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Keith Townsend specializes in representing public and private companies with respect to mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions and governance matters. Keith co-leads King & Spalding’s Global Corporate Practice. In addition, Keith serves on our Managing Policy Committee.
Keith has substantial experience working on a broad range of public company M&A transactions, including stock-for-stock strategic mergers, tender offers, spin-offs, cross-border transactions, statutory cash mergers and divestitures, and SPAC mergers. In addition, Keith has significant experience representing special committees in connection with going private and other conflict of interest transactions.
Keith also has significant experience representing issuers in IPOs and offerings of debt, preferred stock and hybrid securities. Specifically, Keith’s capital markets experience includes initial public offerings, secondary offerings, “shelf” offerings, “at-the-market” offerings and Rule 144A offerings, as well as private placement transactions, tender offers, exchange offers, consent solicitations and other corporate reorganization and liability management transactions.
Keith has extensive experience in advising boards and the C-suite for public company clients on governance issues, Securities and Exchange Commission reporting and disclosure requirements, activism and other corporate and securities matters.
Keith has been recognized by Chambers USA, Legal 500, M&A Advisor, Super Lawyers and IFLR. Keith has also been recognized by Best Lawyers for his expertise in Corporate Governance Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law and Securities and Capital Markets Law, noting that he received Best Lawyers’ 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” award for his work in Securities and Capital Markets Law. In addition, Keith was named Most Effective Deal-Maker by the Daily Report and recognized by BTI Consulting Group as a Client Service All-Star.
J.D., University of Virginia, Order of the Coif
B.A., The University of Tennessee, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Georgia
State Bar of Georgia
September 23, 2024
King & Spalding Earns Multiple Practice and Individual Rankings in 2024 IFLR1000 Guide
August 16, 2024
Cousins Properties LP Completes $500 Million Senior Notes Offering
M&A
Advised Kodiak Gas in its acquisition of CSI Compresso LP in an all-stock merger valued at approximately $854 million
Advised EVE Partners in connection with the merger of its portfolio company Omni Logistics with Forward Air Corporation in a cash-and-stock transaction
Advised Mativ Holdings, Inc. in the sale of its Engineered Papers business
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May 30, 2023
Bye-Bye Big Boys? The SEC Turns its Enforcement Focus to Private Deals
May 5, 2023
SEC Adopts Share Repurchase Amendments
September 2, 2022
Five Q&A’s Regarding the SEC’s Pay Versus Performance Disclosure Rules
September 23, 2024
King & Spalding Earns Multiple Practice and Individual Rankings in 2024 IFLR1000 Guide
August 16, 2024
Cousins Properties LP Completes $500 Million Senior Notes Offering
M&A
Advised Kodiak Gas in its acquisition of CSI Compresso LP in an all-stock merger valued at approximately $854 million
Advised EVE Partners in connection with the merger of its portfolio company Omni Logistics with Forward Air Corporation in a cash-and-stock transaction
Advised Mativ Holdings, Inc. in the sale of its Engineered Papers business
See more
May 30, 2023
Bye-Bye Big Boys? The SEC Turns its Enforcement Focus to Private Deals
May 5, 2023
SEC Adopts Share Repurchase Amendments
September 2, 2022
Five Q&A’s Regarding the SEC’s Pay Versus Performance Disclosure Rules
September 23, 2024
King & Spalding Earns Multiple Practice and Individual Rankings in 2024 IFLR1000 Guide
August 16, 2024
Cousins Properties LP Completes $500 Million Senior Notes Offering
J.D., University of Virginia, Order of the Coif
B.A., The University of Tennessee, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Georgia
State Bar of Georgia