- Represented a timber REIT in the negotiation of, and subsequent follow-on investments into, a joint venture to acquire $1.39 billion of timberlands with a consortium of private equity investors.
- Represented a paper manufacturer in the sale of multiple paper mills and facilities with significant operations, including with complex ongoing environmental issues.
- Represented a leading fuel cards payments company in its $690 million acquisition of a Canadian global payments technology company. The transaction won “Foreign Inbound Deal of the Year” from Canadian Dealmakers.
- Represents a privately held leading restaurant franchisor in the start-up and establishment of a food manufacturing business, as well as a logistics and distribution business.
- Represented a leading restaurant franchisor in the negotiation of technology, logistics, and distribution agreements.
- Counsel to several venture capital and private equity firms in investments into portfolio companies and other matters.
- Represented a publicly traded paper and packaging manufacturer in its $1.8 billion acquisition of a consumer packaging business, including mills and converting facilities, in a transaction structured as an UP-C, forming a $6 billion joint venture partnership.
- Represented a leading payments provider in negotiations to establish a closed-loop gift card joint venture with an aggregate value of more than $1 billion.
- Represented a leading packaging and paper provider in more than ten acquisitions of converting manufacturing businesses in multiple bolt-on transactions ranging in value from $30 million to $300 million.
- Represented a leading fuel cards payments company in a $3.4 billion acquisition of a fleet and diversified payments technology company.
Partner,
- Phone: +1 404 881 4955
- Email: scott.kitchens@alston.com
Clients welcome Scott’s strategic approach to corporate transactions, venture investments, and technology and logistics transactions. He assists companies in the technology, payments, and industrial sectors, among others, as they embark on mergers and acquisitions, investments, supply chain agreements, licensing, and other commercial arrangements to strengthen their companies.
- Represented a Fortune 50 logistics company in supply chain, warehousing, and distribution agreements.
- Represented a U.S.-based flooring manufacturer in its $1.5 billion purchase of a specialty Italian wall and floor tile manufacturing company.
- Counsel to one of the world’s largest financial institutions in all phases of a cloud implementation in 37 countries, including privacy, security, regulatory, and transactional matters.
- Represented a fuel card payments company in its acquisition of a SaaS- and hardware-based telematics fleet management technology company.
- Negotiated the $80+ million sale of a leading provider of paperboard packaging’s heat transfer label technology division to a competitor.
- Counsel to a leading travel technology provider in its $400 million acquisition of a majority interest in a leading Asian airline global distribution system.
- Represented a leading provider of paperboard packaging in the sale of its flexible film business to a competitor.
- Represented a flooring manufacturer in its $150 million purchase of a laminate flooring technology company.
- Represented a building products manufacturer in the acquisition of a siding and façade manufacturing business.
- Represented an international semiconductor firm in the buyout of a U.S.-based semiconductor technology business.
- Represented an international movie studio in forming a joint venture with Atlanta-area developers to develop and build the largest Atlanta-area TV, movie, and videogame studio.
- Negotiated a client’s acquisition of a packaging converting facility and related businesses.
- Represented one of the world’s largest chemical companies in its acquisition of bioethanol production technology and related bioethanol joint ventures.
- Counsel to a leading provider of flexible packaging in its acquisition of a medical packaging manufacturing facility in a divestiture mandated by the Department of Justice.
- Counsel to a leading provider of technology services to the wholesale automotive auction industry in connection with technology licensing transactions.
- Represented a producer of paper and pulp products in a $400 million acquisition of production facilities in a cross-border insolvency transaction.
- Represented a media conglomerate in its strategic disposition of its online gaming division and related assets.
Scott Kitchens is a partner in Alston & Bird’s Corporate & Business Transactions Group. He focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, equity investments, and complex commercial transactions. He has extensive experience leading transactions in the payments, technology, manufacturing, and distribution industries, especially in the acquisition or sale of privately held targets and divisions of public companies. Additionally, Scott is noted for his pragmatic and cross-functional approach, especially on deals involving complex tax, regulatory, or environmental issues.
