Patrick V. Salvo is a partner in the Austin office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. He primarily focuses on public and private company mergers and acquisition transactions and activism defense. He also counsels early stage private companies and public companies both the US and internationally and has advised a broad range of publicly traded companies, private investment funds, banks and investment managers in connection with mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, stockholder arrangements as well as corporate governance, securities offerings and other transactional matters.
Experience
Representative Matters
Since joining Kirkland, Patrick has been involved in the following matters:
PropTech Investment Corporation II (NASDAQ: PTIC), a special purpose acquisition company, in its pending $575 million business combination with RW National Holdings (d/b/a Appreciate), the parent holding company of Renters Warehouse, an end-to-end Single Family Rental (SFR) marketplace and management platform.
Ichor Systems Inc., and its wholly-owned subsidiary Incline Merger Sub, LLC, in its $270 million acquisition of IMG Companies LLC.
Tailwind Two Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: TWNT) on its $1.58 billion business combination with Terran Orbital Corporation.
Oak Street Health, Inc. in its acquisition of RubiconMD.
Vine Energy Inc. (NYSE: VEI) in its $2.2 billion acquisition by Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: CHK).
Pathfinder Acquisition Corporation on its $1.4 billion business combination with ServiceMax.
Danaher on its $9.6 billion acquisition of Aldevron.
Prior to joining Kirkland, Patrick was involved in the following matters:
Represented Cheniere in connection with its acquisition of the outstanding stake in its public company subsidiary and BlackStone’s sale of its stake in Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. to Brookfield Infrastructure and Blackstone Infrastructure Partners.
Represented CPPIB in its $1.2 billion acquisition of Parkway, Inc., a public company REIT and its $750 million investment in Aqua America.
Represented TerraForm Global in its $1.3 billion acquisition by Brookfield AssetManagement.
Represented Cablevision in connection with its auction and sale to Altice.
Represented large aerostructures company in its acquisition of Bombardier's aerostructures and aftermarket services businesses as well as its terminated acquisition of a privately held Belgian aircraft component company
Represented a private investment fund as lead investor in Fuse Media in connection with the acquisition of a majority, controlling interest in Fuse by a management group headed by Fuse’s CEO.
Represented WhiteStar Petroleum in its Chapter 11 sales process and ultimate sale to Contango Oil & Gas Co.
Represented Genesis Robotics and Genesis Advanced, Canadian based robotics and technology companies in their partial sale to and joint venture with KCTG, a venture capital arm of Koch Enterprises.
Prior Experience
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
Not admitted to practice in Texas
2016, New York
2016, Florida
2015, Massachusetts
Languages
English
French
Education
Columbia Law SchoolJ.D.2015
Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
Richard J. Lipson & Paul S. Lipson Prize
Parker School Recognition of Achievement in International & Comparative Law
Managing Editor, Columbia Journal of European Law
Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign ServiceB.S.F.S.cum laude2009