Douglas Ryder, P.C.

Partner Mergers & Acquisitions Private Equity

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Douglas Ryder, P.C.

Overview

Douglas Ryder is a corporate partner in Kirkland’s New York office. His practice focuses on advising private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, as well as public and private companies, on various mergers and acquisitions, financings, restructurings and general corporate matters.

Doug has worked with a number of private equity sponsors including Advent International, Apollo Global Management, CCMP Capital, Cerberus Capital Management, Fortress Investment Group, Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, Mubadala Development Company, Nexus Capital Management, ONCAP Management Partners and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, as well as public companies including AMC Entertainment, BAE SYSTEMS, Bristol-Myers Squibb, IAC/InterActiveCorp, Norwegian Cruise Line and Ticketmaster.

Doug is consistently recognized as a “Highly Regarded” lawyer for Private Equity by IFLR1000.

Private Equity

  • Advent International in connection with its investment in inVentiv Health, its acquisition of Fort Dearborn, its acquisition of P2 Energy Solutions and its acquisition of CCC Information Services Inc.

  • Accel-KKR in its acquisition of SciQuest, Inc.

  • Advent International-backed CCC Information Services in its business combination with Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp.

  • Apollo Management in its acquisitions of Rexnord Corporation, Jacuzzi Brands, Inc. and Regent Cruise Lines, and its investments in NCL Corporation Ltd. and Oceania Cruises

  • Brookfield Special Opportunities LLC in its $260 million investment in Superior Plus Corp.

  • CCMP Capital in the sales of CareMore Health Group, L.P. to WellPoint, Inc., Doane Pet Care to Teachers Private Capital and Crosstown Traders, Inc. to Charming Shoppes, Inc., and in its acquisition of Milacron Holdings Inc.

  • Cerberus Capital Management in its controlling equity investment in the carved-out North American business of Avon Products, Inc., its related preferred equity investment in Avon Products, Inc., and its sale of Avon Products, Inc. to Natura &Co, its proposed acquisition of Dorel Industries, its acquisition of Staples' European business, its acquisition of the Subsea Communications business of TE, its majority investment in Navistar Defense, its sale of Sparton Corp.’s MDS business and sale of Sparton Corp. to Elbit Systems of America

  • Fortress Investment Group in its acquisitions of Security National Automotive Acceptance Corporation, SEVEN Networks and SiOnyx, Inc. and its investment in Amerijet

  • Levine Leichtman Capital Partners in its sale of Luminator Technology Group to the Audax Group and its acquisitions of Smith’s System Driver Improvement Institute from TRP and Caring Brands International from The Halifax Group

  • Mubadala Development Company, as a member of a consortium including the Sony Corporation, in the consortium’s agreement to acquire the EMI Music Publishing Business

  • New Providence Acquisition Corp. in its business combination with AST & Science 

  • Nexus Capital Management in its investment in Encapsys and its acquisition of the Natural Balance's premium pet food business from The J.M. Smucker Co.

  • ONCAP Management Partners, an affiliate of Onex Corporation, in its investments in Mavis Discount Tires and CiCi’s Pizza, its acquisitions of Precision Global, Walter Technologies, Sport Supply Group and Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation, and in its sales of BSN to Herff-Jones, Caliber Collision Centers to OMERS, Mister Car Wash to Leonard Green & Partners and Cici’s Pizza to Arlon Capital Management

  • Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board in its controlling investment in Flexera Software

  • PAI Partners in its acquisition, together with The Carlyle Group, of the custom sensors and technologies division of Schneider Electric

  • PropTech Acquisition Corporation in its business combination with Porch.com, Inc.

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • AMC Entertainment Holdings and its controlling shareholders, Apollo Global Management, Bain Capital, The Carlyle Group, CCMP Capital Advisors and Spectrum Equity, in the sale of AMC to Dalian Wanda Group and AMC Entertainment Inc. in its acquisition of Kerasotes ShowPlace Theatres

  • BAE SYSTEMS in its acquisition of the Controls Systems business of Lockheed Martin Corporation, its sale of its Flight Simulation and Training business to CAE and its acquisition of Condor Pacific Industries

  • Bristol-Myers Squibb in its investment in uniQure

  • Citibank, as financial advisor to AMC Entertainment Holdings in its agreement to acquire Carmike Cinemas and in its acquisition of Odeon and UCI Cinemas Holdings

  • IAC/InterActiveCorp in its acquisitions of about.com from The New York Times, The Princeton Review, OkCupid!, Apalon Technologies, Urbanspoon, Lexico Publishing, Insider Pages and Sendori

  • Norwegian Cruise Line in its acquisition of Prestige Cruises

  • The Special Committee of New Residential Investment Corp. in connection with the acquisition by subsidiaries of New Residential Investment Corp. and affiliates of Blackstone of wholly owned subsidiaries of OneMain Holdings, Inc.'s interests in a joint venture holding a portfolio of consumer loans

  • Panavision on its contemplated business combination with SIM Video International and Saban Capital Acquisition Corp.

  • Ticketmaster in its acquisition of TicketsNow

  • Time Inc. its acquisition of Times Mirror Magazines

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Memberships & Affiliations

American Bar Association

New York Bar Association

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 1999New York

Education

  • New York University School of LawJ.D.1998
  • Colgate UniversityB.A.1993