Overview
Payson Lyman is a corporate partner in the Boston office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where his practice focuses on representing private equity sponsors in complex domestic and cross-border business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, divestitures, carve-outs, recapitalizations, equity financings, growth equity investments, joint ventures, special situations, and general corporate matters.
Experience
Representative Matters
Prior to and since joining Kirkland, Payson was involved in the following matters:
- TA Associates and its portfolio company RLDatix in its acquisition of Quantros Patient Safety Business
- TA Associates and its portfolio company RLDatix in its acquisition of Verge Health
- TA Associates and its portfolio company insightsoftware in its acquisition of Excel4apps
- The Carlyle Group and TA Associates in their equity recapitalization of PurposeBuilt Brands with a new investment from Rock Mountain Capital and The Olayan Group
- The Carlyle Group and Spectrum Equity in the sale of Extreme Reach to Gamut Capital Management
- The Carlyle Group in its acquisition of Manna Pro Products and multiple bolt-on acquisitions
- The Carlyle Group on its preferred stock investment in a leading fitness and health business
- Bain Capital in its acquisition of Varsity Brands from Charlesbank Capital Partners and Partners Group
- Bain Capital in the sale of its JV interests in IVS Bulk to Grindrod Shipping
- Bain Capital in its strategic investment in Carson Group
- Bain Capital in its acquisition of a majority stake in Surf Broadband Solutions
- Gemspring Capital in its acquisition of Midland Industries, LLC, a distributor and manufacturer of pipe, valve and fitting products across North America
- Gemspring Capital Management LLC and its portfolio company, Amplix, on Amplix’s acquisition of Inflow Communications LLC
- Abry Partners in its acquisition of Millennium Trust Co. from Parthenon Capital
- Abry Partners in its acquisition of Franklin Energy Group, a leading provider of demand side management solutions to utility clients, from Kohlberg & Company
- Abry Partners and its portfolio company, Franklin Energy Group, in its acquisition of Build it Green’s utility business, a boutique implementer of residential energy efficiency programs within California
- American Securities LLC in its strategic partnership with SimonMed Imaging
- TPG Growth in its acquisition of Denali Water Solutions
- Nexus Capital Management in its acquisition of the Natural Balance's premium pet food business from The J.M. Smucker Co.
- TZP Group in its growth equity investment in Saatva
- TZP Group in its acquisition of Re-Bath
- Silversmith Capital Partners in its minority investment in Microblink
- Silversmith Capital Partners in its investment in Webflow
- Silversmith Capital Partners in its investment in DistroKid
- Barings in its recapitalization of Milestone Equipment Holdings
- Wheels Up, Inc. in its sale of its aircraft management business
- Avista Capital Partners in its acquisition of Solmetex
- Barentz International in its acquisition of Maroon Group
- Warburg Pincus on the closing of $155 million Series E round of financing for Salsify, Inc.
- Silversmith Capital Partners in its investment in Unily
- RLDatix, backed by TA Associates and Five Arrows Principal Investments / Five Arrows Capital Partners, in its acquisition of iContracts
- The Carlyle Group, alongside TA Associates, in its acquisition of Weiman Products
- TA Associates in its investment, alongside GI Partners, in Netsmart Technologies, Inc.
- 3i Group plc in its investment in International Cruise & Excursions, Inc.
- OmniClaim, a healthcare cost containment and payment integrity solutions provider, in its sale to Equian, a portfolio company of New Mountain Capital
- Bain Capital Private Equity in its $3.2 billion carve-out acquisition of Diversey Care from Sealed Air
- TA Associates in its $1.15 billion acquisition of Russell Investments*
- TA Associates in its acquisition of Gamma Technologies*
- Charlesbank Capital Partners in its acquisition of Polyconcept*
- Charlesbank Capital Partners in its sale of Peacock Foods*
- Charlesbank Capital Partners in its acquisition of Tecomet*
- Charlesbank Capital Partners in its acquisition of QC Supply*
- Nautic Partners in its acquisition of Lifeskills South Florida*
*Prior to joining Kirkland
Prior Experience
Prior to law school, Payson taught middle school English in Morganza, Louisiana as a Teach for America corps member
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2014Massachusetts
Education
- Georgetown University Law CenterJ.D.magna cum laude2014
Order of the Coif
Final Editor, The Tax Lawyer
- University of Wisconsin-MadisonB.A., International Political Economy2009
News &
Insights
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