Megan E. Smit

Since joining Kirkland, Megan has been involved in the following representative matters:

• Represented LionTree Investment Fund on its investment in Nscale’s $2 billion Series C funding round.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Megan was involved in the following representative matters:

• Represented The Walt Disney Company in connection with ESPN’s sale of a majority stake in the X Games action sports franchise.
• Represented United Talent Agency (UTA) in its sale of a minority stake to EQT Partners and its acquisition of MediaLink, a marketing and media consulting firm.
• Represented Mobileye Global Inc. in its $1 billion IPO.
• Represented Firebird Music Company in numerous transactions, including:
  • its acquisition of Hills Artist Management, a Los Angeles-based artist management company.
  • its investment in JET Management, an artist management company.
  • its partnership with the D’Amelio family to form DamGood Management, an influencer focused management company.
• Represented Dole plc in the proposed (but terminated) sale of its fresh vegetables division to an affiliate of Fresh Express Incorporated, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chiquita Holdings Limited.
• Represented Facility Services Management, Inc. (FSI), a business services company specializing in facility maintenance and management, medical facility operations, fire inspection, and renovation and minor construction services to U.S. Government agencies and departments, in its sale to BGIS, a global leader in integrated facility management services and portfolio company of CCMP Capital.
• Represented Quisitive Technology Solutions, Inc, a Microsoft Cloud and AI solutions provider, in:
  • its sale to H.I.G Capital, a leading global alternative investment firm.
  • its sale of BankCard USA Merchant Services, Inc., to BUSA Acquisition Co., a Nevada incorporated entity owned by a consortium of current employees of BankCard.
• Represented a bridal manufacturing company in its acquisition of a designer dress company.
• Represented an industrial manufacturing company in its acquisition of a car wash parts supplier.
• Represented AMSURG, an independent leader in ambulatory surgery center services, operating a network of more than 250 surgery centers nationwide, in its definitive agreement to be acquired by Ascension Health, one of the nation’s leading Catholic and nonprofit health systems.
• Represented Reliant Medical, a clinically supervised ambulatory infusion company for patients with a wide range of chronic diseases located in Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma, in its sale to Shore Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm.
• Represented an ambulatory infusion network in its $280 million merger with a large healthcare network.
• Represented a private equity investment firm in its $100 million acquisition of a healthcare services company.
• Represented a private equity firm in its disposition of numerous cosmetic dermatology med spas.
• Represented a national provider of support services to cardiovascular physician practices in numerous add-on transactions.