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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 leads the Atlanta office's transactional pro bono efforts. He has worked with numerous Atlanta-based pro bono organizations, including New American Pathways (former member of the board and chair of governance committee), Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta, and Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network.
J.D., American University, cum laude
B.A., Bowdoin College
Georgia
October 15, 2024
King & Spalding Helps Bring 2028 Super Bowl to Atlanta
September 23, 2024
King & Spalding Earns Multiple Practice and Individual Rankings in 2024 IFLR1000 Guide
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.
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October 13, 2023
Georgia’s thriving transportation and logistics industry is moving fast
January 26, 2023
2023 M&A outlook: Recapping key takeaways from dealmaking in 2022 and navigating new challenges
January 11, 2023
2023 M&A Outlook: Recapping Key Takeaways from Dealmaking in 2022 and Navigating New Challenges
October 15, 2024
King & Spalding Helps Bring 2028 Super Bowl to Atlanta
September 23, 2024
King & Spalding Earns Multiple Practice and Individual Rankings in 2024 IFLR1000 Guide
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.
See more
October 13, 2023
Georgia’s thriving transportation and logistics industry is moving fast
January 26, 2023
2023 M&A outlook: Recapping key takeaways from dealmaking in 2022 and navigating new challenges
January 11, 2023
2023 M&A Outlook: Recapping Key Takeaways from Dealmaking in 2022 and Navigating New Challenges
October 15, 2024
King & Spalding Helps Bring 2028 Super Bowl to Atlanta
September 23, 2024
King & Spalding Earns Multiple Practice and Individual Rankings in 2024 IFLR1000 Guide
J.D., American University, cum laude
B.A., Bowdoin College
Georgia