Experience

• Over the course of his career, Mr. Alin has represented clients on a variety of significant transactions. Some of his experience includes representing:

  • Penn Mutual, one of the longest-operating insurers in the US, in connection with its agreement to sell Janney Montgomery Scott, a leading wealth management, investment banking and asset management firm, to KKR;
  • TechTarget, Inc. in connection with its definitive agreement with Informa PLC providing for Informa’s contribution of Informa Tech’s digital business and $350 million in cash in exchange for a 57% stake in the combined company;
  • SDC Capital Partners, a global investment firm specializing in digital infrastructure, in its sale of Fatbeam Holdings, a leading provider of fiber-based network solutions to education, commercial, carrier and government customers across eight states, to funds managed by Basalt Infrastructure Partners LLC;
  • Merchants Fleet, the nation’s fourth largest provider of fleet management services, in its acquisition by Bain Capital and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority;
  • XL Fleet Corp. in its acquisition of Spruce Power, the largest privately held owner and operator of residential rooftop solar systems in the U.S., for $58 million in cash and the assumption of approximately $542 million of debt;
  • Akamai Technologies, Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Linode Limited Liability Company, for cash consideration of $900 million;
  • one, a special purpose acquisition company, in its $2.1 billion business combination transaction with MarkForged, Inc.;
  • A global financial institution in connection with its strategic partnership with a financial technology company and trading platform;
  • Community Bank System, Inc. in several transactions, including: its $98 million acquisition of Steuben Trust Corporation; its acquisition of Kinderhook Bank Corp.; its $352 million acquisition of Merchants Bancshares, Inc.; and its $140 million acquisition of Northeast Retirement Services, Inc.;
  • A major international investment firm in several controlling investments in the specialty finance industry;
  • IQ-EQ in its acquisition of Concord Trust Company; 
  • The largest shareholder of LendingClub in connection with its acquisition of Radius Bancorp, the first acquisition of a bank by a marketplace lending platform;
  • Sompo International in its acquisition of the operating subsidiaries of Lexon Surety Group LLC, the second largest independent surety insurer in the US;
  • CVC Capital as a founding investor in Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited, a newly formed Bermuda-based specialty insurance company;
  • A consortium consisting of WL Ross & Co. LLC, The Blackstone Group, The Carlyle Group, Centerbridge Capital Partners, other investors and a management team led by John Kanas in their $900 million acquisition of the banking operations of BankUnited, FSB in an auction by the FDIC, as receiver.  This deal was named “Private Equity Deal of the Year” by International Financial Law Review;
  • BankUnited, Inc. in several transactions, including: its $900 million initial public offering, the then-largest US bank IPO in history; its acquisition of the Small Business Finance unit of CertusHoldings; its acquisition of Herald National Bank; and its acquisitions of its municipal finance and commercial leasing platforms from Koch Financial Corporation and Butler Capital Corporation, respectively; 
  • Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida in several matters, including: its successful defense against a withhold the vote campaign by CapGen Capital Group and entry into an Observer Rights Agreement with Basswood Capital Management; and its acquisitions of Floridian Financial Group, Inc. and GulfShore Bancshares, Inc.; 
  • Symplicity Corporation, a provider of SaaS-based solutions to universities and employers, in its sale to H.I.G. Capital; and
  • Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. in its $15.6 billion acquisition by Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.