Kyle R. Gaughan
Partner
Overview
Kyle Gaughan is a business attorney in Holland & Knight's Chicago office. Mr. Gaughan focuses his practice on a variety of corporate transactions.
Mr. Gaughan has represented public and privately held companies across a wide range of industries, including automotive, healthcare and manufacturing, among others. He frequently advises investors and dealers in automobile dealership transactions.
Mr. Gaughan represents clients in a range of legal matters, including private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private placements and commercial transactions. His clients include private equity investors and independent sponsors in addition to public and private companies. Mr. Gaughan also has experience in advising clients on the negotiation of joint venture agreements and other governance matters.
During law school, Mr. Gaughan served as the executive comments editor of The Michigan Business & Entrepreneurial Law Review. He also was a member of the Transactional Lab & Clinic, where he drafted commercial contracts for corporate clients.
Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Gaughan was an associate at a Midwest law firm and previously served as in-house counsel for a large candy manufacturer.
Representative Experience
- Represented indiGo Auto Group Holdings LLC, operator of a portfolio of 26 luxury car dealerships throughout the United States, in its acquisition of Ed Carroll Porsche, a beacon of high-quality automotive craftsmanship in Northern Colorado
- Represented Saint J Auto, a family-owned and operated automotive retail business, in its sale of Lebanon Ford, a Ford dealership in New Hampshire, to Nucar Family of Dealerships, a company that offers full-service dealerships with huge inventories of new and pre-owned automobiles with ease of purchase and competitive prices
- Represented Jim Koons Automotive Companies, a leading automobile retailer in the mid-Atlantic region with two dozen car dealerships and 29 franchises, in its $1.2 billion sale to Asbury Automotive Group Inc. (NYSE: ABG), one of the largest automotive retailers in the United States
- Represented Warren Henry Auto Group, one of the longest-standing, private, family-owned dealership groups in Florida, in its acquisition of Niles Sales and Service, a major automotive dealership in Key West
- Represented Mauro Motors, a Connecticut-based automotive dealer, in its acquisition of BMW of Bridgeport, a Connecticut-based automotive dealership
- Represented Kinsel Motors, a family-owned automotive dealer in Texas, in its sale of four automotive dealerships to Doggett Automotive Group, one of Houston's largest family-owned automotive businesses
- Represented Franchise Equity Partners, a private equity firm, in its investment in Parks Automotive Group, a North Carolina-based new and used car dealer
- Represented LaSalle Capital, a private equity firm, in its investment in Cascade Coffee, one of the largest coffee roasting and packaging companies in the U.S.
- Represented Imperial Dade, a leading distributor of foodservice packaging and janitorial supplies, in the following acquisitions:
- Prime Paper & Packaging, a California-based, family-owned premier distributor of food service, industrial and janitorial products throughout Southern California
- The Ohio & Michigan Paper Company, an Ohio-based premier distributor of industrial and janitorial products throughout the Midwest
- Represented Banbury Private Capital, a Charlotte-based independent sponsor focused on the aerospace, defense and industrial growth industries, in its acquisition of Turbine Engine Specialists, a leading aftermarket solutions provider of inventory-supported maintenance, repair, overhaul and distribution services to the global private aviation market
- Represented Adams Magnetic Products, a custom manufacturer, fabricator and distributor of magnetic products and assemblies, in its sale of a controlling stake to High Street Capital, a private equity firm
- Represented Automated Merchandising Systems, a leading manufacturer of vending machines, in its sale to Seaga Manufacturing Inc., one of the world's leaders in the manufacturing, design, engineering and sale of vending technologies and accessories and a portfolio company of Dominus Capital L.P.
- Represented a private equity fund in connection with its $20 million acquisition of a Michigan manufacturing company, as well as in connection with negotiation of the joint venture agreement with its co-investor
- Represented the portfolio company of a private equity fund in connection with its $14 million acquisition of the assets of an Illinois-based manufacturing company
- Represented United Western Group, a private equity firm, in its acquisition of Veridian Healthcare LLC, a leading distributor of home health and diagnostic products, in partnership with HealthEdge Investment Partners LLC and Advantage Capital Holdings LLC
- Represented a publicly traded company in connection with a $250 million acquisition of an international medical device company
- Represented a publicly traded company in connection with a $75 million acquisition of an arthroscopy device business
- Represented a medical regulatory compliance consulting group in connection with its $35 million sale
- Represented a medical technology company in connection with its $70 million offering
- Represented a real estate investment group in connection with a $20 million offering for the acquisition of a group of industrial buildings
- Represented a real estate investment group in connection with its $8 million offering for the acquisition of a multibuilding apartment complex
Credentials
- University of Michigan Law School, J.D.
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.A.
- Illinois