Scott received his J.D. in 2007 from Vanderbilt University, where he served as an editor of the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, received the Chancellor’s Law Scholarship, and served as president of the Law School Honor Council. He earned his undergraduate degree in finance, summa cum laude, from the University of Mississippi, where he was awarded the Taylor Medal. Scott is an avid outdoorsman and cyclist and is on the board of directors of the Path Foundation, a non-profit focused on developing multiuse trails in Atlanta and the southeastern United States.
Scott is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the areas of Mergers & Acquisitions and Technology.
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Press Release May 22, 2024Alston & Bird Represents Corpay in Agreement to Acquire PaymerangAlston & Bird represented Corpay Inc., a global business payments and expense management company, in its agreement to acquire Paymerang LLC, an invoice and payment solution software company and portfolio company of Aldrich Capital Partners. The approximately $475 million transaction is set to close in the second quarter of 2024, pending regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.Press Release May 22, 2024Alston & Bird Represents Corpay in Agreement to Acquire PaymerangAlston & Bird represented Corpay Inc., a global business payments and expense management company, in its agreement to acquire Paymerang LLC, an invoice and payment solution software company and portfolio company of Aldrich Capital Partners. The approximately $475 million transaction is set to close in the second quarter of 2024, pending regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
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Press Release March 4, 2024Alston & Bird Advises Graphic Packaging Holding Company on Its Sale of Augusta Paperboard Manufacturing Facility to Clearwater Paper CorporationAlston & Bird advised Graphic Packaging Holding Company on the sale of its bleached paperboard manufacturing facility in Augusta, Georgia, to Clearwater Paper Corporation. The transaction value is approximately $700 million.Press Release March 4, 2024Alston & Bird Advises Graphic Packaging Holding Company on Its Sale of Augusta Paperboard Manufacturing Facility to Clearwater Paper CorporationAlston & Bird advised Graphic Packaging Holding Company on the sale of its bleached paperboard manufacturing facility in Augusta, Georgia, to Clearwater Paper Corporation. The transaction value is approximately $700 million.
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In the News October 7, 2022Global Legal Chronicle | APM’s Acquisition of Equus Workforce SolutionsJeremy Silverman, Charlie Yates, Scott Kitchens, Matt Strumph, Jonathan DiChiara, Nick Mugge, Jeff Belkin, Jamie Furst, David Teske, Amy Mushahwar, Lance Taubin, Sara Guercio, Blake MacKay, John Snyder, Jason Waite, Michael Press, Scott Harty, John Harden, Alex Barnett, Nick Chandler, Chris Troutman, and Trenton Hafley are noted for representing APM Human Services International Limited in its planned acquisition of Equus Workforce Solutions.In the News October 7, 2022Global Legal Chronicle | APM’s Acquisition of Equus Workforce SolutionsJeremy Silverman, Charlie Yates, Scott Kitchens, Matt Strumph, Jonathan DiChiara, Nick Mugge, Jeff Belkin, Jamie Furst, David Teske, Amy Mushahwar, Lance Taubin, Sara Guercio, Blake MacKay, John Snyder, Jason Waite, Michael Press, Scott Harty, John Harden, Alex Barnett, Nick Chandler, Chris Troutman, and Trenton Hafley are noted for representing APM Human Services International Limited in its planned acquisition of Equus Workforce Solutions.
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Press Release October 4, 2022APM to Acquire Equus Workforce SolutionsAlston & Bird client APM Human Services International Limited, an Australia-based human services provider, has entered a definitive agreement to acquire all issued shares of Equus Workforce Solutions (and certain affiliates), a wholly owned company of BrightSpring Health Services, in a transaction valued at approximately $153 million.Press Release October 4, 2022APM to Acquire Equus Workforce SolutionsAlston & Bird client APM Human Services International Limited, an Australia-based human services provider, has entered a definitive agreement to acquire all issued shares of Equus Workforce Solutions (and certain affiliates), a wholly owned company of BrightSpring Health Services, in a transaction valued at approximately $153 million.
