- Represented several prominent private equity firms and their portfolio companies in a wide variety of transactions ranging from several million dollars to several billion dollars.
- Represented a publicly traded in-home health care company in its $5.4 billion sale to one of the nation’s leading health insurers.
- Represented a non-U.S. publicly traded software company in its $500 million acquisition of a U.S.-based digital marketing company.
- Represented one of the world’s largest hotel operators in its separation into two separate, publicly traded companies.
- Represented a publicly traded hotel franchise company on its $1.95 billion acquisition of a leading owner, operator, and franchisor of select-service hotels in the U.S.
- Represented a Mexican mining and railroad company on its $2.1 billion acquisition of a U.S. railroad company.
- Represented a private equity sponsor in a $1.5 billion club deal to combine three major resort companies into a single publicly traded company.
- Represented a publicly traded owner and operator of financial and commodity marketplaces and exchanges on its $350 million acquisition of a provider of risk management analytics, financial market data, and valuation services.
- Represented private equity sponsor on its acquisition of a company specializing in interactive e-learning software and services.
- Represented a publicly traded European telecommunications vendor on its acquisition of a U.S. publicly traded supplier of packet and optical services provider.
Senior Associate,
- Phone: +1 704 444 1081
- Email: andrew.claytor@alston.com
Andrew’s broad-based transactional experience enables him to provide practical, business-oriented guidance to his clients as they seek to maximize their returns.
- Represented a publicly traded communications equipment manufacturer in its $800 million acquisition of a manufacturer of wireless networking equipment.
- Represented a private equity sponsor in its acquisition of a U.S.-based hotel operator and its global portfolio of hotels, condominiums, and vacation resort properties.
- Represented several multinational companies on restructuring projects in North America, Europe, South America, and Asia.
- Advised insurance companies and managing general agents with coverage for specified tax risks.
Andrew Claytor is a senior associate in the Federal & International Tax Group. His practice encompasses all aspects of complex commercial transactions, focusing on the tax aspects of domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, spin-offs, joint ventures, and restructurings. Andrew also has extensive experience advising clients on the tax aspects of securities issuances, debt instruments, and various capital markets transactions.
Andrew earned his J.D. from Emory University, where he served as an editor of the Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal, and his B.S. in finance from Virginia Tech.
Bar Admissions
- Georgia
- Virginia
- North Carolina (Not Admitted)
Education
- Emory University (J.D., 2016)
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute (B.S., 2013)
Memberships
- American Bar Association, Tax Section