Ashley Plemons
Ashley E. Plemons
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Overview

Ashley Plemons is a partner in Holland & Knight's Corporate, M&A and Securities Section. Ms. Plemons has extensive experience leading clients through complex commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private equity and venture capital investments, divestitures, restructurings and other corporate matters.

Ms. Plemons has led more than 150 merger, acquisition and disposition transactions, representing both buyers and sellers. She also has significant experience advising clients on financing and investment transactions, representing both investors and issuers. Additionally, she advises clients on all aspects of corporate governance, corporate reorganizations and other commercial transactions.

Ms. Plemons represents clients in commercial transactions in a variety of industries, including government contracting and defense, information technology (IT), financial services, financial technology (FinTech), professional services, healthcare, building supplies, software, hospitality and others.

Representative Experience

  • Advised Azure Summit Technology in its $1.275 billion sale to CACI International Inc. (NYSE: CACI)
  • Advised Aeyon LLC in its acquisition by CGI Federal Inc., a subsidiary of CGI Inc. (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A), one of the largest global independent information technology (IT) and business consulting services firms
  • Advised T2S Solutions, a leading provider of research and development, prototyping, engineering, integration and technology products, in its investment by Madison Dearborn Partners, a leading private equity investment firm
  • Represented Sabal Trust Company, a large Florida-based, employee-owned, non-depository trust company, in its sale to Hancock Whitney Bank, a regional bank offering traditional and online banking and a wholly owned bank subsidiary of Hancock Whitney Corporation (Nasdaq: HWC)
  • Advised Jewell Hollow Management LLC in its acquisition of Eze-Breeze Porch Enclosures, in partnership with Bob Keller, the president of Eze-Breeze, from MITER Brands, a leading provider of high-quality windows and doors
  • Advised Springbuk in its sale to Truven by Merative, a leading portfolio of healthcare analytics and real-world data solutions and a portfolio company of Francisco Partners and Morgan Health
  • Advised Southeast Building Supply Interests, a growing platform of building materials businesses serving professional contractors across the Southeast and formed by Building Industry Partners, in its add-on acquisition of Alpha Lumber & Supply, an Alabama-based building materials supplier providing lumber, millwork, doors, windows and related products to builders, contractors and homeowners
  • Advised Building Industry Partners, a leading middle-market private equity firm focused on the U.S. building industry, in its acquisitions of multiple platform and add-on acquisitions
  • Advised Proteus Capital Solutions, a Maryland-based private equity firm focused on investment opportunities in the aerospace, defense and government services markets, in its acquisition of CSSI LLC, a leading provider of engineering, technical and management solutions to government and commercial clients in the transportation industry
  • Advised USAA in an investment of Intezer, a cybersecurity startup that detects and classifies cyber threats by analyzing the code in malware
  • Advised Endeavor Fire Protection, a leading provider of fire protection and life safety installation, maintenance and repair, and inspection services in its sale to APi Group Corporation (NYSE: APG)
  • Advised iNovex, a leading provider of software development and other technology services to intelligence agencies, in its financial and strategic partnership with Enlightenment Capital
  • Advised Resolvit Resources LLC, a technology and management solutions provider with strong service capabilities across Latin America, in its sale to Aditi Consulting
  • Advised Virginia Systems & Technology Inc. (VaST), a signals intelligence mission company (SIGINT), in its combination with Altamira Technologies Corporation
  • Advised Signal Point Systems Inc. in acquisition by Mobilitie
  • Advised Favor TechConsulting LLC on its acquisition by Federal Advisory Partners, a leading management consulting firm and portfolio company of Sagewind Capital
  • Advised Red River Technology, a leading provider of technology solutions and managed services, in the sale of a majority stake in the company to an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management L.P.
  • Advised Liberty IT Solutions LLC, a leading IT and services firm, on its sale to Booz Allen Hamilton for $725 million
  • Advised AASKI Technology in its sale to MAG Aerospace, an industry leader in providing and enabling real-time situational awareness
  • Advised Incentive Technology Group LLC, one of the leading providers of cloud-based services to the U.S. federal government, in its $255 million sale to ICF (NASDAQ: ICFI)
  • Advised U.S. Fence Solutions, a fast-growing national fencing industry holding company and a portfolio company of Building Industry Partners LLC, in its sale of Ideal Fencing Corp. to Soil Nail Holdings, an investment platform focused on leading commercial contractors throughout North America and an affiliate of KKR, a private equity firm
  • Advised Vivrelle, a membership club that provides access to a shared closet of designer handbags and jewelry, in connection with a $62 million Series C funding round from Protagonist, a multi-stage venture capital firm investing across sectors including artificial intelligence (AI), deep tech, consumer, blockchain and financial technology (FinTech)
  • Represented a venture capital-backed company that transports, secures and processes mission-critical data sets, in its acquisition of a cyberstorage platform designed to detect and stop ransomware, insider threats and data breaches in real time
  • Advised the investor and purchaser in a three-party transaction involving an equity investment and acquisition of certain business units of an IT provider to both commercial and government customers
  • Advised the existing ownership in a $150 million investment transaction and partial buyout
  • Advised a private equity investor in multiple investments and dispositions of portfolio companies
  • Advised the seller in the sale of its anesthesiology practice to a national medical group
  • Advised the seller of an employee-owned (ESOP) government contracting company
  • Advised a mobility services company in multiple acquisitions and acquisition financings
  • Advised a leading technology company in multiple acquisitions to build on its services in the defense, intelligence, education and healthcare sectors
  • Serves as outside general counsel to multiple clients providing corporate compliance and structuring advice

Credentials

Education
  • Georgia State University College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
  • University of Georgia, B.A., Business Management, magna cum laude
Bar Admissions/Licenses
  • Georgia
Honors & Awards
  • Chambers USA – America's Leading Lawyers for Business guide, Corporate/M&A, 2026
  • Holland & Knight Rising Star, Class of 2018

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