to the blood transfusion industry, in its $1.9 billion sale to an affiliate of TPG Capital.\nOwens and Minor in its acquisition of Byram Healthcare from Mediq.\nSaint Joseph’s Health System in its joint venture transaction with Emory Healthcare.\nSaint Joseph’s Health System in the sale of Saint Joseph’s East Georgia hospital to St. Mary’s Health Care System. 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