ProfessionalsMichael L. Montgomery
Tel: +1-310-982-4317
Fax: +1-310-496-0227
mmontgomery@paulweiss.com
2029 Century Park East, Suite 2000
Los Angeles,
California
90067-3006
Fax: +1-310-496-0227
Michael Montgomery is a Partner in Paul, Weiss’s Los Angeles office, representing private equity and public and private strategic buyers and sellers in mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters. He helps clients navigate the full spectrum of transactions relating to mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, stock and asset-sale transactions, joint ventures, recapitalizations, minority investments, preferred equity investments, real estate investment trust (REIT) transactions, restructuring and insolvency transactions, early-stage and emerging company and corporate governance.
He approaches each matter with an eye toward devising practical commercial solutions and facilitating transactions that allow his clients to achieve their goals. Michael draws on his experience as a college athlete to lead agile teams that collaborate across offices and harness the strength of Paul, Weiss’s global platform.
EXPERIENCE
Michael's experience includes representing:
- Authentic Brands Group in its acquisition of the Champion brand from Hanes
- Genstar Capital Partners in its sale of BBB Industries to Clearlake
- Genstar Capital Partners in its acquisition of Sonny’s Enterprises from Sentinel
- Sonny’s Enterprises, a Genstar portfolio company, in its acquisition of Harrell’s Car Wash Systems
- Reddy Ice, a Stone Canyon portfolio company, in multiple acquisitions, including its acquisitions of Aguafria and Baytown Ice
- Platinum Equity in its acquisition of the Cook & Boardman Group
- Leonard Green & Partners in its acquisition and subsequent sale of Troon Golf and sale of Charter Next Generation
- Marlin Equity in its acquisitions of Fourth, HotSchedules and ProcessUnity
- Blue Owl HomeCourt Partners in connection with its investment in the Charlotte Hornets
- Silver Lake in its sale of Ancestry.com to Blackstone
- MarVista Entertainment in its sale to Fox Entertainment
- Match Group in its acquisition of Hyperconnect
- Peninsula Pacific in its sale of Concrete Pumping Holdings to Industrea Acquisition, a special purpose acquisition company and its acquisition of a remaining interest in Sioux City Entertainment
- Transom Capital in its acquisitions of A.T. Cross, Loud Technologies, and Scantron and its sale of its Ampeg and EAW business lines
- Expedia in its acquisition of SilverRail
- Lineage Logistics in its acquisition of Kenyon Zero Storage