Justin Howard
Partner, Co-Head of Mergers & Acquisitions at Alston & Bird LLP
- Role
- Partner, Co-head Corporate Transactions & Securities at Alston & Bird
- Location
- Atlanta, GA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Justin Howard
I represent public and private companies in a variety of complex business transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, auctions and joint ventures, including leveraged acquisitions and dispositions of portfolio investments by private equity funds. I have also represented issuers and underwriters in public and private offerings of debt, equity and convertible securities and advise public companies regarding corporate governance matters.Specialties: Mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate finance, securities disclosure, corporate governance.
Experience
Partner, Co-head Corporate Transactions & Securities
Aug 1999 — Present
Representative Engagements:Represented NYSE-traded provider of paperboard packaging in a transformational combination with a Fortune 100 competitor using an Up-C partnership structureRepresented a leading Scandinavian aluminum manufacturer as the successful bidder in a Section 363 bankruptcy auction that doubled the size of the companyRepresented multiple Real Estate Investment Trusts in mergers and other strategic liquidity transactionsRepresented NYSE-traded telecommunications firm in a $2.6 billion leveraged buyout by the world\'s largest private equity fund.Represented Nasdaq-traded casual dining chain in $1.3 billion sale.Represented Nasdaq-traded specialty pharmaceutical company in $2.2 billion sale.
Education
University of Georgia - Terry College of Business
BBA, Finance
1993 — 1996
University of Georgia School of Law
J.D.
1996 — 1999
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