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Press Release August 23, 2022FLEETCOR Technologies Acquires Accrualify Inc.
Alston & Bird client FLEETCOR Technologies Inc., an NYSE-listed leading global business payments company, has acquired Accrualify Inc., an accounts payable automation software company.
Press Release August 23, 2022FLEETCOR Technologies Acquires Accrualify Inc.Alston & Bird client FLEETCOR Technologies Inc., an NYSE-listed leading global business payments company, has acquired Accrualify Inc., an accounts payable automation software company.
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Press Release May 3, 2021Graphic Packaging Holding Company to Acquire Americraft CartonAlston & Bird client Graphic Packaging Holding Company, a leading global provider of sustainable fiber-based packaging solutions, has announced its intention to acquire Americraft Carton, one of North America’s largest privately owned paperboard folding carton producers, in a transaction valued at approximately $280 million.Press Release May 3, 2021Graphic Packaging Holding Company to Acquire Americraft CartonAlston & Bird client Graphic Packaging Holding Company, a leading global provider of sustainable fiber-based packaging solutions, has announced its intention to acquire Americraft Carton, one of North America’s largest privately owned paperboard folding carton producers, in a transaction valued at approximately $280 million.
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Press Release August 21, 2020Alston & Bird Earns Broad Recognition in 2021 Best Lawyers and Ones to WatchTwo hundred and nineteen Alston & Bird attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, and 69 attorneys have been selected for the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.Press Release August 21, 2020Alston & Bird Earns Broad Recognition in 2021 Best Lawyers and Ones to WatchTwo hundred and nineteen Alston & Bird attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, and 69 attorneys have been selected for the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
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General Publications June 26, 2019“EU Ethics Guidelines for AI Are Just the Beginning,” Law360, June 26, 2019.The EU recently took the first step toward potential direct regulation of artificial intelligence. Although not legally binding, the guidelines are important because they represent the first significant government-initiated effort to influence the use of AI systems.General Publications June 26, 2019“EU Ethics Guidelines for AI Are Just the Beginning,” Law360, June 26, 2019.The EU recently took the first step toward potential direct regulation of artificial intelligence. Although not legally binding, the guidelines are important because they represent the first significant government-initiated effort to influence the use of AI systems.
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Blog Posts June 6, 2019Illinois House and Senate Pass Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act
On May 29, 2019, the Illinois State House unanimously passed the Illinois Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act (the “Act”). The Illinois State House previously unanimously passed the Act on May 23, 2019. Link to text of Illinois AI Video Interview Act. The Act prohibits Illinois employers from using “artificial intelligence” as a means to evaluate […]
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Blog Posts June 6, 2019Illinois House and Senate Pass Artificial Intelligence Video Interview ActOn May 29, 2019, the Illinois State House unanimously passed the Illinois Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act (the “Act”). The Illinois State House previously unanimously passed the Act on May 23, 2019. Link to text of Illinois AI Video Interview Act. The Act prohibits Illinois employers from using “artificial intelligence” as a means to evaluate […]
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Blog Posts April 16, 2019The Coming Regulation of Artificial Intelligence? EU Publishes AI Guidelines
The European Commission High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence released on April 8, 2019 the final version of its Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI (the “Guidelines”). This is the first significant guidance issued in Europe regarding Artificial Intelligence and follows an extensive public comment process. While the Guidelines are not binding law, the creation of the […]
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Blog Posts April 16, 2019The Coming Regulation of Artificial Intelligence? EU Publishes AI GuidelinesThe European Commission High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence released on April 8, 2019 the final version of its Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI (the “Guidelines”). This is the first significant guidance issued in Europe regarding Artificial Intelligence and follows an extensive public comment process. While the Guidelines are not binding law, the creation of the […]
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Education
- Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2007)
- University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 2004)